(404-10450-10125) fe BS ie ee ee rae of ee ot 42 webbed Ta SG SCpAey Lune RANDUM YCR: Chiex, WHD for Cuba Saplnuosa Allegations e %, Sensitivity: Regardless of accuracy, they A. present a problem because of their haying beex preassated to other governmeat aganclias; 5B. in view of matters toucaing on U.S. securliiv, are GCalicate and could have untavorsahia revercu ssiong - ii yepaaked to newssen by the complainant or his associates (hose independent, previous threats were of greater potential enbarrassavnt); C. affect the re a5i0nu9 and the security of ovr personnel aA qi | Action: In view of the foregoing, the allesations (As Should be pus in prover oerspective - L.@., not ignored because of the potential embarrassment but considered in the Jight of what we Diready kno ¢ (Alnost all of them are repetitions of previous and reports, Snows. well to both the tations and ? Headquarters of ficve concerned with the AML! Asa group, whoge members! { eliadility, nepatations and goog faith are guestion— a ee able. Two of the charges - about'Earle) and "Pora"™ and about AMYHID-1 and CARRILLO - are new.J; B. should be treated so as to protect us against nay charge of laxity and so as to establish the fnetey but, neo at the same Time, treated so as to: avoid aiiributiz x to them more importance than they deserve Cc. gnoultd he k charges whi ich J AMES ASH EVOUD - other government connection recal oT. wee respons ibd 5 = oh a mind os examples of ath be tanc Gied abpaik and senorheid by the , : Bor: ax Peel 26 w tal Avene a ‘ox bo news nee fin tha
cmeerrenin me DD. shodldl be oxamined togethax with nik che other Avallable reporta so that we may {i} Cjiarity our own objechives aud wi; respecte toe all the AMNLASH group (nad ¢ AMVETP); . (2) sort ont which people, if any, are worth our tims in the future; (5) take anerouriate RWASILTeES, ancludinwy inter- rogation and polygraphing, to clarify doubts and then, when necessary, terminate those who are working for us bub are not worthyhile; (4) tighten up owx own operational and secarity procedpres in connection with the AMLASH ZeOUR. 3. DPrelininary Analysis: AS pointed oub in & preliminary analysis of the AMLASH compiex, made in March 1OG5 when I was prepaxing for travel to iu connection with the QUuHOPS-2 ease: "...There ig no convincing evidence that the proup is. working either for or agalust the regive of Pidet CASTHO. Repoxts on their contacts with us and their discussions anong themselves are at variance. x in 1362 #: ae) CASYR RO, reportedly knowing that they were plotting against him, talked LO AMLASS-2 and seven mendpers of his grono to enlist their Hiuovoere against Anibal SSCALANTE Deliunde and the communists in Cuba. Possibly they are pisying both cnds against the middle. us; certainly t have been and are in contact with the two enda.” ‘fhe Following ccnmeats are keyed to matters raised by ESPINOSA: {ZN 28634) on 6 April 1965, WUSPORT-2 reporting on a meetin of the AMLASS group, including AMWHIP-2 mentioned the XOLIowins ignificant points: A ah oe ¥ {i KUBARK wag eriticized for " fooling neround Yor vears"” without helping and for jeopardizing the operation; {23 the group was to be prepared to tlenounes ODYORR as responsible ig the operation fails and believed thek the resulting scandal would make the Bay of Pigs seem insirni- icant; and f so a re Pe he yyy ty ee th Cubans Cntelideence te i As reported by L 532 rveEings with : é based on / ks neat an i re 8 ete ee nt OE Ee Renin! ne ne EOE THE wo TEER + OP Speman eer ee co ante ty ROMIBITED 119 ry 4 Fd : . i" a +) 2 f Re al 7
14-00000 masons “the AMLASH circle is wide and each ney friend of wrom ve Yoanca soosas to have knowledges of the plan.” I be leiove problem is A more sexious and basic one. As yNarauraphk 3 of tne present manorandum, Fite reportedly knew as far back as 1962 that tne : te § oh: DLE 2 dye against him and, knowing ib, enlisted its aupport. Hence annot rule out the possibitity of px ~oyoenii nn. Assassination, *. obviously, 15 2 dangerous game, nok merely to thea plotters in a& physical sensas, but to & sponsoring gov ex nbe emi which my a 28 | I i | uifer severe political xr epercussions at home nnd abroad if ite | nyvolvement is made known, In the instant case, the wlska of , 7 2, xposure Ox the ODYOKS hand would appear high, whe ther there is 0] & im ut a3 e S who ars provocation or nok. Considering the individual nyvolved directly, their contacts with KUBARX ofvicexrs,and their rn LS eported plan to expose ODYOKE, persisting An the pian could be highly embarrassing to XUBABK, (This is oven wore the case ‘mow that ESPINOSA has talked to ODENVY and ODURGH, aithough fortunately the tenor of his coaplaint was that KUBARE hed 320 siyen adequate suppert to the vlan.) va iy i" 3 OY o . The contacts at ang the matters affecting the Station.- The "recriiftmenk" of Mauresn Rad heen 7 subject of an eichangs of cables between | é ud of discussions at Headquarters betyeer TH7U nnd ere { 1571 (3N 66557) and DiR-10955). The annoying thing in if this connection now is that ESPINOSA. nag talked abouk if t ODENVY and ODURGS and the danger that, if he is iudiscreet, his story avout this {and the other ratters}) conkd reach sone curious newspaperman. (in this connection, ib apoears that the questionable decision to put Maureen in touch with the AMLASE groun was made without the knowledzse of SPCCZ00 ROY NOSA did not report any cribicism of the KUBARKors al Due At is evident that the AMLASH 2zroup knows mors we Mmisnt wish. What is ney and oF concern metters ir 28 His story of AMVWAIP 1 : % me ad as oe, Own Rem te PLT Sey * MSePINOSA about fr rick | 3 nist yy ey i 4 i dealings. VYha questions raised about AMVHTD - Ate: OF imikuse? | | | sunning him and cacasion or my O¥ERYT head YVoimed ere concern alse to Headquarters which has been which he ha isited often. (On th evious trip to lon the QUUOPS-~1 en it 3: oibt3 about the whole srouo and sper is connection with | BNSNATT-19.} At ts, the knowledge on fhe vark of 3 pbout ection with AMVdT>p-1 and phe charge shat “MEVEIDOY has heen audin Also tea ke GN IBY re tS +] reel O& Gg PF tries o © OR aS gy XURARK in the jewelry transaction Ss the fact that ooeery has an offic honave been dnforned af the allerationsa AMT Fh: asked for comments - nlthough GOENYT oott #1 CO stay away from any inveshigati 3h Les unless syecifically directed by the Abhorney aes a a 2% S fete wt obs hp Efe uy ey eK bee te eed ae coe 4 Ma A oR 5 ww bo a whe erp is iS te by c mm dis et He) af pe t : ty bey bs . 1 . af rk e ge,cg % te eT be eg wht gh tm ae Paar aera 8. tei e Cc ~—) C13 co reps =e 0OO668- PRO! | one a | | rc a ek - a a wore et TS
14-00000 « G gre : a { + é . 24 . { , yy & pt ; f . ' “ f be i ha eet OE PER ‘ 7~ . ake et tee on th me €, Criticism of the| [Station ~ Criticism of thal Stat. the AMLASH croup is nok new, AMLASH-2 nnd -3 wers in and wanted dixeck contack, bub the 4 x Bi @ siatlion has nad reservations a2boul see The 3habion has Deen inyolvec indirectly vecause of res about and involvement of Station parte nd AMWORLD ocerations (both handied (Sea 29932 (iN 72256) and 29 Heatings anong (QUSPORT, QUSWIan=z, ANS produced conflicting’ xevorts which pr C53 wOurecses ee a ' be ae) wane Ow ry os fae o er & ie & “ het ob Sty yy ow be og pe ace aéquaxters). Pyek . poke & O94) {both RYBAT).). nd AMLASH figures a ED ts y oy 7 OE in yi a my DP aw o ~ y discussed at re and at desadguarters. insolar ns GHOWERY ris concerned, if musk be kept im mind that he is 3 mua ‘ on whom the AMLASH sroup would be inclined to focus its com claints. With regard to the sseqitic compszalnt arnout "“Torat, GROYRBY has identizied her as | (QUSWiET-7 end Aas resorted that . no staiier from the Stations ever had contact witb her. pdt Oy Ala a 4. Further involysment of ESPINOSA ¥ On 36 June ODENYY motifzied RURARA at New York ¢fhat AYLANB-~2 had telephoned BorlHOSaA to ask whether he had sueceodnd 3m contacting "the proper peoples” - 1.a., responsible KUBARK representatives ~ and to request notice oF the resulting arrangements. 5. AWWHID-1: Our. plan calls for meeting him next week. to obtain DRO information and. to obtain els arification of the roles pinyed by. those involved with him in Ehe AMLASH operation. His dealings with ‘UNSNAYU-19 also will be coversa. Following : this, an LCFLUTTSER examination is planned. ‘This nay nelio to determine whether ne has been truthful in his renorting Harold ¥. Syenson WH/L/S? co err ereretgr ore meer + ernie teh steepeentnrgnal eh PP ERE eS RE A PP AE A CEE TOR INO gosene ; peeentetpese marines oe Arana e#