(ro4-t0298-10095] Py } BALI PY3 N > CNGTTED STATES DEPART Y RST OF JUSTICE . FEDERAL HORE GC ope TNs FCAT ON Miamt, Plorida ; In Reply, Ploase Kefer ta RE: CUBAN REVOUITIONARY councIL April 16, 1963 File Ne, iD) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA The April 9, 1963, issue of the "Miami News" carried an article entitled, "Exiles Say Miro.To Quit", This article stated that informed exile sources claim that Dr. JOSE MIKO CARDONA would rezizn his post as head of the Cuban Revolutionary Council. Tne article said exile sources gave two possibilities for his resignation. One faction believed that MIRO's recent trip to Washington from which he returned Sunday (April.7) was to bin down the United States Government to a Statement of positive policy regarding Cuba. Another school of thought was that the Council head was retiring from his poet in protest of - Government curbing of hit-and-run raids on the Communist island of Cuba. The article went on to state that Dr. MIRO's leadership in the Council, aimed at uniting all Cuban exiles, nas been burdened by problems since his appointment in March 1961, Who “has Turnilanéd son® Feltaple information in tne past, advised that an all-night seaaion of the Council] was held beginning April 9, and ending at about 6:00 A.M., on April 10, during which time MIRO CARDONA presented his resignation but the Council refused to accept his resignation and MIRO CARDONA was persuaded to retain as President of the Council. WM soT-1 said that MIRO's resignation consisted of a 25~-page statement which was in effect an indictment against : the administration of President JOHN #, KENNEDY of the United , States. In rejecting his resignation, the Council backed up CS papy
14-00000 CU3AN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL “STERNAL SECURITY - CUBA MIRO but in the interest of both the United States and the Cuban exiles, decided upon a public statement which reads as follows: “CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL . *. SRE tert EET he eS USENED Ra HE "The Cuban Revolutionary Council, having studied the report of its President, Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, concerning present relations with the United States Government, agrees: "1. Not to accept the resignation of Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, and declare its full Support for the basic plans contained in his resignation. "2. Yo affirm that there is a serious crisis, brought about by the present policy of the government of this country, *3. Te express the Council's hope of overcoming the present crisis and calling upon all of America, including the United States, for moral and material support in their fight to regain their sovereignty and independence, and the strict . fulfilment of American treaties and agreements, as well &s the joint resolution of the U. S. Congress, calling for effective action against Soviet intervention in America... "4. To affirm that the Council has always insisted, and still insists, upon the necessity of Cuban participation in the process of liberating Cuba. The only procedure which the Council would accept would be coordination of forces, on a plane of complete respect for national dignity, Cuba will never renounce her legitimate right to be in the firat line of combat, "5. To reaffirm their unshakeable decision to continue the fight againet the Soviet-Castro regime, under any circumstances whatsoever, 2.
14-00000 CUBAN REVOUITIONARY COUNCIL INTEIUAL SECURITY - CUBA. "6. In these difficult times, the Cuban Revolutionary Council urges all Cubans to close ranks to achieve the national unity needed to hasten our march towards Freedom. f “Movimiento Democrata Cristiano (Christian Democratic Movement) JOSE FERNANDEZ BADUE "Movimiento de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Movement for Revolutionary Recovery) CESAR BARO . "Agrupacion Montecrist1 (Montecristi Group) FRANCISCO CARRILIO "Unidad Revolucionarta . (Revolutionary Union) PERNANDO FERNANDEZ CABADA “Rescate Democratico Revoluctonario (Revolutionary Democratic Recovery) RAUL MENDEZ PIRES "wovimiento Revolucionary 30 de Noviembre (30th of November Revolutionary Movement) ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ "“Accion Revolucionaria Democratica (Democratic Revolutionary Action) GERARDO QUESADA "Prente Obrero Revolucionario de Cuba (FoRDC) (Revolutionary Labor Front of Cuba "Military Section JOSE E. MONTEAGUDO
14-00000 CUDAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA *Sector Profesional (Prefessional Section) ENRIQUE HUERTAS *Corporaciones Economicas (Economic Branch) Dr. TULIO DIAZ RIVERA. | cots” MANUEL ANTONIO DE VARONA —_ SERGIO CARBO RICARDO LORIE ANTONIO MACEO ANTONIO SILIO, Secretary ad MM T-1 explained that when Dr, MIRO CARDONA returned to Miami Crom a trip to Washington, D. C., on Sunday, where he contacted high government officials, he came away with the feeling that: 1) The United States has no plan to free Cuba “ or Communism. . 2) If the United States ever does formulate any plans, 16 will do so without consideration for the Cuban exiles in the United States. 3) The United States policy is now one of peaceful co-existence with Communist Cuba. MM T-1 said that in his opinion, the Cuban exiles are frustrated, confused, losing faith in the United States and there is a growing feeling of abandonment of them by the United States. The April 10, 1963, issue of the "Miami Herald" carried @ headline article entitled, “Miro Resigns as Exile Chief; Raps U. S. Policy”. Thia article atated that MIRO CARDONA resigned because the United States refused to allocate fifty million dollars to train a Cuban invasion force, according 4,
14-00000 CUBA PEVOUSTIONARY COUNCIL INTZPNAL SZCURITY - CUBA to govermment sources, The article said that exile leadere close to MIRO said he resigned not only because of dlisagree- ment witn United States policy, "but because he feels Waenington dves not have any concrete plans to deal with the dictator", The April 11, 1963, issue of the "Miami Herald" carsied an article entitled, “Cuban Exile Council Vows to Continue the Freedom Fight". In this article it was stated that the Cuban Revolutionary Council had vowed to continue ite fight against Castro-Communism whether the United Itates likes it or not. The article said that Dr. MIRO CARDONA denied reports from U. S. Government sourcea that ne offered his resignation to the Council because the United zZtates refused to allocate fifty million dollars to train a Cuban invasion force, The article stated thet an informed eource said that MIRO decided to quit “because of the change in the U. S. - Cuban polioy”™. The April 16, 1963, issue of the "Miami Herald" carried an article entitled "JFK Accepts Demand, Fidel Saya*, Thies article by the UPI bearing a Havana dateline reported that #I0ZL CASTRO told Cubans on Thursday (April ll) that the KENUEDT Administration has accepted one of his five demands for an end to tension in the Caribbean. ‘This article stated that in a one hour and forty minute speech, CASTRO said that Washington in forbidding exiles to carry on further armed attacca on Cuba, has fulfilled one of "five points for peace" advances ty him and endorsed by the Soviet Union. The article then went on to state that PIDEL announced that there are Still fcar ecnditions to be fulfilled and that acceptance of them 18 tne only senaible thing the KENNEDY Administration can do. One of the five conditions, according to the article, ia U. S. evacuation of the big Naval base at Guantanamc, On the morning of April 15, 1963, Miami radio news broadcasts announced MIRO CARDONA would again offer his resignation to the Council on that same day.
14-00000 CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ComICIL INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA On April 15, 1963, MM T-1 advised that he was positive that MIRO CARDONA did not intend to again tender his resignation on Monday, April 15, 1962, but was contemplating taking that action on the following Thursday, | April 18, 1963. MM T-1 said that the Council was meeting ~ _. on Thuraday to take a definite attitude or°tough line of mes action and that it waa entirely probable that all of the members of the Council might resigh in protest to the present policy of the United 2tates with regard to the Cuban situation, He said that the prezent feeling of the Council towards the United States 1s tasically “te hell with it". MM T-1 expressed the personal feeling that VU. §. policy towards Cuba 18 presentlyin a vacuum and consequently everything is at a standatill. The Cuban exiles in the Miami area feel that the U. S. igs abandoning their cause and has now adopted a course of peaceful ¢cc-existence with Communist Cuba. On April 15, 1963, MM T-2, a Cuban exile who has . furnished some reliable information in the past and who is FT associated with fellow Cubans who belong to several different organizations, advieed that reaction among the Cuban exiles is "very bad against the United States". He explained that the Cuban exiles allege that President KENNEDY nae made promises to help them in their fight against CASTRO but is now opposing them and consequently they feel that the U. 8. ia now committed to a policy of peaceful co-existence with Communist Cuba. | ' The Cuban exiles are fearful as to the future, confused as to. why the U. S. has chanved its policy and tne exiles feel that they have been abandoned in their fight. PROPERTY OF PBI - This memorandum is loaned to you by the FBI and neither it nor ita contents are to be dis- tributed outside the agency to which loaned. 6.# [G< 124 27>