Cryptonym: AMTRUNK-8
10/18/63: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: Page 22: Memo for the record: ATTACHMENT C: Subject: Initial Operational Debriefing of AMTRUNK Team: "1. Pick-Up by the British:...The team members gave the following names, none of which are true names: AMICE-27 used the name 'Leon Lopez', AMICE-14 used the name 'David Pardo', AMTRUNK-7 used the name 'Carlos Menendez', AMTRUNK-8 used the name 'Rodrigo Fernandez Lopez', AMTRUNK-9 used the name 'Jose Lopez', and the sixth member of the group Fermin Gonzalez used the name 'Ramon Lopez'..."
104-10077-10246: CABLE: APPRECIATE PHOTOGRAPHS FORWARDED REFS ON AMICE-14 AND
12/04/63: Cable from Director to JMWAVE: Slugline RYBAT TYPIC AMTRUNK MHAPRON: REFS. A. UFGA-12602. B. UFGA-12603. C. UFGA-12604. D. UFGA-12605. "Appreciate photographs forwarded Refs on AMICE-14 and AMTRUNKS 7, 8, and 9. Encourage obtaining and forwarding to HQs photos all agent personnel and MHAPRON targets when possible."
104-10215-10225: CABLE:WISH POINT OUT REFS CREATE PERPLEXING SITUATION
12/06/63: Cable from JMWAVE to Director: Slugline RYBAT TYPIC YOBITE AMTRUNK MHAPRON: Page 3: ...."2...A. Infil area has been repeatedly stirred up by refugee infil/exfil ops to being out families and others ops not controlled by WAVE. Some recent examples being capture Juan Milian and friends, trips into area by AMTRUNK-5 and friends and roll up Juan Amestoy. Recent info from friends and family AMTRUNK-7 and 8 indicate A-8's father in jail for helping Milian, fact that both Milian and A-8's father knew A-8 infiltrated in Sept in general area, and report that area has more militia than usual. On other hand, there no indication from local fisherman group with families still in ops area that general roll up has occurred. AMTRUNK team has been briefed on all these developments and if it goes into area will enter mangroves at location different from the previously used, and will use extreme caution in approaching contacts..."
104-10215-10221: DISPATCH: AMTRUNK PROGRESS REPORT, PERIOD 1-30 NOVEMBER 1963
12/17/63: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: Page 2: ..."The decision was made during the same week of 18 November to bring into the operation two radio operators who had recently completed their basic radio training. During the December operation, one of the radio operators, AMAKA-1, would accompany AMICE-14 and the two boatmen, AMTRUNK-7 and -8, on the Boston Whaler to provide rapid communications between the AMTRUNK infil/exfiltration area and JMWAVE...In preparation for December, AMICE-14, AMAKA-1, and AMTRUNK-7 and -8 received maritime refresher training and ran additional tests on the 16' 7' Boston Whaler during the week of 25 November..." Page 4: Memo for the record from Reuben A. Hannula: Subject: AMTRUNK Contacts in Northern Matanzas Province: "The following is a listing of the AMTRUNK contacts in northern Matanzas Province which was obtained by Reuben A. Hannula from AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-7 and -8:...3. Pablo Fundora Dominguez: Fundora is approximately 34 years old and lives at Amistad and Minerva Streets in Cardenas. He is the uncle of AMTRUNK-8. For part of the year Fundora fishes with Oscar and Candido Diaz above and in the off season works in the Guipuzcoa Sugar Mill at 064381, AMS 4084 IV, approximately 1 1/2 km NW of Marti. Fundora is married to Ramona Diaz Torres, the daughter of Oscar Diaz above. Fundora has 3 brothers; Amador; 43, who works in the Salina (salt works) in the Cinco Leguas area north of the Bay of Santa Clara; Ramon, 40, who is a deck hand on the tug boat 'Moraima', of which the father of AMTRUNK-8 is Captain; Roberto, 31, a laborer in the Ministry of Public Works in Matanzas Province..."
104-10247-10367: DISPATCH: TRADECRAFT TRAINING EVALUATIONS OF AMTRUNK TEAM MEMBERS
12/30/63: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: "Attached are individual training evaluations of five AMTRUNK team members who were instructed in basic tradecraft by Andrew S. Parmers during the period 2 thru 20 December 1963. Attachments: 5 (3 cys of each - 15): AMICE-14, AMTRUNK-13, AMAGREE-1, AMAKA-1, AMTRUNK-8. Distribution: 3 - C/SAS w/a h/w." Headquarters File Number: 201-307337 (AMICE-14), 201-735851, 201-355648, 201-355647 (AMAKA-1), 201-729152..."
104-10216-10148: DISPATCH: TRANSMITTAL OF OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR AMTRUNK VII
01/22/64: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: Page 9: ATTACHMENT A: DAMAGE REPORT: "A. The damage report for AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-7 remains the same as was transmitted in Attachment A to Reference D with the addition of Rudolph W. Sospine as 'Jack'...D. Agent Personnel Exposed to AMTRUNK-13:...AMTRUNK-8 as 'Tomas Rodriguez'..."
104-10216-10112: DISPATCH:AMTRUNK PROGRESS REPORT, PERIOD 1 THROUGH 31 MARCH 1964
04/14/64: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: Page 2: ..."AMTRUNK-8 shows continuous progress in his radio operator training. It is expected that he will be available for operational use as a radop by the end of May..."