MEMO: AMWHIP/1 MEETING, NEW YORK CITY, 31 MAY 1963
Originator: CIA
From: SAS/EOB
To: THE RECORD
Document date: 06/04/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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4 June 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: ANTHIP/1 Meeting, New jork Clty, 31 May 1963

Meeting Time/Place: Subject was contacted by telephone

on 27 May 7903 and & meeting arranged for 31 May in New York

Upon arrival in New York City, the undersigned called

AMWHIP at his office and & meeting was set up for 1400 at the

or restaurant cents recounted.d

3, proceeded to tins ali, Sanct.

of Meeting: The meeting was scheduled prior to

A/I's

trip to Rome and the Continent for the purpose of arranging

contact with the Rome Station for the purpose

of exploring the

possible operational utilization of A/l's jewelry store which he

was opening in the new Cavalieri-Hilton Hotel in Rome, and for

discussing additional means for recontacting the reluctant

AMLASH/1 in Havana.

3.

Operational Interest: As in the past, A/1 was most

generous and cooperative in his attitude towards collaboration

with KUBARK.

offered to nake available both the facilities

of his new jewelry store in Rome and of the jewelry firm of

Corletto, Inc..

of Milan, for any reasonable use to which SUBARY

night wish to employ thee, 1. e.,

as letter drops, cover addresses,

or to provide cover for a KUBARY

agent operating in Italy or

Europe.

All recommended that the

jewelry store be considered

before Corletto, however, because be has more control over the

store than the manufacturing firm.

fIt is noted that we adbered

to this advice in cabling Rome of A/l's imponding arrival...

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A/l also stated that his partner in the store 18

JURn VENTURA VaIner (Malner), born 10 Apr11 1914 at San Jose,

osta Rica, and nor a naturallzad Cuben cltizon, reslding ir

jeneva (45 Avenue Mondt, tel. 345732).

Ventura, tho vas formerly

a sourco of the Air Force Attache In Havana prior to Jan 1961,

Is highly recosmended by All as a san of discretion and Intell1-

Kenco, who Is ants-kegime and la silll vory

interested indoing

what he can outalde the loland to ald the USG against Castro.

'ontura, uho la a jerolor and sea dealer by profossion, mill be

855.1

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" In Rome three weeks of every month to nanage the store until

a. satisfactory, resident manager can be found to take

over.

Should Rose wish to take advantage of A/l's offer, he could

be

readily used to provide an introduction to Ventura.

Only

a general discussion of the ops possibilities for A/l'g store

were discussed with hin at the meeting.

• He was

told that 11

Rome was interested in discussing the idea further with his, a

representative would initiate the contact.

This person will

speak English initially and will Identify hinsell as a "Irlend

of Bill Thompson's" and refer to this instant neeting in Nev

York on 31 Hay.

All can be reached at the following places,

In order of preference:

c/o Cavalleri-Hilton Jewelry Shop

via Michelino Tossi

Rome

c/o Dr. A. Romano

Via Ciccerone 44

коше

c/o Corletto, SRL

Milan

All advised the writer that he would be stopping off

In Paris during this

order to set his passport

His contact there is Luls E. 05

a good man, probably willing to

assist the USG, but entirely too outsposen about his diglises

A/1 assed whether

and stated that in any case he

was going to tell the man to watch his tongue in his dealings

Since [r)is already of interest

to the Paris Station, A/l was told that we had no interest 1n

but that we would be interested in hearing

ny comments about the meeting when areturned

It is noted

lso that All sald that It was through (TRASANCOS that he dae

procuring a watch for Jose VENEGAS, Cuban representative to the

IUS in prague.

VENEGAS in Europe, and as a result.

1/1 reported that he had received dered just de trou

VENEGAS was interested in.

recalled that AlLAS! had

warned A'l last gummer to be very

careful of VENEGAS,

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& strong regime supporter and Communist, who definitely vas

not to be trusted with the time of day.

A/l will report on

any info he develops on VENEGAS and his activitles. ':Al also

stated that he feels VENEGAS has extraordinary influence with

the regine,

and apparently travels throughout Europe far too

not to be involved. in sone "special" business for the

born ca 1933

Al reported that Milfredo VENTURA Medico y Su.: Of

the co toat, Ad else fend stereonow, brother Havana.

VENTURA 1s approachable, according to A/l, 1f done by a con-

petent and secure person.

lle could be used to elicit into

fron. his friend CHlONON.

VENTÜRA's wife is presently. residing

in Mian1: Al volunteered the use of his name in any contact,

1t this was deemed advisable by us.

Another Irlend who is trusted explicitly by All is

Jose ACEF Yara, ca 33 jeary old, who 1s in the municipal

government of Havana, his exact position is at present unknown

to A/1.

He is of moorish descent.

.A/1 checking.

used ag a cut-out in the past for letters from A'l to AMLASH/1.

Ho has not used this channel since

no theoctober cribls.

0 9.

Marcel SIEGELMAN, aka Marc SIEGEL, born Paris, france

on May 2,

1925 or 1926Uv Present residential address 18 Rua Ol

jo Barate

36-5053

According to A/1; he 1s currently selling steel for

Industrles for M. Navigacao e Comercio Motonave S.d. 96 Ave RiO ol

Branco 81, Rio

de Janeiro.

engaged in acupuncture work in Havana.

should be able to be utilized in Rio as he has wide contact

within the Cuban community in that city. Subject lived for six

years in Cuba prior to going to Brazil.

11v1ng In Parts.

(Thia lead has already beon nado avallablo to

the fleld for congideration.)

As requested at the 28

Marla Dolores,

Madrid (the accommodation address) asgigned L before he roturned

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to Cuba last September) was very anxious

to bear fron hin.

At

this writtog, All stated that he had not heard fron his cousin

as to whether he had been able to get this card to Lash.

In

order to increase the chance that'& message would reach LASH,

All was instructed to write fron Europe during his present trip

cover terms) that Maria Dolores was still inquiring about LASH

and really desired to hear fron him.

Also A/1 vag to inquire

Whether LASH intended to visit outside Cube in the foreseeable

future, and 1f so, perhaps he and MI could get together.

letter

to LASH's, nother is' to be nailed soonest from Europe. W1ll

roport upon reture to New Yor'.

11. Nl's address in Paris will be that of the sase hotel

he used during the operation with AMLASH last August, llotel

Franklin,

19 Rue Buffault, Paris,

He is well snown there an

uses it whenever he i8 in

The meeting lasted one hour and trenty minutes. There

were no incidents of a security nature.

SAS/EOB

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GOELLERIA ROMINA

CATALIERI MILTON -ROMA

TEL. 3-4-6530

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