DIRECTORSHIP, FINANCES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CUBAN EXILE NEWSPAPER MUNDO AMERICANO, PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF OF STATION, JMWAVE
To: CHIEF, WH
Document date: 12/14/1965
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Directorship, Finances and Activities

of the Cuban Exile Newspaper

Mundo Americano,

Pubiished in New York

The following information on the Cuban estle news-

paper Mundo Americano.

published in New York, was submitted

by the Alöis In Eb-4463 of 16 November 1965.

The information

as obtained during October and November by ANoT sourc

Enrique Eugenio ESTRADA Prado from Amado AGARCIA Torres, whi

works in the officos of the Mundo Americano (Cuban (ri N. affi-

Investors

Benone of the principal investors in the lundo Americano

18 JOSeYLOPEZ Vilaboy (201-215815), who was President of the

compania Cubana de Aviacion (Cubana Airlines and owner of the

newspaper Manana in Cuba)

• From 1952 to 1958 LOPEZ waS &

honchnan of ex-Cuban President Fulgencio BATISTA Laldivar.

LOPEZ contributed, the sum of $40,000, however, it is believed

that these funds are not LopEz'

own money since it i8 runored

that he is not in a good financial position at present.

3. ‹HanueL GARCIA dal

gusto (201-353892) and a group of

persons trusted by Rolando MASFERRER Rojas (201-042669) and

Serafin R.Y PEREZ Carril (201-294538) contributed $75, 000 i la Cute i peli

These three

persons currently have financial control

of the

in notpopes

Is me Tie?

During September 1965, the newspaper suffered a

financial crisis and one of the

persons who put up money. hat

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Photo of "Jimmy" HY

Copy of AP cable IlW

Mundo Americano version of cable HW

Editorint praising JOHNSON'a action HW

Articles by Rolando MASFERRER Rojas

attacking CIA Ha

Mundo Americano attack on SOMOZA family HW

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that time was an American citizen

named "Jimmy", who controls

the "bolita" game in

Brooklyn, New York.

A photograph of

"Jimny" is forwarded as Attachment No. I. As this photograph

was ronovad from the private files of the newspaper and

source

could be traced through it, it is requested that it be given

careful handling in order

not to compromise source.

5.

The following persons are

In charge of the newspaper'

operations:

inde

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General Manager: Ceferino R. PEREZ Carril. (on 19

ber 1965 replaced/DY. Francisco #CASADO

Remedios,

aks "Frank"

, who was que of

LOPEZ Vilaboy's trusted men), ficuds y~

Editors:

Manuel GARCIA del Busto (Vice-President)

Exocutive Editor: Rolando MASFÉRRER Rojas

Assistant Editor: Jose l. APEREZ (One OL LOPEZ Vllaboy's

trusted men. a Puerto Ricer.

been working for the newspaper since

19 September 1965.)

Advertising Diroctor: Frank

AHALDONADO (HOmOsexual).

International Policy: Armando cRuz Cobo

Chas stated

he worked for KUBARK in Venezuela and

w.rf."

Jesus GONZALEZ Scarpetta'

Luis E. XPOU Enriquez

Local Policy:

Juan Angel BRAS

Chiet el Staff: Enrique *PIZZI do Porras (one el a

BATISTA's most trusted mon)

Carlos Rene ACABRERA Vazquez!

Sectal Nows :.

Sports:

Shop (Pross) :

Wilfredo *MORAN Beole

Ricardo G JAMENOCAL Beole

Carlos DIAZ-VERSON Rodriguez"

Formati

Pedro WYANEZ (member of tha New York

Exocutivo of the MIRR, connected with

the purchase of armament fox the MIRR)

Circulation:

= Fucundo POMAR Soler Cona of moat.

trusted mon-of EuRobio MUrAL Barnzo.

Leader in the Cuban Labor Contedera-

ton 11 Ex419)

Photography:

MarIo TZAYAS

Rodolfo UNADAL Tarafa,

Blost of the othor persons

on the payroll are linotypists

and typesetters who draw

wages prescrlbed by the Union.

Sourco estimates that there are 30 employees in addition to :

the Directorg.

G.

Officeg of Mundo Americano;

Staff and Management:

701 7th Ave, at 47th Sta

Now York, N.Y.

Phone:

757-8515

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b. Printing Press:

76 Gerry St.

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Phones:

-EV 7-4026

EV 7-4025

Circulation and Operational Costs of the Newspaper

The newspaper has a daily circulation of 23,000 to

25,000.

There are plans

to increase circulation to 40,000.

8..

Each Issue of the newspaper costs between $2,500 and

$3, 000.

The printing press is rented for $2,200 weekly.

This

rental

fee includes the cost of ink, paper and lead for

linotypes.

9.

Until September 1965, Mundo Americano banked witr

the Bankers Trust Company

the newspaper's checks were

signed by Cefertho R. PEREZ Carril and Frank CASTRO. During

the financial crisis in September 1965,

Mundo Anericano

issued a check in payment of wages to the order of Amado

GARCIA drawn against the Bankers Trust Co.

This check was

Since early

October 1965, payroll checks have been drawn against the

janco de Ponce, 164 East 116 St., New York, N.X.

These checks

are signed by Ceferino R. PEREZ and Jose LOPEZ Vilaboy.

Ideology and Control of the Newspaper

10. Mundo Americano is completely under the control of

BATISTA oriented groups and its articles and editorials

low the line dictated by these groups.

The newspaper attacks

Forwarded,

and J: Edgar Hoover that the news published in the New York

Horald Tribune stating that the President had authorized the

FBY to gather intelligence abroad is not true.

The Mundo

Americano published a distorted version of the cable (see

Attachment No. 3) and also an editorial praising President

Johnson's action against CIA (see Attachment No. 4) .

Rolando MASFERRER Rojas writes & column in the

Mundo Americano using the pen name "Policarpo Pineda"

in

which he irequently attacks. CIA.

Copies of MASFERRER's

column are attached as Attachment No. 5.

Blackma11

12. On 26 October 1965, Mundo Americano published an

entitled "Opposition

to the Dynasty of the Somozag"

(see Attachment No. G).' On ? November 1965, another article

appoared on the front page of Mundo Americano reporting that

General SOMOZA was gravely 111 In a Baltimore, Maryland,

hospital.

According to conversations overheard by source,

after the appearance of these articles, the directors of the

newspaper, decluding Rolando MASFERRER, were summoned to the

Nicaraguan Embassy in Waghington, D.C.

At the meeting the

Ambassador from Nicarague pointed out that the news appearing

In the paper was false.

An argument between the Ambaggador

and MASFERRER ensued and MASFERRER was thrown out of the moet-

After that, a second meeting took place between the

Nicaraguan Ambassador and the directors of the newspaper and

since the second moeting, the newspaper hag not attacked the

SOMOZAS.

The directors of Mundo Angricano have insinusted

that there has been some financial arrangement.

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Inside Struggles

13., Then Mundo Anericano was first published, Jose LOPEZ

Vilaboy had financial control of the newspaper.

Currently,

however, control is in the hands of Rolando MASFERRER Rojas

and Ceferino R. PEREL Carriy

In Cuba, PEREZ Carril campaigned

politically for BATISTA and was a Cuban Army Captain during

the BATISTA Regime.

14.

Since the newspaper was first published, it's policy

hag

been controlled by the group having financial

Although NASFERRER's and LOPEZ Vilaboy'e groups both follow

the BATISTA line, LOPEZ i8 in favor of a soft line and HASFERRER

1g in favor of a

hard line,

attacking groups and persons with

which he does not agree.

Since MASFERRER and PEREZ have

it has constantly attacked

obtained control of the newspape LOPEz do not in favor of

the U.s. Government and the CiA.

attacking the U.S. Government, the CIA or the Spanish Govern-

ment.

MASFERRER, however, states that LOPEZ can do nothing

about it because

he no longer controls the newspaper financially.

Ag a result of the recent shift in

power, two of LOpE?' men,

Fiancisco CASADO Remedios and Jose Al. PEREZ,

from their positiong in Mundo Americano on 19 September 1965.

• 15.

The following are Station file traces on persons

montioned in thie report:

Amado GARCIA Torres: ORPLUTO candidate for

• labor

training seminar.

Dropped because of his youth

and inexperience (UFGA-17332, 26 August 1964) •

N. Frank MALDONADO: Probably identical with

Francisco MALDONADO Iglestas.

WHI CE cards indicate that

MALDONADO arrived in Guatemala from the Dominican Repub-

11e 111 Auguet 1960 as an agent of TRUJILLO, and contacted

Cuban exiles to try to set up the Movimiento Integracion

Nacional (MIN), an anti-Castro organization.

subject,

who was travelling without documents, was deported Irom

Guatomala to Miami. DBA-19283 of 14 August 1962 reported

saleg-,

SIM (MIlItary Intellinonce Service).

c.

Juan Angel BRAS: Subjoct may be identical with

Juan A. BRAS who appeare on WH CE cards as residing

working at Falcon Bron. Co.,

according to information of 10 October 1960.

to the card, BRAS, a U.g. citizen, 1g considered by

Joseph MiRANDA dE

a top levol consultant to the FRD

Domocratle Revolutionary Front and someone worth cul-

tivating by the. Agency.

Ile has been active in Cuban

affalie since 1932 and

was director of public relationg

and radio for the 26 of July Movement In New York,

well as advisor to Harold Janis, Director of Spocial

Events Volce of America from 1942 to 1948.

d. Enrique PIZZI de Porras 18 probably identical

with

lonrique PIZZI de Poreas of 1139 Ridgewood Road,

"West Palm Beach, who is in correspondence with former

President BATISTA who 19 now residing in Madeira.

(OPL-719, 13 November 1959.)

.

Carlos Rene CABRERA Vazquez: Formor owner

and director in Cuba of Radio Aeropuerto and Radio Voz

nows programs now intervened. Now in New York working

not than tamma

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Report of 8 August 1962).

According to a card dated

15 December 1962, Subject was inducted into the U.s.

Army. .

Carlos DIAZ-VERSON Rodriguez,

born 21 February

1914 in Havana, is a member of the FRD in Miami (un-

dated cara).

1.

Pedro YANEZ: Subject, a journalist affiliated

with Bohemia Libre, met with members of Libertarios

in New York on 28 May 1965 (UFG-7389, 20 July 1965) .

B. Facundo POMAR Soler: WAVE files contain the

following traces on Subject, in addition to a WH/CE

card which contains references to Subject's activities

in Cuba as an official of the National Federation of

Transport Workers and the Syndiate of Omnibus Aliados.

(1)

Probable participant in the formation of

a provisional Cuban Government in exile or a pro-

visional council which will

seek recognition of

the U.S. and Latin American countries.

(DBF -80328,

22 June

1961.)

(2) On a list of useable Cuban labor leaders

of union prestige.

Leader of Transport; a real

stronghold in his sector; has never been a poli-

tician or held public office. (Undated memorandum,

AMICE Personnel.)

(3)

CTC leader;

excluded from FORDC and un-

acceptable. (WAVE-5313, 6 April 1961.)

(4) UFG-2872, 21 May 63 contains information

regarding Subject's attempts to unify the Cuban

exile community.

(5) Cuban labor transport leader in exile

and a favofite disciple of Eusebio MUJAL. Has

lent himself to all MUJAL'S tricks.

SOmal CrISCILa, CANDENIN-I report, 28 July 1962)

(6) Will be a head of a graup now being

tormed called

the Obrero Anti-Conunista Inter-

nacional

(The International Anti-Communist Laborer).

TUFK-345, 6 January 1964.)

h.

Mario ZAYAS: Possibly identical with Mario

ZAYAS Monzon,

(CK-00246, 29 Augus 196733

Cuban press photographer.

16.

WAVE files contaln no traces identifiable with

Francisco CASADO Remedios, Armando CRUZ Cobo,

Jesus GONZALEZ

Wilfredo MORAN Beole,

SCarat a. LEVOCAL BeoLe, RodolLo NADAL Tarafa, or Jose M.

Philip G. ELMARD

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