</s>204-1027-10153 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 26 september 1961 MICHARACHI PORI Deputy Director (Plano) SUBJECT Report on Cuban Operations for Forlod 1-19 September 61 This is the second summary report of activities in Cuban operations, and covers the period 1-15 September 19th. This report will consist of a breakdown of such operations into this principal categories of activity. A. K.I.C.K. ACTivity Reporting to N.N.Mendersburg, There was a total of twenty- 1. eight reports received during the period, the portad, and they considered of the following: The portad and they eight reporting reported in the frood from two sources, fifteen- consequied to the following. The plaplicate cours, and the open airfairings reported in this area, and add- tially, oliven C.J. reports via the pliplicate course, add- 1,017 C.M. C.E. chekke chekko was passed to the F.I ., and 2. Agent Activition C.I, and previous movements There was a lot of eighteen agents within Cuba at the beginning of the reporting period and country-four by the period's close. Consent: Of the other agents disappeared legally during the period. It was a agent reported a returnance. Thao Castro provided provide increased coverage. Thoog cortro should provide efficiencies at the airport and anti- entree into the diaprificatie at the airport and more c. Four agents were recruited and two agents were term- nated during the perlod. d. In cooperation with the German coal, so here littiated m operation to debliel cuban sailors we pass through

Summary  
This report details Cuban operations and intelligence activities from 1-15 September 1961, focusing on agent movements, communications, propaganda efforts, and coordination with external entities. Key elements include: twenty-eight reports received during the period, eighteen agents active in Cuba at the start of the reporting period (four fewer by its end), recruitment of four agents and termination of two, and coordination with German coalitions for operations targeting Cuban sailors. Activities included Operation Bellivar (placing sixty student activists in universities) with three operatives deployed and twenty-one in processing; Operation Virgin del Corre (propaganda via religious events) distributing materials to five thousand people across Latin America. Communications efforts involved WAVEI, WAVF, and other radio frequencies, with broadcasts targeting Central and South America. Financial details mention $10,000 allocated for Cuban passports and total FY 1962 obligations of $4,675,973,990 for Cuban operations.  

Key People  
- Miro Cardena (Cuban exile leader)  
- Mr. Siro (liaison with anti-Castro groups)  
- Dr. Niro (consultant on political development)  
- Agents: Principal agent/7 operator (OCAIKI), Jossu LOPEZ Querzera (airline pilot), Arrigo Merta (media congress liaison)  

Key Locations  
- Cuba  
- Central America  
- Latin America (specifically mentioned as target areas for propaganda)  
- Monterrey (Cuban Embassy location)  
- Key West, Miami, and other U.S. locations referenced in communications  

Key Events  
- Recruitment of four agents and termination of two during the period  
- Operation Bellivar: Deployment of three student activists; twenty-one in processing  
- Operation Virgin del Corre: Distribution of propaganda materials to five thousand people across Latin America  
- Maritime broadcasts canceled for vessel control; TV intrusion equipment construction initiated  
- Training of fifteen agents, with seventeen ready for small boat handling and reconnaissance  
- Coordination with WAVE (radio network) and other communication channels  

Key Organizations  
- COAKI/W/Y (communication link)  
- WAVF (weekly newspaper with 40,500 circulation)  
- WAVEI (radio frequency used for broadcasts)  
- Cuban exile groups (DRB, CPC, FORD)  
- State Department (involved in funding and coordination of propaganda tours)  
- Office of Logistics (handling personnel transfers and equipment)

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