INFORMATION REPORT:COMMENTS BY ERNEIDO OLIVA ON THE ATTITUDES OF THE RECENTLY RELEASED CUBAN PRISONERS
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
Document date: 12/31/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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COMMENTS BY FRIEIDO OLIVA ON THE

ATTITI!SUT THE RECENTLY REIGAGED

CUBAS PRISONERS

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1. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF STATEHESTS MADE RY ERGEIDO

OLIVA, SECOND-IN-CONMAND OF THE BRIGIDE, FOLLONG THE RELEASE OF THE

BRIGADE: PRISONERS:

A, THE BRIGADE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 29 DECEMBER

STADIUM EVENT L5 MIAMI AS AS OPPORTUSITY TO DEXOISTRATE ITS DAS

STRENGTH AND UNITY AND TO GAUGE THF EXTENT OF APPEAL. AND SYMPATHY OF THE

EXILE COLOVY, HOPEFULLY, THE BRIGADE EXPECTS TO SERVE AS A UPIFYING

FORCE OF THE POLITICAL, GROUPS AND FRAGHENTS IN THE MIAMI AREA, ALTHOUGH

OLIVA STRESSED THE FACT THAT THE BRIGADE DID NOT COSIDER ITSELF AS A

POLITICAL, BUT RATHER A MILITARY GROUP.

B. TEZ BRIGADE CONTISUES AS THE MILITARY ARY CE THE CONSENO

CLiSSIPICATiON → UIDDENIMATIOY CONTROLS

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APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1994

MIA HESTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

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THE 5040-3. Pie. 60 =

REVOLICIO•ANDO CUBANO CORE, CESS HESOLUTIGIANS CONSCIO, AT LEAST DUR

• THE PHESHIT, AND LUUNS TORARO THE CHO FOR SITERIAL ASSISTANCE TO

ESTABLISH UNIGADE HEADQUARTERS, ETC. THE LEADERS PLANNED 1O "REIFASE"

BRIGADE MIXERS FOLLONISÜ THE COMPLETION OF THE 29 DECENDER EVENT SO

THAT THE VEN COULD FIND JOES, GET REST, ISD LOOK AFTER TilETS FAMILIES.

THEY ALL. KION THAT THEY WILL DE SURJACT TO RECALL. WHEN THEIR CONSTRY

NEEDS THEN AGAL. MANDATIE, SUE SHADENS

TITAND TO EXAMISE YARIOUS

ASENUES FOR A SOLUTION OF THE GUIAS PROULEM. IF MI. ROADS ARE BIOCHED,

THF THEY HILL RESIGS THESELVES TO A SOLUTION OF PERSONAL AND FAMILY

SURVIVAL PROBLEMS. NON, MOWEVER, STILI, CONSCIOUS OF THEIR DUTY TO THEIR

FATHERLAMO, TIEY INTEÑO TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION.

C. THE BRIGADE LEADERS' ORSERIATIONS DURING AND FOLLONITO

THEIR IMPHISOYMENT HAVE LED THEN TO COCLUDE THAT CLASDESTISE

ORGASIZATIONS INSIDE CUBA ARE MINIBAL AND LEADERS TO HEAD A GUERRILI

EFFORT ARF SALEXISTENT. SINCE THE AMN. 10G1 BUNSION, THE CASTRO.

FORCES HAVE BEES INCREASED VUNERICALLY AND HAVE NEHY FURNISHED WITH

12YHONE1 ADAMEST.

2. FIELD COUMENT: OLIVA REFERED TO THE INPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF

CUBAN AIR POWER ON THE DAY TILE BRIGADE PRISONERS WERE RELEASED WHEY

20 VIG'S FLEN DUER THE AISPORT. COSEQUENTIN, IT IS MIS FIRM CONVICTION

THAT THE BRIGADE IS THE ONLY CONVESTIOTAL MARFARE MILITARY EFPORT ABLE

TO DESTRUY THE CASTRO MILITARY MACHINE.

3. FIELD DISSEY: CINCLAIT, CINCARIB. END OF MESSAGE

S-E-2-R-2S9 as 40.

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