Pseudonym: Ontrich, Matthew
104-10215-10241: CABLE: ONTRICH ARRIVED PARI 3 OCT
10/04/63, Cable from Paris to Director: Slugline TYPIC AMLASH: "1. Ontrich arrived PARI 3 Oct. 2. As AMLASH in process moving new address and since Kymingham and AMSPORT have been in contact with AMLASH plan meet AMSPORT 4 Oct AF arrange meet with AMLASH 5 Oct. In order avoid AMWHIP telling AMLASH that HQs CIA unaware contact existed, request Fellucci advise AMWHIP that Kymingham, alias Jack, who met AMLASH 1962, has been in social contact with AMLASH. 3. Due business commitments AMWHIP doubtful he able depart New York prior 9 Oct. Please cable when AMWHIP notifies HQs his ETA Paris."
104-10215-10238: CABLE: WHILE YOUR AREA AMWHIP MAY NEED USE ROME FACILITIES
10/15/63, Cable from Director to Rome: Slugline TYPIC AMWHIP AMLASH: "1. While your area AMWHIP may need use Rome facilities to communicate with HQs and Paris re very sensitive op in another area which handled by TYPIC C/O Matthew H. Ontrich (IDEN) whom AMWHIP knows as Nicholas Sanson. If need arises, please relay PRTY DIR INFO PARI this matter and slug AMLASH. SAS Comment: *AMWHIP due Rome week of October 13th and will contact Station."
104-10215-10227: CONTACT REPORT: MEETING OF AMLASH/1 AND MATTHEW H. ONTRICH, PARIS, 22 NOV 1963
11/25/63, Contact Report: Persons Present: AMLASH/1, Matthew H. Ontrich, (alias Nicholas Sanson): Time & Place: 22 November 1963, Charlie Gray's Apt., Paris, France: "1. AMLASH/1 planned return, and held reservations on Cubana from Prague to Havana on 28 November 1963. He planned depart Paris on 25 or 27 November for Prague on Czech Airlines but still did not have reservations. He was asked to inform Mr. Roberto (Bob Owen) when reservations confirmed. 2. AMLASH/1 stated he was returning to Cuba fully determined to pursue his plans to initiate a coup against AMTHUG. Subject was pleased to read a copy of President Kennedy's 18 November speech in Miami and was even more pleased to hear that Mr. Clark (DAINOLD) had helped prepare the President's speech. Ontrich reiterated the assurances given by DAINOLD of full U.S. support if a real coup against the AMTHUG regime is successful..."
104-10057-10270: IG REPORT ON PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE FIDEL CASTRO. - INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT
04/25/67, Inspector General's Report: Pages 87-88: ..."3 October 1963: Nestor Sanchez arrived in Paris for meetings with Cubela. (The record does not reveal why Sanchez went to Paris in the face of Cubela's stated wish not to see him. The letter may have been written during a spell of temporary depression. Station officers were already in contact with Cubela when Sanchez arrived). Also participating in the meetings were John (Red) Stent and Richard Long. At the time of these meetings it was discussed that the French were unilaterally keeping Cubela under surveillance. CIA informed the French that our contacts with Cubela were for the purpose of defecting him. 11 October 1963: Sanchez cabled that Cubela was insistent upon meeting with a senior U.S. official, preferably Robert F. Kennedy, for assurances of U.S. moral support for any activity Cubela under took in Cuba. Sanchez said that the answer Cubela received might be crucial to CIA's relationship with Cubela. Sanchez recommended that 'highest and profound consideration be given as feeling drawn by all who in contact Cubela is that he determined attempt op against Castro with or without U.S. support.'"