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15 June 1964

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Per his request, 2nd Lt. Oliverio Antonio TOMEU Vasallo was recontacted on 8 June 64 at his place of resid- ence. He provided additional details on Carlos and Ana Gloria de VARONA, and identified Osiel GONZALEZ and one "COCO" as possible leads to Jose LLANUSA Sobel.

CONTACT REPORT

SUBJECT: Recontact of Oliverio A. TOMEU Vasallo. (201-283306)

  1. At 1730 hours, 8 June 64, the undersigned was advised at his residence that a Mr. TOMEU (Subject) had called the security number given hin (351-6161) and left the message that he would like to talk again with Paul Stroud (the undersigned) anytime after 1800 hours, 8 June.

  2. Upon arriving at TOMEU's apartment (Apt. 303, 1038 Valer Place SR, High Point Apartment House, Washington, D. C.). 1830 hours, 8 June, TOMEU indicated to his two daughters he would like to have some privacy and they and his wife, Caridad, left the apartment.

  3. TOMEU apologized for not having recalled the name "de VARONA" as that of Ans Gloria de VARONA. He reiterated that, while in hiding to escape capture by the Cuban Government subsequent to his infiltration, he knew only the first names of the persons with whom he came in contact, but then added he knew Ana Gloria de VARONA, in whose house he was hiding, because she was the sister of Carlos de VARONA, one of his infiltration team members. (This Carlos de VARONA may be identical with one Carlos Manuel de VARONA Segura, 201-289985; or one Carlos Arturo VARONA Arjona, 201-283208.)

  4. On several occarions, according to TOMEU, he was seated at the table in Ana's house with several other people. One of these individuals, known to TOMEU caly as "COCO," was described as the secretary to Jose LLANUSA Gobel. There was not, however, any discussions in which TOMEU recalls LLANUSA or his political armpathies having been discussed. According to TOMEU's recollection it was "COCO" who was associated with LLANUSA, and he vas zot svare of any relationship between AER and LLANUSA Although Tomba had no information as to what finally happened to Carlos de VARONA, his infiltration team mate, he suggested that if Carlos or Ann vero available they may be able to identify Cooc and provide data on his acceseability for contact.

  5. One Catel CORALES, former Chief of the Havana Fire Department, vas identified by TOKKU as another possible lead

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vho vould know LLANUSA. TOMEU affirmed Osiel was previously with NENOTO Gutierrez in the Second Front of Escaahray. Osiel vas under asylum in the Brazilian babassy (sic, Argentine Inbassy?), when TOMEU gained political asylum. When Osiel finally received his safe conduct from the imbassy, he vent to Puerto Rico and, TOMEU postulates that Osiel is now again with NENOTO in either the United States or Puerto Rico.

  1. Tvo snap shots (to be returned) were provided by TOMEU of himself and six other individuals who were in asylum at the same tine. Be identified these, in the photograph in which Monsignor Eduardo DOZA Kasvidal is seated, ss, from left to right: Manuel VILLAKANAN, Oliverio TONKU, Nils DIAZ (believed to be in US), Publio RUIZ (US), Jorge Del VALLE (Nex?), and Owiel GONZALEZ (US or Puerto Rico?).

  2. Upon completing the debriefing, Stroud and TOMEU "exchanged small talk" for a while until TOMEU finally stated that he still wished there was something more he could do to help free Cube, and asked "What do you think I should do?" Stroud replied that no person could really make that type of decision for another individual, and countered by asking TOMEU what alternatives he had in mind, other than remaining in the 18 Army as a career military officer.

  3. TOMEU replied that, of course, he was once an agriculturalist, but that there were few job opportunities in which he could apply his past experience. His sister had also asked him if he felt he and his family would want to live with bar in Spain or Mexico, but he didn't think too much of this idea. He then stated that he had been asked by Manuel ARTINE to take a job as an instructor. Without indicating any sssociation of even awareness of ARTIME's activities, or of ANTINE's contact with TOMEU (as indicated in TOMEU's 201), PONKU was asked what he thought of ARTIME's proposition. TOMEU stated that he would no longer follow any man as individual or as a leader, because a man's ideals, outlook. and objectives change with time. For example, the people of Cuba followed Fidel because of the ideals he advocated. When Fidel took over, his accomplishments gradually became qsreg Gifferent from the ideals he had espoused. TOMEU continued by saying he would "no longer follow a man, One could only trust his ideals or an organization which followed those ideals, since a good organization would be lons likely of being controlled by a single man," When saked for an example of the type of organization he had in mind, TOMEU replied he was most favorably inclined towards the ideals and goals of the JURE. (The JURE or JRC is an organization crested by Manolo RAY Rivero around a nucleus of former 26 July Movement Leaders, Bee memo and attachment dated 23 July 1063 from Joha Bugh Crinning, Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, ARA, Departmens of State in TOMKU's 201-283206.)

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  1. It should, perhaps, be noted here that in en informal exchange with Mrs. Donald WEBSTER, TOKEU's supervisor at the Defense Language Institute, Anacostia Naval Annex, 4 June 64, Kra, VEBSTER volunteered the information that "all of the other 'Brigade students here' have told me they think very highly of TOMEU, and that he is a very brave nan, because be and his family vere very vealthy in Cuba and he gave it all up to go into exile and fight the Castro Regine."

WR/SA/BO/X C. PAUL PLUMB, JR.