CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY fense- of | ‘the. United States within the meaning of t “This’ ‘material contains , information affecting the National De manner to an unauthorized pore _ 18, US SC. Secs. .793, and 7) 794, the transmission: or. revelation of which in any, sadags : © CS =3/535,595° “REPORT NO. - 30 January 1963. DATE DISTR.. =. NO. PAGES =) 3 “erences RD -We2107°» = ° S962 = January 1963 i  Golenoia, Cali (7 Jamary 1963) : FIELD REPORT NO. HLB-3158__ THIS 18 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT I$ TENTATIVE. a e Communist Party of Colombia in. Cali. Appraisal 4 on 5 January 1963 vet tween fmado de Jesus ZANTE» | - member of the Repartment of Valle Resional Committee of the Communist .| ‘Tarty of Colombia (PCC), and P. I. Platea,vhom Zarate des erives as a Cuban deep-cover agent working with the Seventh of January Worker= Student-Leasant Movement (NOEC) in Colousia and Veresuela, both ized whe ECC for its. sort volicy and fear of tald more active cies in Colouibia s They indicated ener - sotre en the Yollevers or G: Vieira White, Politica “Secretary of ‘che PCC, and those who advocate tie Castro-Communist conceit active: participation in the quer 8 Sands. Both agreed the only hope for" 6, have the Communist Parties of Peru, . possible there will soon. be a change. in the position of the. TOC leaders in sonote., * enna : ee CrLoene : of . Plate. eatd the. NOEC is not a local movement bus rather part of c= latin _puerican couce ey which is being assisted: = Ss overnE sei oe * ne / Plata said he lived for many soars in Caracas end that his arartment there is still a:meetins place of Cuban muerrilla leeders "kro Castro, agent ES, who represent themselves as being anti-Castro, live in > his apartment nov. He added that the apartment is a center that maintains | contact with Colombia through associates in Sucararanva, Cucuta, and Bo ouote,. and that several Cubans and ‘Cuban-% trained Colombians are working with - BoD S the MORC in Colombia. He said taat. Fedro Emilio Castro, Fidel's older ; “brother, tived for a long tide at his apartment in Caracas, but has now “returned | : : to Cuba, whee he 18 Mob imwvol@i In woliges. , Pista e0dea he hes visited . Cuba. several, time S,. tne jast visit in Fepruary, 19 961, when le vas iutroduced to ee Le oe a me ‘Fidel Excluded from euccmatie: ' cenagrecing and REDO INCLANT. CINCARIB # (Note: Washingion distribution” ‘indicated by “x”; Fel Gisivibution by BY 50955 DocId: 32423995 Page 58
Sey tT Se, Ll ce ame gL AE ae eS dae he lead eet re a . “2 CS-3/535, 595 7 Pye Ca stro and had two conferences with hin. The castro ongentzation tn Caracas is at an iin sy an direct contact with Castro agents in Miami, who consider Caracas their most <1. -importent center in Latin America. The Miami group, which is made up of persons ~~ aere the anti-Castro organization there who ostensibly escaped from Cuba. . maintains - contacts with all of the Latin American groups. - ‘Plata said an fimportant ¢ pivaent jJfor MOEC 28. ‘to arrive from Venezuela via cr “qidita in February 1963." It is to be HOEC plans to inerease their activities in the Tsparinent_ of Senienior. Plata mentioned Santander several times. win the discussion as an area where the NOEC will play a more important role in violence’ in the future. He said there a 2 ¢ areas in Colombia ‘and Venezuela. Plata said he ostensibly is a salesiian of refrigeration equipment . fbn Comerciales Unidas Lida., Carrera 5a No. 15-75, Calis He said most of the -: ~MOEC representatives in Colombia pose as traveling salesmen. He asserted MOEC - ‘is Looking for new people who aré not known to the Colombian authorities to them transport arms and equipment around the country. ' Pleta snid he was 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 tio daug ters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan doctor. On 6 Jemiary 1963. ‘Zapata and Plate vent to “tps, Paachos," a restaurant near “the country club of Cali. The owner of the restaurant, a Gomez (fnu), is a member of. the ¢ MOEC. They insrected a new tent that was acquired for a MOEC guerrilla leader - j SP, sho is active in the northern part of the Department 0: i Plata. expressed .a.desire.to obtein more of the tents for MOEC’ operations in other areas. He said he gas expecting money fron Venezuela by the first of February. Francisco Calero,® fornerly thought to be the Mone leader in Cali, attena ted ‘the: meeting g briefly and was ordered around as a subordinate of Plata. —: During the conversation at the restourant it. was asserted that Fidel Castro had . given = 50,000 dollars to Luis Emiro Valencia, one of the leaders of the United © Frong Revolutionary Aetion (FUER). ‘The money had been given to Valencia to balay up an orgenization to participete more actively in sebotage and guerrilla _ activities. It vas sar 5 alencia used the money for his private use and as @ result the FUAR has collapsed and might not be assisted any more by 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 MOEC contacts in Ibague. He also has ..: va, very close. relationship with Zapata, who was in complete agreement with thé critiéism 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 PCO at this level than: appeaxs on lower levels. . 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- the Cali area.. Apparently the aggres Sive faction, headed. -by Zapata, has been overruled by Jose. Cardona Hoyos, secretary- general of the local. regional committee cucutay~ ‘capital of the Department. of Norte de Santander, is on: of rE tie: Venezuelan rder and lin between the two, countries. aaa aaa naa aaa . 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. 7 falag 2a is in ‘the east central part of ‘the. Department of ‘Santander, “| about 80° miles from the Venezuelan border. "Mariposo" ig the alias of a MOEC: guerrilla leader who controls a band in the northern part of the Department. of Tolima,, a ct. oS "3/533, 975. , re i ne Tieton ttt tbat te mente ae emcee es a a ec geben Nee Ta, IRA ee eee 2 nt chive ert etiam a the BW 50955 DBocld:32425995 Page 59
: ae bie astro Orgy anizxtion there whe ostensibly escapea Trou contacts with all of the Latin American groups. Sod Me Plata sald an @mvortant shipment /for HOEC ts due to arrive from Venezuela vie |. \ qignta7in February 19 oo5, 7-Te is to be used inthe HOEC plans to increase their ane activities in the Department of Santander. Plata mentioned Santander several tines | “7 Qin the discussion as an area where the ee will play a more important, role in 7 408 ¢ areas in Colombla. ° violence in the future. He said there ara end Venezuela. Plata said he sstensinly is a salesman of refrigeration equipment . a Or Comerciales Unidas Lida., Carrera 5a No. 15=755| Calis He said most of the MOEC representatives in Colombia pose as traveling salesmen. He asserted MOEC °"4s looking for new people vho are not Know to the Colombian authorities to help. . them transport arms and equipment around the countrys. . an “Plata said he was born in’ the municipality of Velaga,® in the Departnent of . antander; that he is married to Maruja ce Plata, who: has one arm missing;- and . ‘that they” have. tio dsughters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan doctor. “On 6 Jemidry 1963. Zapata and Plata vent to "Los Pa Panchos, " a restaurant, near “the ‘country club of Cali. The owner of the restaurant, a “a Gomez (fnu) » is a meriber of “che MOEC.™ They insp nected a new tent that was acquired for a MOEC guerrilla leader known 3 ier} “8 asho is active in the northern part of the Departuent ©} - -Polima. Plata. oreressed. a desire to obtain more of the tents for MOEC’ operations vin other ‘areas. He said he was expecting money fron Venezue y the first of. .February. Francisco Calero, formerly thought to be the MOEC leader in: Cali, attended the meeting « briefly and was ordezed around as & subordinate. of Plata. urant it was asserted that Fidel Castro had Valencia, one of the leaders of the United -. The money had been given to Valencia to ‘build up an inline to participete more actively in sabotage and errilla “gebivities. It vas sa Ho Valencia used the moncy for his private use and as oo @ result the t FUAR has collapsed and might not be assisted any more by Castro. a Since the. failure of FUAR: there is increased, importance on the. MOEC organizations ood Source Comment. Plata, who appears to be approximately 60 | years old; is well acquainted with the MIGEC contacts in Ibague. He also has — a. very close relationship with Zapata, who was in complete agreement, with the criticism of the "soit lin Tine" of the PCC as represented by Vieira. Jt also appears there is a much closer understanding and . ‘comoperation between MOEC and PCC. at this level than appears on aa lower levels. or o . “Daring the conversation at the restar “ given US 50,000 dollars to Luis imairo * Pront i Revolutionary Action (FUAR). 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 the Cali_area.. Apparently the aggres— sive action, headed by Zapata, has s been overruled by Jose. ardona ' Hoyos, secretary~general of the local regional committee Cucuta, capital of the Department of Norte de Santander, ison the Venezuelan border and a ong of smuggling |. - , between ‘the two countries. St ee eee There is’ no record of Comerciales Unidas in the Cali telephone - “directory. Plata did present his business card, which lists | _ they address and name of the company as- reported above. He Mala, a is in the east central. ‘part. ‘of the. Department of, ‘Santander, © _f, about, 80, miles’. from the Venezuelan border. MEY “"Mariposo" ‘is the alias ofa MOEC. guerrilla leader who controls ~ “a band in the northern part of the > Department of Tolima, . CE. C8-3/533, 975. 7 tn Peale¥o. appedrea to “be” the MOEC- Leader in Cali Py virtue. ‘of the fact that he represente j stings wit cc and -FUAR s during. whe. ‘cuban blockade. It. now: LAppear® he is” “al jocal agent | HW 50955 Docld: 32423995 Page 60
S-E-C=R-E-T : -3- CS-3/535, 595 ” who devotes part time to MOEC, ‘being directed by Plata, who is probably a full-time agent of the Castro government in charge or recru ng and controllin nM assistance to the organiza=- . on in the Ca area. ' a i . 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 circulating 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 "assistance from Cuba was a 1,000-dollar first prize in a literary . Hl" eontest in.1959 or 1960 and two paid trips ereafter to _ gadge other literary contests. It_is difficult to determine ' the truth o* vanes denial or the charges mentioned herein. -. . The - story een Circulating in Cali for approximately six “. months and sould be hearsay: on the part-of either Plata or ‘Zapata. It is noteworthy that Valencia has refused to espouse... Le the, PC tfor Castro, which Valencia’ ~ a __S-E-C-R-E-T ee ae HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 61
/ . CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Cera contains information affecting the National Detense of the United States within the meening of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Sees” Vys~and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any Manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by faw, CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM COUNTRY NICANAGUA/COSTA FL CA/MEXTCO/CUBA/USSE. - REPORTNO. TDCS 3/53, 229 SUBJECT FUNDS SUPPLIED BY SOVIET EMBASSY DATE Distr, 16 JANUARY 1963 ' IN MEXECO CITY TO PROMOTE CASTRO. = - SPONSORED INVASION OF NICARAGUA , PRECEDENCE DATE OF 13 JAN 1963 REFERENCES INFO, So 7 PLACE & «=I CARAGUA, MANAGUA, 15 JAN 63) oom DATE ACO. . Wa \ | . APPRAISAL SOURCE NICARAGUAN GOVFRNMENT OFFICIAL (Cc). (FIELD COMMENT; SOURCE SAID THAT HIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN CONFIRMED. ) " 7 et, 1s, OCTAYIO FLORES, NICARAGUAN CETIZEN CONNECPED WITH A BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES, VISITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN MEY SO CILY ON 13 JANUARY - Cc ‘ 1963 WHERE HE WAS GLVEN $20,000 WHICH HE TOOK YO SAN JOSE, COS TLA EICA Wo 3 9 $ 3 3 One entn emmet as ~ THAT SAME DAY, THE MONEY. IS TO BE USED TO FROMOTE A CASTRO~SPONSORED INVASION OF NICARAGUA, 8 oe —— : 26: ON IS JANUARY REYNALDO VIQUEZ RUIZ, NICARAGUAN COMMUNIST LEADER, FLEW ‘FROM MANAGUA 10 SAN JOSE WHERE HE PLANNED TO MEET FLORES, | 3. FLORES HAS 75 SUBMACHINE-OUNS AT LAS BRISAS jie CH IS ON THE COSTA RI Clee , | NICARAGUA BORDER, h. FIELD DISSEM: GINCARIB, CINCLANT. | sf CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS even FOREIGN DISSEM GrouP } . Exctuded fram automanc downgeading and declassification NFORMATION REPORT. £™ 61Kb ossoLetz PREVIOUS EDITIONS, 0g Fs, a . (15-20) ae ceetint poem arent copies meet ot Tice sort crergncnnetaeantannnanitennnntnaes anhnn ms anne a tt tote rm Sea metro ate “pec at sea terete renee ne na a te tan HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 62
ji TELEGRAMAL INF 0 RMATION R REPOR FI TELEGRAM? C “CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY = om contains information affecting the National . Defense ‘of. the! bes States within the meaning was the ‘ 793 ape 794, the trensmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person - ‘is prohibited 5 SECRET (When Filled inj COUNTRY NICARAGYA~f-“HONDUR) SUBJECT 1. PLANS: OF “THE FLN TO KE AN ARMED ATTEMPT - ATE DISTR. / RGAINST THE GOVERNMENT .OF NICARAGUA oe i os, .2e CUBAN SUPPORT OF THE. MOVEMENT . PRECEDENCE DATE OF: ee REFERENCES INFO. ¢ «12-25 oe PLACE & NICARAGUA, “MANAGHA(28-29 sanuaRY 1963) . DATE ACO. rid | APPRAISAL 3 FIELD REPORT NO.* , SOURCE 4 NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WOK FROM A NICARAGUA AN i boo ROM A MEMBER. (F) oF tHE FLN, ———— : : . + Se manend 3s LEADERS OF THE FRENTE ‘DE LI BERAC1ON NAC 1 ONAL wae (UE marion . \E(BERATION FRONT), A CUBAN- “SUPPORTED ANT | -SOMOZA REVOLUT | ONARY GROUP, | emer eae ee Ao Be ain . PLAN TO SEND FOUR GROUPS OF GUERRILLAS FROM (HONDURAS ” UNTO! “NICARAGUA” “WHEN SUFFICLENT. "ARMS.-AND-MEN~ HAVE BEEN-COLLECTED.... (SOURCE “COMMENT? |THE FLN WILL NOT BE READY TO BEGIN GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES UNTIL SOMETIME el "AFTER THE NICARAGUAN. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD ‘ON. 3) ~ FEBRUARY 63. ) THREE OF THE GROUPS. FROM HONDURAS PLAN TO ATTACK : nent e NICARAGUAN MILETARY. _POSTS AT; OCOTAL, SOMOTO, AND JINOTEGA, THE  eesiniomeeadibihhenel at obententena iediendieen hanes neler ee ORR ase: earsieeansemae FOURTH GROUP WILL OPERATE IN THE CAPE GRACIAS A DIOS AREA AND. uy BE SUPPLIED BY SALE BOATS THE FLN PLANS. TO. SUPPLY. THE OTHER GROYPS seEcRET “NO FOREIGNER" arene [ora [wigs [ane [oe [es [eee wie Te [ove [ore [oer Tome [oer [ome [oer TBO is SS GH Ri As Exel udied fram automane ‘ doangrading and dectosnficonon \ ‘ a) ot ‘s a 1K OBSOLETE PREVIOUS ‘EDITIONS. mo t
CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS AGUILA. THE ATTACKS BY THE GROUPS | FROM s yoneueas Wilt BE. COORDINATED: WITH SIMILAR ATTACKS WHICH WILL. BE MADE. BY. FLN GROUPS WHICH HAVE. i |. BEEN. ORGAN! ZED WITHIN NICARAGUA. ee 2. THE FLN is BEING DIRECTED FROM CUBA’ AND I'S ORGAN! ZED IN HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA. GUILLERMO URBINA VASQUEZ AND: ORs NOEL JARQUIN TOLEDO, NICARAGUAN COMMUN STS, OR PRO- COMMUN STS WHO LIVE IN HONDURAS , WILL. BE IN CHARGE OF ALL FN activities: OUTSIDE. CUBA. (SOURCE COMMENT: | THEY WIL. REPLACE, CARLOS FONSECA. AMADOR, FORMER, CHIEF OF THE FLN| ince 7 HONDURAS, ON DIRECT ORDERS, FROM CUBA. FONSECA. WILL. BE IN CHARGE: oi Ee GUERILLA GROUP THAT, WILL OPERATE NEAR CAPE. GRACIAS. A DIOS. ye “ORLANDO, QUANT QUINTANA AND GERMAN GAITAN MORA, NICARAGUAN LEFTISTS. pe | THEY WILL: BE JOINED. By 18 MEN WHO BA BETWEEN 15 ‘AND 25, JANUARY: - (SOURCE | ARRIVED. IN | HONDURAS. FROM ic COMMENT s “SOME OF THE 18 TRAVELED TO HONDURAS BY. “REROLINEAS PERUANAS (APSA) AND OTHERS CAME: BY LAND THROUGH GUATEMALA ‘AND EL SALVADOR. ). we THE MEN LED, ey DUBAS ARE WELL ARMED, BUT “ADDITIONAL MEN. ARE s CLASSIFICATION oe DISSEMINATION CONTROLS ~ ATIONS CAN’ BEGIN, LON. iT daNuARY IN TEGUCIGALPA,: “IVAN OCTAV:1O- SANCHEZ oo
CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET 2 Ko ae EE STA GT OE ae tata (When Filled In} bumiei Biddll 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 _ Bo 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 1 T1ON= _. AL FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PROVIDED BY GENERAL CARLOS PASOS LEIVA; UA NICARAGUAN REVOLUTIONARY IN COSTA RICA.) ‘SANCHEZ SAID THAT THE ARMS r WILL BE BOUGHT FROM OFFICERS OF THE HONDURAN , jC EVIL GUARD AND SAID | THAT MOST OF THE ARMS THAT THE FLN Now HAS WERE BOUGHT FROM THE je lvit ~~ THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS Is AIDING THE FLN AND HAS "ASSIGNED y a Al riVE HONDURAN ARMY OFFICERS AS INSTRUCTORS. HONDURAN OFFICIALS ; WHO: ARE. ‘COOPERAT ING WITH THE FLN INCLUDE: MODESTO RODAS A ALVARADO, PRESIDENT (OF THE HONDURAN CONGRESS, OSCAR. “MORALES, A DEPUTY, DAVEY” . HUNTER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE HONDURAN SECURITY SERVICE, JORGE E. REINA, — AND COLONEL MARCELINO PONCE. | oS 6. THE FLN IS TRYING TO RECRUIT LI EUTENANTS AGUSTIN RAUDES- AND ~RLFREDO “QUESADA,- ‘OFFICERS. OF THE NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE. 18, JANUARY ELTEL BOLANOS ORTEGA, A "MEMBER “OF THE FLN AN ‘HONDURAS, SAID THAT THE | FLN HAD SENT LETTERS ‘TO RAUDES ‘AND QUESADA ASKING FOR THEIR COOPERATION. se weston fo. THE LETTERS WERE ‘DELIVERED BY FANNY, MANEUT, DE ULLOA. poem A FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY CINCARIB CINCLANT. aa
ENTRAL INTELUGENCE A AGENCY al certatca igformalion “ing the National Delense OF the United BReates within the mesntine of the Tienes: Laces, Tite “ C23 and Tok, Uae bran slog or reveinting of which iA any manner tO an -unantl: bead peragn ne preninited [he i ca Sub6C-R- | NO FOREIGN pe Qus iy Cuba’ Brawih “ REPORT NO. a Cat Ais ‘co Brazilian ne * DATE DISTR: oo Nevoiuiionnr ies: , , NO. PAGES RD. ~W-2107 February 1962 . : _ \. - Spain Made id (9M Mareh 1962) _ | _-FIELO_REFORT NO. iS UMEVA CUATED INFORMATION, SOURCE GRADING ARE DETINITIVE.) APPRAISAL Ci CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. a ck asec cement ar A - officral service. . A nisal of Content: ; LOL Ap ap. ~ meme Tnseurty February 1962 there was a meeting’ of the direcetorste “oy the, Communist Party of Cuba and the Brazilian leaders Franciseo. duliao and . Bas silio Rodriguez da Silva The meeting Swink aYso mttended by Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Frnesto "Che" | Ramiro Valdes, and the Soviet Ambassador. (it eroed: (a) to send $500,000 (dollars) in cash for propaganda” campaigns in Brazil, (b) to eliminate. physically Governor “Bariogs Lacerda, (ce) to send to Braz “ili 1,000,000 copies of ype: Second Declaration, of Havana Miguel Ruberas, Director ‘Prose. at ihe Ministry. of Yoréign Relations,’ was called”. cesproect Peg with the sending of the 11,600,600 copies; nis ow arntion Woe >~called to the fact that the sending of propa andis through. the ‘diplomatic pouen, ‘to Brazil had been isfactory in recent months WS ing the Soviet: “Ambassador took | a strong }i-out effort: ‘should be made to’ produce op Caprising in Brazil. He: ‘also said: that Brazil would ha to follow Soviet. practice’ in that certain politicia ns ~ ‘and nen of he right would shave to ) bo ‘eliminated. ro Sba LAG Liao, Rogriguez da Silva ‘and. ‘other “Brazilians “days' training “at EL. Caribe Military School + OF arms and: preliminary instructions. in puerri viare. ‘The. instructor was General. Alberto. Bayo. received...” S- E- CR Sp S Me op x"; Field di dittibut ion ion by w Pacey fad . HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 66
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