INTEL REPORT - CUBAN POLITICAL SITUATION
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 3/12/58
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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From:

Repers No 10943379 Local File No:

Number of pages: 1

Number of enolmures:

Report made be Eleanor D. Plasler/edp

Approved by: Willand Co Curtial

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Source cryptonym: LISSE

Source, operational data, and comments

References:

SUBJECT!

'Cuban Political Situation

COMMENT A

IDuSt recelved the Information In the attached roport from

INISTORTEGA Ortoga, Cuban newspaperran and exile so arrived

In toxico City from Costa Rica

on 23. February

and lurt for

Lead the waste daze ORtiA told Liver that he was colne to

lastington to contact CANCIA Tunon (Ins) and others to learn

what la to happon, ORIEdA sald that Oscar DE LA TORRa, the

Cuban Ambassador, who has boon hie frian. for & long time,

asked hin not to call at the Embasgy during tho day for the

roason mantionad in the report.

ORIGGA wont to see hin bor

foro leaving for Manle

Clasgification

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FIELD INFORMATION REPORT

MALUATION DE SOURCE

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COUNTRY

Cuba/venezuela, toxico

SUBJECT Cuban Political Situation

• REFORI NO. .

DATE OF REPORT

NO. OF PAGES

REFERENCES

Chi8l7379

12 March 1958

DATE OF

INFO.

28 February 1958 (6-3

DATE ACC. Paxico, Perico City (3 March 258)

SOURCE EVALUATONS ARE DEFINITIVE: APPRAISAl OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. NOTE FOREGOING EXPLANATION.

SOURCE:

Person with contacts anong Caribbean revolutloniries (B); from

& Cuban exile (F) • Agoraisal of Cortants 30-

rod allitary Junta in Cuba saa strike da Cess days I'

1. Do Accordine to OscarXa LA TORS, Cubal Lubassilor la lexico, Ma 18

bein batched coistantly de Posidon: inT:saas men Inside

DS LA SURE Said trat Cl210%2iz Portuonio, Culan

reprosentativo at tho United Mitionse his warusted with EntISt

ani could no ioner dorand him bolors tin Unltad States Stato

Departmont, IS LA TORiC adied that silIsts had plannod to buj

arms from Coschoslovakiag, but that ho hau mile him change his

mind, The imbassador considors TISA's position untenable.

$o

ManueltuRauriA, Fidel CASTSO Rus' candidate for tba Cuban Fres1-

1s in caracas trrii

1S:0 from the jenezuelan furt

to sotin aras anil ammunition jor

Juarca Content.

the junta is probabir initing to-Ben th

Usults or BATISTA's offensive against Fidel CASTRU,: nopin

BATISTA ViLl k111 him.

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