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DATE: 665 8 NOV 62 TO : DIRECTOR FROM : SAN JUAN ACTION: TFW 10 INFO: DDP, DOP/SIT 3, CI, CI/OPS FI, ISO, WE WH 7, S/C 2

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REF HPSW 1362 (NOT SENT WAVE) 1. IN INITIAL DISCUSSION WITH IDEN A, HE INFORMED KARNLEY THAT HE IS IN CONTACT LOCALLY WITH DRE (FOR DIR: SEE PARA 1 REF). IDEN A SAID HIS CONTACT HAS BEEN WITH JOSE ARTECONA, BROTHER OF CARLOS "TRIPA" ARTECONA.

  1. ARTECONA HAD SOUGHT IDEN A'S ASSISTANCE OBTAINING MINIATURE CAMERAS WHICH SAID HE WISHED TRANSMIT TO PBRUMEN THROUGH CHANNEL WHICH HIS ORGANIZATION HAS NOW ESTABLISHED WITH IDEN B. ACCORDING TO ARTECONA IDEN B COOPERATING AS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL USING "DIPLOMATIC POUCH" AND HAS NOT ONLY TRANSMITTED MESSAGES BUT ON ONE OCCASION TRANSMITTED ONE UNIT SMALL ARMS.

  2. WHEN QUERIED FURTHER IDEN A SAID ARTECONA HAS NEVER IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL WHO ACTUALLY IN CONTACT WITH IDEN B NOR INDICATED EXTENT IDEN B'S GOVT INVOLVED. WHOLE STORY FAIRLY LOOSE.

  3. KARNLEY DECLINED IDEN A SUGGESTION THAT HE TALK DIRECTLY WITH ARTECONA. SUGGESTED INSTEAD THAT IDEN A ADVISE ARTECONA TO PRESENT HIS REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO HIS KUBARK CONTACT,

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CARTECONA HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED DRE/KUBARK CONTACT) EXPRESSING OPINION THAT IF DRE HAD INDEED DEVELOPED SUCH CHANNEL TO PBRUMEN, XUBARK VERY LIKELY BE MUCH INTERESTED.

  1. IDEN A HAS NOW MADE ABOVE SUGGESTION AND ARTECONA HAS SAID WILL PRESENT TO KUBARK CONTACT DURING VISIT MIAMI WHICH EXPECTS MAKE LATER THIS MONTH.

  2. SJAN ELECTED HANDLE MATTER THIS WAY SO AS TO AVOID CROSSING WAVE CHANNEL TO DRE. IF CONSIDERED DESIRABLE HOWEVER SELIEVE SJAN CAN EASILY ESTABLISH CONTACT AND FOLLOW THIS, UP FROM HERE.

  3. ADVISE.

  4. FOR HAGU: DRE IS DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL, PROMINENT CUBAN EXILE STUDENT GROUP WITH LONG STANDING KUBARK ASSOCIATION ASSOCIAN. HOS IS IN MIAMI WITH MARGINAL REPRESENTATION SAN JUAN.

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