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Cryptonym: IGOR

Definition:

A pre-Bay of Pigs operation.

Status:

Probable

Sources:

104-10240-10269: CABLE:AMBIDDY-1 NOW AT TRAV TO JOIN WITH STRIKE FORCE. HE

4/1/61 cable. This may be an Igor operation. "AMBIDDY-1 now at TRAV. to join with strike force...Team members are Garcia Martinez, Frank Bernadino, Jorge Rodrigues Fleites, Carlos Hernandez, Nestor (Tony) Izquierdo. Artime requested for them to be made available (they were in Mexico)." "TRAV concurs" - that sounds like Carl Jenkins speaking.

104-10263-10065: CABLE: PLS ASSIGN CRYPTOS SERIES NUMBER 176 FRANK BERNARDINO

4/4/61 cable from JMWAVE to BELL, slugline JMZIP PSYCH IGOR: CITE WAVE 5209: "Please assign cryptos series 176 Frank Bernardino Babot (2512), Jose Raffo Barrera (2509) and Victor Espinosa Hernandez (2771). Subjects being issued docs, trained (shortwave) and briefed WAVE on infil of Igor assist in DRE uprising Las Villas."

104-10169-10249: CABLE REF WAVE 5209 ASSIGNED AMMINT 22 THRU 24.

04/01/61: Cable from BELL to JMWAVE (Orig: J. Piccolo, WH/4/OPS SUPPORT): Slugline JMZIP/PSYCH/IGOR: CITE BELL 3841: REF: WAVE 5209 (IN 1586): "SUBJ refs assigned AMHINT-22 thru 24 respectively. WH Comment: Ref requested cryptos on subjects who to be infiltrated for operation Igor." Releasing Officer: R. Drain for J. Esterline, C/WH/4. Coordinating Officers: WH/4/PROP: (Signature). WH/4/PM: R. B. Moore. Authenticating Officer: (Signature) for J. S. Douglas, WH/4/SECU.