UNs1T20 STATES DEPARTMENT OF Jus TICE . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NAVAL MATTERS - CUBA: P24 326... Classitied by . 7 - Detlagsiy ¢ MORALE AND LN ARMED FORCES . a Oe 4 ave beer. received. indicating. low more s strust of FIDE, : CASTRO, An. the Armed Forces, of tn he arme ed Forces ‘4 and CASTRO's leadership, M T-1, who is widely aegu manted, with br slements, and who: maintains Bret an news media the 2eh are station Cardenas, nd Matanzas, 9 wears @ khaki‘ uniforn and and Army officers, They geacd offices and houses seized bp: € legitimate owers, They 2lso: fs demand or order, to the Coastal a pane The militia carry rifles only when they are on duty,.-and they are not regarded as one hundred percent: loyal t the regime, and they know it a The Rebel Army has veen made up» of. men more. trusted by the regime, espsctially since they. have finally filtered out 212 ex AATISTA officers and men The Army is better trusted, ‘has more. authority, is bE paid and in general, hus the orivii lege of living. in iomes stolen or seized from thetr previous owners: Many are equippec with swimming coole an which the present Cubs: E . 4 HW 54463 DBocld:32302151 Page 3
we WN RE: MILITARY AND NAVA 1 MATTERS of the Cuban Communist Party, éeditorialized on the stripping of rank and position of Major EFIGENTO AMETJETRAS.— AMEIJEIRAS was a long-time friend of FIDEL CASTRO and the Cuban revolution and was the first Chief of the Cuban National Revolutionary Police, He was removed in about 1961 and given various assignments, including a trip te Europe, which was intended to bring about his better understanding of Communism and indoctrination with the same, His nickname in Spanish is “Ia Yerbita" ("The Little Herb"), which is a nickname stemming from his notoriety as a mari juan. smoker, MM T-1 called attention to the fact that all of AMEIJEIRAS! vices have been known to the police long before CASTRO! advent to power, but — it is only now that his vices, corruptness, and misconduct form sufficient reason for nis removal from ali positions = of authority. The editorial in “Granwa" stated that this action was due to his irr responsible conduct and the great harm he was doing to his own prestige and that of the revolution by maintaining friendly relations we th "onti-social elements, vagabonds, and corrupt individuais”. It was then noted that AMETJEIRAS had had a close friendship and association with ‘former Major ROLANDO CUBELAS, mentioned above as under trial for plotting to kill FIDEL CASTRO and overthrow the government. The article stated that the conduct of AMELJEIRAS was incompatible with the rank of Major in the Rebel Army, Vice Minister of the Armed Forces,’ ‘and above all, with that of being @ member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party to which-ne was elected in. recognition of his outstanding war record, his terrible suffering in which he lost three brothers in the struggle, and with the hope that he would make a maximum effort to overcome his defectal ° MM 7-2 ds source with many ye and private investigator, and who maintains contact ae a 3 DoclId: 323027151 Page 4 es experience as both a Po Ge)
gome sources in Cuba, informed on Merch 10, 1966, that FIDEL CASTRO is ac mapa when he travels, by shis physician, Major REN LEJO, who is efommunist marrie to a Hwrigarian refuges) by ARMANDS al sgmmittes of the Cuban Communist Party,), and ACORERT, also a member cf. Ee CubS an_.Communis MM T-2 stated that some of the high officials 7 of the Rebel Ar ry who formerly took turns in accompanying FIDEL CASTRO on his trips oughout the country and: in the on apitol itself, - unfavorably upon the preference . Which the- head of the C yovernment now appears to place ialiy HART and LLANUSA, who the victor's “band wagon" 4. in these three persons, 6: they consider to be riding - Without being true Comm insofar as their political ideais are concerned » jealousy has not reached suc &@ stage as to be regarded aa a threat te STRO's secure control and domines 20n of the Armed Forces, but it is a dissident factor and is definitely making some headway. MM T-2 stated that during part of the time whe FIDEL CASTRO was attempting to overthrow the government of FULGENCIO BATISTA, ROLANDO CURETAS and FAURE CHOMON sided together in Miami. They were intimate ‘friends and both are widely reported by Cubans, including. Cuban physicians, to be effe of the Cuban Communist Party. 9eMM T-2 stated that it cou well be that his asso clation and close Friendship with d ART, a_member of if m a ate and sexual perverts. FAURE CHOMON was an carly Al sador of Cuba to the Soviet Uni He was then 4 ey néster of Communications, and now a Minister of Transportation and also a eo of the Central Committee On « 1d MW 534463 Docld:32302151 Page 5 we . ROLANDO CUBE eGAS may now be used by the Cuban.Government in order te ¢: Prom e position of title and authority. i NL een =———