, LL ( SJ 105-6242 ADMINISTRATIVE Me on 9/9/63, HECTOR M!RTINEZ RIGAU, Honorary Consul for Honduras in Puerto Rico, telephonically contacted the SJO and requested an agent contact him regarding Cuban matters. The results of this coytact are set out under information furnished by SJ T-1.¢ uw) An additional copy of this report is being furnished to the Bureau with a reguest it be forwarded to Legat, Mexico in view of their interest in this matter. £& An additional copy of this report is being furnished to the Atlanta Office so that it may be disseminated to US ; Army Intelligence, Fort Benning, Georgia. & This report is being classified "Confidential" since it contains information furnished by CIA which was so classified. ( (wu) a COVER PAGE - D* - oe 2 oan naman snes a a Se See
, ~_—. r ° 2 27204 (Rev. 3-3-59) { : : + LASSIEICATION AND/OR, LAASe OF CA INFORMAIQ)NT, Tenth Naval District, San Juan (By Hand) IN TRIS bocui ENT. ie ‘A71st INTC Detachment, San Juan (By Hand) AS SAsITITED -Be- » Ramey Air Force Base (RM) Guat Copy to: A, San Juan (By Hane | aS eae bl dlag ek > San Juan (By Harte Get ». ye L SPURGERS, IRs = 5/63 OfficRico Gp eel : 105-114543 “ge 4 r AS HO OBJECTION TO "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION San Juan, Puerto Report of: Date: Field Office File # J cme REVOLUCYOWARIA CUBANA (Cuban Revolutionary Junta )( Title: = Votciaii INtERNAL SECURITY - CUBA a — Choracter: REG{3TRATON ACT - CUBA Jj, GLi CEMIBER, OF SUDECT ORS — Synopsi DI, POPR advised that JURE held a meeting on ft oY ‘53, celebrating 61st versary of Cuba's independence. J es advised that MANOLOJRAY and two other individuals had gone to Costa ata their fares being paid for by the Costa bi) Rican Governme DI, POPR advised JURE held first anniversary meeting on 9/15/63, at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. SJ T-2 advised  () MANOLO RAY was. going int busi ess with one ARTURO COSTA, Calle Fernando Montillo #400, Rien wage SJ T-4 advised the FUL and JURE had signed a pact of mutual assistance. Miscellaneous activity of JURE in Puerto Rico set out. Activity pertaining to the JURE in the United States and Mexico set out. & | I, ACTIVITIES OF THE JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA ‘series, Peas, ED ___ CUBANA (JURE) IN PUERTO RICO . et om on Avsust 26, 1963, the Division of Intelligence, ee boltce of vast to Rico (DI, POPR)advised that on May 20, 1963, the SURE ce- ty .ted tne 61st anniversary of Cuban independence ar i 5 ny: g St Gk. . This document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. NW 45825 ac a:32299246 Page 6
SJ 105-6242 that the JURE and FUL agree that should one or the other, Cuban or Haitian, governments fall, the other will consider the fight for the other's independence as an "extension" of their fight for liberation and lend all help possible to bring about the overthrow of the existing dictatorship. SJ T-4 advised that the only Haitian group known to be presently operating in Puerto Rico is the FUL which . WAS organized on August 12, 1963. The membership of this. organiza present Asists of three perséns, namely. FRED BES nd R MCHAMPANA, all | _Ha an s residing in Puerto Rico. BESSON and CHAMPANA have ‘not been active in the FUL nor have they indicated they desire to do so.dy “th “* é PA ess SJ T-4 stated that there are approximately 70 < Haitians residing in Puerto Rico, including men, women -and children. Of this 70 about 20 or 30 are students attending school at the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, branch of the University of Puerto Rico, Because of the limited number of Haitians residing in Puerto Rico no group has ‘NW 4582 been successful in organizing an anti-Haitian group here. Z 5 DociId:32299246 Page 7 Yee ee
SJ 105-6242 "Only a minority of the militia are with FIDEL. Eighty per cent are against the Red government of Cuba. "Bree Cuba will be the example as the leader against fear and misery. \ "In the past three months there have been more gains made for the liberation than in the past three years. "We are close to the Haitian revolutionaries because whichever of the two democratic revolutions is victorious - against FIDEL or DUVALIER - they will continue the struggle of their friend as though it were their own. w "The professional armed forces will be restored. . "We will protect and sponsor the freedom of the professor and education. "The militia and all the extraordinary bodies of repression will be abolished." This article from "La Tribuna" was captioned "We Will be on Cuban Soil Before May 20, 1964, says MANUEL RAY. On August 27, 1963, SJ T-6 advised that le also spoke at the meeting of JURE, at which MANUEL RAY was the principal speaker, at Newark, New Jersey. SJ T-6 advised that the meeting took place in the auditorium of assembly hall adjacent to St. Joseph's Church in Newark, New Jersey, and was church property. SJ T-6 also advised that a meeting of JURE was also held in New York City, with RAY as the main speaker at about the same time as the Newark meeting. fin) SJ T-6 stated that JURE has five leaders in this country and four in Cuba. Each one of the leaders are situated in different provinces. He stated there are nin leaders in all which constitute the ruling body of JURE, (su) ~-~ 20 ~- ; ‘NW 45825 Docid:32299246 Page 8