Cuban Operations
Originator: USA
From: Albro, R. D
Document date: 10/16/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ORIGINATOR : USA

FROM : ALBRO, R. D.

TO :

TITLE : CUBAN OPERATIONS

DATE: 10/16/62

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SUBJECTS : PFUNTNER, JORDAN J.

ALPHA 66

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1B

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

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Оказ т.22.97

ACSI-CO 6.201

Cuban Operations (U)

AGSI

DET

16 QOT 1962

Maj Decker/Ops/Coll Div/56159/da

The purpose of this paper is to advise the ACSI of a proposal made by a

representative of the Alpha 66 orgenization, and to recormend courses of action in con-

nection therewith,

The USA Operattonal Survey Detachment (USAOSD) has three contacts with

the Alpha 66 group:

Jordan James PFUNTNER, in contact with the USAOSD team in Miant. He je a

US citizen and is employed as a plastico consultent. He appazently has direct contact

with the highest echelone of the Alpha 66 group:

b. Two carded sources, insurance salesmen in Puerto Rico, one a US eltizen,

the other & Cuban exile, who are in contact with members of the Alpha 66 group.

are used primarily as spotter/recruiters, and have volunteered information on activi-

ties of Alpha 66. A recent example was prior notification of the 8 Oct raid against

La Isabela de Sagua.

c. The USAOSD team la afforded no accest to membere of the Alpha 66 goup,

does not furnish reguirements or finance any of the groupe activities.

(St 0f the abeve-mentioned contacts only PYUNINER le considered to have an

important entree to Alpha 66.

Initial contact was established with Pfuntner by the

USAOSD team in Miant in September 1962. During the first three contacts, Pfuntner made

the following statements:

a.

That he was in contact with a group that was going to conduct raids

against Cuba. The group was subsequently identifled as Alpha 66.

b. That the group rafused to work with CIA, but desired to work with the US

military.

C.

That the group desired support of the US Army in their action phase, 1.e.,

funde, equipment, arms, etc., In returo the group would provide intelligence informa-

tion; would furnish captured equipment, and could land agents in Cuba. The group esti

mated it would require $100,000 to complete the balance of Its program, consisting of

four more raids on Cuba.

d. Pfuntner refused to identify any member of the group, or to reveal any of

their plane or modus operandi.

4. (8)

To assess [funtner and his claims, and in the hope of obtaining intelli-

gence information, USAOSD requested Pfuntner to

furnish items of Soviet ordnance

materiel and intelligence information on Cuba.

Cormunication with Pfuntner on 12 Oct

Indicated that Soviet equirment and infomation would be made available to USAOSD in

SECRET

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OPERATIONS SECTION ONLY

OPNS BR, COLLECTION DIV

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SECRET

ACST-CO

SUBJECT: Cuban Operation (U)

near future as a result of the group's & Oct rald on La Isabela de Sagua, It was

further indicated that important information concerning Soviet underwater demolition

the one a det

tean (UDY) countermeasures was also obtained on this taid and that the swimmers uho

attempted to sink a Russian ship desired to diseuss their exportence with a US expert

in undersater swimming.

ONE has stated theis interest in participating in a debtlefing

of these individuals on thie subject, and the debrteting can be arranged to take place

in Puerto Rico.

(s)

It is belteved that Alpha 66 has an excellent potential to obtain mill-

tary intelligence infomation from Cuba as well as items of Soviet ordnance matertel;

however, Alpha 66 to an action type organization engaged in combatting Communism by

amed fosce.

This places any exploitation of the group by the US military under the

cognizence of General Lansdale,

6.

Recommendattons:

fie ONI.

That the ACST authorise debriefing of the Alpha 66 swimmers in Puerco 4149)

Rico by a USAOS representative with porticipation of an ONI representative.

b. That the ACSI authorize DEI to brief General Lansdale on the Alpha 66 pro-

posal to furnish intelligence inforation and materiel in retum for financial support,

to deterine the extent of support, it any,

that could be provided.

c. That the AGST authorize DEI to instruct the USAOSD to work with any ap

proved para-military operations that might evolve, to insure the maximum collection of

military Intelligence information:

R. D. ALBRO

Colonel, GS

Acting Dizector of

Foreign Intelligence

M/R: Presents to General Fitch background on proposal made to USAOSD by a representa-

tive of an anti-Castro action group that they furnish mil intel info and captured materiel

resulting from their raids on Cuba in return for support of their activities by the

US military.

Sees es1 che

attated

Co: F. DECKER

Major, GS

Ops Br/Coll Div

16 Oct 62/da

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