Cryptonym: AMTHIGH
Definition:
A political action/propaganda operation using WRUL - the radio station owned by the Mormon Church - to sponsor anti-Castro broadcasts aimed at Cuba.
Status:
Documented
Discussion:
The reference to "thigh" is probably an inside joke about the undergarment worn by all practicing Mormons.
Sources:
From the CIA's "Card Information": "AMTHIGH: RADIO NEW YORK WORLD-WIDE (WRUL) OWNED BY MORMON CHURCH"
104-10166-10084: HQS REQUEST AMCORE-2 CHECKS BE MAILED TO AMRALLY
2/18/63 cable DIR 18832 from SAS/PA-PROP E. I. Harrison to JMWAVE: "HQS has requested AMTHIGH to mail future AMCORE-2 checks to AMRALLY attn Wibalda/(note: Bob Wall."
104-10170-10069: AMSPELL PROGRESS REPORT - MAY 1964
May 1964: AMSPELL sponsored a ten minute propaganda on AMTHIGH daily except on Sundays, and its Monday programs were broadcast over WMIE and several Latin American stations.
Contributors:
Bill Simpich