REPORT ON INVOLVEMENT IN ARRIVAL OF PEDRO DIAZ LANZ TO THE US.
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1. This office vas jirst Infored of the arrival of subjer in the US on

Weinesdey, i Jaiy 1959.

Eowever, sinse

It was not set clear weet the Clh role would.

ce, there vere no instructions as oi that time.

2: On tice afternoon of 2 July I des infored by lAlow sat altasigh no ciear

Indication ned yet been ziren es to the uitinate disposition of siojest, I was to

attempt inmediately to sostet hin, cocduct a preitzinary inter-uation, and to render

to ais whaterer essistance I judgei to je prover.

Within a few mautes si that con-

versatica with Lickill, I received a caii from ir. Lidard Aurs, Districo Director

of liais, who said that he had subject and the other menuers of is party in custody

and offled se access to nin for whatever purposes I considered appropriate.

3. Before going to IdiS I shecked in with the fel to see if they had yet

interrogated subject and 22 so to wat extent and aiong that lies.

I discovered

the Direau was at that very tize interrogating DIll, and had coreted a ether

thorough interrogation, a of which as Imediateiy reported to rechington.

prosseded to ki. AHiáiS' cafice end was introduced to DIAZ, and jis party, which was

caprised of DIZ; his vile Tania,, Sergio DIZ Brue'i, and Carlos EcHarCel

4. I soc'ce briefly with DIAl alone, primarily for the purpose of ceterainteg

nis disposition toward cocgeretion witn US officiais and inteiligence people parti-

carly and to determine whether or not he was in rossession of azy docents. which

migit be of vaire.

With regard to the first, he stated that he zad every intention

uf cooperating fully visa a'i US officiais and that he was eager to nake snown his.

ous vicas on the castro soverment. sitn the exception of a cort of the statement

which he had released to the press pric= to leaving cuba, he is carryinairo documents.

I then talked to him about his immediese plans and he said that ze was placing himself

cc=pletely. at tne disperal of US Officiais but that he was concened about his

crother Marcos and wes höpeful that be sould conceai his whereesots until informa-

tion was available of lancos' situation. I also Jiscussed with zin the effect that

the neasures being tacon it thet morent to find hin might have s the geperal

porutation.

He said tnat ne felt that the inpact of these messies would de very

great since it would make the people realize how serious the gore ment there viewed

the resignatica of a senior official cased on charges of Coummist tendencies in

the government. In defereece to these feelings on the part of ise subjest and being

at the moment still unsure as to the ultivate hurdling of him, i seered desirable

tisat his prese-duin the l'S not becone public infortation for the tine velng.

• I discussed this with AIRE'S and asted what his Intentions were viti

regard to retening or releasing the ra-ty.

said that under somal cikeunstances

BatiL, who is an American sitizen, vould be released forthwith Ind that the others

bould de paroled as soon as the paper vori was compieted. I pointed out so hin.

the desirabilisy of keepiss this party under wraps and aoked ii he would be willing

that they resain in the lais oifices overnight, during, which time I could mase

arrangenents to renove ther to sose other secure piese. AHRENS sold that, insofar

as he was concerned, he sas willing but that he would have to "tice a check". It

1s assumed that he telephored Washingtoa or sone other superior sifice, bus in any

cose in a few alautes saii that he viuid be wiiling to do as I essed provided I

vould prepare a statenent recesting this action, to be sioned it the four menvers

of the puity and by myseii.

ine jolioris, statenen: was urepares and signed:

"We the unders!ned, request shat in the interests of our persons. safety be be

poraitted to realn co besa remises cier nicht." (In tie 11z. of what case aiter,

it zight be vei to concases that had nic this actich been tales. DIZ and his party

wad have beer reieuced and alsost cerainly he moul have been amosed dad lice.

discely subjected to press intervieus.) Havinz takes this step, I becane preoccupied

2e=inz a plan ta move

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tais porty to ¡eare the precises, the situation was surgileated iy the fact that

tine Lost talch Sarzio Elleli and CaiDo MOrEli had Jartered ens in valco trey

had cade the srip 50 pici = DIll und his wife wes cie:ie che day and was at that

soret still ensured in tissayne Buy unattended and sita no ijas. It was

recescary thorefore to recese invall for the purpurs = retirin the boat and

Jesing the charges.

He ret-ed within several hours sesuasiy ithout incident.

5. I. they sontactes (lum to determine whether or not he ves adie and

•¿his party ¿so a period si perhers saveral days.

Imedletely agreed to assist and was ther Informed if ine idertitles of the people.

EDull's situation 1s partimiarly adaptesie to this sist of etirity since be

Ires aione in s vell appoisted two-bedran apartnent i a reasurably seciuded

site and only rerely has er visitors.

I: addition to tais, he bas a likey choice

nown to and trustes i DIA. Io lend furthes assistense :

his pian and veradse Enki! and atron are virtuel, inseperasie coth in til

business and sossally, Eo22's assistare vas aiso exilsted.

Later that evenins (this 1s still 2 July) 13 a telegome conversation

vIta ARTiS, I learned thut ze had been i-tructed to defer any estion on quoject

End his party panding further instructicis. He indicates to ze rather vagueiy that

"otizer pecole" vare interestei.

I then -amed fros italy inat the hitey was

septing an olficer-ajor Cao--to Inter-izate sucjers I non red to inici

WaliM that our timing was set back for turing the perty and asked hin to stead by

for further irstruction.

ở. On the morning ci 3 July I net with Major CaC and enciner representative.

of the fry (snose name vas zot recordeá), to discuss sita them ne nest coves to :

In eccordance vita telephone ciscussion it iMhioN, I explained to

OIS0 that our urde: standir; ras that the Defector Corittee nad agreed that CLA

wouid undertese custody ci Jusject for tre purpose ai zoring in to a piace suitable

for interrogatios by the varie of the irteillence conity but toat in tie seantine

suiject would ve sade avalize to eny norier agency di the irceiligence commity.

Cric, who struck e as beie rather porous officias indirzuel, saic toat this

wes not the ang's understating at ali and that, sofar as he ves concerned, the

person was it lice custody = IS and thet the fruy bed doteired siearence: Isa them

to interrogate DIAZ.

I saii I realized i course ina IanS did save custosy and

that watever vas done visa DIAZ at. this point vouid hate to de tith the consert

of Idis, but thet vased ca ice understaning that CIA would heve responsibility I

hed sone ehead ard made piers for moving DIAZ to moiser location vith the uitizate

ein of moving his out or tis area to sise nore suitecie locatio. I expiaired taat

tie was an important facto= and in this sonnection essed OTO how long he tbought

his interrogntion night. teiz. His answer was,

"I don't inou--it. =int taid to nours

o= It night tase two days.

•I pointed cit to OTTO tast I had sie no attengt to

Interrogate DIZ, and thet I sunsidered it necessary toat susatning de dore to

rolleve DIAZ of the duvious aotional aid paysical st-eii he was under before ay

fisher Interrogation. I i-fored OTTO at when DLE jeered tsat ne vas to be

Interrugated by still another group (he cad already faired to the Fol, I2S end ke)

that he hud rescied negati.zy end at ore point said at he didn't feel that be

vented to tali to anyone e je whatsoever until;

¡ "I get to Massianton":

unimpressed viti tals and said that he vished to interrogate DUI Imediate y.

Witzout recounting all that lassed between nyself and Oto, sica vas considerabie,

It should be nosed that his interest in this situation seemed sore centered ca she

posture he assured with CIA representatives and the zerogatives of the Ayry than

in the value of an immedia:: interrocatin of DIN.

ster a good deal of pitfieking

a "hinga I proposed, it has sinally egosa that,

i turn, the seriod of linterrogation

cy CITO 16 vecare necessay to renove DI'ü und his jerty lion be IllS office premises,

no vould be fuliy respor-ile for security and that at the rausion of his inter-

restion DI'2 and his party would either se returnai to the mistody of laßs or to se

at & point and a tine on taich ve could sirce and In'S wouid cyrove.

a s seconds, not she say tina regated a pas attic pacey me afe stort

13 work wish Chi, not for

This of course vas all hocked into a cockes bot lnter thet day (ead before

one had an unpertunity ta rot with Dria), wien lais received instructions that

e no further iterrugations of DIE i ugar sending sce ercivai

¿ IRiS! Roie: & SCHOETERGER, Assusisto Degus, de Jonai Conissioner,

n'seond. ilers told ne toat he was eresting Scatanice so je 1n his offise

oz the noming cl 4 July ns I arranged i contact b'- tere at sast ties

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that reit secting with Ilis I sas Infored ly LEahOW thit cIA's tertative plan vas

to trice DIfI, frOn iS here,

to aiid his 1a & sezure place, that be vica tren in

moved to enother ars in tire satry, put taugh an intensive intere aülen if the

intelilgence com-isy, and ther renoved to i icreign area shere he wouid ce su-faced.

LEach's Instructizes vere to sontinue vity the plan for boldino Due and to infor

IJis people of this tentative sier and stated that Gone:el CABALI Was erected a

discuss tine matter in Generei SWING sonetire during the day of " Juiy und lt i23

expectej that Idis id ve instmoted to heri DIAl over to ne. I cozieged this to

SCHOZIUFINGER when I set hin os the morning of 4 July. He seened ertirely receptive

to this 1den and seingly his first inclination was to proceed aioro those lires

without delay.

On = ther refiertion, however, he decided that he sarid valt

untll he got those selfic instructions fr his headquarters out to antarily riaced

a cali to Washington to try to speed this up.

20. The compilations this then set i by reason of the different versions

passed betazes Generai CAnni and Jazaral SWIG and the appearance on *aa

scene cs a representatire of the Zastland Comittee are veli more to soth lat-row

Apart fion the difficuties encountered in abidier togetcer

the piar to hold DIZ aid lis party, local reiations with the lüis wese in daner of

be no de-pardized cassise they "are infored aroush their channels tics ci ha

clained that it bas coins denied assess to DiAt.

shouid be rede clear tiat Is'S

cooperation tarougaout vas excelani, that I sad ascess to DIll at uny bise th

I misbed, and in fas sorred out "ith AHRE.S ice pians for coth retri-iz hin a:

IL'S carices during

-a= night of 2 July and == renoving hig thereaiter.

(Addesi:s: The incisent apperently has not paired reiationshipo with luis, for

cooperation irou then ass contimed to be exsellent.)

After it segen to se sleaz that CiA was not going to be intoired in tae

Jovement of DIZ, Sizesenuerger nevertheiess lept me constantly edvieas of DIH:

wheredits and assured ie at any time I lisaed I could see hin.

Jaeme was 70

occasion for ne to see bi, iId I was fineli, advised on the zoring = July

that Die ura nis vice, escortes oy SCHROUDEr, had departed lliani for Vachiagton

by train at 10:00 Pian 7 july. With the degesture of DIZ from Mizai and

the

statererts mede by I'S to the pess on 3 Jug regarding the admittance of DIAY

to the US, the interest of this cilice in the case came to e close.

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