1041007310074]. } . Fore [rom Chief of Station, “LUMWAVE. Wee: a fuaaOpe rational /CYROST/ANCUTLER me, : x AMCUTLER-1 Tropress Feport. for November | and December 196?, _. foe co 4 x ACTON REQURED “REFERENCES ee . , “ . 0 ,Aétion Required: Tor veur information. Reference: UFCA-€047, dated 23 November 1962. Developments: 1. AMCUTLEF-1's efforts during the reporting neriod were directed] . toward: (a) supporting the AMTAUNA operation; and Ob) developing new KUTUBE operations, 2. j%&In support of the AMVAUNA operation, he has been investipating | AMFAUNA+4, for which purpese he has interviewed seven “asons in Miami —— who presumably should have known AMPFAUNA-=4 hut did not, and two indi- ‘ , viduals in New York who did know him, (See UPCA=-7118.) 3. AMCUTLER~1] has also reported a notential courier channel to “ANTAUNA-1, -using: _ ~ amet Oy verre, : we : oP i Hse Miami, Fla. : “| and his brether : ait ¥ ( = a me . wR : cit i orn 909 : “Residence? €, Havana, Cuba 2 = : Occupation: Officer of | lavanaé i i i Once a month a pouch passes between the Consulate in Miami and the Embassy in Havana, and AMCUTLER~1 has ma it to send letter for posting in Havana to AMCUTLER-2. The tel prothers are personal friends of ANCUTLERK~1 and AMCUTLER~ ut “UTLER-=1 does not | (Continued) Distribution: Lo > Headquarters [ oare rreeo 9 Jan, 632 ROSSREFERENCETO.U€OU™~™~<Cs~S<CSCSCSstCS~ | vosraros srweca arb oe UFGA=7171 : Ta ADUAR TERS Tak sen @ CLASE: RECATION SECRET [9 19-6-75 7/3 RETURNTO CIA a Background Use Only OM Do Not Repreduce an # 09593
'° enpdonage material. He does believe that they would be willing to ay | banldove that shey would yet be willing to carry or send any obvious eurry canned good to AMCUTLER-2, and this is being explored, with the --Adea of concealing, money, maps,etc. in the tin cana. — &, Por the purposes. of trying to develop new KUTUBE operations, - AMCUTLER-1 has been. following up leads given him by his case officer, He -has. interviewed -.— ok L : . _ Pe ‘Residenc nts 0 btained tutta tp 1iigence reports; and wae wee : im “l. Residence Apt. %,Miami, Fla. | from whom he obtained opérational information on the Esqui Soroea Zone, termino municipal of Candelaria, Pinar del Rio passed AMCUTLER-] to. > ¥ - / Sr ae a Mi F who gave additional information on the caves which, he said, are the property of his brother-in-law \ cit; Cuba Re. wflo. ov Subs pert Ry a | and | nw Cuba _ . “who atill lives in the area. 5. AMCUTLER-1 reported that his friend whose brother-in-law now resident in Spain is a so | (or or al a SEN. TS COMA OF peer 39 3 86S" | hao received ward tha @ Jooking for a way to leave Cuba. ANCUTLER-1 is tryin additional information 01 _ oituatio Other than press clippings, the Gnly JHWAVE truce on tained in HKH-02664 of 15 April 19606. . 6. On 22 December 1962 4MCUTLER-1 reported that he had been invited by one a ; af 1: Aa , . Et eT Sub. o¢ der -ResidentiPuerto Rico  ““|Fan by - ' ¢0 join a maritime expedition aimed against tanker traffic on the south) ‘eoast of Cuba, with the further objective of seizing a Cuban grigate | _ with the ceoperation of its captain. Detaile were sent to Headquarters) in WAVE~-2749 of 22 December, in the hope that it might be poseible to | a tentative identification of the naval officer involved. e) “7. On 25 December 1962 AMCUTLER-1 reported that he had been informed the day before by : Cen - C7: abe | ~ puTaet Sub. af ag i343 that two individuele named | ee
SB conan, Qyi- Fd ERG ~ >) 7995 agin? - Rad juat roached him with the offer to sell him some weapons . gAlegedly nging to KUBARK which were stored on an unidentified a valued at seyeral thousand dollars. LOPEZ and CEIJAS told t an armed raid on the key would have to be simulated so that on would net fRll on them, and that the raid would have to be pulled off on oithe e night of 25 December or 31 Decembergwhen one ‘¢° the other of the the would be on guard duty at the key. (bra ad turned down the offer. \ JHWAVE file checks showed that tha two sien were indeed of interest\to KUBARK, and that AMTABBY Underwater Demolition Team was possibly involved. Appropriate defensive measures were immediately taken. sab. of aol-aggecs wth. offer To SEtL_ him Froduction: fs U.S Gour Aagaty. 8. The following reports were disseminated during the period: UFG-1955 "Reaction to Current Crisis within Cuba" "Possible Military Use of Caves near Trinidad, UFG-2098 Las Villas" UFG=2143 “Ydentification of Two Cavos near Trinidad, Las Villas Which Could be Used for Military. Purposes® UFGT=2823 “Passenger Manifests for Flights to & From Cuba".} Coats: 9. The following oxpenses were incurred during the period on behalf of the operation: $500.00 ° Two months’ salary Use of POV 90.00 Meeting expenses 266282 Future Plans 10. No changes. END OF DISPATCH Fg Snare & CARD,