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Las informaciones quellegan de maestra Patría aseguran un estado latente
de rebeldía, actividades de sabotages violentos y masivos, inconformidad en los
ibros de la: er armadas, grandes preocupac os en las esferas del go-
bierno y un malestar general en el pueblo cubano.
No hay dudas que el Flan de Alpha 66 contribuye en alguna proporción a es
tos fenómenos. Primero anunciamos el desembarco de Vicento Mendez antes del 31
de diciembre con otros hambres, apesar de las dificultades conocidas, se cumplió
en gran medida la profess. Mario en el micho el Capitan Julio Cesar Ramirez.
Sin esperar mucho tiempo, se produjo la gran commoción Mundial el 17 de Abril
con la presencia y los combatientes del Coronel Vicante Mendez y el mayor contin-
Gente que llego a tierras cuburas, despues de 1961.
En mayo, hombres del Alpha 66 hundieron 2 embarciones cubanas e hicieron 11
prisioneros comunistas, repitiondo otra conmoción Mundial que motivo el escandalo
Rayer esconificado por el traidor Fidel Castro y su mayor derrota moral do los úl-
timos tiempos. El gran triunfo lo consigna el pueblo de Cuba en distintos infor
mos que poseemos de muestras células clandestinas.
Otros movimientos positivos de distintas índoles se produjeron, unes con d
to y otros frustados por las autoridados norteamericanas; però en fin todos destina-
dos a golpear duramente al tirano y alentar y respaldar a los hombres de las mon-
talas y los grupos clandestinos que se juegan todos los dias sus vidas en aras de
la libertad.
con
one-
Con estos antecedentes de gran valor y valides, azén do mas de 20 acciones co-
mandos y de infiltraciones realizadas por nuestros mms destrendos hombres y por
ura pleyade de patriotas que combatieron y combaten en todos los frentes de
cubana, nos sentimos moralmente respaldados para promover un llamamiento on
ral a los cubanos de la Isla a los cubanos del dustierro, a la guerra Libertado-
ra. No pretendemos convertirnos en sectaristas, sino que cada cual que empfiel
arma que tenga, la actividad que sea compatible a sus posibilidades, la colabora
ción economica y el apoyo moral, a los que combaten y sobre todo, a los que en la
Isla dan la pauta y llevan el mayor peso en la contienda. Sin demora tenemos que
a cometer acciones vitales para que éste gran momento historico cinje en la libera-
ción definitiva de Cuba.
Ademas de coordinar las cuestiones internas con otros grupos clandestinos,
Alpha 66 esta distrubuyendo cientos de millares de pequeños panfleticos convidan-
do a las milicias,ak Ejercito Rebeldo y al pueblo a participar de la contienda en
contra del Castro-Commismo. Todos los cubanos que deseen cooperar a este lama-
miento pueden pasar por muestras oficinas para entregarles el material que deben
enviar a Cuba. Cada cubano puede servir de puente entre los de dentro y de fuera,
Por último, demandames de todos los cubanos y de las organizaciones que pace-
mos de las pal bras a los hechos. Que las disputas, las divisiones y las querellas
infecundis se eliminen y se convierta cada uno en un esforzado militante de la
causa cubana. To requieren los hombres y mujeres quo en las carccles costienen la
gallarda rebeldía nacional, los combatientes de todos los frentes y el pueblo en
clavizado. Tongamos la tragedia de nuestro pueblo por encima de merginos intere
ses y demos cada cubano un impulso y el apoyo moral y guerrero a in pogorra libos
tadora. De este modo podemos regresar a nuestra Patria con la frente limpia y el.
corazón henchido de orgullo porque supimos conquistar el derecho a ter libres,
Fa
EJECUTIVO NACIONAL "ALPER 66"
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VIVO
EN CUBA
NDEZ
ALPHA 66 INFORMA:
Reportes que nos llegan desde nuestras células militantes dentro de Cuba, determinan
que las acciones iniciadas por nuestra Organianción, que en una de 
sus etapas 
culmito
con el desembarco aul Coronel Vicente Mendez el 17 de Abril en Oriente, estan 
tenien-
do repercusión en otras provincias de la isla.
No es sólo en Criente donde las fuerzas internas han respondido al estímulo exterior
representado por las acciones de Alpha 66; en Camagüey, por ejemplo, se han 
produci-
do reiterados brotes de rebeldía traducidos en sabotajes, resistencia y en algunos
casos enfrentamiento directo con el régimen.
La situación en Oriente, desde luego, es la que revela con mayor claridad la decisión
del pueblo cubano de sacudirse al yugo que lo oprime. A tal extremo que los propios
medios de publicidad del Gobierno comunista de Cuba han tenido que informar 
sobre
se debe a movi-
"grandes concentraciones de las Fuerzas Armadas", en esos sectores
lizaciones para incrementar la producción", cuando lo cierto es que la fracasada za-
fra de los 10 millones, ya prácticamente ha terminado.
∙Las movilizaciones no han tenido otro objeto, según los reportes que hemos recibido,
que frenar la ola de deserciones que se han venido produciendo en las filas de ins
que actúan eficazmente los patriotas cu-
Fuerzas Armadas y cubrir territorios en los
banos.
Que el régimen de Castro está consciente de la gravedad del momento lo demuestra en-
tre otras cosas, la intensa purga que se está llevando a cabo en las más altas este-
la 
cesantía fulminante de José Llammed, some
ras del Gobierno, y que comenparon con
Ministro de Educación y Francisco ladron, como Ministro de in Industria Acucarer.
Los desplazamientos de distintos elementos de les importantes cargos que venían sou-
pando continúan especialmente en los "Estacos Mayores" de ins Fuerzas Armadas. A tal
extremo, de que se da por segur la destitución del Comandante Guillermo Garaf Frias,
Jefe del Partido Comunistra en in provincia de Oriente, quien 
ha caído en "Desgracia".
debico su importancia para contener a les invasores de Alpha 66 y a los elevates
que en esa provincia se han surado a las acciones.
Este estado de cosas ha llegado a tal situación explosiva, que se esperan en el cur-
(so de lo que resta de éste es importantes acontecimientos que daran un giro favor-
ble a la rebeldía cubam frente al régimen despotico que ocupa el poder.
Ese es en síntesis, el resumen de los informes que hemos recibido donde giguran datos
aún más concretes que de revelarse pormenorizadamente, pudieran acarrear graves peli-
gros a elementos que actuan activamente en esas dos provincias mencionadas.
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Entein Vicente Mindez
dez hain publicly commit-
himself, and given his
drd that he will be fighting
in Cuba in the next months to
come, in a very enative letter
aurenced to the National Coun-
all of hans Independence Ya-
trans (in rella) a formally
pledge hlaself to the nation
and the people in exile by his
tuner to face all Ulan respon-
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in his letter full of courdun,
tant he will face all the cc-
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COLETIN MENSUAL
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Latins Want U.S. [of tn Gusting Castro
At least six Latin countrice santa eager to dump the Rod
tyrant, but aro hampered by Bento's 'non-policy' toward Cu
BY FAUL SETHEL
On April 17 (the anniversary of the
1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco) the Cuban exile
military organization Alpha-66 landed
13 commandos on the east coast of Cuba.
They allegedly were captured, but if so
only after Fidel Castro threw an esti
mated 25,000 troops into the fray. Cas-
tro lost several men as well.
Then on May 6,Alpha-66 "naval units"
sank, in Cuban waters, two of Castro's
high-scas fishing trawlers (used, as well,
for spying and infiltrating guerrillas into
Latin America).
These two actions set off a chain of
events in Washington that would have
done credit to the LBJ and JFK Ad-
ministrations. With Castro massing his
mobs for a circus of protest, the State
Department hit the panic button and on
May 13 called together representatives
of federal law enforcement agencies to
figure out ways to protect Castro fron
further forays of this nature.
What really teed-off the State Depart-
ment was a momentary aberration by
Alpha-66 to trade 11 crew members of
the fishing vessels for the freedom of
survivors of the April 17 landing. They
soon thought better of it and sent a tele
gram to the Red Cross giving the loca
tion of the men and asking that they be
returned to Cuba,
'CIA Invasion"
Meanwhile, Castro staged a demon-
stration in front of the former U.S. Em-
bassy in Havana, which is now being
used by the Swiss governinent. He
charged the Swiss, who represent U.S.
interests in Cuba, with complicity in
what he called a "CIA invasion" by
mercenaries.
Coast &ard Exhibits Arms Taken From Alphe-66. Exiles Say They
Were Intercepted In laternctione! Waters.
Two Swiss employes were pre-
vented from leaving the entlassy for
two days. The strategy was to mount
Swiss pressure Washington to
crack dan en the Cybna exiles. It
worked, by the State
Department again danced to a Cas-
tro tune.
The demonstration was also used to
"welcome" the returning fishermen,
who were soon to land at the airport in
Havana. But there were late
in arriving.
They were Que to an unforeseen
need to change sething. When Alsha-
65 rescued the news from the sinking
vessels (turned round, Castro would
have had them shot as he has ordered
the shooting of thousands seeking to
leave his island in small bouts), they
found them literally in rags.
Shoes were patched with palin bark;
shirts and trousers were in titters. So,
before setting them free. Alpha-és prò-
vided the men with shees and new cloth
ing. When the men arrived at the airp
in Havana, they were divested of th
new goodies and forced to don old w
clothing. Some, we are told, protes
vehemently.
The bearded dictator took the
casion of the "welcome" extended
fishermen to announce that the 10-r
lion-ton suger harvest was a failt
Despite closing down factories, sche
and offices and marching the peo
out to the fields, the harvest on wh
Castro had placed "the honor of
Revolution" failed to materialize
1952, 350.000 guajires cut and grou
7.3 million tons in 100 days; Castro
had twice that many working and p
duced about 8.5 million tons in 3
days).
Back in Miami, federal agents acti
on State Department interpretation
antiquated neutrality laws entered Alp
86 Readquarters. The search warra
alleged that there was evidence th
1) Alpha-66 had launched its attac
from U.S. territory; 2) Cubans we
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Back in Miami, federal acti
on State Department interpretation o
antiquated neutrality laws entered Alpha-
65 headquarters. The search warrant
alleged that there was evidence that
1) Alpha-66 had launched its attacks
from U.S. territory; 2) Cuban were
raising funds illegally for bellicos pur-
poses; and 3) all of this was being done
to attack a nation with which the U.S
is "at peace, to wit: Cuba."
Of the 37 items impounded, those of 11
military significance were "one large
carton filled with military-type web
equipment...one military-type field
pack...and one farge cardboard carton
filled with plastic military-type can-
teens." With such evidence, Army.
Navy surplus stores could be indicted.
Greater attention was given to files
containing the names of contributors.
These held special interest because the
wording in the warrant found "financial
contributions and disbursements to ob
taia boats and other supplies" possibly
prosecutable.
Can the State Department be
serious? If this section of the law
were applied Impartially, how many
Jens nould today be under indict-
ment for openly soliciting funds for
the purchase of bellicose materials
for a foreign nation-Israel?
How many senators and congressmen
would today have eng on their faces
for participating in fund-raising func
ions, publicly organized and propagan
lized, for that very purpose? That is how
he Cuban community sees the matter.
This author has no particular objcc.
ion to fund-raising by Jewish groups in
he United States. Cuban exiles certainly
to not. Indeed, Cuban Jews in exile have
ontrionted substantially to Israci's war
best. They are furious when they, as
Subuat, ty to do the same for the libera-
on of their country, only to find a double
tandard shed against them. Nor are
hey happy to see their contributions go
own the drain when overzealous federat
ficials seize equipment belonging to
xile groups.
But what blew it for Miami's 350,-
30 Cubans was an "edict" read to them
by the hapless State Department repre-
entative in Miami.
According to the heads of exile action
coups called to his office, the repre-
entative stressed that "the spirit as
cil as the law" will be upheld. He is
id to have told them that fund-raising
or a bellicose purpose is definitely out-
de the law and warned them not only
ould they be prosecuted should they
unch an attack from the U.S., but
ould also be stopped from using an-
her Latin American country for that
urpose.
The exact wording in the int
from the State Department
would lie to me it clear that if there
is sufficient evidence of activity based
in the U.S. for any sich mittfy gaps
dition, then the fact that a third cobairy
is used as a staging area would not pre-
clude the U.S. from preceding to en
force its laws."
When the story of State Department
policy hit the streets, the Cubus ex-
ploded. Cuban students from the Uni-
versity of Miami and Dade Junior Cul-
lene (Dade's 26,010 students comprise
8,000 Cuban students) marched on the
Federal Building: 650 Cuban lawyers
challenged the validity of the State Dep
partment position; acctors, dentists,
educators, professional groups-57 of
them publied a lengthy statement in
the Diario las Américas newspaper.
Part of that statement reads:
"Title 18, Section 960 of the U.S.
Code (invoked against Alpha-] pro-
hibits certain actions from being taken
against a nation with which the United
States is at peace's friendly nation."
Clearly, Fidd Cestra is not at prace
with the United States or nations of the
Western Hemiphere and, by breaking
diplomatic relations with Cuba on Jan.
3, 1961, the United States recognized
that Cuba is hardly a friendly nation."
REMINDER: We still have
nearly 700 school libraries
to go in filing our commit
ment to them for the fail. If
you have not contributed in
1970, please do so now. Fach
of you have received a pre-
pald envelope. Place yout
contribution in it and mail
today! Time is getting short,
"We conclude," the signatories said,
"that this part of the neutrality laws
cannot be applied against Cuths who
are fighting for freetom.".
Sen. Strom Thurmond (2...C.)
and Rep. William C. Cramer (R.FL.)
strongly support the Cuban exiles in their
interpretation of the law,
The most recent law outlining U.S.
policy toward Cuba was promulgated
and signed by President Kennedy on Oct.
3, 1962. it states that the United States
is "to work with the Organization of
American States and with freedom
loving Cubans to support the aspirations
of the Cuban people for self-determin
tion." Furthermore, the United States
is signatory to four inter-American pacts
and treaties which clearly are designed
to combat Fidel Castro's Communist
regime.
la may event, this most recent
sation by the Department of State
Ends relations betweea Cuban exiles
and Weddington at their lowest c35.
since the Bay of Pigs fallore nine
years ago. Cubans are now thorough-
ly convinced that the State Depart
ment is cut to "get" them and willing
togm; lǝy any subterfuge to do so.
One of these subterfuges, say the exiles.
is a recent indictment against Andrés
Nazario Sarpin, head of Alpha-66.
Sargén is charged with having "con
spired" to purchase arms allegedly stolen
from a U.S. arsenal in Connecticut.
His bail was set at SICO,000, then in-
explicably reduced to a mere $2,500
and Sargén asked to plead guilty to be
let off on a light sentence.
These shenanigans, say the Cubars,
men that lacking proof that Alpha-
65 launched its attacks from U.S. soil,
the government will use other means
to intimidate exile action groups. Legal
Action taken against Sargin, they argue,.
is simply the caper-beaverism on the
part of what they believe to be pro-Cas-
ire functionaries in the Department of
State.
.
On the other hand, the Department
of State has its case. Many officials are
only slightly less enthusiastic than Cuban
exites to see the end of Castro's Com
munist regime. But they argue that the
haif measures taken by Cuban exile
groups are not effective and merely serve
to embarrass the United States, Others
claim that the Alph:-66 attacks were
merely ill-timed, providing Castro with
an "excuse" to lay the failure of his
sugar crop at the feet of "CIA opera-
tives" based in the United States.
As to this latter claim, those who know
Fidel Castro also know that he needs no
excuse to gather the mobs and denounce
the United States. The history of his
10 years in power bears full witness to
the truth of this view.
1 Viable Policy.
What really comes through in all of
this is that Washington has yet to come
up with a viable policy toward Fidel
Castro to put a stop to his subverting
Latin America and even the United States.
The only absolute factor in the conduct
of foreign affairs is the premium placed
on initiative. We don't have it; Castro
docs.
The State Department cannot merely
"with" Castro out of power, and its
policy of "economic denial and diplo
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mined to be justicable to the laternain.d
Court of Justice or other appropriate inf
nationst tribunals.
Second, the employment of the prostion
of Article 4 of the United Nature Char
rory opinions of the West coals
by the United Nations and the UN pe
tel Agencies on beatles where ruch, 2
would help to clanly the Segala perts
drepute.
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to seek meleton of a proton in fi
treaties and agreements which provides fot
the World Count's adjusteation of di
arising under there treaties and gre
We believe that there stete,g:
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International comununity and lead to at
ent suced regard for the rule of law through
out the world.
As Members of Congress for Pre Through
Law, we have deveted eonalderable tre nifi
attention to this question and have
the advice of skilled international eyes
outside the Confrem.
Wo weleme your comments and read.
tions to these suggestions and would the
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CUBAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
HON. WILLIAM C. CRAMER
OF FLORIDA
IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, May 29, 1970
Mr. CHAMER Mr. Speaker, May 20 is
a very spend day for Cubans and Amer
wans. On that date in 1902, the Chiban
tore, 2001 Ames know that this
come intered on behalf of the
Cuban people hate for independenes
town fo
Unfortunater, however, most Artert
cans any tiɔ totally aware of the valan
fight put up by the Cuban pende, alone
and as sted, for nearly a century.
The Cubans out a 10-year wartam
1955 to 187S against a powerful Spanish
Army. They have corisistently
fecertam from oppression and their battle
for herendence from 1855 to 1892 found
the tuts States a thuing elongate at
them.
But we cannot farist that the Chicans
so loved liberty that the munter of
casunities in their two wars of indeper
ence mounted to a quarter of a million
people. The total population of the island
at that time washes that million
What this means is that one out of
every four Cubans bicame casualties in
their quest for herty:
It a shameful to say that the United
Ster seems to have turned no back on
Cuba when it is suffering from the int
position et another foreign tyranný, m-
ternational communism headed by the
Soviet Union. Vet. State Department
spokesman Robert McClosky, a holdover
bureauerat, threatens freedom hters
who wish to return and help their breth-
ers throw of the roof this tyranny.
My colleague, Senator So
MOND, has already brought this to theat
teation of the Senate. It is any wish to
brate it to the attention of say licarues
in the House of itepresentatives and the
American public.
amount of rabotage being com-
mitted by Cub Inside Cuba is in line
with the tradition of its people. Just a
few days aga on May 15, the Castro re-
an announced the execution by g
squad a campesino wao burried down
sve warehousept finibla de Saria.
The patriot lived in Cuba and give his
Mic exchange for the destruction of
2,000 siñaz.
From all over Cuba come oinetal ad-
motor that the Cusan people are in
masive listance to the Communist re-
name of Model Cuatro.
fan to say that today realitance to
Catro and comments many times
Cat
stever
the resistance which
breht in to pow. in 1969 Yet, Calen
freedom hters in exile an erected
when their only pamore is to help the
fellow man at the livity for which
250.000 Cubans fought and were wounded
onare their lives.
it is no sweet that our Intellience
community fears that the Soviet Union
new prepared to establish a Caribbean
Based in Cuba, and wirely this fact
relate to our own ureurity. I say that
atletal effort to prefect Fidel Castro by
2.mean: freedom fighters are danger-
ous and nonien seal
•
True, the State Department appre
Read Cuban extles on the grounds that
Tag from the United States are in
violation of our neutrality laws. But I
would like to rite an interpretation of
thase neutuality laws as reutered by the
late Robert Kennedy when he was Attor
ney General of the United States.
Has ruling was that the neutrality lawy
were, and I quote:
Ammon hest law. in mir statutes
The were not designed for the kind
of situation which exist in the world todif
The late Attorney General continued
and I quote from his April 20, 1961
ruline:
The new were never designed
to preve: Individuals from leaving the
United States dght for a cause in which
they believe. There is nothing in the neatral.
the laws alleh prevents refugees from Cab
arem return! og to that country to enrare 11:
the fight for frestom, not to an individua
prohibited the United States, with
others of like better, to join others in a se
ond country for an expeatuon agatust a third
country.
I believe that rubing not only is just
but also was made in the cause of our
own security Unfortunately. It has beer
all but forsten by our State Dept-
ment which ens haar Chbar
exiter and even structs the US Cuasi
Guard to apprehend freedom fighters on
the high seaa sorm of ometal puracy, 1
macht add.
In conclusion. I would like to tin-
lastre that Cuba is late more than a
Soviet base dedicated to the destructio
of our socacy, and that of free tart
every there. I should be to raphast
that our freedom as inextricably inte
waren with the freedom of the Calat
people. The commons presence of thre
powerful Soviet feet be et just off our
stores under-cores this fact.
.
KSU STORY ONE-SIDED IN TV
REPORTING
HON. DONALD E. LUKENS
IN THE HOUSE OF HIPRESENTATIVE
Wednesday, May 20, 1970
Mr. LUKYNa Mr. Speaker, the event
at Kent State are trante enough withou
asing moons aroaned and manque
ap biased news coverage. Today I receive
in article whared in the Cleve
and Plain Dealer, Stay 7, by Mr. Wil
1 should to this question: 1s
it not in our own national interest that
Culte rd from domination by a
country at times more powe.ful
than the Spuntaris of the 19entury?
This not the precemos of a fleet of Sorter
Navy ships trehod in Cienfes Haram Hickey, which illustrates the ir
bor pose a threat to our own national
security?
Arson thise ships are a mulle fing
crubber and an atomite fub What
responsible reporting of the deaths a
Kent State
Mr. Hacker, who is a TV and radi
critic for the paper as well equipped &
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3. Attached obtain from Johnny
O'Donnell, free-lance reporter/
writer, who has gained confidence
of Alpha 66 members in Los
Angeles. Is there any interest
in this type of information, as
noted in enclosures?
Enclosures:
Alpha 66 Notices of Meetings
and Propaganda
History of Alpha 66
Picture of Vicente Mendez
Tape of Meeting/Interview
with Los Angeles Leader
Miguel Talleda/Press
Interview with Andreas
Nazario Sargent, Alpha 66
Secretary General in US.
т. часа
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SECRET
DATE:
LA-677-70
16 October 1970
SUBJECT: Alpha 66 Activities in Los Angeles Area
Your Speed Letter of 6 Oct 70, Same Subject
REF.:
1. In a 13 Oct 70 interview with Johnny O'Donnell, free-lance
reporter, he made the following information available regarding
subject matter: The head man is Miguel Talleda, who is employed
as an accountant at Hammer of California, Gardena. He has four
daughters, two sons, and his wife baby-sits for neighbors in order
to earn extra money. He receives about $1,000 a month. Talleda
appears to be honest, hard-working, well disciplined and well
organized, not overly emotional, strongly anti-Communist and anti-
Castro. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, he has a
P.O. Box in his name in Alhambra. The No. 2 man is Nextor Aranguren,
also an accountant. He lives in Alhambra, and is believed to be the
"bag man" who handles all money collected by the organization. It
is the custom of Alpha 66 to inform their supporters how much money
they receive. The rally in April 1970 at the Embassy Auditorium in
Los Angeles netted them approximately $2,200.
2. One of the staunch supporters of Alpha 66 is a Dr. (fnu)
DeCespedes, PhD, the granddaughter of Carlos Manuel DeCespedes, the
Father of the Cuban independence who fought against the Spanish in
1868. She spoke at the Maywood American Legion Post Alpha 66 Rally
in August 1970.
3.
Eligio
The following are Southern California city delegates:
Vichot from Redondo Beach; Lorenzo Alfonso, from Fullerton, their
most fiery speaker, who owns a janitorial service business; Pedro
Sanchez from Culver City; Marcos Peralta, Huntington Park. Sanchez,
Peralta, and Talleda flew to San Francisco with top man Andreas Nazario
Sargeant of Miami when he visited Los Angeles in August 1970.
40 O'Donnell said the Alpha 66 training camp is somewhere in
Mexico but they may move it to Central America as the Cubans are
worried that the Mexicans might sell them out.
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5. From what O'Donnell has been able to piece together from
meetings and discussions with Alpha 66 members, he believes another
raid attempt into Cuba will take place in about four-five months.
He will continue to apprise us of what he learns.
4.2.1.ston
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JOHN L. SCHUBERT
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New Case 55515 - Alpha 66 Activities in Los Angeles
REFERENCE: LA-677-70, dated 16 Oct 70
23 October 1970
1. This is now case opened to your office.
2. WH/Cube/OPO has again expressed interest in referent
activities and would appreciate any further elaboration and
amplification of Paragraph four. Any possible additional data
would be very helpful such as location of camps; how many men
are involved in training; key personalities connected with
"training; funding channels; equipment or any other pertinent
information would be most welcome.
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LINDA JASPERZ
3. Attached in line with your
request to furnish additional
coverage on Alpha 66 is copy of
LA report (LA-677-70), for
your retention. We will be glad
to service any operational require-
ments which may be desired.
Developments will be reported.
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$ Your memo dtd 23 Oct 70, same subject
LA 1024-70
DATE:
31 December 1970
1. Subsequent interviews with Johnny O'Donnell resulting from
reference, disclosed he has had no personal contact with the Alpha 66
group in the last two months due to personal financial reasons. Не
said his funds are depleted and he has had to spend all of his time
looking for publishers that will pay for his contributions. He was
unable to answer the questions posed in reference at this time.
As
soon as he gets on his feet financially he will again make contact
with the group and try to learn more. He feels he has the complete
confidence of the group; they are looking to him for publicity, i.ė.,
"to tell it like it is."
2. O'Donnell said as far as "funding channels" are concerned,
Alpha 66 does its own fund raising, such as with rallies, dinners,
and "nickel and dime" contributors. He does not know of any single
big money contributor.
3. Any information regarding Alpha 66 that comes to the atten-
tion of Mr. O'Donnell, will be passed along to us by him.
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FROM :
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SUBJECT:
DATE:
LA 288-71
25 February 1971
Case 55515 - Alpha 66 Activities in Los Angeles
He
1. Periodic checking with Johnny O'Donnell regarding his con-
tacts with Alpha 66 people has proved negative. O'Donnell is
hurting financially, as reported in LA 1024-70, and he is trying
to
In a living by writing articles for various publications.
his first concern is to his family (a pregnant wife), so he
is devoting his time to anything that will pay off. He is not
bitter, and said if he does learn anything in the future regarding
the activities of Alpha 66, he will certainly pass it along, but he
will not go out to get it at this time.
2. It is our belief that nothing more from O'Donnell will be
forthcoming. Please close. We know of no other sources.
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