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Chief, Nestern Hemisphere Division

Chief of Base, JMWAVE SLEEST IMATE/ Transmittal of Memorandum of Oral Commitment for Alberto PONZOA y Alvarez

Process MOC

  1. Transmitted herewith is the Memorandum of Oral Commitment for Mr. Alberto PONZOA y Alvares (aka "Junior").

  2. Subject was originally a contact of the Havana Station and in the summer of 1960, using his boat PRCIS made the first of four successful sea rendezvous operations with MATUSA TIME, He was subsequently forced to escape from Cuba, in PISCIS, in. December 1960. Since this date Subject has sailed on many maritime operations in WASP, MATUSA TIME and on several Cuban-crewed boats. On several occasions he has effected rubber-boat beach landings to meet reception parties under extremely hazardous circumstances.

  3. juci was associated with the AMDIPs but has become disenchanted with this group because of constant political squabbles and their lack of ability to perform to his satisfaction. He now wishes to disassociate himself completely from any Guban political group and desires to place himselí under KUBARK control.

  4. It is proposed to use Subject as a small boat captain in maritime operations; as an intermediate craft crewman in beach iandings; as interpreter on American-crewed vessels; to assist in training Cuban, non-English-speaking crews and to assist generally where and when needed.

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Attachment: MOC

10 August 61

UFGA-1011

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