MEMO: MATERIAL FOR POSSIBLE USE IN DISCUSSION WITH MR. PAWLEY
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: C/WH/4
To: CHIEF, WHD
Document date: 2/12/60
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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EYES GIlLY

12 February 1960

MEMORANDL FOR: Chief, WILD

SUBJECT

: Material for possiblo Use in Discussion with Mr. Pawloy

The followlug are excerpto from a memorardun of conversation between

Thonas J. Florca and Jack Gillespie, datel 16 Decembar 1959:

Franciaco G. CiJIGiS told GIILESPIE on 15 Deconber that W1ll1am

PAWLEY WiS back in Wushington;

that Generalisoimo ThUMILIO lad told

him (CAJIGAS) triat PAWlEY had promised that he would have information

on the U. S. official position on the Cuban mutter within three days;

that on important person fron the Dominican Fepublic would

United Stateu on 15 December to neet with PAWlY on 15 to 16 December;

and that he (TRUJILIO) would bold the PEDRAZA forces until the United

States' position was known. On 16 December GILLESPIE said that ho

had received a call from Emilio NUNEZ Portuondo the night bofore and

NUNEZ said he had just seen PAWLEY, nfter the latter had dined with

Vice President NIXON.

According to NUNEZ, PAVLEY claimed that hu

was to meet with the DCI at 6900 on 16 December. NUNEZ also said

that TrUJIllo would not allow the revolutionary army to leave the

Doninican Republic without the ayproval of the United States Goverment.

Coment:

NUNEZ, CAJIGAS ,.

and GILLESPIE are known to dialike

and/or distrust PAWlEY.

PAWLEY"s recent break' with NUNEZ 16 well

Known®

CAJIGAS says ho fears and dislikes PAWLEY because of sone

earlier transactions in Cuba in which both were involved; ho fears

PAWLEY's support of TRUJILLO which might Involve some future commit

ments; and considers PAWLEY "a meddler" who does more harm than good

to the Cuban cause.

GILLESPIE hAs expressed persoral distrust of

PAWLEY and said he had discussed PAWLEY with H. Grahan Morison, former.

Assistant Attorney General now a prominent. Washington attorney; MORISON

spoke adversely of PAWLEY, whom he characterized as a great oyportunist.

GILLESPIE considers CAJICAS & "great gentleman" and hes urged that

someone In CIA talk to him.

Bernard REICHHARDT is also favorably

Impressed by CAJIGAS and has described hit. as one of the most objective

and responsible Cubans he has talked to in Miami.

2. Recently the FBI reported (the DRY Is being circulated and 1s not

readily available) that PAWLEY had been meeting with several Cuben exiles at the

Mayflower Hotel and on leaving the meeting he told then he was going to meet

with Allen Dulles and Richard Mixon. Coument: This DBF aloo said that

PAWLAY had been known to compare TRUJILLO with Abrahan Lincoln.

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Comment:

There have been other FBI reports concerning. Mr. Pavley's caroleao-

neus in conversation with Cubang; which would roveal hia covert, connection

with CIA. However, the above 10

the only infoination : endily arallible on thie

opecific subject.

D.

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Diatribution:

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