AMFAUNA PROJECT.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEMO FOR THE RECORD
Document date: 2/1/77
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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

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RECORD NUMBER : 104-10308-10120

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AMEAUNA PROJECT.

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02/01/1977

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SUBJECTS JER ASSASSINATION

AMFAUNA PROJECT

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SECRE

February 1977

MEMORANDUM' FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:

AMFAUNA Project

Job #

File #

64-305/70

65-44/15

66-184/59

67-980/10

19-6-50/3

Inclusive Dates:

6 vols.

13 vols.

vols"

4 vols.

27 vols.

1. Description:

This was an on-island SW/OWVL net which provided

primarily military, political and economic reporting and

supported Miami-based infiltration/exfiltration operations.

2 . ..

Findings:

a. UrGA 10, 085, dated 24 July 1963:

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Headquarters.

Advised that AMFAUNA-1 reported that a friend of AMFAUNA-7

was planning to assassinate Fidel CASTRO before the 26th of

July and wanted financial support.

b. SW message from AMFAUNA-1, received 30 July 1963;

Reported that AMFAUNA-7 asked AMFAUNA-] to advise CIA about

A-7's plans to assassinate CASTRO and to request financial support.

c.

WAVE 2086 (IN 91617) 2 Aug 1963; Intell. report:

Information was from AMFAUNA-1 (from AMHALF-2 from a sub-source) .

On 23 July 63 an unidentified individual said he was raising

money for the purchase of more dynamite to use in the

assassination of Fidel CASTRO. He said that he was one of six

men planning to kill Fidel. RENGO ({nu), formerly an official

of the CASTRO Goverent, was leader of the group. They planned

to trigger an explosion in a sand truck when Fidel went by:

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It not killed by the explosion, Fidel was to have been shot by

live of the group who would close in on him.

WAVE 2316 (IN95289) dated 8 August 1963:

A 1 Aug 63 SW message from AMFAUNA-I reported

information from a Bernardo ALVAREZ Mon, that an attempt on

CASTRO's life had been prepared for 26 July banquet at the

Presidential Palace. A large caliber machine gun on a tripod

had been discovered behind a curtain.. A-I said that this had

nothing to do with AMFAUNA-7's plan which was still pending.

e. UFGA 13428 dated 15 January 1964:

Dispatch from JMWAVE Station to Headquarters, info.

from HULAKE-1 on 8 Jan 64 indicated that there had been a

general roundup in Cienfuegos, which began on 26 Dec 63,

possibily in connection with a suspected plot against the life

of Fidel CASTRO. At least 17 persons were arrested. One

person appeared to be AMLAME-5 (Luis PUIG Tabares 201-329604) .

Neither AMFAUNA-26 nor AMLAME-5 believed to be involved in any

plot against life of Fidel, but could have been high on general

suspect list.

LAD/JFK Task Force

Jane Zerance

Researcher

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