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Cryptonym: AMSTRUT-2

Definition:

Juana de la Caridad Castro Ruz, sister of Fidel and Raul, who ran a radio program against her brothers' regime.

Status:

Documented

Sources:

104-10103-10072: OPERATIONS TO SPLIT THE CASTRO REGIME - INTERIM WORKING DRAFT

2/10/77, Latin American Division Chris Hopkins' "Interim Working Draft" on Operations to Split the Castro Regime: "Juana de la Caridad Castro Ruz (201-218126), younger sister of Fidel and Raul, was recruited REDACTED. She REDACTED functioned as a JMWAVE Station propaganda asset which included broadcasting into Cuba."

104-10104-10042: AMSTRUT/2'S PAYMENTS TO ALPHA 66

1993.07.22.09:37:48:180620: JUANA CASTRO PAYMENTS TO ALPHA 66

104-10104-10041: ALPHA 66 - RE 1 JULY MEETING WITH DOJ

104-10310-10020: FILE:DDCI DOCUMENTS

7/10/62: Memo from C/TFW William Harvey: A woman "at our instructions...obtained Juana's agreement to provide intelligence on the Cuban political leadership and to work against the Cuban communist regime, short of engaging in activity which might result in direct personal harm to her brothers Raul and Fidel."

Contributors:

Dr. Juan B. Giusti • Bill Simpich

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