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14-00000 2/p2/ ce eens eee opts cae meee —-- | ( wet oe ‘ — on pen eo ann, Rf NACE EEN ere esha Aenea ee o ~ ® ? - ae . 4 - i Repert No %-3379 _Loeal ul File No: Number of pages: ] ~ a Number of enclosures: ce eee ene ne cn nee eee ms} ae nanan Report made os _ Bleanor De Pinaler/edp _ Approved bys : Willard Ge oom Distribution: 3° ee a By copy to: Orally to: : i 1 (Caracas? 16-'7 2 Files — \ a . . Source cryptony:m: ‘LDRSK References: oa Source, operational data, and comments: , . . ne ‘ 4 SUBJECT: ‘Cuban Political Situation COMMENT: LIMASW received the inforiiation in tha attached report ‘from ot | | dats ORTEGS 4 Orteza, Cuban newspaperma and ex who arrived a ' , in n_texice Gity tron Conta a Rica on 237 Feoniar ‘Sri left for i Mien the mm ORTSGA told LIMAS that teh was going to . Washing ton to perrers CIA Tunon Gra) and others to Isara i what is to happan, ORTEGA sald that Oscar DE LA TORRE, the Cuban Ambassador, who has been his friam: for a leng time, asked him not to call at the Embassy during tho day for tha reason mentioned in the report, ORTEGA went to see hin bee fore leaving for Miami, tassification 3 Heroes OF-09 8 . ga . . . eS bapy | . PET
oe ohne OO Sat pm ee Shee i NE NO . ee seh oa saath Babe renee Oe aera PL SE 4 fee An eee aetetin ainpranate oe ane RRR NRT nth os Sa tenant naan eats sae rete — 2b Ne FIELD INFORMATION REPORT PeaLUATION OF SURCE A Completes renstie RB Useeh mmit Cote tote 0 aid unualle rebate LSet relate | (Appiiad te seerces cf dumtetal boeesty of hypaity. regerdieas cf thelr ceweepetaaceh T° Bean st. caetot fe nttged  (Apphed ts watested er isguticlentig tested srarcee’. APPRAISAL CY CONTENT ob: Coehroned be otter mepentest est tate soercee 2, Ptybatly tres, SL. Possibty ve. 8 Dovditul 5 Probably feise  & Cami be btged.  fowseventary, Sased os origetal doceenent $-H-C-R-K-T COUNTRY = Cuba/VenezuelayMoxico REPORT NOW’ - [expo \ SUBJECT Cuban Political Situation DATE OF REPORT V? March 1958 : NO. OF PAGES - e e REFERENCES ; ' pate OF ' INFO, -28 February 1958 (e-3 : PLACE & . ‘ DATE acQ. (3 March 1958)- . ; : SQUECE EVALUATIONS ARE Soaahe APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1$ TENTATIVE. NOTE FOREGOING EXPLANATION. bo. SOURCE: Person with contacts among Caribbean revolutiondries (B); from . -a Cuban exile (F). Appraisal of Contents 3,- . . . ¢. te § : fer-A ailitary junta_in Cuba msirike—in a. feu days, ~* r , ) Re According to OscarXize” LA TORRES, Cuban Lut ator In Mexico, hr is i : : ° bein watched cor:tantly by President 1 A's mon inside the , ' ‘ _ Bnbassy, DE LA TORRE said that miilio ue Portuonido, Cutan Yr representative at tho United Nation Lond, Wis GasuSted with BATISTA ! ; ani could no loner Coland him berore tin United Statés State Departmant, LS LA TORRE added that AVTIST’ had plannnd to buy | ‘ arms from Coschoslovakia,.dut that he hau mula him chance his ; . ~ i mind, The Ambassador considers BATISTA's position untenable. A Jo Namel @RRUTIA, Fidel CASTSO Rust candivate for tha Cuban Presi- ‘ doncy, is in Caracas trying to ootATn Arad and amaunition sor ™ : CASTHO from the Jenezuelan junta. i : ~EPrSoerce Comments ‘The junta is. “probabié 3 waiting to- Bee the ow ‘pomults Om mTISTA'S offensive against 3 Fidel CASTHO,: hoping Tos a : BATISEA will Kil] Hime 4° owe i ° + ve a Be , : aa ~ ; Boi- AS6b7 : §-S0-2-R~T : man Ay DISTRIBUTION ~ ; | : abana _ Mee 4 \ 4g ts racaa_] . : “ : (b~I7 a/v