(to-t0t71-40015] 4 me or ries ¢ emicg * Woon EIT, 7 TRURY pace ATE ETS Ee ? : . : > Tae wt fg of ae ME Sa cielo dents sheets aca add bi: -4-casous eoatiiacal CENTRAL. INTELLIG ENCE AGENCY Tule megrial onmtaing triarmetion afervieg Ue Rewna: Defense Of tbe Tae Biases @ithia abe meaning of tie Beptanage Lacan Tue 18 USO. Gece Ma and TH, the treneelages oF rereotiun of ShusB te sar e:nes & an wag utnartaed parame is prot sis ted sp we. Botnet We = pate gel? ° “Rue Ory, fot Be nd PRO L / 7 _ ° a UNTEY Cuba REPORT NO. a “3/505 ,853 SuBECT «© Status of the Anti-C@stro Movement DATE DISTR 29 March 1962 / In Cuba, December 1962 ee ; . NO. PAGES G&S re . REFERENCES ROW-2107 INFO. = 20 Decezber 1962 PLACE & Argentina, Buenos aires (18 Jemraary 1962 52) ALIS DATE ACQ. HELD REPORT NO. THIS 1S UNEVALUATED InPORMATIOM SOURCE G#ADINGS ABT DEFINITIVE. ATPRAILAL OF CONTENT 18 TENTATIVE ARES on Conan “Je \\ an 1. Anti-Castro activities in Cuba include these of the nation-wide organised movements and those of local frents where iniependent guerrillas are grouped in small unite. The penetration of the Cuban armed forces is insignificant. 2. The national movements which have been ective in Cuba are. ‘the Movintento de Recuperscion Revelucionaria (Gm), Movimiento Damocrata. Cristiano (Moc), Moviniento Revolucionario 30 de Neviaubre, Movimiento Revolucionario dei Pueblo. (PRP) Rescate Revolucionario, and Directorio Revolucionario | Estudiantil (DFR). Other groups with Linited organizations are the Unidad Revoluclonarla @4d the 42a. (saociasdam. de Atigos ‘de Aureliano Sanches | Cnn Arango). The strength of the groups by province is as follows: a, Southern Oriente Province (Santiago de Cuba) -Q) “WRR, ‘The RR, af Hino Dias, has members from the rans of the 26 of July Movement and, especially, from the former regular Arey. Its civilian organization is poor, alacst non-existent... The sen ._ Fenain inactive, waiting for | & serious military | aotion ef a local . RETURN TO-CIA . or national character. Background Use Only (2) HOC. ‘The MOC has an adequate eivilien argandsation; fron the od founding of ‘the sovement Santiago de Cuba has been ons af its Do Not Repr ds strongholds. . The nllitary organization is axtrenely poor. Many of ites leaders have gone imto exile or are trying to do ac. . They remain totally inactive in hope of an invasion which will resolve . ‘the situation, and only concern themselves about 4 future political life, at the tims when the present goverment fells. .. (3) 30 do Korienbre. There are fev mexbers of the 30 de Noviembre in Santiago de Cuba, ami they lack contast with their national leaders. They have practically no resources. . Sy S-£-C-2-2-F P NOFORN/COSTINUED CONTROL : A= TH FAP n Tra /W iB “ga. we Aver ea ay BY Tew / t ai. ae wl jOomD inating Reve aeInG | , . CBR -
14-00000 : - . % . . . . ° ; woe /SCUPDRSS CONTROL fo tras Gh) MRP. ifsthl Orteber' 175) the yap had @ good civilian ami military organizations | Lev ately after the arrest. af Hvinol Gonzalez, the national eo-crdinator, the local commeiirater ani alscst all the mcners 41 the province sought asylume The new co-criinatur ia trying to reorganize tha movement, There are still enough «ren ef action, comirg fram the 26 of ily Mreanont, but they have to re-establish contacts. (S) Rescate: keccete has no mesbers in this eros. (6) DRS. Tho DRE was complately broken ty the unsucceseul uprising of Alberto Muller ani ty the arrest in October of #2] Fiera®, provincial co-urdinatar, The DEE still Las great prestige in the area, and there are many who wuld follow ite direction. b. Korthern Oriente Province (1) MRR. ‘The MRR is practically non-existent in northern Oriente Province, with the exception of a few personal contacts of Kino Diase ° (2) “MOC. The WC ts poorly organized and insotive. @) 30de Noviesbre. It has a mediocre organization,fow members, and is inactive Qs} MRP. Even before the debacle cf October the MEP had e very poor organization in this area. Fito Gomes (*Biaardo"), the co-ordinator, was arrested in the roundup at that time, but escaped énd took asylun in tho Ecuadorean Embassy. His succsssor acd the military ani civilian persomel are relatively capable. (S) Rescate. It does not arist in this area, (6) DIE. It does not exist in this BYERe Yana . 6. Camaguey Province « recast a TED AOA LS eS = . . (1) MRA. At the baginning of April 1961 Caballero (fnn), the oo-milinator, whoso nicknames is "Z1 Viejo", was arrested ani condermed to 30 years om the Isle of Pines. Arango (frm), who was nazed co-ordinatar in duguit, has been forced to seek asylim in Habana. The movenont has been destroyrd ; . . (2) MuC. The MOC has an excellent co-criinator, Blanco (fou), wRo is resnonsiblo, discreet, with good connections. fre }OC has a vory good civilian organization ami at present is concerned about its rilitary organization, for which they already have soe personnel... They, work effectively and are trying to carry cut seme nilitary antiond (3) 30 de Noviesbre. Ths civilian organization is relatively gool, It has @ small but effective military farce. oe oe ; (,) MRP. * Caragesy is practically the only province in which the MAP was not affected by the arrests of October. It has a good civilian organisation . and military forces of importance, which are under the comand of former officers of the Rebel Arvy. arquimides Caballero (ateban®), ita former co-ordinator, took asylim in the Brezilian Exbassy} SRicanio®,  — his replacement, is very young (21 years olt) but is considered very good. (S) Rescate. It has @ poor organization. There are gnough nen, but they are inactive. . ° ° , (6) Dia Few nombers of the DEE remain, and *Tronco® ani Rafas! Angel Quevede, its directors, are known by Q-2. The movement has been dastroyed j S-E-C-RET : ROPORN/COWTINUED CONTROL