Cryptonym: AMPATROL
8/27/59: Chief WH/3 Dahlgren's request for operational approval of Varona/AMHAWK to permit him being used as a witting political action agent in the AMPATROL project. (Permission was granted the next day, 8/28/59). Also see Leslie Wizelman's notes on Varona: 180-10143-10182, page 5.
104-10174-10061: DRAFT SUBJECT: POLITICAL ORGANIZER - EDWARD G. TICHBORN (P) WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTES
10/8/59 handwritten notes on Political Organizer - Edward G. Tichborn/true name Henry P. Lopez: "The senior KUCAGE staff has recruited a number of individuals who have had extensive experience in politics, particularly as campaign managers and political organizers. Very recently one of these organizers was sent (REDACTED) where he was in contact with the Station and the two principal agents of a political action project...(he had) an exceedingly informed assessment of the local political scene as well as concrete recommendations..(about) the melding of a number of divergent factions into a coercive (sic) organization capable of united action against the communist (sic) at the polls...Tichborn could perform a very useful service through consultation with the Station, Tony Varona and Sanchez Arango...We should like to have your comments...on how to get Mr. Tichborn in contact with Varona and Sanchez. Although Tichborn's prime responsibility at the moment would be directed towards better directing Project AMPATROL, it would also be expected that the Station would render him every assistance in trying to identify and possibly talk with political groupings other than those represented by Varona, Sanchez, and the Montechristi Group which Project AMPATROL foresees supporting at this time. In the event other groups turn up which are deemed worthy of support, Project AMPATROL can be amended to include them."
104-10174-10054: CABLE: TICHBORN TDY WELCOMED. SUGGEST DESK AND KUMONK BRIEFING LOCAL
11/12/59 cable from Havana to Director: "Tichborn (aka Henry Preston Lopez) TDY (temporary duty) welcomed. Suggest DESK and KUMONK briefing (on) local political scene prior departure HQs. Upon arrival should contact Olien or Aretz by phone. As cover story Tichborn could say he has come to Cuba on behalf group American businessmen and investors to assess discreetly their position and legal recourses vis-a-vis revolutionary laws and possible future developments. This story would provide logical basis for subsequent offers of monetary support under AMPATROL project..."
104-10174-10052: MEMO SUBJECT: CONSULTANT FOR CUBA - EDWARD G. TICHBORN (P)
November 13-18, 1959: "Subject: Consultant for Cuba: Edward G. Tichborn. Following the receipt of an affirmative reply in regards to Mr. Tichborn, I talked on 16 November with Messrs. REDACTED, Oberst, and Landreth of WH Division and we decided I should get in touch with Tichborn and try to arrange for him to go to Cuba as soon as possible. The same day I contacted Tichborn by phone and arranged for a meeting in Los Angeles on 18 November. As scheduled, I met with Mr. Tichborn at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on 18 November." 11/23/59 memorandum for the record by Horace Davis, Acting Chief of the Political Action Divison.
104-10174-10032: MEMO SUBJECT: EDWARD G. TICHBORN (P), PAD CONTRACT AGENT
5/4/60 memo from Horace Davis, Chief of the Political Action Division to Chief, Covert Action Staff: Tichborn's debriefing report was that there was little chance of a strong coalition of anti-Castro groups. He thought encouraging defections "would have more effect on Castro than any other single action we might undertake."
104-10067-10162: LOGS OF HSCA REQUEST
This document states that Tichborn is the pseudonym for Henry Preston Lopez. This is affirmed by this document: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=65962#relPageId=2