“ett K | [PBberattonai/arnosr fot dh fied } Aetion Required: 7 7 1. . Traces on AMFAUNAs 2 through 23, ident: PTS ‘pone’ h AMFAUNAS 2, 3, 44 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 1 19. ste , 26 Ascartain whather AMFAUNA=-3 is of operational interest to . ODIBEX (see paragraph 15b). ‘ . be ‘Forward evaluations of documentary intelligence provided by.  AMFAUNA=4 (see paragraph 56). - a |" y. AMFAUNA-1 is a Cuban national who was recruited and trained in - ned legally to Cubaj Since then he has bu a née Es k 140 S/W messages, from which upwards o Z ty inte ligence disseminations have been made. He is highly , ’ motivated for his work and under effective control by JMWAVE. The quality of his production is, for-the most part, very good and improving although’he is at times distracted by an understandable interest in para-military operations. Operationally he is very skillful; however ,_ he has been known to. take unnecessary risks. There is no reason to think that he is under hostile control nor that | the operation is likely’ in the future to be turned against us. There is,-however, the real. : NeMabiia yo tot - | GARD. risk that he may one day fajl into a G2 trap DS ited with the Escambray iM guerrillas. If so, this Will be due to the fact that contact with the | - guerrillqg was his first assignment and, although he has been re- i directed to intelligence collection, he sometimes seems to feel that S| aa.he has failed in his primary mission. This, plus the fact that he A ay. a_. evident believes that the end is now very close, is apt to make hin . oe: | gvulnerg ve to an appeal from the “heroes of the Esc ES regent Status of the 0 eration. #- Modus 0 erandi: HDR | op -§. There is considerable evidence that AMFAUNA-1 is DD. sours “Attachments: A-D, Incl N\>” fico” 09 \ _/. Charts A,B,C,D Ye CS cory : ¢4 , Attch. E ~ Identities: SSE= (AMF AUNAS ~2>23) ae. ral @ GAttch. F - Identities, @* | NOEL 24 2 0 fe us vine _| ui Lioteibation: 27 “Y : = ae ee of — Swe evn a, —_ 19 ~ 6-86 3 201-791730 alas
14-00000 woe ram ianttevers scp narnia ecm ‘connauvarion oF UFGA-W?03, DISPATCH “gs Bot RET He hag budlt a false identity - : pkiliful “in tha practice of security, » | which he uses wherever possible in his operational contacts, he is f usually selective and cautious in his choices of collaborators, he . takea pains to check on the seoaurity. of his eub-agents, and he uses  @ system of cutouts for much of his work . 6. Some 10f AMPAUNA-1'8 older collabcrators know him by true MEME» | but wherever ible he introduces himself to new contacts by the name of ("Juasd @ROJON\o /Evidently he is now living the part-of Sulto °7 | , ROJO to such an exten¢€ that he has in effect a double identity. In ) one of his S/W measagés he asked that the widow of AMCUSPe]l be warned | |. not to reveal that ("Julio" is in Cuba. Since AMFAUNA-1 is in Cuba : | legally, and all his fanily/and friends know it, this can en mean | ‘that she should not reveal that AMFAUNA=-1 ane "Julio ROJO") rt Ga adh, ff : 30) identical. . Zol- 241230 pee ud@n 4onn_v sed bu Sch - Oe In: recruiting sub-agents, AMFAUNA-1 relies primarily on his own judgment and intuition. If he approves of a person, he will recruit him. “However, he has shown himeelf to be very cautious in i 4 granting his approval. He has reported two persons whom he does not. «| completely trust because, while otherwise well qualified, they drink. zz teo much and are indiscreet. For two other examples, AMBOA=1 and 7 60 LITAUS approached him separately and revealed their relationship with ' KUBARK, hoping to collaborate.with him; AMFAUNA-1 treated them both of | with reserve while he checked them out with JMWAVE. He hae submitted.’ _ the names of other contacts for checking. In the case of AMFAUNA-4, (6 sr oH ‘whom he recruited without prior checking because time did not permit ; ok it, he put his misgivings in writing: "Right away AMFAUNA-1 arranged for a personal interview, taking utmost precautions, since we have - had sad previous experiences with members of CASTRO's armed forces." Be Once he has recruited a sub-agent, AMFAUNA=1 manages to keep _ an independent eyé on the former's security. On more than one occasion “he has reported that one of his sube- -agents is under G-2 surveillance, and that for the time being he is staying away from him. "9. In general AMFAUNA-1 seems to trust in the efficiency of his ma security precautions. On 25 February 1962 he reported that Identity og 3 1 had been caught, but fhat he nba in no danger because he had been J compartmented from h is co Ragtment achieved by the use ~°] of ¢ xe cutouts : nee ante AM URA-3, ANPAONR AMBOA=1, and W's, who maintain contact Fah AMFAUNA-1 with most if not all of | his sub-agents. Chart A, which shows AMFAUNA-1 in. direct contact with AMPAUNAs 7 through 13, may be in error on this point. It would be more in keeping with AMFAUNA-1's known modus operandi for him to have cutouts between himself and these sub-agents, * If there is a cutout or |. cutouts here, their identity is not yet known. There may also be ap | unreported cutout between AMFAUNA-1 and AMFAUNA-4, 10. Except for AMFAUNA+S , all the above-mentioned cutouts are women. Two of his support agents, including his mail drop, are also — | women. AMFAUNA-1 has’ not been explicit on this point ou it is, | . believed that he shares his favors between them. “If 80, has ‘the “ best. of cover for his relations with them. It also clarifies the otherwise puzzling picture of a legal resident of Cuba sleeping ina ‘different bed edch night. This | practice must certainly reduce the ~ = possibility that the ¢ 72 will pick him up for routine questioning. ; aed Communications: |. .#°: amr ee ‘11. The bulk 6f AMBAUNA+1's communications come via S/W. Hi's méssages to JMWAVE are sent to accommodation addresses serviced by |, AMPAN-2 and AMCUTLER-1. JMWAVE's, dressed to AMFAUNA-14. AMFAUNA-1 can also use for sending : ; documents and other mecerial unsuit r 4 personal . i - hb contact with two of the officers jr gho either =| I“ bring it to the JMWAVE area and ‘mail Ty te AMCHTEG R39 OF carry it — a 3
14- 00000 CONTINUATION © NGF oo OPAC _ eecond via AMPAUNA$L8 ° “426 The courier eyetem can aleo work in the other direction.  AMFAUN. ed with S/W materiale for his own use by way of the the use of AHRIPE=1 and AMRAVEL@1 by way of the ob : 13. A third communi catione?bnannes® existe in the weekly tolophone iL. - conversationa (between) ANCUTLER-Liand his. ae fae 2)0/ It ie pseful’ 7 -.¥or passing signals already prearranged by and for confirming that | AHPAURA]-1 1 to still at liberty. If he is ever arrested, the news will probably come firat by this meang « Finances: we : oo 18, Expenses of the, joperation are §390 per month. The money 4s ' given monthly to Identity-3 or Identity-4 in the JMWAVE area. Identity-| 3, upon receipt of the dollare, notifies identity-1 in Havana who in - turn pays Cuban pesos to AMFAUNA-1. Idantity-4 follows the same pro- cedure with Identity=2. AMFAUNA- 1 confirms receipt of this money by S/W. a [7 Sub-agents: 15. Following is a description of the sub-agents in the AMFAUNA. net, including AMCOG~2 and AMBOA-1 who, although they have their own _ dndependent connections to JMWAVE, have to some extent joined forces. with AMFAUNA-1. For the identities of AMFAUNAs 2 through 236 sea j Attachment E, forwarded under separate covers . . a. ANFAUNA-2} AMFAUNA=1's sister-in-law, she formecly | served as his contact to members of his net/in asylum in thes various embassies), and now serves as his cutout to at least the following: 4 (1) AMCOG-2: . She first appears in’ AMFAUNA=1's correspondance in his S/W message No. 14 dated . 19 May 1961, where he mentions that she link to a radio station operated by the ty organization. Nothing ever came of thi communications channel, but: AMCOG-2 remained in contact with AMFAUNA-1, helping him arrange asylum for b some of his communica- @& tiong 4 AMFAUNA-1 reported q | on 9 In nis _s7w message No. 21, that . AHCOG=2 Knew. h m only by his alias (Julio ROJO)O7In his message No. 118, dated June 1962, he reported that AMFAUNA-15 had "accidentally blown his true name to AMCOG-2. For a further discussion of AMCOG-2, and her relation to the security of AMFAUNA-1 see paragraph 56 below. (2) alfpauna-20) ‘She is the secretary of @icoe 3) with whom she has done clandestine work. She now ~ serves AMFAUNA-1 as dn accommodation address and as a source of information. Message No. 112 dated 18° April.1962 included the name of a Communist nurse | who has allegedly come to the United States with the mission of infiltrating a counter-revolutionary group. AMPAUNA}14) Bhrained this information from a af} . _doetor She also is AMFAUNA-1's ZZ PH ot a _(3) AMFAUNA-1§: She is a relative of AMPAUNA-14) : —_—— a Friend of AMCOG-2.~ She is-algo the wife of en | mo He em 1 it AUNA=17) &ha a friend of AMFAUNA=16 who is now ba. Em. 4) (imprisoned on the Isle of Pines) and sends her
14-00000 te CLAGSIFICATION , | CRBATON SYREOL AnD RURROER | f° - CORTINVATION GF . . “ Ti, + BISPATCH ; SECRET UFGA-470a. - b. AMFAUNA=3: AMFAUNA-1's firet mention of her is in hic S/7Wwmeasage No. 127 dated 4 May 1962. She has provided information on (mil astand has a trusted contact (Identity 7 yShe also was AMFAUNA-1's cutout to Identity-12, who was af pe of th In “Carry vune 1967 6 Pp who, Claimed to be the new contact to the ganization. | (See also paragraph 58 below.) On 15%March 1962 AMFAUNA-3 was traced by ODIBEX who proposed to use her in their Operation CASINO. A negative trace raply was given at that time. Headquarters is requested to ascertain whether ODIBEX has a valid prior claim on this agent. ° 4 Ge ANF AUNA~4} He is a high-ranking Cuban Army officer who has provided ANFAUNA-1 with documzntary information which ought to be of some value, although JMWAVE has not yet seen it, it having gone to Headquarters via | through the — | channel described in paragraph 11 abovel5“He “also claims to f ae be receiving information from Identity-9 and Identity-10. _AMFAUNA-1 was introduced to AMFAUNA-4) by AMCOG-2 who in turn was introduced to him by Identity-13.0] For a further discussion of thie matter, see paragraph 56 below. _— d. AMBOA-1: The origin of AMFAUNA-l's contact with this agent, who has also been recruited independently by JMWAVE, is uncertain. He first mentioned her in October os 1961 as his cutout to Identity-154, who had formerly been a contact of “AMCUSP-1l and who subsequent- ly defected. AMFAUNA-1i's last mention of her was on 15 ; November when he reported that she had given him a map show- ing artillery installations on the south coast of Las Villas. It is possible that AMFAUNA-1 has broken contact with her, : but since he has not reported having done so it is considered a more likely that she remains his cutout to jwho are known to be still reporting: (1) AMFAUNA-18: He was recruited in March 1962, and has provided AMFAUNA-1 with 24 and the he has > known how AMFAUNA-T First met AMFAUNA-18, and it is possible that AMFAUNA-1 meets directly with him. It is only surmised that AMBOA-1, is his cutout to him. {2) AMFAUNA-19: He was recruited at the same time as AMFAUNA-18. Althcugh AMFAUNA-1 did not explicitly say so, it can be inferred that he and AMPAUNA-18 are witting of each other's recruitment. e. AMFAUNA-5: AMFAUNA=-1 first reported her las an agent in September [961 .% She is the sister-in-law of AM AUNA-23¢ 4 former (naval officer) who had been an agent of AMFAUNA-1 as ° early as July 1961 but had been caught and imprisoned for try- ing to leave Cuba illegally.2Ushe has been the source of ‘ information on Cubar and is the cutout to a. group of people employed at 241t is believed “that the identities of all these people have not yet been reported, but they seem to be effective. On 29 May 1962: AMFAUNA~1 reported the arrival of an undocumented Soviet ‘plane 2 and forwarded the passenger list which he rocorre or rs nts had obtained clandestinely. Following are the persons with whom AMFAUNA-5 is known to be in contact. . QO . . (1) AMEAUNA-20) her husband. AMPAUNA-1 has written that he has broken personal contact with this man,
14-00000 . ‘) Sp : . ww CLAQGIFICA TIC OeBPATON CVAGBOL AND RLRSEER - a CON RATEN SECRET © - , UFGA=4703 (2) AMPAN 12: A former Chief engineer of the G6 Office 6F Airports) he was recruited by Havana Station in 1960, and has been corresponding with JMWAVE by S/W. (3) AMFAUNA-21: alchief inspector of mechanics? for Cubana Airiines. He has stated hia willingness to Gabotage air traffic, put hig precise contribution to AMFAUNA=-1's operations is not known, S| oo (4) AMFAUNA=22: A chief Gr e@lectr’ cal instruments o& ; for Cubana Airlines’) Nothing more is known about this v~F Pare ol (5) AMFAUNA-23: Brother-in-lay of (aMFAUNA-5 ) f, AMFAUNA-~6: A support agent. AMFAUNA-1 has written that she has no access to information of interest, but ia an intelligent and brava female whom he uses for cover and to secure overt information. La Was Io RSI NSIS GG RIO UES SEO SETTING MOT PANS OT TE g. AMFAUNA~-7: An old friend of AMFAUNA-1 and his 4! brother AMEOTEER™ Tyol He works closely with AMFAUNA-~8 ande formerly was AMFAUNA-l's cutout to SEM pee CF i | h.. AMFAUNA-8: | An old friend of AMFAUNA-~1 and his 06 | } ' . information “6n Jehereabouts and indoctfi nation. | c . k. AMFAUNA-11: An employee of the _ | | and the wife of a Communist member of thy OF g c elligence. I) she has reported poli In March 1962 AMFAUNA-~1 reported that she was under surveillance and that he was therefore avoiding her. — —— : WLS): brother AM =1jo| He has a contact in the interior Ministry) F : and works Closely with AMFAUNA-7. 5s # el 4 : i. AMFAUNA-9: A former( for al | | 4M he secures information of general—interest trom | A travelling throughout Cuba, —_ ie je AMFAUNA-10 310 A widow of a bank, emplovee, she has uf we contacts inl land in the (___ 2 " She is also has provided é 1. AMFAUNA-12: He obtains information from contacts | within the] 3) " sy m. AMPAUNA-13: An company employee with contacts in the Cuban Government; née has reported information boo. on G-2 activities in Cuba and the United States. ".| Background and Motivation: & po e ahead b B AMFAUNA-1 is a G3-year-oldJCuban male, born in Cuba of parents. He has tried his hand at various kinds of work jC tne Luding the Gmport business, journalism (he was once editor of@ Wiario de la Marina) and insurance) He has also ventur into politics, “Raving been a candidate (of the Autentico_Party in 1958) During the St ERY RATT 8 AOE RAPES ARTE APRA? CET 8 NGS GEE RAS th PE Te ARN K A BOR AE SIREN AN RE TES PB LET, Pie AE RST ate ?.§-"Spanish Civil War he was a member of the a g “Wwdoerld War II, until the entry of the Unité tates, Re was af Y : iY The JMWAVE case officer WHO6 £ a trained AMFAUNA-1 in tradecraft in~“March 1961 (see UFGA-1247 of 10 i cApril 1961) observed that he already had a grounding in clandestine ‘| techniques. The case officer also characterized AMFAUNA-1 as " a . ii pyeasant, intelligent fellow" and "the-most astute member of the team" : Oa \ comprising himself, ANCU Ry 2) and AMCUTLER~1,) 9) Po ia i a . ol . , . ne
14- 00000 UPGA-4703 “CLADGIFIOA TION SECRET CONTINUATION OF BISPATCH 0 . ehildren, all atill in Cuba(as of Merch 1961) However, it ie noted that the two children hava fferent matronymics, that neither of than is his wife's last name, and that all three dependents have different addrasses. It is assumed that this is hie third wife. Since AMFAUNA-1 has never mentioned her in any of his S/W correspondence, it is also assumed that she hae gone the way of her tvo predeceasora, ie eel 18, ANCUTLER- 1 estioned on this point, said that his | Brother is living in with his present wife, that he has been ‘ibcmarried only once beféPej’and fas only one child from the first marriage ¢ nis information is not considered definitive, because the last point 2 directly contradicted by AMFAUNA=1's PRQ Part I which he wrote him- Solf, but it is included here for what it aay be worth. ANCUTLER- “lof “aided that his brother has no sexual relations with his sub-agents except what is considered nermal and acceptable by Cuban standards. AY i 19. The elements of AMFAUNA-1's motivation, then, include an Although “anti- ply’ in former membership and the an be taken as indi neluded sipht forwarding bus} nese)which started out ” promisingly : in 1959 but olded up after a year“of CASTRO's revolution- ADY government. Finally, although these factors did not yet exist aes January 1961 when he was recruited, AMFAUNA-1] jis certainiv affected now by the death of AMCUSP- -15and the imprisonment ol a?) @bntrol 20. It is evident from his S/W messages that AMFAUNA-1 derives great personal satisfaction from his work against the CASTRO regime. His connection with KUBARK provides him with the means to do this work. This is believed to be a strong element of control. There have been many opportunities to test thie control, by ordering AMFAUNA-1 te do something or to desist from doing something elae, and the control is believed to be effective. Previous History of the Operation - January to May 1961: 21. AMFAUNA~1 was engaged in some form of clandestine work against ‘| the CASTRO regime as early as{ December 196904 As with so much else in 9 1 this operation, details are lacking, but it is known that he already a had a understanding with Identity-29 whom he had known for twenty i th-Vears 06 In December 1960, Identity-29 introduced AMFAUNA-1 to Identity- yo a7, » Ga MAR coordinator from Matanzas) who had been introduced to., ciccldentity-29 by one of the members of her group, Identity-28. gidentity- 41.in turn brought in Identity~ 26, (@ fellow MAR coordinator) J poee ara val 22. %In January1961, AMBAUNA-10lcame legally to the United States “together with AN(CUSP- Ny and AMCUTLER~ -1)and looked up their old friend [lates -4, who at that time was ‘heavily engaged in work with the resistance groups. AMJAG-4 introduced them to a JMWAVE case officer t i-who inetructed them to return to Cuba, to form contacts with as many --vesgistance groups as possible, and to report their progress through -AMRUNG~ lywho was JMWAVE's principal agent in the paramilitary field. EcAlBo imlthe JMWAVE area at this time were Identity~19 and Identity 23 qa whom they met and with whom they were later to work. 7 L i o é ol: * 96%23, AMFAUNA-1, AMCUTLER- i), and anusp : n unidentified courier, was jcput into touch with the guerrilla leader ‘Identity-18; and ANCUSP- 1) 9 -~and AMCUTLERS went to Cienfuégos with Identity-19 to make contacts ‘with insurgé ait groups there, a in ~Ganuary 196NNC They dispatched Ide Identity- FC P.Identity-18 =37 to
14-00000° | time, as did ANRUNG-1) | : ol “Gry 25.0| To support the activities of AMFAUNA-1, ayCurLeR-1,) and —AifCuSP-2) it was agreed that JMWAVE would deposit $1,000 monthly into thé logai bank account of AMCUSP- and the latter would provide the (h-"Sdquivalent in Cuban pesos from his’lown resources inside Cuba. ms 5 eA wore ercnne o rc orients CERT CONTINUATION GF eae (RSPATCH SECRET UFGA=-4703 — ES a al oo: 2 a 26. AM€USP-) and AMCUTLER-J) continued to busy themselves with e(y Preparations , er supporting the April invasion. They contacted | & 4 entity-2I who, at their request, provided cover ag (travelling drug salesmen\for Identity-19 and also for Identity--20 who waa intended to 3 sa a radio operator for Identity-23. -Although AMFAUNA-1 knew all "hese people, he was compartmented from these),operations to some qi;extent, sq that after the arrest of AMCuSP-1) and the escape of -AMCUTLER-D he nad some difficulty in reestablishing contact with them, 1 0 ° oe a 27. aneuTLer ty) and AMFAUNAs], working together, h RY vq cwith Identity-33, a Cuban Army ofPicer stacioned at the se, and discussed fians for aupporting the Invasion. lso contacted Identity-35, the | ; ase\ and arranged fos its surrender, using [dentity-3%, ~ “aad oO @ Pes a cutout. He had another agent ica on the base, Identity 3b, and nad already recruited AMFAUNA=11, an 7—Cmployee of the ( oO 268. Gn i8 warct™4 961) aMcuse!1)and AMRUNG-}) were arrested by the G-2? while Nolding a clandestind meeting. At first this was not regarded ag too serious a matter. The G-2 had broken into the meeting only after having been alerted by the suspicious behavior of a woman 9 lookout, and it was believed that they had no real evidence, AMCUTLER-}) ame to the JMWAVE area on'(3 April 196}).and retprnedi again to Cuba on 0 April still optimistic that AMCUSP-1)and AMRUNG-]) would either be released or could be helped to escape.°® However , Ones f the other af prisoners apparent lyfconfessed and implicated AMCUSP-1) and AMRUNG-1) who were executed Gn 20 April} With the wave of arr ying the f April 17 invasion, (CUTLER-i) took asylum in the mbassy and f AMFAUNA~-1 went temporarilplinto hiding’. ct ts eo ro) <2) | : cyt! 29. On 27 April 1961 AMFAUNA-1 resumed operations by sending sYdentities 24, 25, 26° and 27 to collect order of battle information fin Matanzas. identities 26 and 27 returned tu Havana to report. j tga identity-25 remained in Matanzas, and I[dentity~-24 was caught by fhe G-2Z. |. cn 30, In May 1961, Identity-30 informed AMFAUNA-1 that sote kind of CTIOR ~conspiratorial activity was going on in the home of AMCOG-2. He =, ~arranged to meet her through Identit.-30 whom ne thereafter used a®a S utout to her. © . =| m4 + ing } ‘ Md . ; > . * * yt wont 31.. This phase of the AMFAUNA operation is diagrammed in Chart B. 4 ‘he following people participating in this phase were separated from the | “seperation by known causes: te std tates wn MRE OAD. a. By arrest and execution: (i) aNcusp-15 2l © | (2) AM UNG-1) ol A b. By arrest and detention: (1) Identity-24 (2) Identity-28 c. By asylum or escape to the U.5.: (1) AMCUTLER-1) (2) Identity-23
14-00000 | : | -fermavationce — | Zoot EMSPATCH UFGA=4703 -Previous History of the Operation - June to November 1961: —_\ ' 32, In the period beginning June 1961, AMFAUNA-1 first begun iking regular uge of AMFAUNA-2)0l He needed contact with his | d@llaboratoredwho were in asylum in various Western, embassies, and | with AMFAUNA-2(openly visiting her husband) AMCUTLER-D(Ghe)gvas a natural choice for the job.0OWith the departure of Identities 29 ead 30, AMFAUNA-1 began using AMFAUNA-2 as cutout t WES ‘useful to him for her ability to obtaiwlthe hel: of 4 In August 1961 he used this channel to send @ order 2 battle information obtained by Iden vity-7Zl. 7 = 33. Iden itye21 continued te he Identities 19 and 20.until they | f--t60k asylum in NO He also mere as AMFAUNA-l‘e , [| “cutout to Identity-50 Who was a close friend, of the pb,06} For cutouts to Identity-21, AMFAUNA-1 first used antity= and then AMFAUNA-8. AMFAUNA=8 tleo sarved as cutsut to entity-45 about whom nothing more is knows than his name. ft 34. AMFAUNA~] developed another contact te during this period ingthe person of Identity-57, a and alformer lieutenant lin the Rebel Army. Sntity-sv Wet = and Idéntity-21 on 27 October 1961, and then remained in touch through Identity-51. A few weeks later identity-52 was arrested. 35. At some time during the period June to. November 1961, AMFAUNA~} bégan collaborating with AMBOA-1. The origin of this collaboration is not known, but it appears that the initiative was taken by AMBOA-1. AMFAUNA-1 reported that she had revealed to him the fact that she has a channel of S/W communication, to KUBARK, and that she had claimed to be a friend of the widow of AMCUSP-1)°l AMFAUNA-1 asked JMWAVE to confirm her bona fides, and this was done. AMBOA-Lethen began working ci--~aaqAMFAUNA=1's cutout to Identity-14, a(Cubana Airlines pilot} who in & {uen was receiving information from Idemtity 40, an employee bf Cubana * gome time prior to November 1961, Identity~-0 was fired from her job nd held for interrogation by the G-2. . i red ; - 36. During the same period AMPAUNA-~1 addea the following new pcemet a. AMFAUNA-23 (for description see paragraph 1565 above), b. AMPAUNA-~5 (for description sere paragraph is5e above). c. Identity-41, a person who allegedly was collaborating ar i ° . + : 2 tat with several other clandestine g:oups. He had two sub-agents al in thef Ministry of Public works} identities 42 and 43, No ea production has been attributable to these people. & es} » Q cit 2 . Fey fl ; ad, Identity-46, al El ‘ b who allegadivu was able to obtain etween Pe i eee & Nothing ever Came "OT thig Contact. : ee e. Identity~47, ; ' AMF A=-T GDtained sone Order or Vatrtieé er, apparently on an unwitting basis. In August 1961 he reported that he was dropping her because she was a strong Communist and had given him information which he considered of doubtful reliability. ¥ f. Identity-48, a foreman(| }ho provided some order of battle information. tj . Be Identity-49,( ‘| Although his recruitment was reported, AMFAUNA~1 never mentioned /* “him again.
14-00000 i my ay UFGA=4703 CLASSIFICA “10% CONTINUATION ep '  BISPATEH SECRET = : _ and AMFAUNA-1 hid him-in Havana until he was able to get asylum for nia in(the Ecuadorian Embassy > rm 38. This phase of the AMFAUNA operation is diagrammed in Chart C. (dis e following people participating in this phese were separated from <<the operation by known causes: ane = a. By arrest and detention: ete oe a (1) Identity 35 ‘subsequently as -aped ind took asylum “EI in the Argentina Embassy) 0 15) (2) Identity 20 (subsequently escaped and took aayium i in the @rgentine Embassy) 56 (2) Identity uO (interrogateo by Get, bub the duration of her detention is not known). (4} Identity 52. b. By asylum: (1) Identity <2 (2) Identity 37. Ln 39. During .the perio off rom December 1961 to April 1962, AMFAUNA~1 CFT leontinued to use AMFAUNA-2)as a cutout to AMCOG-2. The_latter was | _ijgiven a lead in March 1962 from Identity-13, one of he on- gif tacts, to a disaffected Cuban Army officer, -AMEAUNA~4}of She turned (cf5) this lead over to AMFAUNA-1, and the latter held his first meeting ~i~7 with AM AUNASH) in (MFAUNA~2° automobile. . m Qo sot at “40. AMPAUNA-3) gs also used as alternate cutout to Identity-1l1l, awoman with contacts(in the Cuban NavyOGThe other alternate sut- »frout was AMFAUNA-8. Identity-11l was arrestedfin February 196999 ecord- ‘“idng to AMFAUNA-1's account of the incident invhis_message No. 89 of oy 724 February 1962, Identity~ll had been meetin a AMFAUNA-1 had warned her fo 7 » but “'—lgne mer iim-agarn—on the following day and was caught with him. i AMFAUNA~1 commented that some of his other agents were not compartmente from her, and he had ordered them to go into hiding. He did not stl identify these other agents. Presumably they included AMPAUNA~2 and VS AMFAUNA~8 . 4 of | { 3 | Previous History of the Operation - December 1961 to April L962. | =, ui, AMFAUNA-3 was recruited during’ this period and used as a cxvpr/ cutout. to Identity-1296 the (iavana veprecentative)of the insurgent “tT leader Acvording to an official announcement by .the Cuban Gévernment, Jaction Gn (ié April) 1962. Other sources have contra Yoted this reporti@and the matter still remains. in some doubt. However, according to information obtained by AMFAUNA-1, . i Identity-12 was arrested in his home in Havana in late April. Fora further discussion of the possible security implications of this connection, see paragraph 53 below. . U2, _Identity-5l, who during the period june to November 1961, had been serving as a link to(_,__ = |now established a ~ contact with Identity-54, 4 resident of ( [whe claimed to be a disillusioned counter-revolutionary. -Ag a -éutéu o Identity-$4%, she used Identity-53:° As far as the records, snow, no results were ever “Prnobtained from this connection. aa ot , ie Identity-14 defected during this period, as did Identity-57, 2 whom AMFAUNA-1 had recruited and was - . - ae Aon m Bn Ey oe 2 Reo AS ED REET PF TON SOA TA SI ELITE ORR ST ET EE AT oe ESLER RD SHEARS ATS RMT lees AF RE ARNE LAE, STA ear ee:
14-00000 CLABSIFICRT: ON CONTINUATION OF GOIEPATCH SECRET UFGA=-4703 1 seems to have an excellent network ~ it works remains a matter for conjectura.| pilots) o 7 paragraph 1Se above, ANFAUNA- within Cuban Gviationyebut how It is supposet that AMBOA-1 ia handling the two( new an ay AMFAUNA-21 and AMFAUNA=-22, both smployees at first made their appearance durin; this period, and AMPAN=I7 nas and continues to use his own S/W vommunications to JMWAVE) found his way into the AMFAUNA operation. All three are known to AMFAUNA-5, and it is believed that sho is nrobebly the cutout to then, 85. Identity-55 and Identity-56 were mentioned briefly as active during the period from December 1961 to Ap:i1 1962. The former had been a contact of AMRUNG- })p| and seame to have gone into hiding; in any case, nothing m eported on him. The latter was an agent of AMPAUNA-1 in in January 1962 he wae in niding and awaiting a chancé ; ‘ 4B. AMFAUNA-11 remained active durin, this period, anc AMFAUNA-9, 10, and 12 ware added to the operation. Fer descriptione of there agents, see paragraph 15 above. q _— 47. This phase of ‘the AMFAUNA operavion is diagrammed in. Chart D. The following people participating in this phase were separated from the operation by known causes: | | a. By arrest and detention: 3 a 1) Identity-11 | (2) Identity-12. b. By asylum or defection: (1) Identity-14 (2) Tdentity-55 (2) Identity-56_ (8) Identity-57. Production: . 4g. JMWAVE records do not..show the tocal number of AMFAUNA reports disseminated since January 1561. The figure is at least fifty, and is believed to be nearer one hunired, if the present frequency. of dissemination can be a criterion. I content they have leaned heavily toward the activities of insurgent groups, militia movemants, location of artillery, and aviation matters. There has been a more recent tendency toward political and economic information, which is being encouraged by JMWAVE. Evaluations of his production are lacking. . Security Analysis: 49, The possibility that AMFAUNA~1 is a double agent is consider- ed remote. His successful LCFLUTTER, the fact (or what is believed to be the fact) that his close friend and fellow agent ANCUSP-1) was executed, and AMFAUNA-~l1's owi character and background, alljargue against the proposition that he was originally dispatched by the G-2. However, it must be admitted that the LCFLUTTER carflbe beaten.; Also that there is no proof, other. than the fact that aucysra2!g wife is in the JMWAVE area and behaving like a widow, that ANCUSP-1 was really executed. There is documentary evidence plin the formofof a letter written by a fellow prisoner to AMCUSP-1's) widow, that he was held in prison in March and April 1961. However, the person whe identified andsburied the body was AMFAUNA-l's father, who was subs nti aeen ) t Bart RD. REPRODUCTIONS, Mek A SRE ORT A EEG Te eT NNR * cl bemaaemanaat A's wa ame 2 AP intend’
14-00000 UFGA=4703 rn <Suumonan eee DISPATCH SECRE iw 50. Similarly, all that is known about AMFAUNA-1's background comes from AMFAUNA-l'a own statements embodied in hie PRQ Part I. No. confirmation of this information has ever been obtained. From this point of view there is no guarantee that AMFAUNA-1 io what he claims to be. For all the proof to the contrary available to JMWAVE, he f could as easil ney been al __—_—=«d Communist ag a member of the q |2 q , $1. These points are listed for the eke of ccmpletenego, but © little&limportance is attached to them. Tht known fact that Cen and (QUANTUM-52 2onsider AMFAUNA-1 reliable suggests that he at least was not a(._———s«|Communist. And an unusually extensive independent view haa! been obtained, of AMFAUNA-1's operations through the reports and debriefings of eight of his egents who have either escaped to or f are in communication with the United States. The defection ¢f yd 1 Identity-14, and the escape and debriefings of Identity-19, Faentity-23, | | Identity-26, and Identity-29, have all cor.!irmed parte of ANFAUNA-i's |, story. Finally, AMCOG-3 has reported by 5,W that AMCOG-2 is in contact with AMFAUNA-1, and AMFAUNA-2's telephone conversations with AMCUTLER-] provide a continuing check on the safety #1d whereabouts of AMFAUNA=1 of ve 52. For the same reasons, the possibility is heavily discounted that AMFAUNA-1 has been caught and doubled by the G-2 since his arrival in Cuba. Additional indications that all is still well are the fact that he never omits the safety signal that was given him for use in his S/W, that his operational activities are consistent with his character and background, and that the reporting of his agents is consistent with their access to information. . $3, Whether AMFAUNA-1 is now in danger of being detected, and whether the G-2 could double him if they do catch him, are two questions remaining to be considered. Taking the second question firat, | it is believed that the chances of the G-2 running a successful CI operation against KUBARK through AMFAUNA-1 are extremely slim. To be sure, the G-2? has certain weapons tha t@they could use against AMFAUNA-1. | His father is already lin prison, serving a fifteen-year sentence, and his mother and two children(are atill in Cuba ac potential hostages. It is also conceivable that the G-2 could use AMFAUNA-1l's own interest in paramilitary operations as a lever by persuading him that KUBARK, by neglecting to support the insurgent leader Oswaldo RAMIREZ, was responsible for the latter's death and has demonstrated its indifference | to the fate of the Cuban people. This would all take time, however, because AMFAUNA-1's reaction to arrest, at least initially, would ol ¢ probably be an attempt tougmulate his two heroes, AMCUSP-}) and AMRUNG- D. | In the time that it woukd@s‘take the G-2 to break dowml\this resistance, AMCUTLER-1)\ would almostféertainly have learned, either through his phoneleonversations with AMFAUNA-2 0: by the interruption of the same, that something is wrong with AMFAUNA-1. . '§4, The risks that AMFAUNA-1 is now running are believed to be considerable. for one thing, at least ten persons with varying degrees of knowledge of his clandestine operations, have been held temporarily or permanently by the G-%, which is believed to be increasing in competence as a security force. For another, AMFAUNA~1 takes unnecessary chances, as by interrogating a new and untested agent (AMFAUNA-4) in the personal automobile of his sister-in-law, or by personally trying to penetrate a restricted area. And for a third, he has some contacts which can be dangerous. to him. 55. AMCOG-2 knows too much about AMFAUNA-1 for the latter's good. It is believed that AMFAUNA-1 himself is aware that this is a potential-| ly serious security weakness, because he took the trouble to report it (see paragraph 1lS5al above). THe AMCOG operation is itself a fairly complex one, and will be analyzed in a separate dispatch. The, aspects of it which, bear,cn the AMFAUNA operation are that AMCOG-2 and(her ? brother}AN€oG-3) tre close relatives of a very prominent anti-Communistod | Cuban politiciany and that they are widely known, both in Cuba and in
14-00000 . UFGA~4703 : rence tnnnnnnononnneenanesrs ynsssse SIAL CONTINUATION OF " BISPATCH prosecution for actapagainst it, ie a matter for wonder. It has been rumored that (che old™politician)has a blackmail hold over Fidel CASTRO by virtue of ‘his possession of very damaging information about CASTRO. There may be some substance to this rumor. As a young student Sanyo is balieved to have committed criminal acts, and the (old politioian would have been in the best possible position at the time to obtain proof of tham. This might well explain why the family enjove immunity today. 86. It would seem, thougr, that an aler* and competent security service, which the G-2?2 shows signs of becoming, if it is enjoined from arresting and prosecuting an espionage suspect, would at least try to control and moniter his operations by penetrating them. It is there- fore a cause for speculation that, in February 1962, an important officer of the Cuban Army CAMFAUNA-4 > aliegedly desirous of defecting, was introduced by Identity-13 to AMCOG-2, and a matter for deep concer ‘that AMCOG-2 passed the lead along to AMFAUNA~1 who accepted it withe out any prior checking and actually held his first meeting with the would-be defector in an automobile traceatle to AMFAUNA-~2, Since then, it has been observed that reports and sub-sources offered by AMFAUNA-& are absorbing an increasing amount of AMFAUNA~1's time. The military manuals andjcocuments turned over by AMFAUNA-4, and sent ‘to Headquarters via the (QUANTUMs and the (Wadrid, Station) have not yet been geen by JMWAVE, so it ig not ‘yet known whether AMFAUNA-u's production ean be given a sufficiently high evaluation to allay the doubts raised by the manner of his recruitment. Headquarters is asked to advise on this as soon as possible, and to provide traces on AMFAUNA-4, sSeSTN ot BEE TACED L ROUTGRIBT SA A GS EE AORY SCE ETTIO  E 57. The other potentially dangerous contacts are, a8 might be expected, in the field of para-military activities In November 126). AMFAUNA-1 was in touch with Identity-52. 4 L] through Identity-51, a resident of ( ig identity-52 was arrestedllate in the vear 2UAMFAUNA-1 then déveloped another contagt to the through Identity-12, gb representative, whose cutout to AMFAUNA-1. was AMFAUNA-2, a woman from now resident in Havana, Identity-12 wae arrested in pril) presumably as an aftermath of the 16 April battle in which AMIREZ was reportedly killed. 58. In late May or early June 1962, Identity~-8, a person prom | i Sancti ippetas known to AMFAUNA~3, called om her in the company of | | a certain 10 claimed tafhave had a meeting on 28 ar_ Trinidad with one who gave : letter for delivery to Identits,i2, Unable to find @ntity=i¢ because of the latter's arrest approached identity-8 who introduced him to AMFAUNA+3 t-~ whom he handed over the letter. The letter reads as follows; "Dear Brother-in-Arms: sg) *Y preet you and officially report to you, as our representative to the Military Junta of the FND, the sad news of the death of our commander~in-chief, Oswaldo , RAMIREZ, on 16 April last at 9 a.m. He fell in battle together with other brothers. The certificate to this effect, containing the testimony of Captain BORGE, chief of the personal guard, and of other members of his escort, is in my possession, and { will hand it over to you or to anyone designated by the Military Junta of the FND. "The disorganization caused by the above-mentioned events prevented our reporting this news to you right away, and only now have we been able to make contact with the ., bearer, a man who has been working for some time as messenger - ‘ye ,and enjoying the complete confidenge of Oswaldo RAMIREZ and i of ourselves in particular. APERTURE CAND REP xe:
14-00000° + Geo : . . . . : UFGA=4703 “who will ccoupy the position of supreme commander of our . i liberation ammy. Whether it be one. supreme chief or a oO joint command must be decided by you. “Although the National Liberation Army has continued - working and acting according to the ‘iorma laid down by you and by our late ohief, you will underetand the urgency of this interview which the bearer v7.11 tell you how to respectfully, - 59, As mentioned in paragraph 15b rhove, ODIBEX has some kind of interest in AMFAUNA-3, and it may be that their files contain {htelligibie anawere to some of the quest ‘ons raised by this develop- ment. For instance: a. Why did the RAMIREZ organization not know ox the ’ arrest of Identity-12, one of ita own members, which had eccurred at least a month previously? b. Uf the RAMIREZ organization was so poorly informed about Identity-12, how did they know about AMFAUNA=3, and why did they think she would be the appropriate person to give the letter to? ec. Given the disorganization complained of by the writer of the letter, and the fact that all meetings must have been arranged and held under clandestine conditions, how to account for the fact that in the Jnaximum of six days between 28 May and 3 June when AMFAUNA-1 reported the developments by S/W, something like the following sequence of events must,have taken place: (1) | meets near Trinidad in Las Villas Province, and receives the letter. (2) travels to Havana and tries to locate Identity- aL is informed that Identity-12 has been arFested. (4) returns tc Lag Villas, reports that the letter cannot be delivered to [dentity-12, and is told that AMFAUNA~3 should be given the letter. (5) goes to Sancti Spiritus and locates Idéntity-8 who is a personal friend of AMFAUNA-3 and can introduce: him to her, and who provi is able to vouch for the authenticity fe) signature on the letter. ° i ol, i) Identity-8 go to Havana and give the letter to FAUNA~3. Future Plans 60. It is difficult if not impossible to give an operation of this complexity the support and direction it needs, when the only communication with the@rincipal agent is by secret writing. There is nevergtenough room in an $/W message for both the positive intelligen reporting and the supporting operational details, and it is the lattar that suffer. S/W communication also inevitably involves a time lag which, in the case of this operation, has sometimes run as high as thmans waake hanranaa af the freanent absences from town of AMCUTLER-1 arrange. In anticipation of your decisions I eign myself vf | seman rap ny. ns me mag A SSSI REIGATE RUSBY RI INT OE BE Pe ET TULL ae wee weg ramen 28 BE EMS ee 2a UE CO i ere fs pod >
14-00000 . oo shaw 2 . e CONTINUATION eT ooo oT eararan ene wea een BISPATCH SECRET _ UFGA=4703 61. Ae a firet step toward epecding up communiocationa, it is. planned to find another accommodation address in the JMWAVE area for AMFAUNA-1i's use which can be expected to function without the delays that have been experienced recently. Because of the importance and urgency of some of AMFAUNA-1's intelligence veporte, consideration is also being given to asaigning a radio oparator to him, probably AMGLEN-9 who is awaiting only his signal plan to become activa and who will probably not be needed in the AMWPEN net as originally planned. 62. AMFAUNA-1 will be instructed to break off contact with AMCOG-2, and to cease interesting himself in the affairs of the Escambray. As for AMFAUNA-4, it is feared that AMFAUNA~1 is already 80 deeply involved with him that, if he war not a bona fide “efector, the damage has already been done. Neverth.less, AMFAUNA-1 will be warnad of the potentialities of this situa.ion so that he cau be prepared to go into hiding if it should develop badly. Specific military requirements will be sent to AMFAI'NA-1 for AMFAUNA-4 to help in establishing his value as a source. Also for the improvement of the security of the operation, AMFAUNA-1 will be told to stop taking porsonal and unnecessary risks such as his penetration of a reatrictad beach. 63. For tha continued improvement of production, political and _ economic requirements will te sent to him. AMFAUNA~1 is very ' gasponsive to requirements, and has already developed sources and _ informants in the political and economic areas in response to instructions from JMWAVE, It is believed that an increased output of higher-priority intelligence can be expected from this operation. END OF DISPATCH
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