ME aaa eh Satna omee G ES s sASKSUENTL ~ _. STAEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE! ho Uh svapase DEC 620 Ne , pe, Nett “USATGIA LA \PAZ BoLivte “9 “PDA/DA WASHDC O i yet ruLpe/ CTNCARIB DOMRLD an le waRGERTATS; |S | HOT ADTONATICALLY DECLESSIP TALS; __ DOD DIM. 5200.10 “RUEAHF/GAIRC ee RULPAK/ SARCARIB oo) RUEPDS DIA WASHDC ™DLVD™ EN TIA L//TDTG 9745352 ‘pf USARMA LA‘PAZ SGD WIHERT. e cit B CX-59. DA’ FOR ACSI, USARCARIB FOR G2. | RELIABLE SOURCE REPORTS THAT .OF. CARABINERO GUARDS RECENTLY PLACED. 3 EVERAL AMBASSADORS RESIDENCES, THOSE | REPORTING TO CUBA At. SEVE RESIDENCE ARE PE RSONALLY MET BY AMBASSADOR, WINED AND DINED INSIDE N REVOLUTION GIVE NN SHORT’ LECTURES OW ADVANTAGES. OF CUBA \- Sang a) OBSERVED LEAVING. ZARRYING ARHS. FULL OF PROPAGANDA, COMMENT: ARYA CHECKED. AND. FOUND THIS 70. BE TRUEL CAS ALSO “CUBAN EMBASSY. WILL BE "ABLE TO TALK PERSO} iALLY ‘ScP-3 3 2 : VERIFIED. “AT THIS RATE, © TH ‘EACH, ‘CARABINER OF LA PAZ REGIMENT WITHIN ° THREE MONTHS. ACTION: “ACSI USE i ee a | oe DCSOP, oso Jes, AF, NAVY, CMC, DIA, DIACHQ) i te ; NW 50955 DocTd: 32423995 Page 39° HW 56829 Docld: 32423640 Page 40
| ALL AMERICA WOMEN'S CORRES", held Havana, cuba, Jenoary a, " btondances | . os - ‘Wamber of countries Partioipating | —. 19 ‘Number of Guest Countries Represented 15 Bamber of Delegates . ; 426 oc . Humber of Guest A 5... . Total nunber of ‘Women attonaing 820 Cuban Women Attending . we LID ee Net Total Foreign Women ‘abtending nd 545 a | » Breakdown of Delegates, by Ocoupationss: Workers: feotory Wworkszo, peasants and enployeos ‘PRofessionals . ° : ‘HousewLves - Teaching profession . Students riters ournalists ° sewomen city councillors - Argentina ‘ Bolivia - Brazil ' Canada - “Colombia |. 5 Costa Rica / - Cuba ; - Bo Chile Eousdor El Salvador _ Guatemala - >. Honduras _ Mexico Le “Wiearagua. ee eeaay . Paraguay United States. of anartoe: ‘Uruguay - Venezuela tS umnutue? <3 ia eI wo From onda. Net Total Women - - Attending From the. Rest of the Continent | eA6 ures esven tn wHoy® ‘Tonuary is, and ‘smoronietéa" ‘January 1 » 2065) eS a Clete wet ora Prosiaaake of Delegations: - Regpatina eed as a Fany pAelman ‘Bolivia |; «Marte Valls jo | oBrazil = ‘o Bortina Blun "Canada °°. o -@ilda Murrey > Ondde 6 ea ve  Juileta Bampazano “golombia (os. ‘ws Lidia de. Hurtado , Costa ‘Rica... 5 -Daiga Gonzfles HW 50955 DocId:32423995 P 40 HW 56829 Docld:324293640 Page 41
“ - Vilna Eop{n . . Rouador =: Marta Peijso El Salvador Lotiola del vallo ee ‘Guatemala . Linda Loén a 9 Honduras ~ -Plorosmilsa Castro | a 9 Mexico .. Clemontina Batalla ae, Bassols > . Whoaragua. ‘Goncepoién Palacio |: #5. >. Panama ..-:.:'. i Lidia Eneida de Gil. - » ‘Paraguay: 0 Presentacién Lezeano ' *.-: United States of America = Tame of president cuitted © 18> Uruguay, 7 Juiga arévalo  ,. 0 Argolia Layas -°.:. * eeeserssas 19. ‘yeneguela. oo “Organizations Represented, by countries: ©.) ‘apgentiba = So Se “Women's Inter-Partisan Commissions Argontina _ Soolalist Party, Women’s Chapter; Conor dinabing | of the Poronist Movement, Women's Chaptors Wonon’s Commission _ef the Oommanist Party; Argontine Women's Unions Labour Unions? Group; the 62 Organiza jones; Labour Unions? Unity and Gow - ordination Movements Sponsoring Committees for the. Congresse: ‘ “ Sponsoring Comittee for the Congress. . Womens? Federation of Sao Paolo; Women's Intorohangs and _ Priendship Commission; Wonents League of Guanabara ‘State; © . Sponsoring Committee for the.Congresde | . Canada . : : ee os _ Congress of Canadian Women; La Ligue de Femmes Canadionnes} | sealer Deal for Cuba Comnltteo; Workers! Benevolent Association United Jewish Peoples Ordor; Ladies’ Auxiliary Committeo ~ (represented by the Chairnan); Russian-Canadian Women’s |: Federations United Ulrainian-Canadian Women's Assoolations ~ Peace Council. Organizations =. 3 eg Colombia = = Soe ae reed ‘2. Damoorat lo Women's Unions Politioal Party of the Lefts. +: Barristers’ Soolety of Colombia; Liboral Revolutionary ~~ ". overents Sponsoring Committee tor the Congresée - Gosta Rica — ae po" Costa Rican Women's Alliance. ~~ ‘Cuba . . Workerot Central Organization of Rovolutionary Cuba; Union of - -¢he Communist Youth; High School gtudentst Union; University. Students! Federation; Comunittees for the Defence of the _ Revolutions Movement for the Peace and govereignty of the - :Peoploss cuban Women's. Fegcoration. . oe ‘ cae Chile - i, . A ae Workers? Single Central Organization; Women's Union of chiles . | Cuban-Chilean Iastiteto. of Culture; Women Workors? Union of the '. Jy bole phone Companys Israeli Calture Centers Peachers? Labour Unions ‘Seofessors? Ualony ‘Hatdonal EooLesy- Of “PROLOSS0zE 5” pooxrstores?* -* ‘Labour Unions sponsoring Committees for the Congress; National." _ Committes of Young Ohilean Womews, . re : 4 peiagop 9 ‘Women’s Union of Guayaquil} Sponsor: ‘Univeraity, Women's Agcoclations * é NW 50955 DocId:32423995 P , HW 56629 Docld:32423640 Page 42, *
\ * : Bl Salvador’ - Bo ee : _ Salvadorean Women's Fraternity. we Guatemala a oiores Bedoya Women's Organization; Labour's Patriotic ° sl “a Honduras 7 . _ Hondurean Women’s Unions white Cross Mothers’ Bocietios,. lexican Women's Democratic Unions Teachers? Revolutionary ovement; National Liberation Movement’s Women’s Action - ‘Groups University Women's Assootation; Group of Friends of | Rumandas United Front of Mazatldn-Sinaloa Colonies; Civie © Committees of Guerreros University ana High Sohool Toaohersy Women’s Cocordinating Comuittees' Reonomists? Comnlttecs . ., National Workerstwnion of the Toaching Profession; - Revolutionary Labour Federation; General Union of Mexicots Workers and Peasibts; Pro=Indepandence Woments Group of | “Hs Michoacdn; The Mexioan Women's Vanguard; Mexican Women Workers? . Union; Sponsoring Commitgne for the Congress, ope og ieg ‘Mearagua eo ' . ac .Politioal Party "Revolutionary Hobllization", : Vanguard for Nation Actions Women's Vanguard, oe Paraguay) lw a Col ies -. February Revolutionary y; Women's Chapter; we to Unions eiends of Cuba. " Liberation Front of the Left; Eastern Rovolutionary: Movements: Women's Unions Committee to Help Spanish and Portugnese . - ! - Political Prisoners; Workers? Central Organization of Uruguay . Sponsoring Committee. for the.Congress. . 3. Sy Venezuola © ye pe . National Women's Union of Vonezuelas Assistance Federation of “ Venezuela, fe = So , oS Ax pO opty phn gitar . RW 50955 Docld: 32423995 Page 42 HW 56629 Docld:32423640 Page 43
io Offleials of Cuba's organization for regimenting workers, the CTCR, are stressing to the Cuban people their Kesponsibility for "Liberating" other Latin American peoples, Havana radio has reported @ talk to » group of volunteer harvesters of tubers and weeders of garlic and srum in a ‘town of southern Havana Province, some of whom were loc lly recruited and Gome of whom Wore delegates from Latin. America. and Gariada to the recent vevoluticonar 'y Commemoration ceremonies, The CICR official responsible for this volunteer work seid that Cuba was offering “ite example to the 200 million éxploited Indtans, peasants and vorkera of Retin Américas and that. tn. ‘the éame menner that we receive help fram the seelalist countries, we have the duty to help other peoples to obtain their Liber< ation,” He added that the Cubone would AuLeLL duty; (FBIS Baily HW 50955 DocId:32423995 Page 43 HW 56329 Docld: 3274273640 Page 44
ATION EMA o™. Nea conn Cae ener i a ce tt Aa dn Aeterna / CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ne ee i tie a eect aller Chen material conteins information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 719%, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person ts prohibited by law. S-E-~C~R-E-T COUNTRY  Bxrazil/Cuba/Latin America REPORT NO. CS -3/536, 690 SUBJECT Activities of the Society of DATE DISTR. 8 February 1963 - ; Friends of Cuba in Preparation i For the Cont inental Congress in NO. PAGES 1 Support of Cuba ; _ REFERENCES ~ RD DATE OF . 23, 21 January. 1963 INFO. PLACE & Brazil, Rio de Janeiro DATE ACQ. 23 January 1963 FIELD REPORT NO. HBR-3301 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE, SOURCE: Bragilian (#) with good contacts in the Society of Friends of Cuba. Appraisal of Content: 2. The World Peace Council (WPC) was expected to pay for the CO expenses of the Continental Congress in Support of Cuba,. which is to be held in-Rio de Janeiro from 28 to 30 March 1963, : according to comments made by General Luiz Gonzaga Leite, - ; ; president of the Society of Friends of Cuba (SAC), at a : meeting of the SAC on 21 January 1963. fet cn 2. As of 21 January ‘the SAC had not. received any replies from 4 the invitations sent to the African nations to participate ; in the congress. It was announced at the meeting that Valerio Konder, acting president of the Brazilian Pro-Peace’ Movement j and a member of the SAC,was planning to go to Tanganyika to attend the Third Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Conference i in early February and would take a copy of the convocation ar for the congress with hin. 4 Q) : Plans were made for painting slogans concerning the congress A all over the city and for placing large signboards along some of the main parkways. The possibility was discussed of i . persuading a well-known painter, such as Emiliano di Cavalcanti, to paint a picture for the congress, which would be raffled ; off for the. benefit of the congress. 4, At a meeting of the SAC on 15 January a series of.pro-Cuba meetings, which would-be held before the congress, was planned. The possibility of inviting certain Brazilian (— artists to perform at the meetings in order to attract a . large crowd was discussed. The SAC was also trying to obtain the signature of Dias Gomes, the theatrical producer, on the a ; convocation of the congress. Gomes planned to go on 19 January 5 ‘to Cuba, where he was to direct a play. HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 44 HW 56329 DBocld:324273640 Page 45
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HW 50955 Doclda:32423995 Page 46 OFFICTAL USE ONLY \ February 6, 1963 cu NT A_PROGRAMS ON CUBA . . 1. Special Multi-Media Project to tell Cuban story in. perspective from its early promises through the missile crisis, Initiated Decem-~ ber 14 with target date for completion February 15, Theme: "This is what happens to a country which lets itself be embraced by communisn." Products in preparation under this project are: a) a two-reel film for theatrical and mobile unit showing; b) ia television film with interviews from around the world expressing disillusionment that the Cuban revolution. _ became a pawn in the international communi st gane; - c) a photo booklet; .d) a radio dramatization for both shortwave broadcast and “  lecal placement; ° e) a photo exhibit. 2. Regular Program Radio | (see attachment ‘on VOA broadcasts to Cuba) ~ Nine hours Spanish daily to Latin America, three especially directed to Cuba (latter also relayed by medium wave ) - Package programs for local placement. Over 4500 hours per week on some 1500 Latin American stations (counting all programs, of which those relating. to Cuba represent a large. proportion). - USIA-Miami Office (1 Foreign Service Officer, 11 Cuban employees) producing daily half-hour package of interviews, excerpts from letters, refutations latest fuban Propaganda. - Themes (see attached memorandum) Pr ang Fublicatd on e - Wireless ‘file: ‘Io, 000 words news. and commentary daily via teletype . to all Latin American posts for placement’ in local press. Average. 13 articles weekly relating Cuban situation. ~- Packet materials - Articles and photos of more timeless interest QFRICIAL USE ONLY HW 56329 Docld:32473640 Page 47
HW 50955 HW 56329 Filme OFFICIAL USE ONLY ( oma mailed to posts. . ~ Miami Office provides articles on latest Cuban developments derived | from interviews with refugees and study of Cuban press and radio. - Publications - Six anti-Castro cartoon books distributed in eight million copies. New series in progress, including one on food . shortages in communist ‘world and Cuba, and three cartoon books on Alliance for Progress theme. - Mexico Reproduction Center and USIS posts in Latin America originate a number of pamphlets on Guba. B D elopm Support - of low-cost Spanish editions of anti-Castro books, which have: included "Las Cadenas Vienen de Lejos," by Alberto Baeza Flores; "Cuba, First Satellite in the: Americas," by Daniel James; "El Infidel Castro” by Yves Gilbert; and now in production, "The Sensual Revolution" -by Victor Franco, | ‘Portuguese edition in Brazil of Theodore Draper's "Castro! s Cuba: Myths and Realitioa.” . Television "Panorama Panamericano! - weekly 15-minute videotaped show televised regularly in 42 cities. of 18 Latin. American: countries with estimated 10 million viewers. Special productions, Examples: Film on Cuban children, "Tactics of Communi sm" series (one on Castro land reform), missile crisis specials, etc. Acquisitions. Examples: "Anatomy of Betrayal - Dateline Cube* (from os eee Circle Theater; "The Tunnel" } Berlin wall. documentary fron NBC oe ge | "Horizons" - monthly news film magazine for commercial theater showings _ din Latin. America, . featuring occasional items. on Guba. Specials - "The Unfinished Struggle"; "The Promised Hand" (animation .. QFRICTAL USE ONLY DocId: 32423995 Page 47 Docld:323423640 Page 45 —
| OFFICIAL USE ONLY -3- on land refors) ; "The Revolution Betrayed," etc. , ie 3. sis Field Operat n Latin America | Look USIS maintains offices in 45 major cities of Latin America. . Total. _ is .,American field personne] in Latin America is 215, including 29 Student ‘Affairs Officers and 9 Labor’Information Officers. Locally-employed nationals total 782. USIS assiats ny Binational Centers in the area. Major posts are equipped to carry out extensive press, filn, radio, exhibit, book, cultural, and personal contact programs. Most posts originate their own materials designed to fit the local situation. USIA: TAL: WNWagley:mjb es ee a Oe Oe ee nent HW 50955: DocId: 32423995 Page 46 ) HW 56829 DoclId:32423640 Page 49 epeegeertperseemeaenecene centemmmen mane ateictie 5y Aiea mame nn ne ce el ne arnin  ban ne 7 a ‘ ~ SS.
— 5 ve - cal aos ~ + ay eo «s+ @ a OFFICIAL USE ONLY 7 (Attachment to February 6, 1963 paper:, "Current USIA Programa on Cuba") ~¢ nt Ve ) Progr Y Cub The Voice of America broadcasts 8 3/4 hours in Spanish daily ‘to Latin America, of which 2 3/4 hours.is tailored ‘especially for the Cuban audience. The transmission times of the Cuban hours are 63 :00 to 7:00 a.m., and 10:00 to. il: 45 pome The "Appointment with Cuba" hour (10:00 to 11:00 p.m.) consists ‘of 15 minutes of news, followed by a five-minute commentary on some development in the Cuban situation, a 30-minute Miami-produced package (interviews with refugees, commentaries refuting the latest Caban ' ; propaganda claims, excerpts of letters received from listeners inside / Cuba), and a ten-minute sports feature emphasizing the activities of Cuban athletes in the U.S. ~ The 11:00 to 11:45 p.m. broadcast opens with 15 minutes of news C and is followed either by a half-hour dramatization or a 15-minute news documentary and 15 minutes of features. A 150-installment series of a soap-opera type adventure, featuring three brothers combatting , a Castro-like regime, was run at this time until recently. A new series of this dramatization is now being produced under contract in . Miami with Cuban writers and actors and will soon be broadcast to Cuba ‘in the same time spot. The 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. broadcast to Cuba also opens with 15 minutes of world news and repeats. the Miami package and features of the previous night. In the six hours of daily broadcasts to the general Latin American audience, which can also be heard in Cuba, the total material relating ‘to the Cuban situation averages approximately one hour. This consists of commentaries, interviews with refugees, and news documentaries. _ In addition to the short-wave broadcasts (relayed also to Cuba on medium wave by two. mobile transmitters), the main features on. Cuba* are sent out as tapes to all. USIS posts in Latin America for placement with some 1500 local radio stations. The number of listeners reached by this means is many times greater than the shortwave audience. The main themes emphasized in the Voice's Cuban programming are: — 1). Castro's betrayal of a legitimate national ‘revolution; 2) the sub- C , servience of the Cuban regime to international communism; 3) the economic — failures of the regime, relating these to the pattern of communist failures in the rest of the world; 4) the isolation of Cuba in the face of continental solidarity opposing Cuba's alliance with the communi st bloo; and 5) the U.S. position that. Cuba will one day be free, | ee Re TE ESE LYS LRN cme cee Neen te One HW. 50955 DoclId:32423995 Page 49 HW 56829 DocId: 32423640 Page 50
HW 50955 HW 56329 SECRET, USIA RADIO BROADCASTING TO LATIN AMERICA ‘1. Direct Shortwave a. Spanish - 8 houre/45 minutes per day. (3 hours axe progresmed for Cuba)* b.. Poxtugete - 3 hours per day. 2, Backeged Prograne Spanieh end Portugese Lenguage tapes are alr-wailed to USTA stations in. Latin Americe - soma 4,000 hours per week aré broadcast over 1,500 local stations. The program material consists of dramati- zetions, news documentaries shout the Alliance for Progress, economics, political commentaries, etc+ About 150 LA lecal stations. ‘rebroadcast (either simultaneously or from tapes) portions of the Spanish and Portugese programs Listed in "Direct Shortwave” above. These rebroadcasts aré in medium wave bands te leval audiences, USIA has no estimate of the total hours involved . per day or weeks. #this time ie siimlteneously broadcast over medium wave transmitters — to Cuba and the Caribbean. (Data supplied by: ire Widitem Meee of USTA 3 182/23h0) 13 February 1963 a SECRET ; Docld:32423995 Page 50 Docld: 3274273640 Page 51
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GENERAL: Despite sontimuing reports of Castro/Commntiat offers of finanefal assistance to individuals and groups in Latin America, there is no proof that. the delivery éf funde vas actually made. Cash transactions othér than those mede with Cuben pesos outeide of Cuba would be virtually impossible to trace, There ds some fairly firm evidence that in March 1962 an mount of $10,000 wes provided to the Guatemalan "13 Novenber Movement” besed in Maxico City for use tn ections against the Soverument of Guatemala. Individuals travelling to Cuba on various occasions are known to have received beth trunsportation end finencial assistance, but the amounts: have not been esteblished. A mmber of reports indicate representatives in Latin America have channelled fimds to syspathetde individuals or groups< Le EVIDENCE OF FUNDS This Teb contains’ s suitary of the sole report conatdered ad evidence of fund transfers by DIA. CIA representatives “have informed DIA that the original raw report is not . imuediately evaileble. 2. REPORTS OF CUBAN POUNDS FOR SUBVERSION This Tab ecntains o large number of reports atieging fund. transfers in Bravil, Guatemala, Colusibia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Hondures. Most. of the reports indicate the finds ave to be used in activities against the local government. (Amamts. vary from mall sums for travel up to thousands of dollars) ~ HW 50955 DocId:32423995 Page 52 HW 56329 Docld: 3274273640 Page 53
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4 CONFIDENTIAL Montnly Ctrential sa from the Cuban Babasay tn Rio de Janeiro Jieots jeti-wirg peasant leaguee tn northoantern Brantl hes edly been ows off by ordery from Hevens, A hey leader of the . Atebtdant Comm: sii may have been remponsible far the cutoff by recently tuvecling the sefinis intemal friction within duliso's: orgentention te @ Gubsn, Hsbassy official, (CEP DUP Recife 'H05-3,530,312, L CONFIDENTIAL \ 74 ai Get cna HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 56 HW 56329 DBocld:324273640 Page 5?
ee CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY . .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. ce S-E-C-R-E-T _ | a. 40 — : 7 a / COUNTRY Guatemala/Cuba ; REPORT NO. CS.3/536, 093 A guBiecy Planned Return of Manuel ~~ -_ pate pistR. 5 February 1963 oe ~ . Galich as Presidential - 3 Candidate, with Possible "NO. PAGES 1 , Support from Fidel Castro a _ REFERENCES RD + DATE OF January 1963 ~ ‘ oe ] INFO,” _ Eo PLACE & Guatemala, Guatemala City . oS {.- DATE ACQ. 22 January 1963 FIELD REPORT NO. HGG-2207 a THIS 1S UNEVALUATED. INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE, . AE CE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE, SOURCE; © Former Guatemalan police official (B); from a member (B) - ; - of the Communist Party of Guatemala. Appraisal of Content: 3. fe d t Upon his return from Habana, Cuba, from the anniversary an celebrations, Humberto Barillas, member of the Partido tg Guatemalteco del Trabajo (PGT), said that, in addition to PE a meeting with Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, he hac also talked with 3 AP, Manuel Galich, Fidel Castro, and Jose Manuel Fortuny. He a he said that Galich had told him that he would return to Guatemala. to begin his presidential campaign toward the end of February and that. Castro had offered to lend Barillas money to be ae eeee age eT ee! used in Galich's campaign. rrr, a hy . 1 1. Field Comment, See TDCS-3/535,004. an 4 ; oo de, Headquarters Comments , | 1 . ; ol ce Parillas' first name was reported as Gilberto - in CS- 3/532, 931 as FE and CS-3/535, 649, 7 1 - 2... Galich, who was,Minister of Foreign Affairs under Arbenz, 7 qe “to... is now head of the Communist Cultural Center in Habana, ° a i oe as } ~ Fortuny is a former secretary-general of the Communist ne 7 Party of Guatemala, i | | | a i ] By . . we a . - - . | | a a o RY 50955 Doclda:32423995 Page 57 HW 56329 DBocld:32423640 Page 53
thie: “material contains information affectina the National | ‘Defense: of .the : “United: States within the meaning oh t _ 18, US 3.C.. Secs. 2793, and 794, the transmission’ or. revelation of: which in any manner to an ° nouthorized porch , REPORT NO. DATE DISTR, “NO. | PAGES ve 3 REFERENCES o “RD ~W-2107 a Vig “FIELD REPORT NO. HLB-3158. THIS 1S UNEVALUATED INFORMATION, SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE. fember e Communist Party: of Colombia in.Cali. © Appraisal .of Con a re ring a discubseeh on-5 January 1963 vetween fnado de Jesus. Zarata,;~ jenmer of ‘the Repartment of Valle” Rezicral Cownittee of the Cormunist ; ‘Terty! ‘of Colombia (PCC), and P. I. Plata, vrom’ Zarate descrives as a- Nyhan deep-cover agen’ working with the Seventh of January Worker- : Student-Feacant Hovenent (MOEC) in Colonia aud Verezuela, both |” a ritieized the rec for its sort volicy and fear of talkin: more active ye In ‘che Trilla Ace Yes in Colombia. . They indicated there 3a sp soins en the rollowers of Gilberto Vieira White, - Political ecretary of cthe, PCC, and those who advocate Cie he Cestro-Comunist concept ‘of active: par erticivation in the guerrilla tends. Both agreed the only hope for : i The Castro pulicy,as. have the - Communist Parties of Peru, ezuela and BOLLYLG « 7 nad it is ‘possible there wilt soon be a: 2 change nthe posi “ion: oF “the. POC leaders in Bogota. Plata said the. NOuC is not a Jocal novensnt, bus rether part of & latin Awerican concept which is being assis: overnmezt. He said he has becn 1 oe top deaders it and instructions wwegruit Venez elan youtn, larcely from schools and universities, to 4 G fight with the fF pee vanes in Coloubie. Plata said he 1i ved for many years in Caracas end that his apartment there is still ai weet tans « place of Cuban muerrilla lesder in: lenesuéla. RTO Castro, agents, who represent thexselves ags.being anti-Castro, live in. his apartment nv He added that the arartment is a center that vaintainc, contact with Colewbie through: as ssociates in Mucareranve, Cucuta, and Bogota, , ; and that ceveral.: Cubans and” Cuban-trained Colcinbians are working with - éhe MORC in Colombia. - He said taat. Fedro’ Emillo Castro, Fidel's older ; _ brother, . Lived vor 2 long time at his sparen’ in Caracas, but has now “returned to Cuba, where he is not F Plate BIaSa ne has visited Cuba: several, times, the last visit n February (1961, "hen he was introduced to : : : . Fidel wiematle i X . REPC cINCRANT™ c TNCAR IB # me, Fiald Gutibution by. To HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 58 HW 56829 DocId:324273640 Page 59
ia CS-3/535, 595 Castro oka had two conferences with hin. The “castro organization.in Caracas. in direct contact with Castro agents in Memi,who consider Geracas their fost importent center in Latin America. The Miami group, which is made up of. ‘persons ; ‘in. the anti-Castro organization there who ostensibly escaped from Cube». maintains contacts with ell of the Latin American gfoups. 7 shivment /for NOEC is due to errive from Venezuela via “Cuctta in. February 1993. t is to be used in the HOEC plans to increase their | -}ectivities in the Department of Sentancer. Plata mentioned Santander several times in the discussion as an area where the HOEC will play | a more important role in’ ‘wLolence’ in the future. . He said there a 2 ¢ areas in Colombia and Venezuela. - Plata said he ostensibly.is a salesman of refrigeration equipment pon Consreiales Unidas Ltda., Carrera 5a Wo. 15-75, Calis He said most of the OFC representatives in Colombia pose as traveling salesmen. He asserted MOEC S looking for new people who are not known to the Colombian authorities to : hem transport arms and equipment ground the country-. Plata said he was born in the municipality of velaga,4 in’ the Department of | Santander; that he is married to Maruja. Ge -Plata,who has one arm missing; and . net they have two dang ters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan doctors: Plata ‘soid_an (mportant “On 6 Jeniary 1963. ‘Zapata and Plate vent to "Los Paachos," a@ restaurant ‘near the : ountry cluo of Cali. The owner of the restaurant, a Gomez (gnu), is a member of. MOEC. They inspected a ney tent that was acquired for a MOEC guerrilla leader 6 who is ective in the northern part of the Departuent 0: now mag" hs ’ for MOEC operations. Tolima. -Plata: curvessed. a.desire.to obtein more of the tents “dn other areas», He said he was expecting money from Venezue y the first.of February. Francisco Calero,§ fortierly thought to be the Yomc leader in'Calt, tend ied the meeting briefly and vas ordered around as 2 subordinate of Plata. - seing the conversation at the restaurant it. was asserted that Fidel Castro ‘had v given US 50;000 dollars to Luis Eniro Valencia, one o the leaders of the United © Front_r Revolutionary Action (FUAR). The money had been given to Valencia to- build up an organization to participete more actively in sabotage and guerrilla . Velencia usea the money for his private use and as" a result. the FUAR bas collapsed and might not be assisted any more py Castro. Since the. failure of FUAR: there is increased. importance. on the. MOEC organization. Source Comment. Plata, who’ appears to be approximately 60: ‘years old, is well. acquainted. with the NMOEC contacts in Ibague. He also has _-- ‘a. very close. relationship. with Zapata, who was in complete * ‘agreement with thé. criti¢ism ofthe “soft line" of the PCC as represented by. Vieira... It also appears there is a much closer understanding and .. co-operation between MOEC and PCC. at this. level than appeays one ower levels. ods : Field Comments Members : of the ‘Regional Committee: of the Department of Valle have expressed differences in the recent past with the. action of the. ‘Central Committee of the PCC over’ the. ‘lack: of action during ‘the Cuban blockade. They also. have. spoken. of their plans to ‘participate-in’ sabotage. in-t -the Cali_area.. Apparently the aggres- sive faction, headed.-by Zapata, has s been overruled by Jose. Cardona Hoyos, se¢retary- ~general of the local. regional | committee. ‘cucutay” Capital, of the Department. of Norte de Santander, is on: / enezu rder_a sm 1 in between ‘the two, See iFios, ; o ; et oo ‘There is’no record of Comerciales. Unidas in’ ‘the. Cali telephone - ‘directory. Plata did present his business card, which ists the address and name: of. the company: as reported above. * : Mala ra is in ‘the east central ‘part of ‘the. Department of Santander, anout 80. niles from the Venezuelan border. Mariposo" ‘ig thé alias of a MOEC “guerrilla leader who ‘contr rols co “band in the. northern part of he Department. of Tolima, us Cf. C8-3/533,, 975. . : " m, 1 i | 9 ie aoe ee lene ney ae, ka the, Mana Winkie Bed ; | 50955 .DocId:32423995 Page 59 ‘ HW 56329 60 . cld:32473640 Page
anti-Ca stro Orgs anizavion there whe oste nsibly escape scontacts with all of the Lovin American groups. : ; . - Se "Plata soid_an empor tan’. ghivventjfor HOEC is ‘ arrive from Venezuela vio ~ : a —- « HOEC plans to increase their E . Cucnta in vebruar, It is to ts ar dctivities in the Bepartnent of Sentender. Pleta mentioned Santander’ ‘several tines Kin the discussion as an area where the HOEG * will plny a “more important-role in~ n Colombia. ' violence in the future. He said there a ara @ areas and Venezuela. Plata said he ostensibly is a salesuan of refrigeration | equipment. for Comerctales Unidas Lida., Carrera 5a Ho. 15-75 Caliz He said most of the MOEC representatives in Colombia pose as travell salesmen. He asserted MOEC is looking for new people vho are not known to the Colombian puthoritics to help them transport arms and equipment around the countrys. ” OP Plata said he vas born in’ the municipality of Valaga,4 in the Department of . ' Santander; that he is married to Maruja ce Plata,who- has one arm missing;; and . ‘that they have. two. sug ters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan dogtor. 6 Jemisry “1963. Zapata and Plate vent to: “Los Paachos," a restaurant. ‘near the ccountry clud of Calt.. The owner of the restaurant, a Gomez (fnu), is a merber’ of. he HOEC. They inspected a new tent that was acquired for a MOEC guerrilla leader ™ who is active in the northern part of the Departzent 0} er -Tolina.- -Plata.expressed.a. desire. to obtein. nore of the tents for MOEC’ operations: in other ‘areas. He said he was expecting money fron ee y the first. of. ‘Pebruary. Francisco Calero, formerly thought to onc Leader in: Cali, ‘tended ‘the meeting briefly and was ordered sround as a subordinate. of. Flat. fore known 25 ‘ierinoso, “During tie conversation at the resteurant it was asserted that Fidel Castro ‘had given US 50,000 dollars to” Luis Emiro Valencia, one the Leaders of the “United -. ; é The tioney had been given to Valencia to ~ “build up en organization to varticipste more actively in sabotage and guerrilla -- activities. It was Said Unae ve @acia used the money for his private use and as a result the FUAR has collapsed and might not. be assisted any more by Castros Since the, failure of FUAR: there is inereased. importance on the. MOEC organization. Source Comment. Plata, who appears to be approximately 60. ‘years old; is well. acquainted with the MGEC contacts in Ibague He also has . a. very close. relationship with Zapata, who was in complete agreement ; with the criticism of the "soit Tine" of the PCC as represented by... Vieira. It also appears there is a much closer understanding and. ..’: co-operation between | MOEC and PCC. at this level than appears on ‘lower levels. ! . na . a. jeld Comments Members ° of the Regional Committee: of the Department of :Valle have - expressed differences in the recent past with the action of the Central Committee of the PCC over the lack of action during ‘the Cuban blockade. They also have spoken of their plans | to ‘participate-in’ sabotage in t the.Cali_area.. Apparently the ageres: .Sive faction, headed by Zapata, has s been overruled by Jose. “Cardona | Hoyos, ‘secretary-general of the local regional | committee. ‘Cucuta, capital of the eee of Norte de Santa .the Venezu dan rder an : 9° Between | ‘the two. or eres - oe oO voy nder is on” ‘There is’ no ‘record of Comerciales. Unidas in the. Cali telephone iréctory. Plata did present: his business card, which ists | “the” address, and name: of the company: as: _reported above. i a ; Mala a, is in the edst central. ‘part. Sf the: ‘Department of. sanitander, : about, 80: miles’. from the Venezuelan border. ‘"Nariposo” ‘is the alias of a YOEC. “guerrilla leader who , controls coe “a band in the northern part of the Department of Tolima, : a Cf. CS-3/533 , 975. ee oe “Cale¥o. ‘appeared to ~be" the MOEC- leader in Cali by virtue: ‘of the fact that he represented it in meetings with the PCC and -FUAR during. the, ‘Cuban blockade, It. how, .Appears he isa: local agent | HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 60 HW 56829 Docld: 324273640 Page 61
S-E-C+R-E-T : a Be CS-3/535, 595 who devotes part time to MOEC, being directed by Plata, who is probably a full-time agent of the Castro overnment in charge: of recru ng and controllin hb assistance to the. organiza- on in the Ca area. ' ‘7. The FUAR seems to have been in a recess during recent months in “the Cali area. In early November Luis Emiro Valencia, one of. - the leaders of the FUAR, was asked directly if there was any “. truth to the story c ating in Cali. that Castro had given ‘him 50,000 dollars to h R. He laughed and asserted the -amount mentioned in Bogota is only 30,000. He said his only i "assistance from Cuba was a 1,000-dollar first prize in a literary. -_ ‘ contest in 1959 or 1960 and two paid trips ereafter to judge Other literary contests. It_is difficult to determine | ’ the truth of Valencia's denial or the charges mentioned herein: :. . The story has been circulating in Cali for approximately six *.; months and Gould be hearsay: on the part’of either Plata or ls Zapata. It is noteworthy that Valencia has refused to espouse...:. common ideology with .tHe, PCC € Yor Castro, which Valencia © Cots exceé -. --.) fnsists be will not accept if it is a tool’ of interna ional | ae  Communisn.\. ; NW 50955 Docld:32423985 Page 61 HW 563829 Docld: 324273640 Page 62
reed DRA ERC Vendy BEAL tC GK TET Ee DA f / . CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY . : _onaterial Contains information offecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Esp: ronage | Lewt, Tithe 18, U.S.C Sect” Vya~and 794, tho transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM _ COUNTRY NI GANAUUA/ COSTA FICA/MEXTCO/ CUBA USSR REPORT NO. TDCS 3/S3l;, 229 | SURJECT FUNDS SUPPLIED BY SOVIET EMBASSY DATE DISTR, 16_JANUABY 1963 IN MEXECO CITY TO PROMOTE CASTRO. SO a: SPONSORED INVASION OF NICARAGUA , PRECEDENCE PRIORITY~~: a : re DATE OF 3 JAN 1963 REFERENCES = CO iy / INFO. . _ ‘~~ 5089 piace a NI CARAGUA, MANAGUA, 15 JAN 63) om DATE ACQ. hoe : WI \ | APPRAISAL “SOURCE NICARAGUAN GOVARNMENT OFFICIAL (C). (FIELD COMMENT: _ SOURCE SAID THAT HIS INPORMATION HAD BEEN CONFIEACED. ) _— 1, OcTAVIO FLOR ES, NICARAGUAN CITIZEN CONNECTED WITH A BUSINESS In THE UNITED STATES ; VISITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN MES “ICO CITY ON 13 JANUARY Ot (1963 WHERE HE WAS GLYEN $20,000 suHICH HE TOOK TO SAN JOSE, coSm REcaA, = 0 , . nen crepancy . ! THAT SAME DAY, THE MONEY. IS.f0 BE USED TO FROMOTE A CASTRO-SPONSORED “INVAST ON OF NICARAGUA. oat ON 15 JANUARY REYNALDO VIQUEZ RUIZ, NICARAGUAN COMMUNIS ST LEADER , FLEW “FROM MANAGUA TO SAN JOSE gVHERE HE PLANNED 70 MEET FLORE ES 36 PLORES HAS 75 SUBMACHINE-CUNS AT LAS BRISAS S gill GH IS ON THE COSTA RI Che a | NICARAGUA BORDER, | | he FIELD DLSSEM: CGINCARIB, “CINCLANT. Grove | Exctuded from ovtemane downgrading ond declosmficotion CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS 5orM 1Kb- ‘OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS, 0 ee oo on, (18-20) ts sate: Se A TT AT ae a "Fat er arm Sa EES PTT RE te A ES HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 62 HW 56329 Doocld:32423640 Page 63
“TELE fs CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SS Sh, the This material contains information affecting the National. Detgnse ‘ot. the! 'S Drea States within the meani ina 73 ana. 794, the transmission or revelation of which in e@ny manner to an unauthorized Becton - ‘is prohibit ‘GRAM: ralhnaat srw ele aeony nao S FE C R E T CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS (When Filled In) Bs. i bs OnEIGNY 38 . uk ‘ a ; ea gua erence eye : SUBJECT 1. PCANS OF THE FLN TO KE AN ARMED ATTERET pare, DISTR, / AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT .OF NICARAGUA uo i oy 2. CUBAN SUPPORT OF THE. MOVEMENT . . PRECEDENCE DATE OF: Info, § 12-25 PLACE B -NICARAGUA, anal (28-29 5 - SANUARY 1963) . _ DATE ACQ. | APPRAISAL 3 _ FIELD REPORT NO." REFERENCES , SOURCE — A NICARAGUAN. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL - (cy FROM A NICARAGUA | JOFF ican IN HONPURAS = (rr see" FROM A MEMBER (F) oF tHe FIN, ———— , ST yt LEADERS OF THE FRENTE ‘DE " LIBERAC ION NAC ONAL wae (FACE national ot -{BERAT ION FRONT) A CUBAN- SUPPORTED ANT | =SOMOZA REVOLUT | ONARY GROUP, | enter een A hee in yan EMR "PLAN TO, SEND FOUR GROUPS OF GUERRILLAS” FROM "HONDURAS “TNTO NICARAGUA” TO amen 8 _. WHEN SUFFICIENT. "ARMS.-AND-MEN- “HAVE BEEN- GOLLECTERw (SOURCE COMMENT : : THE FLN'WILL NOT BE READY TO BEGIN GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES UNTIL SOMETIME. ~ AFTER THE NICARAGUAN. PRESIDENTIAL ELECT! ONS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON 3) _ FEBRUARY 63. ) THREE OF THE, GROUPS. FROM HONDURAS PLAN TO ATTACK ris NICARAGUAN. MILITARY _POSTS AT : LOCOTAL, _SOMOTO, AND JINOTEGA. THE ee oon: coin ere wena a meee: ocean Bie on Peen rene wee = nee er RE FOURTH <CGROUP WILL OPERATE IN THE. CAPE GRACIAS A DIOS AREA AND: wily ; BE SUPPLIED BY SMALL’ BOATS. THE. FLN PLANS. TO. SUPPLY. THE’ OTHER GROYPS seceer Miri se ocld: 32423640
AGUILA. THE ATTACKS ay THE GROUPS “FRE Fs an: BE. COORDINATED: WITH SIMILAR. ATTACKS: WHICH wie, BE. MADE. BY FLN GROUPS WHICH HAVE. ~ BEEN. ORGANI ZED WITHIN “NICARAGL | | a 2. THE FLN Is BEING DIRECTED FROKT CUBA’ AND: I'S “ORGANIZED IN HONDURAS: AND NICARAGUA GUILLERMO “URBINA VASQUEZ AND: ORs NOEL JARQUIN TOLEDO, ; NICARAGUAN COMMUNISTS OR PRO- COMMUNISTS. WHO: LIVE - iN, HONDURAS , WHEL acTiviTies: OUTSIDE. CUBA.- (SOURCE COMMENT: wee | BE IN CHARGE. “OF A L FU ; THEY wit. REPLACE. CARLOS FONSECA. AMADOR, FORMER CHIEF. OF THE FUN, IN, | HONDURAS, ON DIRECT ORDERS FROM CUBA, FONSECA, WILL; BE IN CHARGE: oF . OPERATE NEAR’ CAPE. GRACIAS. A DIOS.). » | GAITAN MORR, NCARAGUAN aarise Ane GUERILLA GROUP THAT _ORLANOG QUANT Quin ae a oe “AN OF EIGER OF THE CUBAN MILITIAL wher WILL BE JOINED | ‘BY 18 MEN WHO A BETWEEN. 15 ‘AND 25, JANUARY : (SOURCE | ARRIVED, IN HONDURAS. FROM > COMMENT; “SOME: OF THE 18 ‘TRAVELED TO HONDURAS BY. "AEROL INEAS PERUANAS BAS See a ARMED, BUT “ADDITIONAL MEN. ARE. 4 “THE MEN LED, ey ou EXPECTED AND MORE ARMS MUST: BE. OBTAINED, BEFORE THE GUERRILLA OPER- TN: TEGUCIGALPAy = 1 ATIONS. CAN’ BEGIN. vt Ealeat age
—S SECRET (When Filled In) renee empen ee meson terns wen etme nh ctte WEE EEE SMAI Te one ane we wee ot i ARGUELLO, A LEADER OF THE FLN, SAID THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS (U.S.) TO BE USED To BUY ARMS FOR THE FLN. HE SAID THE MONEY HAD BEEN SENT FROM CUBA BY NOEL GUERRERO SANTIAGO, NICARA- GUAN COMMUN | ST AND A LEADER OF THE FLN, (SOURCE COMMENT : AN ADD IT 1ON= teeta cece nee len te AL FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PROVIDED BY GENERAL CARLOS PASOS LEIVA, “OA NICARAGUAN REVOLUTIONARY IN COSTA RICA.) ‘SANCHEZ SAID THAT THE ARMS . WILL BE BOUGHT FROM OFFICERS OF THE HONDURAN , CIVIL GUARD » AND SAID - | THAT MOST OF THE ARMS THAT THE FLN NOW HAS. WERE BOUGHT FROM THE civil 5. THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS Is AIDING THE FLN AND HAS ASS IGNED | “ “7 : Ames HONDURAN ARMY OFFICERS. AS INSTRUCTORS. HONDURAN OFFICIALS HO _ a ARE. “EQOPERAT ING WITH THE FLN “INCLUDE: - MODESTO RODAS | ALVARADO, PRESIDENT OF THE HONOURAN CONGRESS, OSCAR. MORALES, A DEPUTY, DAVEY | HUNTER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE HONDURAN SECURITY SERVICE, ‘JORGE E.. REINA, | AND COLONEL MARCEL INO PONCE. 6. THE FLN IS TRYING TO RECRI uit LI EUTENANTS AGUSTIN RAUDES AND LE eee gh seen ne 8 wee ALFREDO QUESADA,” ‘ORF ICERS OF ‘THE NICARAGUAN NR FORCE. ON 18. JANUARY oo EITEL BOLANOS ORTEGA. Ah “MEMBER OF THE FLN IN. “HONDURAS, SAID THAT THE FLN HAD. SENT LETTERS TO RAUDES ‘AND QUESADA ASKING FOR THEIR COOPERATION. ere aot tone, THE LETTERS: WERE. “DELIVERED BY FANNY, MANFUT. DE ULLOA. . FIELD DISSEM:. STATE ARMY C.INCARTB CINCLANT. : (Cecret
ceNTRAL INTELUGENCE AGENCY | tes within Can ee ae te 4 a §-"-C- R-E-T NO. FOR ELGS DisSsEeM rhe \ eCuba Briei bo ga) REPORT NO. -3/530 8 i we “DATE DISTR . NO” Pacts ~_porcnentces “RD. -W-2107 «February 1962 oe . an : ; i) ~ Madsid (9_¥M March 1962) | __FIELO_ REPORT NO. ee nen ae err EVALUATE IHFORMATION, SOURCE GRADINGS ARE CELINITIVE.! APPRAISAL CF CONTENT 18 TAHTATIVE. nr a nm . : — service... Appraisal of Content: J bebruaty 1962 there was a meeting’ of the divectorete nemunist Party of Cuba and the Brazilian leaders 7 » Ft ae and | Basilio Rodriguez da Silva. The meeting ttended by Fide} Castro, Raw) Castro, Ernesto "che" ; Ramiia Valdes, and the Sovict ‘Ambassador. it WhO ‘ (a) to send 3500, 000 (dollars) in cash for propaganda ampaigns “in Brazil, -(b) to eliminate physically Governor (3) | rios Lacerda, (c) ‘to.send to Brazili 1.,000,000 copies of and Doeclara ation, Of Habana. Miguel aubeyas, Director y che Wants try of Foreign Relations, 9. was albed, a ‘with the. sending of “the }, ou. G00 copies; nis. ; x to ‘the fact, ‘that the sending: of” 1: ay eae Larough.. he diplomat ic pouch, ‘to: ‘Brayid Hag been! vos uusatisfa actory: nt months. the aweting the Soviet. ‘Ambassador took Qa strong stand aiican uwill-out effortsshould be made to produce op ‘uprising ia Brazil. -Heraiso said- that Brazil would be -to follow Soviet . practice: ‘in that certain politician nen of ne right would~ have to be ‘eliminated, ao dMiiao, Rodriguez: ga. Silva, and: other ‘Brazilians received. : lava training: “at” EL: ‘Caribe Military: School in the ‘arms and: préliminary instructions.. in wuerrilis The. ‘instructor was :Gencral. lberto Bayo. | §-E-C-R- ELT x0 FOREIGN DISSE Esl a5 “EEL _12 rs NW 50955 DocId:32423995 P 66 HW 56629 Docld:32423640 Page 67
-E-T NO PORE GN DIESaMN —_ 2 on oe C _. mment, * Ruboveas nre ebably isiontiocalk with. wueras dor Valic, who. wss.dosanibed, Director oes Department on the official: list .of.. delegates. > fign Ministers’ Mooting. in. Uruguay in. He ae eantan is. now assigned to the: Cuban. E assy. in, ‘Cultural’ Attache.” S-B-C-R-2- Tv “NO. FOREIGN DISSE: RW 50955 Doold:32423995 Page 67 HW 56329 Docld:32423640 Page 66
LS | The Lima popéy La fribuna cn 3 Decerber published a document which it was olalwed hed beén found in the crashed Brazilian plane ih whieh ten Cuban officials died. Without referring specifideall to Guba, the paper didtugses @ “national and another international congresé of solidarity” to be held in Brazil from 16 to 20 January, 1953; ond it requests. $10,000 wédsed. ‘The Lima article about the . document suggested that the request wes intended for Fidel Castro and that its dlesovery Wid another indication that Cuba is financing Latin Amortean Contmintan, (ERIS Datiy Report, 5 Deceubex, OPFICIAN USE ONLY) BW 50955 DocId:32423995 Page 68 HW 56329 DBocld:324273640 Page 69
HW 56329 ) =—= {OR MAMILO LO a "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY i / This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Tite’ : 18, 0.8.0, Seca. 733 and 794, the transmission of revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law. , , et “a i S-E-C-R-E-T - COUNTRY - * Guatemala/Cuba 7 ; ; - REPORT NO. CS_3/536, 093 “suuect Planned Return of Manuel | DATE Distr. 4. 5 February 1963 . Galich as Presidential , Candidate, with Possible NO. PAGES 1 ; _,.. Support from Fidel Castro . eo Peta - REFERENCES RD | DATE OF January 1963 ; . if ~y PoncolntoB | PLACE & : - Guatemala, Guatemala City ; DATE ACO. 22 January 1963 FIELD REPORT NO. HGG-2£07 “THIS 1S UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. » SOURCE . Former Guatemalan police official (B); from a member (B) . oS of the Communist Party of Guatemala. Appraisal of Content: | 3. “. Upon his return from Habana, Cuba, “from the anniversary celebrations, Humberto Barillas, member of the Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo (PGT), said that, in addition to ." a meeting with Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, he had also talked with *' Manuel Galich, Fidel Castro, and Jose Manuel Fortuny. He ~ gaid that Galich had told him that he would return to Guatemala to begin his presidential campaign toward the end of February | ‘and that.Castro had offered to lend Barillas money to be va ‘used in Galich's campaign. ‘ . :, 1. . Field Comment. . See TDCS-3/535, 004. |. Headquarters Comments wo Barillas' first name was 3 reported as Gilberto in 8-3/532, 931 and CS-3/535, 649. o 2, .Galich,.who was Minister of Foreign Affairs under Arbenz,; -,.° is now head of the Communist Cultural Center. in. Habana. . ; Fortuny is a former secretary-general of the Communist. ° _ Party « of Guatemala. “ GROUP 1. EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIO OO OR ite meow y __| NW 50955 DocId:32423995 Page 69 Docld: 3274273640 Page 70
ee ee Man ete te ce te ce eee cy o phe ea Behe ete © DATE OF _ Mid-January 1963. “ YNFO, - * DATE ACQ. 17 January 1963 CENTRAL INTALIGENCE AGENCY ‘This material contains information affecting the National Defense of ini onited States within the meaning of the Esptonase Laws, ‘Title 1¥, U.S.C Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in uns. manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited. by 2 oD ei — Beet Purposes | So - | REFERENCES” = RD PLACE@ | Ecuador, Quito . FIELD REPORT NO. HRO-~3102 THIS 19 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION, SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. Arellano was’ quoted’ correctly); 8) “Ceruth. of ‘Arellano’ s - statements). i ; ‘ Gn 16. Januery ‘1963 - Jorge Arellano Gallegos, a leat er of the Communist “Party of Ecuador (Partido Comimista de Kent sor, Ft i) in Quito, said that Jorge Rivi uisn evra Altamirano, leader of the sbortive guerrilla - movenent at Santo Domingo de los Colotades in April 1962, had been = fis - called to Cuba ‘to ‘explain the oxpenciture of funds given him by the. Cuban: Government for revolutionsry purposes. “Arellano added that Rivadeneyra had refused to yo to Cuba, Accoisling to Arellano, Santiago Peres ‘Roioleroux, who wis also involved in the guerrilla: MOVERENE 5, had returned to. the Cuban Govern ont, 59; 200" sucres (about US%2, 273) vhich’ had | been, entrusted to hime. ——— c Ege aes ad Exeiuded then snomatls: Cowngrading and esclevstileation laws -“-COUNTRY Ecuador/Cuba “1. _ a REPORT NO.) CS ~3/535,793 - sugecr. ° Refusal of Jorge Rivadeneyra > DATE DISTR.’ . 1 February 1963 2." Altamirano to Account to the OE if CaS Cuban Government for Funds =:- NO. PAGES: 1 = ; Received for Revolutionary. 7 f “SOURCE | Méinber’ (B)* Of the. Gommunist’ ‘Youth. “Appraisal of Content: “2, “hat “ HW 50955 DocId:32423995 Page 70 HW 56329 DBocld:32423640 Page 71 ‘ 1 | 4 st
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY —_ moterial contains information affecting the National Defense of tha United States within the meaning of the Espionage Loews, Tithe 18, U.S.C ‘Secs -td 794, the transmission of revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorited person is prohibited by la CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS ; CouNTRY NICANACUA/COSTA RICA/MEXICO/CUBA/USSR REPORT NO, TDCS 3/ 53h, 229. SUBJECT FUNDS SUEPLIED BY SOVIET EMBASSY | DATE bisra, 16 JANU ARY 1963 IN MEXICO CITY TO PROMOTE CASTRO= SPONSORED INVASTON OF NICARAGUA - PRECEDENCE PELORITYS 2 ; a a ; m DATE OF 13 JAN 2963 oe . — REFERENCES ox eb) c2 | , XDD a INFO, ' . ie . Sobol : | PLACE & NI CARAGUA, HANAGUA, “I JAN 63) ~ i DATE ACQ. - . : Gh APPRAISAL 2 FIELD REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE. “ SOURCE NICARAGUAN COVIRNMENT OFFICIAL (C). . . | mm COMMENT: SOURCE SAID THAT HIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN CONFIRMED.) is “ocrayro 0 FLORES, ‘NICARAGUAN CITIZEN CONNECTED WITH A BUSINESS IN THE ~ | UNTED STATES, VISITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY IM WET0O CLYY ON 13 JANUARY — C 1963 WHERE HE HAS GIVEN $320,000 Frreaet NE TOOK TO SAN Jo Shy GOS th EI CAs 7 (HAT SAME DAY, THE MONEY IS TO BE USED TO FROMOTE A CASTRO-SPONSORED ~ | INVASION OF NICARAGUA. | ee | a 2. ON 15 JANUARY REYNALDO' VIQUEZ RUIZ, NICARAGUAN COMMUNIST LEADER, FLEW | FROM MANAGUA: TO SAN JOSE guHERE HE PLANNED TO MEBT FLORES, - ane gail CH Is ON THE COSTA Td CA- 3. FLORES HAS 75 SUBMACHINE-OUNS AT Las BRISAS i. FIELD DISSEM: CINCARIB, CINCLANT. | . 7 END OF MESSAGE - _ CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS eclod GROUP } aclude: rom avtomane downgrading ond declowihiconon IFORM ; He ©6 1K ‘OBSOLETE PREvIoUS EprrioNs, (15-20) ' roe oe ete pe re pec per a en re ere ee eno eee iret tere eee ee ea ee ne ee ee cr et cer eg oe eee ny ee ee cme ESS ee. aa ee a oe ne ee ee NW. 50955 Doclda:32423995 Page 71 HW 56329 DBocld:32423640 Page 72
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SECRET cory TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT - CENTRAL IWTSLLIGINCR AGENCY HO FOREYGN DISSEM/CONTHOLLED DISSEM/HO. DISSE ARRGAD/BACKCROUND. USE. ONLY ORIRCT FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY CUBAY BATE DISTR: 11 YERRUATY 1963 GOVERMENT TO: BCUADORAN COMAMNISTS Date of Info: Dol Pebruary 1963 REFERENCES: wy 639h0 Plater Beusdor, Quite . hate A6Q (Tf February 1963) Appraisal = @ (SRAM THN REMARES MANE WERE CORRECTLY MEMBER (B) OF IMB COMMUNIST PARTY OF ECUADOH. RD-H-210T i oe FesRuARe 1963 A PERSON. CLOSE 1 PEDRO SAAD, SECRETANY- CRNERAL OF THE COMMUNIST PART OF ECUADOR (ECE), BATD THAT PIDED CASTRO HAD PROMISED WHAT AL, OF THE MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED Snares JH WHE PRISONER EXCHANGES WOULD CO FOR THE "LIBERATION" OF LATIN AMERICA AND THAT $100,000 EAD BEE TO TE POs, OF WATCH $50,000 HAD ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED TO THE PCR THROUGH SAAD, BECRETARY-CENERAL, PCR. PERSON SAID THAT THE MONEY WAS. GIVEN UNDER "MOE CONDITION THAT IT BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PREPARATION OF ‘Tae VY TRERATION, * INCLUDING RE LOCAL PURCHASES OF ARMS AND SUPRLIES, BUT HOT TOR SALARIES OR TRIPS, AND THAT SAAD HAD ALSRADY SPENT A LARGE PART OF THE MONEY OF. “BUREAUCRATIC EXPENSES.” . 2. ON § FEBRUARY 1963 RAPARL ECHVENRIA FLORUS, SECHETARY-CHNERAL OP THE PINCHINCHA PROVIDICIAL comirn PEAWESTS MADE BY ANTONEO FLORA ERNITEY, LEPTIGY NEVOLUTIONARY WHO 18 WORKING WYTH ECHEVERRIA, If OCTOBER 1962 HAD BEEM GRANTED BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT, AND THA? HE (ReEVERREA) EXPECTED 10 RECKIVE MONEY FROM CUBA SOON BY WAY OF PEURO MARTIGHZ PIREZ, CUBAN DIPLOMAT IN SANTIAGO, CHILE. ECHEVERRIA SAID (MAT THE MONEY WAS {0 BE WITHOUT qa co SECRET RW 50955 Doc&lda: 32423995 Page 73 HW 56329 DoclId: 324273640 Page 74
HW 50955 HW 56329 KNOWLEDGE OF HE RATIONAL LEADERS OF THE PCH, AS CASTRO WAS. FOLLOWING SHE CHINESE RATHER THAN THE SOVIET LOM .ASD WAS HELPING “PHOPLE Lae MOuE SA WHO WERE AbsO FOLLOWING ims CuiMESE 1 (HIS REASON THE MATTORAL LAATERS OF Tmt Poe, WHO HOLLOW MAR SOWTET LtsE, COULD NOT BE MADE AWARE OF Zz HELP, 3+ (PEED COMMENT: IN VIEW oF mE APPAREND CONTRADICTION BERGEN THE REPORT THAT CUBA IS FUNDS. ‘TO THE NATIONAL LEADERS OF THE PCE AND ECEVERRIA'S REMARK THAT CUBA HAS. APPROVED FUNDS FOR BRIS GROUP VETHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WATEONAL LEADER‘ OF THR PCE, TT TS FOSSIRLE THAT CUBA TS UMNIGIING scstenAheR 40 ROD! GROUPS MMEPANDENTEY AND WEGICUT THE KNOWLEDGE GF THE OTHER GROUP WITH THE AIM OF couTINUING ASSISTANCE TO THE GROUP WEIGH PIRST SUCCEEDS Inv ESTARLTE ..QPERATIONS. ‘TH CUBANG PROBABLY KNOW THAP ROTH CROUPS ARE COMPETING It HIS, TP 35 ALSO PORSIBLE THAT ECHEVERREA'S COMMENTS ABOUT CUBA'S ACTION IN AELATTON ty Wie SiO-GOVEET DEFPERENCRS WERE ETTEm GIVEN TO RIM BY THE CUBANS. AS A REASON 10 KEEP THE AID SECHET PROM EAE HATIOHAL LEADERS OF HO: POR OR WERE DAVEWTSD RY HIN TO IMPRESS BIS LIsmaMn went kh. PIBLD DISSE: STATE, ARMY, AIR, cINCARID, CYseLamy. 2 Docid:32423995 Page 74 Docld: 3274273640 Page 75 a
Geneve Ls began: 46 visit Cube ot the fw — of the new Cube. Regime, Shortly euited, and comiisted orimrtiy of ployed by the 26tx of duly Movenent in ig of thei courses wore grestiy pvetment estenliahed @ echeol in the Sierra Ling about 600 students where techniqued of orld be imparted to whetting Latin Americend, Students sent to thie school wére mostly teen-tee and young. eeult miles s@lected Minot youth ond leftist orginigations. Gome young femiles wore ution consisted of phyateal eomditie ing srs ee Be alae tacties, demolitiens, methods of conducting Fevolstion.” siveredve aronDe, polities) mpletion of thé eoutes, gradertes vere sent ‘&: waned expensen generally were borne by the Cuben goverment. In 192, rein 1,000 to 2,500 Intin Americans received this training in Cuba. Sn Cubi.. There is no estimate of the amber of (Soo Report ab feb E which das vend by the President, veil to the Cottrell Comittee, =) SECRET HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 75 HW 56329 DoclId: 32423640 Page 76
SECRET a Note: On page 92 of My. MoCone's testimony he states <+ "qt think I seid that we knew of some 1,000: to 1,500 that were in. training ‘there at the present. time.” The diratton of the training courses renges from 4 to ho weeks. CTA hes indicated informally that the bulk of the 1,000 to 1,500 reported abové are still in Cuba, | ~ULS. intelligence agencies are largely depatident upon third country sourees for information concérming these who revotved train- ing in Guba. Systems of documenting these viedtors and thelr travel to and fvom Cuba are in. the process of hedag undertaken by wary Latin American: nations, Among the problems whieh confront latin American security forces axe the fact that Cubsi visitors employ many devious mesns ia travelling to and from Cubay eons states deaive not to. infrin @ on the freedom of ~ ,  Mevemsnt of its citizens] the use of false documents or aliases by twavellers; and the’ difficulty ef obtaining a useful exchan ence aucng Latin States, ‘There ia also som problem of separating Cuban- inspired plotters from the leftists, opposttioniste, and political plotters who travel in Hetghboring states. 1 ? This Ted contains 4 ‘tems; (1) Recent. detedled yeports from on Axvgentine Comamist who trained in Cubay (2) Questionaire which Peruvians treining in Cuba were required to fli outs and (3) Tut Reportsof student who had access to notes of Balvadoratis return \ | ing from Cuba, - : HW 50955 Docld:32423995 Page 76 HW 56329 DBocld:32423640 Page 7?
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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINOTON SECRET / January at, 1963, oe - MEMORANDUM FOR Mr, Sterling Cottrell moe te " : Coordinator of Cuban Affairo 5 tn The President hae read the attached copy. of S. pt | CLA roport on tho training of Latin Amexzicano 5 st | ‘in Cuba. ‘He has asd read tho note feom Ray i Cline, which is attached. — 4 The President desizes: shat you.and your - gFOuP, ‘gake om thio problom and raport to. - Se, 1 ‘him in the vowsl wOYe ; O. ‘ 7 . ‘ , . a Bromley ‘senile _ Co os en A . x : : t ©) : ‘ 0 — ageermarnemanioe sam mae ae Cala temnd 2 w a) . ro . . o ' em . o. ’ . - 9° . a e . . ~ *. NW 50955  Docld:32423995, | P. HW 56329 DBocld: 324273640 Page 60
HW 56829 . training of Latin Americans in Cubs wae SECRET To White House (Attn: General Clifton) From Ray $. Cline Your note’ céncerning the President's query about subversive  inaialy answered ix OUP current intelligence memorandurs 9£ 19 venuary. Wao did xt ‘cover, however, the. ‘Operational question. of how ¢o as something about the flow, ae Ce Our general view on this point is as follows, The main thing the Univéd States can do to restrict the flow of Latin American youth to Cuba for training in subversion is to frustrate the aims and tarnish the image of the Castro tegime. Beyond this, we should “y through overt and’covert politi cal pressure and educative of> | Lovet to induce Latin Ameri can governments and security serviecs at taemain transit points to-moniter and impede tho traffic of trainees to and from Cuba, Ways and means of doing this , aaight well be examined by the. Cottrell tagle force... “ | SECRET ue oo Te enna tae: ja ott cart a nr a “4 ee eee a Pays Oi), ‘o- pau seass hab wae eS {Gs entrees soins atte peer aera “Docla: 32493640 ‘Page 81 Fee ee we wee i we eee Br eren t nee . ‘ a on Lo rn