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14-00000 vic ATR pispatcH no, __(HDCRS589 fsrecwy RC? erceDg | ~ ; fn | SECRET j CLASSIFICATION TO : Chief, WHD pave __26 August 1956 FROM : Chief of Station, (Ciusad Trujils SUBJECT: cenenaL—~ Operational : secaric— Cuban - Daninican Relations: Rolando MASFERPER + - — REF: ODACID Ciudad Trujitle Despatch No, 53, dated July 23, 1956, and its attachment. Menoramtaa of July.13, 1956, concerning Semtor Rolande MASFERRER and his newspaper Tiespo_en Cubs i. The Chief of Station invites Headquarters’ close scrutiny of the chee fe awawe vee wueeus UuusLus Wvaeneo RAorsNrex OF Cuba and his newspaper Tiearo en Cubs. 2. The inpression C&S has derived of Senator 2olando Masferrer fran referenced reports is that there is a strong possibility that he is a "Trojen Eorse" for the extrene left and prohably the Commmists, despite the fact that his trouble-mking periodical (subsidised by the Cctan Goverment) may be - "a heavy user of USIS mterial". 3. Where ‘and when vas opportunist Rolando Masferrer willing t to risk his carcer for an "ideal"? According to reference it wis as a Communist fighting for the so-called "Loyalist® cause in Spain. Does it necessarily mean any- thing that Masferrer now *professes anti-Communism with a vengeance"? Is Masferrer a brosd-minded, level-headed, anc judicicss "Whig®? Certainly he does not appear to be such from the account of him given in reference. He would appeer to se anything but a well-balanced, coucservative, Republican (in the technical and non-partisan sense of the word). 4&. Masferrer appears to 00S to be a Jacobin, a dewagog, a trrant, and ao extrenist-—-and probably a leftist extrenist—who is atteupting to sway the ~. - course of BATISTA's policies. . _5. It is of importance to note that as of 13 dcly 1956 it ws rsport sd nm reference that Hasferrer "currently is attempting to gaim control of Cuban Jabor®. Were Semitor Hasferrer to obtain such control, COS feels he would be a definite danger in Cuba and possibly in the Caribbean. 6. Were COS convinced that Masferrer is merely an opportunist, he would not have bothered to write this dispatch. COS is of the studied opinion that Masferrer has adopted the anti-Communist . Aine sclely for the purpose of staying any fon the battleground SECRET: : 30/262. CLASSIFICATION nf sas . oc sd wen bottiate & eanen! . t @ a3. FS] IRB tenet eR em a 8 aeceen emetateie
14-00000 ; Page 2. on the battleground until it suits his purposes te desert the anti-Commmist cause at the most critical moment possible. Until anti-Comnunism becane popular about 1950 and 1951, Semtor Masferrer, as indicated by reference, enjoyed reviling the United States, its people, and its policies. ° 7. What are Generalissimo TRUJILLO's attitudes toward Masferrer, Batista, and Cuba? Trujillo's thought processes lea~ him to the philosophy that “if you are not with us you are against us". Since Trujillo's line, simply, is this: Catholicism, netionalisa, aryanism, conservatisn, hispanicisa, tradi- tionalisa, anti-Cowmnism, and cooperation, generally, with a United States which recognises the sovereignty and culture of hispaniceaserican rationa, Trujillo rescnts Batista‘a tolerating the enemies of his ideal. Trufjiilo has hoped to enlist Batista in the "Concert of the Caribbean" and to ve him squelch the Dominican exiles and she Cammumists. If Trujille did atteapt to ! WA OVE MASLUFTEr, NE WAS PrUWoLy MISAOU UY naDierEes 3 ed Case. ws cen , anti-Coosunism and possibly hored te use him as an influence upon batista's hos policies. It is hard to believe that Generalissimo. Trujille would be likely ; to team up with a Carlos PRIO Socarras. Is there definite evidence tint he . has in the past? : : . 8. Possibly Trujillo blundered in nis approach to Masferrer. Ee often blunders because he is susceptible to flattery in regard to nis gram schemes. Could it be possible that Masferrer initiated the Trujille action throvgh his adopting the anti-Cocmunist position? That position attrac:- Trujille likes - @ bee to honey. Trujillo, Me Bolivar, leves the role of a Jefender of America. Despite his many weaknesses, ie is often sincere in taking euct position. Some persons call it megalomania, However, mesalonania in atself is not always bed. It can be used to advantage by a United States seeking unity, peace, and cooperation on its southern marches. Trujillo has many faults, but he is ’ @ partisan of order and he hates chaos. Trujillo hates leftism berause it brings chaos and mkes the tzsk of conscientious leaders, at tines, iupossible. i 2h August 1956 Distribation: . 3 - Headquarters . rn a cad Senn tt . : & an on teoe- toate - 2 —— a inn nnn re ee re ee th e- ‘ Ce ee . ee ‘ 4 | . ee Ce kee a neem mm te ne Bett erp carte : ? pee wmestg a mee eee mo ij we we teen men cea on fi ie v < t