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This document Sontains information ~ f ‘alfecting the nati ional defense ofthe United . : : : : - : 4 . : This report contains unprocessod infonnations \ CONE tke i erie Plans and/or policies should not be evolved. States within the meaning of the espionage be tus, Tide’ 18, US. Cx See 793 and 794. The transmission ofthe revelation of its “2. oo, . contents in any manner to an unauthotized or modified solely.on the basis of this repo tis person fa prahibited by law a , o . Cuba | covey 2. 2231000963 ‘REPORT NUMBER; 2. susJecT: — () "2 ALPHA 66H Plans to Resune _  & DATE OF REPORT: 22 January kg , * atbecks on Cuba . ; ay -_ we ae ; 10. NO. OF PAG ‘St . isc nna a oe Fal r Font MATE on CORTARED.  TREFERENGES: OD DE aa 6. end aon ATE OF INFORMATION: “2B Janvary 1963 12. ORIGINATOR: | G2, Antilles ( Command, USARCARIB ot , : - Fort Brooke, , Puerto Rico . ete | oe i (PLACE Ang cate OF acc San. Juan, Puerto Rico > naan ; a. ott ood ant a an EVAL VATION: sounedbounent AEVINFORWATION 14 apPROVING AUTHORITY! “thes eS 00 . S SOURCES ' Press and others te a ES KELLY, he cob, GS. cia oe Oo ; oe ; ~ ) a ieee —_ SUMMARY: D oh , (c). A translation of - the main points covered by “Antonio a of \ VECIANA, General Codrdinator of-"'Operation ALPHA 66", in-a road. - NG cast over radio station WITA, San Juan, Puerto. Rico,, on 13 January “» se 1963 are set forth. Briefly, VECIANA stated "ALPHA 66" determi- oy nation to carry on a “war of liberation" in Cuba on its own in- - an “itdative. inl 993 because "US policy on the Cuban situation is not. oe ‘cooperative. He also outlined Fidel CASTRO's plans for action : AN: in 1963 as Upeported by our clandestine operators in Cuba.”..A .°: ae ,iocal press report of 17 January 1963. indicated that Eloy. wot ‘TRREEY Henoyo, leader of the "Second Escambray Front". to which | oe A is allied, had recently returned from a clandes-.. aa eer fe) his followers inside ‘Cuba. Se a! ca ON - | Plane ee toe J08 “17 pairs) i . : ? a ye | org (78314 / pe). a a ee ray | 1.-°(C) A source who is knowledgeable of ‘Cuban ecile activities - Qe and organizations in Puerto Rico furnished. on 14 January 1963 *  -*. the text of a speech in the Spanish language broadcast by Antonio: 2.0 | v7. VECIANA joes Auch I) over radio station WITA (Radio El Imparcial): wos. 3 no. Puerto Rico, on 13 January 1963. Main point’ /d /9 8 2 if Tot ton VAN add ress are translated-as follows: yor No? RFCORDED es 170 FEB 21 1963. ORIGINAL FI Nall to Arms" xe) , devote. their energies “fo ey aD tty fa A Pa By os > rary eS 5 ro et HW 542714 DBocld:32333657 Page 2?
NFORMATION ase msncenane PN, ia APPROVING AUTHORITY: Pn es ‘Katy, » bG COL, OS. umerna PYevaLWaTION: SOURCE RE oe Be, SOURCE: “Press and others 3. SUMMARY?, ; -. — — (Cc) A translation of the mein points covered vy Antonio  UECTANA, General Codrdinator of-"Operetion ALPHA 66", ina broad~ “cast over radio station WITA, San Juan, _Puel a co “1963 are set forth. Briefly, VECIANA stated WATPHA 66" determi-.- _netion to earry on’a "war of Liberation” in Guba on its own in- iicdative in 1953 because "US policy on the Cuban situation is not.- cooperative". He also outlined Fidel CASTRO'S plans for action us “in 1963 as “peported by our clandestine operators in Cuba. A | ‘local press report.of 17 January 1963 indicated that Eloy . ve %.Menoyo, leader of the "Second Escambray Front" to which St! ca Gg | om f vo. “the ALPHA 66 is allied, had recently returned from é a _Slandes- 4 ‘tine visit to his followers inside Cuba. PR te ge ; ee | deacons ant oy i i i . (Cc). A source “ho is. ImowLedgeable of Cuban eile activities aha organizations in. Puerto Rico furnished on 14 January 1963 . | 7 the text of a speech in the Spanish language broadcast by Antonio ©. } ‘ .yEctTaNa (see Atch I) over radio station “wots (Radio El Imparcial) > ~-of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 13 January 1963. Main points 9) 0 vet, “ gevered by VECIANA's address are translated as follows: en ist Nal | to-Arms® a Fens - Uow is . the time for all Cubans to ‘devote their energies to. 1. 2 plan that will culminate, in the victory of the. Christian, and , | 18. ATTACHMENT DATA: DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR: 17. DOWNGRADING DATA: Subj: ALPHA 66% Plans to | C2, USARCARIB (2 atch) © GROUP-3 ear | SE Downgraded. at 12 year intervals; Ree attacks on, Cuba, a Not Sttoastaceliy| decla assified. | joe Los . . SoD. we es Gait tO Ware see. ; ast oS A (Llamando ae Guerra... An ley, 12 5 2.. (C) BiogreSnic Informatio! Anto Lo. VECLANA Blas ench: by routing § ip for FF LAnto i action Et ‘ Lb J ° So ghee Hil one HW 542714 DBocld:32333657 Page 3
ov [PAGE TWO oS! ee Bhsee 108 Gsumoners ANTCOMD, ns “. CONTINUATION SHEET 0. Po _CONPSSSST TEL © 4 ance (he caver Blank) .,. democratic forces over the Cuban Communist regime. “This wlan 5 is based on our historical struggle for freedom. after an exhaus-. tive study, the following facts were revealed: Lo or entree nt gn ean an ee i . a, itis useless tO ‘demand aid from the United ‘States pen. ..7 cause the US policy on the Cuban situation is not cooperative. .. . jen ust decide nob to leave the liberation of Cuba in the hands . of foreigners since it is more our duty to liberate Cuba than " theirs. ‘We have to take action in order to see Cuba liberated *. ’* because the Communist regime will never be overthrown by internal “revolt. the decision open to Cubans has two alternatives: the _ decision to fight or the decision to’ submit to losing their’ vo COUREEY. We have chosen the alternative to fight for the ulti- “mate liberation of Cuba, without considering the elements of | “time delay or resulting pain from this’ decision, ody Pro ‘be B teports from our clandestine operators an Cuba re-" vealed the communist plans for Castro's action in 1.903; which are as follows: ~, ‘ \ mo ? . (1) To reach a rapprochement with the US Governnent | a } through arbitration of the Mexican and Brazilian Governnents. “The Castro regime will assure that it will leave the Moscow. , Orbis as.a satellite and will convert Cuba into a nationalist: socialist country similar - to Yugoslavia. a (2) The first phase of the ‘plan was the release ‘of the Playa Giron prisoners. The next stage of the plan is to: ‘offer indemities for US property and goods that ‘were confis-—: cated two years ago. in Cuba. Payment will be made with: sugar. Phas plan is. under considerat ion by pacifist! elements within. the US Government. Castro's plan includes (a) amnesty to po- + ditical prisoners, several of whom have already been released; 7 and’ (b) to hold ‘elections! at a propitious tine, which will - ; surely constitute a” ‘fixed election. ! Ce Seywe tes ga -e. The thesis of ALPHA 66 is to carry “out the war of” liberation of Cuba. coals od. The plans of “ALPHA 66 are: ri : (1) ALPHA 66 and the Second National Front of the_ , -.Escembray have joined together with militar ary cquizoent and the necessary men to. initiate © war. at (2) We are ‘preparing sete) increase “the attacks soon . “to. ‘initiate war on Cuban territory, which wit léad to ‘the’. “ts ~ £53. ef the Castro regime. . HW 542714 DBocld:32333657 Page 4