TWO LENGTHY SESSIONS ON 16 AUG
Originator: CIA
From: PARIS
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 08/17/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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FROM: GROWERY

GROWERY HAD TWO LENGTHY SESSIONS WITH AMLASHER ON 16 AUG

SIPST ICCOIPANIED BY FALLUCOL AND AMWHIRI

SEC ON DEAL OV E:

GROWERY

CONCURS BASIO POINTS FALLUCCE ASSESSHENT LASH CONTAINED REF A:

ALTHOUGH LASH OBVIOUS UNDER CONSIDERABLE MENTAL STRATI HE WAS FAIRLY

DELAXED AT BOTH SESSIONS AND ENTEGED FREELY ALL DESCUSSIONS.

IS SUPER SENSITIVE ABOUT SECURITY AND OWN PERSONAL SAFETY.

-CONCERNED ABOUT CARELESS TALK DY LUCIA ECHEVARRIA AND SXPRESSED

DEFINITE WISH HIS GOOD BUT INSECURE FRIEND PONCHO VERONA REYAIN

LN ITTING HIS COCPERATIONHE APPEARS SINCERE AND HONEST IN HIS

EXPRESSED DESIRE RETURN BRUTEN REMAIN IN FLACE AND COOPERATE:

HE NEITHEP ASKED FOR NOR WAS OFFERED ANY FINANCIAL OR OTHER

CONSIDERATIONS.

LASH PLANS RETURN PERUMEN VLA RAGUENON 29 AUGE GE HAS

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ACPEED TO UNDERTAKE INTEL COLLECTION ASSIGNMENT AND WILL ES GIVEN

SY TRAINING STARTINGLY AUG AND DROPWADDRESS IN SPAIN HE CLAIMS

HE CAN COLLECT INTEL IN ALL FIELDS RUT STRONG PTINTS ARE THE

UNIVERSITY, ONE ANTI AIRCRAFT DATTALION IN SANTA CLARA, AND THE

AIP FORCE. HE SAYS HE HASHZELY THO PERSONAL FRIENDS TH WHOL HE

HAS COMPLETE CONFIDENCE BUT CAN CIRCULATE FREELY AND OBTAIN INFO

FROM BANY SOURCES, INCLUDING TOP GOVT LEADERS, HE FURTHER PLANS,

AS MENTIONED REF. A, ENTER MILITARY COURSE FOR SENIOR MILITARY

OFFICERS AT MATANZAS AS SOONSAS POSSIBLE ON RETURN BUT DOES NOT.

•YMCW. DATE NEXT COURSE WILL BEGINS

3. : LASH TALKEJOLENGTHLY RO PHYSICAL ELIMINATTON OF PERUMEN

PEGME LEADERS AND SAID HE COULD AND VOULD CUORY OUT MISSION.

HIS ONLY RESERVATION WAS THAT NO ONE RPT NO ONE KNOW OF HIS

RESPONSIBILITY DEFORE OR AFTER ACT ALSO EXHIBLIED VELLINGVESS

COỤDUCT SABOTAGE. IN THIS CONNECTION HE AGAIN REPEATED HE WOULD

NEED SOME RASTE INSTRICTTON IN PHASTIC EYELASTUES AROUT WHICH HE

NONS NOTHING, PRIOR HIS RETURN PERUMEN AND REQUESTED CROWERY

APPANGE THIS. HE WAS TOLD THIS MATTER FOR HIGHER ECHELONS BUT HE

WOULD HAVE DEFINITIVE ANSWER AND IF A DIRMATIVE, INSTRUCTION IF

POSSIBLE PRIOR,HIS DEPARTURE CRARI CAN ASRANGE CXPLOSTVES

'STRUCTION, WITH FIELD DENONSTRATTOW IN SECLUDED AREA VIA COL

BOSWELL OF SOTTE WHO WOULD BRING OFFICER FROM BAD TO ZITOR DURPOSE.)

M. HE SAYS HE CÁN DO NOTHING AT THIS STAGE TO BUILD UP CONSPIRACY

WITHIN ARCO FORDES OR ELSEUREDEN PERUMEN BECAUSEOR TIGHT SECURITY

SUTPOLS BUT PESTERED TO IS CORER CUERILLI ACTINTY BARRICULARLY

AS VILLAS PROVINCE ONE COUTINCONSENREAPERTED.THAT.AT SCHC

INTER DACE DEPENCING DESPOLETCHLEGLIED GOULD HEAD OR ASSIST

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I SUPPORTING ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA.

PER INSTRUCTIONS PARAS REF O GROWERY RAISED QUESTION

// LAFLUTTER BUT AMLASH REACTION SHICH TUATATO HAVE PURCULE MATTER

FURTHER WOULD HAVE DESTROYED RAPPOPT AND PROBABLY ENDED OUR

CPEPATIONAL ASSOCIATION. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES UNABLE CHECK BONA

FIDES FUPTHER AT THIS TIME.

6. ÉECAUSE APPARENT BINGH SUPVETLLANGE DISCTED IS TO 1O AUG

Cy LASH STATION HAS INFORMEREUNFONKUBARX HAS INTEREST IN LASH

AIS POTENTIAL DEFECTOR AND IN CONTACT WITH HIM..

7. IN SUMMARY DEVELOPMENTS TO DATE INDICATE LASH PERSON WITH

ACCESS MISH LEVEL GOUT AND MILITARY LEADERS AND APPARENT WILLINGNESS

COOPERATE ON KUTUBE OPS. HE INTENDS MAKE EVERY CREORI ON RETURN

PERUMEN REGAIN SOME OF LOST PRESTIGE AND STOLS 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 DIRECTICN

AND GUIDANCE ONCE HE JITURNS PERIMEN. LACK OF CTIVITY OR FRUSTRATI

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

DEPIEFING 17 AUG ON POINTS CUTLINED REED PRODUCED LITTLE BU? HE

HAD AGREED ACCEPT THESE REQUIREMENTS,

SWELL AS ANY OTHERS WE

CHOOSE LEVY AND FULFILL THEMS ON RETURM PBRUMEN

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NEED FOLLOWING OPIMS

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YES OR NO TO PROPOSAL PARAN SE INSTRUCT ON ON PLASTIC

EXPLOSIVE.: HAVE NO INTENTION GIVE LASH PISTON ELINATION

MISSION AS PEQUIRENENT BUT RECOGN LETS SOMETH MO ME COULD GR

WIGHT TRY CARRY OUT ON ON TAT DA TELETHORORE M

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PO TAILORED KUTUBE REGUIREVENTS OF NATURE AND TYPS LASH IN

POSITION COLLECT BUT MEANINGEUL AND WORTHY LASHES CAPABILITIES.

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C/S COUMENT: "FELT THAT USE OF ILS: DROP FOR COMMO FROM CUBA NOT WORTH RISK.

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