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EXHIBIT A-2 B.I.D. io. 7232 Report No. R-293/46 CONFIDENTIAL IHTELLIGEICE REPORT For general use by any U. S. Intelligence Agency. Wilitary Attache, Anerican Enbassy, iadrid, Spain June 4, 1946 Source: Spanish Arsy Central General Staff. B~3 Area Repcrted Cn Spain Who's tho Gustavo DURAN Follo.ring is the rencrt tiven the lilitary Attache by the A.C.. of S., G-2, Spanish Central General Staff, After the W/A asked rhether DUPAl ras knom: 1. "Gustavo DurAli cane to ladrid for the first tine in the nineteen painter called Nestor, who was registered by the Spanish police for the same reasons as Dran .As a friend of Hestor, Gustavo Duran becarie enployed as a pianist in the company of Antonia lerce the "Argentinita" and went to Berlin to participate in that caracity in dance shows. Haever, his xt causcd him to incur the fuy of the Berlin police, thich finally ousted. hin fron Germany. 2. "Sinilar trouble happened to him in other European capitals. His Wehgren to the linit in Paris, which. was the preferred center for his activities some years before the advent quarters. About that time the Soviets entrusted Gustavo Duran rith some missions and finally appointed hin their agent.. 3. "Upon the proclanation of the Spanish Republic, the "Porcelana" (as he. was niclnaned) returned ts lacrid. His identity papers indicated that he was the representative of the Paranount Film Co. Horever, his true mission. was servicc of the G.P.U. Duran was creatly successful in his activities due to the political protection he enjoyed. He soon becane one of the lead-. P ing neubers of the Youths of the Comrunist Party and greatly contributed to. the nerger of the Conunist Youths with the youths of the Spanish Labor Party, thus giving birth to the J.s.t. ("Juventudes Socialistas Unificadasn. United Socialist Youths), of fateful renerbrance, since this organization cormittec the nost ccld-blooded crines before 18 July l936 (date of the military uprising) and during the red revolution which ensued.. "During the republican regime (l93l-l936) Duran continued practising his #HrHh. Together with other "close" friends of his and some young pro-conmunist poets, anong shom Alberty was noted, Duran succeeded in beconing notorious. All then were his tools and all then were nade into active conmnists. In Duran's hone located #axutn #+#+k, such neetings took place that the police had to interfere frequently, thus giving occasion to caplete his record as in the files of the General Directorate of Security. was probably removed by his friend Serrano Poncela, who was the Chief of the "Red" Police during the months of October and Novenber, l936, in Ladrid and political reporter of ":undo Cbrero" (a comunist newspaper) and Chief of the J.S.u. Duran's release fron his frequent imprisonnents for. #**++******** conduct was due to his porerful political protectors, who blindly obeyed orders fron the Sovict political police. 5. nupon the national uprising (beginning of Civil War) Gustavo Duran took over the nearest convent to his house, called "las Sicrvas de Laria", located at the old Chaaberi Plaza. He was thcre the "responsable", or chief. He was afflicted there with typhoid fever during the nonth of August, 1936. Lm Dist Europe 5 ONI 5 Spec Dis 1 State 6 DC/CG-1 F3I-1