18 March 1964

MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Chief, Western Hemisphere Division (Special Affairs)

SUBJECT: AMWORLD—Talk with AMBIDDY-1

AMBIDDY-1 will be meeting with us in the Washington safehouse on 19-20 March. If you can spare the time, it might be helpful if you could have a heart-to-heart talk with him on his relations with Senora Padron, which may be blossoming forth into matrimony. There cannot be much doubt now that she is reported to have been Fidel Castro's mistress and that this fact (if fact it be) is widely known. If he marries her, the political repercussions could be calamitous. It would be helpful if you could tell AMBIDDY-1 point blank that if scandal ensues, this could doom the program.

Henry D. Hecksher
WH/SA/BO/HH

DDP/WH/SA/BO/HH/HDHecksher:hh (18 Mar 64)

Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee
1 - AMBIDDY-1 201
1 - WATSON 301

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