INFORMATION REPORT: SUBJECT - 1. PERMISSION FOR THE MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATICA CRISTINA (MDC) TO ESTABLISH A CUBAN EXILE BASE IN VENEZUELA. 2. INVOLVEMENT OF FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS WITH THE MDC
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Document date: 12/3/63
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SUBJ: 1. PERMISSION FOR THE MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTINA (MC)

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1. ON 14 NOVEMBER 1963 FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT CARLOS PRIO

SOCARRAS SAID THAT PRESIDENT ROMULO BETANCOURT RECENTLY PROMISED

THAT VENEZUELA WOULD PROVIDE THE MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA (MDE,:

CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT MOVEMENT) WITH A BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR USE AGAINST

CUBA. ACCORDING TO PRIO, BETANCOURT PROMISED TO MAKE THE BASE

AVAILABLE TO THE CUBANS IN DECEMBER AND HAS APPOINTED VENEZUELAN REAR

ADMIRAL LOPEZ CONDE AS THE LIAISION OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ALL

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENI AND THE MOC.

2. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE BASE HAS NOT YET BEEN

DETERMINED PRIO SAID IT WILL PROBABLY BE ESTABLISHED ON À VENEZUELAN

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LAVAL SASE. PRIO ALSO SAID THAT GETANCOURT HAD PROMISCO TO PROVIDE:

THE EXILE BASE WITH VENEZUELAN PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES.

3. ACCORDING TO LAUREANO SATISTA FALLA SECRETARY

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MILITARY AFFAIRS WHO HAS BEEN MEETING WITH /PRIOLIN CONNECTION

WITH. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASE IN. VENEZUELA, THE MOC HAS $15.00$

AID PLANS TO PURCHASE TWO SAILING VESSELS SETWEEN G& AND 90 FEET

LONG AND SIX OR SEVEN SMALL OUTBOARD MOTOR BOATS WHICH WILL BE

LÄUNCHED FROM THE SAILING VESSELS IN RAIDS AGAINST CUBA.

1. • THE MOC ALSO PLANS TO ACQUIRE A B-25. AIRCRAFT AND BOMBS

FOR USE IN AIR STRIKE AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT. BATISTA

FALLA SAID THAT PRIO HAD PROMISED TO GIVE THE MDC FUNDS TO BE

USED TO PURCHASE BOATS AND PLANES AS ARE NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY.

CARRY OUT ITS PLANS, AFTER THE MOC HAS EXHAUSTED ITS OWN RESOURCES.

5. FIELD DISSEM: CINCLANT, CINCSO, COMNAVKEYWEST; MIAMI REPS

STATE FBI USE CUSTOMS AND I&NS.

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