Communist threat to the United States through the Caribbean. Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, first session ..

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary

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Sujets

• Propaganda
• Communism
• Latin America
• Cuba

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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Given By
TT. s, srrPT or nnrjjMp.A^Ty.
3^^E.Pt 'I-
THREAT TO THE UNITED STATESCOMMUNIST
THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNAL SECURITY
AND OTHER INTERNAL SECURITY LAWSACT
THEOF
ON THE JUDICIARYCOMMITTEE
UNITED STATES SENATE
EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
PART 11
JUNE 19615,
Printed for the use of the CJommittee on the Judiciary
Bosto ibrary^^^^
Documents
Superinteno^rt.sQ'^
1 1961NOV
DEPOSITORY
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
43354 WASHINGTON : 1961COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
ChairmanJAMES O. Mississippi,EASTLAND,
ALEXANDER WisconsinESTES KEFAUVBR, Tennessee WILEY,
South Carolina EVERETT Mckinley imnoisOLIN D. dirksen,JOHNSTOX,
ROMAN L. NebraskaJOHN L. McCLELLAN, Arkansas HRUSKA,
SAM North Carolina KENNETH B. New YorkJ. ERVIN, Jr., KEATING,
NORRIS NewJOHN A. CARROLL, Colorado COTTON, Hampshire
THOMAS J. DODD. Connecticut
PHILIP A. HART, Michigan
EDWARD V. MissouriLONG,
WM. A. TexasBLAKLEY,
Investigate the Administration of the Inteenal SecueittSubcommittee To
Internal LawsAct and Othee Security
JAMES O. ChairmanEASTLAND, Mississippi,
THOMAS J. ViceDODD, Connecticut,
NebraskaD. South Carolina ROMAN L. HRUSKA,OLIN JOHNSTON,
IllinoisJ. Arkansas EVERETT McKINLEY DIRKSEN,JOHN McCLELLAN,
New YorkSAM North Carolina KENNETH B. KEATING,J. ERVIN, Je.,
NewNORRIS HampshireCOTTON,
J. G. CounselSouRWiNE,
ResearchBenjamin DirectorMandel, of
ITCOMMUNIST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES
THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN
JUNE 1961MONDAY, 5,
U.S. Senate,
Subcommittee To Investigate the Administration
OF the Internal Security Act and Oitier Internal
Security of the Committee on theLaws, Judiciary,
D.G.Washington^
The subcommittee to 10 :35 inat roommet, pursuant call, a.m., 2820,
New Senate Office Senator Thomas J. DoddBuilding, presiding.
Present: Senators Norris and Kenneth B.Dodd, Cotton, Keating,
Also J. G. chief re-present: Sourwine, counsel; Benjamin Mandel,
search Frank chiefdirector; Schroeder, investigator.
Senator Dodd. The will inbe order.hearing
Mr. Counsel?
Mr. Mr. Joe Mr.Sourwine. and Mr. Louis is ac-Louis, Chairman,
i\Ir. as chairmanWilliam the knows from theRowe,companied by
executive session. I would that botli men berespectfully suggest
Tlieir willsworn. stories one another.supplement
Senator Dodd. You will both rise and raise hands.your right
Do swear that the before the subcom-you solemnly testimony given
willmittee be the truth and but the so God?nothing truth, help you
Mr. Barrow. I do.Yes,
Mr. Rowe. I do.
OF JOE WILLIAM ROWETESTIMONY LOUIS BARROW AND
Mr. Mr. what full ?Sourwine. is nameLouis, your
Mr. Louis Barrow.Barrow. Joe
Mr. And address ? your
Mr. North Calif.Barrow. 1711 Wellington Road, Inglewood,
Mr. Sourwine. What is business?your present
Mr. Barrow. Public relations.
Mr. of the Avorld? You were the cliampionheavyweight
Barrow. IMr. was.Yes,
from what and until whatMr. Sourwine. Forhow and periodlong
time?
From 1937 until 1948.Mr. Barrow.
Mr. what is full name?Mr. Sourwine. Now, yourRowe,
L. Rowe.Mr. Rowe. William
Mr. And address? your present
1 New N.Y.Mr. Rowe. Fenamore Road, Rochelle,
Mr. Your business or ?Sourwine. profession
relations.Mr. Rowe. Public
are associated ?You andMr.JceLouis BarrowMr.
771772 COMMUNIST THREAT TO U.S. THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN
Mr. IEowE. am of the firm with -which he is asso-Yes, president
ciated.
Mr. SouRwiNE. Mr. in the course of this committee's hear-Louis,
we have dealt to some extent with recent events in Cuba. Haveings
you been in Cuba ?
Barrow. I was in inMr. Cuba 1959,
for ?Mr. SoTjRwiNE. Did tliere business or foryou go pleasure
first forMr. Barrow. wasMy trip pleasure.
Mr. You were theremorethan once ?SouRWiNE.
Barrow. I inMr. was there of 1960.again January
Mr. I think this was aSouRwiNE. latter business sir?trip trip,
was.Mr. Barrow. It
the this ?Mr. Whatwas ofpurpose trip
Mr. Barrow. Down there with Al Lockhart who also was an asso-
ciate in the Rowe & Lockhart official to a con-Louis, offices, negotiate
tract with the Tourist Commission.
Mr. SoxjRwine. The Tourist Commission ofCuba ?
Mr. Barrow. Right.
Mr. SouRwixE. What was the nature of Louis ?this Mr.contract,
Mr. Barrow. the Tourist Commission of Cuba wanted to en-Well,
ter into an with firm toour tourists to come toagreement develop
Cuba.
SouRwiNE. kind of tourists ?Mr. "Wliat
Mr. Barrow. JustAmerican tocome to Cuba.
Mr. SouR^^^:NE. I mean were were ar-you conducting tours, you
deals where anumberwouldcome ?rangingpackage —]\Ir. Barrow. we weren't wedealsNo, justarranging package
would ads in the and so forth.put Negro publications, radio,
Mr. SouRWiisTE. You were to individuals tojust trying get go?
Mr. Barrow. Right.
Mr. SouRwiNE. Not ?
necessarily groups
Mr. Barrow. Right.
Mr. who conducted these inNow, negotiations Cuba,
or IVIr. Rowe ?you
Mr. Barrow. Al Lockhart and Mr. Rowe. At the time I was down
there I was down there with Mr. Lockhart.onlj
Mr. SouRwiNE. Mr. did initiate these orRowe, you negotiations
did someonecome to to initiatethem ?you
Mr. Rowe. it was to our office Mr. Lockhart. Mr.No, brought by
Lockhart was a friend of mine and he was the director ofadvertising
theAmsterdamNews at that time.particular
Mr. SouRwiNE, That is aNewYorknewspaper?
Mr. Rowe. Yes. I was the relations for thatdoing public particular
for its 50th and Mr. Lockliart was interested inpaper anniversary
a of our office and we talked about different andbecoming part things
he I be able to in asaid, account." I"Well, perhaps might bring big
"If can in a we want as a member ofsaid, you bring big account, you
our firm."
So he came in and "I received a asaid, just telegram, cablegram
from Cuba." I "No And he "Yes." Hesaid, kidding." said, said,
would like to have me come down and discuss a''They proposition—with them when the celebration takes I thinkduring victory place."
it was in of 1958 or the before when Castro had invitedJanuary year
all of these thousands of down to what he Inewspapermen called,
a Peace I think.believe, Corps,