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SECRET CONTACT: Argelio MARTINEZ (formorly ANRAYONS4) y Interpreter AMSIGH=3 PLACE: Howard Johnson's Restaurant, Dixio Highway TIME: 1600-1730 hours, 24 February 1963 PURPOSE: Discussion of Capture of 8 Cubans REFZRENCE: WAVE- 4960 : 1, As a follow-up to reforence, the case officer contacted Argolio MARTINEZ, formerly AMRAYON-4, of tho JOth November Movement | to find out what information he might be able to add. to the incident discussed in the reference, MARTINEZ’ acceunt- ‘follows; oP. 4 February 1963 a friendly Sigma skippered by a man named juan’ Chi “left Miami with two crewmen unknown to MARTINEZ and the following men who were destinod for Elbow Cay and who were to eventually infiltrate Cuba in the name of the 30th Novombor Movement: . Eleno OVIEDA. Alvarez 4 Juan REYES Morales if a Eumelio VIERA Olmedo- jae a : ‘ ° ss ‘\ An] : (incidentally, ‘the aforementioned trio‘plus Emilid PSREZ Fernandez and Dario FERRER were led by one Luis AGUIAR, All of thom except OVIEDA had belonged to a group fighting for Therndique "Tondiques", ‘They had been on their way to Miami to secure assistance and had become stranded at, Elbow Cay when their boat sank, The 30th November crew of the WASP met the group by chance at Elbow Cay, recruited them and totd AGUIAR the 30th November would infiltrate his group and resupply them in exchange for AGUIAR's allogiance to the 30th November, In the case of OVIEDA, MARTINEZ said he bolieved OVIFDA was urrested with Patrick HEMMINGS for training on No-Namo Key and joined AGUIAR's group after OVIEDA's release from jaily 3, The friendly Sigma left OVIEDA, REYES and VIERA on Elbow Cay with camping supplies, weapons and equipment and “went to fish" in the area near Cayo Anguila, In the meantime, the WASP captained by MARTINEZ left Key Largo 9 February 1963 with additional supplies and equipment, Luis AGUIAR, Emilio PEREZ Fernandez and Dario FERRER, who were to join their compatriots at Elbow Cay, While the WASP was at,.Elbow Cay 10 February, they were buzzed and circled by two jet fighters for approximately 15 minutes SECRET {rere nnita La deep} decay: "35, | fos 4
. ‘> Datio FERRER and supplies and- weapons foc 20 men, infiltrees and Luis AG ‘> to obtain an intermediate cr “Elbow Cay.. The news of that Castr SECRET | ~~ Zw at about 1500-1600 hours. The jets then doparted in a siW, direction, MARTINEZ argued with a crow momber that the jets wore American but tho crowman insisted that they were MIG's because he said he had soon many of them in Cuba. Lator, ‘the crew of the WASP sighted a boat on the horizon, Thinking it was the friendly Sigma returning from Anguila Cay, the WASP went out to moot her, However, the boat they met was a lobder boat "(fnu) ESTRELLA" (believed Blanca Estrella) captained by Domingo MARTINEZ Alvairez aka "Mingolo" and crowed by Juan MORALES Pascual, Armando MORALES Pascunl and Agustin VIZCAINO Pino. Those men wore unknown to the crew of the WASP but were recognized by the crow of the friendly Sigma which subsequently reported ‘méecting the lobster bout after tho departure of the WASP, According to MARTINEZ, the lobster boat was bona fide and had not engaged in operational vt i activities to his knowledge. a gt ae ‘ Soe, No _ A, After the departure of the WASP, the friendly Sigma returned to Elbow Cay to check on the three infiltrees before their own return to Miami, Upon the arrival at Elbow Cay, the friendly Sigma sighted two Cuban Sigma boats "patrolling" at Elbow Cay on 12 February 1963, When the friendly Sigma yoturned to Miami, the crew reported to MARTINEZ that on 12 February thoy saw the 3 infiltroes which they left at Elbow 3~ Cay, two Cuban Sigma boats patrolling the waters noar Elbow Cay and \xo" the lobster hoat anchored about a mile from Elbow Cay. ene! at  §, The 3 infiltrecs wero instruded - and expected - to romain on Elbow Cay until the WASP could return with an. intermediate craft, without which the infiltration would be impossible, Further, the infiltration point was not known to any of the 3 infiltrees, only to the guide who was aboard the friendly Sigma. On a0''February 1963, the o> friendly Sigma departed Miami with a crew.of 3, Enilip PEREZ Fernandez, ‘% ’ wne-biide for the * UIAR, the team leader, remained in Miami attompting aft which the WASP would then take TO yen ys o had caught 8 men was received el yi Fhuvsday, 22 February 1963, In additicn to the mon, Castro captured » * about 10-12 45 cal, pistols, an assortment of M-l's, FAL's, M23's for ay Castro is ‘ahead by 50 cetonators, time fuse, approximately : 20 mene 190 pounds of Pentolite, foods and medicines. vbw q G6, NARTINEZ claims that the infiltrees were disciplined and oe would not have laded just anywhere on the coast of Cuba even if they ley had the means to do it and a guide to head them, In the absence of an be ate Cuba, MARTINEZ suggested 4 $f all the elements necessary to infiltr t Elbow Cay and took them week that Castro kidnapped the men en masse a to Cuba. PY Case Orricer SECRET