74-90000 scene sense “REDUCE AMCROW PAID “EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS MAGAZINE: BECOMES Fore §3a USE PREVIOUS EDITION. + oe mene = — Tare Pe OH TV ABET Fy MARL Potente AE CONTINUATION OF 7 Coane are OISPAT H . . . SPATCH t SECRET UrGT=16620 PAGE 2... - COLOMBIAN SUGAR TO JAPAN, MORCCCO AND SPAIN IN COMPETETION WITH COMMUNIST CUBA, PRODUCES TEN-MINUTE DAILY PROGRAM ON AMTHIGH SIX DAYS PER WEEK. PERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXTENSIVE MAILINGS TO CUBA HAVE BEEN SHARPLY CURTAILED AND AMSCROLL EXECUTIVE BOARD HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 13 TO 3 PERSONS AND PALO EMPLOYEES FROM 21 TO 16 AS OF 1 JULY 19456. . NCE B. HE #S A VALUABLE ELEMENT OF IN CONNECTEON WITH APPROACHES TO WE EXPECT TO TERMINATE HIM - 3, AMWASP=1. SEE REFERE THE AMSCROLL PROJECT ANO tS USED DEFECTION AND RECRUITMENT TARGETS. 31 DECEMBER 1966. bh. AMFRAME#1. SINGLETON AGENT WHO iS MAIN ORIVING FORCE BEHIND AMSCROLL OPERATION AND TOGETHER WITH AMASK-1] RUNS AMKNOT ACTIVITY. 5. AMKNOT. A NEW COMMITTEE FORMED AT HEADQUARTERS REQUEST TO HIT ZRWAGON DEFECTION ‘TARGET. AMFRAME*1 AND AMASK=1 ARE WORKING VERY EFFECTIVELY AS PRINCIPAL AGENTS FOR THIS PROJECT AND LATTER HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE IN SECURING JOBS FOR ZRWAGON DEFECTORS. 6 AMCROW. PROJECT IS BEING SHARPLY CURTAILED. WE EXPECT TO REDUCE BUDGET TO APPROXIMATELY $1,000-1,500 MONTHLY IN FY 67. PROJECT LACKS AGGRESSIVE PRINCIPAL AGENT, ANO TRE COMBINATION OF INTERNAL PERSONNEL PROBLEMS YN AMCROW GROUP ANDO ITS MARGINAL PERFORMANCE HAVE LED TO DECISION TO CURTAIL. RADIO PROGRAM ON JMHOPE WAS TERMINATED 31 MARCH AND AFTER 31 JULY WE EXPECT TO STAFF TO THREE PERSONS. WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE USEFUL TO PRESERVE AMCROW NAME AND CERTAIN AMCROW CONTACTS IN LATIN AMERICA ANO TO CONTINUE AMCROW MAILING OPERATIONS ON MORE LIMITED BASIS. 7. AMMOP. NO MAJOR CHANGES. OPERATION 1S VIEWED AS DEVICE FOR MONITORING ANO INFLUENCING CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND IS OF LONG-TERM INTEREST FOR iTS POTENTIAL AS A POLITICAL FORCE IN CUBA. HOWEVER PRINCIPAL AGENT LACKS MANY S NEEDED TO MAKE HIM. EFFECTIVE POLITICAL LEADER OR INTELLIGENCE PROOUCER AND WE ARE ASSESSING OTHER AMMOP MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT. AMMOP YOUTH SECTOR HEADED -BY AMCRIB-I MAINTAINS EXCELLENT CONTACTS WITH ITS COUNTERPARTS THROUGHOUT HEMISPHERE AND HAS BEEN USEFUL AS PRESS PLACEMENT MECHANISM. 8. AMSTRUT=2. NO CHANGES 3 SEE REFERENCE 8 FOR PROJECT DESCRIPTION. . 9.. AMLIRA. NO CHANGE, SEE REFERENCE B FOR DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES. MONTHLY MAGAZINE STARTED JANUARY 66 WELL RECEIVED BY READERS AND EFFORTS TO MAKE MAGAZINE SELF =SUSTAINING HAVE RESULTED IN PAID ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS WHICH ARE ’ MORE WIDELY KNOWN. UP PREPARED TARGET STUDIES ON CUBAN ATHLETES ATTENDING YMPIC GAMES IN PUERTO RICO IN JUNE 1966 AND AM AMLIRA GRO LORA CE AT PUERTO RICAN REGIONAL OL AGENTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH KUBARK TASK FOR 10. AMBASAL@-1I. NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES FROM REFERENCE B. AMBASAL@= S°CARTA CIRCUALR®! NOW SENT ONLY TO CUBA AND MONTHLY BULLETIN SENT ONLY TO INTERNATIONAL ADORESSEES @ IN PAST 80TH TIONS HAD BEEN SENT TO CUBA AND TO LATIN AMERICA. AMBASAL@1 PUBLICA 3 PROGRAM ON AMTHIGH HAS BEEN DROPPED AS OF 1 JUNE BUT CONTINUES ON JMHOPE ONCE WEEKLY {SUNDAYS / 11. YOYARD/JMHOPE. NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES. HORE EMPHAS 1S HAS BEEN PLACED ON NEWS PROGRAMS AS RESULT OF REFUGEE DEBRIEFINGS HAS BEEN VG DESIRE FOR MORE NEWS. JMHOPE NOW GIVES FINE MINUTE ses SUMMARIES EVERY HALF HOUR AS COMPAREQ PREV 1OUS HOURLY REPORTS. NEWS SERIAL CONTROL OVER PHILCO TECHREPS AT JMHOPE St 0e HAS BEEN HA ROVED, AND PLANS ARE NOW UNCER WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW UNITS TO REPLACE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AT SITE. /CONTINUEO/ Ch ASSAE CATION [3 Cu HED 40)