CABLE: HAD TWO LENGTHY SESSIONS WITH AMLASH
Originator: CIA
From: PARIS
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 08/17/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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C/WE 2 (WE & TEW NOTIFIED AND COFY SLOTTED 1540, 17 AUG)

DOP, ADDP, C/ C1, C/51, C/TWE, S/C 2

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PIM DIR INFO WAVE MADR CITE PARI 2629

DESENSITER TUAY PBRUTEN AMLASH

RIT A HELS 1699 (IN 29865)

3 DIP 27994. CoUT 62687)

C DIP. 28521 Cor. 63601)

D DIR 2939s CorT: 64493)5

FROM GROWERY

1a GROWERY HAD TWO LENGTHY SESSIONS WITH AMLASH I

ON 16 AUG

FIPST ACCOMPANIED BY FALLUCCI AND AYYHIP,

SECOND ALONE.

GROVERY

CONCURS •BASIC POINTS FALLUCCI ASSESSHIENT LASH CONTAINED REF A.

ALTHOUGH LASH OEVIOUS UNDER CONSIDEPABLE MENTAL STRAIN HE WAS FAIRLY

RELAXED AT BOTH SESSIONS AND ENTERED FREELY ALL DISCUSSIONS.

HE

IS SUPER SENSITIVE ABOUT SECURITY AND OWN PERSONAL SAFETY.

" NOT LISH

CONCEANED ABOUT GARFLES TALK BY LUCIA ECHEVARRIA AND EXPRESSED THIS!

BET WHIP SAID

DEFINITE WISH HIS GOOD BUT INSECURE FRIEND PONCHO VERONA REMAIN

UNWITTING HIS COOPEPATION. HE APPEARS SINCERE AND HONEST IN HIS

EXPRESSED DESIRE RETURN PBRUMEN REMAIN IN PLACE AND COOPERATE.

•HE NEITHER ASKED FOR NOR WAS OFFERED ANY FINANCIAL OR OTHER

CONSIDERATIONS.

: 2.

LASH PLANS RETURN PBRUMEN VIA PRAGUE ON 29 AUG

HE HAS

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AGPEED TO UNDERTAKE INTEL COLLECTION ASSIGNMENT AND WILL BE GIVEN

SW TRAINING STARTING 17. AUG AND DROP ADDRESS IN SPAIN. HE CLAIMS

HE CAN COLLECT INTEL IN ALL. FIELDS BUT STRONG PTINTS ARE THE

L''IVERSITY, ONE ANTS AIRCRAFT, CATTALION IN FANTA GLARA AND THE

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NIP FORCE. HE SAYS ME HASHZFIY TWO PERSONAL FRIENDS IN WHOM HE

MAS COMPLETE CONFIDENCE BUT CAN CIRCULATE FREELY AND OBTAIN INFO

FROM MANY SOURCES, INCLUDING TOP GOUT LEADERS. HE FURTHER PLANS,

AS MENTIONED REF A, ENTER MILITARY COURSE FOR SENIOR MILITARY

3 OFFICERS AT MATANZAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON RETURN BUT DOES. NOT

-KNOW DATE NEXT COURSE WILL SEGIN.

•.30 LASH TALKEUSLENGTHLY RE PHYSICAL ELIMINATION OF PERUMEN

REGIME LFADERS AND SAID HE COULD AND WOULD GUARY, OUT MISSION.

HIS ONLY RESEFVATION WAS THAT NO ÓNE RPT NO ONE KNOW OF HIS

RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE OR AFTER ACT. ALSO EXHIPITED WILLINGNESS

CONDUCT SABOTAGE. IN THIS CONNECTICN HE AGAIN REPEATED HE

WOULD

NEED SCHE BASIC INSTRUCTION IN PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES ABOUT WHICH HE

KNOWS NOTHING, PRIOR HIS RETURN PERIMEN AND REQUESTED GROWERY

APPANGE THIS.

HE WAS TOLD THIS MATTER FOR HIGHER ECHELONS BUT HE

WOULD HAVE DEFINITIVE ANSWER AND IF AFFIRMATIVE, INSTRUCTION IF

POSSIBLE PRIOR,HIS DEPARTURE. (PARI CAN ARRANGE EXPLOSIVES

INSTRUCTION, WITH FIELD DEMONSTRATION IN SECLUDED AREA, VIA COL

BOSWELL OF SOTFE, WHO WOULD BRING OFFICER FROM BAD TOLZ FOR PURPOSE. I

40. HE SAYS ME CAN DO NOTHING AT THIS STAGE TO BUILD UP CONSPIRACY

WITHIN AMMED FORCES OR ELSEWHERE IN PBRUMEN

BECAUSE OF TIGHT SECURITY

CONTROLS, BUT REFERRED TO HIS FOMER GUERILLA ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY

IN. LAS VILLAS PROVINCE ON THE SOUTH COAST AND INFERRED THAT AT SOME

LATER DATE DEPENDING ON POLITICAL CLIMATE HE COULD HEAD OR ASSIST

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IN SUPPORTING ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA.

• PER INSTRUCTIONS PAPA 3 PFF C GROWERY RAISED QUESTION

LOFLUTTER. PUT AMLASH REACTION SUCH THAT TO HAVE PURSUED MATTER

FURTHER WOULD HAVE DESTROYED RAPPORT AND PROBABLY ENDED CUR

CPFRATIDNAL ASSOCIATION. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES UNABLE CHECK BONA

FIDES FUPTHER AT THIS TIME.

ÉECAUSE APPARENT FPENCH CUFVEILLANCE DTECTED 1S TO 16 AUG

LASH STATION HAS INFOPMED UNBOUND KUBARK HAS INTEREST IN LASH

POTENTIAL DEFECTOR AND IN CONTACT WITH HIM. UNBOUND COOPERATIVE.

70 IN SUMMARY DEVELOPMENTS TO DATE INDICATE LASH PERSON WITH

ACCESS HIGH LEVEL GOVT AND MILITARY LEADERS AND APPARENT WILLINGNESS

COOPERATE ON KUTUBE OPS. HE. INTENDS MAKE EVERY EFFORT ON RETURNI

PBRUMEN REGAIN SOME O5 LOST PRESTIGE AND FEELS MILITARY COURSE BEST

FIRST STEP. HE ALSO HAS ABILITY AND COURAGE PREPARE VIOLENT

ACTION TO ELIMINATE PRESENT LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS ACTS SABOTAGE.

CONTROL PROELEMS POSSIBLE DUE ISOLATION AND LACK PERSONAL DIRECTION

AND GUIDANCE ONCE HE JUTURNS POPLMEN. LACK OF ACTIVITY OR FRUSTRATICN

IN HIS SEARCH FOR ACTION COULD ALSO DIM OR DESTROY HIS ENTHUSIASiA.

DEBRIEFING 17 AUG ON POINTS OUTLINED REF D PRODUCED LITTLE BUT. HE

HAD AGREED ACCEPT THESE PEQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS ANY OTHERS WE

CHOOSE LEVY AND FULFILL THEM ON RETURN PBRUMEN.

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NEED FOLLOWING OPIM:

A.

YES OR NO TO PROPOSAL PARA

3 RE INSTRUCTION ON PLASTIC

EXPLOSIVE. (HAVE NO INTENTION GIVE LASH PHYSICAL ELIMINATION

MISSION AS, RESUIPEMENT BUT RECOGNIZE THIS SOMETHING HE COULD OR

MIGHT TRY CARRY OUT ON OWN INITIATIVE.

THEREFORE WISH POINT CUT

HE KNOWS MERTON AF FALLUCCI BY TRUE NAME.>

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P. TAILORED KUTUBE REGUIREMENTS OF NATURE AND TYPE LASH IN

POSITION COLLECT BUT MEANINGUL AND WORTHY LASH'S CAPABILITIES.

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C/S COMMENT: FELT THAT USE OF U.S. DROP FOR COMMO FROM CUBA NOT WORTH RISK.

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