REQUEST PERTINENT TRACES AND SUMMATION ANY OPERATIONAL INVOLVEMENT HQS AND MIAMI HAD LAUREANO BATISTA.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 09/18/1973
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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3. REQUEST PERTINENi "DAGES AND SUMMAIIN ANY RPERATIONAL

INVALVEMENT HEARQUARTERS AND MIAMI MAY HAVE HAD HITH LAUREANO

LATISTA FALLA, CUBAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT LEADER IN EXILE

MON RESIDENT CARACIS, BATISTA IS APPROXIMATELY 38 YEARS OLD.

LAHYER, HAS BEEN IN EXILE SINCE ABOUT 1960 AND IS 1967 OR 1968

BRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. PRIOR COMING TO VENEZUELA

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. HE LIVED HASHINGTON. BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE

BEEN ENCRYPTED IDEN WHILE MIAMI,

2, BATISTA IS SOCIAL CONTAGT OF FREDERICK C.. BRADSPIES

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CONNECTED WITH THE ELIGOT ORGANZZATION CAS DID ALL WHO HAD CRYPT IN

IDEN CRYPT SERIESI.

2, SUBJECT DPOB 1 MAY 35, HAVANA, SON OF WEALTHY BANKING FAMILY..

HE WAS CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN CUBA WHO BELIEVED REVOLUTION

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GLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED ON IN CUBA WITH OTHER ANTI-CASTRO

EXILE GROUPS EN MIAMI, HE PERSONALLY PARPICIPATED IN SEVERAL

CLANDESTINE RUNS TO CUBA, ESPECIALLY IN EGORDINATION WITH 30 OF

NOVEMBER GROUP, HIS OWN BOAT, "SIONA 18" HAS USED IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

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THEY PLANNED USE IN ATTACK ON: CUBA: PER UFG-84526, 29 JAN

64. SUBJECT WAS UNDER FIRE FOR HIS PERSISTENT ANTI-U.S.

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GLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED ON IN CUBA WITH OTMER ANTI-CASTRO

EXILE GROUPS IN MIAMI, HE PERSONALLY PARTIGIPATED IN SEVERAL

OLANDESTINE RUNS TO CUBA, ESPECIALLY IN GOORDINATION WITH SO OF

NOVEMBER GROUP, HIS OHN BOAT, "BIOMA 18" NAS USED IN PHASE AGTIVITIES.

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DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS IN ATTEMPT CREATE A UNIFIED CUBAN

EXILE MILITARY ACTION GROUP, INFO DATED SEPT 6S INDICATES

THE MDC HAD AN AIRCRAFT AND ARMS STASHED IN VENEZUELA WHICH

THEY PLANNED USE IN ATTACK ON CUBA, PER UFG- D4920, 29 JAN

6A, SUBJECT WAS UNDER FIRE FOR HIS PERSISTENT ANTI-U.S.

ATTITUDE AND FOR HIS MILITARY POLICY WHICH WERE CAUSING

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REASON FORAOR FOLLON-UP TO ARREST, MUEVER, ANOTHER CARD

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