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SUBJET : Bobrlofing of Elward G. Tlchbarn(P)
1. Edvard G.TIchborn(P) erIvod In Hashtngton from blo: trIp to Cuba: durtog
tho nlght of 31 January 1960/ . 5o yas dobrbefod at tha Rotol Statlor from about
JOOO to 1530 hours On 1 February . Thoao progant dobrfoftng Voro Hegars .
03 (hIl Tooncy and Charlos Penney frcn HR Divisien,
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tho Ondorsignad. Thla dobrfofing vaa very Interosttng and rosultod Lor 4
deal of pertinent Inforratlon . Tha threo and 8 hakf roele O' tapo derfved r
therofron 470 nou transcribod bH thls ffico- Soro of tbo more sallont
pointa aro notod bolow:
2. Somo of tbo operetional Informatlon &nd sugrostiona Offarad by Tlchbora
4ro tha following:
a . Thoro appoars to bo LIttle chanco of 0 coalItion of the opposItion
groups at thls timo or in tko near future sInco thoy aro not Koll orgenfzed
and och group rt Hould vant to bo the loxder of such en ffort. Aleo,
according to tho miabors of tho OFpogition to whom Tichborn talkod, It 19
tbe genoral congengus cf Opinlon thet FIdol Castro 19 In po danger of loostns
hls grlp or tho dovotion 0f hlg folloverar for Jo1O tmo to Como_
b FIdol Castro 3ood9 to bocopo most # upset and alnost pantced by
defoctlons Possesging "Masslah-tyFo corplexa ho cannot boar tho thought
of gomaone lodving tho fold. Rethar than to lot such dofactIonj pess Op
pnnoticod, bo foolg corpelled to glvo roasons and xaka ExCugos , Tbls tben
blows bho mettor up porheps out of proportion and qulckly bocone9 a nttor
of public knoulodgo_ Tichbor fo6ls that tho Lnducoront Of deuactions ccald
porheps havo DOro ffoct on Cagtro than aoy thor sInglo, rational actIon 6o
mLeht undertaka.
c Thero appoarb to bo 0 roletIvoly long-standIng schlan betwoon tho
brothora Fdel and Raoul Castro. Raoul Is tho Bobo cold JndlvIdual = 4s en
oxamplo, Fidol Onco orderod Jok6 LOO prisonors to bo roturnod gafoly to thobr
horos , but Recul had 4 numbor of thon kIllod. Txo Gonaral feoltng In Cuba 1s
stat Fldol 18 not 4 CommunIst, but that Raoul Is undcubtedly &t loast 4
fellov_travoller Developing or axplolting tHsschlsa could thorofore, bo
oporetionelly adventegeous (Tho fact that thoy aro brothors vould Frobablj
hava IIttlo offoct on FIdal Yho hog already reducad *trnat tho land holdioza
of blo mothor end anotkor brothor Jn conforalty uIth tha egrerLan refor3
progral and vho Jafled hla slst8F, end` f{rod 4 Modater, ovor 8 shako-dota
on an Inouranca doal:)
3 . Of spoclel oporatiorel Intorost Vor& soveral Ind!vIduals Tlchborn
montLoned who Alght hevo Jo53 Iefluonco on Fidol Castro and honco Rlctt bo of
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oparatIonal Intorost ., Thoy aro:
2 Pathor (Padro) Alborto & Castro: ho I3 0 Jebult prIoet predontly
locetod In Ceraca8, Venezuole, who had baon 0 toachor or PIdol ,Castro durlog
hla youth. Cabtro eg Ln Venezuola and saw Fathor do Cestro tbore durAng
Yhlch tIeo tho littor crItIcIzod Fidol for Somo of ba ectIono . In BpIto of
tho fagt .that thla-rononstratlon occurod In {ront 0f Jomo of FIdol"0 @OD,
ad letartho littor troutod -hlm Hlth groat rospoct. It Yes folt by TIchborn'0 JouCO
Statted'alona &f this Infornation, end by TLehborn, that Fathor de Castro undoubtod
{or w bour . bas 80u3 Influonco ovor Cestro- TIchborn guggostod thet It ~ould bo of valuo to
deterntno wbotbor or not Fldol bas cny reguler contect vith Father d Caetro
and . $f 80,what oforatlonal potantial ha night hevo.
ba_ Morb wathovs : he $8 9 journallot wIth tho E,Y,Bpee and Yaa tho only
AmerIcan novepaperman covoring tha Castro gtory prior to hls fInal MuCC0J8 ,
While Tlchborn vag In Buba, 4 front Pego articlo R appeared In_Rovoluckoa
(tho regLmo'8.pros8- Jpokesian) on Methevs It Vag a gort ot odltortal and
praIsed, Mathous 89 8 "roal man" and one wbo understocd tho rovoluton and
Its eIms Tchborn fvols that 4+ nlght ba to our adventaga to Into
contact wLth Methovs s1nca be appears to havo tho confidonco of tbo
ednlnlbtration .
C
Profossor c {Rosco: Subject 19
on the faculty of tho Unvoreided do
VIllanueva and 18 4 contenporary of Fidel Castro_ Thoy Nero claegratos and
both Hero dobetors although accordlng to Rosco, Casgtro dld not rako tbo
Dobetlng: Socloty of vhich he(Rosco) vas tho progfdontOnco efter the'
revolution, Rogco attonded sppach Castro mada end aftor tho oratfon, tho
lettor ajked Rosco whtt he thought cf It. Upon hearing 8O1 crIticier, hd iantod
to kov how It could have been Inprovod, Sinco Cestro Vag loovIng for
Vonezuela 'aud tho Inlted Statog ho esked Rogco to accompany hle In order that
thoy could d1scugs tho cetter furthor_ Tchborn foola thet Rogco (a cobbor &
the opposItfon) M probably bas oro Influence on Cegtro than Rosco roallzos
and that thds pog8lbility would bo worth lookIng Into.
d. Edvard R_Hurrow: ho producod &-TVprogran on Cagtro and Tichborn foolo
thet he ntght hevo ostebllshed 8 repport uith Cestro during thle perfod.
. Ono 0f tho contacts TIchborn rado In Cube (tho Droctor of Tourien) akod
hm If ho kov ofacyona who . vould bo Interosted In coming to Cube On an all-dxponsos-
pald vIslt In ordor to Irite erticlos (or other sinllar propaganda) on probont
Cube. Tlchborn mantIonod Cloto Fobort?, 4 populer radlo and Iv"conmantator In Los
Angolos 09 4 poIsIblo candtdato. (Tlchborn alg0 descusgod thle mettor uIth Horeca
4. Davis . Tlchborn wIll nentlon thls pog91bllIty to Roborts upon hla return to
CaL fornlc.
5. Whllo In Gube, TIchborn accldently mt 0 young lady wko lator revealod to
hlo that she Yu egent for tha Gstato Dapartrent' Ra folt that thlj Yas
goGurIty Qattor and that It should bo brought to our attonticn for thet purpojo , Me Goanez2dld not recogalze ths 545o; It 19 bolng furthor chockod cut dth W
DvIelon . Tho IncIdont and tho detalla VIli ba Eade the oubjoct of 1 Joparata
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6. Ch tha adulniatrativo S1do, # Tfchtt 0ll forvard hv 09!l hJo
financIal accountIrg, 0n0 copy to tho Covor cornany and]tho othor Lo Honty
H. Darkin(P)_ Tho cover lettor shlch veg provldod hin tbr tho ovont that
ho Cz3 to tho attantlon of tho Cuban suthcrItfo vag roturmod to 49 and Jo
noy In hia Tilo. (Thoro Vas no pocos_Ity for Its uso.) TIchborn Inqulrod 49 to
tbe PossIb lsty of rocolvIng roLbbrsonont for padIcal oxpansas yhlch 4tll
uadoubtedly b8 Incurrod upon bla roturn to Calfforle duo to 0 PosoIblo harnta
whtch dovolopod In Nov York on his.roturn trIp &n routo to Waghington: Thls 1o
chockod Gut by thfs offIco. TIchborn departqi Los Angolos (hevIng :boan
tekan to Fratndshlp Intornatioral Atrport b7 at about 1800
hours on 1 Fabruary 1960 .
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