MEMO: MRP CONCERN OVER HOLDING OF MENOYO REFUGEE GROUP
Originator: CIA
From: SHERIDAN, F.J.
To: CHIEF CONTACT DIVISION
Document date: 01/30/1961
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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HRP CONCera Oner Halding Of Menaro Bellgae ArueTp

30 бахчату 1961

•ack arelly, a sporadlo source noo 18 alone to M. R.!

i Purples

enderabip, notified thie offico on 2l January 1961 that alerters fif r

tonement

spaniah Civ1l var and vell bor laftint. for thie roason, he sad

his colleagues are probably ruapact.. Magalo Rey negotiated vita

Hanoyo throe times in Havana 11 October and SorenDer 1960, villa.

he tas sotting up the M. R. P. underground, and vas senor betrayod.

The H. R.P. balloves that cutlertes and his goup are alncerely

sut1-Cartro and assloted l4 1t9 escape tras dibe.

3. 58401 Intated that the defoction as these laportant people

1o a blor to castro becauss they can boooze Important loaders 1n

the Escambray. They intend to go back to cube to Migot activaly.

#. Is they are actually Commists, the M. R. P. balleres thet

this can be discovered in time, but it fears that their being held

by U. 8, artborities may vill discourage otber slillar defections and,

DOTo serIOUly, could play lato Castro's hands as a propaganda devico

to polut out rhat happens to poople ubo escapo to the U. 8.

M. B. P. told {kely) that the U. B. should handle the matter discretly -

to make solo ancouncement that the eightees ene being hold "for thei

on safoty" or lose such, which vould prevent castro fron obtainlig

a paychalogical adventago.

i The above Insurantion vas passed to Mr. Rests, the 00/C Dut

pricer, on 28 Jenuary 1961

P. J. Sherlden

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