CABLE RE YACHT "EL AMIGO"
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 1/10/68
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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GUATEMALA CITY INFO DIRECTOR, MCOBRA

25 OCT IN. 20408

REFS A. DIRECTOR 35861M

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Lo REF CABLES PROBABLY REFER TO SAME EXPEDITION.

20 LOCAL LNERGO NOIIFIED STATION 24 OCTOBER THAT LNPURE

CONSUL MERIDA MEXICO REPORTED REF GROUP 19 OCT ALLEGEDLY LEFT

FROD PROGRESO MEXICO FOR GUATEMALA (INI CUBA AS SURMISED REF BY

YACHE "EL AMIGO." IWO UNIDENTIFIED MEXICANS FORCED GO ALONG..

MEXICANS CHECKING TO DETERMINE IF THEY OWNERS OF 3OAT.

30 SEVERAL MEXICO NEWSPAPERS CARRIED STORY 24 OCT RE

PRESENCE REF GROUP IN MERIDA. YACHT "EL AMIGO" HAS BASIC RANGE

560 MILES BUT SPARE FUEL IN DRUM OBSERVED ON DECK. MEXICANS

ESIIMATE BOAT WILL HAVE TO REFUEL NEAR BELIZE BRITISH HONDURAS.

4U LOCAL LNERGO FURNISHED FOLL INFO RE PERSONS INVOLVED

SUSPECTED YACHT JACKING:

AO FRANK ANGELO FIORINI TOLD LNERGO SOURCE THAT HE AND

GROUP PLANNED GO GUATEMALA IO CLEAN OUT ANTI-GUATEMALAN

GUERRILLAS AND SEI UP BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR OPS AGAINSI CUBA.

FOR THIS WOULD SE PAID LEOD DOLLARS PER MONTH AND 10, 000 DOLLARS

ON COI PLETON OF MISSIONS. HE CLAIMED TWO OF MEN WHO

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PACE 3 DEXICO CITY 779/33-CITY 7793

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LIVES 2148 MAGLER TERRACE, MIAMI.

HER BERT J. FENDER. ENTERED

ÀI MATAMOROS 20 AUGUST. AGE 310 BACHELOR BORN CENIRAL HILL,

• GRIDAL LIVES ROUTE 2 BOX 48ZA VERO BEACH FLORIDA. ROBERI E.

CURTISE ENIERED 24 AUGUST AT NUEVO LOREDO. AGE 30. BACHELOR

WHO LIVES FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. OCCUPATION CHAUFFEUR.

CHARLES ORR. CONNEY OR CONNER OR CONNEL. ENTERED AT MATAMOROS.

I9 AUGUSTO NO DIHER INFO THIS LAST PERSON®

50 LOCAL LNERGO CONTINUING COLLECI INFO ABOVE GROUP

AND INCIDENTO WILL ADVISE AS BECOMES AVAILABLE.

EO NO MEXICO CITY TRACES ANY ABOVE EXCEPT FIORINI WHO

SUBJECT 201-242256

TO LOCAL MERIDA AUIHORITIES REPORTED BOAT LEFT FIRST

PORT WITH FIVE PERSONS. STOPPED BY CAMP SIGHT NEAR CHICULUB TO

PICK UP MORE (SEE REF B), EXAMINATION CAMP SIGKI REVEALED LARGE

QUANTITY EXFENDED •3& CALIBER BULLETS AS IF THERE HAD BEEN TARGET

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