20000A
104-10308-10029
2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
SECRET
MEMURANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: AMCANOE
Job #
65-535/28
File # 19-6-91
Date included:
Volumes: 11
1.
Description:
This project concerns U.S. contacts for a resistance
group in Cuba. Support of the Unidad de Liberacion Nacional
(ULN) and their plans and efforts to overthrow CASTRO.
Principle players are:
AMCANOE-1 (201-0283570) Eduardo GARCIA Molina
AMCANOE-2 (201-0726572) Enrique Alfredo GARCIA Molina
AMCANOE-3 (201-0727185) Antonio Jose RAMIREZ Mendez,
captured and executed in Jan 64;
AMCANOE-4 (201-0729621) Armando SOSA Rodriguez
AMCANOE-5/(201-0727186) Marcelino PEREZ Diez
AMCANOE-6 (201-0729610)| Orlando OROPESA Perez
AMCANOE-7 (201-0729080) Benjamin ACOSTA Valdes, captures
AMCANOE-9 (201-
tried and killed by firing squad
15 Sept 63.
) Juan AMESTOY Dominguez, killed
29 Sept 63 in a gun battle.
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2. Review of these files turned up the following documents:
TDCSDB-3/654-571, dated 9 May 63: Concerns efforts of
Cuban lawyer Paulino A SIERRA of Chicago to unify exiles and
an offer by Chicago businessmen to support the overthrow of CASTRO.
Memo for the Record dated 3 March 1964: a friend of
AMCANQE-1 who is a businessman and ship owner, with interests
in a slot machine business (placing them in gambling houses),
placed him in contact with elements of the underwrold, through
a former St. Louis police officer. Through the police officer
there was reportedly a tie-in with the Cosa Nostra. The latter
reportedly offered to assassina te CASTRO at a price of
$150,000 dollars.
UFGA-15233, dated 15 April 1964: Report on a Byron
CAMERON who said that he represented an unidentified group of
persons who had made contact with two Cuban gangsters who were
willing to kill Fidel CASTRO. CAMERON reportedly was associated
with a Mr. S.W. TYLER (no identifiable traces) of Caribbean
Producer, Inc., Miami Springs, Fla., and Herbert F. JENNE (no
traces) with the firm F.A. Johnson, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
UFGA-15954, dated 11 May 1964: CAMERON mentioned
contact with unidentified group willing to assassinate selected
Cuban leaders: Fidel CASTRO, Raul CASTRO and Che GUEVARA.
CAMERON made fairly clear that the MAFIA was involved.
Jane Zerance
Researcher