Cryptonym: AMBEACH
A cable on December 7, 1963, stated that on December 10th the AMBEACH infiltration on Cayo, off the south coast of Las Villas, to setup a ratline, was scheduled to take place. The two-man team was to be composed of AMDITTO-8 and -9.
A cable in September, 1964, mentioned that "AMBEACH VI delayed 24 hours until night 12 Sep due activity in area."
104-10077-10290: CABLE: NO IDEN HQS TRACES SUBJS REF
12/4/63 cable DIR 87212 from Director to JMWAVE, slugline TYPIC AMBEACH, ref UFGA 12703: "No idens HQS traces subjs ref."
104-10076-10053: CABLE RE ASSIGNMENTS FOR OPERATIONS AMBEACH AND COBRA
12/05/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Slugline OOLONG ZRPERUSAL PBRUMEN AMBEACH COBRA: "1. FOLL assigned MV/Bee for operations AMBEACH and COBRA 14: A. Signal plans FLOATER/27 (7223) and AJIROP/139. B. Crypto: Base encode K/9575. Decode K/9574. ZIMAHI reporting code 73. C. AMDITTO/9, radop for AMBEACH team, issued BYKUXE sigplan SAGTOP. 2. FOLL assigned MV/Leda for operations AMBEACH and COBRA 14 support: A. Signal planner FLOATER/230 (7224) and AJIROP/140. B. Crypto: Base encode K/9708. Decode K/9707. ZIMAHI reporting code 79..."
104-10076-10086: CABLE RE INFILTREES
12/05/63: Cable WAVE 8561 from JMWAVE to Director: Slugline RYBAT TYPIC YOBITE AMBEACH: "A. AMBEACH. B. Infiltrees: AMDITTO-8, AMDITTO-9. Passenger: AMTRIFLE-1 to act as security officer aboard Leda. Cargo: 1,500 pounds of weapons, ammunition. Cargo including 16 foot Boston whaler with 75 HP outboard motor. C. Parent craft: Leda, 174 foot P.C., green hull, buff superstructure. Intermediate craft: Bee, 34 foot prowler. Dark green hull, light gray superstructure. Green 16 foot Boston whaler with 75 HP outboard motor. D. NA. E. Turtle reef, Key Largo...I. Port Everglades...(after completion additional operations)...K. For KOLA: Bee will be over thirty miles from Cuban coast at 111000Z. Leda will not approach coast closer than Point C. L. Immediately following AMBEACH Leda and Bee will proceed on operations COBRA XIV, DUCK and CONTACT. Details in separate message."
104-10077-10290: CABLE: NO IDEN HQS TRACES SUBJS REF
12/05/63: Cable from Director to JMWAVE (Orig: M. Simmons, Unit: SAS/IOS): Slugline TYPIC AMBEACH: REF UFGA 12703* "No IDEN HQs traces SUBJS ref. SAS/Comment: *Requested traces on 12 proposed contacts for AMBEACH operation."
104-10076-10149: JMWAVE CABLE RE REPORTED ARRIVAL OF METALLURG BAYKOV WITH MILITARY CARGO IN HABANA.
12/07/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Page 2: ..."3. COBRA XIV and AMBEACH agent personnel loaded aboard Leda night 5 Dec. Teams compartmented..."
1993.08.04.17:04:14:210028: DIRECTOR CABLES, DIR 87115 - 87752.
12/07/63: Cable DIR 87655 from Director to JMWAVE: Slugline RYBAT TYPIC YOBITE AMBEACH: "REF: WAVE 8561: "Ref op approved. SAS Comment: *WAVE forwards maritime ops plan for Hqs. approval." Releasing Officer: (REDACTION), AC/SAS (note: Bruce Cheever was AC/SAS at this time - for example see 104-10077-10269). Coordinating Officer: (Signature), SAS/INTEL. Authenticating Officer: Arthur A. Maloney, C/SAS/MOB. - - - This was the 12/5/63 maritime operation cited above that WAVE had submitted to HQ for approval. C/SAS/MOB Art Maloney described as authenticating officer. At 104-10324-10000, p. 16, during this 1963 period, Sam Halpern describes Art Maloney as "head of the PM branch."
104-10076-10176: JMWAVE CABLE - SITREP 7 DEC 63
12/07/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: IMMEDIATE ACTION: RYBAT TYPIC YOBITE: SITREP 7 DEC 63: Page 4: "(3) 10 Dec (?): AMBEACH infil on Cayo off south coast Las Villas to setup ratline. Two-man team (AMDITTO-8 and 9). Will utilize M/V Leda, Bee and Boston whaler..."
12/11/63 cable WAVE 8919 from JMWAVE to Director, slugline RYBAT TYPIC YOBITE DUCK, ref UFGA-12154 and WAVE-8560 (see 104-10076-10085): This memo is about an AMANCHOR (probably an elite CIA team of anti-Castro Cubans involved in Underwater Demolition Team - UDT - or "frogmen" ops) operation. At the end it states "DUCK team will transfer from Riptide to Leda at Point Z...AMBEACH passenger and COBRA XIV exfiltrees will be transferred to Riptide."
104-10226-10436: CABLE-SITREP 11 SEP 64, INTELLIGENCE HIGHLIGHTS
09/12/64: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Page 2: ..."D. PM: 1. Op AMBEACH VI delayed 24 hours until night 12 Sep due activity in area...E. IS: Weekly summary PM/Maritime Ops...(E) Evening 11 Sep: AMBEACH VI infil three-man team south."