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This Central Intelligence Agency personality file on Soviet official Nikolay Sergeyevich Leonov (201-132139), with material dated 1953 to 1963, compiles cables, FBI documents, surveillance reports, press photos and passport copies. It records his Soviet Embassy service in Mexico City, the finding of his calling card in Fidel Castro's address book in 1956, and his role as Castro's interpreter in the USSR in 1963. A source identified him as a KGB officer, and a DIA item alleged he was planning Latin American insurgency.
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It was ascertained that in December 1955, the Editorial Popular was selling copies of two Maxin Gorki's works, their titles was translated into Spanish being "Los Sarta Monos" and "Mi Infancia." 4. CRIJAL70 (or CRIJALBO) Sorres, Juan, General Manager of Exportadora De Publicaciones Hexicanas S. de R.L. Av. De La Granjas 82 Phone: 27-66-57 On 20 December 1955, GRIJALVO sent word to the Commercial Office that a book entitled "Economia Politica," which the Soviets were apparently anxious to acquire, was ready and asked the Commercial Office to state the quantity needed. B. Purely Commercial Activities 1. EISENBERG, Jacques, was contacted on 16 December 1955, and reported told the Soviets that the affair with the electrodes would have to be postponed until 10 or 15 January 1956, due to his (EISENBERG's) sickness. This electrode transaction was connected with the visit to Mexico of two Soviet engineering experts (Correct: See HPM-A-4129, pp. 2-4, 6 February 1956). EISENBERG As known to be considering a deal with the Soviets in agricultural machinery, and to be participating in a trade agreement with the French Government in cotton. EISENBERG has been noted in connection with Greek commercial activities in Mexico. COYZALEZ is a frequent contact of the Soviet Embassy Commercial Section, and their actual and proposed transactions cover a rather wide range. a. Rafis and Pipes Early in December CONZALEZ and MAYEVSNI discussed the prospects for importing Soviet pipe and standard gauge railway rails into Mexico. It is reported that the market for rails in Mexico was not considered to be very successful, but the Soviets believed they might be able to arrange some sales in Central America. CONZALEZ brought news that the Matarazzo industrial combine in Brazil had bought sufficient petroleum (from outside the Soviet orbit) to cover its needs for four months, but would need more than the above time expired. MATARAZZO asked for an estimate on about 15-20,000 tons of Soviet petroleum delivered in about 100,000 drums per boat. GONZALEZ informed BOLSHAKOV that a US first named PAESONS & WEARCEZ visited to know why GONZALEZ was selling cellulose to Brazil, and further visited to know GONZALEZ' source of supply. 1954-1464 5 March 1958 Page 5.
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 165 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.