(404-10192-10260 eee) ay : '. . Mes a arte De Ratha, Pe SOC, CT ee ee SE en ee Sie, a DAG oe nb ate. Pave lin ness CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY . ° « : Ti6g eng-erial sniteing infewruetion effet. g the Watiomeal feet ue af tre Unitet Bta-ee within the meacing of the Barionage Tawe Thue se UAC fene TRI aod TH the wana imi oF fwreation cf which $n ang manner & Be Uneuibortrad pera ie prohibited bp caw : 4 f a ae . ge COUNTRY Cuba EPORT. NO. CS =3/505,953 SUBJECT Status of the Anti<astre Movement DATE CASTE, 29 March 1942 In Cuba, December 13%] ° HO. PAGES 6. ; 77. REFERENCES RD ~W-2107 DATE OF ; ” INFO, 20 December 1961 PLACE B& Argentina, Buenos Airss (18 January 1962) DATE ACQ. . FIELD REPORT NO. 1 APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1$ TETative, THiS $8 UNEVALUATED (INFORMATION $OURTE GRADINGS ARE DEPINITI VR SOURCE: An 2 Appratsal of Content: ° 1. AntiCastro activities in Cuba incliie those of tho nation-wide organized moverents and those ef local fronts where indepentent guerrillas are grouped in small units. The penetration of the Cuban armed forces is insignificant. 2. The national movements which have been active in Cuba are tho Movinianto de Recuperacion Pevolucionaria (Mic:), Movimiento Nemocrata Cristiano (MOC), Movimiento Revolucionario 30 de Noviembre, Movimiento Sevoluciouario del Pueblo (PP) Rescate Revolucionario, and Biascterio RevolucLonarlo Estudiantil- (ee). Cther groups with limited organizations are the Unidad Revelucionaria and the A. Clave Maron. de Anigos “da Auraliano sanchez Arango). The strength of the groups by province is as: follows; < 4. Southern Oriente Province (Santiago de Seba) | (1) MRR. The MRR, af Nino Diaz, has members from the ranks of the 26 of July Movement and, especialy, fra: the former regular Arny. Tts civiltan organization 13 poor, almost non-existent. The men remain inactive, waiting for a serious military action of a local Ae dod Ags, or national character. (2) MOC. The 30C has an adequate civilian orcanization; from the founding af the moverent Gantiaze d+ Cuba has beon one of its strongholds. The military organization {a extrenely pocr. Many of its leaders have cone into exile cr are trying to do so. They remain totally imictive in hope of an invasion which will resolve the situation, and only concern themsalves about a future political life, at the tine when the present government falls. (3) 30 de Novienbre. There are few members cf the 30 de Neviemdre in Santiago de Cuba, and they lack contact with their national leaders. They have practically no resources. SAC Ho aP : OFCRN/CONTINUED CONTROL : : Stare PX [Asan SR “ye ae? os) LX joce Ran SREELat CRC AR _ t [: Note: ore: Wonkington distributron tng lnduered by “X by ae Fei er betion oa by “F- , ST /0FS 76 aH CA PoCr 1 Tea ae fF __ a ay ABA-LH1° , ee Rey SHAFT a a +e ; “EGR =p BIEN TS a4 ZiT Shs bape 1 Fe BL ~My 4 €S-3/505 353 Why 7 43 tafnite PACTHARTS 1 TRW/WAVS = ——-+4" _ pas (0.0) TZ TEW/LG, f ny " EAL af ICOGMDINAT MG AL LE AS! = ee Ae 7 een VA 79 Vl ciateon DO + i ING 4) wae - ONTO AA
14-00600 (S) (6) SSR SH SSF MAD nhl a tober Ws) toe MAP had a gon! ¢trilian ant mi lit srr Srvs antsations . otter the arrest of witnel Jonralez, tre national. ‘eontianator, the . len dee Tooad geet trates rani alzost ALL the members dn the provinde: senght asyliye | The new comritnater is trying to rucrganize tho novemant. There are still: enough nen cf action, coming fram the 26 of dehy % ramet, but they” have e rewasts>liah con tacts. Rascater Kaccate has” Ro nenbers: in this ares. DRE. — DRS WS caupletely broke: “by tha wigucesseul ‘uprising of Alberto Muller ; -and by the arrest in Octover of Lest Fiera®, provincial” Co=grd lsat. | The ORE” still hss yreat prestige in the ares, ani there are “many who would follow its direction. b. Narthern Ortente Province a (1) MRR. the MRR is practically roncxtstert Ja northera Crtente Province, with ths exce;tion of ea few persons} contacts af Nino Blase (2) MoO. The KX ts poorly organizod ani inactive. G) 30 de Noviexbro. It has @ modiocre ‘organization, cow mabers, ami is . inactive. i) RP, ven before the debacle of October the MEP had a wery poor Organization in this area. Fito dome: ("Ricardo"), the eowenlinatar, was arrested in the rouniup at that tine, but escaped ant took asylum in the Ecsusiomvan Enbassy. His muccossor aod the nllitarr ani efvilian personne) are relatively capabls. (5) Rescate. It does not exist in this ares. (8) DSE. It does not axist in this ares, Ce Gansguey Proviwe «| (1) MRR. at the becinning af April 1gdi Caballero (fnu), the cower: nator, ‘whogy nichuam is 1 Vieto*, wag arrested ani comlemed to 30 years on tho Isle cf Pines. Arango (fim), who wee named nowentinat(s tn Augutt, has been forced to seek asylia in Hatand. The moresmot has been cestroyud. ; (2) Mes The MOU hes an ewallent couordinatur, Blanco (fra), whe Ls resmansible, discreet, with good connectians., The MXC has a very good civilian omanicasion eni-at present is concerned about ity military ‘cryanization, for which they already have seme personnel, They work etfectivuly and are trying. to carry cut sore military acticas. (3) 30 4a Noviertre. The efviltan organization is relatively goal. It has a sma id but -atfus tiya miiitary force. GQ) Canamey {3 practically the only province in which the MRP was net acfectal by tho arvesta of Ostober, It has a vood civilian coganisstion - and rilitarr forces of impawtance, which are under tha caramni of former officers of the Rebel Arty. Arcquinijes Caballero (*Esteban'), its— fonevt co-ordinator, took asylua in the 5razilian Estassy; "Ricanio®, his replacerent, is very young (21 years old) but is camsiderei vary good. ae Sygate thas a poor organization, ‘There are enough mum, txt they (6) DRS. -Fow mambers of the DRS remain, and *“tronco* ani fafse? Ancol Quevedc, ' its directors, are Ilmown by G2, Tha rovumert has been destroyed. - S--CRRAT NOPCSN/CCNTINIED CONTROL
ge he of which are in the City of Habana. Lag Villas Prevince. It ds estimate that no moverent has an effective organization in tio province. A few men in each mevement maintain this fiction of the existence of their organizations. . ; Matanzas Province. This province hes been used by the movensnts ‘as 8 route for the entrance ani exit of sen ani militery equirsent, The points ‘ysed ere wniar careful watch, ami the personnel doing this work has been recmei to nothing. The MIR, MOC, MRP, and, to a lesser extent, the 30 de Noviesbre have civilian organizations with little or no effectiveness. Habana Trovince. Previncial organizations practically do not exist, aince provincial wrk is absorbed by the national comulttees of the movements, all- ‘The man of the first, second, and even third rank ace, in almost all cases, either prisopers, in asylum,ar in exile. Those who survive have succeeded because af the ec-operation of those who, - although’ net members of the movement, are opposed to the government. ‘Pinar del Rio Province. It is estimated that no argadisad movements exist | in Pinar del Rio. Haticnal directorates « (1) MER. “Ssteban‘, its present co-ordinator, 4a very young (23 years old), emi lacks tho necessary capability. Although he is courageoug and generous, be becanes lost in emall detalls. fhe grew which makes ap the naticnal conatttes 19 ineffoctive, since this movement was largely destroyed after 17 April 1961. ; - (2) MC. The MC is directed by politicans, Little qualified for a clandestine fight which doss not interest than. Alberto del Amoc, a man of action who succeed the fiaffictet Pepin Fernandez ("Lucas"), had to take asylum (3) 70 da Serienbro. Pedro Farcada ("Villareal"), the present co-crdinator, - 43 the farmer secretary-gonoral of tho FPederscion ds Geres Guinicos : and has good contacts in the labour field. He knows how to work, but hia attachment to women makes hin forget his responsibilities frequently. In Novesber this moverent.was the victim of a damavclation which resultal in the errest of over LO members. The consequences of the deramciation are not lmown. It was attributed by scme to Jcae Rayos, Habana provincial financial secretary, and by ot2o7s to. an engineer who used to work on the national canmittes. ; (i) MRP, {The arrest of Reinol Sonzalez has left the Mtr reduced to alacst “nothing. National leaders held by G-2 ares Reinol Gonzalez (*A4ntonio"), Fernamco- de Rojas ("Pablo*) cc-ordinator of Habanas Benteria (fun) (kane), co-ordinator of ‘Matanas; Hery Martdnes *¥rancisco*, Jabor co-ordinator; Roberto Jimenez ("Pedro"), national student co-ardinator; and, in addition, 60 to 90 others were arrested. Those who took asyiza are: Javier Chacon ("Zaul"), co-ordinater of Santiago da Guba, end Arquinedes Caballero ("estoban® . comontinater of Camgusy, in the . Brasiitan Embassy; Ratael Gcemez (*Ricardo®), co-ordinator of Holguin, and Jesus Rodrigue: ("Gomes"), co-ordinator of Las Villas, in the ‘Eevuaderwan Embassy; Francisco Leon (sPordano®), successor to Beiaol Gonzaisz, and Mamuel Castro ("Yayo"), chief of military operations, the Argentine Erpassy; *aeustin®, national fisance officer, in the Panamanian Exbassy; Dr. Orizondo (t{nu) #21 Doctors), who was in charge of contacts with professional claSses,in the Colorbian Embasay. A persor mown by tho. nicknure BRiche® haa been desimgmated sew national co-ordinator and is nrobably the most capable of thoge remaining... It is ballered that in most cases he can regain 2o per cent of tha movement's previcus affectiveness .: S-E-C-R-E-T NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL
74-00000 , : . e D.. Les Villas “(1) Correlillo Front. cCaxpifos, and TonDikd are the two. leaders who have become well known in this sone. Caapitos is no longer sentioned, 7 although he stil] cperstes in thts area, remaining hidden with sae | ° 20 poorlynarnad fen. Tan~Mht gained fane in the provinge as the ° ; result of killing same trisaiisias ani militiamen. About the middle of Decesbor 1962 it wasTFncreD that he had been captured.2 (2) North Front (Yagvajer}. For eave months there have been grows which | vary between 40 and 100 mea, the totel for the whole zone. There seas to be enough food to supply 200 men. In the ‘last weeks (early December. 1561) ‘they have carried oxt soe activities such as the brief capture | . _ Of the towns of Meneses an! General Carrillo, acts. which resulted in - |‘ the arrest.of a great -oumder af-civilians not connected with the , uprising. Doctor arnani> Dalgaio, who served as the contact with the insurgents and was in charge of supplies, has taken asylum in the. Ecuadorean Embassy. His second-in-comand, Jimenss. (fm), was arrested. (3) Escambray Pront. The three best-known leadery of this front are. Osvalio Ramirez, Congo Pacheco, and Pancho Villa. ‘There is no discipline among the groupe, anid the frout is very disorganized. It is estimated - that the mmber of insurgents does not exceed 300, lacking arus and having little food. Ranires' reputation among the lower’ class is good '. But not so among anti-Castro leaders because of his notorious criminality. The centera of supply af fool ani mmitions, such as Placetas, Sanctd Spiritus, Trinidad, Santa Clara, Cienfusgos, and’ Manicaragua, have suf feed many arrests. It is proba>le that this frent will not grow because af the lnck of organization of the national anti-Castro murenents in 1a3 Villas Province. . 7 criente Province, Sierra Messtra Front. . "Willian", former chief af. action of the 30 de Novierbre, rose in rebellion about mid~1961 with a group of ‘SO men-in the Niquero zone. With thi ald of different movemanta organized in Manzanillo, the help of 50 militiacen aml 25 or JO rebel soliters, and the co-opsration of a leader af the. MRP whos name ip unknown, he succeeded in uniting 200 men. Their lack of arms made possible tha capture af 50 of then in August, and “sillfan", vho was anong them, was executed About 100 men remain at preset. They have same arvs but are inactive. ; Penetration of Military Units cf the Cuban deverment. a, Navy. Among the officers oly a.few have been. conspiring ard’ those have . been retired from active service and named as administrators af co-operatives. Tre renctration ia more effective at sama naval posta, throush which equipment can enter. Given the Little inportance cf the Navy and the linited paretration within it, it is net balleved that the Navy would play an jmportant part in any national arti<astro military operation. Pebel Arny. The lack of a sericus vlan of the anti-Castro leaders who have made contict with the officers of the Reodel A ay has prevented penetration of the Army fron being a signiffeact part of the anti-Castro struggle, IE ie estimated that 75 per. com of tacse officers on active duty who foucht in the hitis during the struggle agalist Satista area now oppossd to the government, ~ but those officers: now lack effective contre) and will not azain have it, . Tasre have been some cases of a ficers providing arms and mmitions, but it: . “ bas happened only sporadically. 2 z : “Poltce. Dissatisfaction aug the police can bea considered of winiasl | importance because of the presence of militismen fn police atations and ‘the assucption of police functions by the militias. Although saze of the lowr- ‘racking menbers of the police force are against tho regirs, their simervisors are Communists. ; ; . Lo SECPS-T . . NOPORN/SONTIOUED CONTROL