This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. S-E-~C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM COUNTRY Cuba/Venezuela/Dominican Republic REPORT NO. CS -311/00614-64 | SUBJECT . Comments Regarding Cuban ‘DATE DISTR. = «16 July 1964 an ia Exile Activities ‘ wo 7 NO. PAGES 1 eo | ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED REFERENCES 6 tet! INFQ, | PLACE. England, London ATE ACQ. (19 June 1964) THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. reliable, in» & wo FOS HBO Gee PME HEREW IS UNCLASSIFIED bo ee tae S DAIE OF 2 June 1964 DATE JO-d a BYgfL Ema [espe Ces Gee FIELD REPORT NO. ; SOURCE GRAOINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 15 TENTATIVE. “.a regular source, probably ary tion with a Cuban exile who is ~ independent of any Cuban exile yorganiz@ttion. své SX TPKE 2S S . The general opinion among Cuban exiles is that the United States Q will not encourage exile groups to mount a major assault on Cubs: until after the United States elections. 7 7 “j The United States, the exiles sa 1S providing a steady flow «: t := aid to the Movimiento de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MRR, Move. { 26 <ov ment for Revolutionary Recovery), which is led by Manuel Artime . \ 2928 Buesa. Some exiles claim that the attack by the MRR on Puerto. .' REP Pilon inyMay 1964 was launched from the Dominican Republic. The { 5BSEe is no evidence that Artime is receiving support from the Venezu- \ Sea Government, His failure to establish personal contact with the | o-,Oos Administration (Venezuelan) during his visit to Caracas between eS - 22-27 May 1964 has provoked criticism in government circles, Scmu we ‘disillusionment with the MRR+is said to be caused by Artime's 7 failure to establish himself as the undisputed leader of the “militant. exile forces, CIA HAS NO DECLASSIF it THIS DOC coRELEASE OF Former Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras is said to be giving financial support to Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, paramilitary leader of the Alliance ‘of the Segundo Frente Nacional del Escambray (SFNE, Second National Front of the Escambray), the Movimiento Revolu- Gionario del Pueblo (MRP, Revolutionary Movement of the. People), and Alpha-66, The purpose of the subsidy is to prevent the Alliance from forming close political or rational ties with JURE, According to Cuban exiles in Miami JURE 4S. politicaliy toy the left of all other Cuban exile parties. ‘Some exiles claim Vi eu} that several Communists, acting as agents for the Castro régime. a, nave succeeded in infiltrating JURE. ; ae \ : i 7 nna tne 7am a el aaa ert SEO S aA —t HW 50953 Docld:32299364 Page 2
Ny : — . ier rae: fof oe DATE OF 2 June 1964 C . ee EN on Pagte PROF? ee | NFO: Me | ‘ : pee phe RCM ER | uace& England, London. oo ta ew ~ FIELD REPORT NO. i. “TE ACQ. (19 June 1964 ; RE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE. a . THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS A THIS 18 UNEVALU, Wee , YUR Strom a regular source, probably r | in private conversation with a Cuban «xile who is reliable, independent of any Cuban exile organization. ry hat the United States 1. The general opinion among Cuban exiles is t major assault on Cub j will not encourage exile groups to mount a until after the United States elections. the exiles say, is providing a steady flow of aid to the Movimiento de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MRR, Move- ment for Revolutionary Recovery), which is ied by Manuel Artime \ Buesa. Some exiles claim that the attack by the MRR on Puerto. i Pilon in May 1964 was launched from the Dominican Republic. There .\ is no evidence that Artime is receiving support from the Venezue) Government. ‘His failure to establish personal contact with the Administration (Venezuelan) during his visit to Caracas between. - 22-27 May 1964 has provoked criticism in government circies. Some} disillusionment with the MRR is said to be caused by Artime's failure to establish himself as the undisputed leader of the militant exile forces. 2. The United States, “ 3, Former Cuban President Sarlos Prio Socarras is said to be giving financial support to Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, paramilitary leader o the Alliance of the Segundo Frente Nacional'del Escambray (SFNE, * Second National Front of the Escambray), the Movimiento Revolu- cionario del Pueblo (MRP, Revolutionary Movement of the People), and Alipha-66. The purpose of the subsidy is to prevent the Alliance from forming close political or operational ties with JURE. According to Cuban exiles in Miami, JURE is politically ts #4 ’ i a the left of all other Cuban exile parties. Some exiles ciaim iP oy that several Communists, acting as_agents for the Castro régime t 44 : have succeeded in infiltrating JURE, > - | STATE “T bia REPCINCLANT. CINCSO # LT&NS tNote: Field diftribution indicated by “#2: 40 ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 4S UNCLASSIFIED «4 HY 50953 Doctd: 32299364 Page 3