OPTIONAL FORM NO. 0 IAAY 1962 EDITION i 4 GSA CN. RES. NO. 27 | | ) | UNIFED, STATS or a . | ; | ae Memorandum’ CIA HAS NO OBJECTION uy Director, FBI (97- -_* be eae REE SEENON AES 0 es N ey LF ZENE LES ih wo “Is — - CUBA” Miami 00 a0 , "Re Miami letter with enclosures to Bureau Tr we l# 7/10/63 | _ ra vt. 5 ° : oa _ Enclosed herewith are 12 copies | QfoLHM dated ©, . my and captioned as above. vay we WHICH ECE ys py fat “4 — a OT se yess co ee “ A ~~" Gopies “ae peang* digseminated® ‘Vocatty to the =f. N ’ ye follwwiig .CLAg*ONT, .G=2s SING ,_0SE>~Border Patret;~Customs ¥ ‘| A. var Coast® Guardeatit’State pe eal Sy bapartnent. E»Coordindtor of: Cuban mM ae | i. Affairs — ard a yp per pwnE see (HECY | ~ cr ge eo v@n0e HOOT . ig yoo [VM Tsk i ‘Boi 83 639= a Fane wa HYSE BF wo ra ose wnt Es \ eu ERE , GE Ee pitt Gf Bet? “HES i ya vat ces an wWwe yew WY CLAW a que 108 EFS “SANETAGO -a VARER RODREGEE ae N.W. 45th, As g;"Mianiyleader “obrootiaaas. ence QuesT) . fie pa anes vis wr wat) yee ee ne a ae ge fe  sepess 6° ont, Ms ier reports dated 9/3/63 classified CONEEDENTTAL : 9 16/ 63 classified CONFIDENTIAL: and report 9/26/63. - see a. ‘&) uy per GA letio thi £ MM T-4¥ig RAFAEL AGUIRRE RENCURREL, MDC officer, Lucas Faction, 2333 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami.( ay Regvess) wY- £ MM T- S MARIO DEL CANAL, member of Cuban i teeta janes. (OY REQVEST ) “ ce SG #S E23 v oe > (, *e os : and “a Bureau @ne Leerd (RM) Sf (lO _- (Pam? “2 - Miami SECS oe eens SE RJD: IMS COT@MS 1963 or FAD gergty Sigel , * oN/Osv/ACSI ere ED ges mARY we, - conf sole POR 2 FEIN by rin" by. touting sljp for info. or seuts 794. 6 ry Dates... se Ma. oy ele let he wa HS, DY, tg h = Docld: 32578785 Page 1
7 N 7 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ba os FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer OCT 16 1963 nas x File No. ° | CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 10 Miami, Florida Cer ASSIFICATION ANDIOR:. SE EASE OF Cid INFORMATION EF THIS DOCUMENT. H//fhy Gas 3 . S Sayzee) : MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO (MDC) fe fel ld gy PH) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA stem yin BATISTA FALLA FACTION ai TISTA FALLA is the military leader of one section of ‘the Movimiento Democratica Cristiano (MDC), an anti-FIDEL CASTRO organization, which section . maintains its office at 1732 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, Florida, phone number FRanklin 1-9182. On July 1, 1963, United States Customs Agents confiscated a 23' Seabird blue fibreglass boat belonging _ to BATISTA. The boat contained Florida registration #FL 1218F and was confiscated because it carried a gun mount. On July 19, 1963, Mr. WALLACE SHANLEY, United States Customs Agent, Miami, advised BATISTA appeared at the office of United States Customs, Miami, subsequent to the confiscation of the boat, for the purpose of hav- ing it released. BATISTA claimed that the gun that was going to be used on the gun mount had been confiscated by United States Custos Agents. on their recent raid at the residence of CARLOS\ZARRAGA, 2954 .S.W.: 16th Terrace, .’ | : ole, PEt leer Geelasally : § A ) SiMe vide nt pocla: 32578788 Page 2
MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATICA CRISTIANO oe) _ INTERNAL SECURITY ~ CUBA had been accomplished up to this time. BATISTA continued that in his conversations with PRIO SOCARRAS, PRIO disclosed that during his re- cent visit to the Dominican Republic, propr to the Nicaraguan trip, he had conferred with JUAN BOSCH, then President of the Dominican Republic. PRIO urged BOSCH to help the Cuban exiles establish a military base in the Dominican Republic. BOSCH refused and asked PRIO not to press him in this matter. BATISTA FALLA said PRIO and om BOSCH are long time friends, PRIO having helped BOSCH financially when the. latter was a Dominican exile resid- ing in Cuba. MM T-3, another government agency which con- ducts intelligence investigations, advised on September 3, 1963, that agency had received the ins informa- tion from Grancosigonn rcue2 ig nennez : Abe ye Oey As of early July, 1963, according to RODRIGUEZ MENENDEZ, an attorney and executive member of [the MDC , fhe the MDC had. made a w a unity pact with Comandos L. According _ to the pact, Comandos L were to contribute training and fp Wh assistance in military intelligence and were to provide - ~ three naval waits and one B-26 aircraft which the group already had in its possession. The MDC was to contribute three small boats and a team of men to be infiltrated into Cuba ro - The MDG was also involved - in unity negotiatipns. with PRIO SOCARRAS , who would contribute $50, 000 28 (Mf w Docld: 325787385 Page 3
C. oe - Oe | | - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU. OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to . . oe Fug ae Rel OCT 16 1963 ~- : Miami, Florida . La MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO (MDC) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA BATISTA FALLA FACTION LAUREANO BATISTA FALLA is the military leader of one section of the Movimiento Democratica Cristiano (MDC), an anti-FIDEL CASTRO organization, which section maintains its office at 1732 N.W. 7th Street, Miami , Florida, phone number FRanklin 1-9182. On July 1, 1963, United States Customs Agents confiscated a 23' Seabird blue fibreglass boat belonging — to BATISTA. The boat contained Florida registration #FL 1218F and was confiscated because it carried a gun mount. On July 19, 1963, Mr. WALLACE SHANLEY, United States Customs Agent, Miami, advised BATISTA appeared at the office of United States Customs, Miami, subsequent to the confiscation of the boat, for the purpose of hav- ing it released. BATISTA claimed that the gun that was going to be used on the gun mount had been confiscated by United States Customs Agents. on their recent raid at the residence of CARLOS ZARRAGA, 2954 S.W. 16th Terrace, CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 70 «= «s«s“-«« GBA DECLASSIFICATION ANDIOR, RELEASE OF CIA INFORMAAEON . UCR iam_ oo AN THIS DACLNi=iisen© 71 yes - Cages kon fred zhk at) —dpesiimguens SMOAG S (TILED ) aaah INES INFORMATION cap hissed iy SAPO |Docla: EER ER S-U1-GS Sc.)
MOVIMIENTO DEMOCGRATICA CRISTIANO (MRC) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA oo - i had been accomplished up to this time. BATISTA continued that in his conversations with PRIO SOCARRAS, PRIO disclosed that during his re- cent visit to the Dominican Republic, prokr to the Nicaraguan trip, he had conferred with JUAN BOSCH, then President of the Dominican Republic. PRIO urged BOSCH to heip the Cuban exiles establish a military base in the Dominican Republic. BOSCH refused and asked PRIO not to press him in this matter. BATISTA FALLA said PRIO and BOSCH are long time friends, PRIO having helped BOSCH financially when the latter was a Dominican exile resid- ing in Cuba. MM T-3, another government agency which con- ducts intelligence investigations, advised on September 3, 1963, that agency had received the following informa- tion from(MARCOS RODRIGUEZ MENENDEZ} YX /QYS) As of early July, 1963, according to RODRIGUEZ MENENDEZ, an attorney and executive member of the MDC , the MDC had made a unity pact with Comandos L. According to the pact, Comandos L were to contribute training and assistance in military intelligence and were to provide three naval units and one B-26 aircraft which the group already had in its possession. The MDC was to contribute three small bogts and a team of men to be infiltrated into Cuba. (% XW) The MDC was also involved in unity negotiations with PRIO SOCARRAS, who would contribute $50,000 as % ju Docld: 32578785 Page 5