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104-10165-10000 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/18/1961)

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18 September 1961


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M040RANDU  FOR   A/DDP/A

SUBJECT -M r. Leo Cherne and his Implied Offer to
                 Construct a Solid Anti-Castro Revolutionary
                 Prontiwithin Ninety Days


     1.  This memorandum is provided the A/DDP/A for his infor-
uation.


      2.  Reference is made to Mr..Carey's memorandum of 23 August
 (Attachment A) which reports on a recent neetin3 of Mr. Cherne
 a   the NeweYork representative of 00 Contact Division, during
 ici   Mr. Cherne stated that he felt certain that within a period
     inety days he could construct a solid revolutionary front out
 of theeseveral Cuban exile .groupas and movements. Additionally,
 he indicated a.fotber  orking relationship vith the Agency and
 specifically with Mr. Rudy Gome,  former Deputy Chief, Western
 Hemisphere Division, the DCI, and the DD/P people. The Contact
       Diviionreprsenativs blieve that Rven thomgh Mr- chemwsv
 remarks concerning the unification of Cuban exile elements were
 probably iLtended to provoke a reaction, he has, no doubt, given
 the, matter considerable thought and he may approach the Deputy
Director  (Plans) or the DCI in the near future regarding this
matter.

      3.  Available information indicates that Mr. Cherne is
 reputed to be an outstanding American liberal. As Executive
 Secretary of the Research Institute of Amrica, Analyst and Com-
 mentator for Mutual Broadcasting and former Chairman of the
 International Rescue Committee, he has considerable stature and
 reputation for expertness in a number of fields. .Thee fields
 include governmeal,  social and economic reform, tax legislation,
 and refugee problems. After World War 11 he revised the Japanese
 tax and fiseal structure and subsequently he worked on political
 and economic problem involved in the industrial development of
 Fuarto Rico, Vast Berlin &-d South Vietnam. He is a strong advo-
 cats of the use of tax legislation as a major instrument in
 bringing about economic- and social change.

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