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Traces on AMFAUNAS 2

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AMFAUNAS

through 23,

identifIed

cht E.

4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19.

-Ascertain whether AMFAUNA-3 is of operational interest to

ODIBEX (sAs paragraph 15b).

3. • Forward evaluations of documentary intelligence provided by

AMFAUNA-4 (see paragraph 56).

Summary

AMFAUNA-1 is à Cuban national who was

recruited and trained in

the United States and returned legally to Cubalin March 1961 to serve as

resident agent in Havana. Since then he has built a

net of over twenty

sub agents and has-sent back 140 S/W messages, from which upwards of

fifty intelligence disseminations have been made.

He is highly

motivated for his work and under effective control by JMwavE.

The

quality of his production is, for the most part, very good and improving.

although'he is at times distracted by an understandable interest in

para-military operations. Operationally he is very skillful; however,

he has been known to take unnecessary risks.

There is no reason to

think that he is under hostile control nor

that the operation is likely

in the future to be turned against us.

there as,- however, the read

risk that he may one day fall into a G-2 trap banted with the Escambray

guerrillas. If so, this will be due to the fact that contact with the

guerrillas was his

first assignment and, although he has been re-

to intelligence collection, he sometimes seems to feel that

he has failed in his primary mission.

This, plus the fact that he

evident

believes that the end is now very

close, is apt to make him.

vulner

e to an appeal from the "heroes of the Escamp

•Present Status of the Operation - Modus Operandi:

5. There is considerable evidence that AMFAUNA-1 is extraordinarily

Attachments: A-D, InclaM

Charts A,B,C,D h/wEd

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skillful in the praction of security. He has built a false identity

which he usas wherevar possible in his operational contaote, he 10

unually selectiva and cautious in his choice of collaboratore, he

takes pains to check on the security of his sub-agents, and he uses

a synten of autouta for much of his work.

Some lof AMFAUNA-l's older collaborators know him by true name,

but wherever paralble he introduces himselt to new contaots by the

"ROJON o/Evidently he lo now living the part-of Jullo? /

ROJO to such an extent that he has in effect a double identity.

one of his S/W messages he asked that the widow of AMCUSP-l be warned

not to reveal that "Jullo" is in Cuba.

Since AMFAUNAl la in Cuba

logally, and all his family land friends know it, this can only naan

that she should not reveal that AMFAUNA-I and ("Julio ROJO")erso

identical.

1 In recruiting

sub-agents, AMFAUNA-1 relies primarily on hio

own judgment and intuition.

1í he approvas of a person, he wili

recruit hin.

"However, he has shown himself to be very cautious in

granting his approval.

He has reported two persons whom he does not.

completely trust because, while otherwise well qualified, they drink.

too much and are indiscreet.

two other examples, AMBOA-l and

LITAU-5 approached him separately and revealed their

relationship with

KUBARK, hoping to collaborate with him; AMFAUNA-l treated then both

with reserve while he checked them out with JMWAvE.

He has submitted. 4

the names of other contacts for checking.

In the case of AMFAUNA-4, f6

whom he recruited without prior checking because time did not permit

it, he put his misgivings in writing:

"Right away AMFAUNA-1 arranged

8..

Once he has recruited a

an independent eye on the former's security.

"he has reported that one of his

and that for the time being he is staying away from him.

1S12

sub-agent, AMFAUNA-1 manages to keep

On more than one occasion

sub-agents is under G-? surveillance,

In general AMFAUNA-1 seems to trust in the efficiency of his

security precautions.

On 25 February 1962 he reported that Identity

compartmented fron hef.

AMANA 5, uho maintain contact for AMPAUNA-1 with most in

not all of

Chart A, which shows AMFAUNA-1 in direct contact with

AMFAUNAs Y through 13, may be in error on this point:

It would be

more in keaping with AMFAUNA-l's known modus operandi for him to have

cutouts between himself and these sub-agents, " If there is a cutout or

cutouts here,

their identity is not yet known.

There may also be ap

unreported cutout between AMFAUNA-1 and AMFAUNA-4.

Except for AMFAUNit, all the above-mentioned cutouts are

believed that he shares his favors between them. &If

that he hat h a to tun chan hit, up, dra o

best of cover for his relations with them.

It also clarifies the

otherwise puzzling picture of a legal resident of Cuba sleeping in a

different bed each night.

This practice must certainly reduce

possibility that the C-2 will pick him up for routine questioning.

Communications:

11. The bulk óf AMPAUNA-l's communications come via S/W. His

méssages to UMWAVE are sent to accommodation addresses serviced by

AMPAN-? and AMCUTLER-1. JMWAVE's, messages to him are addressed to

AMFAUNA-14•

AMFAUNA-1 can also use(diplomatic couriers) for sending

documents and other material unsuitable for S/W.

He has"a personal

contact with two of the officersof the Spanish Embassy who either

tring.

ng it, Jo. the IMVAVE area

and mail it to AMCUTIER-1, or

carry it

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cocond Via AMPAUNA 14:

the coursor ayotan can addo work in the othar direation.

way of the Argantina Embaogy, 2l

confirming that

If he is ever arrested, the news will

probably come firat by thia meane.

Expensas of the operation are 8500 per month. The money is

givan sonthly to Identity-3 or Identity-4 in the JMWAVE area.

Identity-

3, upon receipt of the dollara, notifies identity l in Havana who in

turn pays Cuban pesoa to AMFAUNA-1.

Idantity-4 follows the same pro-

codure with Identity-?. AMFAUNA-1 confirms receipt of this money

Sub-agents:

15. Following is a description of the sub-agents in the AMFAUNA

not, including AMCOG-? and AMBOA-1 who, although they have their own

Independent connections to IMWAVE, have to some extent joined forces

with AMFAUNA-1.

For the identities of AMFAUNAs 2 through 23e see

Attachaant E, forwarded under separate covera

ALIFAUNA-2? AMFAUNA-l's sister-in-law, she formerly

served as his contact to members of his net in asylum in theod

various embassies, and now serves as his cutout to at least

the following:

(1) AMCOG-?:. She first appears in'AMFAUNA-l's

correspondence in his S/W message No. 14 dated

19 May 1961, where he mentions that she was his

link to a radio station operated by the (Rescate) 29

organization. Nothing ever came of this proposed

communications channel, buts AMCOG-? remained in

contact with AMFAUNA-1, helping him arrange asylum

his message No: 11ß, dated June 1962, he reported

that AMFAUNA-15 had accidentally blown his true

name to AMCOG-2.

For a further discussion of AMCOG-?,

and her relation to the security of AMFAUNA-l see

paragraph 56 below.

.01

(2) AMFAUNA-24)

She is the secretary of (AMCOG-2,)

with whom she has done clandestine work.

She now

serveS AMAUNA as an accommodation addresa ano as

a source of information. Message No. 112 dated 18

April. 1962 included the name of

a Communist nurse

who has allegedly come to the United States with

the mission of infiltrating a counter-revolutionary

group.

AMFAUNA-14) obtained this information from a

doctor (in a Havana clinic)E She also is AMFAUNA-1's

Link to

the Dutch diplomatic pouchj24

AMFAUNA-15:

She is a relative of AMFAUNA-14)

and a friend, of AMCOG-2.. She is also the wife of

(MAUNA-IT and a friend of AMFAUNA-16 who is now

imprisoned on the Isle of Pines)and sends her

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AMFAUNA-38 AMFAUNA-1'8 first mantion of hor

is in his S/l meddage No. 121 dated 4 May 1962.

provided information on military hospitalgroand has a

trusted contact (Identity 7) in the G-2dz45he a1s0 wai

AMFAUNA-l'a cutout to Identity-12, who was a Havana o

contactos the guerrilla leader Oswaldo RAMIREZ YIn

was traced by ODIBEX who proposed to use her in their

Operation CASINO.

A negative trace roply was given at that

Headquarters is requested to ascertain whether ODIBEX

has a valid prior claim on this agent.

AMFAUNA - 4;

He is a high-ranking cuban Army officer

who has provided AMlAUNA-1 with documantary information which

ought to be of some value, although triwave has not yet seen

it, it having gone

to Headquarters via Madrid through the

was introduced to him by Identity-13.01 For a further

discussion of this matter, see paragraph 56 below.

AMBOA-1: The origin of AMFAUNA-l's contact with

this agent, who has also been recruited independently by

JMWAVE, is uncertain.

He first mentioned her in October

1961 as his cutout to Identity-14, a Cubana Airlines pilo+) 08

who had formerly been a contact of

AMCUSP-1 and who subsequent-

ly defected.

AMFAUNA-l's last mention of her was on 15

November when he reported that she had given him a map show.

ing artillery installations on the south coast of las Villas.

It is possible that AMFAUNA-1 has broken contact with her,

but since he has not reported having done so it is considered

nore likely that she remains his cutout tortwo Cubana Airlineros

pilots who are known to be still reporting:

(1) AMFAUNA-18: He was recruited in March 1962

possible that AMFAUNA-1 meets directly with him.

It is only surmised that AMBOA-1, is his cutout to

him.

$21 AMFAUNA-19: He was recruited at the same

time as AMFAUNA-18. Altheugh AMFAUNA-l did not

explicitly say so,

it can be inferred that he and

AMFAUNA-18 are witting of each other's recruitment.

€ .

AMFAUNA- 5:

AMFAUNA-1 first reported her

former (naval officer) who had been an agent of AMFAUNA-1 as

early as July 1961 but had been caught and imprisoned for try-

ing to leave Cuba illegally.zushe has been the source of

information on Cuban airfields, and is the cutout to a group

of people employed at Rancho Boyeros Airport),24It is believed

• that the identities of all these people have not yet been

reported, but they seem to be effective.

On 29 May 1962!

AMFAUNA-1 reported the arrival of an undocumented Soviet / plane

s4(at Rancho Boyeros, and forwarded the passenger list which he

said one of his agents had obtained clandestinely.

Following

are the persons with

• whom AMFAUNA-S is known to be in contact.

(1) AMEAUNA-20) her husband. AMFAUNA-1 has written

that he has broken dersonal contact with this man.

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office or hrsporta comar Chial enginger of the de

recruitod by Havana

station in 1960, and has been corresponding with

JHWAVE by S/W.

AMFAUNA-21:

for cubara hirtined onior inspector of mechanicud

He has atatad hia willingnoga

to cabotage air trafrignuout nia precise contributior

to AMFAUNA-l'a operationa

AMPAUNA 22 8

chios Ge electr cal instrumento 08

for Cubana AIrTInes.)

Nothing more is known about this

ren.

(5) AMFAUNA-23: Brother-in-la: of AMFAUNA-S.)

AMFAUNA - 6:

A support agent.

AMTAUNA-1 has written

that she has no accegs to information of interest, but is an

intelligent and brava female whom he uses for cover and to

secure overt information.

g.

AMFAUNA-?:

An

old friend of AMFAUNA-1 and hig

brother AMCUTLEX-To| He

worke closely with AMFAUNA-8 ande4

formerly was AMFAUÑA-l'a cutout to Che Uruguayar Embassy.

AMFAUNA-8: An old friend of

AMFAUNA-1

and his

08

brother AMCUTLEX-IJo! He has a contact in the Enterior Ministry)

and works closely with AMFAUNA-7.

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AMFAUNA-9: A former sales manager for

he secures

information of general interest from(coffee

alcoffee firm,

buvers

travelling throughout Cuba.

she is also related to the son or fidel

sad 6-2.).24

information on the senio miereabouts and indoctination.

AMFAUNA -11:

, and the wife of a

In March 1962 AMFAUNA-1 reported that she was under surveillance

and that he was therefore avoiding her.

AMFAUNA- 12 :

He obtains information from

contacts

within the Cuban Petroleum Institute (ICP) | 08

AMFAUNA-13: An (ingurance) company employee with

contasts in

the cuban Government, he has reported information

on G-2 activities in Cuba and the United States.

Background and Motivation:

AMFAUNA-1 is a (39-year-01d)Cuban male, born in Cuba of

He has

cried his hand at various kinds of work

Including the Emport business, journalism (he was once editor ofoe

Diario de la Marina) and insurance.

:World war II, until the entry

the German Intelligence Service. The JMWAVE case officer who

trained AMFAUNA-1 in tradecraft in March 1961 (see UFGA-1247 of 10

April 1961) observed that he already had

a grounding in clandestine

techniques. The case officer also characterized AMFAUNA-1 as

a

pleasant, intelligent fellow"

and "the most astute member of the team

comprising himself, AMCUsly and AMCUTLER-1,01

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childron, all atill in Cubalao of March 1961)

Howaver, it is noted

that the

two children have different matronymics, that neither of them

is hia wife's last name, and that all three dependents have diffarent

Since AMFAUNA-1

18.

that he hag been

This information is not considered definitive, because the inst point

In directly contradicted by AMFAUNA-l's PR? Part I which he wrote him-

readed but it le included here for what it may be worth. AMCUTLER-1)0/

Handed that his brother has no sexual relationg with his sub-agents

except what is coneidered normal and acceptable by Cuban atandards.

JU 19. The elementa oi AMFAUNA-l's motivation, then, include an

adventurous spirit and a taste for clandestine work.

Although "anti-

(German Intelligence Service )can be taken as indicators.

should be the loss of a freight forwarding business)which started out

promisingly in 1959 but

folded up after a yearoof CASTRO's revolution-

..apy government.

rinally, although these factors did not yet exist

an January 1961 when he was recruited, AMPAUNA-1 is certainly affected

now by the death of AMCUSP-1)and the imprisonment (of his father.)

[.

20.

It is evident from his S/W messages that AMFAUNA-1 derives

great personal satisfaction from his work

against the CASTRO regime.

His connection with KUBARK provides him with the means to do this work.

This is believed to be a strong element of control.

There have been

many opportunities to test this control, by ordering AMFAUNA-1 to do

something or to desist from doing something else, and the control is

believed to be effective.

Previous History of the Operation - January to May 1961:

21.

AMFAUNA-] was engaged in some form of clandestine work against

the CASTRO regime as

early as December 1960,09 As with so much elze in

this operation, detaiis are lacking, but it is known that he already

whom he had known for twenty

via soon December wnorode ha where la AMAun=o edentity-

her group, Identity-28.

15?, in turn brought in Identity-26, a fellow MAR coordinator of dentity"

22. In Januaryd1961, AMAUNA-lo came legally to the United States

together with ANCUSP-] and AMCUTLER-1 and looked up their old friend

AMJAG-4, who at that time was heavily engaged in work with the

AMJAG-4 introduced them to a JMWAVE case officer

who instructed them to return to Cuba, to form contacts with as nany

resistance groups as possible, and to report their progress through

AMRUNG-1) who was JMWAVE's principal agent in the paramilitary field.

Also inolthe IMWAVE area at this time were Identity-19

and Identity-?3

whom they met and with whom they were later to work.

0923.

AMFAUNA-2, AMCUTLER-2

returned to Cuba in

I7 to Sancti

Spiritug, Identity-18 to Irinidad land Identity-31 Co

Ganzanillo, Bayamo,

and Santiago de Cuba. An unidentified courier was

put into touch with the guerrilla leader Identity-15', and AMCUSP-1) of

-and AMCUTLER-1)went to Cienfuegos with Identity-19 to make contacts

with insurgent groups there.

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• timo, as did AMRUNG-1, of

Alcusp-ja/ to support the activities of AMAUNA-1, AMCUTLER 2)

and

it was agreed that IMWAVE would deposit 81, 000 monthly into

the local bank account of AMCUSP-l and the latter would provide the

equivalent in Cuban peson from hielown resourcas inaide Cuba.

26.

AMCUSP- and and con continued

to busy thengelves with

April invasion

They contacted

Tilentity-21 who, at their request, provides cover

and algo for Identity.r'is (travolling drugor

who wag Intended to

Although AMFAUNA-1 knew all

and the escape or

DUCUTLER-] he had some difficulty in reestablishing contact with them.

AJIFAUNA-1 also

contacted Identity-35, the (commanding officer of

"San Julian base, and arranged fos its surrender, using Identity-34,

He had another agent

on the base, Identity 36, and had already

recruited AMPAUNA-Ll, an

employee of

the Ministry of Foreign Trade, 00

(on 18 March 1961) AMCUSP-1)and AMBUNG-1) were arrested by the

G-2 while holding a clandestine meeting.

At first this was not

regarded as too serious a matter.

The Go2 had broken into the meeting

only after having been alerted by the sugpicious behavior of a woman

lookout, and it was belieyed that they

AMCUTLER-1)

10 Aprile IMWAVE area on (3 April 1961) and returned lagain

to Cuba on

still optimistic that AMCUSP=1)and AMRUNG-) would either be

1591

With the wave of arrests accompanying

April 17 invasion, AMCUTLER-i) took asylum in the Venezuelan Embassy and

AMFAUNA-1 went temporarilylinto hiding.

29.

On 27 April 1961 AMFAUNA-1 resumed operations by sending

-Identities 24, 25,

/in Matanzas.

Identities 26 and 27 returned to Havana to report.

and to returned to tabas

_Identity-25 remained in Matanzas, and Identity-24 was caught by the G-i.

30.

In May 1961, Identity-30 informed AMIAUNA-i that some kind of

conspiratorial activity was going on in the home of AMCOG-2.

arranged to meet her through Identit -30 whom he thereafter used an a

cutout to her.

31. This phase of the AMFAUNA operation is diagrammed in Chart B.

The following people participating in this phase were separated from the

operation by known causes:

By arrest and execution;

(1)

AMCUSP-1 01

(2)

AMRUNG-1O

b.

By arrest and detention:

(1) Identity-24

(2) Identity-28

c.

By asylum or escape

to the U.S.:

(1) AMCUTLER-1) 01

(2) Identity-23

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PoBViOus History of the Operation - June to November 1861:

In the period baginning June 1961, AMFAUNA-1 firet began

caking rogular use of AMEAUNA-?Jol He needed

contact with hia

22ª 308 AMFAUNA-1 began using AMFAUNA-?) as cutout to AMCOG-2 who

WaS

useful to him for hor ability to obtai ilthe helm of(diplomatic? 4

-couriers. In Aurust 1961 he used this channel to send out some order

"•s battlé information obtained by lden:ity-11.

33.

Identity-21 continued to help Identities 19 and 20 until

took asylum in (the Argentine Embassy)00 He algo served as AMFAUNA-1'e

, Of the insurgent leader06,06

Identity-51 and

then AMFAUNA»8, AMFAUNA-8 Ilso served as culout to

Elentity-45 about whon nothing more is known than his name 6

!

IMFAUNA! developed another contact to Oswaldo RAMiREZ during

this period infthe person of Identity-52, alclose

relative of RAMIREZ)à

and a former lieutenant in the Rebel Army.

and Identity-21 on 27 October 1961,

and then remained in touch through

Identity-51.

A few weeks later identity -52 was arrested.

35.

At some time during the period June to. November 1961, AMFAUNA.

began collaborating with AMBOA-1.

The origin of this collaboration

not known, but it appears that the initiative was taken by AMBOA-1.

AMFAUNA-1 reported that she had revealed to him the fact that she has

a channel of /l communication

to KUBARX, and that she had claimed to

be a friend of the widow of AMCUSP-IJol AMFAUNA-1 asked IMWAVE to

confirm her bona fides, and this was done..

AMBOA-bEthen began working.

#STAMFAUNA-1's cutout to Identity-14, a Cubana Airines pilot, who in

gurn was receiving information from Identity 40, an employee of Cubanal

As some time prior to November 1961, Identity-D was fired from her job

and held for interrogation by the G-?.

36. During the same period AMFAUNA-l added the following new

-agents:

a. AMFAUNA-23 (for description see paragraph lje5 above).

D. AMFAUNA-5 (for description ser paragraph ise abova).

co Identity-4i, a person who allegedly was collaborating

with several other clandestine groups.

He had two

sub-agent's

in the Ministry of Public Workg oldentities 42 and 43.

production has been attributable

to these people.

d.

Identity-46, a clerk in the Ministry of Communications

who allegedly was

obtain the text of cables between cuba ill

and Czechostovakia, Nothing ever came

Identity-47, a secretary to the Chief of the Revoluti nos

ary Armed Forces.

AMFAUNA -1 obtained

some order of battle

information from her, apparently on an unwitting basis.

August 1961 he reported that he was dropping her because she

Communist and had given him information which he

considered of doubtful reliability.

identaty-48, a foreman(on the lavana dockg) who providec

some order of battle intormation.

Identity-49, Chief of Maritime

Police in Cienfuegos, 08

Although his recruitment was reported, AMFAUNA-1 never mentioned

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and AMFAUNA-1 hid him in Havana

untid ho was able to got abylum tor

MiMin in the Ecuadorian Embaasy, 0b

38:

tho

operation by known causes:

8. By arrest and detention:

(1) Identity I5

subsaguantly

se aped ind took asyium

in the Argentina Embassy 200

2) Identity 20 (subsequentl),

escaped and took asylum

an the Argentine Embassy

(3) Identity 40 linterrogated

by G-2+ but the Juration

of her detention is not known).

(4) Identity 52.

D. By asylum:

(1) Identity z1

(2) Identity 37,

Previous History of the Operation -

December 1961 to ARTi} 1962:

39.

During the period from December 1961 to April 1962. AMFAUNAI

-continued to use AMEAUNA-2)as a cutout to AMCOG-2.

"he latter was 24

given a lead in March 1962 from Identity-13: one of her diplonatic con-

tacts, to a disaffected Cuban Army officer, 'AMEAUNA-yol She turned

and the latter

held his first meeting

Jing to AMFAUNA-L's account of the incident in

25 February 1962,

@CASTRO's bodyguard, AMFAUNA-I had warned her not to trust the man, but

she met him again on the following day and was caught with him.

AMFAUNA-] commented that some of his other agents were not compartmented

from her, and he had ordered them to go into hiding.

identify

these other agents. resumably tvey incided me and

AMFAUNA- 8.

41.

cutout to Identity-1206 the Havana representative) of the insurgent

leader (Oswaldo RAMIREZ.

According to an official announcement by the

Cuban Government, (RAMIREZ was Killed in action on

16 April 1962.

sources have contradicted this reportloand the matter still remains in

some doubt.

However, according to information obtained by AMFAUNA-1,

Identity-12 was arrested in his home in Havana in late April.

further discussion of the possible security implications of this

connection, see paragraph 59 below.

disillusioned counter-revolutionary. As alcutout to Identity-54, she

used Identity-53:

As far as the records, snow, no results were ever

-obtained from this connection.

0б43.

Identity-14 defected during this period, as did Identity 57,

Ji another Cubana Airlines pilot)whom AMFAUNA-I had recruited and was

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(who has and continues to use his own S/W communicationa to IMWAVE)

found his way into the AMFAUNA operation. All three are known to

AMFAUNA-5, and it is belleved that shi is probably the cutour to them.

Identity-55 and Identity-56 were mentioned briefly as active

during the period from Dacember 1961 to Apail 1962.

The former had

been a contact of AMRUNG-lil and seeme to have gone into hiding; in any

case, nothing more has been reported on him.

The latter was an agent

of AMTAUNA-1 in (Santiago de Cubaji in January 1962 he was in niding ard

awaiting a chance to go into asylum.

AMFAUNA-11 remained active durin; this period, anc AMFAUNA 9,

10, and

12 were added to the operation.

Fur descriptione of these

agents, see paragraph 15 above.

This phase of the AMFAUNA operation is diagrammed in Chart

following people participating in

this phase

were separated

the operation by known causes:

By arrest and detention:

(1) Identity-11

(2) Identity-12.

D. Bx asylum or defection:

(1) Identity-14

(2) Jientity-55

(3) Identity-56

(4) Identity-57.

Production:

JMWAVE records do not show the tocal number of AMFAUNA

reports disseminated since January 1961.

The figure is at least fifty,

and is believed to be nearer one hunred, if the present frequency. of

dissemination can be a criterion.

In content they have leaned

heavily toward the activities of insurgent groups, militia movemants,

location of artillery, and

aviation matters.

There has been a more

recent tendency toward political and economic information, which is

being encouraged by JMWAVE. Evaluations of his production are lacking•

Security Analysis:

The possibility that AMFAUNA-1 is a double agent is consider-

ed remote.

His successful LCFLUTTER,

the fact for what is believed to

be the fact that his close friend and fellow agent AMCUSP-1 was

executed, and AMFAUNA-l's owi character and background,

allo|argue

against the proposition that he was originally dispatched by the G-2.

However, it must be admitted that the LCFLUTTER carlbe beaten.; Also

that there is no proof, other than the wadt thanat AMcusp-i)was really

in the JMWAVE area and

behaving like a widow,

executed.

There is documentary evidence, in the formlor a lette

ritten by a fellow prisoner to AMCUSP-l'g widow, that he was hel

in prison in March and April 1961.

and buried the body was AMFAUNA-l's father,

However, the person who identifie

who was subsequently

that are

nt Dinas).

URE, CARD REPRODUSTION

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DIG ATOM STILLOL AND RUMEZER

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DISPATCH

50.

imsdartys

all that is known about AMFAUNA-l'a background

'ones fron AMFAUNA-l'e own atatemants embodied in hit

PRQ Part I. No.

confirmation of this information has evor been obtained. From this

point of view there is no guarantee that AMFAUNA-1 lo what he claime

O B.

For all the proof to the contrary available to unwave, ne

could as easily have been a Spanish Communet as a member of the

Spanish Falange, 2

=

These points are listed for the rake of completeness, but

littla limportanca is attachad to char.

The known fact that QUANTUM Eg

and QUANTÜM-52 consider AMFAUNA-l reliable suggests that he at least

vlaw haali, (Spaniah) Commundat

And an unusually extensive independent

been obtained of AMFAUNA-l's operations through the raporta

and debriefings of eight of his agents who have either ascared to or

ane in comnunication with the United Stater.

The defection fa

Identity-14, and the escape and debriefings of Identity-19,

dentity-23,

Identity-?6,,

and Identity-29, have all cor."irmed parts of ANFAUNA-1's

for the same reasons, the possibility is heavily discounted

that AMFAUNA-1 has been caught

and doubled by the G=l since his arrival

in Cuba. Additional indications

that all is still well are the fact

that he never omits the safety signal that was given him for use in his

S/w, that his operational activities are consistent with his character

and background, and

that the reporting of his agents is consistent with

their access to information.

53•

Whether AMFAUNA-1 is now in danger of being detected, and

whether

the G-? could double him if they do catch him, are iwo

Taking the second question first,

it ig believed

that the chances of the G-? running a successful cI

operation against KUBARK through AMFAUNA-1 are extremely slim. To be

sure, the G-2 has certain weapons thatythey could use against AMFAUNA-1.

His father is already in prison, serving a fifteen-year sentence, and

his mother and two children(are still in Cuba as potential hostages.)o

It is also conceivable that the G-? could use AMFAUNA-l's own interest

in paramilitary operations as a lever by persuading him that KUBARK,

by neglecting to support the insurgent leader Oswaldo RAMIREZ, was

responsible for the latter's death and has demonstrated its indifference

This would all take time, however,

AMCUTLER-1 would almostlcertainly have learned, either through his

phone conversations with AMFAUNA-2 O: by the interruption of the same,

that something is wrong with AMFAUNA-1.

54. The risks that AMFAUNA-l is now running are believed to be

considerable.

ror one thing, at least ten persons with varying degrees

of knowledge

of his clandestine operations, have been held temporarily

or permanently by the G-?, which is believed to be increasing in

competence as a security force.

For another, AMFAUNA-1 takes unnecessar

chances, as by interrogating

new and untested agent (AMFAUNA-4) in

the personal autonobile of his sister-in-law,

or by personally trying

to penetrate a restricted area. And for a third, he has some contacts

which can be dangerous to him.

AMCOG-2 knows too much about AMFAUNA-1 for the latter's good.

It is believed that AMFAUNA-1 himself is

aware that this is a potential-

ly serious security weakness, because he took the trouble to report it

(see paragraph l5al above)..

The AMCOG operation is itself a fairly

complex one, and will be analyzed in a separate dispatch.

Cuban politician,) and that they are widely known, both in Cuba and in

REPRODUOT

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It hao been

by virtue of his posseusion of very danaging information about castro.

There may da soma aubstance to thia rumor.

would have been in the bast poosible position at the time to obtain

proof of tham.

This might well explain why the family enjove innunity

today.

It would seen, thougn, that an aler. and competent security

service, which the g-? shows signs of becoming, if it is enjoined from

arresting and prosecuting an espionage surpect, would at least try

control and monitor his operationg by pen-trating them.

It is there-

fore a cause for speculation that, in

Feb uary 1962, an importani

officen of the Cuban Army (AMFAUNA-4)" aliegedly desirous of defecting.

was introduced by Identity-13 to AMCOG-?, and a matter for Jeep concern

that AMCOG-? passed

the lead along to AMFAUNA-1 who accepted it with.

out any prior checking and actually held his first meeting with the

would be defector in an automobile traced':le to AMFAUNA-?.

then, it has been observed that reports and sub-sources offered by

AMFAUNA-4 are absorbing an increasing amount of AMFAUNA-l's time.

allitary manuals angluocuments turned over by AMFAUNA-4, and sent to

Headquarters

QUANTUME and the Madrid

Station, have not yet beer

seen by JMWAVE, 30 it is not

vet known wheth'éf AMFAUNA-u's productior

can be given a sufficiently high evaluation to allay the doubto raised

by the manner of hig

recruitment.

Headquarters is asked to advise on

this as soon as possibie, and to

provide traces on AMFAUNA-4,

57. The other potentially dangerous contacts are,

as might be

expected, in the field of

para-military activities.

In November 1961

AMFAUNA-1 was in touch with Identity-52, a nepher

• of Oswaldo RAMIREL, 6E

through Identity-51, à resident of Cienfuegos, 10 Identity -52 was

arrested late in the year.? AMFAUNA-1 then

o the oswaldo RAMIREZ group through Identity - 12

representative,

whose cutout to AMFAUNA-1 was AMFAUNA?, a woman,

from

Identity-12 was

arrested in

the 18 April battle in which

RAMIREZ was reportedly killed.

in late May or early June 1962, Identity-ß, a person fpom

Sancti Spiritus Known to AMFAUNA3

May near Trinidad with one Comandante Fide:

DOCIZQUIERDO a letter for delivery to

Unable to

Identity-12 because uf the latters arre off QuIERDO approached

Identity.. who introduced him

to AMP'AUNA--3

whom he handed over the

The letter reads as follows;

"Dear Brother-in-Arms:

"I greet you and officially report to you, as our

representative

to the Military Junta

the END, the sad

news of the death of our commander-in-chier.

RAMIREZ, on 16 April last at 9 a.m. He fell in battle

together with other brothers.

certificate to this

effect, containing the testimony of Captain BURGE, chief

of the personal guard, and

of other members of his escort,

is in my possession, and I will hand it over to you or to

anyone designated by the Military Junta of the FND.

"The disorganization caused

by the above-mentioned

events prevented

our reporting this news to you right away,

and only now have we been able to make contact with the

bearer, a man who has been working for some time

as messenger

and enjoying

the complete confidenge of Oswaldo RAMIREZ ard

of ourselves in particular.

APERTURE

GARD

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esteron

SECRET

DRENATE: EVICTOR

ANTO PASMALA

UFGA-4703

who will ocoupy the position of supreme commander of our

liberation army.

Whether it be one suprame chief or a

joint command must be desided by you.

"Although

the National Liberation Army has continued

working and aating according to the corme laid down by

you and by our late chief, you will understand the urgency

of this intarview which the bearer will tell you how to

In anticipation of your denisions I sign nyself

respectfully,

(Capt. Julio E. *CARRETERO*)

9. As mentioned in paragrauh 15b prove

ODIBEX has some kind of

Intonest in AMFAUNA-3, und it may be that thair filos contain

Intelligible

answers to some of the questions raised by this develop-

ment. For instance:

occurred at least a month previously?

If the RAMIREZ organization was so poorly informed

about Identity-12, how did they know about AMFAUNA-3, and

why did they think she would be the appropriate person to

give the letter to?

c.

Given the disorganization complained of by the

writer

of the letter, and

the fact that all meetings must

have been arranged and held under clandestine conditions,

how to account for the fact that in the maximum of six

days between 28 May and 3 June when AMFAUNA-1 reported

the developments by S/W, something like the following

sequence of events must

i have taken place

(1) IZQUIERDO) meets HERNANDEZ near Trinidad

in Las

villàs Province, and receives the letter.

(2) (IZQUIERDO travels to Havana and tries

to locate Identity-12.

(3) (IZQUIERDO) is informed that Identity-12

that the letter cannot be delivered to Identity-12,

and is told that AMFAUNA-3 should be given the letter.

locates Identity-8 who is a personal friend of

AMFAUNA-3 and can introduce him to her, and who

providentially is able to vouch for the authenticity

of (CARRETERO'S) signature on the letter.

(6) (IZQUIERDO) and Identity- 80 To Havana and

give the letter to AMFAUNA-3.

Future Plans

It is difficult if not impossible to give an operation of

this complexity the support and direction it needs, when the only

communication with the cincipal agent is by secret writing.

There

is nevers enough room in an S/l message for both the positive intelligence

reporting and the supporting operational details, and it 1s the lattar

that suffer. S/l communication also inevitably.

involves a time las

which, in the case of this operation, has sometimes run as high as

arate honards of the frenment

Ahsences from town of AMCUTLER-1

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DEFATON PESTOL ALDO MURSENA

CONTINUANON C

DI8РAГOH

SECRET

UFGA- 4703

6ã. As a firer atap toward speading up communicatione, It is

planned

to finú anothar acaormodation addrosa in the UMWAVE asad for

AMFAUNA-l's und which can le expected to lunation withour the delayo

that have been axparianded racantly.

Bocaude of the laportanod and

argonay of some of AMFAUNA-l'8 intelliganoo reporto, consideration

¡a also being

given to assigning a radio oparator to him, probably

AMGLEN-9 who is awaiting only his signal plur. to become setiva una

who will probably not be needed in the AMWEN nat as originally

• the trip

planned.

62. AMFAUNA-1 will be instructed to break off contact with

AMCOG-2, and to cease

intoresting himself in the affairs of the

Escambray.

As for AMFAUNA-4, it 18 feared that AMFAUNA-1 i8 already

0o doaply involved with him that, if he war not a bona fide defector,

the damage has already been done.

Neverthlese, AMFAUNA-1 will ba

barnad of the potontialities of

this situaiion so that he ca. bo

propared to go into hiding if it should develop baaty.

Specific

ailitary requiramanta will be sent to AMFAi NA-l for AMFAUNA-4 IC

holp in establishing his value as

Also for the improvement

of the security of the operation, AMFAUNA-1 will ba

taking

personal and unnecessary riske such as his penetration of a

restricted

63. For the continued improvement of production, political ind

economic requirements will to sent to him.

AMFAUNA-1

is very

rosporaive to requirements, and has already devedoped sources

informanto in the political

and economic areas in response to

instructions

fron JNWAVE,

It is believed that an increased

output

of higher-priority intelligence can be expected from this operation.

END CE DISPATCH

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CONTACI DIGOI

2.

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PATRUEBA y de dA Campa

DE DOIA ANGUI 19ZA GUANG LAGOA. HAYANA

Residocaçada 24 1105. ARteza Miramar.

SENE

HayAnA

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PO BOFRA 11 ADIAL 1A24a SAnOtI SprTitUO CHaA

SEX'E

Rogidos Avenida 28 Pareia

ARte de

Nuevo vedade, Harara, Cuba

GabinotAGONZALEZ Agudin Baa "Fal:pa"

DoR bormaL MAnuary 19312

Chambas, ChAguAYe

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Esperanza AMANRESA Duarte

DER BOrTL2T FAbrUarY 1939

ResidesA155 Encarnacion St., Apt. 1, Santo

Su

7.

Raul AGRANADOS

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POSALMO del CaRtilLO aXa

Nene"

Pepe EMBAS

Corner sales manager for Regil Coffee

10.

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19352

Cuba

del Vedado, Havana, Cuso

11., ZoraidoS MARTINEZ Cabal

Do Dorn 24 January 1938

Havana, Cuba

ResideaAl4s Entrada Ste Apte 4, Casino Deportivoe Havende CuDa

i2.

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•CARRERA Sanchez

Das born 21 May 1925

Residead 61)

Colcuria, Santos Suarez,

Havana, Cuba

Jose

Diego TATO Rey aka

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borra 12 AprAt 1923, Havana, Cuba

Beatriz ApEREZ aka

"Betty" DEN: F

Yedado a Mayane

15.

Elvira @BIOSCA

16. Miguel MORTOLL

17.

Mauriçio MARTINEZ Lopez

aka

DuB bornl4 September 193$

18.

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BARTINEZ Bazuero

DP08 | born 28 April 1928, Havana

19, Jorge

AMARTINEZ Cabo aka

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DOB! Dorn 216

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SENE

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3.

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DROS DOFR

11 AprIL 2224 SAnCti SpIrleua, CubA SEXiF

4.

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"Tal1po"

DoR

Бo22200 h 2932, Ca Don asuar, Cuba

S.

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6

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DER/ BOFML2Z Fabruary 1939

ResidesAass Encarnacion St.• Apt:

Santo

Si

7.

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9.

RauL *AGRANADOS

¡Conrado RESALMO del Castillo aka

"Nene"

!Pepe EMBAS

former sales managor for Regil Coffee

10.

Yolanda aPRADA Gutierrez

De Torn 2 Sgpt mor 193, Sentaro Coe del Vedado, Havana, Cuba

jRosidos1951 41ot

11.

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по/Богп 124 лапнаку 1938

Borner La etcada Sia Ante De Casino Deportivo, Havana, Cuba

Secundino

CARRERA Sanchez

DOS bOrn 21 May 1925

ReBidesa 61)

Colcuria.

Santos Suareze.

Havand, Cuba

13.

DPOB

JOSe DiegO TATO Rey aka

Suanito"

borrl? AprAt 19232

Havana, Cuba

¡ Beatriz ApEREZ

*Betty" SER: F

A. Residaa Calla & HTl, Apte 8, Vedado, HaVána.

15. Elvira #BIOSCA

16. Miguel

PORTOLL

17.!

"Gustavo"

18. L Camilo

BALARTINEZ Bazuero aka fAnselmo""

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