198-10007-10026 sess ssssssssstsssstesdeldedsssesdsssdss:ssssssssssssse v9.1 HW 450955 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : DoclId: 32424019 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information ARMY 198-10007-10026 CALIFANO PAPERS Document Information CIA [Restricted] MR. CALIFANO BIOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES ON OFFICERS OF THE CUBAN REBEL ARMY IN EXILE AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR TRAINING IN U.S. SERVICE SCHOOLS OR TRAINING CENTERS 03/29/1963 4 CUBAN OFFICERS IN EXILE - TRAINING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Not Marked 1A Redact 04/08/1998 Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 11. Letter from [withheld] to Califano re: training of Cuban officers in exile. mag 4 Kay ay Department of the Army EO 13526 Deciassiy “ Exclude Exempt Authority © Refer To Review Date /{AVGIS py Aa exon m) Page 1
Miami, Florida 29 March, 1963 Dear Mr. Califano: In my conversation early this week with Dr. Miro Cardona and Dr. Ernesto Aragon, who has been spending a few days here, I was told that you were under the impression that you did not have a list of “Rebel Army" officers and their bio- graphic sketches. As you have been told Dr. Miro would like to have a few of them included in the training of Cuban officers. In my various memoranda to Washington on this subject I have made recommendations in this regard and have sent lists and bio- hrahies. With all the various lists and categories of Cuban officers that have been discussed and included in memoran- da.to you, it is little wonder that you should be confused on this matter and not realize that the names of a number of these officers were among those sent to you, along with my memorgndum to you of 12 January, 1963 and the one of 23 January, 1963. However, as these lists and bhographic sketches may have been sent on to ofher offices or erronhously filed, I am including herewith copies of the biographies which I have had made, these being split into two groups for the reasons indicated on the covering memos. I am also including a paraphrase of my or- iginal memo of transmittal on these, dated 12 June, 1962. In my memorandum of last fall, I listed the names of several officers among the "Rebel Army" category who Dr. Miro considers would be suitable to send to.the anti-guerilla operations course in Panama. I do: not seem to have a copy of that memo but I recall that Ricardo Lorie was one of those he recommended. I suggested that four to six officers be sent to that course, including some regular(professional) officers and sdome "rebel" or"Liberation Army" officers. If I can be of further assistance, please ery truly yours, Wendell 6; son call on me. HW 50955 DBoclda: 32424019 Page 2
HW 450955 Miami, Florida 29 March, 1963 Subject: Biographic Summaries on Officers of the Cuban Rebel Army in Exile and Recommendation for their Training in U.S. Service Schools or Training Centers. Following is a paraphrase and summary of a memorandum of transmittal which I sent through my channels to Washington on 12 June, 1962, along with biographic sketches of "Rebel" officers, copies of which are enclosed herewith: Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, President of the Cuban Revolutionary Council has declared frequent- ly that he would like to have some of the officers of the Duban Re- bel Army in Exile trained in U.S. Service Schools after or during the training of regular officers of the Cuban Armed Forces, who are now in exile. On 29 May at a meeting in Miami with a Representative of the Department of Defense and Dr. Miro, the matter of training officers of the Rebel Army (Army that fought in the campaigns against Batista, under Castro) who are anticommunist and are now in exile, was discussed briefly. 7 A few days later, Dr. Miro and his military assistant, at that time Captain Ernesto Despaigne, brought me biographical sketch- es of 48 officers of the Rebel Army, who are now in exile, almost all having participated in the campaigns of Castro in 1958, and some also saw action in the 1961 invasion of Cuba. These officers occupied positions from end lieutenant to captain and two were majors (comandante) in the Rebel Army. Their educational background is extremely varied. Some are university graduates, some had a year or two of university, some finished se- condary school. On other biographiesn no education entry is shown; this may be an oversight in some instances, but in many cases it . may indicate little or no education - possibly only a few years of primary schooling. There are, however, enough of these men with adequate educational background to be able to attend and profit from a training course. Several of those in this group could readily take an officers’ course at a school such as the Infantry '$Sechool, Ft. Benning, Georgia. Although it seems desirable to train the maximum number of prof. Cuban Army officers, it would undoubtedly be advantageous for the future of Cuba and for such action as may be taken at a future date against the Castro-communist regime, to train some of these officers who must have shown leadership ability in the revolution- ary campaigns. Hence it is recommended that consideration be giv- en to training some of these officers in training facilities of the U.S. Army, such as Fort Benning, Georgia and the courses for Latin American Officers in jungle warfare and anti-guerilla opera- tions in Panama, Inclosure: Biographies of Cuban "Rebel Army" officers. BDoclda: 327474019 Page 3
HW 450955 gee geo ey ee ~ 3 — es e 29 March, 1963 ADDITIONAL LIST OF "REBEL ARMY" OFFICERS AMONG — CUBAN EXILES . The attached biographic sketches were among the 48 trans-~ mitted to Washington, 12 June, 1962, but were not included in a revised list and biographies forwarded in November, 1962, re- turned to Miami, subsequently, and then resubmitted directly to Mr. Califano by memoranda of 12 January, and 23 January, 1963. Accordingly it is believed that this list of names and the at- tached biographies, corresponding thereto, should not be given consideration for training, at least not until after those on List B submitted on 12 January, 1963, and followed by biographies therefore on 23 January, 1963. Attached are biographies of: Roudo Rosell Del Rio Manuel Rodriguez Treto Jorge De Moya y Fernandez Marcado Jose Antonio Rodriguez Del Rio Aristedes Mendoza Amite. Jorge Marban Leyva. Eugenio Albo Perez Jorge Roberto Arencibia Eduardo Perez Gon#alez Rodolfo Betancour y de Mateo Arnaldo Gaston Bringuez Fernandez Antonio Bustillo Perez Osvaldo Carrasco Leon Ariel Diaz Arce. Francisco Diaz de Armas Gaspar Gimenez Jorge Gomez Vera Hector Hoces Jose Lopez Castillo Roberto Parson Ramirez Jose Orlando Rivas Melo Juan Tamayo Cordoviz Oliverio Tomeu Doclda: 327474019 Page 4
HW 450955 (i 29 March, 196% LIST OF "REBEL ARMY" OFFICERS AMONG CUBAN EXILES The attached biographic sketches include names shown on "List B, Officers of Rebel Army" transmitted by Memorandum for te Joseph A. Califano, Jr., dated 12 January, 1963, Subject: ‘Training of Cuban Officers in Exile." but thirteen of the names ‘on that list are not included in the attached biographic sketches. It 1s believed, however, that the missing biographic sketches were included with the ones I transmitted by Memorandum for Mr. Joseph Califano, Jr. , dated 23 January, 1963, Subject: Trans- mittal of List of Officers of 2506 Brigade and Biographies of Officers on Lists A, B and Cc. . . Attached are biographies of: Ricardo Lorie Valls Laureano Felipe Gutierrez Palla Rafael Ribas Hechavérria Eduardo Gutierrez Falla Rafael German Candia Cervera Juan Tamayo Cardoniz Pedro Salas Salvador Aldereguia Orse Iuis Barcena Berrano Rafael Cieza Diaz Eduardo Martinez Munoa Jose Manuel Bantiesteban Pavon Jorge De Moya Fernandez Marcazo Mario Gutierrez Mir Jose Antonio Lao Coba Bias Gilberto Pascual Salvador Iuis ¢. Posada Carriles Juan Manuel Rodriguez Pineda Pablo Manuel Duasso Delgado Esteban Bernabe Sanchez Poccio Fernando Ojeda Alvarez Jaime Gomez Veraz Antonio Crespi Larralde Genaro Arroyo Doclda: 3274274019 Page 5