Cryptonym: AMTOUT-1
AMTOUT-1 was a SAS/EDE asset in New York City. In 1964, AMTOUT-1 was described as a "former Havana lawyer who is very knowledgeable of Cuban exile affairs and has sources of information inside Cuba." Moreover, a memo in January, 1964, mentioned that Carlos Marquez Sterling gave AMTOUT-1 a copy of a memo on Jack Ruby and "Praskin." AMTOUT-1 was in contact with Jorge Smith of JURE in 1964.
104-10061-10115: LIST OF NAMES RE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION INVESTIGATION.
CIA document: Pages 72-73: ..."11. Ernesto Urbano Aragon Godoy..."11. AMTOUT or TOOT-1."
104-10180-10020: ROUTING SHEET AND MEMORANDUM : MEMO RECEIVED FROM AMTOUT-1
1/9/64 memo from John H. Sherwood, C/SAS/EDE, to James Angleton, Chief, CI Staff: "Attached is a translation of a memo sent to Carlos Marquez Sterling. Sterling gave a copy of the memo to AMTOUT-1, a SAS/EDE asset, who passed it on to us. The Brigadier of Giron, Sr. Evidio Pereira, who is in constant communication with Cuba...notify the Pentagon of this fact: Ruby the assassin of Oswald was in Havana a year ago. He is a friend and customer of a citizen named Praskin, owner or manager of a novelty shop for tourists...Pereira is probably Evidio D. Pereira Acosta, DPOB 12 March 1927...201-298242, member of Brigade 2506. There are no SAS traces on Praskin." - - - Notice this same memo had: "Prepared by CI/SIG, Thomas Gregory" on bottom left hand side: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2022/104-10048-10170.pdf - - - 01/23/64: Cable from Director to JMWAVE (Orig: J. H. Sherwood, SAS/EDE): Slugline TYPIC AMTOUT AMRAZZ: "Following FYI: On 21 January AMTOUT-1 reported receipt of letter from AMRAZZ-1 (Joaquin Godoy y Solis) on Alpha 66 stationery requesting AMTOUT-1 accept position as Washington coordinator Alpha 66. Though AMTOUT-1 admires AMRAZZ-1, he refused offer. Did not raise with AMRAZZ-1 question why he now affiliated with 'irresponsible group'. Presume WAVE able determine nature and extent AMRAZZ-1 Alpha 66 role." https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=225473#relPageId=1
4/16-17/64 communication from Jorge Smith of JURE to AMTOUT-1, who appears to be in New York. The source is described as "former Havana lawyer who is very knowledgeable of Cuban exile affairs and has sources of information inside Cuba." His reporting is considered very accurate. See how Aragon Godoy was sought out on 12/10/62 re the case of Antonio Guillermo Rodriguez Jones - 180-10108-10017, p. 61.
104-10179-10260: ON 14 APRIL AMTOUT/1 RECEIVED A LETTER FROM INDENTITY
5/4/64 memo from Director to JMWAVE: "On 14 April AMTOUT-1 received a letter from (Jorge Smith, owner of a Miami electronics store - as seen in 104-10179-10261) requesting CIA or FBI information on AMFAUNA-28. (Jorge Smith) is a radio and communications advisor to the AMBANG-1 /JURE organization...HQ has instructed AMTOUT-1 to inform (Jorge Smith) that he has no way of approaching CIA or FBI." AMTOUT-1 is 201-309861.
104-10185-10248: MEMORANDUM:REJECTION OF AN APARTMENT FOR AMMUG-1
5/20/64 memo from C/WH/SA/CI Harold F. Swenson discusses how AMMUG-1 (Vladimir Lahera Rodriguez) cannot be settled in an apartment in Alexandria, VA because it has been exposed to "the following (CIA) staffers and agent assets". The list includes "Mr. Mike Kline with AMTOUT a principal agent in New York."
09/06/65: FBI document from New York to Director: Informant NY T-2 was Dr. Ernesto Aragon Godoy, 360 East 72nd Street, NYC.