Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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7 April 1964MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Telephone Conversation Between AMBIDDY-1 and Martin FerrerDATE: 6 April, 2000 hours1. AMBIDDY-1 began the conversation by announcing that he had dismissed seventeen frogmen from AMWORLD and "the next ax to fall" will be on the mothership ADELAIDA.2. At this time A-1 was informed that the people who had trained Munne were very satisfied with his performance and Munne is now considered capable of being captain of ADELAIDA.3. A-1 expects to leave for the bases in Nicaragua and Costa Rica on 9 or 10 April.4. A-1 would like to have the dry run of the operation scheduled between 9-11 April. The operations will commence on 12 April.5. A-1 was told the idea of using the DMJM engineers has been cancelled. A-1 sounded very pleased and stated they were too elaborate for his operation. However, A-1 would like that the survey conducted by the American engineers be submitted to him. A-1 was advised that since he paid $31,000 for this survey it will be submitted to him by the American engineers, A-1 was also advised that we are conducting a survey of our own which will be sent to him. Our project centers around using the Tampa barge as a floating dock. A-1 commented that AMJAVA-4 had nad the same idea. A-1 was asked to send us the exact address of the Tampa barge.6. A-1 has obtained his visa papers in Nicaragua.
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7. A-1 would like to have several of the village radios sent to him in Miami in order to hand carry them to Nicaragua. A-1 was informed we would have to check into the matter.8. Upon arriving in Biami, A-1 accidentally met Luis Somoza. The latter stated he is going to Egypt, Italy and West Germany. On his return he will stop in Washington to speak to President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy concerning "his plan."9. Regarding General Sonoza, A-l mentioned he had no trouble obtaining the contract for the Dolores from the General. A-1 will get the document on his next trip to Nicaragua.10. A-1 was asked if there were any difficulties in Costa Rica. A-l stated there was "a little trouble," but nothing of major importance. Cornelio Orlich had spoken to A-l during his last visit and the former had stated that there would be some grumbling on the part of the Government of Costa Rica but this was intended only to placate the opposition. Cornelio Orlich is scheduled to be operated on for an ulcer on 7 April. Should there be any need to deal with the Costa Rican Government, A-1 will deal directly with President Orlich. A-1 expects to see the president on his next tour through Central America. (There was no indication during this portion of the conversation that AMWORLD would be asked to leave Costa Rica.) A-1 was asked if he still stood by his original guess on Cornelio's age, that is, 73. Martin informed A-1 that reports we had received indicated him to be in his 50's. A-l stated if he is 50 he looks like 73. A-1 asked if we wanted toknow his exact age. A-1 was told not to go to any trouble to obtain it; we would just like to know for our own information.11. Reports received by A-1 indicate Adelaida should presently be at Disneyland.
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# DISPATCHTOChief, Special Affairs StaffFROMChief of Station, JMWAVESUBJECT RYBAT TYPIC AMWORLDSpeeches of Manuel Artime BuesaACTION REQUIRED-RERENCESAction Required: None, FYIReference : NoneTransmitted herewith are three AMOT reports concerning recent public appearances of Manuel ARTIME Buesa which may be of interest to BECKHOFF.END OF DISPATCHAttachments: H/WAMOT Report DD-742 - 1 cyAMOT Report DD-745 - 1 cyAMOT Report DD-764 - 1 cyDistribution:3 - SAS, w/att/h/w![photo of processing actions form]![photo of annotations]![photo of dispatch information form]
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Report # DD-742.TO:FROM:SECRET20 Mar 64SUBJECT: Appearance of Manuel ARTIE Buesa at the A.R.E.C. Session on 18 Mar 64 in the Everglades Hotel, Miami.At exactly 1550 hours, 18 Mar 64, Manuel ARTIME Buesa appeared before A.R.E.C. members. ARTDB spoke for one hour and twenty minutes, finishing his speech at 1710 hours. During that time he answered questions from the audience.ARTIME dedicated the first hour of his speech to "presenting his credentials" (that is how he called what he was going to say). During that hour he gave a recount of his actions, beginning with the letter of resignation which he sent to Fidel CASTRO in Cuba, and then reading excerpts from things published in exile by the M.R.R. and from his "Political Testament" which he claimed to have written in the Guatemala training base in the 24 hours preceding the departure for the Bay of Pigs invasion, etc., etc., up to the present time. He finished that part of his speech by da laring that he respected the Constitution of 1940, that he was fighting against a system not against one man, and that he would continue to fight after the fall of Fidel CASTRO Rus if another dictatorship ware established in Cuba-either a rightist or a leftist dictatorship-or if it was simply an at ampt to exchange Fidel for another person, no matter who it might be.Then he said that many porsons said he was an extrema rightist and others said he was an extreme leftist, that oth said he was an ambitious individual, and others said he was an opportunist. That all he could answer to those who said he was an extremist was that he did not like extremes, either of the right or left, because these extremos alwaye ended by touching each other. That to the who said he was an ambitious individual he replied that yes, he was ambitious, but that his ambition was for his name to be spoken with respect soms day in his countzy That he had the ambition that at least, after his death, it would be saids He was a worthy man. That, in short, what he had was a great ambition for History. That to those who said he was an opportunist he could saya "If opportunism is making use of every moment and every opportunity to do something for the country. I am an opportunist. If opportuniam isAT TUFGA: 15/33
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# SECRETReport → DD-742, C-4, 20 Mar 64 (cont.)changing ideas in accordance with this or that situation, then I am not an opportunist because I do not change my ideas. I have upheld the same ideas since I appeared in the public light, and they are here in my Political Testament and in other declarations and docurants which I have made and written. For those reasons I cannot be an opportunist."He also said that he had knocked, was knocking and would continue to knock on all doors to get assistance for the liberation of Cuba. That he classified man into two categories only, worthy men and unworthy men, and there were no other differences. That to him are men were equal, be they black or white, rich or poor, members of one regime or of another. That he has known and knows many worthy men from all regimes, etc., etc., etc.Questions and AnswerssFollowing are some of the most outstanding questions and answers:Questions: A man who said he was named Filiberto RIVERO and that he worked for a TV station at Los Angeles, California, asked the following question. "Mr. ARTIME, I am going to ask you a strong question which therefore requires a previous explanation. Some time ago one of your representatives in Los Angeles told me you would be going to that city and I was going to ask you this question, but you did not go. Now that I have the opportunity I am going to ask this question to you. The question is thiss in Los Angeles and other places there are rumors that in certain U.S. circles, which are described as extreme liberals, they have the plan of using some Cubans-like you, for example--to keep the rest of the Cubans entertained making thea think they will go to war when the feat is that their plan is very different. The plan consists of not having that war and timus be able to show, in a few years, how peaceful coexistence is possible. My question is thiss Have you ever considered that you might be the Cuban who has been chosen for this and that you might still not be aware of it?Answer: I don't know whether such a plan exists or not, what I can guarantee to you is that I would not be the Cuban chosen for that. I am precisely supported by the group which is opposed to those liberals, by the group of Latin American men who fear just that, not by the U.S.
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SECRETReport # DD-742, C-4, 20 Mar 64 (cont.)but by the countries of those Latin Americans. I am a Latin American product, not another kind of product. I am receiving help from Latin America and that is why I cannot be chosen for that plan. Maybe others are being selected for that. (Ovation.)Questions: A lady in the audience, not a member of A.R.E.C., who said she was a teacher from Las Villas province, Cuba, asked the next question. She began by saying in brief words the help which she had given to insurgents in Las Villas province, etc., etc., and that she had had to leave Cuba because three of her boys had been executed. Then she asked ARTIME: "Why isn't help given to those insurgents?"Answers: ARTIME said that he did not understand Americans. Then he said that last week, precisaly last week, help had been sent to those insurgents. That unfortunately it was not all that it should be, but it was something. He explained that it is necessary to use small and fast boats and for that reason heavy cargoes cannot be taken, and that it is only possible to make two trips in one night to the Cuban coast and for that reason the help cannot be more effective. That at any rate, they were infiltrating arms, shoes, boots, food and technicians in the handling of armament. He clarified that the function of the technicians was to teach the handling of weapons to the peasants and also to unite them. ARTIME then told the same lady that the porson for whom she was asking was precisely where he could help those over there, and for that reason was not in that room. (He was referring to a person for whom the lady had inquired when he accompanied her from the seat to the microphone, as the lady spoke very softly and the audience asked her to go to the microphone to ask her question so all could hear her.)Questions: Another member of the audience asked the following questions: "Mr. ARTIME, we understand through announcements that have been published that Mr. RAY or JURE will go to Cuba in the coming months, and there are rumors about another organization doing the same thing. Are you thinking in some action of that type to counteract the effects of those possible actions, in favor of your movement?"
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SECRETReport # DD-742, C-4, 20 Mar 64 (cont.)Answer: ARTIME gave the following answers: "If they go to Cuba, may God be with them. But I hope it won't be a demagogic action in which men will die to give prestige to others. Let me tell you that we don't make public what we do or plan to do. Some people want publicity for their actions, but we put the liberation of Cuba before publicity."Comments: In the reporting agent's opinion, nothing new was said in this public appearance. The "presentation of credentials" was already too well known to the audience. The only thing which called attention was his clear position of opposing any maneuver to try to impose a "Fidelismo without Fidel" which the majority of the audience interpreted as meaning Manuel RAY Rivero. Even though ARTIME did not name RAY, his implications were quite clear the same as the look on his face when he was asked something in connection with JURE.SECRET
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Report G.DD-745.TO:FROM:SUBJECT: Manuel Artime Buesa's appearance before A.R.E.C. on Wednesday, 18 March 1964.SOURCE: Report from our collaborator through direct observation.Following is a literal transcription of the report from our collaborator:"At 3:30 PM, 18 Mar 64, the A.R.E.C. Recording Secretary, Ignacio CANCIO, read the minutes of the preceding A.R.E.C. session in the conference room of the Everglades Hotel, Miami. The minutes were unanimously accepted by the A.R.E.C. members present."Abel Mestre, A.R.E.C. President, announced that the agenda included Dr. Manuel Artime as guest speaker at 4 PM. Then the stand was taken by Gerardo Ariscal who gave a detailed report on the experiences of the newspaperman John Cord (I am not sure of his patronymic because I only heard it spoken), from Life magazine, on his trips around the world."At 3:50 PM Abel Mestre announced that Dr. Artime had just arrived and the audience gave him a standing ovation. It is estimated that there were about 500 persons in the audience."According to Francisco Prieto, who is one of the most active members of A.R.E.C., this was the A.R.E.C. gathering ever attended by the largest number of persons because the normal audience is from 220 to 240 persons."There were from 40 to 45 members of the M.R.R. in the audience, and they could perfectly identified as such because they had the emblem of that organization in the buttonhole of their lapels."Artime began his speech by making a recount of his activities since 1959, which he called his 'credentials to A.R.E.C.' He mentioned his letter of resignation to Castro six months after the establishment of the CASTRO Government, where he said to Castro among other things that he should not deceive the industrialists, merchants and live classes of the nation because when industry, commerce and all private properties passed to the hands of the State that would be Communist. Later read some paragraphs from the book which he published in exile prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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Report (I-22-945, C-27, 23 May 64 (CONFIDENTIAL)"ARTIME said this is ambitious man because, since we are on Cuban soil, he wants there to be talk everywhere about him and the liberation of Cuba.""That some persons accuse him of being a *rightist*, others of being a leftist, and others of being an opportunist. That persons who work in favor of collective interests always have detractors. To those who accuse him of being an opportunist, he says that if using some opportunity in benefit of the freedom of Cuba is being an opportunist, than he is the first opportunist.""ARTIME said that previous Cuban rulers had had their mistakes, that when the Constitution of 1940 had been written it had also had its mistakes, but as it functioned merely we don't know what those mistakes are. For that reason, until the Cuban people give themselves another Constitution our sole goal upon our arrival at Free Cuba should be to enforce the Constitution of 1940.""He spoke of the Cuban Caso in the international field, in the sense that he does not understand the attitude of the U.S. or of the rest of the Latin American countries which are allowing their fields to be taken by Castro-Communist guerrillas. ARTIME mentioned that he has not the slightest hope the O.A.S. will do something in benefit of Cuba.""A lady from the audience who said she was a teacher from Encrucijada, Las Villas province, asked ARTIME why help was not given to her young students who were fighting in Las Villas province without shoes, food or ammunition. She also mentioned that some days ago five of her young boys were executed, including a minor.""When ARTIME went down among the audience to accompany this lady to the microphone, she whispered a name to ARTIME but the audience could not catch the name. ARTIME replied: 'You have mentioned a name who is not now in this room because he is helping in the liberation of Cuba. He is one of my greatest helpers.' However, ARTIME did not mention the name either.""ARTIME then said that help is being given to the freedom fighters in Cuba, but that he has very few boats and the boats which go to the![desensitized stamp]-2-SECRET
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Report # U-10-745, C-27, 23 May 54 (source)Cuban coast have to be light boats and change every large shipsThat not only rifles are needed, but also boats, food and other thingswhich they (C.R.E.) are now gradually applying."One of the A.N.R.C. guests in the audience, an unidentified man, asked ARTIME whether it might not be possible that the U.S. Government were using him as an instrument trying to a policy of national commissioness with the USSR, and that he were just cautious need to keep people entertaining with the Cuban case, naturally, without this being known to ARTIME himself."ARTIME immediately replied that that might be possible because he did not know U.S. policy plans in that respect, but that naturally, if this were confirmed it was certain he would not lend himself to that maneuver."ARTIME continued making general considerations about the Cuban military might, and he described Cuba as the 7th country of the world in the aspect of military power. He continued with a comparison between the men who wage war against CASTRO and the Cuban Government, and the story of the giant Goliath represented by CASTRO and the boy David represented by the clamorous engaging in war activities against CASTRO.""ARTIME closed by saying that war is the only way of uniting all Cubans and he mentioned that that union had already been achieved at the Bay of Pigs where the blood of Cubans from all ideologies and social classes was mixed.""ARTIME was questioned about the information appearing in different news media about Junta![unreadable inscription]undergoing being in Cuba fighting before the 20th of May, and he replied: 'May God be with them, but we shall never accept any Government of the extreme right, and much less of the extreme left, and in that case we shall continue fighting with the rifle in our hand.' When he finished saying this the audience gave him a standing ovation.""The event ended with disquieted precipitation because there were rumors in the conference room that Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz would arrive to ask questions to ARTIME about his past with CASTRO with the intention of ridiculing ARTIME. (Incidentally, ANRC gatherings usually end at 6 PM and this one ended at 5 PM.) And in effect, Diaz Lanz arrived at 8:30 PM but the event was already over. Even ANRC President Irizarry wasSECRET
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SECRETReport # D2-745, C-27, 23 Mar 61 (cont.)already out in the street."As a personal comment, I don't think Dinh Diem Laws would have come out too well because it was noticeable that the N.D.C. elements present were willing to protect their chief in any eventuality."![DESENSITIZED]
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Report # DD-764.TO:FROM:SUBJECT: Opinions about Manuel ARTIME Buesa's TV appearance onSunday, 29 Mar 64.1. Marcos RODRIGUEZ Menéndez, H.D.C. Executives:ARTIME showed true leadership qualities. It was a blessingfor lawyers when he referred to the 1940 Constitution. He was verygood when he said that he was for unity and called all Cubans to warwithout making any differences among them for their tendencies.2. José Antonio VALLE (mat. unk.), Miami News distribution manager,   attorney, mine owner in Oriente province:ARTIME is a fake and an egotist, but he is a genius in politics.He scored a win when he said that he did not have time to answer on apolitical basis because they were at war. RAY and ARTIME are fightingfor their future in Cuba. They must be left alone until the Cuban problemis solved because I don't know which of the two is worse.3. Angel HERNANDEZ Rojo, member of the D.R.E.:ARTIME is a "yes man" who does not have his own opinion aboutwhat he wants and he unconditionally subjected to the "dollar" withoutcaring for anything else. The D.R.E. has something ponding with ARTIMEbecause on one occasion, prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion, he tookover a base which the D.R.E. had in Puerto Rico.4. Jaime MARZOL Morales, president of "Triunfo" sugar mill,   resides at 3670 SW 25th St., Miami:ARTIME was very good. The people liked him as they think hewill lead them to war and that is what everyone wants. His statementsabout the 1940 Constitution were very good.5. Luis ORTEGA sierra, newspaperman:ARTIME is the man chosen by the C.I.A. to create an internalproblem in Cuba and open the doors for an invest
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SECRET31 March 1964MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Telephone Conversation between AMBIDDY-1 and Martin FerrerDATE : 30 March 1964 at 1630 hours1. AMBIDDY-1 began by reminding this office he has not received the check books which will be necessary to draw money from the First National Bank of New York.2. A-1 has received various identification carnets from inside Cuba which will be forwarded to this office via AMYUM-19.3. A-1 informed us he had received a check of $10,000 from Cooper Macdonald. A-1 requested guidance concerning the check. A-1 was advised to forward a check with a covering letter to the Atlantic-Chesapeake explaining that Maritima Bam is forwarding this amount on behalf of Mr. Quires as partial payment for the LCM's. A-1 was reminded there are still $27,000 pending on this bill.4. A-1 will depart on 0400, 31 March for Nicaragua accompanied by AMJAVA-4. A-1 expects to return on 3 April for their meeting with James D. ZABOTH (P).5. A-1 was asked to send a letter to Chester, Blackburn, and Roder, Inc. requesting purchase and shipment of a 17 ton bulldozer and two vans equipped for office and dispensary use, and also to request shipment of the Little Giant. After a brief discussion it was decided to ship the heavy equipment to the following address: Maritima Bam   Monkey Point   A-1 felt this address would be sufficient. However, Maritima Bam should send the letter to Choster requesting these...
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Stt..cf2heavy itens. It was stressed to A-1 the importance of assuring the letter is sent to the attention of Mr. Chester.6. When the balance of the money ($27,000) is sent to A-1 for the Atlantic-Chesapeake we will also send the $132,000 for construction equipment. The money should be sent to A-1 by 20 April.7. According to A-1, A-4's travel papers have been returned to him. A-1 also mentioned that he will request his visa on this coming trip to Nicaragua.8. Manuel Hernandez to leave for Panama as soon as A-1 arrives in Costa Rica.9. AMWORLD-2 has been told by A-1 to close the Swiss bank account. A-1 was asked to have AMWORLD-2 advise AMYUM-19 when account has been closed in order that the information can be relayed to Mike GUERTLER (P).10. A-1 stated that the tactical radios can be shipped to Captain Arnoldo PEREZ, Departamento de Immigracion, Managua. A-l to confirm this address while in Nicaragua and advise us. A-1 told there are 24 tactical radios in all.11. A-1 commented that the budget was mailed today (30 March) instead of last Thursday as he had previously stated.12. A-1 inadvertently forgot to ascertain the Tampa barge address. A-19 is to call this office with said information.13. A-1 requested our opinion concerning the two coming operations, A-1 was informed that the opinion of this office is, "The plan is bold and imaginative and the decision is up to you".14. A-1 was advised that we have received a report which states that General Somoza is planning a trip to Switzerland in mid-April. A-1 mentioned that he has received reports that General Somoza would leave on the first of April bue did not know the destination. A-1 was reminded again not to montion to General Somoza the preventive propaganda we had discussed but rather to use the meat packing story.SECRET
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SiLi315. A-1 was cautioned not to place all his trust in Cornelio Orlich.16. A-1 was asked for his opinion about transporting the rest of the infiltration people now in Miami to Costa Rica by means of an off-shore transfer. This would be done in a manner similar to the transfer of sabotage equipment. A-1 advised we would need at least two weeks prior notice. A-1 sounded enthusiastic about the idea and he said he would consider it.![signature]Raul J. Ilernandez WH/SA/SQ/HHFile:AMBIDDY-1 - 201ConversationsFinanceCommercial![arrow]SiCRET