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1. Following Subject's arrival in Habana on 19 Earch 195?, he first 
contacted (on 20 March) and set up fresh contact arrangemente 
between AEPHODARCH-B and cutwout ANANTELOPE to be initiated following 
departure for PBPRIHB. On 21 Karen, VAIVADA contacted the mother
of and was informed that the latter had taken asylum in the
Panamanian Embassy in Hebana on 15 March as a result of the attack upon the
Presidential Palace of 13 March. it a personal meeting held in a secure
location with mother on that day. the latter asked help in
getting AEFEODARCH-JO into PBPRIHE. After consulting with the.3tation,

VAIVADA told the mother that this would be impr?tioal as her son uould have
to personally appear in the Consulate to obtain a visa; she?:as advised to .
toll to go into exile in Panama, and free there to go to Costa
.,R1ca if he so desired under the conditions set out in EKH-A- 350?. dated 
April 195?. already foruarded to San Jose and to the Chief, WED. At the
same time, YAIVABA forwarded the sun of $100 to Arrnonancnmio through his
mother. The help afforded at this meeting was greatly
appreciated, the agent's mother affirming to YAIYAQA before their parting
that she felt certain the agent would cooperate with us at any time. Arrange?
ments were made for the Station to contact the mother independently at any
time this appears necessary.



2. In the evening of 21 March, after having telephoned to arrange a
visit, VAIVADA met with the sister and niece of The Station had
deterndned that VAIVADA should, if possible, brooch the problem of payment of_
the $1000 authorized at that tiee, describing it as being back salary due?
rather than presenting it as a pay-off sinoe the amount. by
local standards and that of an insurance policy premium, was small. VAIVADA
was tell?received by the family and as a result of the visit belieyes there is
no possibility that the family is interested in embarrassing him. However. 
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impossible to take up the subject of the money and therefore did not do so, I

reporting that he believes a payment till not nor be necessary. The Station i
3 hasn't noticed any unusual references to the murder of in the 

local press since lifting of the censorship. However, sbout'3 Apfil 3

niece again visited the Embassy and talked to the Citizen? 

ship Officer, reopening the case of and asking whether some-.

thing could not-be done by the Embassy regarding his murder.' when the i

Citizenship Officer, after checking the files, told her that as 

was not a citizen and therefore he could do nothing about the matter, the

niece left the Embassy obviously annoyed and disappointed. No further visits i

to the Embassy by family have come to the attention of the 

Station, and no contact has been made with that family. Efforts are being

made, with the assistance of the local ODENVY, to identify the killer or

killers of this agent, for the record.

 

3. 0n 9 April 1957, the outmout AEANTEIOPE contacted 
and is now in regular weekly touch with that agent. In addition to a certain
amount of reporting upon student and university events, AHPHODARCH-B's 
principal current task is maintaining contact with with a View 2
to arranging a personal meeting between AMANTELOPE and to enable 
the Station to check progress of this operation and strengthen our relation-
ship with the latter. Progress in this effort will be reported. 

 

 

 

 

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