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* eee DISPATCH | ite: 1O ealer, Wil Division ~o «Chief of Station, Habana a of "ay — (CHECR “-R” ONT), |__| mARRED FOR INDIAING Pe ENOL EING BEQUIRED OLMING CAN 68 UOGED SY QUALIFEO HQ. DESK ONLY it: | ae aye Chief of Station, frantoa exe] Ae Activities of Juan Emilio NUNEZ Portuonds, Cuban Exile and Oppositicn Leader PRCIOR Bt ASOT 6 ey bone i. Juen Ei lioQUNEZ Portugndo, Cuban politician Pplomat during the regine of Fulgencio BATISTA, who is now in exile and‘\pegarded as a lealer of the opposition.to the revolutionar vernmment of Fidel CASTRO _fus, came to Panama from Lima on 10 October 1999 and left for Guatemala on 19 Sétober” 1959. a mens anemia 2. The sensationalist press notices (Attachment. A) that appeared in la Nacion, a Panama City daily tabloid whose oppositionist policies carry over to pro-CASTRO/Cuban revolution editorial comment and reporting, | constitute. the extent of lecal publicity for NUNEZ Portuondo'ts visit here. However, the local ODIBEX intelligence reporting unit acquired, and reported on 27 October 1959 to its superior office, this office, and local ODACID, information (Attachment B) attributed directly to NUNEZ Portuondo. 3. It undoubtedly was NUNEZ Portuondo's sojourn in Panema and his meeting with government officials that contributed to expressions of concern by © : (u-7, [Station liadsor) sources over Cuban policy toward Panama. One 09 of that concern was a report (Attachment C) that the head of the | arto) | lof HYFRACE addressed to the Minister of Govern- ment and Justice, ° . io~ | ol j{u~ }. 27 ; 4, When{fivroTuests 8] passed [the. Station|a copy of its entered report, he said that the source of the informafion was SANCHEZ (fnuj whom he deseribed as a BATISTA exile living in Panama City; and S;NCHEZ' source _ Was 4 person ‘who trayels between Panama and Cuba. When passing the’ report, fecporiESIs-3 Jeaia also that SANCHEZ had a connection with NUNEZ Portuondo vhom the] IIYFRACE Siganization regarded as the head of the Cuban opposition, and that NUNEZ Portuondo had informed President Ernesto DE LA GUARDIA Jr. and Hector VALDES Ferrabone, Minister of Government and Justice, that strong action against Panama was being planned in Cuba. After an initial and several follase queries to fIPOTHESIS “9 or identi- fication of SANCHEZ, [YPOTHESIS-8,\‘after several days of checking, af- firmed that he had learned that the person in question was Jose 1SANCHEZ Ramirez, —shon{ Station records show is a former lieutenant in the Cuban National Police, feho came to Penama on 19 January 1959 (reported in: (Pacx) 4303). jo- OF tet ~ { ‘ wm fo ° wt tere by i rarer Edward G. Bensing 9 November 1959 Attachments: A,B,C, (as noted) Discotboution: 3-Higrs watts. A,B,C. 2.-CO$ Esbana watts. A,B,C. ; . : Pad fa) ~, Cs ek a ee a’ 3 Lebel 53 bere we tee, ' Ve cen i rn Tor ae | : ran Cone eke wee et BH ED ‘ Pia . 5 a ah nb te TO cca che a meee te + ein: Metta sgaeeeneetenet oO ct PNR ete mn et nan
a. ATTACHMENT A TO HZPA artes BM de OQetalrg by 1939 ! ' i Se. 6898 Peasme K de & be Nanes Portuondo  Organiz6- Aqui El Movimiento Contra i Castro ta ciudad de Panama ha sido wecogida como eje oa centre de fa coutrarevolucion cubana, | divigida por el conocido lider batiatiane Emilie Ndaes Portuando, segén datus logrades y confie- mados hoy por “ta Nacin™. Fl seaor Naatez Portuonds, ampliamente conocido en Panama. donde actue come Embaja- dor de Cuba durante varios anoa, permanecic siete dias como Lucaped del Hotel El Panama, dea- tre del aaa riguiose incognita, aunque tuvo oportunidad de establecer contacto ron cierly sector de ta prensa nacional que nuaca ha demostrado surpatia hacia ba revolucion del Or. Fidel Cas tre en la republics antillena, Personas conocedoras de la situacién poll lica cubana consideran que la preasidn de? Cobies- mo de Washington ha lograde elimimar a la ciudad de Miam: come cenizo de conspiracioa contra el actue| Goberao de Cuba por-lo que ea su lugar sa escugws a Panama, vamo es natural, se supone que auesire Gobierna y s0bre tode fos servicine de inteligencia eo in Geurdia Nacwue! y le Secreta ¢etuvieran enterados de la presencia ea guestra capital y de actividades desarrolladas poe el sedor Nude s Portuondo.
“) Por otsa parle, se recatca que coatectas Ho gados anteriormente a Panatnd, intcieran gesice weg pata la compra de dos finvas, una do fag cuales eatacia ubada en Chiru ae fa etre va fla regiin de Sora, povlecion attuada oe ef «tee eregimienute de Hesuca. ; - bas fuentes mlormantes dijeron que Mltes- clenes ceensdas de fos recien Megados, mdicaw que bay Jn fstenciin de ardicar esan Frneas, apagenteroente al cult.ve do tabacy, pere que ta imfeacica real oc fa de ulncar dos pateates ermess- vee deade ta cual inictar Ie campaena trare’e per Miter Fectweads contra el gobrerme re o fuciqnecite de Cuba. aY EE ee ce ent orate RR re oY EEN Ne ee GRR emanate ene we nee, action, PMA GRIER AD Bea alarinfi  sememeteaeteehn ian aera eae la’, S emmeaead durvés 32 de Octube, de $85¢° Se 6198 Mimems K, de f°. be PPP ACh y  emumumaneaem and _ 'SE INSTALARAN EN PANAMA PARA ‘ COMBATIR AL GOBIERNO DE CUBA Aivededoa de dieciscis personas —promi- nentes figuras durante la dictadura de Batista — arcsbaron anfier a Panama. Fuentes ests aofi ciales informaron que eutre esas personas se encuentra ef famoso torlurader Ventura, quieu ve dejo entrever es ef jefe del grupo recréa tte. qedu, fe Uegada del gru.» en referencia trene, segue ioe informaniés, re action rou la compara travade por el exaemba-sdor Nunez Postuonds pera canbetic ef régime: de bidel Castro, ba- bor gee desara lista duvente su incdgnita per matticacia come hucsped wel tiotel Panama Hul- tose : Pass g fa Pag. 14 Leere G J * aeqae te Sen et
14-00000 yewenee 58 teftoeat. ce ‘ * (C) Os 95 setodcr 1959, confidential eurces of 0's office bold on interview - wit®S Br. Gailloa BURIED Otrtanndn , leader ef tem Cuban ot cad exiles. Alec. preoan' — wae fr, gafasl {a Ravarro, Cubes ometn=lav of Mura, at mnoorary Consul of - fexaza ia Fort réale, Florida. ‘The following infomation was furnished by oe éuriag te latersciewi Br, BinzZ inf tiated | the anversation by etattng that HB bed Just cumple ted . @ tour of Puru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay.end Brasil during which Hi establiahe@ <-->. perscual contacs with the Prvaidents, Acard Forees’ lsaderu, exd other personalities |. of the sforemntiowd ommtries in an effort to enlist their morul end gaterial euppert in hie endeavors. .. ° % beru, Preeidant ‘enuel Prado infooned Dr, MINES that his Governeant ie very porturded by the activities of Uae Gen df{plamte tn fen - The Peruvien Gove mment vas ahia to determine that a recent strike staged by bank workers reoalved financial supgort from the Cuber Rubassy ia Lima. ; Ia Chile, Prealdent: Jorge Alessandr} oasplained of meddling dy cubes, : on on iplomts in the mbox” and peasant ervemants of that coumtry. Bae ‘President Arturo Prondixt of Argentina sdvieed Rr, BEEZ that the Doe aoa rereToussions of the Cuban revolution are already being felt ta tet combry, eo= ae ne stuéents, peagants and voriers. The Argentine Secretary of War, Geared (Ret, } Alberto Larcher told fr. MROEY thet, in hie opiaion, the Unieed Statoa koe but two choices Cubar To get xid of the Pidel Castro regime mow, by force if mecsssary] or Fight Soviet troozs on Cuben ead) in th Future. Tho Srarilian President, Juscelion Mbt expreceed alam for the | fasbiliey of the United States Goverment to ear tise pres? Cuban regime, Watch ig the mata socrce of unrest in the Vester Bat sphere. _ Br. DUE stated that the Presidente of the abovementioned countries = eB a their aiiftary a2i Giplowmtic leaders indicated that they are villing to See te / ee United States in exy nove, whether it be eilitery, diplomitic or econasic, that vould ' exeiieate foswver the throat of Cemamiat es represented by the Fidel Castro regime. Br. HSM contimmed wy saying that he has an appointeest vith the President of Ramm, Grseste de la C- dr., in vileh he wild tnform the President that preparaticss axe | peace for a nev invasion of Parses. This time the tnvatera will be hetter equipped end ongmized than during the 111-fated landing at Playa Goloveda in April 1999. .
14-00000 “ee and ODEARL a _ have bees sore ‘encouraging: sunsact; wREZ Portuondo, Dro Bailioc o : a ont 59 : ; 80-31-99 wt noe oy an regard to the internal eftustion in Cubs, Br. EUEEZ atated thet the ; ae eountry is under the tightest of dictatorahips. Free enterprise is fast Aisappeam 3 <) 5 | fing and etete-controlled economy is taking ite plece, Anti-United States propagemfa ==... fa evident everywere. Goviet agents are operating freely throughout the comtry eed are openly infiltrating tho Armed Forces, Government agencies and the propagnads sedia. The Clem capital hee becom the nev headqgmrters of the Soriet apparates whose , @inm is to subvert all of Latin Azorica. Dr. MINKE further stated that he ie continuously furniening information adel . : taining to the Commmmist ectivities is Cube to this agency dees 50% seem to realize the gravity of the situation. BB expensed iam II appointment for the lack of aesisvance EH is receiving froa matt - _ Ee ['. over, EXS contacts vith Tepreseatatives of KUBARK, CDENvY - Phe eati-Cast:o orguatsation vaich Dr. MUKEZ head hes 20,000 partisans’ ‘gnaiée -. Guba vaiting for weapons vith vaich to start a revolt. The great majority of theses ~~. varticens are fommr members of the disbanded Cuban Regular Arverd Poroes. Br. HINES’ orgenigation has sufficient fimda to pureccase enough woepone in Spain to arm thea groups) bowrver, the Spanish Gove mmamt will not release the veepona ustil the Uaited States Govermert gives ite approval. The French Goverment has offered Dr. MOET facilities to train perocumel in the islands of Martiniaw or Gimadaloups in the French West Indies. ‘The Governments of Gustemmle end Pangem bave also mide siniler offers. However, Dr. WUNEZ believes. that any amed invasion of Cuba at the present tine 1¢ bom’ to fai because tho Cuban people ere being thoroughly indoctriasted and subjected to a very inteasive propeeanda - ek by the Castxvo reging, valle the orposttian has been eompletely gaged. Br. BRBZ farther. ae gtated that he aleo believes that any revolt vill fail ucless the Cuban people are sede ~ ee ‘ eogniuant of what is going on behind the scenes end the threat that the Commmist ine ' Piltration means to Cube and her futures. Dr. MUNEZ eaiil that, prior to any eliitary operation, the Cuban people past be subjected to a comtimmus comterpropagmida harmage, in which the activities ef the Soviet agents and their protectors and ealleboraters are exposed. This propaganda mut also attempt to destroy tbe myth whichimabeen exwated areund Fidel Castro's personality. In order to accouplish thia project, By. BES’ : exguniseation needs urgently a redio station powerful encugh ta cover the sntire Cubs territery. The Goveruqnt of the Doalnicen Bepublic, through ite radio stations, is conducting that type of propagenda. . Rovever, the Bouiniean eftfor’s are : @lmady “Gnetfective berause of the conteryt in whieh the Cubens hold onything Dominicen and, therefore, the propugaadas originsting in ths Buminican Rephlic ia solf-defeating. - The Goverments of Guatemala acd Panewa have offered Br, KUKEE thedy : aatistesce in operating this ragio statien from their Gaveitery. However, Poaeea has ‘ beam ruled out beotuwe of ite proximity to the United States positions {a the Canal ' Gowe. Bore MIREZ does not dsalre to use radio facilities within the continental United : States to precluie 213 organisation being branded as a tool of the United States or any datermetions) emarrasasent te the United States Government. The ideal solutien to thte problem vould be 2 50,000 watt shert wave vedic traneritter instalied absard 6 ship _ similar to ¢hoge used by the Velee of America in ite broadesst beamed to the Inun Curtaia oountriss. (8-3) 2 i poate ATTACHENT B TO fz Pa}938 -- . :*te sty , t+
14-00000 Sra on at Byte * geet a Pe SUBJECT: FAMED Portuosds, Br. Exilto (¥) (Cc) thie meting vas affected at the ougswetion of Br. Bomuarzto » Maister of Justice during the adninistration of deposed Cuban President fais. Bre Canmes ia recidiag ae aa exile in Paneas. (ae8) (u) O@, VBABCARTB COMM@Ey?s Br. Bailie BULEEZ Portuands in a soa of the late Genexel Eniife Kames, ong of the heroes of the Cubes revalutionary tare egninet Spain, Br. Miki: kas deea a Congresann and a Genator in Cuba asveral tines, Azibaseador to Panema, esd Chief of the Cuben Delegation a0 the Lalited Batlens froa 1952 ¢@ 1955. HE was Preaident of the Security Cowell duriag ths Euagarion _ 3 Cotttlute owe 6 oe ne os eae at i i 2 zg : i H
14-00000 TRANSL TICN ~— 22 October 1999 CONFIDENTIAL REPORT We have learned from a good and reliable scurce that the Cuban governaent ia thinking of discharging §,000 members of the revolutionary arny at the end of November or beginning of December 1959e ‘The end purpose of tils is to have the discharged men take part in invasions of Panana and the Sontnaican Republics the Cuban gevernzent ‘could not be blamed for such actions, since the men would not be menbers of the regular Cuban Army. The invasions will be carried out similtaneously, in order to obstruct any quick action by the Organisation of Anerican States (04S)» The same “source indicates that 3,000 well~armed men will take part in the invesion of Panama, and that the men will come here under the canndnd of Commander Ernesto (*Che®) GUEVARA, who it appears received precise instructions while ém his trip to Egypt. I¢ appears that intentions ere first to take over Panama, and, after that, to u undertake an international campaign for NATICNALIZIBG the Panama Canal, For the latter campaign, they will have the support of several, Latin American and several European countries, a3 well as of several Panamanian political groups, including the Tercer Partido Nacicnalista which already has declared itself in that regard, The sass source indicates that, before the invasions come about, there will be an open publicity camp3ign to pave the way and to produce internal upheavals in Panama and the Dominican Republic, It appears that the dnvasions will receive material, financial, and other support from the Veneguelan. government, NOTR: This information ean be verified by /PSPRIME/ intelligence services and fac? offices in the countries concerned, In time, it will be seen if the actions noted at the beginning of this report have happened, and, if 80, it will indicate that the rest will come about in due course. The , informant tella us that Cubs, Venssuelan, and Panamanian Cowmunists will take a very active part in everythings ~, Rak ex) = ee os