(foatones-t01t8 w Anesmane Scene cee eee ‘ 1 . “s ' : 20 Octoter 1959 HMFHORANDUM YOR THE REOURD SUBJLOPs Nighlinhta of Tape-Recorded Conversation in Mood Retwoen Hr, Willian UD. Powley and an Unidentified Cuba during Poriod 17-18 Cotober le On %) October the undersigned and Jor wH/3 Llatcned to the playebock of 8 tens, brought to Weshingten from Bard, and given to Colouel Ring by Mr. Fawley on 19 October, which wae a recording of Mr. Fawley's conversations with two Gubang during the portod L7=18 Osteber, The firat converastion vas with an unidemtified Gaban, belleved to bo 8 member of & group of wealthy anti-CAsTHO Cubana, Reabors of whioh have talked to Mr, Favluy recently abouts their plang for sabotage of the coming gucar harvest 19 reported in URNA}? dated 2 October, The second Cuban wag AKPACA~1, a Cuban journalist ef operational interest ta Station Habana). and 4 separate cenorandum ig submitted on that gonversation. . . Tho unidentified Cuben, who had somewhat of an accent and apoke “Cadiatinotiy, wea difficult to understand. ‘He mentioned a nesting “with some ef our preple who came up from Cuba" to discuss plans, He aid hie group hed been contacted by @ representative of General Jono Blautorio PEDRA?A, leadar of Cubson revolutionary groups - in the Dominican Republic, who wantad te know what action their’ group - bod taken and wae told that they had a plaw "to atart.gabeteze", The Cuban said the PEDRACA representative eaid their group (tha PIDRAZA | group) hed four provinces organised in Cuba, mentioning Comayguey and. Santa Clara, and that they had two provinces yet te be organi ved oo Mebane and Matanéas, ' 3. The Cuban eaid his group needed twe things -- more] backing and moneys; he pointed out that Cubang in Guba are afraid to start an underground movement, and there wag no way to raise funds, ote, Mire Pawley gave him no encouragement on the money angle, saying that even if there were Americana willing to rug the risk of. becoming invel ved in Cuban revolutionary aetivitics by furniahing money for sich a — movement, which he doubted, he felt that at the present time 12% would be like "putting money dam a rat~-hole® for the following rearonas (1) there 4a no unity among the ant4-CASTRO grouna, and there are at leapt 10 that he knows of who are working absolutely independently of / @ne anothers and (2) CASTRO ie.in control of the country and has the gupport of a larre.numper of Cubans, especially the underepririleged, Mr. Pewley said he felt the Cuban economic situation wes worsening faust and that if if vets bad enough, a large nusber of Cubana will turn on CASTRO, but until that time comes it would be dangerous te try to organise 4 rewolutionary movement. SECRET
14-00000 . - . . . Bote a, Ped eS teehee mvt ne ment canine sa naseretne pn Panama et lee @ ene > oe > Qe cae a . ws “be Hr. Pat ey teked the Cuben if hia group fele they had roral support of the U. 3. ond the Cuben replied that they wonted-U, &, poral support but whether they hed it of not, they Salt they. were obliged 20 Garry through with theiy plang. Py. Pewley said ba didn't imew whet to tell hin «= would have to think absut it and soe if ‘anye thing could be done. Ho said, *having been conmctud with the WU. 3. . Gesernment, I ean't get involved in revolutionary movanonte*, Aloo seid he would hate to gee the Rominiaan Gewernment qot involved, wideh miyht be difficult to eveid with oo many Cuban oxiles there, but commented that ho understoed "the Honiniean Government hasn! ¢ on ‘ ; t | given then @ dige*. Barthes Tharpe WH/TIT/CARTB SECRET