(404-10296-10219 7 i . 7 ety 198 HOCK FOR: iter, = . SUBIROT : cman ca Fan for SL Catro Operation Les The. Movintento Noveluctonario: del Pusble ner) bas gutttusd - e pund pai erintente Hovetuctmarto tt Pest The original was received from the MR? Chief,: Maguel ‘Aatenio Ray y Stivers, in ism 7 9 Jime-1561. It is our understanding that certain (to us waspect “6 elements in the United States Covermmat view the Ray plan with ferer, fealing that the “tek” in the way a? laCdrmution and the maintessace | Of @ resistance argantsation tn Cuba vould be, worth the price. om the MRP plas. Attached ae formerly of thte Sectian, and <etafy.- Parscrogh é6.vas suberitted yy NES Dawe Phillips, Quer, Nil/k/Propaganda. I night edd that oe one Aa in agreascnt vith the entire paper. ‘be all serea,- ‘povever, witd, - the conclusion thet the plan, an" @utwltted, fan ote seriting eupoort from thie or any other U. 8. Sovermemt agency. We see litsie 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 Moetribution: Original & 1 - Adirwasee the
Le The HEP plea presanted ty Sendlo hay propones,-in brief, that the HRP be ‘provided with funds ‘mouse anciscas of $2,343,000 for a of the desiruble goal et Uriaging show the denise ef tbe Castro Tusine, 36 It 1s notevorthy that the plan insista that the MRP 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 vithout ever > surrentering | tha a8 ieee ated absolute ecntrol of 1 the e operations. (Underliniu,y added ft alse appeara tate tne Me view, that. its position should be enslogous to that of a goverment -in-extle 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 support us we should establish high-level contact. which will mare it possible to discuss quest iong of. basic polley of events ani | plans opportunaly, on 8 mutual foot ing.” * (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 ond active reaigtance. :
14-00000 “by the eet of idean und als of the derocratic left’. Aside fran the truth or falsity of. that. stateann:, the II! ts. ia no position to clata: rn earn Scary | | 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 fousl vanting. 7% is ao viev that reliance upon grape’ a8 gucn, vith no contral, 1s. detrineata! to operstional achievement. be dhe MP setts “blenk-checs” finesctal suzport while svtatning complete control o* operatiam. fo fir uz wo are oware there is no provision - ‘either Agency or U. 2. Governuent ocltcies and reculationg which would 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 pogitial: te vouch for the ERP Operations. Antie Castro operations mostisd fra: anywhere oitaide of Cuba are going 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. 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. suvieaved. The FP ‘tale, to date, viather tn intelligence or (n realetance activity, bes been heglistcle. There are uany neve etariag which refer to the MNP as the lanes ant best organizel of the reeistence rans. Gi HEP Pplen claims orgunlaation dati to the towoshin level axl states that: “me MRP has an exvensive corsmuifcation net ant Le canpetent in obtaining indispensible elasdts a? inielitrencs. may SG, Mail #6 saw nul eware of any extensive valid information fraa the ‘OC? af any tae-ortan: reaislance activity coniuctal by thea. he entire histery af ‘gtey spernitons Wivalying groups suggest the inadvieapliity of haniing over substcatial sw in the hope of & future
“taka”. Agida fron certain tested by agents serving under our dtrect 46 or 49 not belong. ; S. [+ shald ve orgaization and plan heve elewenta worth important ts that the =? program is one. mneses becnuse, of all the exile programs to the originally stated but be Yor the game reason the INP tg ac goverzcaente which do not consider otters te people of Cuba a positive p (Whether such a prograua would be corps oairse, & matter cf controversy.) oweve HRD progrem appears to break away strong] In other words {t may te "Fideliszo sin F sppert exile gramps who prozone gocial ami economic refc these reforen cn some ie@aal conti in whien they attezyt to base overnmmeit; that is, a retum to th: 194 , demecrstie goverment in Cubs. . 7. of further comsideration La ita predent f resistasce in Cuba todfeate that the 1? Lg Mr? peracunal inside Cuba have denied ‘anol Cur review of the i PP position inside Cun registance ani tha external leader. tndieste that the nor can the internal :&p hope to direct Other resistance elessnts. Oven ir uel: gee amy possilility of securing & reasons amount of xoney required for tht to by alt and mada a part of the plan. of resistunca elements present] eaneeption that ve can beat accorplizh. ragime by dealing directly vith this wu ih other vrompe. Naterie: ant financial groups es “hey revea’ they nave th amd Ageney-trained averts uni ecomunicatt to the varios grams in an effort Lo Lav ell effor.s umdertaren. It ig presently these gra>e, woul specified above. the resistence clorenta within Cu! Plan suzitted by the LTP iepract{cal Beery ees as the resources r é t « Novever, Lb {8 Talt tha aL Pe a+ ne poloted out nat fro: &% polit in short, ve belleve that the ITP a 8 plen unless Taking into acemmt the consal idation y taking place im Cuba, it is the Agency's - acticy operations against the Caatro @ 488479 to ue d recetve assistance ani direction in che ilalsog arraagecents . our “tare” fa taken tan, regaitlesa of thé groups to vhich they feal standpoint the MRP y of comsidernation. The moet - that is attractive to the Cuban » that of the IP {a the nearest ~ travel platform of the Castro revolution. coptable to many lioera: Latin Amerfedn Hy other exile groupe. rogran of goclal “ant eccnanie reform. tibL e@with U. S. tnterests ‘8, of r, in the politieal Sphere the y from the 109 constitution. idel”. “here are other Cuban wz3 sinfiar tothe MP. muity of D emsetituiton ag a basis for a Plan is unreallatic and woworthy ora. Dervelouwonta within tntemal becoming part of a uni fled oO Fay as an a& does not oF a8 giteusive a plen as presented hoa plan in eon fection with ® plan sere reasiuia, wa do not: - Sie return for the tremendous goo real control ta agreed ied group or ita representatives - support would te Girnfshed these Cazplish specific operations on equipnent vouid ba totratuced © 309 cantrol and direction of plemed that the -?PF, as ons of future as t the pregmit situation ae be qu Pepe te a. en ed any gues oF th! a at 03 Gime. a