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Cryptonym: AMTAUP

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Definition:
A CIA mole operation inside JURE, focusing on anti-CIA activities.
Status:
Probable
Discussion:
A cable from JMWAVE on December 11, 1963, which included the slug AMTAUP, requested priority POAs for Carlos (Evans) Roman and Mariano Virgilio de la Caridad (Ramirez) Alarcon.
Sources:

104-10077-10177: DIRECTOR CABLE RE RECORDS RECALL

11/29/63 cable WAVE 8268: From C/SAS/MOB A. A. Maloney to JMWAVE, slugline RYBAT TYPIC YOBITE AMTAUP: AMTAUP-10 is being fluttered..."AMTAUP case discussed with Secretary ODOATH/Navy who agreed let (CIA) continue op. Details of agreement being worked out will advise."

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 following priority POAs: IDEN A Carlos (Evans) Roman DPOB 18 Oct 26 Guantanamo, Cuba. Resides Calle Afredo de Zayas 54, Caimanera with father Eduardo (Evans). 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 Delfia (Molina) Gonzalez with 4 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 (Juan Bautista Perez Luis) which summarized para 1 above."

104-10179-10259

May 1964 memo by Al Rodriguez to JMWAVE: "To fully utilize useable reporting, request non-operational reporting (about) JURE be prepared and forwarded as intelligence disseminations normally by dispatch. Long look AMTAUP material leaves impression much of his reporting result (of) deception practices by (Manuel Ray/AMBANG-1) and Cisneros. In addition, much of conspiratorial talk surrounding the activities in WAVE area is for internal JURE consumption. Purpose being protect (the) myth of JURE independence and basic hostility to (CIA)." Redacted version at 1994.03.17.10:47:51:060005 Reel 15, Folder O - MANUEL RAY - p. 159.

Contributors:
Bill Simpich

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