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WA = 1357 12 April 1902 Cuief, Task Yorec/¥ 7 Gilef of Station, JMMAVE . Operant Lona /S shod. DLE, ‘Scatlage ce Duba AerEmion Rayacve: RYKvcss/sum. Ol 62 | 1. On & April 192, LL April iy3., Santiago de Cuba; Ko i od Mani Seach, telepione, 2. Source sald that curing the revelutica he wb a member of the DR in the University af Hebena. After the revolutlon he went to the University of Oramte, Santiago ce Cuba, one eventually beceme the DRE chief for the city. In regarc. to bis Scruer. DR association he had no operational lea’s, claiming that all contact with PR menbers ‘terminated in 1959; and he knew no one vho attained any ctature im the Castro Governnent. 3. As DRD chief for Santiago, the source elaimed thet he had 50 members who he considered well orgenized and capable of any type of action. He said that there were, anc are, ocner members, but he doce ©. - not consider thea in the seme category with She fe who are. organ: zed_inte cells. lic said cach cell has nine men. There are four cella-inithe ’: mk University of Criente and tvo in the Lfgh school. — a i he He caida thet he left Santiago in March 1962 and turned.the DRE over to his deputy. He then vent to Rabana aac informed the DRE Leader- ship that the second in comand hal tekea over and he wes told that... Habana youla initiate contect with the new lester. “(Méte: Since close _ relations ere maintained by the UAVE Stevion and the DRE, no attempt was made to press the source for naes and aidresses, etc., ag this in- formation can be obtained in subsequent outsice debriefings. The JMHAVS Officer responsible for the DRE operational matters vas inforne of the — source's arrival and processing. ; oe - 5. Source said thet -at the time he lett Santiago, thé ‘rennant the Catholic student organization wes trying to make contact with the . DRE aad he believes that by this tine this contact. has been made. He coid thet. the DRE member who was following this matter, and who would follow through, was a blinc person. 6. Listing the. arms and supplies in the possessica ef the DRE in Santiago, the source Said that it has about 5-c peuncs of plastic remain- ing out of a shiprent of 20 pounds which was received fron the ERE in Hebana. Ec said the DRE in Sentiago placed bas in places where the : expiosion would not injure eayons. As fer as exms are concerned the | : source said that the CRE in Santiago nas ten -5 caliber pistols; five m3 38 caliber pistols; one M-3 and one Torry” pe - 7. The source furnished the following WEVES-tipe information:
74-00000 gue A v ye Province to the DRE member he left tn charge of Santiago DRE (see “pa: aabove). Information is: passed fron Santiago to the DRE in Haben&'a \ mAb wo ‘the latter, in turn, is to forward the inforaation: to the States, eet . @. Me sata that. his fatier is in fail ia Puerto Boniate,- ort and that 2n orcer to try and get him free, thé source went to see Ka sor Telernino "Anibal" Castilla, the chief of training for the Palma Sorieno Military Bacasqnent, whom he knew froa their days in tie Santiago High Sehool. Source made his plea ek. “Anibal” told hin that before he could act upon it, he would have to telk to the source for five hours in order - to.deternine his political orientation. The source: replied: thatche: not come to talk politics but to plead for his father. » “hnibal® ¢ ancvered that he would think about 13 and call the. source’ ‘one. vay or another, but he never called. Source thought thet this story. anne ly dencnstrated the’ (Corgnnist) political orientation of "Anibal. “be The brother of "Antbal” (sere Ga above) fs "Bert ico” Castilla, first name possibly Atserto. Me resigned from the arny and is now living in Santiego, but the source ta not clear on "Bertico! a™ political Orventattens . ec. Elect tra Fernandez, the wife of Mendez Contnehe (the Santiago G-2 chief), is no lenger she civil head (con{sof£onado) of Santiago. Ghe fs now the Freaicen® of the Feceracion ce Jiujeres -Gubanas., a. The source has given a complete military nap of. Orden e. Source said that his contacts wio vork in Nicare yeport: that the Nicaro-Mayari Arriba aree is restricted and thet ; unknown a type of nilitary inatallations, ore being constructed. - ' " f.° The foreign instructors in the University’ of Orienté ‘con-" sist of Csechs and Chileans. The Crechs have started a nev medical sciool in the university and the Chileans. have taken: over the, Adninistration Courses. oo ks telson be rAimoor