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104-10187-10113 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOTAL COPIES 32 SECRET FROM SAN SALVATEIS ACTION WH8 INFO DD WR. FILE SECRET 36221CZ DIR CITE SALV 5312 WHDIV CUBA CUBAN DETECTOR REFS A. SALV 5333 (IN83009)* B. DIR 53380 CUBAN DEFECTOR 1.ANDAONCE EACH ALONE AND ONCE TOGETHER SAW DALTON MORNING 30 SEPTEMBER. TOON SAME POSITION AS PARA 2 REF A. DENIED KNOWING DESPITE CASE OFFICER RELATIONSHIP, REFUSED DISCUSS CUBAN DEFECTOR ANYTHING ABOUT CUSAN INTEL, AND SEGGED FOR RELEASE AND EXILE TO START LIFE ANEW. DALTON 2. OBTA IN ING TRUTH FROM FILL BE TIME CONSUMING. HE FULLY AWARE PROOFS AGAINST HIM BUT PROBABLY HOPES POLITICAL PRESSURE WILL FORCE RELEASE AND PROBABLY FEARS ADMISSION OF HIS COMPLICITY WILL NOT HELP HIM. SALV COVT MUST CONVINCE HIM HE WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS. HE OF DUBIOU'S VALUE INSOFAR AS CONTRIBUTING NEW INFO ABOUT PAST ACTIVITIES OF CUBAN INTEL OR PCES BUT OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST AS AGENT IF HE CAN BE TARGETTED AGAINST CUBAN INTEL OR PCES. IF RELEASED WOULD BE CUBAN DEFECTOR DEFINITE OBSTACLE TO FURTHER OPS AGAINST TARGETS. IF HE SHOULD DOUBLED, HIS IMPRISONMENT WOULD COVER RECRUITMENT AND WOULD TEND TO ENHANCE HIS VALUE. PROBABLY WOULD BE MOST USEFUL OUTSIDE SALV INCLUDING MEXI AND CUSA.

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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET IN PAGE 3. AS MATTERS STAND MOST IMPORTANT TO PROTECT EQUITY IN CUSAN Target CIA C OF GREAT PEOMISE. THIS OP COULD BE AFFECTED ADVERSELY CUBAN DE ECTOR BY SPREAD OF NELS ABOUT EFFORTS ON DOALS OF TO EFFECT RECRUITMENTS. BECAUSE OF VALUE OF PREFER FOR PRESENT NOT TO PROCEED AGAINST OTHERS WHO RECEIVED INTEL TRAINING. AFTER CIA IS PPCDUCING AND AFTER PRUDENT INTERVALCAN PROCEED WITH RECRUITMENT EFFORT AGAINST OTHERS EITHER UNILATERALLY OR WITH LIAISON DEPENDING ON DEVELOPMENTS.. 4. PROCEEDING WITH ARREST OF GUERRILLOS TRAINED IN CUBA PROBABLY CUBAN PEFECTOR VOULD BE PENSFICIAL AS LONG AS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THOSE DETAINED MIGHT BE DOUELED AND TARGETTED AGAINST GUERRILLA GROUPS OR PCES. 5. APPRECIATE PEF B TO WHICH WILL REPLY AFTER DISCUSSING FURTHER PROSPECTS AND GOVT INTENTIONS WITH AISON AND POSSIBLY PRESIDENT.

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