MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD: SUBJECT - MEETING WITH AMWHIP/1 IN NEW YORK CITY, 17 MARCH 1965
Originator: CIA
From: WH/C/FI/TC
To: MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Document date: 03/19/1965
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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19 March 1965

MENIORANDUN FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:

Meeting with AlWHIP-l in New York Clty,

17 March 1965

Meeting Time/Place/Purrose:

The undersigned met AUkHIP-l at the del Pezzo

Restaurant, 33 West 47th St., at 1300 hours on 17 March

Ior the purpose of briefing him on better telephone

security while in Europe.

Other operational matters as

discussed below were broached.

Details of the lecting:

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In response to a request from (Paris,) ANTHIP-1

was given a security briefing for his trips to Europe.

We paid particular attention to the need for security

consciousness while telephoning his KUBARK contacts at

particular is it had

certain laxity in AlWHIP-l's security practices in

Paris.

AJWHIP-l appreciated the advice and guidance

and said he would adhere to it in

the future.

turn stated he

felt that "Roberto" should begin meeting

him in more secure places than his hotel roon, where

apparently the majority of the AuWHIP-1/Roberto meetings

take place.

He stated we would take this up with Roberto

in Paris prior to AJWHIP-l's projected trip during the

week of 21 March.

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obtained fron his trip which could not be held until his

return

to New York could be given

to Roberto in Paris for

transmission to the undersigned at Headquarters.

Rafael Garcia -Bango Dirube

obviously coming from AHLASH-l or members of his group.

ANWHIP-I replied that he knew GB who had been a friend

AMWHIP-l stated

AJWHIP-I stated it was possible, but not

(TV 2b19, that GB had been sent by the ANASh group to /5-2

convey the message as indicated in the forementioned (MADR)

AMWHIP-I further stated he felt GB would be

personally loyal to AMLASH-l in spite of any DSE suggestion

to the contrary.

(This again is a feeling which AMWHIP-1

had and is not to be taken as gospel.)

He also mentioned

brother of GB, Jorge, on whom there are a number of

at Headquarters.

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AHWHIP-l also discussed the contents of a letter

received from AULASH-2.

The essential part of this letter

plus a telephone call from AVLASH-3 from Madrid was that

ANLASH-3 was somewhat upset by the fact that he was having

difficulty in getting a visa for the U. S. and/or the

Dominican Republic.

AWWHIP-l then spent considerable

time discussing the treatment of AMLASH-2 and AMLASH-3 in

@adrid by KUBARK.

He said he felt that AULASH-2 and

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ANLASH-3 should be contacted by KUBARK and treated and

handled well.

If this were done, they would both serve a

very useful

purpose for KUBARK ends

both in Europe and in

Cuba.

The undersigned told AWHIP-l that we essentially

agreed with his position and would take up the matter with

our superiors when we returned to Washington.

matter of the visa for AULASH-3,

we pointed out that we

could not intercede for AMLASH-3 in either case because it

would be compromising to him.

To illustrate

the point we

explained that both governments knew that AMLASH-3 was a

Captain in the Rebel Army and had up until recently been

working actively for a ministry of the Cuban Government

and therefore considered a Cuban official working in behalf

of the Castro Government.

As such ASILASH-3,

or anyone in

that position, would not be entitled to enter either country

under normal circumstances.

he pointed out that theCuban

Government in all probability knew of this; and, if AMLASH-3

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succeeded easily in entering either country, sh throuda

rather obvious indication to the Cuban

.ASILASH-3 must be cooperating with one or the other govern-

ASHHIP-l accepted the explanation and felt 1t

would be readily understandable and a good excuse to give

to AMLASH-3.

AlWHIP-I also talked at length on the subject of

ANBIDDY-1 and ANLASH-1.

hat the marriage:

that an unnecessary number of people now know of

AMILASH-l's plans, and that AMLASH-l himself was very

Furthermore,

AMWHIP-I said he would advise us of his exact

departure date in the event we had any further instructions

The meeting terminated at 1520 hours.

There were

no incidences of a security nature to report.

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