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DIRECTOR, FBI (109-584)

10/3/61

SAC, NEW YORK (105-35253)

ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACCIVITIES

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ReBulet to Miami dated. 9/14/61, captioned as above, 4

and. Bulet to Miami dated 9/26/61, entitled, "CLIP"

Since 4/17/61, there has been little organized

anti-CASIRO activity in the Metropolitan New York area. The

activity which has taken place since April, 1961, has been

dominated by the Frente Revolucionario Democratico (FRD), and

this activity has taken the form of pickets and public meetings.

There has

been activity by the Junta de Liberacion Nacional

(JLN, and the individual groups within the framework of the

FRD have also sponsored irdividual meetings. Dr. CARLOS PRIO

SOCARRAS, former President of Cuba, was scheduled to hold a

meeting in New York on 9/30/61, but this meeting was allegedly

cancelled on advice given by unknown individuals from Washington,

D.C.

The following statements are conclusions based upon

infornation received from established sources and from various

leading figures in the anti-CASIRO field who have been interviewed

on varlous occasions since 4/17/61. The ideas and conclusions

which follow are based on information furnished by NY 2865-5,

Dr. ANTONIO de VARONA,

Dr. ERNESTO

the Revolutionary Council, EDUARDO GONZALE, Coordinator

of the FRD in New York, JOSE GONZALEZ, Financial Secretary of the

FRD In New York, JOSE MESTRE, Of "Bohemia Libre", and other

individuals who are in a position to have firsthane information

from leading anti-CASTRO leaders.

(1) ORGANIZATIONS

In general, the anti-CASTRO organizations can be

characterized by three leading groups, namely the FRD, the

Moviniento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRP), and the JIN, In the

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ARAGON said that MIRO CARDONA tent tO PRIO's residence in

Miams and asked for PRIO's support and anything that PRIO could

do that could enhance the posicion of the Revolutionary Council

ARAGON advised that at this meeting PRIO promised hie

support,

but also asked Dr: Mino to put several or his

PRIO's, men on

the payroll of the Revolutionary Council.

ARAGON stated that Dr.

MIRO told him that the Counell die not handle the money, as thie

was at that time handled directly by the FRD.

ARAGON stated

that Dr. MIRO and CARLOS PRIO have met several times since

and on each occasion Dr. PRIO has informed Dr. MIRO that he 1s

h on deranied that

in support of Dr. MIRO but then PRIO goes on and makes propaganda

a dato out then prio

which definitely is against Dr. MIRO and in his, PRIO's, favor.

paganda

ARACON advised that as a rosult of recent statements made by

Dr. PRIO, DI, MIRO CARDONA no longer has any desire to speak

with CARLOS

FRIO,

MY 2865-S advised that in early September, 1961,

he was with GUILLERMO ALONSO PUJOL in New York, and PUJOL

showed him a confidential letter on the stationery of the us

House of Representatives written by VICTOR L. ANFUSO to Secretary

of State DEAN RUSK.

NY 2865-S stated he was not sure of the

date of this letter but believed it was 8/27 or 28/61. In this

letter to DEAN RUSK, Representative ANPUSO asled RUSK 40

recognize a luban government in exile and offer it all the

necessary asslatance in order to overthrow the present Cuban

dovernment,

ANFUSO also, in his letter to RuSk, stated that

Dr. CARLOS

PRIO had supported Dr. JOSE MIRO CARDONA aS

Provisional President in the event such a government in exile

was recognized by the United States.

From information avallable thusfar, there does not

appear to be any definite plans on the part of CARLOS PRIO tO

set up a government in exile in a Latin country.

The Cuban

exiles are divided about PRIO and

the majority of them greatly

question his ability to unify a majority of Cubans.

(4)

INVASION EFFORTS

There has been no information recelved from Cuban

exiles in the Metropolitan New York area indicating any serious

plans to mount an invasion from the US to Cuba.

There are also

no reports of any invasion being planned by individuals in the

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have taken place during

July, kugust and september, 1901,

ANACON stated that he and DE: MiRa CARDONA discussed probleme

facing the Revolutionary Council and what

the hevolutionary

Council believes should be done in the Cuban question.

also advised that the main difficulty of the Revolutionary

Council is with liaison with CIA.

ARAGON stated that at his

last meeting with RICHARD GOODWIN on 9/14/61, GOODWIN advised

that there was a rotired coionel fron the vou Ensland are betweet

now under transfer to Miani, who would act as liaison man

Di. MIRO SARDONA, the White

House and CIA.

ARAGON stated that

he was informed by GOODwIN that this man would have complete

authority to make final deelsions in all matters.

ARAGON

advised that as of 9/25/61, when he last spoke to De. MIRO

CARDONA, Dr'. MIRO stated that he had not yet been contacted

by this liaison man.

ARACON aloo stated that neither he

nor Dr. MIRO CARDONA was given the name of this man, but they

were intormed that Dr. MIRO would be contacted by this individual

on his arrival in Florida.

ARACON also expressed his personal opinionregarding

RICHARD GOODWIN and other advisors at the White House by atating

that they were very brilliant young men who can advance wonderful

theories but cannot put anything into practical working order.

ARAGON also stated that CIA continues to operate

with various underground groups,

and these groups are being

supported by CIA.

ARACON advised that the underground ineide

Cuba is being built up and it is becoming efficient, but ARAGON

believes that there ie a lack of coordination and a

lack or

authority and although it is possible by underground aotivity to

overthrow. the present Cuban Government, he believes that

unless this matter of unification is attended to immediately,

the end result could be chaos and untold bloodshed.

AnAcon, also stated that his contact at CIA ie one

BAYMOND S. CLARK wIth whom he is in regular contact and whe

him money which he carries to Miams foc Dr MIRO CARDONA,

ARAGON advised that the Revolutionary Council has been given

a financial cut by CIA and this, to a great extent, has

hampered the activity of the Revolutionary Council* ARAGON

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further advised that Dr. MURO CARDONA I8 considering increasing

the Revolutionary Council by four.

and he, ARAGON,

nad giver

the nemes of the four individuals

FO ROBERT HURWITOH, of State

Department, to see if the State Department opposed any of these

individuals. ARACON identifled the four proposed members of the

Revolutionary Counell as RICARDO LORIE, NINO DIAZY JORGE SOTOS,

and CONTE AGUERO. ARAGON advised that he furnished these names

to ROBEND HURWITCH on 9/20/51, and he had to go to Washington

on 9/el/o1 to see ClArkayo pick up some money. and upon meeting

WICh CLARK, CLARK informed him that the four people proposed

for the Revolutionary Council by Dr. MIRO were acceptable to

GiA, and stated that as a general rule of thumbs Dr Miro can

select' anyone he wants but must exclude all Batistlande, Commnists

and fellow travelers.

ARAGON stated that he was not entirely optimistic

about the future of Cuba.

ARACON said that the Cuban people

cannot be entirely unified as there are so many politically

ambitious leaders among the exiles and there are many jealousies

there is much criticism leveled against the Revolutionary

Council and the Unlted States Government because of the

unsuccessful invasion of April, 1961.

ARAGON advised that the

believed that the Cuban Government was weakened day by day,

that the underground would eventually overthrow CASTRO, together

with the

economie hardships which the Cuban Government

is

suffering, but without a strong unifiedopposition and 100

per cent cooperation from the United States, he saw a very

unhappy pieture for Cuba in years to come.

The Bureau is respectfully requested that 1f the

above information is disseminated, extreme care be used concerning

Information furnished by ERNEStO ARAGON.

ARAGON has cooperated

fully with the New York Office, la cognizant of what 1s being

done with the Revolutionary Council and Dr. MIRO CARDONA In

particular.

It is also pointed out that at some of these meetings

at the White House there were only two or three individuals

present and his identity could casily be determined if information

furnished by him is not properly paraphrased.

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