MEMO: CONTE AGUERRO, LOUIS.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: C/OPS/OSG/OC
To: JONES, EDWAL, DD/SEC
Document date: 12/16/1975
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FROM

: JONES,

EDWAL, DD/SEC

TO : C/OPS/OSG/OC

TITLE

: MEMO: CONTE AGUERRO, LOUIS.

DATE

: 12/16/1975

PAGES

: 2

SUBJECTS : LOUIS CONTE

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16 December 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR: C/OPS/OSG/OC

SUBJECT

CONTE Aguerro, Louis

#244 508

REFERENCE

: Request for POA dated 28 October 1975

The Subject was a former radio and IV Commentator in

Cuba and a former close confident of Castro. He entered the

United States as

; an exile from Cuba in April 1960. He was

polygraphed on 12 May 1960 at the request of CI Staff as a

possible "PP asset".

It appears that subsequent to this he

was working for an Agency asset AMCORE 1 (Abel MESTRE) "on

propaganda for the FRD"

' On 18 April 1961 a POA was officially

requested for Subject's use in connection with Project "JMATE"

• (JMARC) •

2. The Alien Affairs

Staff of the Office of Security was

requested on several occasions to assist Subject in his dealings

with the IGNS.

2 June 1960 - WH Division requested OS assistance

in having Subject transfer his parole with

IGNS fOom NYC to Miami.

OS requested same

from I&NS on 7 June 1960.

23 March 1961 - OS requested the Department of

State to issue Subject a nonimmigrant visa

at Buenos Aires, Argentina at the request

of WH Division.

31

March

1961 - OS formally requested IGNS for

parole of the Subject into the United

States "in the furtherance of the national

intelligence mission...

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3. On 23 August 1974, the FBI reported that the Subject

had allegedly threatened the life of the President of the

United States

and they requested any information available on

the Subject.

- along with the Us secret service were

that the subject a covered as vert how tor his

-casto sentiments but did not appear to be of a victony

nature.

Both Agencies advised that if further information was

needed

they would re-contact the Office of Security. There

have been no further inquiries to this date.

Edwal Jones

Deputy Director of Security

Personnel Security and Investigations

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