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RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10051

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TITLE : Central Intelligence Agency Information Report

DATE : 8/10/1963

PAGES : 3

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000

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COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 48: Cuban Subjects: Exiles information

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SANITIZED NO. 01-048-4-3-5

TELEGRAM

INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Cilan extes

contains intion tie revelationg

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(When Filled ITs)

the. United States within

berioh is brombinid bo', she Espionage Lame Fillo 10, U.S.C Socs.

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COUNTRY CUBA NICARAGUA

SUBJECT

POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF. A CUBAN

EXILE BASE : IN NICARAGUA

REPORT NO: TDOS -3/556,052

DATE DISTR.

10 AUGUST. 1963

PRECEDENCE

ROUTINE

DATE OF

INFO.

24: JuLy 1963

REFERENCES

TDCS-3/555,529

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PLACE &

DATE AÇO. ENGLAND,.. LONDON (9 AUGUST 1963)

APPRAISAL 3

FIELD REPORT NO.

OEL 35,970

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE

OFFICIAL BRITISH SERVICE FROM A SOURCE DESCRIBED AS "WELL-KNOWN AND EXPERIENCED

IN REPORTING,: PROBABLY RELIABLE, QUOTING ROMANI, "

1a: IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION/24 JULY 63, SALVADOR ROMANI, REPRESENT-

ATIVE IN VENEZUELA OF CUBAN EXILE ORGANIZATION COMANDO UNIFICADO

DE. 'LA LIBERACION 'ÉN CUBA (UNITED COMMAND OF CUBAN LIBERATION = CULC),

CLAIMED THAT A SMALL' NUMBER CUBAN EXILES HAD ALREADY MOVED FROM

MIAMI TO NICARAGUA. IN EXILE CIRCLES IT IS BELIEVED THIS ACTION

REFLECTS A PREVIOUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRESIDENT SOMOZA OF NICARAGUA

AND MANUEL ARTIME, SECRETARY GENERAL OF EXILE GROUP MOVIMIENTO DE*

RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MOVEMENT OF REVOLUTIONARY RECOVERY

MRR). ROMANI DID NOT KNOW DETAILS OF AGREEMENT. IF IT ENTAILS

ESTABLISHMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE EXILE MILITARY BASE IN NICARAGUA,

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OTHER EXILE GROUPS WILL AWAIT RÉACTION OF UNITED STATES. BEFORE

•DECIDING THEIR OWN COURSE OF ACTION.

20 NUCLEUS/SUCH A BASE WOULD BE DRAWN FROM THRÈE TO FOUR THOUSAND

EXILES WHO, ACCORDING TO ROMANI, HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED MILATARY

TRAINING FROM MEMBERS/U.S. ARMED FORCES. ROMANI CLAIMED U.S.

POLICY IS TO FERMENT INTERNAL RESISTANCE IN CUBA AND/STRENGTHEN THE

RESISTANCE BY INFILTRATION OF TRAINED COMMANDO GROUPS OF EXILES.

FOR THIS REASON THE U.S. CONTINUES/GIVE TACIT SUPPORT FOR TRAINING

OF EXILE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.

3. ROMÄNI MADE FOLLOWING REVIEW OF POLICIES ÖF PRINCIPAL EXILE

PARTIES:

(A) CULC IS CONCENTRATING ON DISSEMINATIÓN/ANTI-CASTRO

PROPAGANDA IN CUBA TO PREPARE GROUND FOR INSURRECTION. IT FAVORS

INFILTRATION/SMALL MILITARY GROUPS BUT REJECTS A GENERAL INVASION.

(Bi) JURE (JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA), LED BY MANUEL RAY, CONSIDERS THE .

PRINCIPLE: REQUIREMENT IS TO SECURE SUPPORT OF DISCONTENTED ELEMENTS

IN CUBAN MILITIA AND ARMED FORCES.

(C) •ALLIANCE OF MRP (MOVIMIENTO REVOLUCIONARIO POPULAR),

SECOND FRONT OF ESCAMBRAY AND ALPHA 66, SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF HIT-

AND-RUN RAIDS ON CUBAN MAINLAND IN. ORDER/MAINTAIN MORALE OF RESISTANCE

•FORCES IN CUBA.

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D) SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING UME (UNIDADES MILITARES CUBANAS),

ELC (COMANDOS LIBRES DE CUBA) AND A SECTION OF MRR CONSIDER. THAT ONLY

A GENERAL

INVASION WILL OVERTHROW THE CUBAN REGIME.

(E) FUR (FRENTE UNIDO REVOLUCIONARIO), LED BY AURELIANO

SANCHEZ ARANGO, IS WORKING PRIMARILY TO OBTAIN AGREEMENT/LATIN

AMERICAN GOVTS FOR COORDINATED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON

SELELD DISSEM: STATE, CINCLANT

CINCSO.

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