Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination 
Records Collection Act of 1992 
(44 USC 2107 Note) 
NW 53295 6/15/17
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104-10173-10190 sie, _ Tie eNO OY RR BND OE CONTINUATION OF ; OISPATCH S—t—€_R-E-¥ | ATT TO UFGA-20252 PS EVALUATION OF AMDENIM-1 1. INTRODUCTION - AMOENIM-1 1S A 47-YEAR OLD “MARRIED CUBAN MALE. HE WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA ON 7 AUSUST 1918. HE 1S A GRADUATE OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY WITH A 8S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. HE WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AS A CAN¢ GROWER, RANCHER, MILL OWNER, CATTLEMAN AND VEGETABLE GROWER THROUGH NOVEMBER 1956. HE THEN SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF THE SUGAR INSTITUTE FOR SIX MONTHS TO PROTECT 1TS FUNDS, FROM AMTHUG-1,. HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH KUBARK AS A PRINCIPAL AGENT SINCE OCTOSER 1960. SUBJECT HAS CONSIOERABLE SKILL IN THE SOCTAL.GRACES AND [N- THE MANAGEMENT OF SUGAR CANE AND CATTLE . RANCHES. HE 1S ABLE TO MAKE HIS WAY AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C., AND. NEW YORK, CITY. ASETEY WERE AND HAS INFLUENTIAL CONTACTS IN BOTH AREAS. 2; RECRUITMENT - AMDENIM-1 CONTACTED KUBARK IN CUBA IN THE EARLY 1 OAYS OF THE-EUBAN GOV ENT THROUGH A°U,5. JOURNALIST. HE PRO- { A yapme te beh a OTST FO -KUDARK AND THEN, FOLLOWING { Bre -FERCRT: : CTR WHE MADE CONTACT. THROUGH THIS SAME MAN _ WET RR SF OM WHERE RE PDE A SUFFICIENTLY STRONG IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS REFERRED TO JMWAVE AND A REPORT OF HIS MEETING WITH HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL WAS PROVIDED. ON THE BASIS OF THIS LEAD SUBJECT WAS CONTACTED BY THEODORE R. WINDECKER WHO UTILIZED. HIM AND HIS SOAT FOR A NUMBER OF RESUPPLY AND INFILTRATION OPERATIONS. IN NOVEMBER OF. 1961 SUBJECT WAS TAKEN OVER BY NORMAN 9, KIGGINS FROM DOMINIC J. PANTLEONE AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 1964 KIGGINS TURNED SUBJECT OVER TO HUGH R. DENDY. SUBJECT SERVED WITHOUT SALARY UNTIL JANUARY OF 1969. AT THIS TIME HE REQUESTED “THAT HE BE GHVEN FINANCIAL HELP. dIE STATEQ: THAT HIS PRIVATE FORTUNE HAO’ BEEN DEPLETED AND FRAT HE Fouts ¥F.RECESSARY TO ASK FOR FINANCIAL AID. HE HAS BEEN PUT GN THE JMWAVE PAYROLL AT $750.00 PER MONTH PLUS $100.00-FOR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. 3. SECURITY STATUS = A POA WAS GRANTED SUBJECT ON’ 6 FEBRUARY 1961. AN OA WAS GRANTED ON 4 APRIL 1963 PER UFGW-1807. SUBJECT WAS SO, LCFLUTTEREO ON 10 APRIL 1963. _THE RESULTS OF THIS FLUTTER INDICATED ie AMDENIM=] IS NOT ANQ HAS HOT BEER EVOLVED WITH ANY NON-ODYOKE + poe INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. HE HAS NOT BEEN INVOKVED. "IN ANY COMMUNIST fe | AGTIVATIES... HE -ROES NOT HAVE ANT S08 CONG WITH ANY PERSONS OR } es | “SROUPS WHICH HE TS DELTBERATELY CONCEALING FROM KUBARK., RESULTS dul: ° 74 fa OF THIS LCFLUTIER WERE GENERALLY. EAVOMBBLE. SuBsEcr's SECURATY, OO RECORD 1S GOGO ANQ HE HAS HAD NO MAJOR VIOLATIONS. i h. PHYSICAL CONDITION - SUBJECT APPEARS TQ BE IN FAIRLY GOOD’ on a PHYSICAL CONDITION. HE HAS LET HEMSELE GET A BIT HEAVY BUT IS — ‘ AWARE OF THIS FACT ANO HAS MADE STATEMENTS THAT HE NEEOS MORE k - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY T@ GET R40 OF THIS EXCESS FAT. OUTSIDE OF THE WEIGHT PROBLEM WHICH CAN BE EASILY TAKEN CARE-OF, SUBJECT APPEARS . 5. CHRONOLOGICAL LISTINS OF ASSIGNMENTS - FROM THE- DATE OF HIS | Le MS RECRUITMENT !N AUGUST 1960 SUBJECT HAS BEEN USED FOR FHE SPOTTING ; OF AGENT CANDIDATES, ANO FOR: THE COLLECTING OF OPERATIONAL INFOR- MATION FOR PM ACTIVITIES AGAINST CUA. HIS FI ANO Cl DUTIES HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED TO ELICITING INFORMATAON FROM HES -HARY CONTACTS WITHIN THE CUBAN COMMUNITY. PRIOR TO APRIL 17, 1961 SUBJECT AND HIS BOAT WERE ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE ASSETS IN THE JMWAVE FLEET. SUBJECT HAS BEEN USED AS A REPORTING ASENT ON THE SUGAR INDUSTRY yn CUSA ANO- 1S PRESENTLY BEING USED IN ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT TRADE WITH CUBAN SUSAR AGENTS. SUSJECT 15 ALSO REPORTING ON THE ACTIV- }TIES OF OTHER ANTI -CUBAN GRQUPS 18 TIME JMWAVE AREA. ert ac aan ps ¥ 6. EVALUATION AND FUTURE POTENTIAL - SUBJECT 1S A VALUAOLE P/A FOR THE OVERALL ACTIVITY A.AENST CUBA, HE TS O1SCOURA.£O AT THE PRESENT U.S. POLICY AGAINST CUBA AND FCELS THAT A MUCH MORE ACTIVE © action TyPC ACTIVITY €S THE ONLY WAY Tal POSITIVE RESULTS Can 6C OOTAIKLO WM THE FIGHT ALAINST ANTI set. NC 1S coreputtcuy CEcrcaTeo To THE OVERTHROW OF THE FRESCNT ROME ANS WIS EVENTUAL ACTUAN 19 NES HOMELARS. nC 9S A VERY INTCRRI.CaT AND WELLE COUCATCO MAN WHO, ee wee + . | soe wee ce eesoneied * [recom ee Pet nn eee BS ae pee
104-10173-10190 and “ee ma | FELT THAT HE HAS EXCELLENT FUTURE POTENTIAL AS A JMWAVE /KUBARK ASSET. ee en ae Ca aseswetins j Orare tise s7eaan wd Ree CONTINUATION OF : _pispacH | pe ey kat T0_UFSA-20 IF CONTROLLED AND KEPT HAPPY IN HIS RELATIONS WITH KUBARK, WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE US WITH AN. EXCELLENT ASSIST BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, CASE OFFICER FEELS THAT SUSZECT HAS THE ENUCATION, EX= PERIENCE AND THE DESIRE TO PLAY A MASCR ROLE IN THE FUTURE CUBAN GOVERNMENT THAT WILL BE INSTALLED IN CUBA AFTER THE OVERTHROW OF THE PRESENT REGIME. HE HAS ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT KUBARK AND ODYOKE REPRESENT THE SOLE MEANS BY WHICH CUBA CAN bE LIBERATED. BECAUSE OF THIS FACT AND BECAUSE OF SUBJECT*S BACKGROUND, IT. 1S OLATION)PLUS GN-THE-sOB TRAINING FROM HIS CASE OFFICER. HE HAS GOOD GRASP OF THE TECHNIQUES OF CLANOESTINE ACTIVITIES. IT 4S NOT RECOMMENDED THAT HE RECEIVE ANY AGOITIONAL TRAINING AT THIS ME. 5 lpr comMenneD TRAINENG + SUBJECT HAS HAD’ TRAINING AT JMWAVE AND Ss ANDREW K. REUTEMAN END 3 Nee - yeeeee arem is 7 7 | mses nok . 1 { * wes PES rye OTE Pe adders Lal eee $30 —_