TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH AMBIDDY-1, 16 DEC 63, 1230-1300 HOURS.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
To: BOBBIE HERNANDEZ
Document date: 12/16/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of 1992

(44 USC 2107 Note)

NW 53295 6/15/17

16 December 1963

MESIORANDUS FOR THE RECORD.

SUBJECT:

Telephone Conversation with AMBYDDY-1, 16 Dec 63,

1230-1300 hours

AMBIDDY-I called the SAS/SÖ/HH sterile phone to report

the following:

a. He is in bliami.

b. Interarmco accepted the $80,000 down payment and

the balance of thr payment will be made when the shipment

1s delivered.

c.

AMWORLD has found a new location in Nicaragua

for the connunications vessel where there is a bay deep

enough for the vessel:

The location is 90 miles south

of Puerto Nuevo,

and ANWORLD can use the airfield at

Puerio Nuevo.

ANJAVA-4 wants to have a meeting with Dick

on Saturday,

21 December, in order to explain all details

to him.

(Later in the conversation arrangements were

made by Dick to meet AHJAVA-4 on 21 Dec, at 2000 in the

lord Baltimore Hotel.)

d.

AMBIDDY- 1 and ANJAVA-4 are leaving for Nicaragua

18 December to deliver Christmas gifts.

AMS IDDY-1 inquired about the messages on the San Jose

?link. He was told we had sent four nessages, one of which

was for him only.

Since he had not received the message, I

relayed to him

as a personal message fron Mr: Archer the

following:

he is not to do anything regarding the wooden

boats.

Mr. Archer investigated the target and found it is not worth

the risk involved.

3.

Dick inquired regarding the whereabouts of the ADELAIDA.

AMBIDDY-I reported that the ADELAIDA is presently ou the high

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She unloaded her cargo,

went to Bluefields and left

Bluefields on 14 Dec.

*he ADELAIDA had an accident before

she arrived in Costa

Rica.

A tree trunk ran

into her propeller;

resultant damage caused a short-circuit and the electrical

system

was completely damaged so that the radar, radio, dc.,

do not work. Manolin Gutierrez, as delegate of Maritima Bam,

will prepare a list of the necessary repairs and sent it to

Scarlette.

AMBIDDY-l estimates that the ADELAIDA will arrive

in Baltimore the 22-23 of December and that it will take until

57 January to complete repairs.

Dick suggested to AMBIDDY-l that he notify Interarnco

of the delay in the arrival of the ADELAIDA, but AMBIDDY-1

no not sce auy ucco dôi doing this at this timc, sincc hi

believes the ADELAIDA will be ready to meet the boat fron

Europe. He said, however, if he foresees that the ADELAIDA

will not be able to meet the boat from Europe, he will notify

Interarmco.

5.

Regarding the airplane in Costa Rica, AMBIDDY-1

expects to transfer it to Panama.

He plans to give instruc-

tions today to Manuel Hernandez to have him visit the friend

whose name Dick gave

to AUBIDDY-1.

Then AMBIDDY-1 will talk

to Carrillo about cancelling the charter with Talaria, since

Carrillo will do whatever ANBIDDY-1 wants.

6.

When asked about his physical examination, AMBIDDY-1

said he had not yet been to the doctor.

He was reminded that

he had promised Mr. Archer to see a doctor for a physical

examination.

Y-ut AMBIDDY-1 will call again at 1600 hours to talk to

Mr. Boysen.

Bobbie Hernandez

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