oo, no aN Feleased under the John]~ Wes 3 Ti -GSAGEN. REG. NO. 7 ‘ —“ “ lissassination Records “os "UNITED STATES G:  =RNMENT allection Act of 1992 | ((44 usc 2107 Note). Memorandum ase#: NW 54027 Date: ; Hs—-31-2017 TO 3 DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4110) DATE: 4-23-64 Cif OT OS FROM: J) SAC, MIAMI (97-328) (P) SUBJECT: MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO (mpc) —!N tits wou viggilT GMB " IS - CUBA JFK NEUTRALITY MATTERS (OO: Miami) - (=) 2 z = a Re: New York airtel to Bureau, 3-31-64. oy Bureau letter to Miami, 4-7-64, 2 It SD : a For the general information of the New York C ny Office, the following information is being set forth. j Sey Most of this information was previously reported to the '- Bureau in form suitable for dissemination. a & Jo. /go MDC Arms f / Miami sources have advised that LAUREANO BATISTA "FALLA previously worked for CIA in delivering arms to Cuba. BATISTA reportedly retained a number of these arms for his own personal use at a later time. U.S. Customs in Miami nas in the past seized some of these arms and one raid was nade in Miami by Customs at a pesidence under the control of BATISTA FALLA and VICTOR*PANEQUE. U. S. Customs at the ;-. present time pelieve BATISTA has more arms in Miami but ae tnat agency does not know where they are or the quantity. Photography it was previously reported that the MDC had taken color filin of a mission and later used the film to collect se abst MN 4 / Int Apr 7 fF ESCA Sos, come (405-lN165) (RM) ; Acti! ees 92- HUOr fo b RJD/al eines - iy TAC JD/ REVIEWED BY SBUUFK TASK FORCE / (5 R C-,43 RELEASE IN PART’ 07 — ° HW 54027 Docld: 32576823 Page 1
HW 54027 MM 97-328 Finances ‘New. York sources report that BATISTA contributes very little money to the MDC and most of the contributions come from Cubans, Americans and from Venezuela and New York. Miami sources claim that the MDC has little or no money. BATISTA is an extremely rich individual and spends his own money on military operations. Miami sources state that BATISTA is unopposed as-the military leader of the organi- zation because he buys all the military equipment needed. On interview BATISTA has advised in the past that the equipment used when-he goes on a mission is his own personal equipment and does not belong to the organization. Base of Operations in the Bahamas BATISTA spend a month in the Bahamas in January 1964. His boat, "Sigma 10", is well known to the U. S. Coast Guard and British authorities. However, BATISTA — eluded the U. S. Coast Guard and the British frigate "Tondonderry". BATISTA even flew on a commercial airplane from an out island in the. Bahamas: to Nassau, bought motor parts, returned to-the out island, made repairs on the "Sigma 10", and..then returned to the United States. The "Sigma 10" on this trip traveled over.1000 miles in the Bahamas through waters patrolled daily by the.U. S. Coast Guard air and surface craft. It is noted that the CIA recently advised that .the MDC met with the DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE) and made an oral pact concernj Ut ty in infiltration and guerrilla activity. in-Cuba fon 3-18-64, MM 635- TO that the DRE operates from Samana Key, Bahamas. The U. S. Coast Guard was immediately notified and sent. a plane. over this island and noted that the island contained numerous caves and cliffs that could hide small boats. The Coast Guard said there were about a dozen Docld: 325786823 Page 2?