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TITLE: Central Intelligence Agency Information Report
DATE: 8/10/1963
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COMMENTS: National Security Files, Box 48: Cuban Subjects: Exiles information
report. Box 1
SANITIZED MK.01.048.4.3.3
TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
TELEGRAM
Cilan exples
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the. United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Secs.
793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY
CUBA
NICARAGUA.
REPORT NO. TDCS -3/556,052
:
SUBJECT
POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CUBAN
EXILE BASE . IN NICARAGUA
DATE DISTR.
10 AUGUST 1963
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
24 JULY 1963
DATE ACQ. ENGLAND, LONDON (9. AUGUST 1963)
APPRAISAL 3
SOURCE
PRECEDENCE
REFERENCES
ROUTINE
TDCS-3/555,529
IN 97132
FIELD REPORT NO. OEL 35,970
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
OFFICIAL BRITISH SERVICE FROM A SOURCE DESCRIBED AS "WELL-KNOWN AND EXPERIENCED
IN REPORTING, PROBABLY RELIABLE, QUOTING ROMANI.
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ON
1. IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION/24 JULY 63, SALVADOR ROMANI, REPRESENT-
ATIVE IN VENEZUELA OF CUBAN EXILE ORGANIZATION COMANDO UNIFICADO
DE LA LIBERACION EN CUBA (UNITED COMMAND OF CUBAN LIBERATION = CULC),
CLAIMED THAT A SMALL NUMBER CUBAN EXILES HAD ALREADY MOVED FROM
MIAMI TO NICARAGUA. IN EXILE CIRCLES IT IS BELIEVED THIS ACTION
REFLECTS A PREVIOUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRESIDENT SOMOZA OF NICARAGUA
AND MANUEL ARTIME, SECRETARY GENERAL OF EXILE GROUP MOVIMIENTO DE
RECUPERACTION REVOLUCIONARIA (MOVEMENT OF REVOLUTIONARY RECOVERY
MRR). ROMANI DID NOT KNOW DETAILS OF AGREEMENT. IF IT ENTAILS
ESTABLISHMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE EXILE MILITARY BASE IN NICARAGUA,
SECRET
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STATE/INR DIA ARMY/ACSI NAVY
STATE/DIR
AIR
JCS
SECOEF NSA: NIC
ONE
OCR
ORR
I&NS
AID USIA OC I
FB1 TREASURY
GROUP 1
Excluded from automaty
downgrading and
declosufication
COAST GUARD.
00.
EXO
TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM
FORM
10-62 1K OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS.
(15-20)
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IN 97132
TDCS -3/556,052
OTHER EXILE GROUPS WILL AWAIT REACTION OF UNITED STATES BEFORE
DECIDING THEIR OWN COURSE OF ACTION.
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2. NUCLEUS/SUCH A BASE WOULD BE DRAWN FROM THREE TO FOUR THOUSAND
EXILES WHO, ACCORDING TO ROMANI, HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED MILATARY
OF
TRAINING FROM MEMBERS/U.S. ARMED FORCES. ROMANT CLAIMED Ü.S.
TO:
POLICY IS TO FERMENT INTERNAL RESISTANCE IN CUBA AND/STRENGTHEN THE
RESISTANCE BY INFILTRATION OF TRAINED COMMANDO GROUPS OF EXILES.
FOR THIS REASON THE U.S. CONTINUES/GIVE TACIT SUPPORT FOR TRAINING
OF EXILE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
TO.
3. ROMANI MADE FOLLOWING REVIEW OF POLICIES OF PRINCIPAL EXILE
PARTIES:
OF
(A) CULC IS CONCENTRATING ON DISSEMINATION/ANTI-CASTRO
PROPAGANDA IN CUBA TO PREPARE GROUND FOR INSURRECTION. IT FAVORS
INFILTRATION/SMALL MILITARY GROUPS BUT REJECTS A GENERAL INVASION.
OF
(B) JURE (JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA), LED BY MANUEL RAY, CONSIDERS THE.
PRINCIPLE. REQUIREMENT IS TO SECURE SUPPORT OF DISCONTENTED ELEMENTS
IN CUBAN MILITIA AND ARMED FORCES.
(C) ALLIANCE OF MRP (MOVIMIENTO REVOLUCIONARIO POPULAR),
SECOND FRONT OF ESCAMBRAY AND ALPHA 66, SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF HIT-
:
:
ΤΟ
i..
AND-RUN RAIDS ON CUBAN MAINLAND IN ORDER/MAINTAIN MORALE OF RESISTANCE
FORCES IN CUBA.
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(D) SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING UMC (UNIDADES MILITARES CUBANAS),
CLC (COMANDOS LIBRES DE CUBA) AND A SECTION OF MRR CONSIDER THAT ONLY
A GENERAL INVASION WILL OVERTHROW THE CUBAN REGIME.
OF
(E) FUR (FRENTE UNIDO REVOLUCIONARIO), LED BY AURELIANO
SANCHEZ ARANGO, IS WORKING PRIMARILY TO OBTAIN AGREEMENT/LATIN
AMERICAN GOVTS FOR COORDINATED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON
UBA
EIELD DISSEM: STATE, CINCLANT CINCSO.
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