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NY 97-1792 * * * "PHERE WAS,HOWEVER, SOMEONE ELSE WHO would dig down, deep. Dr. Santos-Bucn, a hendsome robust man wno was active in the Cuban revolution, remembers well the events lending up to that one nightmarish spring evening on the East Side. 'Taber had brought it up in the first place. He was a very practical man. He felt it was orly natural that the Cuban government help pay for an ad that would help Castro so much, "ty knew Raulito Roa from the revolution. He was the young son of the Foreign Minister of Cuba and was per- manent ty attached to the Guban UN mission, I introduced him to Taber. "on Wednesday in March 1960 we drove to Raulito Roa's apartment. I stayed in the car, and Taber went up end saw Roa, who later came down and got in the car. He said he had the check and it had to be cashed. — "phe check was made payable to Prof. Manuel Bisbe, chief permanent delegate of the Cuban mission to the United Nations.' "rhe trio tried several banks but were unable ele to cash the $3,50u check. "Roa finally agreed to cash the check at the UN Building where he was known. After stopping briefly at the UN, Roa returned to the car with 35 #100 bilis in a white envelope, according to Santos-Buch. Then to avoid linking yeber to the Cuban diplomat, Santos-Buch got a certified bank check which was used to pay for the ad. - 38 -