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RETVAT

Ou Friday. 19 June, departed liani for Kireston. Jenaica via

Pan terican. leavine

Viani at Oroy and arrivim tireston sia Soniezo Ear

at 10:15.1.

This flight contirues l on in ian. juas. Fuerto fico, aud latin

passenzers are commonplace.

In passins trough immigration aed custons. it

" is secesgani to give ibe immigration inspecior le nane of a specific botel

..r address at which jou can be reached in Jamaica.

Obtaived rental ear fran ilertz Car Renial and departed Lingston

dirport ai 10:45 l sia Highray 11 lar fore bionio of the torth cuas:.

Righ-

sar l- follors the cuasi around ube

eagtem

sip of the islard. There

is arother

torte so fort intonio, over le rouniaius. ¿ut it is not recomended.

on the standard highray nap of the islard. lere is a saall cose acoul seren

siles east of Pori Mronio desigualed is "blue Hole". The coie is roughly

200 feet bide by 500 feet long, and completely protected fros the opeu sea

and reather. Ibe core is extremeli deep. asd is reporiad lo sare a sinizum

depth of six feez at the entrance. lidal rauge appears to be rery saall, per-

haps one to iro feet.

then I arrired at Blue Hole, wich is about 2-1/2 hours by

road fro Kingston, Robio loore mas cou arailable: I rent into Fort Autonio

end secured a roon at lie Bonnie lue lotel.

I recurred to blue foie about

fire o'clock and there vet Robin loore. Ur. Loore ous noge of the land

surrounding Blue Hole. with the Janaican gorerrent owniry the balauce.

On

the beach facing the sea, loore bas built aid operares a bar-restaurant which:

he calls tbe Teahouse of the Blue Lagoon. Tais accouis for the collusion

I between Blue Hole and Blue Lagoon. Gu the side of ike sountain desceding 1o:

ite water: "nore has tuilt and lires in a suall studio apartent. Tie also

owns another saall house overlooking Blue foie. Tais ouse sas occupied teep-

erarily hy agirl uho sas introduced lo me as his fiancee. largot Palzer. and

her wotber, Rita Palner.

They are supposed to return to their hove in jancouver,

BoCo, about the end of june.

¡boat fire o'clock I iniroduced urself io boore as a friend of

Antonin de la Carrera, and fare bis lie bora sith the recogaition siabol.

talked fron fire o'clock until about i:30 at which tide ve bad diuner ari

parted until the next torning at 11:30.

I spent the night at the Bomie lue Hotel and noted in passing

that a l. S. destroger escort based at Guantanato Bat was aschored in the

harbor for the reekend, rith the sailors being giren liberty in fort lutonio.

This seens to be a cosmon occurrence, aid could perhaps be a source of infuria-

tion about Caban patrol practices alory the sousa coast.

Saturdar soriug, 20 June, nes lloore azaio, and conticued our

discussion of the previous daï.

Fred Barrett, a native Janaical (colured), sno is in charge of the operation

ater a tea colors,

Durity our comergation. Le introduced se io

of the bar-restaurant.

I left jir. Moore and Blue Hole abour 2:00 o'clock and

dore to kingston, catcaig the 6:30 Tan merican flight toel to Mimi, via

Montego Bay.

Follorinz my too serious corrersations with loore. plus ai

obseriations of the nau hiasell, plus "irecocoaissarce of the site itself

I subit the folloming irewo of inforiarion as beia: of rignificance:

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1.

Robin Monre

a.

loore has just returned frow lier lao where he partici

pated in the combat operations of the laerican ipecial forces in liet lar, after

he had gone through about eight months of irainiue al the special forces ichool

at fort Camphell, leniucky.

sure understaudiru

ut toore's personality say be

ontained frou readire au intervies leteen his and the nazazine t.&. levs and

Forld Keport. which sas published recently, and cop: of mich was left with

baria.

further understandings and irpressions of loore nar te obtaired from

reading his previously published tuol about Jack lourgblood. an erican who

participated iu the erents leading to Castro's o'erthron of battista.

b.

In my opinion. Hoore has a buraing desire to le known

as a tough, tro-fisted, rip roarima soldier of fortune.

He has participated

in real var in Viet las, and has receired shat is probably the best traiuing

in the sorld for guerilla fighters, hanely, tbe t. §. Special Forces.

Tois

includes traiuing as a parachutist. He ig inclired to bray. and is probably

inclined to intetperate use of alcobul and suren. and his judgeuent of in-

portant natters is probably immature. lorerer. he definitely understands

and is experienced iu guerilla figating, is experienced iu nilitary operations,

and cust surely understand military securit.

c.

He is definiteir willing to belp, but cannot contribute

cash directly; is willing to furnish the use of the quest house on his property

for lizired periods of time.

Is tilling to participate aud aid in au operation

to lané people on the scath coasi of luba, cui is noi villiur to comit the ue

of his property ard facilities

as a stagiug area for resuppl; in the future.

d. Is willing to cone to liari, for coufereuces if his

expenses are paid.

2. Site Evaluation

Blue Hole is an excellent bartor; protected against

all weather. and with sir feet of raier at ine har.

steep slopes,

heavily wooded. Dock facilities are presently very seager,

rut could be quickli and easily luproved.

jo ivel sor a boai ig avajiabie

at Blue Hole, aud at Fort Autonio fibe closest source) the fuel available

is diesel fuel or autonotive gasoline; no narive white gasoline is available

auwhere is the area. This is a sost significant factor in selecting a

suitable boat.

The nearest source of food aud other supplies is Port

Autonio; Fred liarrett. uanager of the Blue lagoon Club. orders and hauls

supplies fros Port Jutorio constantly, aud could deliver whatever supplies

were desired.

Firears and explosires are not obtainable on the island.

They rould have to be swuggled in illegally.

A small

statiou ragon is arailable for transportation.

provided expenses are paid by users.

3. Miscellaneous. Infomatiou

A local nan, leorge lunroe, is reported to be a very

experienced suall boat captail and one whu has brought buats doma frum liant

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on five different occagiong.

He is reported to be arailable to per-e as

caplain on a fishing boat, and to train a cret.

b.

The SoS. Frangeline sails every tro reeks frus liani

direct do Port intonio, and could be employed for the delivery of sipplies and

even a loat to Bobiu l'oore.

Fred Barreti, nanager of the bar-restaur .nt. seera to

be a sero capable mau. and for an additioual $10 per reel added to his regular

par. could be quite silling to assist any operation.

d. AUr. Anitony Gason. a retired Britise armi colonel,

is the Jamaica representative for TROJAY boats, at a place called Turtle Couve,

betreen fort Autonio aud Blue cole.

e.

The irmigration chief for Jaraica is a man tr ibe name:

of Georze Eubouls, uto is the forcer chief of police ai Port Antonio: l'oore

clains that they are very close persoual frierds.

d.

Moore

is acquainted vith a can by the name of like Hedges,

uho is a nepher of burle Hedges, the erican uho becar: Caba's actassador to

Chile scue rears ago.

Mike lives in lingsion, and, if be is not a battista

sympathizer. might prove to be

a rery valuable connection.

The fazily is re-

ported io be quite wealthy, and sould establish an excellent cover.

4. Operational Considerations

In order to aroid the use of significant nazes. I

"ustrucied Moore to refer to l'auolo as George Hing, and the operatias of

landing hin in Cuba would be referred to as Operatiounius.

Ibe cost likely

achene seems to be to establish a suitable bout il biue liole. Jii ¿be cover

story to be that it telongs to Lerican friends of Robin Moore.

Housty is

arailable locally for a limited cuuber of Cutans, viia loore being able to

accomodate up to sir on his or property.

The local boat captain, leorge

Munroe. could be employed

as captaiu initially. to. train the Cuban crew in

the local parine conditions, as rell as serviud as aù effectite corer.

In

uy opinion, it vill sot be too difficult for persons to enter Jamaica vithout

difficulty, provided they knor a certain minimum amount of English.

I thin' a suitable location could le found for radio

transmission and reception facilities on the bills surrounding Blue tols, but

this would have to be examined by soreone akilled in radio techniques.

Mateo

rould be excellent.

In sumary, I would say that Robin loore aud his property and!

buildings at Blue Hole

would serre as an excellent tage of operations. but tiat

the boar necessary for the operation muld base to be acquired and equipped

in the staces and shipped doma

tiere, except for the remote pussibility thati

a suitable boat could be found in linston.

•I think a headquarters could be,

established at suall cost through 'ore's good offices, and I thind that Ruds

rould be a good choice to coordinate the initial operations there.

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