Cryptonym: GPAZURE
Ferrer is a reference to Esteban Ferrer, Hobbing's "Mexican specialist" and deputy chief of the Council on Latin America where Hobbing was the chief (see the masthead on the bottom of page 1): http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00442/pdfa/00442-02146.pdf
For background on Esteban Ferrer, and a description of the members of the Council on Latin America in 1967: https://nacla.org/article/more-cla
Donald Freed, Death in Washington, pp. 161: "Hobbing was the CIA's man at Time-Life. In 1954, working for Howard Hunt and David Phillips, he personally took a hand in the overthrow of the Arbenz government in Guatemala. In 1956 Hobbing concocted a diary which purported to record the final days of a teenage freedom fighter in Budapest. In 1970 he was in Chile assisting the CIA-IGS propaganda efforts at El Mercurio." (at p. 169): "The mechanism set up by (Sen. James) Buckley to do PR for the junta (Nena Ossa, Mario Arnello, Enno Hobbing, Paz Alegria) had been used by the CIA to cover up assassinations in Chile from 1970 to 1973."
H.P. Albarelli, A Secret Order
"While Al Haney was (David) Morales' ultimate superior on the ground in Guatemala, Morales also reported to CIA officer Enno Hobbing, another greatly overlooked character in the Oswald saga. Morales may have met Hobbing earlier in post-war Germany, where Hobbing worked for the Agency undercover as a journalist. Hobbing, before joining the CIA and again in post-war Germany, served as a US Army officer and was deeply involved in Project Paperclip, as well as its earlier incarnations." Morales felt Hobbing "looked down on me like I was not up to his place in life." Hobbing and Boris Pash transported Wernher von Braun to the US. The CIA stated that Hobbing resigned in 1955, but he is on these documents in the sixties.
Gerard Colby, Charlotte Dennett, "Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller
"Nelson's cousin, Richard Aldrich...who sometimes did undercover work for the CIA, joined eight other men to plan assistance to Latin American business allies in the field of propaganda. Representatives of fifteen companies met with the State Dept. and the US Information Agency in October 1960 to discuss 'an organized counterattack' against the arguments of both communists and nationalists who were opposed to more US holdings in Latin America. Out of these deliberations came an organizing group that set up the Latin American Information Committee (LAIC)...LAIC's executive director was Enno Hobbing, who switched back and forth between the CIA and Time/Life assignments."
104-10175-10063: DISPATCH: REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL HELP OF GROUP REPRESENTED BY GPAZURE
12/22/61 Win Scott dispatch to HQ, HMMA-18341: 19 page memo prepared by Carlos Campos and Julio Godoy of the "Asociacion Nacionalista". The group is anticommunist and pro-Catholic, working for authentic nationalism for last 30 years. Asked that this memo "get to GPAZURE...prepared as a result of talks Identity A had with GPAZURE during his visit to Mexico. Identity A plans to go to New Orleans on or about 9 January 1962 and would like to meet GPAZURE in the USA at that time to discuss the possibility of financing (and arrangements for such) by the group represented by GPAZURE...the Station looks with favor on this effort." Page 5 of 20 discusses "the offensive...aimed at establishing in Mexico a second beachhead for international communism." Note that Ignatio Novo was identified as the New York City contact for "Asocacion Nacionalista Cubana" in 1960, which may have been related to the Mexican group: http://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=93566&search=%22asociacion_nacionalista%22#relPageId=3&tab=page Novo and his brother were notorious terrorists that were later prosecuted for the car bombing of Orlando Letalier in Dupont Circle during the 70s. In late 1963, US government agencies referred to the Cuban wing of this group as "neo-fascist": http://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=113867&search=%22asociacion_nacionalistA%22+AND+joaquin#relPageId=2&tab=page
104-10175-10060: DISPATCH: REQUEST FOR MEETING WITH MR. ENNO HOBBING
1/25/62 A similar letter was written to Enno Hobbing, HMMA-18522, a CIA officer who helped oversee Operation PBSUCCESS in Guatemala and was Time's Berlin bureau chief before he joined the Agency. The writer suggests that perhaps they can meet in "New Orleans or Miami". Win Scott wrote that he promised to deliver the letter to Hobbing. Note that another version of the 12/22/61 dispatch above has a written note referring to the instant dispatch to Hobbing. (See 104-10175-10064; also see Stephen Kinzer, Overthrow, p. 145; Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, p. 103).
4/27/62 memo: Director (DC/CA/B3) to Mexico City, DTDORIC ZRAWARD: Hobbing is ready to meet subject (LIHUFF-1) in New Orleans anytime in May after May 9. Advise arrival date and hotel.
104-10175-10419 FORM: CCG CONCURRENCE - LIHUFF/1 (C)
5/3/62 James E. Anderson is the Chief of WH/3, approval is given to use LIHUFF-1 (Alfonso Rudolph Wichtrich), C-98263. Central Cover Group case officer is (Matthew) Biladeau.
104-10175-10045: CABLE: LIHUFF/1 WILL BE AT ROOSEVELT HOTEL IN NEW ORLEANS
5/8/62 memo from Mexico City to Director, DTDORIC ZRAWARD slugline: "LIHUFF-1 (Alfonso Rudolph Wichtrich) will be at Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans night of 14 May. Unless advised to the contrary will expect Hobbing meet him there."
5/15/62 dispatch, from Chief, WHD J. C. King to All Stations and Bases, slugline ZRAWARD: "Because of security indiscretions by GPAZURE and conflicts between ZRAWARD (Latin American Information Center, which later became the Business Council in 1963 and the Council of the Americas in 1970) and KUBARK (CIA) operations, KUBARK has severed relations with GPAZURE. Unless advised to the contrary, all addressees should avoid contacts with GPAZURE during his periodic visits to Latin America. If contact is unavoidable because of previous relationships, addressees should not discuss operational matters or make any commitments to collaborate with GPAZURE or ZRAWARD."
04-10175-10040: DISPATCH: REPORT ON PROJECTED ZRWARD ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO
6/18/62 memo re report "on projected ZRAWARD (Latin American Information Center, which later became the Business Council in 1963 and the Council of the Americas in 1970) activities in Mexico resulting from the recent meeting between GPAZURE and LIHUFF-1 (Alfonso Rudolph Wichtrich). While WHD has severed relations for reasons described in the reference, we do not want to stand in the way of ZRAWARD activities in Mexico which the station believes will serve a useful purpose. In the event that Station believes that any specific ZRAWARD activities should be discouraged, Headquarters will try to bring pressure to bear on GPAZURE and ZRAWARD through other channels to stop these activities."
104-10175-10039: DISPATCH: DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKLET "JOE VIDAS"
7/2/62 memo from Chief, WH to Chief, Mexico City: "QKFLOWAGE (USIA) is collaborating with GPAZURE of ZRAWARD (Latin American Information Center, which later became the Business Council in 1963 and the Council of the Americas in 1970) in the distribution in selected Latin American countries of the subject booklet which compares life in democratic and communist countries...GPAZURE has selected LIHUFF-2 (Augustin Navarro) as the Mexican recipient for these packages." During this time, Paul Bethel was working as the head of the USIA.
104-10218-10047: (ASSET) (LIHUFF) OPERATIONS.
10/1/64, Chief of Station, Mexico City to Chief, WHD, slugline Operational/ZRAWARD/LIHUFF: The Latin American Information Center has taken over the Union Independiente Democratica. "LIHUFF-1 (Alfonso Rudolph Wichtrich) stated that Enno Hobbing, the head of LAIC in New York, personally convinced the Board of Directors at LAIC that UNID should be salvaged and tied into LAIC." (at page 126): LIHUFF-2 (Augustin Navarro) reported thru LIHUFF-1 that Enno Hobbing and his Latin American Information Center (LAIC) and his Mexico specialist FNU (Esteban) Ferrer were in Mexico City...Ferrer was going to try to reach LINOODLE-1 on Oct 7. Douglas Freapane, case officer, told LINOODLE-1 stay away from Hobbing and Ferrer. Ferrer called on Phillips in mexico city. Phillips was taciturn. HMMA-24487. (at p. 120 of 191): Ferrer is identified as Esteban Ferrer.
104-10098-10387: NATIONAL LITERARY SEMINAR DATES
12/20/63 memo from Mexico City to Director: "C/S comment: ZRAFRAID (probably the Psychology Congress that held its biennial meeting in December 1963 in Mexico City) agreed hold national literary seminar during last two weeks Feb. (illegible) had no objections these dates and WSACROBAT can go ahead with preparations." Another copy at http://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=99898#relPageId=101&tab=page