OPERATIONAL REVISION OF AMSPELL PROJECT.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, WH
To: COS, JMWAVE
Document date: 2/2/66
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1, During the past sew months, the Station has been conducting

a review of the AMSPELL project and

analyzing its effectiveness past

and current as well as its short and long term potential.

foregoing, together with continuing problems with the AuSpelL

loadership to conform to budgetary allotments and approred operational

activities, has resulted in a decision to sharpls reduce Station

• support to the AMSPELL organization.

2.

The AMSPELL organization has been affected by the loss of

many of its most capable members who have outlived the jouth/student

category and have resigned to seek employment outside of the JAWAVE

ared.

Marty of the departed members were those who have made major

contributions-in MHSPAIN activities.

Those who have remained are

largely ineffective for use in Station MHSPAIN operations due largely

field, and in addition an lot of Asped leetests when sURE

interest, and talents in the youth/studen

has existed especially in the field of paramilitary operations where

AMSPELL would like to be independently

active.

The Station, through

principal agent Sherwood L. OVERBEY, has had a series of conversations

with the AMSPELL leadership and the

result has

been their acceptance.

of drastically reduced financial support, continuance of contact and

willingness to respond to Station request for specific propaganda

and political-action activities.

The Station now plans to provide maximun financial support

of $1,000.00 monthly to AUSPELL beginning Febriary 1966.

The greater

portion of this sum will finance the printing and distribution of

a new, bi-monthly publication to be sent to selected international

and PBRUBEN addressees.

The remainder will be spent for operational

expenses incurred by AMMIINT-2, who will participate in the preparation

of the magazine and who will be available for maintainino contacts

and for travel in the international student field, and for occasional

operational support and

overhead expenses.

Per ASHINT-2's request

and in view of the desire

of AUSPELL members to seek independent

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career employment, no regular salary payments will be involved in

futuie financial support to the project.

4.

it is expected that the Station will be able to maintain

a productive contact with the ASPELL organization, which will

ASPire feel but at red cer fatecer pectore operations

AbSPELL members will be available: for whatever specific

the Station may wish to pursue in the student field.

The bi-monthly

AMSPELL publication, which will replace the two publications which

are now being produced and distributed on a regular basis, will be

monitored by the Station and will be avallable to serve as & propa-

ganda and replay mechanism.

5. It is felt that the abové cutback of AMSPELL activities

represents a realistic appraisal of the: operational capabilities

of the project and, particularly in view of current budgetary

considerations, a significant reduction of overhead and payroll

expenses will also be realized in the future management of the

project.

Unless advised to the contrary, the Station plans to

initiate the above changes as outlined during February 1966.

PHILIP G. ELMARD

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ES A RESULT OF A REVIEW OF THE STATION PSYCH PROGRAM

CERTAIN CHANCES ARE SELTS MADE TO BRING OUR CAERATIONS MORE CLOSELY

I LINE WITH CURRENT PRICRITIES ANO THE CURRENT OPERITIONAL CLIMATE.

THESE CHANGES CONSIST LARGELY OF TRIMMINO MARCINAL ACTIVITIES, RE-

DIRECTINÜ PROJECT ASSETS TO PRIORITY TARGETS,

LiTROVliS PROPASAMDA

QUALITY, EYE:

WITH: FEW EXCEPTIONS NO DRASTIC CRANGES ARE COI!TEN-

ASSESSING THE ANSPELL OPERATIONO

MGMEVER, WE HAVE CONCLUÖES

THAT KUEARK IS REGETTING A MARCINAL PRODUCT

FOR THE MONEY INVESTED.

THE STATICH: HAS THEREFORE DESHUEN THAT THE AMSPELL DUDCET MUST GE

CUT DRASTICALLY SAND

COSIDERATION DE CIVEN TO EVENTUAL TERMINATION.

UNFAVORASLE

FUGLICITY THAT MIGHT RESULT FROM A UNI-

LATERAL TERMINATION BY KUSARK, WE INTEND TO PLÄCE THE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR TERMIRATION OR CONTIRUATION SQUARELY O MIHURT-C.

TOLD THAT KUSARK SUPPORT WILL CE CONTINUEO AT

-REATLY REDUCED

LEVEL FOR SIXTY DAYS

PAT SUPPORT DEYOND PENT DATE WILL BE

CONTAGENT OR A SHARP

IRPROVEMENT IN PROPASAREA CPERATIONS, CLUSER

ANSPELL COOFERATION WITH WAVE, AND A STOP TO MITI KUDARK CONDUCT

SUCH AS REF A.

CONDITIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE HE HAS NO ALTERIATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDS.

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, ROWEVER, WHETHER HE DiN

MISPELL ARE WILLING

TO GIVE UP THE AMSPELL MISTIQUE OF AN IMPORTANT INGEPENDENT ACTIOI

GROUP CONCUCTINS LIAISCH WITH RUBARK CANKERS.

TERMINATION,

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PARTICULARLY ANDRO THE LOCAL EXILES, LUT THIS SHOULÜ LE A TEMPORARY

PHENONERO! WITHOUT LASTIRS INPORTANCE.

¡ERARRATION COULO POSSIBLY

AFFECT ANONRU ASSETS PRESETLY WORKING FOR DIVOUR STATIONS, LiU IT

IS SURGESTED THAT LEAGUARTERS AT WISIL TO REVIEW THESE ASSETS.

THE ANSPELL CUCAR TARGET CÁN DE COVERED SY THE ANOi PROJECT AT

LESS COST AID WITH GETTER QUALITY PROPAGAGO, WITHER CONTROL

PROJECT WAS MADE CEFORE THE MECEIPT OF REF 4.

IS CY NO MEALS UNIQUE AND ONLY SERVES TO GiCERSCORE THE PREVAILIN

AMSPELL ATTITUDE Li IS RELATIONS WITH KUSARI.

THE MNSPELL WORKING

RELATIONSHIP WITH WAVE HAS GETERIORATEU SHARPLY SINCE THE COLLAPSE

OF THE ASPELL PARAMILITARY EFFORT DiL THE FÄLL OF 16Ó4 /SEE REF B

ALLO RELATEÜ TRIFFIC/.

li OVENCER IDÓN AFTER POLICE RAIDED AMSPELL

HEAUQUARIERS FOR ILLEGAL EXPLOSIVES:

411SPELL PUGLISHED 2: EXACCERAT-

EU ATTACK CHI ODYOKE

IN ITS SPRITISH LAIUSE INTERMATIONAL CULLETIN.

ISEE PARA A 11/ REF

i DECEMBER 1204 WAVE ASKED ANHINT -2 TO

PROVIDE A CANIDATE

FÓR THE DEGENG ASSISA WAY DISCUSSED I PARA SIX

OF REF D.

MUHAT-LIAMED A CANDIDATE CHILY AFTER ME WAS TOLD THAT

TO PROVIUE A CANDIDATE FOR THIS KUDARK ACTIVITY WAS

CONSIDERED À TEST OF HIS DESIRE TO COOPERATE MUTH MUCARK.

HOT TAKEN ACTION OIS THE CANDIDATE PENCINE THE OUTCOME OF THE FORTH-

MORE RECENTLY WE ASKEO AMHINT-2

TO OBTAIN THE COOPERATION OF

THE LOCHL CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT GROUP

/MUC/ Li THE OPERATION DESCRIBED DU REFS E AND F.

ANHURT -2 TOLD

US THAT THE MUC HAD DECIDEO NCT TO PARTICIPATE.

M#1OP-1 SAID THAT

THIS WAS MOT

TRUE ANO HE MOULU CE HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE WITH AGIIHT-2.

THIS COULU POSSIOLE DE TiE RESULT OF A MISUNDERSTANDING, EUT ON THE

BASIS OF THE FACTS KNOWN SO FAR IT APPEARS THAT MIHINT-L WAS CE-

LICERATELY LYINS TO HIS CASE OFFICER. IT MY ALSO CE A REACTIOi TO

THE REF A INCIDENT.

WHILE THERE HAS DEEM & MODEST IAPROVEMENT I: THE QUALITY

AMSPELL PROPACANDA,

RESULTS OF OUR ATTENPTS

SPELL EFFORT NAVE BEEN OISGPOGINTINE

MAO INTEREST OH THE PART OF AMSPELL.

WHICH WE ASCRISE TO A LACK

MISPELL CLEARLY RE-

CAROS PROPAGAIDA ACTIVITY LE A PIOR SIGELINE MECESSARY TO JUSTIFY

KUZARA FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

LEAUERSHIP COATIRUES TO CON-

CENTRATE CHIEFLY ON INTERNAL GREANIZATICHAL PRESLEMS AMLICH IN-

CLUDES FIGHTING KUDARK OVER CONTROL OF GUANOS IN LATTi! AMERICA/

AND. HäS

SHOW: #0 SERIOUS DESIRE IC MORK CLOSELY WITH AUBARK.

THESE CIRCUNSTANCES WE HAVE RELUCTANTL: CONCLUSES THAT THE CHANCES

OF MAKING AiL EFFECTIVE OPERATION SUT OF THE MISPELL PROJECT ARE

VERY SLIM.

THE NEW QUOTET OUTLINED 1A PARASANE 4 SELOW WILL BE

ÖISCUSSEU WITH AHHNT- DURING THE LATTER PART OF MARCH IN CROER

INTERFERE WITI THE REF E OPERATIC WIICE WILL REGUIRE AM-

HINT-L TRAVELING TO CULE ABOUT 12 LUACH.

THE PRESENT MONTHLY LUOLET OF $10,00 MILL SE REDUCED TO A

LEW MACHUN OF SO,GSO, WilCi WILL

COVER

THE FOLLOMING ITEMS

SUSO - FOR A FIFTEEN-MINUTE PROTRAM ONCE WEEKLY OVER

AND CONTIRUATION OF THE MiE ARCARd.

THE PRESENT

DAILY ANTICH PROGRAM WILL BE CROPPES.

6. $2,500 - FUGLICATION OF idE FORGEGAELL dENSPAPER

FOR

THE INSIGE TARGET

AND A bULLET FOR MERITICAL JACUPS.

THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER WILL DE DROPPED.

55,000 - SALARIES.

THIS WILL REGGIRE À GUiLACK OF FAiU

PERSONNEL FROM THE PRESENT EICHTERN TO APPROXINATELY ENCHT.

N.. $500 - OFFICE RENT AND EXPENSES.

AHOREW K. REUTENA.

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