Pseudonym: Elliot, Ben

104-10167-10137: DEBRIEFING OF JOSE MARCOS DIAZ Y LANS.

07/31/59: Memo for the record from Ben C. Evans: "1. Mr. Ben C. Evans and Mr. Joe L. Then arrived in Tampa at 1415 28 July 1959 and were met by Mr. Bernard Reichardt (probably Ken Crosby). We immediately went to the Hillsborough Hotel where we registered as Ben C. Elliot and John L. Taldy respectively, listing Department of State as place of employment. 2. Subject was in Room 215 with Mr. Joe Brannigan, Office of Security. We introduced ourselves to Subject as Ben Elliot and John Taldy. 3. Subject was using the name Mariano Jimenez y Gomez, which appeared on his I&NS identification slip. 4. Subject was debriefed, almost exclusively in English for five hours on 28 July and again for approximately the same amount of time on the 29th. 5. Subject was cooperative, responded to all questions, and appeared to be under no stress. He did inquire about his family in Cuba and the whereabouts of his brother Pedro Luis, but evinced no grave concern. 6. Subject's views, as related to the attached, are probably colored by his respect for Pedro Luis and a desire to demonstrate his brother's importance, stature, and role in the future of Cuba. 7. No security problems were encountered."