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104-10102-10241 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (2/19/1963)

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            L.EL IORANDUM FOR THE RECORD   .   Date: 19 February 1963

            TO         :  Chief, PM Branch                     C
                            .1                        RETURN ToCIA.
           ATTN        :  Irving N. PEGGINS         Background Use Only
                                                     Do Not Reproduce
           PROM        :  Chief, -FI Branch

           .CASE OFFICER: A.B. WELDRAKE/Ah'

           SUBJECT     :  Debriefing of AMLEO-3 on target personalities in
                          AdiwkbUN operation

           .     1.  On 15 February*1963 the-case officer was asked by
           Irving N. Peggins .of the PM Branch to interview-'AMLEO-3 re certain
           A.TRUNK target personalities.  These names were to be mixed into
           other groups or persons that are currently being discussed with
           AMLEO-3.  On the night of 15 February AMLEO-3 was questioned re
           various individuals including the AMTRUNK targets. The following
           information was obtained from AMLEO-3 on the AMTRUNKS:C
                     .o                                         06C b
                     A.                - A-3 first heard oi        when  he
           was a Captain in  he REbel army serving with Rolando CubA  in
           the Escambry a e  fighting against Batista. A-3 did not work
           directl  fwith         during this period. After the.Castro
           victory          returned to his studies in the University of '.
           Habana and became active in student affairs and lJ
         A   i   i IWhile  in this position he once invite A-3 t  come to
           the University and give a talk to a student group which A-3 did.
           A-3  does not believe          sa  Communis% but he should
           definitely be considered a pro FidelistaGPu       jgraduated
           from  the University in October of 1962, was still in Habana when
           A-3  left, but A-3 is not knowledgeable of REVELLON's current
           activities in Cuba since his graduation.  A-3 does not consider
           him  to be very important in Cuban official circles.
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                     B.                      - A-3 does not know this individu

                     C.                  1LEO-3 knows quite a bit about this
            individual al6nougU no ac sO ot consider him to be a personal
            friend. A-3 stated that DUARTEwas  once arrested in Maroneck,
            N.J. for arms s:::uggling for anti-Batista groups in the early 
            1950's (he does not remember what year), but because of his war
            record and U.S. citizenship he was able to-talk himself out of a
            jail sentence. He was later involved in a very shady deal somewhe:
            in the SW United States (Texas) involving anti-Batista groups
            collecting funds for their work. One Candido De La Torre was
            involved and some $200,000.00 disappeared somewhere in the deal.
            Thiti1 occurred somptime in 1955 or 1956. (A-3 is not sure of the
            dnite 'but the cas&Was given wide publicity in tpe U.S. press.) In
            January ,959       showed up in Havana at tptime   of the Castro
            victoryo and  eore Castro came i to Habana,        omm  sioned
            himsolf                           and appointed  mself
          o1                       --ldistrict of ,Habana ob4n the arrival of
            Cill C       UEGOS     a                        his self appointe
            post.         apparently       ,                  R ebel armyin

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