CABLE: ON NIGHT 13 APRIL LITAMIL-1, ORLANDO DE CARDENAS AND RAFAEL
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 04/14/1960
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ILVIO PENA PEREZ, FORMER CLOSE FRIENDS 05 FIDEL CASTRO WHILE HE

I2XI, MET WITH SHAVOCK AND DISCUSSED TOR ASPROMMATELY TUREE HOURS

TIE PRESENT CASTRO REGIME AND THE REASONS WHY IT HUST GO.

CONVINCED COMMSCIST TAKE OVER.

2O. SILVIO PENA FORNER OPERNTU? "INDIO ABOREE ODEL RADIO

IXI, CAME MEXI FRON KIAME 12 AFAIL EMERE HE HAD DEEN IS COiNCT

RICARDO DE LA LOLZE DE LA LOBLE INSTRUCTED PENA GO MINNIE DE LA

LORIE TOLO PEIR MAKE CONTACT LITANI-T UPON RETURN FREE HOUSERAS

AIDES DISCUSS SITUATION ACCORDING SEND OIL/ZITHIS Se

GanDAS ENCE PElA JERO PENA INCLETERCE CASTRO REGIME AS PUSHED

CATASTY GUY ZINTLA: COTIRDS UITIOSO LA VAVE AI DE TUNO, GOr JO IO

CEVARA VALDES, PENA QUNER RADIO STATION TEGU MEAVILY IN DEBT

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GUISCE PRESENTLY SEE SAY CLEAR LEAVE TEGU ZAG SERENES HE, REVER-

FE PEOPLE 05 CUBA THE TRUTH ASOUT CASTRO-AND HIS REGINE: PERA

ESTUDWING TIGU :9. APRIL.

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3. TURSE PIN CORCURICO IF PRO-BATISTA GROUP INVADED CESA

TLY AND TREIS ADEPRENTS FOULD FIRST JOIN FOECES WITH FIDEL CASTRO

D THAT THE INVASIOS AND THEM OVERTHEON CASTRO, PENA APFEARED

GET CONCERNED STRENGTA BATISTA GROUPS AND TEAR ULSO SUPPORTING THEM.

SO LITANII-I PLANS CALL DE LA LOBIE 34 APRIL CRDER HELS BRING

GODY LEDEISTANDING ÀND UNION DE LA LORIE AND AREAM AT BEETENE

O 14 APETI LITARIE-I SAID LETTER ARCOGHT HIN FRON LAGIL SADHARLOS

MDE HIM DECIDE JOIN ANNAIL BOVELENT OVERTRROW CASTRO.

CH 14 APRIL LITANILL EXPRESSED HOPZ OF REESTABLISHLG

ADIO TRIMIGLE® 'AS FORMERLY VENZZUELAG BEXICO AND SIERRA IN CUBA.

SID ABEL TARATO FORMER OPEZATOR "RADIO AZUL". VENEZUELA;' ALSO ONY

ESGUSTED SITUATION AND EITUER PLANS GO OR IS ALREADY VENEZUELAS:

XPRESSED HOPE COL BEAIOW GROJP SIERRA-COULD SIT LP RADIO AS DID!

CASTRO.

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