The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-29

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-T h e
State Department is suppressing
alarming evidence that depos-
ed President Villeda Morales
permitted Cuban Ambassador
Silvino Sorhegui to openly ex-
port Castro's Communist revolu-
ton to Honduras.
The headline proof of this
development is detailed in docu-
ments sent through diplomatic
channels to the State Depart
ment by the military junta that
seized power in Honduras to
keep that nation from drifting
into the arms Of Castro
One of the junta's shocking re-
ports, which casts a dark shadow
over some of the pious admin
lstration hand Wringing owe I
what to do about the new re-
gime. links the military's take
over to President Vllleda's mil
quetoast efforts to bar commun-
lst Subversion and infiltration
from Cuba.
Striking illustrations of the
ousted government failure to
combat this Red threat as out
lined in the miitaly's report
are:
Documents found in the Pal
ace contain positive proof that
President Villeda knew that the
Cuban Ambassador accredited
to his government was frankly
and openly exporting the Cuban
revolution months before he was
OuSted.
Ambassador Silvino Sorhe-
gui, with criminal impunity
travelled all over the country dis
tlibuting money and propagan-
da, and created Communist cells
for Castro in some of the remote
corners Of Honduras.
In Tegucigalpa, the Cuban
Ambassador used the Library
Camille Cienfuegos as a rendez-
vous for Castro followers and
agents. During these visits. he
arranged for transportion for
Honduran students and youths
to 60 to Cuba for espionage
training and indoctrination. AL
though these activities were
known to the government, no
action was taken by President
Villeda to stop them or prevent
the students from completing
their trips.
| Records of the security police
show that government officials
who tried to block these stu
dents from leaving the country
were discharged Or denoted by
aides Of President Villeda."
HIDING THE DANGER-An-
other of the military junta re-
ports, turned over to u. S. dip
lomats before they were recall
led, points out President Will
eda's constant efforts to play
down the existence Of pro-Castro
guerrillas in the small Carlb-
bean nation. stating:
While President Villeda in
sisted that there were no Com
munist guerrillas between the
Patucca and Segovia rivers near
the Nicaraguan border. the Hon
uran armed forces and the Mica
raguan army confirmed their
presence.
The Palace Civil Guard,
under the service of President
Villeda, saw students in Teguci-
galpa display Czech and other
foreign arms and hand grenades
but took no action to confiscate
the arms
The Senate Armed Services
which is probing Communist in
filtration of Latin America from
Cuba. plans to call State and
D e nse Department offic-
lals early next month to deter
mine why this shocking informa-
ton is being withheld from Con-
gress and the public.
Army Colonel r. w. Page, Jr.,
who heads the 2O-man U. S.
military mission pulled out of
Honduras after the junta took
over, will be questioned about
reports that U. S. aid was being
used to build up the President S
Palace Guard which was load
ed with pro-Castro officers.
Senate probers have learned
that Colonel Page, while frown-
ing on the military coup. re-