Cryptonym: AMIFF-1
AMIFF-1 and AMCLEVE-15 (Luis Posada Carriles) were included as sources for an Intelligence Information Cable in April, 1968.
A PRQ Part II on CIFENCE-4 (Luis Posada Carriles), attached to a dispatch in March of 1972, stated that Posada's wife and AMOTEX-54 (formerly AMIFF-1) knew of C-4's present intelligence activities. This indicates that AMIFF-1/AMOTEX-54 was close to Posada.
In terms of Waldo Medina, according to an FBI report from Miami in September of 1959, an FBI informant stated that "connected with Diaz Verson and Puig is former Cuban Army Captain Waldo Medina. He said Medina was a Cuban Air Force pilot in the Batista Government and flew for Cubana Airlines...Medina is now reported as working as a dispatcher for Aviateca-Guatemala Airlines in Miami." Medina reportedly had a plan to attack the airplane in which Fidel Castro was flying. "The plan was reportedly discussed with Guatemalan Government representatives and reportedly serious consideration was given to such a plot."
A memo on March 16, 1962, stated that a Mr. Medina was among those who attended a luncheon with Cardona and Bonilla. Medina was described as "a Cuban and Manager of AVIATECA Airline."
A dispatch on April 25, 1962, mentioned that an AMOT-2 sub-source reported on March 20th that Bonilla invited Cuban exiles to a meeting with President Ydigoras in Guatemala on the Cuban problem. The names corresponded with the memo in March, 1962, mentioned above. Medina does not appear to be mentioned in this dispatch. Therefore, it is probable that AMIFF-1 was Waldo Medina.
09/30/59: FBI report from Miami by Thomas Errion: Titled: Salvador Diaz Verson y Rodriguez: Page 7: ..."On August 26, 1959, MM T-6 (note: Andrew Szentgyorgy - Page 3) advised that on August 19, 1959, Ramon Puig, an employee of the Buckeye Aluminium Company, who is active in anti-Castro activities in Cuba, met with Salvador Diaz Verson and these two are connected with, or forming, an organization known as Exercito Revolucionario Anti-Communista (ERAC) (Revolutionary Anti-Communist Army). T-6 stated that Diaz Verson was formerly connected with CRAC. MM T-6 also said that connected with Diaz Verson and Puig is former Cuban Army Captain Waldo Medina. He said Medina was a Cuban Air Force pilot in the Batista Government and flew for Cubana Airlines. He said Medina was the pilot who reportedly flew Army General Jose E. Pedraza to the Dominican Republic on January 1, 1959. Medina is now reported as working as a dispatcher for Aviateca-Guatemala Airlines in Miami. Medina reportedly said that the first thing to do was to destroy present Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and there was a plan to attack the airplane in which was flying. The plan was reportedly discussed with Guatemalan Government representatives and reportedly serious consideration was given to such a plot..."
03/29/60: FBI report from Miami by William A. Wightman: Titled: Marcos Jose Diaz Lanz: Page 13: ..."MM T-3 also reported that according to Colonel Oscar Morales Lopez, Chief of the Aviateca, President Ydigoras is not interested in seeing Marcos Diaz, and has ordered his deportation. Morales was impressed with the sincerity of subject's effort, and believed that Ydigoras had made a mistake. Morales stated that Diaz intends to go to Mexico, but is not sure that Mexico is his final destination..."
1994.05.19.09:59:59:320005: Reel 63, Folder D - CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL (CRC) - POLICY.
03/16/62: Memorandum No. 247: SUBJECT: Joaquin Bonilla, Guatemalan Consul, Invites Dr. Miro to Meet with President Ydigoras in Guatemala 20 March; Rejected (?) if Simultaneously with Garceran, Sanchez Arango, Mujal and Others as Proposed: SOURCE: Dr. Miro Cardona: "1. On 14 March (as told to me by Dr. Miro), Dr. Miro attended a luncheon with 'ex general' Joaquin Bonilla, Guatemalan Consul in Miami (of Honduran birth, according to Miro's understanding) as guest of Horacio Aguirre, proprietor of Diario Las Americas. Also present were Mr. Medina, a Cuban and Manager of AVIATECA Airline. ..3...Bonilla replied that he was also asking other Cuban leaders too and named: Eusebio Mujal Barniol, Julio Garceran del Val Souza, Carlos Marquez Sterling, Ricardo Rafael Sardinas, Aureliano Sanchez Arango..." - - - This is another version of the above: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=24279#relPageId=2&search=
104-10228-10121: DISPATCH: REPORT NO. 260: PRESIDENT YDIGORAS' INVITATION TO AM
03/21/62: Memorandum No. 260: SUBJECT: Dr. Miro's Memorandum of 16 and 19 March on the Proposal of General Joaquin Bonilla, Consul General of Guatemala, That Miro Visit President Ydigoras: ..."Proposal of General Joaquin Bonilla, Consul General of Guatemala: 1. General Bonilla, accompanied by a Mr. Medina, Manager of Aviateca (airline), requested through Mr. Aguirre, (writer of 'Diario las Americas') an interview with me to give me a personal invitation of General Ydigoras, President of Guatemala, inviting me to the Palace the 20th of this month..."
104-10166-10226: UNIDAD REVOLUCIONARIA:
CIA document: Page 30: ..."Manuel Viera Rodriguez (aka: Mario/AMSTASH-1) entered YOACRE (Guantanamo Naval Base) in April 1962 but did not see Castellvi since Viera left on 20 April. While at YOACRE, Viera talked to a Capt. N. Yanochik, USMC, who promised him equipment for use in UR operations and Viera passed data on five maritime reception points to Yanochik. The equipment was promised for some time in May 1962....In April 1962 AMIFF-1 reported that a member of UR had entered YOACRE on 22 March 1962, talked to Yanochik about 'preparation of a plan,' following which documents were sent to UR members Andres Zayas and Boris Miyares in PBPRIME (U.S.), who were to discuss the content of these documents with ODOATH (U.S. Navy) (224)..." - - - Page 128: ..."224. WAVE/FI, AMOT-2/AMIFF-1, 4 April 1962, SECRET..." https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=155773&search=104-10166-10226#relPageId=128&tab=page
104-10308-10291: DISPATCH: OPERATIONAL/ PLANS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES FO
04/25/62: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Task Force W: Subject: Operational/GYROSE/KUCAGE/Plans of Central American Countries for Action Against Cuba: Page 3: ..."8. On 20 March an AMOT-2 (Jose Joaquin Sanjenis Perdomo) sub-source reported a new development related to Central American activity vis-a-vis the Castro regime. General Joaquin Bonilla, Guatemalan Consul General in Miami, who claimed to be the personal representative of President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes of Guatemala (who has the support of the Presidents of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama) invited certain Cuban exiles to a meeting with President Ydigoras in Guatemala on the Cuban problem. Those invited were Jose Miro Cardona, Aureliano Sanchez Arango, Ricardo Rafael Sardinas, Eusebio Mujal, Carlos Marquez Sterling and Julio Garceran de Vall. The purpose of the offer as stated was that they go to Guatemala and there establish a government or junta representative of the Cuban anti-Communist cause; that there they could count on bases and arms for the training of Cuban army of 5,000 men who, in time, would be joined by 30,000 others for an invasion of Cuba..."
104-10192-10253: INFORMATION REPORT: SUBJECT - ALLEGED PLAN FOR GENERAL UPRISING IN CUBA
08/31/62: Transmittal of TDCS Information Report (Orig: Jane Ingley, TFW/Intel/Reports): "Based On: WAVE-7905 (IN-14407), UFG-1515, WAVE-7916 (IN-14497), WAVE-7886 (IN-14220), NP (AMIFF-1) (AMOT-2)..." Releasing Officer: A. C. Davies, C/TFW/Intel. - - - Pages 2-3: Field Information Report: "Source: Cuban businessman (B), from an airline executive (F) in touch with counterrevolutionary members in Cuba: 1. Counterrevolutionaries in Cuba have planned an uprising to take place between 30 August and 2 September 1962. The Frente Anticomunista de Liberacion (FAL) has joined the Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRP) in this plan. Various members of the old constitutional army, the rebel army, and the national revolutionary militia will join in the uprising. United States press services will be asked to give full publicity to the uprising as soon as it starts. 2. It is possible that Fidel Castro has had to bring in foreign troops because of the conflicts which exist between the rebel army and the militia. Many members of the rebel army are disaffected and concerned about the arrival of Soviet-bloc troops. The only rebel army unit which can be considered fully in support of the government in Cuba is Division 50 of Oriente Province (B/F-4). This division has 5,000 men, but equipment for 10,000. 3. There are 300 men in Division 50 who will support the counterrevolutionaries, but since this is not sufficient, the counterrevolutionaries intend to publish the exact positions of elements of Division 50 so that these units may be attacked from the air." (CONTINUED BELOW). - - - 2022 release: https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/jfk2022/104-10192-10253.pdf
104-10192-10253: INFORMATION REPORT: SUBJECT - ALLEGED PLAN FOR GENERAL UPRISING IN CUBA
08/31/62: Transmittal of TDCS Information Report (Orig: Jane Ingley, TFW/Intel/Reports): "Based On: WAVE-7905 (IN-14407), UFG-1515, WAVE-7916 (IN-14497), WAVE-7886 (IN-14220), NP (AMIFF-1) (AMOT-2)..." Releasing Officer: A. C. Davies, C/TFW/Intel. - - - Page 3: "4. Field Comment: The airline executive who reported the above information also reported that a general uprising in all of the provinces in Cuba was scheduled for 4:00 a.m. on 31 August 1962. The airline executive was told by national coordinators of the Unidad Revolucionaria (UR) in Cuba that despite a request by the UR in exile that there be a delay in the date for such an uprising, the counterrevolutionary members in Cuba are of the opinion that because so many people are involved, it is not possible to delay the date, particularly in view of the tightening of security controls by the government of Cuba. (Headquarters Comment: An official (REDACTION) reported that a member of the UR in Cuba said on 30 August that it is impossible to avoid an uprising and even less possible for the UR to maintain control). 5. Field Comment: A bona fide popular uprising does not appear likely at this time. Investigation of the reports concerning the possible uprising leads to the conclusion that the information may not be accurate and that it may reflect G-2 deception or provocation..." - - - 2022 release: https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/jfk2022/104-10192-10253.pdf
104-10178-10154: FOLDER ON POSADA, LUIS CLEMENTE
04/25/68: Transmittal of TDCS Information Report (Orig: Withheld), Unit: WH/3/V): "Based On: CARACAS 9453 (IN 97611) HVC-4762, N. P. (AMCLEVE-15), FC, Para 1 (AMIFF-1), Liaison: *" - - - Pages 55-57: Intelligence Information Cable: Country: Withheld. Subject: Involvement of the (REDACTION) in a Cuban exile plan to attack Cuba. "Source: (Large redaction)..."1. In February 1968, the (REDACTION) began an investigation of reports that (REDACTION) were procuring arms for a Cuban exile group (REDACTION) which planned to attack Cuba. Initial reports identified two Cubans involved in the case: (REDACTION) who arrived (REDACTION) as an exile from Cuba in 1959, and (REDACTION) who is a close friend of (REDACTION) and who took part in the Bay of Pigs invasion attempt. (Field Comment: An independent and untested source reported in November 1967 that (REDACTION) was then approaching (REDACTION) with requests for arms and boats to be used in an attempt against Cuba)..." - - - 2022 release, page 54: https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/jfk2022/104-10178-10154.pdf
104-10178-10000: POSADA, LUIS CLEMENTE
03/25/72: Dispatch from COS, Caracas to Chief, Western Hemisphere Division: Subject: CIFENCE-4 (note: Luis Posada): Request for Operational Approval (OA): "Forwarded herewith and under separate cover are PRQ Parts I and II for CIFENCE-4 as requested in reference. Please process for full operational approval. (Signature) Edgar B. Martegani." - - - Page 2 of Personal Record Questionnaire: Part II - Operational Information: ..."Section IV:...2. List other individuals (Agents, relatives, friends) who know of subject's present intelligence activities: Wife of CIFENCE-4; AMOTEX-54 (AMIFF-1)..." - - - 2022 release, page 143: https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/jfk2022/104-10178-10000.pdf