MEMORANDUM: MEETING WITH MR. WILLIAM PAWLEY AND PABLO FREYRE ON FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Originator: CIA
From: ESTERLINE, J.P., C/WH/4
Document date: 03/08/1960
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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8 March 1950

MENOPANIXM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECI: Meeting with 12'. William Puvlej and Fabio PRETS On Praicial

and Organizational Matter's

TIME & PINCE: 1455 Houro, 2 Narch 1960; MT. Piley'o Offlee in Mina!

1.

Jacob Ecterlire, using the name Jacob Incland, bet sor lou boure with

Ex. Pawley and kir. FREYkE on the date Indicetri.

The followits amjects were

covered during this mecting:

п.

Kegarding

the bond tsauc which it. fawley 16 floatis in

vlow

of radoing 22,000,000 for support ui vitosition actirities,

Ecterline 4011 ulm that the lirat tuo cardilates to slar die issue

vere quite accoptubic.

These poople are Enillo OCHal Delus and

Dro Gustavo CURRiO.

Esterline said the other two Mr. Farles bad

suggested vere turned! down In iashincton--not fo any persora?

reasons, but merely because tlicy hed been too clonely assoriated.

with bitIshi elements in the must, ifter eone resiatance, particularly

with regard to MARGUEz Sterlino, No. Paulog'e tira candidats, Le

screcd to consider others.

Two of the most prominent candidates

mentioned were intonio VAROMI, Autenties lester, and Jorge zaris,

formor editor of the Habana dally nexopezer, La Avgace:

nilough

Mr. T'unley and his colleague, la'. FrEyRe,

add no reservatiors vith

regard to zaYis; they were of nixed eratiors on VARNI-janicularly.

becauce of a recent report they had receive: from RUBIO FadiLia In

Habana Indicating that VAROl 1n nuther to the left than tid forberly

been considered.

This point was debated at length and 1t was finally

decided that the resolution nould turn on wether or not Me. YARON!

would be willing to come to the States and fortully join the errosition.

(HOTE TO MR. CONTAD:

(1) Where 1s ZiYiS at the present thee aid vien can

he be brought back to the United States to sign the bonds? (2)

Fore be ever

hau any leftict traces on VAROli before?

Also, 18 the Station in touch with

him and could they

deterrine through a channel

other than RUBIO Psiills whether

visor 1111, in fact, come to the United States for a purpose such as-this?)

Mr. Pawley 18 pressing for action in settine the bonds sigred and his

point is well taken.

it mist be noted, however, that it wiid de foollsh

to accept nanes which are less than acceptable because, in she long run,

it would defeat our juriose.

On the question of miblication ol a Cuban neasnares so Mani,

Esterl'ne said lie understood that ls. Pauley tod rade arrangesents for

che prolication of Diario de Marine in Mida!.

"r. Panley said that to

sad, and with enthuaten sata trate had aiso beer able de late spanis!

converoich kite for the linime nahines wilch does avaj alin the secessity

of burine the muchares. Esterline tien queried his on what Mia itaction

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tó prtntire drange strice it worla be infanel fur ull pructical garposes

Nio jewley again aid vith eatinian tas ho yould be prepare:

to print Avarre on soon as Layao istumed es the country.

It was mutusliy

arceù viat trir chould be one of lie priority propaganda targuis for the

During e recent converantlen with Chint, MID In Washington, Mr.

Pawley rude tir senork that through hin irlonde in Mlamt ho had contact

with action cicapo in Pinar del Rio und Canuary, Irior to Esterline's

úeparture for lies, C, WID ached him to loris into theor groupo in more

detall with No. Failey.

ie rubject von accordinily ruined und tr. Powlsy

and dro rideria, uno had most of the cubaterive Indormation, provided the

(1) Cr. Finor del Rio, Mr, FlulkE sold thero uns a sroup

1n that eres, but he did not lure the nore of it at luis finger-

tipo at tir noment.

He offerid to set it within the nost fo

daya and make 1t available through Mr. Furley,

(2) 0n Caraguey, Mr. FIOTIRE cold that a loctora TOMEY (so?)

actively vorking with retired elemente of the old army livin

in that arca.

This croup--and 1t would appeer that she may have

contact with 300 at the moment (the total Group 1s approximtaly

4500)--17 sapposedly organizing us a resistence army in Cunagucy.

Dra. Told has complete responcibility for this organization.

Sho

10 aided try a Ds. Santos Sordo.

i Preside cald that shouiri any-

boly attent to contact dra. TOllil und she vas not present; contact

could be rare viüh Di. Santos sordo who sould jut them In teuch

with hcr.

Vo. FREYRe appeared to have no suther ictailu of the

sroup other than those set for cuove. He did say, however,

that tlier e sas an existing contact plan which anybody could vic

w1th compiste security either cr

the telephone or in a personal

meeting.

Thés plen would vork ao follois:

The person contactine Dra. TOlEY should say they

ase coming from deta 39 to talk to Aden 37 (theso are old

scrority and traternity designatione).

Having established

ti1s, hey should then suj to thie Doctora that they are

cor. 1ri to consult ubout serurica reform.

This will cetsblish

the bons tIdes of the person marine contact as a friend of

NI. PRETPE.

(Note in Mr. Renolis and fir. Thoney: Please lave scuebuly prepare a illenatch

on the accorsibilly of the FRuRs group on! miest to the ctation that lickiperters

19 In'ereetal 1n intertiairy sore precisely the rucerical atreutr and corpocation oi

tro. Toity's pror. the dispatch charli also euccest that Station innon ¿clect e

non-official icroon to este ills contact.

Although I would recormont tent at

inerican be used for this, 1 silly don't inor ernugi ubout the situallu: In Caregaey

to know wether tie Loctora would to very leupy anoi recting an merleano

however, care no irdication that un inerican maing a contact woul! be caleciteneile.)

Eaterlin?

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