TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDED SUMMARY OF AMPALM MEETINGS.
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Document date: 1960-04-04 00:00:00
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XONORANDUM FOR THE FOCORD

SUBUSGT: Transcript of Rocordod Summary of ASPALM MOOtLaGa

roue 20 a a brendan i ria, a on a a tree pa, Thompsons and a

During Et:1s period, lie have discussed a nuctor o! toples undor the

falloning hasdings: General; Folitical; Propaganda; Action and Immediato Plans.

Gonoral

It is agreod, firsi, that any posaitility of resching a peacerul agreement

en the sontles confrenting us in Cuba 18 no longer presert and thit fidel has pasgad

tsa point of no return.

second, prompt action 1s desirabio because the situation

1s annuine vorse evory day, and the solution to tro praties beermos more diffiault

as 1t is allowed to datoriansto.

Third, this problem 19 not limited to Cubs

alone cut is international in scope.

Pol1t1cal

3. It has been agreed first that a name, a platfora ard a symbol should bo

chosen at the earliest oprorzunity.

It has also boen arnool that these gontlomen

will noet in Jacksonrille on the 3rd and 4th of April wiis represontativos of other

sours ano haro sinilar aniniona of the siluation and sto sash to coordinato their

actions.

It wall bo at the jacksonville mooting, and 11 recossary at later mastingo

In Havsne, that decisions adil be taken on the nana, platfara and symbol for the

Joint arganisation, uhica no sill meanwhile rofor to as the junta.

It is agreed thit the spirit of the Caracas Pact srould de revived wherever

possibio ln the official poonouncements o! the Junta.

. alters are preparine tieir con platforn of political, social and ecoonia mas-

suros st. Ich thes will tike vich then to the seating and aion tre; will provido to

1 - Oscar SCHEVARRIA Salvat

2 - Angol FERNANDEZ Parola

3 - d0ss IgTaCiO RASCO

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camor atland the suetine to expross choir adherenco to tte principios expregsad

thare at a lator dico.

Therefore, they will rot altemil to lipose a singlo narros

Byates of polltical; econcale or social chouche, but ralles vill amphaalso the nood

for a roturn to constitutional governient under unich all portios have the right

to express thoir ois opinions and the peoplo lave i democratlo chalco.

Propaganda.

Ho plan to employ proos, radio, fiina, intrusion and other cochniques

to underal: o and discredit the government and to priparo the people for later actor.

Thia praso vill have as ono of itarobjoctivos the dissoninition as tha truth to

poople who havo beon misled by the present regimo.

radio work have been provided, and the decision will do sado liter as to uhich of

those will be used in which place.

radio work aro Juan PALLI, AntOniO ALCNSO AVIla, MIguel SUAREZ Fornandes and

Angel Polix VERGO: Other namos aro on a l1st which has been providod.

LIE

Tho resos of spootallats in

Threa u'n who havo beon solected for this

6. Discussion was hald concerning the tochnique of having sono asterial pro-

Jared in Havana and sent outside for broadcasts back into the country..

It was

felt that this tochrique, nould porait timely oxploitation of developments inaldo

the country.

Another suggestion involves ataging incidents which rould arouse:

Castro, Islming his Impassioned reactlon on TV or 1n pablle arpesrances and then,:

by caroful editing, to emphaalzing gestures and facial expressiona to produco à

zood satirical fila.

This f1la night also employ a musical bickground carefally

sychronizod with Castro's novementa.as a say of heaping on additional ridiculo.

7. No also discussed mays of printing natorial outaldo of Cuba for later dis-

tritution Insido the country or in ochor cargot areas.

One apacific axamplo Mas a

pamphlet on the denial of hunan righta lo Cuba today, whict. 1t 19 hopod can bo

propared in time for diatribution at the forthcoming conferenco on Freedom and.

Democracy in Caracas. Another technlquo in connection with radio broadcasts Involvas

the use of anall pocket recorders.

Theso vould be carried on the versons of rapra-

pontatives of the group for gurreptitious recordings of casual convergations which,

attor aditing, could be raplayod ovor the air to alvo uhotover impression which va

st111 anotber tochnique Involves the use of Indestructible recordar

which can do loft in pu llu ulacos ill pra-recorded mesaagos.

Another usos tape recordors and loud speckers placed in holels overlooking puollo

assombly arena where, after an appropriate period of blank tape, a sessago can bo

broadcast, to son confugion and consternation anong the sutrorities. Another

propag-nda tochnique which night be emploged would be vall pestors nich picturos

of Fidel learing the board nade o! sore eusstence which disgolves readily in the

rain and wtich would leeve a rather ridicuious-looking, beardless figure fallowing

& raln.

letion

After a lengthy discussion of tria cuustion, it sis decided that precino

moana of action should be determined following meetings sis other leaders and

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mootines with experta in this flold.

It uns also agrood tres, sennunilo, training

or qualified peonle should crocead.. • In chla connootion, 18 us agreed that an

As303901nt prograr baand in the Miand area vould ho the firse s:op. For this a

tras of thres or sour prople hondad by Manual Artles las been cosignatod..

expocted that on the 31at of Maron those gentlemen will seat sita hli in Now fork

and will exposin to hin his duttos uhich vill ba the follordage

8o

Ho will bo Inotructad to inko contact with cortain soleçtod noople uno

•aro. already in this couniry, He will base his contacts on eierrancoo

which are rocolved through a rapresentative of Mr. Frank Bendor, mo

attonded sovoral of the mootings.

Attor Artino las mado hia Initial aggossment of theso candidatos asid

has obtainod their agreasent to participato, he will send othor, lesa

wall-know menb: re of the team to escort these people into the assesanent

aroas hero they will undergo modical, Intolligence and prychiatrio

axanimtion. A 21st of 16 candidatos nio are rosdo at the moment and

most of whos are elready avallable inthis country has boon submittad. It

bringing the total to sonowners

to their homes.

It has also been agrood that a 11st of 20 membero of

the old aruy uho aro now in tha Miani area, will to carefully scroonad

and chooked by those gontlemen on their roturn and that those on whom

no derogatory inforuation 1e available will be the subjects of Artimo's

prosagosasent.

9.

The inftlal cadre of instructors will anerpo fron the group of 20 and the

group of. 16.

Those who are chosen Intor will bo instructed in turn by the initial

cadre at a location to be chosen outsido of this country.

Tha question of spoolal.

1jts sas also takon up. In the fiold o? physicians, including rs chiatristo,

thero aro a probablo ten or more who can be recruited and brought out at such time

as the nood for then arises.

Thoro aro oight or more apecialists in small boat

oporations nho vould be of valua in ex!iltration operations.

There are approdd-

natoly 11vo qualitled pilots.

Thero aro vifo or more radio cosmunientors..

This

will ba the subjoct of a later comment. ' The group also has accoss to sevoral

boats capable of travolline out as far so the torritorial liults of three or trolvo

milas, and probably even further.

There are luur or more such boats availablo.

In this connoction the question of radlo beacons and their uns la extiltration

operations mia also discussod.

It was pointed out that equirmant may soon bo

avallable which can be carried by small eraft and which will arko a rendezvous at

saa soro slaple and nore securo.

Inmedisto Plans

10.

A schedulo was drawn up to shon the sov-ments of Mr. Etards, Mr. Rivero

and fs. Foster during the wook or so.

Following are the activitios wilch each

axpoet:

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On 31 March, Mr. Foster will go to New York where he will meet with the

o thers and t'ahuol irtine whols expocted to roturn from Mexiço on che

sano dito.. The seeting will be held at the Statler fiotol.

On the firat

and second of AiT1l, Mr. Foster will be in New York.

On

the third,

he will procoed to jacksönvillo, on the fourth ho will moot thore with .

répresintatives of other groups.

On the fifth, he will roturn to

obHavana and there he will talk to Hermano LAZA concerning the possibility

u6 that Hermano LiZAlean come to this country for approxiant ly four wooko

of speciallied trainine in comuntentions.

It 1s contemplatod tha: 1f

j6 (HermAno LAZA to avallable for chia, then ho on lits return to havana

will be in a position to pass his training along to a group of othor

pooplo...

Thls would bo extracely lunortant in the ovent that relations

wero to be brökon.. Another assignuent of Mr. Foster will be to carry.

with him to certain people in Havina the declaions roached at the

Jacksonville meeting.

This 1s assuming thit certain members whose

prasenco 1s desirad vill bu unable to sttend the jacksonville mestingo

and will therefore hare to be contacted by Mr. Fostor on his roturn.

Another task which has teen given him is to check out the list of twenty

names of candidatas in the Miani area wilch cano from another sourco.

bo.

Mr. Rivers will accompany the other members of the roup to New York

on the 31st.

He will go with then to Jacksonville on the third, he will

go to Tampa and Miami on the sth and Ith and will probably return to

Havanz on the eighth.

c.

Mr. Edwards will go to New York on the 319t with the other tho. He will

meet there with Artime on the 3lst and on the first.

111 go to Boston to spoak with Ar. Rodriquez Peror/concernins possible 06

training of the latter in communications work.

Ms'. Charles Barkor will

meet him there and will spoak directly to Mr. Rodriguez Bezos if tho 06

possibility looks good. Mr. Edwards will proceed then to Jacksonvillo on

the third for talks there and will roturn to Havana at some later dato.

d.

Concerning Mr. Artimo, his instructions will be to return to Miami after

the New York meetings

Bondor.

i el tarted to to eat in.

and avalt contact from a representative of Mr. Carl

Ho will be instructed in more detail there on how to proceed with

the reception and assossment of people chogen for the action phase.

These

detailed instructions will come fron the reprosentative of Mr. Bender.

Bofore he leaves New York or in the early afternoon of the 3lst of March,

M5. Artime will also make contact with Mr. Alberto Hoque at the Commodora

Hotel to discuss collaboration of Roque with the group.

Mr. Artime has

been chosen. for this.work since he will not be returning to Havana and

the cuestion of exposure is not critical here.

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