CABLE RE: AFTERNOON 9 SEPT CMDR JAIME VARELA CANOSA CUBAN NAVATT CALLED U.S. NAVATT
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 09/11/1959
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. AFTERNOON 9 SEPT CMOR JAIME VARELA CAMOSA CURAN MAYATT CALLED U.S. MAVATT.

NEXI AND' SET MEETING 2000 NICHT, 9 SEPT, SHRYOCK PRESENT WITH SAME COVER

HILLAFARA MTG REFS.

• 2. PURPOSE VARELI CONTACT REPORT FACT HÉ HAS RECEIVED WORD THROUCH NOM

OFFICIAL CHAMELS THAT PAPERS REQUESTING HIS RETIREMENT HAVE BEEN TYPED UP.

MO OFFICIAL VORO MAS BEEN RECEIVED, VARELA PLAMS GO HAVA 1I SEPT AFTER GETTING

MORE DETAILS 10 SEPT FROM ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOTO BY PHONE.

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3O VARELA SUSPECTS MANUEL VILLAFANA MARTINEZ CUBAN MILATT HID HAND MIS

DEMUNCIATION DURING LATTER'S RECENT TRIP HAVA. VILLATANA RETURNED MEXI 9 SEPT.

ANO CONFIRMED REPORT RE VARELA RETIREMENT. VILLATAMA MAO NOT MADE CONTAÉT U.!

MAMATT AS OF AFTORNOON 10 SEPT.

A. VARELA IHO LESS TALMATIVE THAN VILLAFAMA HAS HOPE FIDEL CASTRO THO MOT

COARINISTO VILL MANE PEACE WITH U.S. AND SITUATION WILL IMPROVE. HE TALKED LITTLE"

OF HIS INTEREST REV ACTIVITY AGAINST CASTRO BUT DID SAY IF' FORCED RESIGN WILL

BEQUEST RESIDENCE VISA U.S. ORDER MOVE ABOUT CARIBBEAN MAKE CONTACTS OUST COMMUNIST:

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SO VARELA SHAREO OPINION VILLAFAMA RE CONNIE FENETRATION CASTRO REGIME AND

SOVIET CONTACTS MEXI AND REITERATED REGIME SOLIDIFYING DAILY, VARELA'S REMARKS

HELP CONFIRM HE ANO VILLAFANA "OUT IN COLO" RE ENEUSSY OPERATIONS ALTHOUGH VARELA

NOT SURE THIS CASE WITH VILLATAMA, VERELA BELIEVES AGUSTIN ALONA "HEAD MAN"

MEXI NOT HECTOR GURCIA VIDAL.

6. FEW MONTHS AGO VARELA MADE CLANDESTINE CONTACT OUTSKIRTS MEXICO CITY

VITH SANTIACO ALVAREZ LEADER ANTI CASTRO FACTICA HEXI. HE "SEEN" AT MEETING WITH

ALVAREZ AND FEW DAYS LATER WENT HAVA ORDER REPORT HIS CONTACT WITH ALVAREZ AND •

FEW DAIS LATER LENT MAYA ORDER REPORT HIS CONTACT WITH ALVAREZ AND CLEAR UP

POSSIBLE "MIS-UADERSTANDING." VARELA ADMIRER MVAREZ.

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C/S COMMENT: CONCERNED SHRYOCK AND NAVAL ATTACHE DEBRIEFINS OF CAPT MANUEL

VILLAFAMA Y MARTINEZ ON 30 AUG.

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