104-10308-10127 . 7 D] Sp AT C H . CLASSIFICATION PROCESSING ie [wo worn egoncy ONLY QUALIFIED CAR JUGE INDEUING = - * rs Wormer ET eed WSS \\ Ct wexct OPERATIONAL/TYPIC/AMFAUNA “+ AMFAUNA-26 Progress Report for October, November and December 1963 ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES Action Required: For Your Information Reference: UFGA-11700, dated 14 October 1963 Operational Developments: 1. Seven SW messages were received from AMFAUNA-26 during the period, and two were sent to her. Two SW messages written by AMFAUNA-2' ‘no, 34 and no. 36, have not been received and it is not known what has happened to them. It. has been observed that mail to and from Cienfuego: (is very slow and uncertain; SW message no, 10 sent to AMFAUNA~26 on 6 November did not reach her until 22 December, 2. A continuing effort was made during the period to activate AMFAUNA-26's OWVL and medium speed radio systems. OWVL transmissions , were begun on 16 October with message no, 1 warning AMFAUNA-26 of the arrest of AMFAUNA-14 the week before {see AMFAUNA-1 Progress Report for October, November and December 1963) and the fact that AMCUTLER-2 was under surveillance, AMFAUNA-26 was unable to receive this message. In, her SW-message no, 35 of 25 October, she reported that her radio set is | calibrated in meters instead of kilocycles and she had been unable to find the correct: frequency. JMWAVE then sent AMFAUNA~-26 instructions for" converting kilocycles to meters, and began transmitting dummy messages, giving AMFAUNA-26 a simple code for reporting by commercial telegram whether she was receiving them, and whether and with what books she was able to decipher. 3. Two sets of deciphering materials had been sent to AMFAUNA-26, One package was buried by AMGLEN-9 in: Pinar del Rio Province (see WAVE-. 5887 of 16 October 1963), and AMFAUNA~26 was informed of its location in OWVL message no. 1 of 16 October and SW message no. 10 of 6 November. A previous set of number groups had been sent to her by SW early in pastrsut tong Anis \( 3 - Hqs bi dad Continued..secscecacs DATE TYPED DATE DISPATCHED, ¢ ° u ra - $e wings oe, ' ~ en Se is See a Son ON ang acted
13-00000 we tenner eee eee net nee eee seating eae the document is unrecoverable. ‘In SW message™16."10; told to be careful'with the person. FORM a ; es - eee ee ae == ai 8-60 - $9a--— USE PREVIOUS EDITION, uf : aia Cathe hy sez Rs =eag a a (40): Nadsiriny fee ee wos, CLASSIFREATION . USPATSH SYMBOL AND UM EES . + CONTINUATION OF ; : : DISPATCH SECRET UFGA-13428 ‘October, .It now appears that AMFAUNA-26 never reqej either of these ‘sets of groups.” AS of, 22 November when AMFAUNA-26's Sister!Olga arrived in Mextco (see paragraph 5), AMFAUNA-26 already had in‘ her possession ¢ + the letter containing the groups written in SW, but either had tridd and failed to develop it, or had hesitated to try to do so, not knowing in what strength to use the reagent and erroneously thinking that this was a critical factor. As mentioned previously, AMFAUNA-26 did not receive SW message no, 10 until 22 December; on the. following day she sent an open telegram to the son of AMFAUNA-32 in Miami, confirming her willing- ness to travel to Pinar del Rio and recover the material. It is not known whether she actually did SO, ‘4, It had been planned, “once AMFAUNA-26 wa ving OWVL and her ability to recover caches confirmed, to have; AM WEE-1 cache AMFAUNA~1 'c radio. and to inform AMFAUNA-26 of its location by OWVL. ~ Events did not ‘permit this. 5. AMFLORA-1 sent.a telegram to his ‘JMWAVE area accommodation address on 16 November 1963, reporting that his wife,: the sister of . AMFAUNA~26, was due to arrive in Mexico City on 20 November, Mexico ‘City Station was so informed on 18 November (see WAVE-7762),. but by the time confirmation arrived (MEXI-7031 of 23 November) the lady had already departed for Caracas. The oral messages which she brought from AMFAUNA~26 therefore did not reach JMWAVE until 20 December when HVCA- 10780 was received. - This dispatch transmitted a typewritten note from AMFLORA-1's wife containing the following information: a. AMFAUNA-26 had run out of developer pills. (In retrospect, this does not. seem to be true, because AMFAUNA~-26 was evidently able to ..develop SW message no. 10 which she received on 22 December (see paragrapl: 3).- What AMFAUNA~26 had probably been trying to convey was that she was running very short of pills. AMFAUNA-1-does not remember how many he gave her, but the most. probable number appears to be twelve, ) -b. AMFAUNA~26 had been unable to develop the SW message containing her cipher groups, because she had not been told how to mix her reagent, ' ¢.' AMCUTLER-2 was very worried by the fact that AMFAUNA-14 had been telephoning her frequently, and was afraid that > AMFAUNA-14 was betraying her to the DSE. ad. AMFAUNA-26 was uneasy about being left in Cuba without a responsible leader to report to. e. AMFAUNA-26's cover was ‘wearing very thin, due to indis- -eretions »by- AMFAUNA~31, 6. In her SW message no. 29, which was received at JMWAVE on 21 October,» AMFAUNA~26 reported that AMFAUNA-38 had been arrested on 7 September and taken to Santa Clara. At 0200 hours on the following morning, fourteen policemen came to AMFAUNA~26's house and searched it on the pretext of looking for a burglar. However, the only part of the house which they searched was the part.inhabited Bcf AMPAUNA-26. . ie fe 7. %In her SW message no. 30, AMFAUNA-26 A powted “the full names’ éf two individuals who had approached her sub- gents AMFAUNA~29 and FAUNA-31, claiming t e doing underground yerk against CASTRO. These persons are one Amable #*SANCHEZ Borroto and #@ne Raul #SIMON Delgado. While neither JMWAVE nor Headquarters (DIR-78835 of 30 October 1963) had any traces on these persons, JMWAVE has a carded reference to a sensitive source document which carries the full name of Amable SANCHEZ Borroto and the implication that he enjoys the confidence of the Cuban Government. Unfortunately, an error was made; i) ayping the card, and  AMFAUNA-26 was Ribed Ce ws cote CLASSIFICATION ER CES Bey a) PAGENOD Cow gD - ane * ---
13-00000 ; 7 | re | - j ELASSIFIGATION DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER : . CONTINUATION OF ' . DISPATCH . -SEGRET UFGA-13428 val ‘ 8. On 12 October 1963, AMFAUNA~26 was in Bi aye os AMCUTLER~-2,.' About 23 or 24 October she was again in Hd4wanafand again saw AMCUTLER-2.— On both occasions the problems posed by the arrest'‘of can AMFAUNA-14 were the prime topic of discussion. } where she saw , 9. In outgoing SW message no. 9 of 30 September, AMFAUNA-26 had been asked to investigate a Cuban naval officer named Carlos *LOPEZ Avalos with. a view to forming an opinion as.to his political attitude, She reported. in SW message no. 37 of 3 November that all reports on this individual were derogatory except for one given by AMLAME-5., This report Teacheq“AMFAUNA- 26 via AMFAUNA-31 who got it from a man identified only as Ramon ®PEREZ who said that AMLAME-5 had told him that he had a contact to the.Swiss Embassy, and that LOPEZ was already connected with people outside of Cuba and had recently performed a great service for — the counterrevolution. Gtosbe, Ste Mes alr entre w/ re t- 777 os rt, Ce. e+ ek Ok teed Oo eS ivi Oe w ape mee! 10. When the arres A gen ee ba to val ibeg os AMFAUNA-1 Progress Report for October, November and December 1963)—the--- son of AMFAUNA-32 was asked to phone his mother in Cienfuegos and instruc her to tell AMFAUNA-26 to-go into hiding, On 3 January the son reported completion of the call and said that his mother had told him that ; _ AMFAUNA~26 had. been arrested on 29 December and taken to the Santa Clara ; | prison, : : . | | ' 11. The reason for AMFAUNA-26's arrest remains obscure, or rather : there are so many acceptable explanations that the problem is to select i the right one, She could have been implicated by AMFAUSA-38, as would | seem to be suggested by the fact that her house was searched immediately following AMFAUNA-38's arrest; if so, however, it is hard to explain ‘why AMFAUNA-26 herself was not arrested until three and one-half months later. She could have been denounced by AMCUTLER-2 who was herself arrested two or three days before AMFAUNA-26's arrest; this seems unlikel in view of the fact that AMCUTLER-2 and AMFAUNA-26 are friends, that when AMCUTLER-2 reaches the point where she is ready to implicate other members of the AMFAUNA net she could be expected to begin with people who are not her friends, and that at least one such person (AMFAUNA-25) | was known to be at liberty as recently as 4 January 1964, as were two of the cutouts between AMFAUNA-26 and AMCUTLER-2 (AMPAUNA-32 and AMFAUNA~33 ) | AMCUTLER-2 is believed to have been under surveillance by the DSE, at least sporadically, between 12 and 24 October (see AMFAECNA~1 Progress Report for October, November, and December 1963), and AMFAUNA-26 could | have been observed and identified when she visited AMCUYLER~2 during this period and- marked for subsequent arrest and interrogation in connection with AMCUTLER-2's activities. AMFAUNA-26 could have made an attempt between 22 and 29 December to recover the cached cipher groups (see paragraph 3), and either been detected in the act or arrested while . $ trying to contact AMCUTLER~2 on the same trip; in this case, however, 4 it would seem that the DSE would not have transported her all the way back to Santa Clara ‘but would have kept her in Havana for concurrent interrogation with AMCUTLER-2, The open telegram sent to the son of AMFAUNA-32 on 23 December was rather indiscreet and could have caused difficulties for the sender, but some of these difficulties ought in this case to have brushed off on AMFAUNA-32 herself, and as of 3 January 1964 , she was still at liberty. ve ~ , oS “Zed- 2YRFE I~ a Dee 29 960% PNG TF at osteo i Af 12. Informétion received £ (HULAKE~1) on 8 January 1964 indicates | a | _ AA that a general/roundup began Cienfuegos on 26 December, possibly in connection wjth a suspected Jlot against the life of Fidel CASTRO, and that at leagt seventeen pefsons had been taken. One of these persons appears to/be AM = ‘To the best of JMWAVE's knowledge, neither AMFAUNA-26 nor AMLAME-5 had been involved in any plot against the life of Fidel CASTRO, but both could have been high on a general suspect list. The only known factor common to both AMLAME-5 and AMFAUNA-26 is the Ramon *PEREZ mentioned in paragraph 9. AMLAME-5 evidently was extra- | ordinarily indiscreet when he talked with this man. AMIFAUNA-31 has also - spoken with him, and according to the oral message brought out by AMFAUNA-26's sister (see paragraph 5-e) AMFAUNA-31 has been habitually .indiscreet.. Ramon PEREZ was thus in a position to denounce both AMLAME-5, and AMFAUNA=26. If so, AMFAUNA-31 also ought to have been implicated, : and it is perhaps significatin in this connection that, of all of =e SECRET 5-60 53a Use PREVIOUS EDITION. € d COMI MUED
13-00000 ‘ { -. e . eos . a i « . 4 . ° : ove i _ .- co N CLASSIFICATION ~ DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER . NTINUATION OF . (.{ >. DISPATCH _ SECRET UFGA-13428 “a AMFAUNA-26's sub-agents, AMFAUNA~31 is the only SP acveg eo be in a hiding as of 3 January, (see WAVE-9940 Of 4 January). : “. "13, ‘There has been no. previous mention of Ramon PEREZ in the ¢ AMFAUNA operational reporting, and JMWAVE has no identifiable traces on, 4 im, AMFAUNA~1 was asked about him on 6 January, and produced t gy. | ¢followi formation which he had obtained from Antonio Remigio, #ESTRADA Diaz (petit Octobe 1939, Cienfuegos fysfow residing atj425 S.W. 5th_ , Apt, 10, “Miami Sy alia) a former collaborator of the AMFAUNA ni net in- Seite Ramon ion "PEREZ is-an employee of the Consolidado de Transporte, lives.on Calle Arguelies in Cienfuegos between Prado and Gacel, and has a*son, name unknown, who drives: a taxi. < : Cee . TH 2ei—aqgalIssc 14, - On 5 and 6 January 1964, warn ae m Ssages were sent to AMFAUNAs 29, 30, 31 and 33 by Antonio Remigio ESTRADA Diaz and by AMFAUNA~1 (see WAVE-0045 of 7 January 1964). Production: | 15, The following reports were made: -UFG-3918 Loading of a. “Ship at La Isabela with trailers Carrying 40- oo . foot Long Covered Objects UFG-3941 ‘Relocation of Radar Installations & Other Activities at the . Cienfuegos Surface-to-Air Missile Site, Las Villas Province ' | UFG-3947 Installation of an unusual Light at Cifuentes SAM Missile os Assembly Base, Las Villas Province; Dress, Habits, & Expected Departure of Soviets at Cifuentes UFG-3948 Increase in the Number of Tanks & Soviet Personnel at the Sagua la Grande SAM Missile Site; Relocation of a Sagua la _ Grande Soviet Headquarters UFG-3974 Departure of Soviets from the Remedios Area; Movement of Trucks, Guns, & Soviet Personnel in Las Villas Province UFG-3998 - Military Defense Measures at Cayo Loco, Las Villas Province UFG-—4088 Arrival of Unexplained Vehicles at Las Auras, Cienfuegos & Dismantling of that Base UFG-4141 Cuban Military Occupation of Former Soviet Camps Near Yaguaja . & at Fincas La Puntilla, La Bajada, & Rojas UFG-4180° ‘Removal of Some Equipment & Personnel from the Soviet Base Se ; at Itabo, Las Villas Province UFG-4266 Field Comment Only : UFG-4272 ' Alleged Transfer of all Cuban Militiamen to the Central Army. New Defense Measures Along ‘the Southern Coast of Las Villas Province Expenses: 16, Three separate remittances each of $270.00 or a total of : $810.00 were sent to AMFAUNA-26 during this period. By previous agree- ; ment one quarter of the money was to be given to AMFAUNA-32 and three- quarters was to be retained by AMFAUNA-26. The first two remittances were sent to AMFAUNA-32 by her son, and each was acknowledged by telegran. The third remittance, at the telegraphed request of AMFAUNA-26, was sent to AMFLORA-1 in Caracas. Evidently his wife came to some arrangement / with AMF AUNA~26 before she left Cuba, "Future Plans: 17. Communication will be maintained with AMFAUNA~33, first by ; elephone and later if poss ble by clandestine means, for the purpose of ${— ren sates epee orn - CLASSIFICATION : 5 = CONTINUED : 8-60 ‘$3q@ * use previous EDITION. SECRET
13-00000 ci pS CEABSIFIGATION™ * DISPATCH SYMBOL AND SYMBOL AND NUM . . - CONTINUATION OF "4 DISPATCH SECRET UFGA-13428 jlearning the status and whereabouts of affected neghes of the AMFAUNA- i: 26 group. As soon as the situation has erystallizéds e wHereabouts of burned agents learnéd, and secure communications established, an, ed], 4 attempt will be made to. exfiltrate endangered personnel, 7 : End of Dispatch Beas awe. tT a or Seen oo eee . : GLABSIFICATION PAGE NO. ‘7 4or7 po s§ E Cc R E T CONTINUES | 5