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RE:

CUBAN REJOLITIOARY COUNCIL

April 1ú, 1963

INTERIAL SECURITY - CUBA

The April 9, 1963, Issue of the "Mans News"

carried an article entitled,

"ExIles Say Miro TO Quit".

This article stated that informed exile bources clalm

that Dr. JOSE MIND CARDONA would reign his post as head

of the Cuban Revolutionary Council.

Tre article said

exile sources

gave two possibllities for his resignation.

One faction belleved that MIRO's recent trip to Washington

from which he returned Sunday (April?) Has to pin down the

United States Government to a statement of positive polley

regarding Cuba.

Another school of thought ias that the

Council head was retiring from hia poet in protest of

Governent curbing of hit-and-run raids on the Comuunist

1aland of Cuba.

me article went on to state that Dr. MIRO's

Leadership in the Council, alred at uniting all Cuban

exiles, has been burdened by proclems since his appointment

In March 1961.

On April 10, 1963, MM T-1, a former Cuban

ousiness executive, who 1g employed by the Cuban Revolutionary

Council and who 1s a close personal friend of dr. MIRO CARDONA,

who has furnished sone rellable information in the past,

advised that an all-night session of the Councll was, held

seginning Aor1l 9, and ending at about 0:00 A.M., On

1or1l 10, during which time MIRO CARDONA presented his

resignation but the council refused to accept his resignation

and MIRO CARDONA was persuaded

to remain as

President of the

MM I-1 sald that MInD's resignation consisted of

a 25-page statement which was in effect an indictment against

the administration of President JOrti P. KENNEDY of the United

In rejecting his resignation,

the Couricil backed up

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CURAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

INTERNAL SECURITY -

CUBA

MIRO but in the interest of both the United States and the

cuban exiles, decided upon a public

statement which reads

as follows:

"CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

"The Cuban Revolutionary Council, having studied

the report of 1ts President, Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, concerning

present relations with the Unlted States Government, agrees:

Not to accept the resignation of Dr. Jose Miro Cardona,

and declare 1ts full support for the basic plans contained

In his resignation.

"2. To affirms that there ls a serlous crisis, brought about

the present policy of the government of this country.

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"3.

fulfilment of American treatles and agreements, as well

as the joint resolution uf the U. S. Congress,

effective action against Sovlet Intervention In America..

To affirm that the Councll has always Insisted, and

st1ll Insists, upon the necesalty of Cuban participation

in the process of liberating Cuba.

Ine only procedure

which the council would accept would be coordination of

on a plane of complete respect for national dignity.

uba will never renounce her legitimate right to be in the

first line of combat.

"5. To reaffirm their unshakeable decision to continue the

fight against the Soviet-Castro

regime, under any circumstances

whatsoever.

2.

No....

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CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

INTEIMAL SECURITY - CUBA

In these difficult times, the Cuban Revolutionary

council urges all cubans to close ranka to achlove the

petedoal unity needed to hasten

"Miam1, Apr1l 10, 1963.2000

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'ANA

"Movimiento Democrata Cristiano

(Christian Derocratic Movement)

JOSE FERNANDEZ BADUE

*Movimiento de Recuperacion Rovolucionaria

(Movement for Revolutionary Recovery)

CESAR BARO

"Agrupacion Montecr1st1

(Montecrist1 Group)

FRANCISCO CARRILLO

"Unidad Revoluclonar1a

(Revolutionary Union)

FERNANDO FERNANDEZ CABADA

"Rescato Democratico Revolucionarlo

(Revolutionary Democratic Recovery)

RAUL MENDEZ PIREZ

"vovimiento Revolucionary 30 de Novlembre

(30th of November Revolutionary Movemont)

ORLANDO RODRIQUEZ

Accion Revolucionaria Democratic

Democratic Revolutionary Action

GERARDO QUESADA

Frente Obrero Revoluclonar1

de Cuba (PORDC)

Revolutionary labor Front of Cubi

"Military Section

JOSE E. MONTEAGUDO

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CURAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

"Sector Frofesional

(professional Soction)

ENRIQUE HUERTAS

"Corporaciones Economicas

(Economic Branch)

DE. TULIO DIAZ RIVERA

MANUEL ANTONIO DE VARONA

SERGIO CARBO

RICARDO LORIE

ANTONIO MACEO

ANTONIO SILIO, Secretary

M T-I explained that when Dr, MIRO CARDONA returned

to Miami from a trip to Washington, D. C., on Sunday, where he

contacted high government officials, he came away with the

feeling thats

1) The United Statos has no plan to froo Cuba

of Communism.

2) If the United States ever does formulato any

plans, it will do so without consideration

for the Cuban exiles in the United States.

3) The United States pollcy 18 now one of

rescerul co-existence with Communist Cuba.

MM T-1 sald that in his opinion, the Cuban axllag

are frustrated, conjused,

losing faith in

the Unlied States

and there 18 a srowing feeling of abandonment of them by the

United States.

The April 10, 1963, Issue of the "Miami Herald"

carried a headline article entitled,

"Miro Resigns as Exile

Chief; Raps U. S. Policy".

This article stated that MIRC

CARDONA resigned because

the United States rofused to allocate

fIfty nil11on doilars to train a Cuban Iniaglon forco, according

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CURAN FILIOLSTIONARI COUNCIL

IliZesiRE EZCURITY - CUBA

to zoreraent sources.

The article sald that exile leaders.

went veth united State polled one bocee feel agree-

"but because he

Haenina" on does not have any concrete plans to deal with

stated that the Cuban Revolutionary Council had vored to

contiride its fight against Castro-Communiom whether the

MIRO chiwoia denied reports from U. S. Government sourced

Unites 2.are8 refused to allocate fifty million dollars to

train a Cuban Invasion force.

on era dense in the that C den pedoy.

carried in article entitled

Ine April 16, 1963%JPK Accepts Demand, Fidel Says".

Janue of the "Miaml Herald"

This article by the UPI bearing a Havana datelino reported

that clues CASTRO told Cubans on Thursday (April 11) that the

KareDI daministration has accepted one of his five demardo

for an ent to tension in the Caribbean.

This article stated

that in a one hour and forty minute speech,

Washington in forbidding exiles to carry

attacks on cuba, has fulfilled one of

"five points for peace"

advancsat him and endorsed by the Soviet Union.

The article

then went on to state that PIDEL announced that there are

still fair conditiong to be fulfilled and that acceptance of

they 18 the only sensible thing the KENNEDY Administration

case of ton ole de one ease at the etele,

On the morning of April 15, 1963, Miami radio news

broadcasts announced MIRO CARDONA

Hould again offer h1s

resignation to the councll on that same day.

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CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY CONCIL

INTERIAL SECURITY - CUBA

On April 15, 1963, MM I-l advised that he was

positive that MIRO CARDONA did not Intend to again tender

h18 resignation on Monsay, April 15, 1953, but was

contemplating takiny that

action on the following Thursday,

April 18,

M T-1 Bald that the Councid was meeting

on Thursday to take a definite attitude or tough line of

action and that 1t was entirely probable that all of the

members of the council might resigh in protest to the present

policy of the United States with regard to the Cuban situation.

He sald that the prezent reeling of the Councll towards the

United States 18 basically "to hell with 1t"

MM T-1 expressed the personal feeling that u. s.

policy towards

Cuba 13 presentlyin a vacuum and consequently

oversthing 13 at a standatill.

The Cuban exiles in the

Mlani area feel that the U. S. is abandoning their causo

and has now adopted a course of poaccrul co-existence with

Communist Cuba.

On April 15, 1963, MM T-2, a Cuban exlle who has

furnished some rellable Information

In the past and who 18

associated with fellon Cubans who belong to several different

organizations, advieed that reaction among the Cuban exiles

"very bad against the United States".

He explained that the

Cuban exiles allege that President KENNEDY has made promises

their fight against CASTRO but 1B now opposing

them and consequently they feel that the U. S. 1s now committed

to a policy of peaceful co-existence with Communiat Cuba.

the cuoan exiles are leariul as to the ruture, contused as to

why the U. S. has changed 1ts pollcy and the exiles feel that

they have been abandoned in their fight.

tributed outside the

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