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1. INTRODUCTION. As a follow up to reference, Maj. Watlington
arrived in Miami on 6 June 1962. After Maj. Watlington had an op-
portunity to discuss the local situation with Lt. Col. Carlos Causes
the local ACSI representative, arrangements were made for a lengthy
session on the subject of Agreed Activities. It was agreed that
this discussion would take place at 1000 hours on 7 June 1962 at a
JLWAVE safehouse facility. This meeting subsequently took place as
scheduled and was participated in by Lt. Col. Causes, Maj. Watlington,
Dudley R. JENTONS, Charles B. WIESINGER and Andrew K. REUTEMAN.
The specific points which were outlined in this discussion are
covered in the following paragraph.
2. DISCUSSIONS. In the course of the 7 June 1963, conversations
with ACSI representatives the following topics worthy of recording
were discussed.
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a. Opa Locka Refugee Referral Procedures.
Watlington made the point that in accordance with the
agreements which had been reached between ACSI and
KUBARK, local procedures were to be agreed upon in
order that ACSI might obtain refugee referrals from
Opa Locka which could be used as a basis upon which to
mount OB collection operations. Maj. Watlington under-
scored the point that ACSI had no interest or charter
to run other than OB collection operations. At the
same time if any of their operations produced intelli-
gence on subject matter other than OB, this intelligence
would be reported via existing ACSI reports channels.
REUTELAN indicated that JLWAVE, acknowledged the validity
of ACSI's mission in the OB field, and we were therefore
On the other
willing to cooperate fully in this regard.
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cafeguards bo built into any Opa Locka referral in order
that we could minimize the possibilities for duplication
☐ of effort and/or wire crossing. This concept was readily
accepted by Maj. Watlington. It did not, however, strike
a totally responsive chord in Lt. Col. Causes.
noted but in order to proceed with preliminary arrange-
ments, REUTEMAN put forth the proposal that ACSI register
a list of agent requirements with Opa Locka and that this
list could then be used as a basis upon which refugee
screenings could be conducted. It was suggested that Col.
Kail would be the logical point of reference in Opa Locka
through which the referral system could be managed. In
" this connection it was pointed out that once Col. Kail
identified an individual whom he considered to be pri-
marily of ACSI interest, he could arrange for this indi-
vidual to be referred to Lt. Col. Causes' covert unit.
At the same time Col. Kail would make arrangements to pass
to KUBARK representatives at Opa Locka and to Station
JMWAVE a copy of the Opa Locka debriefing of the individual
who had been referred to ACSI. Upon receipt of this in-
formation KUBARK representatives at Opa Locka and at
Station JMWAVE would review the referral. If this review
revealed that the individual was not of operational
interest to JLWAVE and his primary access was not in fields
other than OB, no objections would be expressed relative
to ACSI retention and full exploitation of the body. Maj.
Watlington expressed satisfaction with this proposal and
stated that he would be prepared to discuss it further
once he had an opportunity to personally review the func-
tioning of the Opa Locka center.
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b.
Antonio CUESTA Valle. Born 13 June 1926. Lt. Col.
Causes asked if we could clarify the current status of
our relationship with Cuesta. As this name did not ring
a bell with any of the JIWAVE representatives, Lt. Col.
Causes was asked for further details. This produced the
statement that ACSI was interested in Cuesta and wanted
to use him in an infiltration operation. ACSI had allegedly
previously traced Cuesta with Station JIWAVE and had re-
ceived the reply that KUBARK had been in touch with the
individual but had terminated him because he was unreliable.
In view of this response Lt. Col. Causes wanted to know
whether we would recommend the reuse of Cuesta by ACSI.
We responded to this by stating that we would review our
files and would forward a written reply to Lt. Col. Causes
within the next few days.
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C. Laurcano *BATISTA Falla. Born 1 May 1935. Lt.
Col. Causes asked if we still retained an operational
interest in Batistal If we did not ACSI was interested?
in using this individual in an infiltration operation and
as a result wanted JLWAVE's opinion as to Batista's
capability and reliability. We advised Lt. Col. Causes
that we would check our files and would forward a written
reply relative to Batista within a matter of a few days.
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Antonio FORDONEZ Hernandez. Born 24 August 1918.
Lt. Col. Causes asked if we were currently in touch with
Ordonez. As this name rang a bell with REUTEMAN we re24
sponded by stating that subject was of interest to us
this connection we indicated we were willing to reexamine 24
Our relationship with Ordonez in order to determine his
full potential or capability, and if his capability was
greater in the OD field than in fields which were of interest
to us,
we would certainly consider relinquishing our interest
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Lt. Col. Causes stated that he felt that he had
established his equity in Ordonez through the name
trace procedure. Despite this, he had found that
Ordonez had disappeared from circulation; and, there-
fore,
he assumed that we were debriefing this man.
REUTEMAN asked the
e. Third Country Diplomats.
ACSI representatives whether they were currently in
touch with any third country diplomats. Maj. Watlington
stated that ACSI had previously tried to harness the 24
capabilities of the Spanish, Uruguayan and Canadian
<diplomatic pouches.) Coordination of these activities
with KUBARK had resulted in ACSI's being denied 
the 
use
of these facilities. As a result Maj. Watlington stated
that at the present time ACSI was not in touch with any
third country, diplomats. On the other hand, ACSI 
was
interested in pursuing the third country diplomatic
channel ☑Is a means of establishing communications with
inside assets. At this point Lt. Col. Causes 
stated
that he was very disappointed at KUBARK's refusal to
allow him to use the facilities of the Spanish, Uruguayan 24
or Canadian pouches). It was indicated that KURARK under-
stood I. Col. Causes' reaction%; however, the KUBARK
position was based on sound security principles and
could not be altered. The additional explanations which
were made relative to the security implications which
were inherent in the use of third country diplomats and
how misuse could affect long standing government to
government or service to service agreements between
ODYOKE and free world countries did not make any impact
on Lt. Col. Causes. This gentleman was predisposed to
interpret KUBARK's refusal to allow him to use certain
(diplomatic pouch channels as a clear indication that
One of KUBARK's primary responsibilities in the Miami
area was to restrict and inhibit ACSI operational activity.
Once this attitude was identified no further attempts were
made to persuade Lt. Col. Causes that our actions had
been taken in the best interests of the intelligence
community.
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Maritime Infiltration of ACSI Agents. A dis-
cussion of those support services which KUBARK might
render to ACSI operations revealed that Lt. Col. Causes
was still interested in having JIWAVE infiltrate two of
his agents into PBRUMEN. In this connection the point
was made by ACSI that under optimum circumstances they
would prefer that JMWAVE assume responsibility for the
agents in the Miami area and then deliver them through a
secure mechanism to liavana. If this were not possible
ACSI would reluctantly accept infiltration of their agents
into any point in PBRUMEN. Lt. Col. Causes was told in
very precise terms that JIWAVE would not undertake to
infiltrate any of his agents into Havana. On the other
hand, we would consider any proposal for the infiltration
of selected agents to a beach area in PBRUMEN. The point
was made that in this connection Lt. Col. Causes had to
understand that our maritime capabilities were limited
and we were currently committed to the full exploitation
of these assets for at least six weeks in advance.
result any operational plan which he might submit to us
should be keyed to the assumption that approximately six
to eight weeks would pass before we could realistically
consider the servicing of his request. Lt. Col. Causes
agreed to project his operational plans within this frame
of reference.
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Documentation. A discussion of the documentation
problem relative to agent infiltrations revealed that at
the moment ACSI did not have any documentation problems
which they felt warranted discussion at this session.
h. Coordination Forms. The discussion of opera-
tional coordination revealed that ACSI was willing for
JLWAVE to coordinate locally those operational proposals
Once this
which might be received from Lt. Col. Causes.
coordination was effected and if there were disagreement,
then the operation could be referred to the Washington
headquarters of both ACSI and JMWAVE. Maj. Watlington
stated that the forms for effecting coordination in ac-
cordance with procedures which had been agreed upon at
Washington would be sent to both JMWAVE and the ACSI unit
in Miami in the near future. In view of this Maj.
Watlington suggested that we not initiate the coordination
mechanism until these forms were on hand circa 1 July 1962.
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1. W/T Assets. The discussion of the use of W/T
facilities in terms of PBRUMEN operations revealed that
the Miami ACSI unit did not have any W/T assets in
PBRUMEN at this time. On the other hand, Lt. Col. Causes
was interested in establishing W/T assets in PBRUMEN.
view of his he asked if JMWAVE would continue to assess,
polygraph and train those individuals that ACSI thought
were suitable W/T candidates. It was indicated that we
were certainly prepared to review all appropriate cases
and would render whatever support was required. This then
resulted in a discussion of whether JMWAVE would be willing
to monitor ACSI W/T transmissions from PBRUMEN in those
instances where the W/T operator had not been assessed,
polygraphed or trained by KUBARK. We indicated that we
would be glad to moniter/such transmissions if we were
told in advance of the date, time and frequencies on which
the broadcasts were to be made. This then led to a dis-
cussion of whether JMWAVE would be willing to transmit
C/W messages for ACSI agents. Here again, we stated that
we would favorably consider any requests for C/W trans-
missions providing that we knew the content of the message,
the identity of the agent who was to receive it, and the
agent's location and equipment which he might be using.
Lt. Col. Causes stated that in view of this discussion we
could anticipate that he would be levying requirements on
us in the near future for support in the W/T field.
jo Secret Writing. A discussion of S/W techniques
revealed that if a request for the issuance of S/W were
received from their Miami representative it would be re-
viewed, and if ACSI approved the operation KUBARK would
be asked to issue a system. If JMWAVE agreed via local
coordination that the operation in question required the
use of S/W, then this recommendation would be cabled to
our Washington Headquarters where coordination would be
effected with ACSI. Once this was accomplished, KUBANK
Washington would cable to JMWAVE the number of the system
which was to be issued. JMWAVE would then issue the
system to the ACSI representative in Miami.
3. COMMENT. At the conclusion of the above discussion arrange-
ments were made for lunch, but Lt. Col. Causes chose not to partici-
pate in the luncheon session. During the luncheon conversation
Maj. Watlington indicated that he did not believe that Lt. Col.
Causes would cooperate within the spirit of the DCID's. As a result
he asked that JMWAVE be extremely patient with ACSI until such time -
as Lt. Col. Causes retired and could be replaced. Maj. Watlington
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indicated that the retirement was scheduled to take place at the
ond of September 1962. At the end of the luncheon session ar-
rangements were made for JENTONS to take Maj. Watlington on a -
tour of Opa Locka. Based on this tour additional discussions
were to be held with Maj. Watlington particularly in regard to
the development of procedures for referral of agents to ACSI
from the Opa Locka flow.
4. OPA LOCKA. Maj. Watlington and JENTONS subsequently
went out to the interrogation center at Opa Locka. Here they
had an interview with Col. Kail, the tenor of which was, on the
part of Maj. Watlington, to assure himself that the ACSI repre-
sentative, Francasi, was having adequate access to operational
leads. Col. Kail said that operational leads were shared ac-
cording to their abilities between the KUBARK representative and
the ACSI man. However, there were occasional difficulties in
assuring that the men best qualified received the body in question.
In addition, he said KUBARK occasionally pulled a man out of the
Center without his completing the full treatment which precluded
the ACSI representative's getting his hands on someone who might
be well qualified for their operations. Maj. Watlington believed
that assurance that the ACSI representative got a fair deal
might be achieved through a more complete briefing of Col.
Trudencio Ulibarri, who is in charge of the preliminary screening
so that he would more fully understand what was needed. JENTONS
said that this would be a very good idea, but that it would be
better if it were a dual briefing with a KUBARK representative
being present as well. Maj. Watlington said that he would ask
his headquarters for permission to have such a briefing given.
Col. Kail expressed his opinion that the assignment of JENTONS
to formal liaison with the ACSI representatives would do much to
eliminate present difficulties and all present echoed this pious
thought.
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AGREEMENT. When JENTONS turned Maj. Watlington over to
Lt. Col. Causes after the meeting at Opa Locka, the two ACSI
representatives said that they believed that, for the time being,
it would be better to continue the system as at present, pending
JENTONS' permanent arrival at the beginning of July 1962. As. Lt.
Col. Causes is obviously skeptical about the outcome, this was
agreed to as a stopgap measure.
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