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Cryptonym: GIFOLA

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Definition:
Eunice Odio.
Status:
Documented
Sources:

104-10177-10225: CIA FILE ON ODIO, EUNICE.

Source cryptonym identified as GIFOLA. Almost the entire document is redacted.

1993.07.31.09:57:15:530030: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A CABLE CONCERNING EUNICE ODIO, 1 OCTOBER 1947 ST

Eunice Odio won a prize in 1947 in Guatemala for her poetry. "Style is strictly Nerudian. This is not strange, as she is a very active Communist in Costa Rica - being a member of the famous Communist literati cell - Eugenio Maria de Hostos - to which Corina Rodriguez also belongs..."

104-10071-10265: A LETTER REQUESTING ALL AVAILABLE INFO ON EUNIS REPORTED TO BE COSTA RICAN, EXPELLED FROM COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA, FORMER MISTRESS OF PRESIDENT ARBENZ AND NOW MISTRESS PRESIDENT OSORIOS PRESS SECRETARY

11/3/52 memo from Senior Rep REDACTED to Director, CIA: "Request all available info on (Eunice) reported to be Costa Rican, expelled from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, former mistress of President Arbenz (of Guatemala) and now mistress of President Osorio's press secretary."

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000921035.pdf

06/28/54: Cable from Withheld to Director: Slugline RYBAT JMSWAG: "1. To embarrass Diaz, station ready send cable to Newsweek, Time, vision, and press services U.S. signed by GIFOLA relating facts (REDACTION) 392 (IN 23088). Can give exact data even signatures. 2. HQs permission and suggestions awaited. Also consider having proofs hotel documents sent UN delegates Central American countries from here."

Contributors:
John Newman • Bill Simpich

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