14-00000 needy ten at eh ssh Adin al DS wel ital atl SECRET o ehralidltnaetctd a Wcls tatin ‘ 4 MEMORANDUK 23 December 1966 D4 TO : Chief of Station ‘ WPY @ 1265 | FROM : PN/HARCHBANK ; Distribution 4 SUBJECT : TYPIC;OPERATIONAL 1 = PW/MARCHBANE 4 AKENGT - Progress Report " '' 1 = P¥/Chrono ; 4 1 October = 3] December 1966 ot 1 @ RI Chrono Zi . A. OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS i 8 1. The AMENOT organization continued during the quarter under review with ita program of assisting Cuban merchant 2 mariners who have defected from their service, Fifteen diff- erent cases were handled during this period which iacluded five reeettlement cases in areas other than JMWAVE. Billete at sea were found for two more--one as a first mate and one as @ third mate. The remaining eight received assistance in obtain- wi im amen SOE employment or what might be called administrative aid-assis~ tance in obtaining social security numbers, etc. - 2. Processing continued for those interested in employment cof omey eee -.- by the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS). Progress in - ; Obtaining the necessary U.8. Coast Guard certification is slow and of the four that applied for this during the previous quarter Lt only two had received the certificationh the end of the current an quarter. During this quarter two more former Cuban merchant . , officers sought through AMKNOT this certification as they expressed — : — interest in MSTS employment. The current status is: In process--6; ! Coast Guard certifications received--2; physical examinations given (and passed)--4, In addition, applications for employment together - with the Coast Guard certifications and completed physical examin= ef . . ation forms were forwarded 28 December to the cover company in ; 1 Mipiithics tailed — 2 ttuatte ne nit bata olde Beets ate . bo Baltimore for 2, The remainder will be forwarded as the Coast i a Guard certiZzicationg are received. : 3 oo 3. The activities of the AMKNOT organization continue to a7 .. Weceive publicity. The Station has four clips from different eB . .. papers including one from £1 Universal of Caracas. AMKNOT issued _ one presse release during this quarter.which was an “eyewitness” account of the attempt of four Cuban sailors to obtain political asylum in the Canary Islands. In fact, thie was a letter mailed te AMKNOT by ..USPOT=-2 and signed in pseudonym. The story was _ picked up by Diario Lag Americas in its 15 December issue. ai dda k. 3 al - tyes ees tao canteens aad elas Lees a7 ait Fe Bs & o a ne ony 2 * stedeen serempenmgenaienten and tpn renunAceseetee eth uted mie erect ° ty ware eke es
14-00000 ” o . aS eh nn Tosa & - pol “§ B. ADMINISTRATION | 1 : 4, The AMKNOT organization remains constituted as reported a, : in the previous Cuarterly Report. However, in December AMASK-ji 3 q wae offered a permanent position as personnel director of a local FY q shoe company that employs some four hundred people. His starting : 4 q Salary will be $475.00 per month which will be lacreased nfter the firet three sonths and increased again after the second three : months, The Station concurred with AMASE~] that he accept. for i these reasons: (1) The AMKNOT position is wot permanent, (32) it appears that AMASK-1 will be terminated when AMKNOT ta closed, (3) thie position should solve AMASK-1's personal financial probe leag, and (4) AMASK=-1 hag agreed to remain as chairman of AMKNOT without galary and to continue to lend his name to the organization. The Station expects to replace AMASK-] with AMPOLISH=-] who appears qualified to handle the hand-holding and housekeeping aspects of AHKNOT. AMPOLISH-1 ig presently employed by a local automobile . dealer and ig able to take the necessary time off to handie the ‘ AMENOT matters. We see three advantages to this development: , 41} The Station will be spared a possible disposal situations when 7 Anite aerranernnenaewe AMENOT ig closed (it hag been made clear to AMPOLISH-1 that thie ig a temporary assignment that at the most will last for a few months), (2) We have offered AMPOLISH-] $200.00 per month versus $380,00 for AMASK-1, and (3) AHASK-}] should be in an excellent position to offer at least temporary employment in the shee fac~ tory to mariners to cone. Ane nee ene tan he ON Re HE : . eee CEO TNTLCN t Ramenme eet? ‘. &. An estimated total of $2,505.00 was spent during this quarter. This amount represents AMASK~1's salary and allowances, . effice expenses, and English instruction for those seeking MSTS ~ employment. Expenses by month were: October, $855.00; November, i $825.00; and December (estimated), $825.00. The allotment for i. z thie activity for the quarter was $3,000.00. 7 ‘ ES whoneastia tetas ite de ©, PROBLEMS an . 6. The chief problem of the period was caused by the antics g LS - of who jumped ship in New Orleans after a run- i 2 s in with the ghip’s captain and after difficulties with the Immi- f 4 gration and Naturalization Service over the lack of proper documen= : tation to re-enter the country. [ | has been resettled in California, though we may not have heard the last from him; AMASK~1 a gecently received a letter from which said that 7 x feo te was about te sue the shipping line € ad employed him for back : ie = -:,.. . @@lary and loss of personal effects that [—  telaims the captain ‘ a E: had locked up. AMASK-1 was advised to ignore the letter in view ip i i: os... . @£ the difficulties already caused and in view of his potential for a : ot further trouble (see paragraphs 2 and 3 of JMWAVE-3990). : TA) eri od cd “e% eer aoe . t , Tne a Latte ON tate et ae dba i Lae sete iy ¥ % s oh Se