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Cryptonym: AMTAUP-10

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Definition:
Juan Bautista Perez Luis, chief gardener at the naval base in Cuba. Arrested as part of an CIA espionage net in 1965.
Status:
Documented
Sources:

104-10075-10120 JMWAVE CABLE RE INSTRUCTIONS TO GET RID OF SMALL CANFUL OF OIL ADDITIVES AND TIRE ARROWS

11/21/63: AMTAUP-10 instructed to get rid of oil additives and tire arrows sent to him Sept 1963. "A-10 savvy and discreet individual who aware (of) his sensitive position and realizes his YOACRE job could be at stake if detected in intel ops by ONI or he accused of being AIS (American intel service) agent by GOC...Station plan for net development follows: Wish (to) have independent Camaguey net thru YOACRE third party trainer with access to Camaguey...WAVE considers A-10 and his existing contacts most promising means at present time (to) improve coverage of Oriente and Camaguey provinces."

104-10075-10087: JMWAVE CABLE RE MULTIPLE ENTRY VISA

11/26/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Sluglines DIR CITE WAVE 8175: TYPIC AMTAUP AMBOA: "1. Request HQs arrange with ODACID (U.S. State Department) Nassau to issue multiple entry visa to AMTAUP-10 and wife and AMBOA-2, who IDENS A, B and C. 2. Please advise when visas may be picked up."

104-10075-10088: JMWAVE CABLE RE POSSIBLE DATES AND PLACES OF BIRTH

11/26/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Sluglines DIR CITE WAVE 8176: TYPIC AMTAUP AMBOA: REF: WAVE 8175 (IN 68446)...."IDEN C: Marta Teresita de Jesus (Couce) y Yinas DPOB 28 Nov 28 Havana, Cuba. Passport 15900 issued 24 Apr 56. A 12493128."

104-10077-10177: DIRECTOR CABLE RE RECORDS RECALL

11/29/63 cable DIR 85883, C/SAS/MOB A.A. Maloney to JMWAVE: "Regret records AMTAUP-10 being recalled to HQS from vital documents repository(?). HQS approves OWVL training completion rush factory LCFLUTTER of AMTAUP-10. AMTAUP case discussed with Secretary ODOATH/Navy who agreed let (CIA) continue op. Details of agreement being worked out will advise. POA AMTAUP-11 expired 3 Oct...for reinstatement purposes request PRQ II."

104-10076-10044: CABLE - SUBJECT DEPARTED AFTER COMPLETING OWVL INSTRUCTION AND FINALOPS REVIEW

12/4/63, cable WAVE 8511, JMWAVE to Director, slugline RYBAT TYPIC AMTAUP YOACRE: "AMTAUP-10 departed WAVE 12/4/63 after completing OWVL instruction and final ops review. Per ref A, A-10 has agreed (to) destroy sab items by throwing in YOACRE/Guantanamo Bay..During final review AMTAUP-10 informed ODOATH/Navy may interview him concerning his (CIA) work in which case he should cooperate without revealing (his) sub-sources residing in Cuba."

104-10077-10370: CABLE: POA REINSTATED AMTAUP-10 UNTIL 2 MARCH 64. OA IN PROCESS

12/10/63: "POA reinstated AMTAUP-10 until 2 March 64. OA in progress." J.S. Tilton is one of the coordinating officers.

104-10076-10296: JMWAVE CABLE RE TRAINING

12/11/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Slugline TYPIC AMTAUP YOACRE COMMO: "Plan have AMTAUP-10 train IDEN A in SW, OWVL and reports at YOACRE in order serve as third party trainer in Oriente and Camaguey provs. IDEN B will be first candidate to receive IDEN A training in effort establish separate Camaguey met with IDEN B as PA (per Ref B para 1D). C/S Comment: *Ref is RYBAT YOBITE."

104-10076-10295: JMWAVE CABLE RE BIOGRAPHIC DATA CONCERNING SUBJECT.

12/11/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Slugline TYPIC AMTAUP YOACRE COMMO: "1. Request FOLL priority POAS. IDEN A Carlos (REDACTION) DPOB 18 Oct 26 Guantanamo, Cuba. Resides (REDACTION) Caimanera with father (REDACTION). SUBJ single and has worked YOACRE as office assistant for past 17 years. IDEN B Mariano Virgilio de la Caridad (Ramirez) Alarcon DPOB 26 Sept 12 Camaguey, Cuba. Resides San Luis Beltran 66, Camaguey. Married Delfina (Molina) Gonzalez with four children. Son Mariano (Ramirez) Hernandez lives 347 N.E. 36th St, Miami. SUBJ former army officer prior 59 and presently works as Camaguey public proctor. 2. No local ODENVY (FBI) traces SUBJS. Only WAVE traces info provided by AMTAUP-10 which summarized para 1 above."

104-10076-10307: JMWAVE CABLE RE ONLY INDIVIDUAL USED AS KUTUBE SOURCE

12/11/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Slugline RYBAT TYPIC AMOT-163: "1. In addition AMTAUP-10, only other individual who of WAVE interest YOACRE (Guantanamo Naval Base) is AMOT-163, who being utilized as KUTUBE source as reported Ref D. AMOT-163 in contact only with AMOT-28 who used cover of Cuban exile group Unidad Revolucionario in all dealings with AMOT-163. AMOT-163 has been given no indication ODYOKE (U.S. Government) interest in his current reporting assignment. 2. AMOT-163 communicates with AMOT-28 at local accommodation address. Commo to and from AMOT-163 by means scorch S/W. Since AMOT-163 returned YOACRE in May 63 has submitted 146 raw reports which have been utilized in 15 UFO dissems. AMOT-163 reported he in direct contact five individuals who report to him. Three of these persons reside on base, two others work in base but reside PBRUMEN (Cuba). 3. Review AMOT-163 production indicates his role largely listening post type reporter. Question SAB action never even discussed with AMOT-163 and he has no equipment his possession which indicative ODYOKE intel involvement. Pouching report with list AMOT-163 contacts. 4. Similar case is AMYUM contact Jose Elias Thumas alias Nacin who utilizing several YOACRE employees establish contact with AMYUMS living in PBRUMEN. Details included AMYUM-29 report dated 14 Oct 63 forwarded Headquarters with Warren K. Guertler contact reports. 5. WAVE view since both AMOT-163 and AMWORLD activity outlined para 4 above does not directly involve any component ODYOKE intel, would not be necessary coordinate these cases in detail with ODEARL (U.S. Department of Defense). C/S Comment: *Ref is RYBAT YOBITE." - - - 2022 release: https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/jfk2022/104-10076-10307.pdf

104-10301-10001: EXCERPTS FROM HISTORY: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION, 1946-1965

David Phillips report: Radio Havana announced on May 12, 1965 that "31 counter-revolutionaries, members of a CIA espionage network" had been arrested. "Of the 14 actually named in the broadcast, WH Division identified six who had worked with Juan Bautista Perez Luis (AMTAUP-10), chief gardener at the naval base and principal agent for CIA."

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