“1 4-00000 • INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOURCE "ELGIN" OX 19 OCTOBER GS - CUBAN PERSONAL ITIES. 23rd_UNGENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION 9x1 1. Jose F NRNANDEZ COSSTO Rodrimuog. Director of. International' Organi zations, Cuban Foreign Ministry. Now gets along well: with Foreign ”
“PROCESS::G 1:Or 30 DISPATCH SECRET MADETD som ImpEXiO Chief, Western Hemisphere Division X *o pEEING REQUIRED 38% Chief, European Division om.v QUALIFIED CESn Chief of Station, JMCOBRA CAN JUDGE IDE RNG Feo Chief of Station, Madrid de wiceofills b / Operational/TYPIC/”
“24 ATTACHMENT to UFGA-29123 frost no MP SECRET FROM: SE/REA FE-8119 scenzy 1-46 5 Doc. 1967 o r iiiin n VIA: 1-1 n 701-31548 FtP SUBJECT: Franci-oo CALZADILLA Nunezcroplaced by Orestes Guillermo RUIZ Peroz as Chargo d’Affaires of Cuba in Spainy -vi-qas 50) ; REF: A”
“INTERMEDIARIES IN MADRID, INCLUDING COUNSELOR MANUEL TELLO.y - BF TRONCOSO OF THE CHILEAN EMBASSY AND CUBAN CHARGE GUILLERMO RUIZ PEREZ. CUBAN COMMERCE AL COUNSELOR 0 NO FOREIGN DISSEY/CONTROLLED DISSEM (zl: feran: "dfssom controls)”
“CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH SECRET A JA GSMA-23,406 7. . The new Ambassador concluded his report with three recommendations:. a. Rent another building where, the Chancillary, the Commercial Office, the Consulate and the Cubana Offices can all be housed instead of .^^ being ”
“13-00000 0) 0 !Cont’d. 9-- - The Japanese Embassador said he informed his Gov’t, about these difficulties as a protest against the behavior of the Cuban Gov' This he told at the Diplomatic meeting. -About a week ago, there was a hunger strike at the Brazilian 3mb by the exi”
“FILE THE CIA LIBRARY is a copy, in Spanish, of the Frente Interno de, Unidad Revolucionaria - FIUR.] 1. A Cuban exile, Julio V. Leal, residing at 4823 East 8th Court, Hialeah, cuen ) Florida, claims to be the US Delegate of the "Cuban Government in Arms".— He also claims tha”
“00000 SECRET - 6- / He wears eyeglasses to correct astigmatism, and is known to like skin-diving, a sport that he practiced in Cuba. In general terms, however, he enjoys good 1 health.p EMPLOYMENT : There is no doubt that Guillermo RUIZ exercises the full authority t”
“14-00000 Spain peratyua :sps VlorAa-C S EC aS AT sar r 1* mtM _ Chief of Station, Santiago. Chief, Veskarn Kesteptere mirision 0* ***** ^U __ Chief, Europe Di vis too _ _ num" cam vod apore Chief of Station, Madrid. wp: porue_ a* KIAMBEOSIA Transmittal of Photograp”
“14-00000 Jerneg the Ne-ecal so of the United States within A* mooring of the Supio et iTorta IJ U'SC % 793 4, the Honunistion or revelation prohibited by low. DiFECOtAtE OP ITEUIGENCE C-G-H-P-I-D-E-S-T-I-A-L ICOUNTRY Cuba. Spain REPORT NO: O0-/ 39/07039-70 CAC 1 SUBJE”
“has had to deal with Falangists. Ruiz says that ho is very sensitive and that things have got to the point that he can't just let them go by, things they are accusing him of in Havana. But, there is no one that has the courage to tell him directly to his face so that he coul”
“on cultural matters in outlining his plans for the Embassy's activities.He has shown a certain intellectual restlessness, a desire to keep abreast of events in the world .outside of Cuba and a willingness to accept whatever he deems to be good or useful from that exterior wo”
“14-00000 r ' O 0 « ... o ■ on • 22 DOZA and USPINOSA, and tha defection of AMDELAS/1 r.11 coningon within the past six months. . ’ C. In mid Septenbor the Cuban Delegation to the 24th UN: .: Conceal Assembly will start nfriving in sections. Tho first arrives on 11 Sept”
“FORMATIC b: REPOR Tl irftigt ,Y CENTRAL INTELLIGEN Taismatr-st (0*9,2 siefermanon offacttng the National Defarse ef the United $1. -.'..,« aju.s.C Sec1 753 aso /14, tra tes miiot or revelation of which in any macaqe to an unauloree CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CoF >. SECR”
“prepared to make changes that promise to go beyond the superficial sweeping of a new broom. Underlying RUIZ’s actions and proposals is the clear implication that lie came to Madrid with the specific task of upgrading the Cuban mission in Spain both in terms of prestige and e”
“00000 „vat A CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH SECRET OSMA-23,415 If necessary. The consuls were told to go with the attitude Of "looting". 4.Even while he was laying these responsibilities . on.his consuls, RUIZ was busy .within the Embassy. In discussions with, Andres MARTINEZ”
“@0oo (AS-atic PROCISUNG ACTION 3P to DISPATCH SECRET MAELID for DPLING Chief, Western Hemisphere. Division X NO Nnrunc ftOviho Chief, European Division" R oud one QuADAD DISK Chief of Station, JNCOBRA1 qaN woa INDUING 180m Chief of Station, Madrid UKKMnil 96/8C © ”
“14-00000 cant 00.1 : 11911 oggnncu** USNG acnoN DISPATCH SEC RET intro Ki mwetum6 (w DING 81009810 :___ Chief, Western Hemisphere Division. Iomr Omrud KSI M3 Chief, Europe Division :RCM Chief of Station, WH/Mimm .lou Juegt INDIES ___ Chief of Station, Madrid micau”
“0000 CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH S ECRET OSMA-23,406 7. The new Ambassador concluded his report with three recommendations: a. Rent another building where the Chancillary, the Commercial Office, the Consulate and the Cubana Offices can all be housed instead of being disper”
“14-00000 ; OUTGOING MESSAGE * SIGNAL canten use ONLY % Me Past MI CO. ME” T0S TPS. 300 or mere onr 0 a 00 .0 a 4 CiASsowaton SECRET wresset manmne moicaron carn-nae amove 'are 3basnane MnMMMwumese 0 3 most DISSEM BY: CONF: INFOt FILt 05 wo moss 1 * 937064 4 0 m”
“INTELLECT UAL FOUNDAT ION WHICH HAS’ ACCEPTED CASTRO'S INTERPRETATION OF COMMUNISM AS APPLIED® w a lls % ca TO CUBA. ONLY ELEMENT OF-DISSATISFACTION NOTED IS * I . RUIZ FEELING HE IS NOT IN POSITION WHERE CAN BE MOST USEFUL. HE BELIEVES HE IS WASTING HIS TALENTS IN DIP”
“the fields of economics and cormorco, such as Commercial Counselor in Mexico She and Vico-linister in the Ministry of Foreign Trado, first in ad- ministration and afterwards in economy, it can be presumed that he has complete knowledge of the commorcial policies of the Cuba”
“Charge’de Affairs, and if he returns he will notify the .Spanish government officially. He wants samples or models of the passports to take with him, and then he ! tells Horacio that if he has not returned by the 18th of July, that he should represent him at the official receptio”
“5000 -4- Report No. 345(continued) proposed' getting a substitute for De La Nuez, but only because of his administrative inefficiency, and for no other reason. If Ruis had suspected anything he world have put him on a plane and sent him back there. A person from the Ferl”
“14-00000 CONTINUATION OF PAGE 2 DISPAICH S-E-C-R-E-T- OSMA-26409 Imagine that Havana Would question him .on that score.. However, if there were problems that Havana felt he lacked the ability to resolve, ■ he should simply be removed "because Comandanto - - Guillermo Ruiz”
“anti) Pud SECRET Attachment III Report No. 262. 30 January 1970. RUIZ records following memorandum on tape: "Comrade NEIRA.- I take this opportunity that NILDA is going to Havana to bring to your attention some of our problems here in Spain. "The first pertains to the c”
“mger vea) Defense o the Lived Sega *• Laised m/sp-mimwrF p 94 the bonim/sivs $ wCowe to cuomieg or tove-Dom a ohk> la muy FAFosoN - n:n f. ri ANA T’A or NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM PAGE 1 OF 2/PAGES King Stoief : - THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALL”
“:l - INFORMATION orrrarn Fnox ' soynch " LdixeO% c OCTOBER 1969 UBAX UNGA DEIREGATIOX 2 SALITIES. * 1. HOUSING AREN SCEMEVIS. F Fernando LVAREZ ■LY Tabio, Ambassador, a , and Enrique CASESO Ar[ud h, Abas. for, are rooming together y in the Peter Cooper Hoici. Marta Marta”
“com- eye mercial treaty negotiations with Spanish authorities. In a u -iz communication directed to Raul LEON Torres (201-725624) (Under is xi Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Commerce) and in rather -- n strong language, RUIZ defended his right to be informed ”
“father has' betrayed then. They also mention an ambassador. who has left(for Cuba-7) and took watches as gifts to everyone in the Ministry. Ruiz thinks that some of them will remain here in Spain as .they have a great deal going for them there. Report No.3^2 26 Juno 1970 Ruiz’ is”
“C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L 213-10483 00-K-3,262,509 - 2 - in Ree Rec'd6-6-63 Minister of Agriculture - Now in Cuba, name not revealed for security reasons.—7 Minister of Public Housing - To be announced at a later date. . 10 5 The following individuals have been named Min”
“14-00000 SPAIN - SECRET Chief, European Division X Chief, Western Hemisphere Division Chief of Station, Madrid QUDOZE - 1. The, following conversation case from Subject source: (At a meeting with Hector GALLO and Aristides DLAZ, the following Satement was made by Gui”
“abscence. as Charge’do Affairs, and if he.returns he will notify the Spanish government officially. He wants sembles or models of the passports to take with him, and then he tells Horacio that if he has not returned by the 18th of July, that he should represent him at the officia”
“two subjects will be dealt with in separate dispatches. On the administrative side, RUIZ listened sympathetically to complaints about low salaries, old buildings and inadequate operating budgets and concluded by asking for a monthly report on receipts and expenses and a repo”
“2A Pej- 70/333 _Vasc, NDCZ isor. seen very aittle of FERNANDEZ in the previous wook, and could offer no new information on him or on his activities. FERNANDEZ seems to shun most of the Delegation and Mission personnel apart from his fellow DGI people. 70 20-9 3 849 Ajmsto”
“■ ■ S ECRET • tow 0365i 8. Rogelio PODRIGUEZ Lopes,First ________________ __ Secretary-desimnate. Source does. not know RODRIGUEZ or anything about him. RODRICONZ wasi schedaled_to_coe to_Yrk_s months ago; it would seem that he is not coning at this point. RODRIGUEZ amply ”
“changes that promise to go beyond the superficial sweeping of a new broom. Underlying RUIZ’c actions and proposals is the clear implication that he came to adrid with the specific task of upgrading the Cuban mission in Spain both in terms of prestige and effectiveness. Statio”
“who is eating a chicken, then you have a dangerous problem, because in Latin America we have.... but here in Europe it’s different, that is why I’m telling you this. they can be inter- vening in the government... that is why we must try to find out." 2. Following is the ide”
“14-00000 SICERPT DBA-11277 28 May 1962 FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS - CUBA I. PgtSONNEL ASSIGNED TO CUBAN,EMBASSY, MEXICO CITY EXCELSIOR / Mexico City daily newspaper_7, May 6, 1962, page 7D. : contained a brief article entitled, "Airport," which stated in part , that R”
“-00000 -8- Roport No. 350 2l1 Juno 1970 Ruiz asks PACHECO if they have reserved tickets for him and BARREDA, who have been called from Havana by telephone, The tickets are to be reserved for the two of them only, not for the wives, neither Mercedes nor Nilda. Ruiz says ”
“INFORMATION ORTATNCDFROM SOURCE ":EGIN" ON19 0CTOBER 68 CUBAN PERSONALTSTES OF.LOCAL INTEREST. PIT NOT NOWIN SEW YORK/ 000.. 1. Nicolas*CODRTCUE%Ast______________________________ ain. Former CUN Counsellor. Source .stated that RODRIGUEZ is now the head -of the Czech (and po”
“sparked their quarrels were RUIZ’s dispute with Emilio ROMERO, editor of the newspaper Pueblo, and the distribution of Che GUEVARA’S Diary. 2, A QUDOZE Report of 2 July 1968 outlined a hot discussion that ensued when RUIZ went into a rage over a phone call GALLO had received”
“14-00000 CHES trees" -3- reserved, Intelligent, and probably something of an operator. He was Bon Bella’s chief of cabinci before joining the Foreign Office in 1964, and he functions more on special assignment than as part of the chain of command. He was a member of the ”
“CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH SECRET OSMA-24,212 1. As an individual, RUIZ has appeared in QUDOZE/QUTIMID as nervous, capricious, quick tempered. In contrast to his pleasant public appearance and his ■ usually acceptable telephone language, his private conversation is vulgar, l”
“other hand, he refers to Latin American diplomats as bootlickers because they use the English language at parties, and he has remarked that "capitalism is no good," 43. He seems to have a certain admiration for General Francisco FRANCO, of whom RUIZ has said: "FRANCO is the o”
“14-00000 airy SECRET - 18 - and sends him mail through the Cuban .diplomatic eg. pouch. CANTO is involved with the diplomatic representation of Equatorial Guinea. * Armando FERNANDEZ.- "A good friend," says RUIZ. But he has doubts about FERNANDEZ’S V source of income ”
“/RUIZ came to his post as a transfer .from the Ministry of Foreign Commerce. On numerous occasions he has said that his life interest is in commerce and industry and prior to his vacation in Cuba, he was increasingly depressed over his present position and his ability to fil”
“1 4-00000 / OrODET JLuSes. - 16 - he is risking attack by Cuban exiles, a possibility — that he surely must not discard given the reception that they gave Armando HART Davalos, Carlos CHAIN, and Carlos ALFARAS at Barajas Airport on 30 June 1968). Neither his wife nor ”
“separate dispatches. On the administrative side, RUIZ listened sympathetically to complaints about low salaries, old buildings and inadequate operating budgets and concluded by asking for a monthly report on receipts and expenses and a report on the consuls’ current needs, th”
“4-00000 came - RSi/b ,SAso39, -7- uz%2c Wze Report No. 259 (Cont’d). 7 * I told her that I personally regretted it. as an Individual and as Cuban, but that as a diplomat I could not do her any favor because she had left Cuba voluntarily, in flight, and that I could not ”