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74-00000 . oo (tk aly 196i HOCK FOR: es, wh Sar : cman ca Fan for SL Catro Operation nn a. oe Yoviatente Kevoluctonario del Pueblo ter) bas gutttusd - e pund pai erintente Hovetuctmarto tt Pest The original was received from the MR? Chief,: Maguel ‘Aatenio Ray y Stivers, in ism , elements in the United States Govermasst view the’ Ray plan with Purer, Sealing that the “take” in the way a? laCdrmution and the maintessace | of @ resistance ergantsation in Cuba vould be, worth the price. ‘2. We have ‘bean asked: to'coment on the MR plaa. Attacked are’ the ccmmedtes af Hr. ,farmwerly of thie Section, and several] mombérg af tha Cetaft.- Paragraph é.vas subwitted by “Nee Dave Phillips, Qulef, §ai/h Propagat. ‘I might edd that po ane As in agreeacnt with the entire: ape ‘be all seree,. ‘povever,. wie the canelusion that. the ‘plan, aa” autmtcted, fame ote ofriting = ecupoort from this or any other U. 3. Soverment ageocy. We gee lictsin chance for a reasctable return for coat wmiess rea! control ty the Wrovidar of the funda ie Suilt into the plen. . Robert 3. Moore Chie?, w/’/Pic Metribution: Original & 1 - Adirwasee the
Le The HEP plea presanted ty Sendlo hay propones,-in brief, that Be at ed LE ai ea ene bamE Of $2,383,000 for a. - : ch to mot ‘ant “i Cus tro operat iona.” mt ia: of the ‘desirable pal ef Uringing Ser Oo cuts of the. 3. It is noteverthy that the plon insists that the HRP retain. ccepileta ami sole ‘contral- af all the ‘operations coutewplated. Timas , it states, on paue 6,. that: te, ; : “Contributions will ‘be received without compromising the- responsibility for declatons and orponization of the flons. This doss not rule out cur eearvh for eemgelling ami coonlination vith other factors. present , out without ever > surrentering | tha eat ated absolute ecntrol of 1 the e operations. (Underliniu,y added ft alse appeara te. te tne Me view, that. its position should be enslogous to that of a goverment -in-exLe which boa been recognised _ cee we ne _ as Ue waghtful regime or ita camtry. sirus the plan ‘states. that: ”eseeeWith the foverrmants will ing to suppert us we should establish high-level contact. which will mare it possible to discuss quest tong of. basic polley of events ani | plans opportunely, on 8 mutual footing.” * (aderl taing added) , k. The operations contemplated by the iP? aro not too dissimilar from those proposed by the W/l/PM Section for Fy 1062. They inelude the opernticn of maritime asseta capable of reaching ali Cuban coasts, the operation of aerial supniy crart (fras two bases), the training and infiitration of n/t operatora end intellifence agents, supvort of internal guerrillas, ani the trelning of eight or ten 15d-min groups for introduction into Cuba at the right time. (here is alno comaiderabis stress given to the mounting of extensive peychological warfare). ‘The LEP plan vould pose fury of tha problems that amy PM program does -- the when, whers, how, aad how euch questiang involved in procuring anil operating air and merit ime basea end the palley questions Pelating t9 actions which inc Lute sarotage onl active realgtance.
“by the eet of idean und als of the derocratic left’. Aside from the truth or falsity of. that. stateann:, the II! ts. ia no position to clata: he | rn earn Ze ihe plan itself atales that the Lest hope far the Cuban:poople’ Is “offered | S+ Teta our'view tat the 12? plea sbould not be supported ta ite. are. many grouse th that fielé. The ‘Ic’ las no record of aetion of while we have relicble evidente: which vould argue for giving them preferential status. In epectric instances their clain to certain capabLlities -haye been tested and. founl vanting. 2 ts ag view that reliance upon groupe a8 gucn, vith no contral, 1s. detrineata! to operstional achievement. ‘fora. <o fur uz wo are eware there is a0 provision - S. GOvErmont polietes and werulationg wide vould permit the handing over ar the surstamiat euro cuvisaged by the HRP pian vithous retention by the danor af the gan measure of eG@itral over the use ot the fizxla. the 0 plan, é.¢., almost ecrtainiy would invalyve ogerations. mounted fron-bases vithia U. S. tarritorlal suriadiction, yet those oyerntiona Would remain under MP ‘abeolute control”. he doubt that the F.b.I., Cugtes ani Imaigration Service, Coust Guanl and other eoncomad agencies would ever agree to any euch arrm.gzenent where U. 3. territary ig concerned, and-vo. 8 - would certainly be in no position to vouch for the LRP operations. Antie Castro operations momtsd fra: agvleve oilaide of Cuba are yolngy to be. attributed to the United States. Slew thet fa the case, the U. 6. Governe nm oe Went gasst comtrol thaye opssaticas ag eifectivaly ab it cun. b. The IP geeks “blonk-checs” finesetal sumport vatle fetatning G- the HTP weeks Le operate on an equil footing with the providers of fimis. While governmects, inciutim: in sas lngtances govermymta-in-ed le, ern be treated as equals by the U. 3. Corermment, there is no precedent for - extending euch treatment to a private organization. ‘e do eo in this case would result in the arovming of the bitter @maiity of the anti-fay resistance ‘ @roups, of vhieh there are mny, without any corresponding benefit. d. The (tue fren MY operutions vould not justity the cost suvieaved. The FP ‘tale, to date, viather tn intelligence or (n realetance activity, bas been negligible. There are May Reve atarios which refer to the HNP eg the lersost ani best organisel ¢° the reolstence arams. the Wee plen claims orgzniaation dovi to the townshia lewal al states that: “me MRP has an exvensive corsmuifcation net ant Le canpetent in obtaining indispensible elasdts a? inielitrencs. 2b @@ maw nul aware of ay extensive valid information frea the ‘6? af amy tsortans resistance activity conducted by thea. he entire histery af Agemey apcrnitons (ivelying sroupa Suggest the inmiviesptilty of hamiias over substcatial sues -in the hope of a future Fo 4 ..
14-00000 “taka”. Auide from certain tested ilalson arraagecents . our “tare” is taken by agents eerving wiler our direction. reqetileea of thé groups to which they 4&6 or 49 not belong. ; - : 6. [t ghould ve pointed out tnat fra: % political standpoint the MRP orgaization and plan heve elewenta worthy of consideration. The moet | important ts that the !=P program igs one that 8 attractive to the Cuban Bheses becuse, of all the exile programs, that of the ITP ta the nearest — to tim originally stated but beacravet platform of the Castry revolution. . Yor the game reason the INP ig accoptable to many lioera: Latin Amerfedn goverzcaente which do not consider arpperting other exile groups. The MEP - otters te people of Cuba a positive program of social “and econanie refora. (Whetier such a program vould be compatible with U. S. Laterests is, of course, & matter cf coutroveray.) “ovever, in the political sphere the HRD progrem appears to break away Strongly from the 10h) coastitution. In other words tt may be "Fidelisxo sin Fidel”. “here are other Cuban exile gramps who prozone oocial and econonic reforss sirliar to the MiP. in whien they attezst to base these reforzn cn sceg legal continuity of Bwernment; that is, a retum to the 1989 ematitution as a basts for @ , demecrstie goverment in Cubs. 7. In short, ve belleve that Lh@ tTP plan is unreallstie and waivorcthy of further comsideration La ita presen. fora. Tarvelowrnta within internal resistasce in Cuba todfeate that the 1? Lg becaming part of a unified resistance ani tha}? personnel ingide Cuba have denied Manolo Ray as an external leader. Gur review of the PP position inside Cura does not todieste that the 'T? hae the resources for ag exteasive a plen as presented nor can the internal :&p hope to direst gieh a plan in conhmetion with Other resistance elessnts. Oven ir suc: & plan were feasiuvia, va do not: - see cur posstlility of securing a reasonasle return for the tremendous amount of xoney required for thig ylen uiless sora real cancrol is agreed to by alt and mada a part of the plan. ‘Yuking into aceamt the conse] idation Of resistunca alements presently taking place im Cuba, it ig the Agency's - eaneeption that ve can beat accomplien aeticn operatiana against the Castro regime by dealing directly with this unitied eroup or ita representatives - ih other vrompe. Naterie: ant financial Support would be furnished these groups es “they reveal they nave the asaets to eceazplish snecific operat lons amd Ageney-trained averts uni Camunication equipnent vould ca totratuced to the veriosus groups in an effort to Lave soe eamtrol and Alrection of ll effor-s undertarzen. It ig prestatiy planned that the -DP, ag one of these grease, would receive assistance ant Qtrectian in che future as specified above. flovever, it tg elt that the present situacion among the resistance claventa vithin CuLa rate amy euomirt ef thie araniiogse a+ Plan guuzitted by the MOP tepractteal at his time.