Date:06/27/94 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA , Peleased under the John RECORD NUMBER : 157-10004-10119 . Eennedy WSsassination Records RECORDS SERIES : . collection Act of 1992 REPORT (44 USC 2107 Note). ases#: NW 54653 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : HO-23-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM : TO: TITLE : CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CUBA DATE : 10/17/61 PAGES : 5 7 SUBJECTS : y CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CUBA ~ ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : 2, 4, DONOR REST., REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/27/94 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : box 377 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED : AW 54653 DoclId: 3220270068 Page 1
UNLieD STATES DEPARTMENT OF JusTICE . FEDERAL BUREAU. OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. | | | . SSC; bin ; ; ; 1- —_ IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO aa, yeas EOLASSIFICATION AND/OR, “St 105~3558 REVIEWED BY EBI/JJFK TASK FORCE LEASE OF CIA INFORMA al. — a CO ° ° RELEASE IN FULL ° Mizmi, Florida OCT 47 196° YW RELEASE IN PART [| TOTAL DENIAL L | aa CUEAN SEZEL ACTIVITY IN CUBA ALL THYORMATTON CORTATEMD INSLPNAL SECIRITY r CUBA YI NoyRM jou JPPWMIUED 4snol OO) MUMOD 4nOR spisjiv uvIzDUu nO 0} asuodsas Us pasvdoud quamnzop sry AEREIN IS SIF we aap HOM fidential source On September 18, 19451 & movement to overe- who was connected with the urc throw FLREL CASTRO in Cub2 Se oe presently residing in Miacl, Tierids, aavised that Mier d arrived froz Cuts to visit him in late | “Augigt, Teol., He stated chet has now | ° 174 24) Jo poaosddy seasdra a D vq jouw hvu yuajyuos ay) pun a = returned ts Cuba. . = The soyirce advised ths whose ! ~7 2 name he did not wish to disecluse, has been active in the | 34 wundergrotiad covement in Cuba. tock ia Havena and in other, ,.7 { 233 provinces. Ke said “_— CRO ab 1 &sS has been traveling outside Bavans ca personal business, 233 as well as serving as a couri:r far several of the under- 35 ground groups, although he is act personally affiliated 3 with any. ‘The source furnists2 the following information $3 which he said he had obtaine? frcag Peetsuring 83 § his visit relative to the prevent status o ee rtderg round % = movement in Cuba: — : a= 3 - ee I . Probably the major active and best organized of ; the undergreund groups are the 30th cf November Movement, Revolutionery Recovery Moverert, Revolutionary Moverent 6f) FA. of the Pezsple,and the Reseve Mwvercat. While cheat cea the principal groups, there ere countless othcr s or re \ — HW 54653 DBocld:32202008 Page 2
- TL SSCL BOX 37K 2 CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CURA _groups which ara individually active, as well as being active ‘in colleboraticon with the above mentioned larger groups. An sstimate of the scrength of any of the groups - would be at,bdest only a guess vince no records can possibly “be maintained. All of the uncdergrSund groups work © , “together, however, sharing suppliss and information and unity is no great problem sinca political considerations are of no importance when contrasted to the primary ' . ~ +” objective, the overthrow of CAGTRO. Underground activity does not yet approach the “Yevel which was reached priox to the period of the April 17, | 1961 invasion: The repressive measures of the CASTRO or regime against the underground hreGght all such activity to a standstill for some time thareafter. Some underground organizations ware literally wined out, and all were seriously dissupted by tha arrests and executions ofmany members and leaders. The mejovity of the active members of the underground in Cuba tedsy are living in constant fear that they will be diseoverced by government agents with tho elrest certain result being execution. For this reason Jiaisen between members of individual groups, as well as between grdups, is a serious problem, and one whicn has not been cvercone to date. “. - The Cuban people, as a whole, outwardly indicate that they are in favor of the regice, although in private 4t is believed that only 4 minnrity actually continue to look with fever en the present gevernment. It appears that there is more open, widespread dissatisfaction with the regime in some of the outlying provinces than in Havana itself, since there is less govercment control in those areas. Se re ~ oS 7S Despite this fear, the clandestine groups. are 7° continuing to meet and plan and to slowly gein nev oe) CROW Da The steadily deteriorating Living ecnditions we maine | forcing thee: persons who were previously reluct a a 1 wee | \ \ - “ HW 54653 Docld:322027006 Page 3