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Cryptonym: SLIGO

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Definition:

Cuban intelligence officers working in the United States, after the term AMOT was set aside in the 1970s.

Status:

Documented

Discussion:

A CiA report in 1977 stated that the AMOT project later became the SLIGO project.

Sources:

157-10014-10144: [No Title]

Circa 1960-1975: "AMOT: This proprietary, which produced economic and sociological reports in support of Cuban operations, was dissolved in 1973 and its assets turned over to another proprietary, SLIGO. SLIGO was subsequently dissolved in 1975 (see list of dissolved entities)."

104-10181-10459: VEGA PEREZ, MANUEL EUGENIO

"The following are SLIGO documents. Please do not remove from file." The succeeding pages are various AMOT/SLIGO reports on Manuel Eugenio Vega Perez, also known as "Marcos", a Cuban intelligence service officer. See page 13 - we know this report of 6/7/65 was made by AMOT-6, who was also known as "C-81".

104-10181-10452: ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

6/7/65 report states that AMFAST-6 is identified as "C-81" in the AMOT files - he and AMOT-174/C-134 are both providing information to Pedro Roig Ortega Pacios Curras about Manuel Vega/AMPOON-1.

104-10506-10028: MEMO: LATIN AMERICA DIVISION TASK FORCE REPORT OF POSSIBLE CUBAN COMPLICITY IN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

06/30/77: CIA report: Page 80: ..."AMOT Project (Later Became SLIGO Project)..."