INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT PEDRO FARINAS DIAZ.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 07/20/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBACT Pedro FARINAS DIaz

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TH'S IS UNEVALUATED IMPORMATION SOURCE GUADINOS ARE

DEPINITIVR. APPRAISAS OR CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

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A former Cuban IS officer whu served with the Cuban Intelligence -

Service until April 1964.

Headquarters Comments

1. The following report is one of a serles containing personality

information provided by the source and includes supplemental.

infurination from the records of this Agency.

It is requested that the addressees take no action on any of the

Individuals mentioned in the personality reports without first

checking with this Agency.

Pedro FARINAS Diaz, pseudonym "Otontel," is the chief of the

Contras Legales (MS - Legal Centers) of the Direccion General de

Inteligercia (DGI - General Directorate of Intelligence) In Cuba:

Tie MS Department handles all incoming and outgoing material to

ind from legal field stations.

Source met FARDAS at the DGI

Headquasterg In Cuba and through conversation with FARINAS found

out that he was & DGl officer in Bolivia where he was an attache

it the Cuban Einbassy.

Source saw FARINAS at the Cuban Embassy

in Mexieo on or about 21 or 22 March 1964; One day around 22 March

196 they went sightseeing together.

FARINAS travels frequently

and he was possibly in transit to Chile and Bolivia when source

saw him in Mexico. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Headquarters Comments

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In a report dated 12 February 1983 it was stated that one

Pedro FARINAS Diaz, a Cuban who was born on 1 February 1940,

traveled from Lima to Santiago on 31 January 1863 by Canadian

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paelle. Me carried diplomatie parspore number D-63/8 and his

dance was listed as the Cuban Embassy, Santlayo

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ded l March lids reported that FARINAS traveled fror

Santiago to lia Paz or i February 1963 and his passpore number

wils ser 01 ded is D-re 12.

A fairly reliable source in a report dated 81 May 1963 cold a

representative of this Agency on 19 May 1863 that Pedro

n La Paz, cut, eechum and once tibe in the cut or many

who could be used to transmit arms from Bolivla tu Peru.

FARINAS ilsu tuld source he should try lu fund a sale route from

Mulivia to Peru. In the area.of Madre de Dius Where border

crossings onuld be made. A previous altempt to lind a sale

route ended in faslure.

3. An unterited source ii a report dated 19 June 1963 stated that

Pedro FARINAS Diaz, attacho at the Cuban Embassy in Lil PAr

and a suspected member of the Cuban intelligence service, delt

Lia Paz on Lloyd Aereu Boliviano on 18 June 1963 for Arica, Chile.

4.

In a document dated 18 June 1963 it was stated that Pedro FARINAS

Diaz, Cuban Intelligence officer, is to return to Habana in the

near future, possibly during the week of 17 June 1963.

FARINAS

planned tu return to Lia Paz In two or three mouths.

5. A report dated 24 March 1964 stated that Pedro FARINAS Diaz,

i Cuban intelligence officer formerly assigned to La Piz, departed

La Paz on a permanent change of station in June 1965.

This

Agency's representatives suspected FARINAS to be traveling

un a special mission.

6. In a 22 April 1884 report it was stated that Pedro FARINAS Diaz,

Cuban diplomal ass!gned to Lil Paz, left Santlago for La Paz on

5 April 1901.

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