</s>104-10163-10173 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 HATRIAL REVIVED AT CI'S HEARTARTERS BY HOUSE SELEET CATHILE ON ASSASSENATIONS STAFF REBECUS FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: ARTIME, Buosa, Nanuel 201-0267437 Volume XIII INCLUSIVE DATES: CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION: DELITIONS, IF ANY: Third Agency Documents DATE DATE REVIEWED BY RECHIVED RETURNED REVIEWING OF SIGNATURE OF RIVIEWING OFFICIAL: AUG 1978 7 Aug 1978 Leslie WIZELMAN Leslie Waplenen NO LUCIMINITS MAY HE COPIED OR REHOVED PROF THIS PILL.

Summary  
The documents contain classified communications and operational reports from 1964–1965 involving U.S. intelligence activities in Central America, Cuba, and Miami. Key topics include covert operations against Fidel Castro’s regime, funding for Cuban exile groups (e.g., AMBIDDY-1, MRR), logistical planning for sabotage and paramilitary efforts, and internal agency discussions on operational continuity. References to individuals like Manuel Artimes, Frank Marshall, and Vico Starke are linked to anti-Castro activities or theft investigations in Miami. The text includes fragmented details about equipment procurement (e.g., silencers, boats), financial transactions, and coordination with regional governments and intermediaries. A brief mention of President John F. Kennedy appears in the context of an event at the Orange Bowl but does not reference the assassination or investigation.  

Key People  
- **AMBIDDY-1** (code name for a covert operative)  
- **Manuel Artimes** (subject of theft investigation in Miami)  
- **Frank Marshall**, **Vico Starke** (alleged coup plotters against Nicaragua’s President Francisco)  
- **George Cabot Lodge** (U.S. diplomat linked to Cuban exile networks)  
- **Carl E. Jenkins** (U.S. intelligence officer overseeing funding and operations)  
- **Martin Ferrer**, **Paul J. Hernandez**, **Raul J. Horandes** (liaisons or contacts in covert activities)  
- **Hal Hendrix** (newspaper correspondent mentioned in a controversy over alleged smuggling claims)  

Key Locations  
- **Nicaragua** (coup plot context, logistical hubs for operations)  
- **Miami, Florida** (theft investigation, base of operations for exile groups)  
- **Cuba** (references to Havana, anti-Castro activities, and strategic locations)  
- **Costa Rica**, **Panama**, **Dominican Republic** (sites of meetings, survey missions, and operational planning)  
- **New York, JFK Airport** (logistical points for travel)  
- **Paris** (planned meeting with a dissident group representative)  

Key Events  
- Investigation into the theft of jewelry, documents, and a rifle from Manuel Artimes’ residence in Miami.  
- Planning for covert operations against Fidel Castro’s regime, including sabotage, training camps, and rural civic action programs.  
- Funding approvals for Cuban exile groups (e.g., $14,865 to MRR) via secure channels like AMWORLD.  
- Logistical discussions involving vessels such as the *Santa Maria* and *Canonoo*, equipment storage, and operational continuity plans.  
- Controversy over Hal Hendrix’s article alleging smuggling activities, leading to denials by officials.  
- Coordination with Cuban exiles, including references to figures like “Jim Lee,” “Milo Messer,” and “Robreno.”  

Key Organizations  
- **U.S. Intelligence Agencies** (implied through operational planning, funding channels, and surveillance)  
- **CIA** (referenced in logistical and paramilitary operations)  
- **Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRR)** (funded by U.S. entities for anti-Castro activities)  
- **AMWORLD** (secure funding channel for exile groups)  
- **Paramilitary Groups** (operating in Central America, linked to CIA and Cuban exile networks)  
- **Regional Governments** (in Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, and Cuba, involved in counterinsurgency efforts)  

Note: The documents do not contain direct information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy or related investigations. References to JFK are limited to a single mention of an event at the Orange Bowl in 1964, which lacks contextual detail linking it to the assassination.

JFK Declassified Files

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