INFORMATION REPORT: STATUS OF ANTI CASTROL MOVEMENT IN CUBA, DECEMBER 1961
Originator: CIA
Document date: 03/29/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Status d tha doll-castro Movorant

In Cuba, Docember 1961

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20 Dacarber 1961

Argentina, Buenos Alros (18 Jarriary 1932)

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SOURCE CONDINGS ARE DATINITIVA. APPRAISAL DR CONTENT 18 TINTAINE

Un asstotal Argontino corvice!

Appraisal of Contonts 3.

lo Anti-castro aotivittoo in Cuba Includo theso a the nation erdo organisad

moremants and those of local Ironto vhere iniependent guerrillas are groupod

1n small ulto. Tho penetration de tha Cuban aad Larges 1s 1ngigntSlcant.

Tho national novesents viach have boon activo In Caba ano tha Movindento do

Recuperactos BovolucIonarla (MiC?), Mortatento Danocrata Crist1a30 (MDC),

Mortalento Revolicionarto 30 do Morienbro, Moriniento Revoluc looar1o dal

PuAblo. (MRP) Rascato ReTolucIonar10, and Diractarle Ravolucioner10

Estudlantil (DRE).

other progs vith liaitod organizationa are the Unidad

Revolucionaria did tho del.

Arango). The strengto al tho groupe by provisco, lo ao folloro:

a. Southern Oriento ProTlACe (Sarilago do Cuba)

Tho MRP, a litro Dhas, has nosbors tros the rants of tha

26 as ALl Maresent and, espoclalit, fron the former Togalar NoV.

Its civillan orgartzation 1s poor, alsost son soistenit.: Tho

renala Inactive, valling for a sarlous ailitary dotion of a local

or national character.

(2) NDC. Tro HD has an adogasto cirillen argardsatloos. Irona the

councing of the sovement Santlago do Cuba bas bean ons or 14

strongholds.. The ailitary organization 19 attrasely poor. Mam

at lts. lasders hava godo into entlo or ana trying to do so.

They ranin totaily inactivo in hope or an Imaston valoh vill resolve

the sitation, and only concorn ibansaltos about a future politleal

Ille, st tha til then tse present gorerment salls.

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30 de Horsembre, Tharo ano sey merbors al the 30 do Marlembro 1n

Santlago do Cuba, and tboy lack cortest Mith thoir sational loadare.

They have practicalis no rescuercos.

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Ma i:it.1l dreader 1951 the Me hal a good cirilian ant military organisation.

local co-rainitor anl alico: all the marbors 11 tha prorindo sooght asylun.

The rev ro crilnator da tryine, to roorgariio the sorgant.

Traso are still

enough iron of aclion, conlog fron tha 26 at

restabllah contacta.

rely it reson, but they have to

(5) Rosesidol Hocato has Do sorbors in tho are.

(6) DES. Ta brE las complatoly brobon by tha unaccossai upriolng as Alherto Miller

and by tha errost in October of "Bl Plara", promiscial co andirares.

The DRE

st1ll as sroat prestiga 1n tibo aros, ant there aro sary No vurla folion sto

deratica.

D. Northein Ordento Prorloce

(1) 1TO. The MiR 1s preotically son-odotent la northorn Orlonto provisco,

with tha exception os a sor personal contacta of sino dias.

(2) MDC. To NDC 15 poosly organized and larative.

0) 30 de Norlambro. It has a modlooro organiration, son seubaro, and la

Inactito.

Ou) NEP. son before tho dosesto of lotober to MBP had & VErY 2005

orgardzalion 1n this aras. Pito Domes ("iloardo"), tho co-odiratas,

was arrested in the roundup at that tine, but areapod and took aoylun

In tho Ecuadorean Embassy, Mla su0009905 ard tha nalitary ans civilian

personnol aro rolativaly capablo.

(5) Rascalo. It does not codot 1n this eras.

(6) DIE. It doos not extot In tido arade.

c. Canaguoy proviace.

(1) 1902. Al the baginning of AIr1l 1961 Cabaliero (ru), the co-erliastor,

shasis ricineno 1n

"El Vlejo", vas arrastod and condiermod' to 30 joars

on tio Isle at piDes.

Arargo (fia), sho vas nasad coprilnatco 1n

suprait, has boon turced to send asylum in Habars. Tho noremont has

boon liestroynd.

(2) MIC. Tho MC has Bi Bocellest co-criiastor, alanco (fos), who. 1s

repossiblo, discroat, with good cranactlong, The HC has a vury good

civiller organization end at present 1s concerned about 1ta I1l1lary

oscarization, for vidch thay already have some persornel.. They. wack

affoctitoly and are trying to carry out sons nilstury urtlons..

(0) 30 de liorleabro, Tha ofvillen organeation ls rolativoly good. It has

a small but effectito nailtary furce.

(4) MRP. Caraquay lo proctically the only provinco in salch the MAP sio noi

diloctal by tha ernesto of October.

It has a good oivilian organisation

• and Illitary forces of importanco, which are unlar the cariand of forsar

afficars al the Rebel ArT. Arquintdos Catallaro (Esteban"), Ita

fancor co-ordinator, took asylua la tho Braillian Embassys "Ricardo",

his roplacemont, l8 very young (21 Joars oll) but 1s considered vory good.

(5)

Rascate.

aro Inac 1170.

It has a poor orgenlzetion.. There ano golet nen, but they

(8)

Di Peu nonbars of the DiE femala, and "Dranco" and RaÍael lagal Querado,

1t9 directors, are knova by ?. The sonacat bas boon destroyed.

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