wee ont a ae Pe > aaa . wee CONTINUATION OF ceenericemon — De Foe EAN AD RUMBLE # - DISPATCH SECRET UFGA-26303 b eee ce ence err AR EEO EC, if 3. In the second quarter the Station will continue its cost reduction action aimed at achieving a substantial reduction in Covert Action costs prior to the eprins 3f }9R7, end at resching by the beginning, of FY. 68 a level of expenditure much below that projected for. FY\67. : 4 i \ “7 - o . \ Ope rs - -' Philgp G, ELMARD é + + ® ° 74 Pah ‘ " mt Ue SEP Se ae BNR Ap py wer ne eA Speer inden Bothy Seprar St PREMIOUS EDITORS SECRET wh cere
14-00000 (LT. oe 2 ‘ . SECRET ° AG aS MEMORANDUM 19 October 1966 TO  : Chief of Station, JMVAVE _ WPW=1207 i FROM; PW/MARCHBANK : ‘Distribution SUBJECT: TYPIC/OPERATIONAL lePW/MARCHBANE _ AMSCROLL | ‘Progress -Report, 4 (iepW/Chrone 1 July - 30 September: 1968 1<REG . Ae. OPERATIONAL HioHLiarts , 1, This quarter opened with an internal reorganization of AMSCROLL becoming effective. The reorganization had been undere taken in the interests of efficiency and economy, The Departments of Labor, Women, Forotgn Affairs, Coordination, and Youth were abolished. This action got rid of largely ineffective people who had been receiving salaries and will prevent dissipation of AMSCROLL. funds and energies, The new, stream-lined organization is better able to concentrate upon the #1614 it knows best: economic action. - With ite present staff it is also able to undertake action in political, youth, and the other fields should this be desirable. 2. ‘The. ‘major activities of AMSCROLL during this quarter fell into four categories. They are economic activities, Free World shipping to Cuba,. dissemination Of Fropaganda, and the AMBCROLL radio prograg, -&. >In the economic field AMSCROLL continuéd ite analysis of ‘the 1966 sugar harvest that officially ended at 11:00 pea, Of 27 Juneao though wind«tip activities continued into this quarter. The point of the post-mortem was to publicize why Cuba fell so far short (2,044,743 tons) of its announced goal of 6,500, 000 tons, which goal was set by Castro in his May Day, 1965 speech. Sources of information were the daily production figurés of Radio Havana; analyses con« ducted by other experts. sich as F. 0. Licht, Czarnikew-Rionda, the Merrili Lyach Weekly Sugar Letter, etc.; information the Station was able to pass; and the background of such experts ag AMSNAKE@1 , AMRAIN~1, and AMWASP<1. ‘The Station has. seen. stories based upon these releages in the Miami Herald; the Miami News; the Economic jnee1spence Unit, a London publication; Alerta, &@ publication in URLOBALA; he Avertcan Marine Engineer} the Times of America; and Diario Lan Amaricas, ion. appropriate Station assets such ae replay much of this information, The point of this was to éemonstrate to Free World commercial cireles and to the Cuban radio audience that Cuban ecouomic promises are not reliable and heace that Cuba is an unreliable nation with which to trade. In support of this theze thia quarter also marked the beginning of the campaign | iCaTion GROUP I: EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AN. CS Gourd MICROFILMEO SECRET Wov 2 1966 ooc. MICRO. See. Lae GF- 264506 2 —w wot nn ie panei tnpn ieee nantes ee ng ew ‘ eee a fe cat SOR emma 2 : °