Chief of Station, JMAVE XX

Deputy Chief, WH (Special Affairs)

TOPIC/AMWORLD—Identity

REFS: A. UPGA 16512, 15 June 1964
B. DIR 31528

1. Chief, WH requests that an investigation of the truth of some of the allegations made in Ref A report be held in abeyance pending determination whether Subject in fact has decided to leave PRIMERO for Nicaragua.

2. Headquarters continues to be interested in additional data regarding the house in the WAVE area which AMBIDDY-1 intends to purchase in the name of Nilo Messer.

3. It should turn out that the conditions described in Ref A report are not drastically remedied and continue to pose a recurring threat to the security of AMWORLD, your station may be requested to investigate. In the meanwhile, we are hopeful that Subject's removal from the WAVE area will serve to attenuate the bad conditions.

4. Thanks to Ref A report, we were able (without going into too much sordid detail) to put AMBIDDY-1 on notice that we view his association with Subject in the WAVE area as a potential threat to AMWORLD and KUWOLF security and that the political scandal associated with AMBIDDY-1's activities is equally formidable. We understand that in writing AMBIDDY-1's suggestion, made during an interview in Panama City, that he move the center of his illicit operations to Panama where it would be easier to contain unpleasant repercussions than in the WAVE area. If we were AMBIDDY-1, and he followed through our advice, that does not permit Subject to take advantage of the same scheme of her present entourage, singling out the case of AMARA as a particular case in point.

5. It should be stressed that AMBIDDY-1 is unwavering in his (real) personal convictions that Subject is pure in her motives and that he has been unable to put a ready explanation for every rumor. It would have been unwise to attempt coercing him into discontinuing his relationship with Subject, and it is likely he would not have yielded to such pressure. Subject's decision to move to settle for the proposed move to Nicaragua, which represents a palliative to them.

Kenneth E. Philbroon

Distribution:
UPGA 2903
30 June 1964

SECRET/RETAL

WI/WA/BO/HB HDieckscher bh 4315
WI/WA/BO/MI
AMBIDDY-1 201

DC/WH/HA