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104-10174-10052 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (11/23/1959)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch13836 and id is 1 raw text is: 1O4~iO174~1OO52 a.-' 0.; CIA Baokgrr Us Ol 0D o scc::t 2 1iuver~bor 1959 S' Z Ts Consultant for Cuba - Edwbrd G. Tichborn (P) 1. .Following the receipt of an affirmativo'ep it regards to P. Tichborn, I talked on 16 Lovember with Uesar. Obeaat, and Landreth cf jxH Division and we decided that I should Aet in touiTit Tichborn and try to arrange for him to go to Cuba az soon as possible. The sae day I contacted Tichborn by phone and arranged for a- meeting in Los z)geles on 13 Lovember. . As scheduled, I not with Pr. Tichborn at the leabassador Hotel in Los angeles on 13 November, We reviswed the situation in Ciba in some detail and I asked hia. if he would be available to ake a ,TDXr to Cuba to investigate possibilijties of our coalescence of thonoli u ai sition to Fidel Ca o into a - plitical organiation. Tichboi-n.sta tt, was neet desirousorgoinghoweter, he said that the question cam particular'ly drifortuinate time as he had just been refain lith e a-Viican Government to bring a civil suit against those contractors in th U$:2 who sub-contract mAigratory VAixican workers. It would appear that according to the agroements reach:ed between the contractors and the .labor forces, the contractors are allowed to deduct the cost of subsistance-on,.a maxiina of 1.75 per dayj from the leages paid the laborers. ivlthough inmost instanceas subsistance costs. considerably less than U1.75 a day- contiactors a 'eln wdtdhzolding the maximum amount. The Ioxican Government on behalf the laborers are planning to bring suit ag:inst the contractors for -the difference between actual subsistance costs and the amount withheld,- Tiehborn stated tha% of course his would' be a lengthy affair, however, -he.felt at- tu to three, weeks 411 be anple time for him to draw together an' i.nitial o Sal as to how.the stAhich tim he. thought he would be free to make a trip to Cuba fo# us. I also had Tichborn sign a standard consultants; contract, and gave him the cover con.- sy to which he should address his vert: b16. I 'pointed out to hbi ht bwhed he was actually sent outside the coiutifon TZY, we wiould have to tieptiate and amend the contract which would halsfor paMnt for his expenses plus a fee for his services. I asked hiefti think about what he iibOld haiive to charge for his' services,-at the same tim I Lpointed out our pay 'aquite low but. that -I thinght' I -ould ge t something in-the neighborhood ef of$1500 for a month' work, a re'idin him that this sub presentd $18,O0 per year- which was the top salary' cr a! government cfficial. Tichborn said that he appreciated the difficulties, inherent in this tpe of thing and that he would need sode time to think ov6er what he would have to charge without subjecting himself to 'an undue financial hardship. 3. I was much impressed with Tichborn's immdiate grasp of the - , difficulties involved and the typo of operation I proposed for him to undertake. He inediately cae forth with one idea which struck ro as quite G qq \~jf7~/ r

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