OPERATIONAL SECURITY THREATS POSED BY ARREST OF AMCONCERT-1.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
To: CHIEF, WH/4/FI-CI
Document date: 11/8/61
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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8 Novembor 1961

MSNORANDUM POR: Chief, MI/4/FI-CI

SUBJECT

Arrest of

Threats Posed by

1. Probles

To attempt to determino extent and nature of possible

compromise of the

Staybohind Not rosulting from the reportec

arrest of. ANCONCERT-L by Cuban G2.

3. Circumstances

1570n 18 October 1961 0 Hondquartera received a messago from

E AMCONCERT-1 had been arrested by

— during the veer. of y October, when he tried to mate a clandes-

Iine exit fron Varadero Beach.

No further details vore giver

other than the fact that ACONCERT-I was being held at G2

The events which lead to ANCONCERT-l's subsequent appre

hension by (2 appears to be as follows:

D. After taking asylum at the Brazilian Babassy

somotine in July, it 1s apparont that ANCONCERT-I

had made up his mind to effect an escape to Miami

via channels used by other members in the Staybehind

Net previously.

Accordingly, he met Jorge NOBREGAS

stiltration had been completed, and that he woul

leave that weekend by boat from the Varadero Beac

It appears that NOBREGAS was serving in a

cut-out capacity between AMCONCERT-I and the

Staybehind Net, and was reportedly given 2,000 pesos

by

AESTON-L to grease

the skids for ANCONCERT-l'e

Then ANCONCERT-I reached the rendazto ue

acet NOBREGAS,

he learned fron an individual known

as CULo that NOBREGAS and three Cubing had already

taken off in 1 fishing boat, who presumably had no

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Intention of

taklog ANCONCERT-I with them.

(NOTE:

NOBRSGAS

and his three crapantons later reached Key

desi, phorles, there thoy wore wicked up by a us.

Coast Guard vossull®

b.

€.

Since ANCONCERT-I apparontly decided

not to return to

the Brazllian Fabassy agrin, ho recontacted the Stay

besind Not and an oxfiltration plan was worked out with

WAVE via tho OGAKIK channel for him to leave Cuba on

31 August.

AMCONCERT-1 was staying at a beach motol

cabin near Buca do la Camarloca sinco 28 August and was

to bo taxon to the reception ares in a fishing

boat

out of Carabinero Point, once he received the signal

by phono to nove out.

This extiltration plan failed

however, Then

the WAVE vessel found & hostile Cuban

Irigate sweeping the rendezvous aros with searchlights,

which forced it to abandon its mission.

At this point,

contact mas lost with ANCONCERT!, who it 1a presuned

returned to his hide-out 10 Havana.

Fron I September to the tino he mas picked up by G2,

wo can only assume that he recontacted CUCO, who pre-

suribly me responsible for laying on arrangemonts for

tho 111-latod venture at the same location near Varadaro

AbSTUFF-I's recent report indicates that ACON

Caiins, in the company of five other cubans, vas actually

picked up by ci on 6 october, as they attemuted to leave

the berch by boat.

It appears

that CUCO succesaluly

evaded capture and returned to lavans.

3. Buckground

AHCONCERT-1 (code namo,

"FOCO") 15 & Cuban national, tho

ma born ll October 1922 in Consolncion dol Sur, Cuba.

He 1s

marrled to Horna UGARRIZA Alonso, who is & Duban untlonal.

have two daughters • Normita, age six and Ana Luisa, age eight.

Although his parents are belloved to be dead, he has three brothers

and two sisters presently living in Cuba.

tion at the EscusuA TECHICA MECANICO TORNERO,

where he learned

his trade as z printer.

From 1952 to 1957, he was self-omployed

operating a printer's bustness and an auto sales agonsy. In 1959,

following the overtbrow of the BATISTA Rogime, he was employed

at the Ministry of Justice 1n an administrative capacity.

Subject was a momber of the "AUTENTIO" Cuban revolutionary

Subjoct was

lator arrested

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