‘Released under-th sination Records Collection ‘Act of 1992 CEEISC 2107 “Motey. . al : Eggs — DATE: 11+14-20) 4 Fz ce \ See, WASHINGTON 25, D. CG Wag ll, 196 - | geste Bry GUTIERREZ MENOYO, a Dec} lassify oi ‘ ADR = Ley hy Tabs A confidential source abroad furnished the follow- ing information on December 28, 1960, concerning ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYOQ and GONZALEZ ' ARTURO MATA-LLEDO: iZ 7 . ELOY GUTIERREZ-MENOYO was born at Madrid or at Cubana on December 8, 193), is a Cuban national, and resides at Calle Linea-y-F., Havana, Cuba. He has been reported to be a leader of, the international terrorist organization known as "DRILL." rectorio Revolucionario ibérico “de Liberacién | . berian _Revolutionary.Liberation Directorate), “and to have | Sn ae been “sent to “Belgium for the purpose of organizing the Liége / t* ° branch of this organization and setting up a terrorist opera- NO tion with the Spaniards in Liége. The true purpose of his visit to Belgium was. reportedly to find out as much as ” possible about "D.R.I.L." and its real value as a movement capable of overthrowing the FRANCO government, oy : ORO eo ‘ ~~ GUTTERREZ-MENOYO arrived in Belgium by air from . _ Madrid on July 21, 1960, at about 1:00 P.M. He claimed that , -he had left Cuba for Spain on July 15 or 17, 1960, and that after remaining in Spain for four or five days he had gone to Belgium. Since.he had entered the country clandestinely, and since his presence was considered to be dangerous for the public welfare, ELOY GUTIERREZ-MENOYO was the object of an expulsion order issued August 10,1960. After having been arrested on August 6, 1960, he was released on August 11, 1960, after having been notified of the expulsion order. On August 12, 1960, he left Belgium at 6:20 P.M. by air for Paris. (4 \ [ During his stay in Belgium, GUTIERREZ-MENOYO also claimed to have founded in Cuba approximately six years ago -. ~, & group of resistance against the BATISTA government called _- "El Frente Nacional del Escambray", of which he was the leader) The confidential source abroad advised that GONZALEZ _ EDO, or ARTUROAG ONZALESAMATASELEDO QO, or ARTURO. . 0, or oe ens alias wT auaNgo®, _born April, 1(@ OS | (Ss) pee" aid f f SECRET Docld: 32336957 Page 1
DoclrId: 32336957 Page 2° : 27, 1925, a Spanish national, residing at No. 13 Calle Fernandez de Los Rios, Valencia-Palente, Spain, arrived in Belgium by train from Paris, France, on July 8, 1960. He was arrested on the same day as GUT TERREZ-MENOYO and was the object of an expulsion order dated August 10, 1960, of which he was given notification on August 18, 1960. He left Belgium on that same day at 6:20 P.M. via. Neder-Kanne, on the Belgian-Dutch border. At the time he was escorted across the border into Holland, he claimed that he intended to return to France by way of Germany. He likewise expressed his determination to go to Spain in order to pursue actively the fight against the FRANCO regime. He is known to have served as a liaison agent between the terrorists in Madrid and the "D.R»IoDe" organization during the February 0°4) bombings. This document contains neither : conclusions of of Lg your agency; ya not to be distributed outside your agency. FSCL2107 Hotes , ©