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JFK Assassination System

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AGENCY: ARMY

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CALIFANO PAPERS

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ORIGINATOR: ARMY

FROM: JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR

TO: GENERAL KRULAK

TITLE: CUBA AS A BASE FOR SUBVERSION

DATE:

PAGES:

02/14/1963

139

SUBJECTS :

CUBAN SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret.

RESTRICTIONS: 1C; 4

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Flecords Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

38608 Date: 06-18-2025

Califano Papers, Box 1. Transmittal of report entitled "Cuba as a Base for Subversion" from Califano

to Krulak.

Department of the Army EO 13528

Declassity — Exclude = Exempt

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NO STATE OBJECTION

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

14 February 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL KRULAK:

This book will have to be held by you

on an EYES ONLY basis.

The 1700 meeting with Mr. Yarmolinsky

will be held in Mr. Vance's office.

Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

Special Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

Attachment

Room

3E 733

15850

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CUBA AS A BASE FOR FUBVENSION

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SATE 85 4 62 (9 Nor 62)

PROPAGAIIDA

Prence Latina and Prtated Intertal

arena's International Brosdcasting

Personal Costsct

U.S, Counter Effort

FUNDS

Sole Report of Evidence

Reporte of Cuban Funde for Subversion

TRAINING

Sumery Repost of Tretzing in Cube

Program

Travel Los Tratning

Activities Upon Return from Cube

Miscellaneous

ARMS SHTPMERISS - FROM CUBA

Nethods of Operation

Reports of Arns Smuggling

COMUEICATTONE

Mectronie Communications

Docusents

Couriers

SABOTAGE

Reports of Sabotage

Terrorist Activities

COMILNIST ORGANZZATIOH FOR LATIE AMERICA

Cuben Relationships and Poliolee

Soviet Activitier and Confilets

Situation Beporte

Next Atteched

JAB

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Let No fid

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SUBVEREIN Actiona, watch may or nay not be fainteal to

V.S, Intereste, daniqued to underdoe the nilitary, econoule, parcho-

logical, morale, or politieal atrangth of a comtitutoû coveranent.

UNCLASSIFTED

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CASTRO'S SUBVERSIVE

CAPABILITIES IN LATIN

AMERICA

THE PROBLEM

To describe and evaluate Castro's capabilities, with Soviet help,

for carrying out subversion and sabotage in Latin America after

satisfaction of all US conditions relative to the withdrawal of

strategic weapons systems from Cuba and a consequent US com-

mitment not to invade.

NOTE: In this estimate we have considered Castro's raw capabilities,

taking note of, but not working out in detail, US and Latin

American capabilities for counteraction.

SUMMARY

A. The dangerously unstable situation that prevails through-

out much of Latin America is the product of fundamental in-

equities and historic circumstances; it is not the creation of

Castro and the Soviets. Castro's efforts, with Soviet help. to

exploit this situation by means of subversion and sabotage have

not produced significant results. Propaganda exploitation if

Castro and Cuba as symbols of revolution has probably beer: more

effective to date than other subversive activities. Castros in-

fluence in Latin America had waned by the time of the missile

base crisis and was further reduced by the revelation that he

had accepted Soviet strategic missile bases on Cuban soil and

by the manner of the Soviet decision to withdraw them.

B. Implementation of an agreement between the US anc the

USSR whereby the strategic weapons systems would be with-

drawn and the US committed not to intervene in Cuba with force

will leave Castro with a new immunity and a greater freedom

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for subversive actions throughout Latin America. The extent

to which this potential is realized will depend upon the situation

in Cuba, Soviet policy toward Cuba, and the policies and perform-

ance of the other Latin American governments and of the US with

respect to the Castro threat... There are many targets in the

hemisphere vulnerable to Castro-Communist subversion and sab

otage, and the Soviets are likely to assist Castro in reaching them

by contributing both to his security at home and to his capability

for action overseas. As in the period before the missile base

crisis, the effect of Castro's subversive activities will depend not

only upon his capabilities but upon the attractiveness of the

Cuban example and the willingness of the American governments

to take determined counteraction. This willingness will probably

be weakened by fulfilment of the US commitment not to invade

Cuba.

C. We have examined how Castro's subversive potential would

be affected by alternative courses of Soviet policy regarding Cuba:

(1) virtual withdrawal of support; (2) continuation of economic

and military support ranging from present up to substantially

increased levels. We believe that course (1) would considerably

reduce Castro's subversive potential, and that the Soviets are

unlikely to elect it. We conclude that Soviet course (2) would

maintain Castro's potential for subversive action at least at pres-

ent levels or actually raise it to the point where he could under-

take amphibious and/or airborne subversive operations against

close-in targets.

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THE ESTIMATE

I. CASTRO'S SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE MISSILE BASE CRISIS

Aims

1. From the time of his accession to power Fidel Castro has sought to

gain acceptance of the Cuban revolution as a model for others and of

himself as the leader of revolutionary forces throughout Latin America.

He has constantly sought to foment revolutions in other Latin American

States. Moreover, Castro has generally had the support of the Sino-

Soviet Bloc in the pursuit of these aims.

Means

2. Castro began his career of sponsorship for revolutions in Latin

America in 1959 with landings of small rebel forces in Nicaragua, Pan-

ama, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. None of these were successful

and he turned to other means.

3. From the beginning, propaganda has been one of the principal in-

struments on which Castro has relied. In addition to the main trans-

missions of Radio Havana for external listeners, which have had a great

deal of revolutionary content, he has beamed special programs devised

to stimulate revolutionary action to each of half a dozen selected

countries. A major effort has been made through Prensa Latina, the

Cuban news service, to disseminate Castro-Communist propaganda.

Printed propaganda

has also been sent from Cuba into most other

Latin American States, and Cuban diplomatic missions and personnel

have actively disseminated it. Students returning from indoctrination

in Cuba have helped establish Cuban Institutes for Friendship among

Peoples which have functioned as propaganda outlets.

4. Thousands of Latin Americans have been brought to Cuba; about

1,200 foreign trainees are believed to be there now. Many hundreds

have been trained in revolutionary techniques and guerrilla warfare.

Cuba has been made a main transit point for travel between Latin

America and the Bloc.

5. Financial support has been provided by Cuba to revolutionary

groups in a number of countries, although the cases on which we have

reports involved relatively small sums of money. Arms shipments have

*See Annex A.

* Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.

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also been reported, but the evidence is unclear as to quantities shipped

and the extent of Cuba's role in these transactions. We believe that

there is an extensive agent net in Latin America directed from Havana.

6. Castro has associated himself with revolutionary activist groups

throughout Latin America. In most cases these have been Communist;

but where the regular Communist Party favored a legal or parliamen-

tary line he has not hesitated to support dissident Communist groups,

e.g., in Brazil, and non-Communist revolutionaries, e.g., in Guatemala

and El Salvador. In some cases he has sponsored new revolutionary

organizations, e.g., in Panama, Colombia, and Peru. In Chile he has

endorsed a popular front coalition made up of Communist and moderate

leftists.

Evaluation

7. Instances of financial and material support sent by Cuba to revolu-

tionaries in other countries which have come to our attention are

probably only a part of the total effort. Even so, the effort seems to

have been relatively small and ineffective. Yet along with the political

and psychological stimulus which Castro's influence has provided, Cuban

subversive activities have perceptibly strengthened activist revolutionary

groups. Dangerous situations subject to exploitation by Castro and

the Communists exist in a number of Latin American countries

notably Venezuela, Brazil, British Guiana, the Dominican Republic, and

Bolivia. These dangers arise from political and social tensions which

existed long before Castro came to power. They might lie dormant

for some time; but with Castro as a potential detonator, they are more

likely to blow up. The detonative compound will exist as long as Cas-

troism survives, whatever may happen to Castro personally.

8. The most dangerous aspect of Castroism has been its broad appeal

as a symbol of revolutionary change and nationalist assertiveness in

Latin America. Propaganda from Cuba has taken advantage of this

fact and has almost certainly been a more important influence in the

Latin American situation than Castro's other subversive activities.

During 1960 and 1961 Castroism became a force to be reckoned with

politically in a number of Latin American countries.

Certain govern-

ments felt obliged to move in the direction of neutralist and leftist posi-

tions.

This influence waned, however, after Castro identified himself

with the Bloc in late 1961. Nevertheless, the appeal to Castro's move-

ment continued to be a source of major concern to almost all govern-

ments and seriously restricted their willingness to associate themselves,

at least publicly, with the Us.

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II. CASTRO'S SUBVERSIVE POTENTIAL IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN

AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH THE SOVIETS WOULD WITHDRAW

THEIR STRATEGIC MISSILES AND THE US GIVE ASSURANCES THAT

IT WOULD NOT INVADE CUBA

9. Castro's subversive capabilities-and his disposition to use them-

will be enhanced by the sense of security provided by such sophisticated

weapons as are retained in Cuba after the withdrawal of Soviet strategic

missiles.

The IL-28 bombers, if retained, and other modern equipment

noted in Annex B, would be important in this regard. A US commit-

ment not to invade Cuba will further strengthen his sense of immunity

from reprisal and almost certainly encourage him to intensify subver-

sive activities in other Latin American countries.

Response of Castro Supporters to Missile Base Crisis

10. Castro's supporters throughout Latin America, with few though

important exceptions (e.g., sabotage of oil facilities in Venezuela), failed

to respond to the missile base crisis with effective acts of sabotage or

with impressive public demonstrations.

Two important limiting factors

should be taken into account in judging this response, however.

US

action to alert Latin American governments led them to make extensive

advance preparation, including deployment of security forces and the

roundup of suspects, a condition of readiness which is unlikely to be

maintained indefinitely. There also may have been some uncertainty

among the activist followers of Castro whether they should make their

big effort in response to the announcement of the US blockade, or wait

for the anticipated US invasion. Moscow's apparent failure to provide

guidance may have contributed to the confusion. It is our judgment,

however, that the response to Castro's appeal for attacks on the US.

and its friends indicates that his power to command revolutionary

action, at least in the circumstances of the missile base crisis, is limited,

Support Which Castro Can Expect in the Future

11. The range of Castro's support has been, we believe, considerably

narrowed by events since Castro declared himself a Communist: Rev-

elation of the fact that he had allowed the Soviets to establish offensive

bases under exclusive Soviet control has alienated many non-Communist

nationalists, genuine neutralists, and even revolutionaries seeking social

and economic betterment.

San Tiago Dantas, formerly Foreign Min-

ister under President Goulart and an author of Brazil's nonalignment

policy, and leading Mexican officials have publicly expressed their

disenchantment.

12. The activist revolutionaries are probably the only important force

on which Castro can now count, but even their support has apparently

been rendered less effective by differences on the question of Soviet rela-

tions with Castro and with Latin American Communist parties.

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Castro's Resources for Continued Subversive Activity

13. Arms. (See Annex B.) Castro has substantial stocks of arms.

In addition to Soviet Bloc materiel there are stores of arms inherited

from the Batista regime not being used by Castro forces and available

for distribution outside Cuba. In the past he has apparently been ham-

pered in his efforts to use arms for subversive purposes by problems

of transport and delivery. He has at his disposal, however, 11 IL-14

transports belonging to Cubana airlines which could be used to deliver

arms under certain circumstances. The IL-28's now in Cuba are in-

appropriate for subversive purposes. However, they could be used for

air drops. Cuba has many small craft suitable for infiltration of men

and arms. The 6 Khronshtadt subchasers, 16 P-6 motor torpedo boats,

and 12 Komar missile boats obtained from the Bloc could also bé used

for arms deliveries. If the projected trawler base is built up, trawlers

both Cuban and Soviet could be used for arms deliveries. If Soviet

submarines call at the trawler base or at other Cuban ports, they, too,

could be used in support of subversive activities. We see no evidence

that Cuba has or is developing a sophisticated amphibious warfare

capability, and all the means of delivery of arms by sea noted above

would be vulnerable to precautionary measures by Latin American mil-

itary and naval forces.

14. Propaganda apparatus. Castro's propaganda machine remains

intact. For the time being, however, his diplomatic missions are likely

to find it harder to disseminate propaganda than in the past, both be-

cause of new precautions by local governments and because of a reduc-

tion in the numbers of cooperative volunteers outside the organized

Communist groups.

15. Money and equipment. Despite differences between Castro and

the USSR concerning dismantling of the missile bases, we believe that the

Soviets will continue to supply Castro with money, supplies, and equip-

ment for subversive activity. The Soviets have certainly supplied Castro

with sophisticated instruments of intelligence collection, sabotage, and

clandestine communications.

16. Organization. The organization of Castro's subversive assets

throughout Latin America was shown by the recent crisis to be loose

and otherwise faulty. We estimate that Castro will make a strong

effort to strengthen and improve it, and that he will continue to receive

support in this effort from the Soviet apparatus, both in Cuba itself,

where the Soviet Ambassador is a veteran officer of the KGB, and in

other important centers of Soviet activity such as Mexico City and

Montevideo.

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Other Factors on Which Castro's Subversive Capability Will Depend

17. If the US and USSR reach and implement the agreement stated

in the problem Castro will gain an immunity which he lacked before the ,

He will, furthermore, still have most of the arms

and equipment which were delivered in the post-July buildup, as well

as enhanced capabilities provided by accelerated training. Presumably

his enemies will have about the same, or less, freedom to engage in

propaganda, sabotage, support for resistance activities, and other actions

designed to overthrow Castro than

they had before the crisis almost

certainly not more. Unless Castro is gravely endangered by internal

political and economic problems, there is no reason to believe that anti-

Castro activities are any more likely to jeopardize his position than they

did before the crisis.

18. Situation in Cuba. Castro's ability to engage in subversive activ-

ities will be influenced significantly by the strength and stability of his

position at home.

Heightened political and economic difficulties in

Cuba would restrict Castro's subversive effort, while the more secure

he is at home, the more freedom and strength he is likely to have for

subverting other governments and re-establishing his prestige and in-

Auence.

Castro's position in Cuba will depend in part on his own

policies, but is likely to depend even more upon those of the Soviets.

19. Alternative Soviet policies. There are several courses of action

with respect to Cuba which the Soviets are likely to consider. Some

leaders may argue that the whole policy of economic and military

support for Castro should be abandoned along with the plan for the

deployment of strategic missiles in Cuba. We believe, however, that

the Soviet stake in Cuba as an ally and as a Soviet center in Latin

America is still too high to abandon. The stake in Castro as a person,

however, is questionable. If the Soviets did make a decision to with-

draw support either from Castro or from Cuba, we believe that Cuban

capability for subversion in Latin America would be greatly reduced, at

least for a time.

This capability would be reduced more in the case of

the Soviets' withdrawing support from Cuba than in the case of their

abandonment of Castro alone.

20. An alternative course would be for the Soviets to continue to

extend economic and military assistance. Such assistance could range

all the way from the amounts necessary to maintain Cuba in its present

condition, including support of the expanded military establishment,

to substantial increases. Such a policy would probably reduce con-

siderably Castro's internal problems and thus give him additional free-

dom to engage in external subversion and sabotage. Additions to Cas-

tro's stocks of small arms would not in themselves change his capa-

bility for subversive activity, as he already has supplies of surplus arms.

However, if the Soviets were to provide substantial additional air and

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sealift capability, the Cubans would be able to mount large-scale

subversive interventions in neighboring countries. Furthermore, what-

ever degree of success is achieved in improving Cuba's position and in

expanding its physical resources, Cuba's net capability for subversion

and sabotage will in the last analysis largely be determined

by the.

overall situation in Latin America.

21. We do not believe that Castro or the Soviets can yet foresee what

the effects of the recent crisis will be over the long term on their rela-

tionship.

The crisis has probably created difficulties of a political and

psychological nature that neither of them can readily solve, however

determined they may be to do so. Castro may have been moved by the

treatment he has received at the hands of the Soviets to consider

modifying his relationship with them and seeking to improve his rela-

tions with the OAS and possibly even the US. We believe, however,

that he is unlikely to find feasible ways of reducing his dependence

upon the USSR. The Soviets certainly must consider that they have

effective means of exercising control over Castro. Furthermore, his re-

peated assertions of continued loyalty to Marxism-Leninism make it

unlikely that he is seriously contemplating a restoration of relations

with the OAS, or that he could succeed if he tried.

22. Policy of other American nations. Castro's subversive capabilities

will be greatly influenced by the policies and actions of other Latin

American nations, as by those of the US. We believe that the high

state of security alert that has prevailed since 22 October and the show

of unity that marked the recent crisis are unlikely to last. There is

sure to be a revival of nationalist sentiments. On balance, however,

we believe that the prospects for countersubversive action by Latin

American States, on their own and in conjunction with the US, are im-

proved. Many responsible Latin Americans will have interpreted recent

events to mean that firm and united action can be effective against

the Soviet threat from Cuba. However, Latin American governments

will probably be less willing to take coordinated action against Com-

munist inroads if the US commits itself not to invade Cuba.

Likely Future Targets for Cuban Sabotage

23. The extent of Castro's capabilities for sabotage and other clan-

destine activity in Latin America will depend upon the complicated

factors noted above. Whatever his capabilities are, he will not be at

a loss for targets against which to use them. Some of the more obvious

targets are:

a. US missions and personnel. US missions and personnel all over

Latin America were designated as targets for attack in the various

calls for action which went out during the recent crisis. Action against

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such targets has a primarily political and propaganda value to Castro

in that it tends to show public opposition to US policy. It is also rela-

tively easy for Castro to promote attacks against official US installations

in a crisis situation and to get help from all the various elements which

are opposed to American influence in the area.

Future attacks may

be anticipated in situations in which Castro feels that the public resent-

ment of US policy exists or can be stirred up.

b. Physical targets vulnerable to a limited sabotage effort. Prime

targets for sabotage will be mining, industrial, and business installa-

tions in which there is a large proportion of US capital, which are other-

wise associated with the Us, or which are so important to the local

economy that damage to them would create difficulties for govern-

ments which are anti-Castro and cooperating with the US. Oil facilities

in Venezuela, including the oil and water pipelines to the refineries on

the Paraguana Peninsula, and similar facilities are likely to be chosen

as targets for Cuban sabotage. Installations for the handling of Vene-

zuelan iron ore are also likely objectives. US installations in Panama

might be attacked.

c. Port and communications facilities are generally vulnerable to

sabotage and are appealing targets to Cubans and other Latin American

Communists particularly in countries which are cooperating with the

US and whose communications media are taking an anti-Castro line.

Telephone, telegraph, radio and television facilities, and most public

utilities, particularly electric power and transformer stations, are poten-

tial targets.

Selection of targets for sabotage will depend on the im-

portance of particular facilities but even more on the varying access of

Castroites and Communists to them.

d. Political targets susceptible to exploitation. Political instability

throughout Latin America, in almost every case characterized by pres-

sures from below upon relatively conservative and generally anti-

Communist governments, provide Castro with opportunities for sub-

versive political activity. Particularly unstable situations include the

following:

(1) Venezuela, where Communist-inspired disorders have been kept

in check by the government, but where continued Communist

and leftist violence may lead the military to take control.

In a country such as Venezuela, where the stability of an anti-

Castro and anti-Communist government depends heavily upon

one man, assassination is another danger.

(2) Nicaragua, where Communist-led groups, in anticipation of

coming elections, may seek to incite or exploit violence against

the Somoza regime.

(3) Guatemala, where President Ydigoras' position is weak and

uncertain.

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(4) The Dominican Republic, where the problems of political recon-

struction after a generation of dictatorship have proved almost

more than the caretaker government can handle, and where

some political groupings amenable to Castro's influence are

seeking to gain a footing.

(5)

Bolivia, where the struggle for dominance within the ruling

MR Party between the moderates and those on the far left

is ready-made for exploitation by Castro.

(6) Brazil, where Communists have penetrated the government

and military to some limited extent, the tide of nationalist and

anti-US feeling is strong, and depressed socio-economic condi-

tions and inefficient government administration provide Castro

many opportunities, especially in the northeast.

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FIOFACANDA

General: 31nc0 1 fanasry 1959, the Costro/Commiet Feste Las

placed great eminals on 1to propoganda efforte throughout Latin America,

es reflected la the quantities of persomel and obvious enounts of

fundo devoted to this enterprise. One of the first entorte uno to

estabian eaten lieu

, & cubes neus sgency with exchange agrocments

vith Iss and the bis/ OUt Mars AGaroy, as the prinespal Castro/Conuntat

overt eutlet, Shinene of pelated pomphlete, boote, ngoatror and

leatlets

have been

discoveriod in Cuban diptonatio pouches in Mesico;

Pantanag

Chile and Arseutine.

The bageoge of moat travallera departing

Cube contains yriated propogenda. Cubon coverint personalities nuch

' ao Er. Ammando Tert, Mintoter of Etucation, are low to bave tranported.

quantities of thin printed material. Personal reyresentation gleys a

greet part in the Centro/Communtet propaganda progran.

Trevellera to

Cuba

for @counte, jolitel ond eulturl metings are indootrinated and

are proviled mtertal for further Aictabution upon roturn to their home

countries.

Stutent, labor, youth, wont, und profescional orgmization.

peave as a netian for propaganda desainatten. Diplonatte and cconente

representatives have exitivated local commalata, Intluential leftlots,

and enti-governent alesidents through personal contart. Radio ploys

no astronaly importent pert in the Castro/Commist propaganda attore

within Cia and exteranly:

JAB 1. - PRISA JAILA and Printad Matertal

This tab contains a totalled sumany of Cuban etorte to organtze

propaganda nod press control and on Itin Lllustzcting Cuhan efforts to

m12 printed matorial through Menico.

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1438 - JAVA! Tatamattonal. Brondenuting

This tab contains a recent ammory of Haven's troodecating progren

With ormplas of Cubon popagande inciting revolt in Latin Anerion,

Additionally this tab contadas four deparata items indieting in greater

detail the types of tronionat infomatios sorently being desosinated,

2A3 2 + PERSONAL, CONACE

This tab contatas i itone an follous: (1) An exple of attempted

diplotte Influence In Bolirios (2) A tabulation of ropesentatives

attentang a recent Conareas in Cuba (by profession, country, end orgont-

sations beganented)s (S) An itin on propgands through the Cubaa

epoanorca labor orgenication (Cron): and (4) An aample of propaganda

through a cultural orgntantion with inferred cornections to an inter.

national, orgontestion strongly influenced by Conmateta,

JB 4 - 1. B. 00001ES M00025

This tet contalas a racent munary of USTA programe on Dubs and

a nore detailed 1ten on USIA radio broadcottag to lotta America.

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The following description of the Cuban Goverment 'a nanswres this

past year to organize propagands and press control la basad upon the

25 Septenher report of an official German dervice supplenented by August

1962 intomation fron a fairly reliable independent source.

In early 1962 the ORI deeided to establish a Conite de Orientecion

Revolucionarla (COR) to be responaible for all propaganda sctivittes

of the Cuban Government and for censorship of the press, Cesar Ibenlante,

en old-tine Countet, & momber of the ORI National, Directorate and bretber

of Antial Ricalante who was later "purged" by Castro, was appointed head

of' the COR and thus given control over the entire Cuban press, radio, and

television, By August, Cesar Escalante vas reported to have a personal

staff of 15 torters, noat of thon vere Commist Perty members, and to

be holding secily brieling sessions with editore of the four large lavene

nevipapers, entrusting censorship to these editors.

In late June I962, the ORI set up a committee to be in charge of

coordination of Cuban propagends throughout Intin Anerten. This comitter

was subordinate to the COE, and connisted of reprecentatives fron the

Mintetry of Foreign Relationa, the Prenas latina news agency and the COR.

The director of Exense Lating was the news agency's reprosentative on this

comittee, The representative of the COR, however, along with the repre-

sentativo of the Foroien Ministry, believed to be Remon Penate y Molina,

vere safd to have actually deterined the poliey of Prense latine.

The reorgonizetion of Prena letin is deberibed ns Escalante*s

moat importent accomplistmont, Since mid-July 1962 the news agency

hes been increadingly employed no in instrument of the Cuban Foredgn

Miniatry and le serving no ito propognda nedium in these countries with

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which Cube no longer maintaina diglonatic relations. Cesar Focalante

now controle Penna Tatiants activities both in Cuba and ahroad.

He 10 assisted ly Banon Coleines Gordillo, also & veteran Comminist and

menber of the ORI Nationel Directorate, who cota de liaison offielal

vith the Communist portied of Letta Anertos. Caleines has been reportod

no being also a director of the Cubm Institute of Friendship with Feogles

(ICAP) with which Prena

-Letine mintelha close relations.

The staff of the Erensa Intine center in Havena te to be entarged

from 150 employeco to elnoet 1,000 by January 1963. The center alco

employs about 250 salarted personnel 1n letin Anerica in addition to

numerous free-lance correspondente. The Iatin Abertoan section of the

Ergase latina center enjoya a favored position with apecial privileges

given to "sub-ageneted" working in countrtes which have broken diplomatte

relations with Cuba, Toe sub agencies in several Intin Americen capitals

are to bo enlarged as operational centers for certar areas - for example,

Bogota will be a coordinating center for Colonbia, Verenuele, Panana,

Coste Rica, and Niesrague) god Mendeo City for Mexico, Honduras, El

Salvator, and Quatenna.

The 100-Ktlowtt VIF tranmitter of Radio Havens le of epectal

Impostance for increaaing Cuban propagenda activities in latin Amertea;

at the end of propagande broadcosts the station reportedly also tronsuite

specifts Airectives to Cubon agents abroad, The munger of the radio

station 1o Baldonoro Alveren Rios, preaident of the Cuban-Chinese Tetend-

chip Comittee, who maintaine cloce contact with Shen Chien, Comnist

Chinese embasendor to Cube, Cormuniet China Is said to have considerable

tafluence on Cube propaganda ectivittea.

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A biveekly periodical, Panorana Econonico LatInonerienio, which ta

distributed throughout latin America, le to be given wider circulation

and published additionally in an English-language edition. Femando

Colino, editor of the pertodical, le said to be planing a compaign

on "the econonte tragody of the latin Amertcan peoplea." (CIA ES-3/530,

108, 5 December, SBORUT ID FOFINION DISSIPI)

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COUNTRY

SUSJECT

1OL3:

INFORMATKON

RIP:

OR T

INFORMATION

REPO

RT'

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This material contains information affecting

the National Defense

of the United

States within the meaning of the

Espionage Laws,

18, U.S.C.. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission

or revelation of which in

an unauthorined

is probibited by

S DC R

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NO FOREIGN DISSUM

Mexico/Cuba

REPORT NO.

Return of Cuban Propaganda

To the Cuban Embassy

by the

Mexican Post Office

DATE DISTR.

C5-3/536, 706

February 1963

NO. PAGES

MRFERENCES

RD

DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

SOURCE:

21 January 1963

Mexico, Mexico City (21 January 1963) FIELD REPORT NO.

SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE

HMM- 6958

Person (F) with good contacts in the Cuban Embassy in

Mexico City. Appraisal of Content: 3.

Recently Mexican postal authorities returned a large amount

oî Cuban propaganda to the Cuban Embassy with the stamp "no

such address."

Herberto Jorrin Munoz,

an employee of the Cuban

ambassy, commented that with such tactics the Mexican fost

Office

"is sabotaging the Cuban Revolution."

Field Comment.

TDCS-3/526,575 reported that on 26 October 1962

Mexican authorities had refused to accept a considerable volume

of airmail from Cuba which was destined for countries

other than Mexico and ordered the mail returned to Cuba.

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION DIVISION

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS

SPECIAL MEMORANDUM.

HAVANA'S INTEGIATIONAL BROADCASTING

→31 JANUARY 1953

I. HOURS ON THE AIR

HI. SAMPLES OF RADIO PROPAGANDA

IF CITING TO REVOLT IN LATIN

AMERICA

Proporod 107s.

information Copy for

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31 January 1963 .

HAVANA'S INTCRITATICWAL BROADCASTTLIG

I. HOURS ON IHI AIP

The Cuban. Government uses three vehicles. for its radio propaganda to

audiences

in other countries:

'"Radio Free Dixie," "The Friendly Voice

of Cuba;" and "Radio Habana Cuba,"

¿ "Radio Free Dixie" is a one-hour weekly transmission in Enzlish to

Negroes in the United States, broadcast over the facilities of Havana's

50-kilowatt transmitter

"Radio Progreso" and its network of eight

stations situated throurhout Cuba. Robert F. Williams, the North

Carolina Negro who fled

to cuba to avoid prosecution for allered kid.

nappinp., is the director and chief commentator of this program, which is

heard every Friday night at 10 p.m. EST.

Using "Jazz" terminology and

frequently crude language, lilliams tells his "oppressed Worth American

brothers" that they are goin? to have to "fill a lot of jails and a lot

of graves, and not just with black boys, either," in order

to achieve

"freedom and social justice." Assisting Williams are newscaster Carlos

Moore and "musical hostess" (disc jockey and commentator) Jo Salas.

"Radio Free Dixie" is heard very well in southern Florida.and can probably

be heard in many areas of the southern United States without elaborate

technical facilities.

* "The Friendly Voice of Cub]," formerly a Dopular Havana radio station

known as "Radio Mambi»

" bezan broadcasting in May

1962. Although this

powerful station does not so announce, its transmissions are apparently

intended for listeners in the United States.

"The Friendly Voice of

Cuba" broadcasts from

6:00 in the morning to 1:00 a.m. EST. All of its

programs, except for four seven-minute Spanish news shows, are in

Enrlish. Its approach is a shade more subtle than that of "Radio Free

Dixie."

It is heard best in southern Florida, but can also be heard in

many. parts of the southern United States

* The official internationzi service called "Radio Habana Cuba" is con-

sidered to be the chief external radio propaganda outlet of the Cuban

Government.

More commonly known as "Radio. Havana," this station broad-

casts weekly

a toral of 18i hours and 50, minutes of propaganda in

languages which include English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish,

and Haitian Creole, to listeners in Europe, the Mediterranean area, ard

the lestern Hemisphere.

"Radio Havana" is under the supervision of

Marços Behemaras, deputy director (for international broadcasting) of the

Instituto Cubano de Radiodifusion. In addition to the normal inforation

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and entertainment, it transmits special programs-"sponsored" by so-called

exile groups--the evident intent of which is to encourage subversion.of

the incumbent governments of Peru, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic.

Programs with similarly subversive intent were formerly beamed to

Nicarague and. Honduras; these were discontinued in September 1962.

Although first

observed by FBIS monitors on lu March 1961, the Cuban

inter-

national service was not officially inaugurated until May. Day of that

year, when it began presenting a relatively modest schedule of prograns

in English, French, and Spanish for Europe and the Americas for a total

of 42 hours a week. Since then, "Radio Havana" has grown by leaps and

bounds, finally emerging as Latin America's number one international

broadcaster.

Its time on the air is as follows, in hours per weok:

Arabic to the Mediterranean area

5 hours 15 minutes

Haitian Creole to Haiti

7 hourg

English

. to Europe.

9 hours 20 minutes

English to the Americas

17 hours

30 minutes

French to Europe

9 hoûrs 20 minutes

French ro. Canada

3 hourg 30. minutes

French to the Mediterranean

3 hours

30 minutes

Portuguese to Brazil

• T hours

Spanish to Eurge E

the Mediterreneen • 16 hours 55 minuros

Spanish to the Amoricas

- 108 hours 30 minures

The rechnical facilities of "Radio Havana" are at a transmittor sito

about 23 miles southwest of Havana.

At present, no more than four

shortwave. transmitters are being used, but in the past as many as fiva.

have been observed on the air at the same time.

These transmitters range

in power from 10 to 100 kilowatts, enabling "Radio Havana" to be heard all

over the world. Programs are sent from

studios to the transmitter sito

by means of microwave relays.

In addition to the regularly scheduled intemational service, these trans.

mitters have been known to broadcast special programs in order do take

adventage of particular polirical situazions.

thon serious disordera

broke out in tha Dominican Republic in late 1961, for sample, broadcasts

emanating from a self-styled "clandestine" station callod "Radio

Revolucion del Movimiento Catorce de junio" demanded the overthrow of the

Dominican government.

The station went off the alr after about a week,

but not befora diraction finder (DE) bearings and other rochnical clues

Indicated that the Baura transmitter site was the point of origin.

"Radio Havana" announces that it makes its facilities available to political

groups from other Latin American

nations so that they con bean prograns

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back to their homelands. These prograns ara now broadcast as follows:

The Peruviên Anti-Imperialist Strugilo Movoment (Movimiento Poruano

do la Lucha Anti-Imperialista) broadcasto the "La Vor del Peru

Rovolucionaria" progran to Peru on Sundays at P'to 7:15 p.m, EST.;

The Guatemalen Information Conmirica (Conito Guatemalteco do Infomation)

transmits the "ponsajo a Guatemala" progren 80 Guatemali on Tucadays and

Saturdays at 9 to 9:15 pall. EST;

The Dominica Liboration MoveMonE (hovimiento de ElbOrciOn DominiCanal

broadests tho "patria Libro" program do the dominicon Ropublic on .

Wednesdays and fridays at 9 to 9:15 Bon. ESt.

Similar prograna waso bocmod da Nicarcgua and Honduras, but wora dropped

In Sopronbor 1962 in favor of a Radio Havina" program

callica "Trinchera

Anars cana, now board nightly from 9830 to 9:40 p.m. EST.

This proprin

¿s moro flonibio in that le artuela tho saginos of uny Latin amorsean

nation, changing ate tangor fron night to might according to tho

exigenelos of any givon provalling political sizuation..

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II.. SAMPLES OF PROPAGANDA INCITING TO REVOLT IN LATIN AMERICA.

Reproduced balow is a selection of some of the more inflanatory statenants

that have appaared in Havana broadcasts to Latin America as a whole, (Saction

Al and in special programs tailored for listiners in Paru, Guatemala, and.

tha Dominican Republic. (Section B).

the quotations are arranged in reveree

chronological ordas.

Most of the statements are taken from prograns broads

cast within the past to months, with a sampling fron the spring of I962

included for purposes of comparison. Passages not incluisd in quotation

marks are paraphrases.

A. Broadcasts for Latin America in Ceneral (Radio Havana in Spanish to

the Americas)

23 January 1963:

the People's animosity agairst Berancourt "has boon growing

eith each passing day.

Already there has been an claboration

of revolutionary ractics, the application of which is causo

ing the very foundations of the spuricus goverment. to

tremble.

Tpe National Liberation Frost id turning out to

De tho moat offective executor of the will. if the Venezuelan

poople at chis rina..

The slogan of the people is "A Complete

Change of Goverment! "

• 22 January 1963:

"Ino situation in El Salvador la dibastrous in evory saspoer:

tha paopla are 0ss

the verge of a complato collapse or a

violent reaction.

The mora the Salvadorans are oppressed,

the more they striko back fon their liboration, particularly

since the Cuban rovolution...•

the masses are acquiring a

groat avareness of their atrength and the possibillty of sis

affective use, thanks to maasures like the unirod Rovolutionary

Action Front, which declares itself to be the organization

created by the peopie to carry out the revolution the pooplos

noed."

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8 January 1963:

"The Paraguayan people ara nou deterined lo get sid of the

government, which has ignorod the most elementary rights,

which has sured the country over so che insasiable voracity

of the monopolles, and which is proparing an eloctoral farce

¿o ordor to remain in pavar againar the peopla's wishos.

However, the prople of paraguay havo decidad do acquire thois

Encadono al all coste, and the erimas committod by stressonos de

dissuade them will do usoloss."

25 Dacimber 2962, qualing a statune afeributa do luaderan contunista:

•omo domastle pollaical criola is vorsoning. Aêminiotrativa

inoptross of the dominating elasses is baconing mos glasing.

Contradietions anong tho dominating class asy ineroasing.

And sorvility to Yankee imparialion is spreading, mo roal

soluzion so this erisis la:. To atranachen sho paoplo os all

soctor in thoir strugale for thoir righta; 8o croaro a solid

front with the massos; to overthrou the imporialisto and

oligarche from potori and do dor up a proplers authority

ablo to carry out a program of radical sofono, "

83 Dicender 1962, fron a specch by. Laucazion Ministar Armonuo 1ast:

so wase avory American nation and ovosy man in latin Amarica

8o sight for his country, fight for his nation, riot for

his national incapondence.

•This lo that va vant nô mat.

na desiro, and this is uhat imporialism doss nos vanto

dees not iant it bacause it inon shat sooner or lator shia

pErugelo ill load do Liberazion from imporiallon, and 8t

nas the Liboration from imperialism unich guided Cubo to

socialism, because libaration fron imporlalisa naturally

Loads to socialism:

What wa want is fos the pooplo as

Latin Amarica to fight for their country and for thc son

of latin Amarica do fight for

thois country. "

24 Novender 1962:

"'Vonaavolan evonta in recent dayo bavo sost nono os thoir

intensity, Sivon the vigos of tha clashos berveen eno.

Venozuo lạn patriotso porfectly organizod for action in

the fielde and in the ciriescoand fomulo Botancouri'o

tral torous forces decisive episodes should ba espeeted

within a foy days.

Venezuala is the waakost tronch in the

Imporialler front in the Amoricas.

Lai là nor bo forgorion

that the traitorous regine in Caracas, dennito all appoaranceo.

¿s undor sura fron a great pepular offonsivo. "

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the follarino quotazions are taken fren broadests in ts oprim os 1958:

& May 1962, speach by Ennaato Gueresa:

"Sonotimed sona conrado in ratin Anonies asis us hat va shinis

o this or that place, hou shais the problen la faced in chis

or char places

He always. anster that thoro is no set way to

3eiz0 power and that the vortins eleso, hained und seranothonod

by tho pousant class, must novor sock she most bloody batião,

bocauso il will cost chousonos and chousands and millions of

sivas of thair song. sut tho seizuro e pouer by tho corsin?

class de a historie necessity., and nó eno en oppose history. ...

The years'ahcad, conrados, will bo che acano in all of frorica

of constant, fratrididal atruggles.".

8 April 1962, commentary on Ecuador:

"As of today, Arasenona, the cooplo ara rising un in a8a

againat you, your infamous coalizion roveramant, tho recctiorn

alamones of the amy, the bossos, the powarful, the ampleitera

and above all, imperialion, in ordor to fulfill the slogang

that you proclaimod and batrayod: land refosmi

national dignity. The poondo,

ASESCICIA, NOVES SONION SONE

word."

Apsil 2962:

"The present govarment of salgeri Fuentoa munt so foreo ta

abandon office, and the congross, composod nainly of dopurios

who hold office as a

sosult of fraud and imposition, muce da.

dissolvod."

22 March 1962:

"Cuba has paid, and has repaatod a thousand aines, that It 16

nos socossary so emport sovolution, bacausa coeh of tho

oligarchical, tyramical, and desporie goveramones undor

which Anörica surfers ie itself preparina she conditiona

necessary for tho people to riso un against 16.

Asid the people

uão surfer thoso proimperlalio, bloody povorrants do noi nocu

Tray thens

solves seck aolutions for their presiems. the only shing of

which cuba can ba accused io of havino openod the way, of havo

ing won its fraedon fighting in mucirilla vastaro spainat a

cruel dictatorship.".

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Bo Special Broadcasts

Is To Peru

22 January 1963:

"Our standard must be a national liberation, a transfommine

liboration, à transformine ravolution. ... The people of Peru

know only too well that elections will not solve their

problems,

bacause Peru needs a completo chante,.a radical

• transformation of its econonic, political, and social

structures...o. Therefore we must continue to fipht, not for

small or partial victories but for a tranafomation of Poruvian

society, for the destruction of capitalisn."

P January 1963:

"The military rovernment junta may rest complotaly assured that

there will ba revolution in Peru and the people will take

Ovar.ooo

le wonder if among the members of the arned forces there is

not a group of truly honorable and patriotic mon iho love

the people of Peru and ara ready to place their weapons at

the sarvice of the people....

Mis is a year unich will

mark the beginnine of a now era in Peru.. Now is the time

do reaist with groater forsa and visor.

Strike against

abuse; strike arainst violations. ...

Tho strike is the most

poverfud weapon.

bultors."

The strike can do moro than can rifles

and

2 April 1962:

"The Peruvian people know parfactly vall that the Cuban savolu

fion represents a hone for us and for all the nations of Amarica.

It is not enough to call oneself a revolutionary or support

the revolution; it is nocessary to adopt a sovolutionary

artitude."

2. To tha Dominican Republic:

19 January 1963:

"The Dominican Liberation Morement calls on

the entiro nation

to damonstrate its repudiation of the allered visitors (two

UoSo warships), which are comine to outrare the country

and to be, suspiciously, present precisely when the people

ara filling the straets

in their strucale against the impe-

rialist U.S. Government.

Everyone, forward to the fight for

freedom, for national independence, and social prograss!"

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is January 1963:

"The poople must come again into the streets and demand that

the emergency law be revoked immediately...o

citizens, all

to the fipht to end the raprassive and antidemocratic

measures.

31 December 1962:

"The experience of this year makes obvious to all the need to

antloimperialled revolution.

To carry out this, revolution means

carry out the national antifoudal, so dostroy the roastionary.

antinational, and despotie pover of tho lame lendomors

and the great bourycoisso in league with foripn inperialism."

26 December 2962:

"The situation can ba changod only by the grassroors nobiliza.

sion of the popular masses, which will brine abour the proper

conditions so carry. out an

anti-imperialior, antifeudal ravolu.

•sion of emancipation."

3 April 2962:

"The time will comeseand it is sooner than you. thinkoo hen

the popular masses of our country, the massacred, tortured,

starving, and irridentist masses, will know how to settlo

accounts with every one of their oppressors. ... To tho

streets!

To armal

Down with the illogal. Trujillizza Council

of State!"

21 March 1962:

"mo Prujilliata council of Stato la not comperoat, to sosolva

tho serious natioal problons. in tho intorost of tho country.

That is thy it must be overthrom and replacod by a governo

mant of the people whose hand will not tramolo in libarating,

the country fron feudal extortion and Yankee importalist

domination."

3. :To Guatemala:

.5 January 1963:

"The workers aria employeos, by means of strilios, and tha

peasants, by starting a big resistance movemont cucryinore.

must make their strength felt so as. to accontuato the popular

nature of the struggle and pave the way to revolution.

Guatemalan people

repudiate. Ydigoras and his elinue."

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An even larger mmber of direct Havane radio ineitemente to revolt

have been noted in tranniesions to latin American countrtes recently,

apparently reflecting the increased references to the need for otbar

Jatin Amerton countries to follow Cuba's anample nich have been noted

in recent spenches of regimo leaders.

Thus & 1 January Guban broadeast quoted a Cuatonian writer aa

saying that "after Gibs the Anertoon revolution will cleane the other

countatos of thie dirty blentch of isoronce, maintained purposely by

laterested prompt. Now Amertes has only one way to go - the way of

revolution that began in Cuba." A late Decomber broadcast about Peru

clatmed that "& poverful guerriila wovenent is growing: it alrendy forme

the quelous for a future nationl Iiberation amy.* A 3 January report

on the meeting of the Urugusyon Comet Party quoten ite firet secretary

so caying: "The nest phase will be one of hard battler, A alarpened

clade to may bronk out at any time and unteash the revolutionary storm ..

There is no other way but to forge the social forced of the revolution

step by step, shapion the unity of the anti-importaliet forces those

nucleus to the left-wing liberation front, " A spocially beaned "Donatcan

bulletin" to the Dominican Republie on 31, Decenber quoted e comunique

of the "Dominicon Itberation lbvenent" as seying: "the esportence of this

yoor makes obvious to all the need to carty out the national, anti-

toudal, anti-Imperiallat revolution." On 3 demary, Havana ridio attacited

President-clect. Bouch of the Dominican Republie for prepering to sell

his country to the "Amertcan apropollate,* the radio also repeated

instructions from a Cuba-based Dominican entle group unglag Doniniemo

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to mobilize in support of striking vorters.

Ten leading Dominiean pro-

Cactro exiles rocently vere transported to Cuba fron Europe aboard a

Czech plane. (MIS Spectal weekly report to the Daily Summary,

4 January, OFFICIAL USE OX) Isst sentence above SBORIN MOJORN)

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Havana broadcaste to latin Amorias continue to take the line that

Cube

"La not emporting revolution," but to strens the necenalty and

inevitabillty of internel armed left wine revolution in individual latin

America countries - calling for a "nolld front" of the mises in support

of such revoiutiona throughout the hentephere, and indeed throughout the

vorld.

The Dominicon Republic and Venesuole continuo to receive apecial

emphasis in these laveno broadenste, Brondeants of 23 and 26 Decenter

called the Donintcan etections & *farce"

, and mode the potat that auch

electione are no subatitute for amed revolutions - such an "the

herote Venemelan revolution which has stirred the whole continent."

A 27 December broadenct on the Venesueten attuation as such said: "The

vorkers, students, Intellectuels, and men and women of Venenuela fight

bravely: Herbers of the Moverent of the Revolutionary loft ud of the

Democratie Repubitenn Inion; Commisto, and other patriots, civilion

and mlitory, have fought and still do fight agrinat the traitorous und

fasciet regine of Betencourt." The comentator daid that patriota bave

rioen in orus in the mountaine end cities of Venezela; and that the

cuerrilla movement remained active in various regiona of Veneruela.

(FIS Special Report to the Dally Summary,

28 Decenter, OFPICIAL USE ONLY)

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Radio Havena'e rogularly scheduled progran to Paru on 7 January

wad particularly atrong in its appeale to the "Peruvien people" to

continue their revolutionary strugste.

The prograny like othere firected to several other Latin American

countales, purporte to be directed by a group of extles living in Cube,

The T January broadosst to Peru urged continuation of the struggle

"aince we already have a good part of the road behind ua." the

revolution nay be lengthy, the broadcaat states, but "it te too late

now to contain the uncontainable. the more brutal the repression, the

greater vill be the force of the people in their strugele..." Young

aruy officers were urged to side with the people and, at the right

moment, to "now where to direct your rifles."

Froadcaste of thie type have been directed in zecent monthe to

a nunber of countries, including the Dominican Republic, Guatemala,

Hondures, and Nicazogue, lete last nonth, Radio Havana began broad-

casting dally progrone to laiti in the Creole language. (IBIS Daily

Report, 9 Jenurys and MIS Operetional Developents 371, I Jenuary,

OFFICIAL USE ONEY)

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A Havana radiobroadcast 10 Jaruary quoted the Central Cornittee

of the Venezuelan Comminist Party as calling President Betencourt 'g

soverment the "principel enemy of the Venezuelan people today. "

It called on the people and Communist Party o1 Venezuela to "master

and use all foms of combat needed to achieve Ilboration and untional

soveretgnty. "

A 7 Jenuary broadcuat beaned from lavana to Peru sadd that "the

military-goverment Junts, my rest completely necured that there s1l,l

De revolution in Peru and the people will take over power, * and it

concluded - "How is the time to réciat with greater force and vigor;

strike against ebuse, strike against violations.., the strike le the

most powerful weapon. The atrike can do more then rifles and bullets."

(1875, Spectal Report to Dolly Sumery, Il Jamiary, OPTICIAL, USE ONIX)

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MESS A COEFIDENTIAL

1116432 DEC 62

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RULPAW/USARCARIE

RUEPDA/DIA WASHDO UDLVIE

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

STAFE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE CONFIDENTIAL

DONGRACED AT 12 YEER INTERVALS

DOT AUTOMATICATLY DECLASSIFIED

DOD DIR. 5200.10

CONFIDENT I A LTDIG Ü/1535Z IM USARMA LA PAZ SGD WIMERT.

CITE CÁ-5Õ. DA FOR ACSI. USARCARIB FOR G-2.

RELIASLE SOURCE REPORTS THAT OF. CARABINERO GUARDS RECENTLY PLACED

AT SEVERAL ANBASSADORS RESIDENCES. THOSE REPORTING TO CUBAN

RESIDENCE ARE PERSONALLY MET BY AMBASSADOR, WINED AND DINED INSIDE

PESIDENCE, GIVEN SHORT LECTURES ON ADVANTAGES OF CUBAN REVOLUTION

AND OBSERVED LEAVING CARRYING ARMS FULL OF PROPAGANDA.

COLLENT: ARVA CHECKED AND FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE. CAS ALSO

VERIFIED. AT THIS RATE, CUBAN EMBASSY WILL BE ABLE TO TALK PERSONALLY

WITH EACH CARABINERO OF LA PAZ REGIMENT WITHIN THREE MONTHS. SCP-3

BT

ACTION:

ACS!

INFO:

DCSOP, OSD, JCS, AF, NAVY, CMC, DIA, DIA (AQ)

DA IN 297251

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

REPRIDUCTION

PROHIBITED

PAGE NR 0000

SCO FORM

. & JUN 56

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APPENDIX A

PALL AMERICA SOMENUS CONSEREST, hOLd HATana

Caba, January 11,

12, 13, 1083.

Attendanoo:

Number of Countries Partioipating

Number of

Guest Countries Represented

Hanber of Delogates

Number of Guests

Total number of Wonen Attending

Cuban Women Attending

Net Total Foreign Wonen Attonding

19

15

425

95

520

177

343

Breakdown of Dologates, by Ocoupationgs

Workers: sautory workers, peasants and aployees

PfOresBiOnaLs

Hoasewivos

Teaching profession

Students

Writers

Journalista

City counoillors

210

49

127

95

29

H: 89 80 89

Number of Delogates, by Countrios:

10

Argentina

BOliTIa

3

•

443

5

Brazil

Canada

colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

8

Chile

Eonador

El Salvador

Quatenale

13%

Honduras

Mezloo

Nicaragus

Panana

6

1

7

18

19.

Paraguay

United States of Anorioa

Uruguay

VenezueLa

From Cuba

Not Total Homon

Astonding Fron the Rest

of the Continent

248

January 16, 1965)

Presidents of Dologations:

10

Argentina

BOLiViA

BrazS]

Canada

5°

chile

Colombia

costa Rida

Fany EdOlneR

Masta Vallo jo

Bertina Blum

ailda Murray

Julleba Bempuzaro

Llala de. Hurtado

Luina Conzales

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• 2.

80

Caba

90

Eouador

100

Il Salvador

110

Cratemala

12°

Honduras

130

MaTiOO

14

NIcaragaa

15

Ралана

16°

Paraguay

uaited states of Amerioa

180

Uruguay

100

TenozueLa

VIIna Espín

Marta Feljóo

Letlola dol Vallo

Linta LoOB

Floronila Castro

Clementina Batalla do Bassola

Concopsion Palaolo

Llaia Enolda do GiI.

Presontacion LezoaEo

Hano of presidont omiutod

JULLA ArÓVaLO

AFgOLLA LAYOO

Osgarizations Represanted, by Countrie8.

Argontiha

Wonon's Intor-Partisan Cormiasion Argontina Vanguard

soolaliat Party, Wonen's onayier;

Cooordrnatlng Connittee

of the Poronist

Movenent, Women's Chapuors Wonon's Commiesion

Asgontlae komen'e Unlon, Labour unionsy

Grouy;

the 62 organizationa, Labour Uniona! Unlty and 0o-

ordination Morement, Sponsoring lomittoas for the congroas.

BoliTla

sponsoring Comittes for the Congress..

Womons? Federation of Sao Paolo, Wonen's Interobango and

Friendshis Commiasion, Women'a Loaguo o1 cuanabara Stato;

Sponsoring Committoe for the. congsesse

Oanada

Jongross of Canedian Womon: La Ligue de Fennos Canadiennos:

falr Doal for Cuba Comitteo, Workors® Benevolent Association;

United Jewlsh Pooples Ordor; Ladlos! Awrillary Comnitteo

(ropresentod by tho Chairian: RussianCanadian Wonon's

Foderation, United Ukrainian-Conadlan Homen's Assocjatioa,

Poado Counoil Organization.

corcabia

Donooratio Wonon's Union, Polltloel Party of the Loft,

arrictora: soojotr or colond1a!

Ilberal Revolutionasy

Korement: Sponsoring Cormlttoe for the Congreas.

Costa Rica

Costa Rloan Homen's All1a100.

Onbe

Studants, Foderation; Counittoos for the Defenoe of the

Peopless Cuban Women's Fetoration.

ah1lo

Workera! Single Contral Organization, Wonen'& Unlon of Chilo8

Cuban-Chiloan Institute of Culturo, Women workers, Uhion of the

Frofesoorg! Uniong'

Labour Union, sponsoring Comnittee for the Congreas, National.

Cornitteo of Young Obfloan Homen.

Rouadof

Wonen's union of cuayaguil; syonuoring domittoe for the Congress;

university. Woman'g ansoclation.

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= 3 .

El

Salvador®

Salvadoroan Wonen!s Fraternlsy.

Guatomala

*DOLOreS Bedoya" Momenla Cegenicatlon; Labourls Patrlotlo

Youth.

onduras

Hondurean Women'g Unlon, Wnite Croas Muthers! Sooletlen.

Hex100

Merioan Wonenia Donosratlo Union, Teachors! Rovolationary

Movement, Mational Liberation Movemont'& Womenig Aotion

sroup. UnIverSlty WoMen's Assoclation, Grouh of Frienda oi

Rumania: Unitod Front of lnzatián-Sinaloa Colonlos, Ci710

Conmittee of Guerreros Univorsity and Elgh Sohool Teaoheras

Womsnea Cocordinating Comnittee; Eeononists, Comnittee,

National Workerakunion of the Toaahing PLOfeSsIOn,

Revolutionary Labour Federation; Goneral Union of Mexioo!&

Workers and Poasdats; Pro-Indegandence Women's GrOup of

Miohoasdn, The Mexloan Wonon'& Vanguard, Mexioan Women Workerss

Unlos; Sponsoring Connitiue for the Congreas.

Nioaragua

Politioal Party "Revolutionary Mobilization".

Panama

Vanguard for Natlon Aotion; Women's Vanguard.

Paraguay

February Revolutionary Party, Wonon!e Chapter; Women's Umioss

Women'& Movament; FULNA.

United States of Amerioa

NOTt2-Anerioan AESOOLatIOn OL FrIeRdE OL Cuba.

Liberation Front of the Left, Eastern Revolutlonary Movement,

Women's Union, Comnittoe to Hely Spanish and Poreuguese

Politioal Prisonora, Workors! Central Organization of Uruguay;

Sponsoring Committee for the Congress.

Vonezuola

National Women's Unlon of Vonezuela, Asalatanoe Fodoration a

Vonozuela.

Guest Countrles Ropresented:

Albania

Algeria

Bulgaria

Shina

Xorea

Czoohoslovakia

Donmark

Bast Germany

-Creat Eribain

Hungary

Indonesla

Romania

spasn

Uos.S,R.

Viet Nam

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Offietals of Cuba's organdastion for regimenting workers, the

CICR, are streasing to the fuban people their responsibility for "Iberating"

other Latin Americon peoples. Havans radio has regorted a talk to e group

of volunteer harvesters of tubers and weeders of garlie and arm i0 s

town of southern Havana Province, some of whom were locally recrulted and

some of whom vere delegntes from Latin America and Canada to the recent

revolutionary commoration ceremonies, The CICR offtelal responsible

for this volunteer work snid that Cuba was offering "its example to the

200 million exploited Indians, pedants and vorlere of Iatin America;

and that in the sane manner that we receive help from the socialiet

countries, ve have the duty to help other peoples to obtain their liber-

ation." He added that the Cubane vould fulfill that duty. (FBIS Daily

Report, 15 January, OFFICIAL USE OILX)

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R/Mi

ATION

REPORT

218/60

INRORMATION

REP: RJ

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This materlal contains information afiecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Esplonage Laws, Title

18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission

or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law

S-E-CuR-E-T

COUNTRY

Brazil/Cuba/Latin America

REPORT NO.

SUBJECT

Activities of the Society of

Friends of Cuba in Preparation

For the Continental Congress in

a coro in

Support of Cuba

DATE DISTR.

Cs -3/536,690

8 February 1963

NO. PAGES

1

REFERENCES

RD

5

DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

SOURCE:

15, 21 January 1963

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

23 January 1963

FIELD REPORT NO. HBR-3301

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

Brazilian (F) with good contacts in the Society of Friends

of Cuba. Appraisal of Content: 2.

C

1. The World Peace Council (WPC) was expected to pay for the

expenses of the Continental Congress in Support of Cuba,

which is to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 28 to 30 March 1963,

according to comments made by General Luiz Gonzaga Leite,

president of the Society of Friends of Cuba (SAC), at a

meeting of the SAC on 21 January 1963.

2. As of 21 January the SAC had not received any replies from

the invitations sent to the African nations to participate

in the congress.

It was announced at the meeting that Valerio

Konder, acting president of the Brazilian Pro-Peace Movement

and a member of the SAC, was planning to go to Tanganyika to

attend the Third Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Conference

in early February and would take a copy of the convocation

Ior the congress with him.

3.

Plans were made for painting slogans concerning the congress

all over the city and for placing large signboards along some

of the main parkways. The possibility was discussed of

persuading a well-known painter, such as Emiliano di Cavalcanti,

to paint a picture for the congress, which would be raffled

off for the benefit of the congress.

4. At a

meeting of the SAC on 15 January a series of pro-Cuba

meetings, which would be held before the congress,

planned.

The possibility of inviting certain Brazilian

artists to perform at the meetings in order to attract a

large crowd was discussed.

The SAC was also trying to obtain

the signature of Dias Gomes, the theatrical producer, on the

convocation of the congress.

Gomes planned

to go on

19 January

to Cuba, where he was to direct a play.

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY

February 6, 1963

CURRENT USIA PROGRAMS ON CUBA

1. Special Multi-Media Project to

tell Cuban story in perspective

from its early promises through the missile crisis. Initiated Decem-

ber 14 with target date for completion February 15. Theme: "This is

what happens to a country which lets itself be embraced by comnunism."

Products in preparation under this project are:

a) a two-reel film for theatrical and mobile unit showing;

b)

a television film with interviews from around the world

expressing disillusionment that the Cuban revolution:

became a pawn in the international communist gane;

c)

a photo booklet;

a radio dramatization for both shortwave broadcast and

local placement;

e) a photo exhibit.

2. Regular program

Radio (see attachment on VOA broadcasts to Cuba)

*- Nine hours Spanish daily to Latin America, three especially directed

to Cuba (latter also relayed by medium wave)

- Package programs for local placement.

Over 4500 hours per week

on some 1500 Latin American stations (counting all programs, of

which those relating

to Cuba represent a large proportion).

- USIA-Miami Office (1 Foreign Service Officer, 11 Cuban employees)

producing daily half-hour package of Interviews, excerpts fron

letters, refutations latest Cuban propaganda.

- Themes (see attached memorandum)

Press and Publications

- Wireless file: 10,000 words news and commentary daily via teletype

to all Latin American posts for placement in local press.

Average

15 articles weekly relating Cuban situation.

- Packet materials - Articles and photos of more timeless interest

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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C

mailed to posts.

Miami Office provides articles on latest Cuban developments derived

from Interviews with refugees and study of Cuban press and radio.

- Publications - Six anti-Castro cartoon books distributed in eight

million copies. New series in progress, including one on food

shortages in communist world and Cuba, and three cartoon books on

Alliance for Progress theme.

- Mexico Reproduction Center and USIS posts in Latin America originate

a number of pamphlets on Cuba.

Book Development

Support of low-cost Spanish editions of anti-Castro books, which bave

Included "Las Cadenas Vienen de Lejos," by Alberto Baeza Flores; "Cuba,

First Satellite In the Americas," by Daniel James; "El Infidel Castro"

by Ives Gilbert; and now in production, "The Sensual Revolution" by

Victor Franco.

'Portuguese edition in Brazil of Theodore Draper's

"Castro's Cuba: Myths and Realities."

Television

"Panorama Panamericano" - weekly 15-minute videotaped show televised

regularly in 42 cities of 18 Latin American countries with estimated

10 million viewers.

Special productions. Examples: Film on Cuban children, "Tacties of

Communisn" series (one on Castro land reforn), missile crisis spocials,

etc.

Acquisitions. Examples: "Anatony of Betrayal - Dateline Cuba" (from

Armstrong Circle Theater; "The Tunnel" (Berlin wall documentary fron

NBC) •

Films

"Horizong" - monthly news film magazine for comnercial theater showings

1n Latin America, featuring occasional Items on Cuba.

Specials - "The Unfinished Struggle"; "The Promised land" (animation

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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on land reform); "The Revolution Betrayed," etc.

3. USIS Field Operations in Latin America

USIS maintains offices in 45 major cities of Latin America. Total

American field personnel in Latin America is 215, Including 29 Student

Affairs Officers and 9 Labor Information Officers. Locally-employed

nationals total 782. USIS assists 119 Binational Centers in the area.

Major posts are equipped to carry out extensive press, film,

radio, exhibit, book, cultural, and personal contact programs. Most

posts originate their own materials designed to fit the local situation.

USIA: IAL: WNWagley: mjb

OFETCIAL USE ONLY

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY

(Attachment to February 6, 1963 paper: "Current USIA Prograns on Cuba")

Current Voice of Anerica Programming on Cuba

The Voice of America broadcasts 8 3/4 hours in Spanish daily

to Latin America, of which 2 3/4 hours is tailored especially for

the Cuban audience.

The transmission times of the Cuban hours are

6:00 to 7:00 aolo, and 10:00 to 11:45 poII.

The "Appointment with Cuba" hour (10:00 to 11:00 p.m.) consists

of 15 minutes of news, followed by a five-minute commentary on sone

development in the Cuban situation, a 30-minute Miami-produced package

(interviews with refugees, comnentaries refuting the latest Caban

propaganda claims, excerpts of letters received from listeners inside

Cuba), and a ten-ninute sports feature emphasizing the activities of

Cuban athletes in the U.S.

The 11:00 to 11:45 p.I. broadcast opens with 15 minutes of news

and is followed either by a half-hour dramatization or a 15-minute

news documentary and 15 minutes of features.

A 150-installment series

of a soap-opera type adventure, featuring three brothers combatting

a Castro-like regime, was run at this time until recently. A new.

series of this dramatization is now being produced under contract in

Miami with Cuban writers and actors and will soon be broadcast to Cuba

in the same time spot.

The 7:00 to 8:00 a.Il. broadcast to Cuba also opens with 15 minutes

of world news and repeats the Miani package and features of the previous

night.

In the six hours of daily broadcasts to the general Latin American

audience, which can also be heard in Cuba, the total material relating

:to the Cuban situation averages approximately one hour. This consists

of commentaries, interviews with refugees, and news documentaries.

In addition to the short-wave broadcasts (relayed also to Cuba

on medium wave by two mobile transmitters), the main features on Cuba

are sent out as tapes to all USIS posts in Latin America for placement

with some 1500 local radio stations.

The number of listeners reached

by this means is many times greater than the shortwave audience.

The main themes emphasized in the Voice's Cuban programning are:

1) Castro's betrayal of a legitimate national revolution; 2) the sub-

in the rest of the world; 4) the isolation of Cuba in the face of continental

solidarity opposing Cuba's alliance with the connunist bloc; and 5) the U.s.

position that Cuba will one day be free.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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SECRET,

USIA RADIO BROADCASLILNC TO LATIN AMERICA

1. Direct Shortwave

* Spantsh - 8 houre/45 minutes per day.

(3 hours are programmed for Cubs)*

b. Portugene - 3 hours per day-

2. Fackaged Prograns

Spanich end Portugese language tapes are air-matled to USIA

stations in Istin America - some 4,000 hours per week are broadcast

over 1,500 local stations. the progran material consists of dramati-

zations, news documentaries about the Alliance for Progress, economies,

political commentaries, etc.

3. Miscellaneous

About 150 IA local stations rebroadcast (either simultaneously

or from tapes) portions of the Spanish and Portugese programs listed

in "Direct Shortwave" above. These rebroadcasts are in mediun wave bands

to local audiences. USIA has no estimate of the total hours involved

per day or week.

*This tine 18 simulteneously broadcast over mediun wave transnitters

to Cuba and the Caribbean.

(Date supplled by:

Mr. William Wagley of USIA

Code 182/2340)

13 February 1963

SECRET,

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FUNDS

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TO SECRET

FUNDS

GENERAL: Despite continuing reports of Castro/Commnist

offers of financial assistance to individuale and groups in Latin

Americe, there te no proof that the delivery of funds vas actually

made. Cash transactione other than those made with Cuban pesos

outside of Cribe would be virtually impossible to trace. There is

some fairly firm evidence that in March 1962 an nount of $10,000

was provided to the Custenten "13 November Movement" based in Mexico

City for use in actione against the loverment of Guatemala.

Individuals travelling to Cube on various occasions

are know to have received both trenegortation and financial assistance,

but the amounts have not been established. A maber of reports indicate

representatives in Latin Amertes have channelled funds to sympathetic

individuals or groupa:

1.

2.

EVIDECE OF FUNDS

This Tab contains a sumary of the sole report considered

as evidence of fund transfers by DIA. CIA representatives

have infoined DIA that the original rav report is not

Immediately available.

REPORTS OF CUBAN FUNDS FOR SUEVERSION

This Tab contains & large number of reports alleging fund

tranofers 1a Brasil, Cuatemala, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador,

Nicaragua, and Fondures. Most of the reports indicate the

tundo are to be used in activities against the local goverment.

(Amounte vary from enall suns for travel up to thousande of dollars).

TOT

SECRET

ці

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SECRET - NO FURTHER DISSEMINATION

Gustemala: A new attempt to oust the idigoras regime may be,

made shortly by the Cuban-supported "13 November" group of ex-

Guatemalan army nen. The Guatemalen military attache in Mexico

told his U.S. counterpart there that "13 November" Leaders in Mexico

eppear well-financed and are buying arns and supplies for an operation

to begin late this month or early next.

The group, which led a guerrilla outbreak earller this year,

1s reported by a usually reliable source to heve received at least

$10,000 in Cuban financial assiotence since last March. Meanwhile,

sporadic bomb explosions in Guatemala City may mark the begiming of

a new anti-government campaign, though the U.S. Embassy there reporte

that at the moment there are no vital issues stirring up popular feeling

ageinst the regime.

SECRET - NO FURITER DISSEVINATION

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/ CONFIDENTIAL

Monthly Sinmetal s1d from the Cuuan Enbandy in Rio de Jenciro

to Julieote left-wing pessant leagues In northeaster Irati has

reportedly been out off by onderu fron Hers, A hey leader of the .

desidont Comuntat Party of Brazil toy have bemn zesponsible for the

cuto? ly recentty revoling the sertous intemal Intotion within Jultaote

engantration to @ Cuban Enbansy official, (CTP DD? Bocile TDCS-3,530,322,

5 Decomber, COMMODITIAL)

CONFIDENTIAL

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LARIC

RMATION

REP

INFORMATION

REP

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This material contains information affecting the Natlonal Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Esplonage Laws, Title

18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person

is prohibited by law.

S-E-C-R-E-T

COUNTRY

SUBJECT

Guatemala/Cuba

Planned Return of Manuel

Galich as Presidential

Candidate, with Possible

Support from Fidel Castro

REPORT NO.

DATE DISTR.

NO. PAGES

REFERENCES

Cs3/536,093

5 February 1963

1

RD

DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

January 1963

Guatemala, Guatemala City

22 January 1963

FIELD REPORT NO. HGG-2507

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Former Guatemalan police official (B); from a member (B)

of the Communist Party of Guatemala.

Appraisal of Content:

3.

Upon his return from Habana, Cuba, from the anniversary

celebrations, Humberto Barillas, member of the Partido

Guatemalteco del Trabajo (PGT), said that, in addition to

a meeting with Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, he hac also talked with

Manuel Galich, Fidel Castro, and Jose Manuel Fortuny. He

said that Galich had told him that he would return to Guatemala

to begin his presidential campaign toward the end of February

and that Castro had offered to lend Barillas money to be

used in Galich's campaign.

1. Field Comment. See TDCS-3/535,004.

Headquarters Comments

Barillas' first name was reported as Gilberto in CS-3/532,931

and CS-3/535,649.

2.

Galich, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs under Arbenz;

is now head of the Communist Cultural Center in Habana.

Fortuny is a former secretary-general of the Communist

Party of Guatemala.

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RUBIP:

EMATION

REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This materini contains information affecting the National Delense

of the United Stites within the meaning of

18. U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized

Kaws, Title

S-I-C-3-E-I

COUNTRY:

Coloniia/Venezuela /Cuba

REPORT NO:

SUBJECT

Triban Subversive Activities in

Colombia and Venezuela

DATE DISTR..

CS. -3/535, 595

30

January: 1963

NO. PAGES

3

REFERENCES

RD -W-2107

DATE OF

INFO.

1962 - January 1953

PLACE &

• DATE ACQ.

Colonbia, Cali (7 January 1903)

FIELD REPORT NO. HLB-3158.

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION.

SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Member

Communist Party of Colombia in Cali.

Appraisal

1.

of contenten

Turing a

¡ on 5 January 1963 between /mado de Jesus Zarata,:

nenber uf the Department of Valle Regional Committee of the Communist

Party of Colombia (PCC), and I. I. Plata, kom Zarata descrices as a

Cuban deep-cover agent working with the

Seventh of Jaruary Worker-

Student-Feasant Movement (NOIC) in Coloubia and Verezuela, both

criticizea the Iod for its sort policy und fear of talina a more active

role in the guerrilla aculvities in Colonbia.!

They indicated there

Is a split betreen the rollcrers i Cilverto Vleira White, Political

Secretary of the PCC, and those who advocate the Castro-Conmunist concept

of active particication in the guerrilla sands.

Both agreed the only hope for

the ico is to rollow the Castro pulicy, as have the Communist Parties i Peru,

Veneruela, and Balla.

Flata said it is possible there will soon be a change

In the position of the ICC leaders in Bogota.

Plata said the. NOIC is not a local noverent bus rather part of a Latin

Auerican concept which is being assisted by Centre and the cuben

Goverment. le said he has been in Cali for one year on a special.

escigment fron the tou leaders in Cuba in see that arms, provazenda;

and instructions from Venezuela, orleinaJing 1l Cuba, new into the

bands of the mosc croups.

Plate Baia he las also been helping to :

recrult verezuelan youth,

largely fron schools and universities.to

right with the lEC bands in Colorada.

3.

Plats said he lived for many jours in Caracas and that his arartment there

is still a mecting place of Cuban guerrilla leaders overating in Venezuela.

shro Castro, agenüs,

tho represent thenselves as being anti-Castro, live in

his apartment nor.

He added that the apariment is a center thet raintains

contact with Colombia through associates in Bucaramanga, Cucuta, and Bogota,

several. Cubans and Cuban-trained Colcibians are working with

the MOEC in Colombia.

•He saia that Fedro Enilio Cascro, Fidel's older

brother, Livea for a lung time at his apartment in Caracas, but has now returned

to Cuba, where he is not involves in Jolties. Plata audea he has visited

Cuba several times, the last visit in february 1951, when le vas introduced to

Excluded from automatic

declariticalico

IX AIR

SaT-

-2-19-5

XINSA

STATE #

i X | ARMY

#X | NAVY #

REPCINCLANT CINCARIB #

(Note: Washingion distribution indicated by "x"; Field distribution by "#".

XT OCR

IXI DIA

IX

OBT

I&NS

12

X

RIBRIOR

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CS-3/535,595

Casiro and had tro conferences with hir.

The Castro organization in Caracas 1s

in direct contact with Castro agents in liami, who consider Caracas their most

important center in Latin America.

The Miami groug, which is made up of persons

in the anti-Castro organization there who ostensibly escaped from Cuba, maintains

contacts with all of the latin American groups.

Plata said an mooriant liment or NEC 1s due to arrive from Venezuela via

Cucuta In February 1903:

It is to be used in the MOEC plans to increase their

activities in the Depertment of Santander. Plata mentioned Santander several times

win the discussion as an area where the MOEC vill play a more important role In

violence in the future.: He said there are several lEC training areas in Colombia

ard Venezuela.

Plata said he ostensibly is a salesnan of refrigeration equipnent

Por Comerciales Unidas Itãa., Carrera 5a 110. 15-75, Cali 3

He said most of the

NOEC representatives in Colombia pose as traveling salesmen.

He asserted MOEC

is looking for new people who are not known to the Colombian authorities to help

them transport arms and equipment around the country.

Plata said he was born in the municipality of Malaga, 4 in the Department of

Santander; that he is married to Maruja de Plata, who

has one arm missing; and

that they have two daughters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan doctor.

On 6 January 1963. Zapata and Plata vent to "Los Panchos," a restaurant near the

country cluo of Cali.

the restaurant,

a Gomez (Inu), is a member of

known as "Variposo,

Polina. Plata expressed a desire to obtein more of the tents for MOEC operations

in other areas. He said he was expecting money fron Venezuela by the first of

February.

Francisco Calero, formerly thought to be the NOIC leader in Cal,

attended the meeting briefly and was ordered around as a subordinate of. Plata:

7. During the conversation at the restaurant it was asserted that Fidel Castro had

given US 50,000 dollars to Juis Eniro Valencia,

one of the leaders of the United

Front for Revolutionary Action (FUAR).

The money had been given to Valencia to

build up an organization to participate nore actively in sabotage and guerrilla

activities.

It was said that Valencia used the money for his private use and as

& result the FUAR has collapsed and might not be assisted any more by Castro:

Since the failure of FUAR: there is increased importance on the MOSC organization. 7

Source Comment.

who appears to be approximately 60 years old,

is well acquainted with the MOEC contacts in Ibague.

a very close relationship with Zapata, who was in complete agreenent

with the criticism of the "soft line"

of the PCC as represented by

It also appears there is a much closer understanding and

co-operation between MOEC and PCC at this level than appears on

lower levels.

Field Comments

1.

Members of the Regional Committee of the Department of Valle have

expressed differences in the recent past with the action of the

Central Committee of the PCC over the lack of action during

the Cuban blockade.

They also have spoken of their plans to

participate in sabotage in the Cali area. Apparently

the aggres-

sive laction, headed by

Zapata, has

overruled by Jose

Cardona Hoyos, secretary-general of the local regional committee:

Cucuta, capital of the Department of Norte de Santander, is on

the Venezuelan border and is a traditional center of smuggling

between the two countries.

There is no record of Comerciales Unidas in the Cali telephone

directory.

Plata did present his business card, which lists

the address and name of the company as reported above.

4.

5.

Malaga is in the east central part of the Department of Santander,

about 80 miles from the Venezuelan border.

"Mariposo" is the alias of a MOTC guerrilla leader who controls

a band in

the northern part of the Department of Tolima:

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in the anti-Castro organization there who ostensibly escaped fron Cuba, malivaus

contacts with all of the latin American groups.

Laia sold an inportant salment for MOEC 1s due to arrive from venezuela vI

Cucuta in February 1903•

It is to be used in the HOll plans to increase the

activities in the Depertment li Santander. Plata mentioned Santander several times

Lin the discussion as an area where the HOEC will pluy a more important role in

violence in the future.

He said there are several liQFC training areas in Colombia

and Venezuela.

Plata said he ostensibly is a salesnan of refrigeration equiprent

for Comerciales Unidas Lida., Carrera Sa lo. 15-75, Cali? He saia most of the

MOEC representatives in Colombia pose as traveling salesmen. He asserted MOIC

is looking for new people who are not known to the Colombian authorities to hele

them transport arms and equipment around the country.

Plata said he was born in the municipality of lalaga, 1 in the Depertment of

Santander; that he is narried to Maruja de Plata,who has one arm missing; and

that they have two daughters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan doctor.

On 6 January 1953 Zapata and Plata vent to "Ios Panchos,

" a restaurant near the

country cluo of Call. The oner of the restaurant, a Gomez (Inu), is a member of

They inspectea a new tent that was acquized for a MOEC guerrilla leadez

kram as "isripeso,

5 who is active in the northern part of the Departient of

•Tolima. Plata expressed a desire to obtain more of the tents for MOEC operations

in Other area.s.

He said he was expecting money fron Verezuela by the first of

February.

Francisco Calero,6 formerly thought to be the NOüC leader in Cali,

the meeting briefly and vas ordered around as, a subordinate of Plata.

During the conversation at the restaurant it was asserted that Fidel Castro had

given US 50,000 dollars to Luis Iniro Valencia, one of the leaders of the United

Front for Revolutionary Action (FUAR). The money had been given to Valencia to

buila up an organization to participate more actively in sabotage and guerrilla

activities.

It was said that Valencia used the money for his private use and as

& result the FUAR bas collapsed and might not be assisted any more by Castro.

Since the failure of FUAR: there is increased importance on the NOIC organization. 7

Source Comment.

Plata, who appears to be approximately 60 years old,

is well acquainted with the MOEC contacts in Ibague.

a very close relationship

with Zapata, who was in complete agreement

with the criticism of the "soft line"

of the PCC as represented by

Vieira.

It also appears there is a much closer understanding and

co-operation between MOEC and PCC at this level than appears on

lower levels.

Field Comments

1.

3.

Members of the Regional Committee of the Department of Valle have

expressed differences in the recent past with the action of the

Central Committee of the PCC over the lack of action during

the Cuban blockade.

They also have spoken of their plans.

participate in sabotage in the Cali area.

Apparently the aggres-

sive faction,

headed by Zapata, has been

overruled by Jose

Cardona Hoyos, secretary-general of the local regional committee.

Cucuta,

capital of the Department of Norte de Santander, is on

the Venezuelan border and is a traditional center of smuggling

between the two countries.

There is no record of Comerciales Unidas in the Cali telephone

directory.

4.

Malaga is in the east central part of the Department of

Santander,

about 80 miles from the Venezuelan border.

5:

"Mariposo" is the alias of a MOLC guerrilla leader who controls

a band in the northern part

of the Department of Tolima.

CI. CS-3/533, 975.

Calero appeared to be the MOEC leader in Cali by virtue of the

fact that he represented it in meetings with the PCC and FUAR

during the Cuban blockade. It now appears he is a local agent

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who devotes part time to MOEC, being directed by Plata, who is

probably a full-time agent of

the Castro government in Charge:

of recruiting and controlling cuban assistance to the organiza-

tion in the cali area.

The FUAR seems to have been in a recess during recent months in

In early November Luis Emiro Valencia, one of.

leaders of the FAR,

was asked directly if there

truth to the story circulating in Cali that Castre had given

him 50,000 dollars to held FUAR.

He laughed and asserted the

amount mentioned in Bogota is only 30,000.

He said his only

assistance from Cuba was a 1,000-dollar first prize in a literary

contest in 1959 or 1960 and two paid trips thereafter to

other Titerary contests.

It is difficult to determine

the truth of Valencia's denial or the charges mentioned herein.

The story has been circulating in Cali for approximately six

months and could be hearsay on the part of either Plata or

It is noteworthy that Valencia has refused to espouse

common ideology with the PCC,

except for Castro,

which Valencia

insists he will not accept

if it is a tool of

international

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REPORT NO. TDCS 3/5311,229

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SOURCE NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (C).

(FIELD COMMENT: SOURCE SAID THAT HIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN CONFIRMED.)

Io OCTAVIO TIOFES, NICARAGUAN CITIZEN CONNECTED WITH A BUSINESS IN THE

UNITED STATES, VISITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN MOXICO CITY ON 13 JANUARY

1963, WHILE HE WAS GIVEN GIVEN 000 WHICH HE TOOK TO SAN JOSE, COSLA RICA,

THAT SAME DAY. THE MONEY IS TO BE USED TO FROMOTE A CASTRO-SPONSORID

INVASION OF NICARAGUA.

20: ON I5 JANUARY RIINALDO VIQUEZ RUIZ, NICARAGUAN COMMUNIST LEADER, FLEN

FROM MANAGUA IO SAN JOSE WHERE HE PLANNED TO MEET FLORES.

30 FIORIS HAS 75 SUBMACHINE -GUNS AI LAS BRISAS HICH IS ON THE COSTA RIGA

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THE FLN WILL NOT BE READY TO BEGIN GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES UNTIL SOMETIME

• AFTER THE NICARAGUAN. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON 3

FEBRUARY 63.) THREE OF THE GROUPS. FROM HONDURAS PLAN TO ATTACK

NICARAGUAN MILITARY POSTS AT OCOTAL, SOMOTO, AND JINOTEGA. THE

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BY AIR AND A LANDING STRIP IS BEING PREPARED ON THE PLAINS NEAR CERRO

AGUILA.

THE ATTACKS BY THE GROUPS FROM HONDURAS WiLL BE COordinaTEd

WITH SIMILAR ATTACKS WHICH WILL BE MADE BY FLN GROUPS WHICH HAVE

BEEN ORGANIZED WITHIN NICARAGUA.

2. THE FLN IS BEING DIRECTED FROM CUBA AND IS ORGANIZED IN HONDURAS

AND NICARAGUA. GUILLERMO URBINA VASQUEZ AND DR. NOEL JARQUIN TOLEDO,:

NICARAGUAN COMMUNISTS OR PRO-COMMUNISTS WHO LIVE IN HONDURAS, WILL

BE IN CHARGE OF ALL FLN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE CUBA. (SOURCE COMMENT:

THEY WILL REPLACE CARLOS FONSECA AMADOR, FORMER CHIEF OF THE FLN IN

HONDURAS, ON DIRECT ORDERS FROM CUBA. FONSECA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF

THE GUERILLA GROUP THAT WILL OPERATE NEAR CAPE GRACIAS A DIOS.) DR.

ORLANDO QUANT QUINTANA: AND GERMAN GAITAN MORA, NICARAGUAN LEFTISTS

AND REVOLUTIONARIES; ARE THE LEADERS OF THE FLN GROUP IN NICARAGUA.

3: THE FLN NOW HAS 53 MEN IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE HONDURAN-

NICARAGUAN BORDER UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN JOSE DUBAS HERRERA,

AN OFFICER OF THE CUBAN MILITIA. THEY WILL BE JOINED BY 18 MEN WHO

ARRIVED IN HONDURAS. FROM CUBA BETWEEN 15 AND 25 JANUARY: (SOURCE

COMMENT: SOME OF THE 18 TRAVELED TO HONDURAS BY AEROLINEAS PERUANAS

(APSA) AND OTHERS CAME BY LAND THROUGH GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR.)

4. THE MEN LED BY DUBAS ARE WELL ARMED, BUT ADDITIONAL MEN ARE

EXPECTED AND MORE ARMS MÜST BE ÖBTAINED BEFORE THE GUERRILLA OPER-

ATIONS CAN BEGIN. ON 17 JANUARY IN TEGUCIGALPA, IVAN OCTAVIO SANCHEZ

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ARGUELLO, A LEADER OF THE FLN, SAID THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED TEN

THOUSAND DOLLARS (U.S.) TO BE USED TO BUY ARMS FOR THE FLN. HE SAID

THE MONEY HAD BEEN SENT FROM CUBA BY NOEL GUERRERO SANTIAGO, NICARA-

GUAN COMMUNIST AND A LEADER OF THE FLN. (SOURCE COMMENT: AN ADDITION-

AL FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PROVIDED BY GENERAL CARLOS PASOS LEIVA,

A NICARAGUAN REVOLUTIONARY IN COSTA RICA.) SANCHEZ SAID THAT THE ARMS

WILL BE BOUGHT FROM OFFICERS OF THE HONDURAN CIVIL GUARD AND SAID

THAT MOST OF THE ARMS THAT THE FLN NOW HAS WERE BOUGHT FROM THE CIVIL

GUARD.

THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS IS AIDING THE FLN AND HAS ASSIGNED

FIVE HONDURAN ARMY OFFICERS AS INSTRUCTORS. HONDURAN OFFICIALS WHO

ARE COOPERATING WITH THE FLN INCLUDE: MODESTO RODAS ALVARADO,

PRESIDENT OF THE HONDURAN CONGRESS, OSCAR MORALES, A DEPUTY, DAVEY

HUNTER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE HONDURAN SECURITY SERVICE, JORGE E. REINA,-

AND COLONEL MARCELINO PONCE.

6. THE FLN IS TRYING TO RECRUIT LIEUTENANTS AGUSTIN RAUDES AND

ALFREDO QUESADA, OFFICERS OF THE NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE. ON 18 JANUARY

EITEL BOLANOS ORTEGA, A MEMBER OF THE FLN IN HONDURAS, SAID THAT THE

FLN HAD SENT LETTERS TO RAUDES AND QUESADA ASKING FOR THEIR COOPERATION.

THE LETTERS WERE DELIVERED BY FANNY MANFUT DE ULLOA.

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pria contaro leformaton ecocato tho datura: Dinare ce lo Disces Bearea witnte the Scontro di te Folonere Rara, Fido

es are te, Ch tanteno er revviatee os volt in due erano lo da una non di perta fa premine

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Arosficial Spanish service., Appraisal of Contont:

inearly February 1962 there was a mecting of the directorte

Di the Connunist Party of Cuba and the Brazilian leaders

Francisco Juliad and

Basilio Rodriguez da Silva.

The mecting

was also attended by

Fidel Castro, Raul Castro.

Ernesto "Che"

Guevara, Ramiro Valdes,

and the Soviet Ambassador.

agreed:

(a)

to. send

$500,000 (dollars) in cash for propaganda

¿o elininate physically Governoi

compaigns in Brazile to send to Brazil 1.000.000 copies 01

ton Second Declaration of Habana.

n Provaoi ihe Ministry of Forcign Relations,

Niguci Ruberas, Director

was called

ly connoction with the sending

of the 1,000.000 copies; nis

attention was

called to the

fact that the sending of

110p080:40

through the diplomatic pouch to Brazil had been

vory unintisfactory in recent months.

Af tho mecting the Soviet Ambassador took a strong stand

etfort should be made to produce in

uprising in Brazil.

He also said that Brazil wouid bave

to follow Soviet practice in that certain politicians and

of the right would have to be eliminated

Juliao, Rodriguez da Silva and other Brazilians received

tour days' training at El Caribe Military Schook

and preliminary instructions in gucrrilin

The instructor was Géneral Alberto Bayo.

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Headquazbers Comment.

"Rubotae"lo probcoly idontical with

Foguel Uruguorns dot Valie,

Who was.doscribod. as Diroctor

of the Pross Department on

tho official list.o1 delegates

to the Dereign Ministors! Mooting in Uruguay in January

1952.

¡Brugueras is now assigned to the Cuban Embassy in

Brazil as Cultural Attache.

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The Lime paper La Trlbuns on 3 December publiched a document which 1t

was olained hed been found in the erached Erszillan plane in which ten

Cuban officials died. Without referring spectfionily to Cuba, the paper

aiscusses a "national end another intemational congress of solidartty"

to be held in Brentl fron 16 to 20 Jenusry, 1963; and it requeste $10,000

additional to help finance these congresses. The Idma article about the

document sugaested that the requent wes intendod for Iidel Castro and

that its Alscovery wad another indiestion that Cube le financing Latin

Amortemn Commion. (FBIS Dally Report, 5 Decenbes, OFFICIAL USE ONLX)

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This material contains intormation affecting the Natlonal Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title

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REPORT NO.

SUBJECT

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Galich as Presidential

Candidate,

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Guatemala, Guatemala City

Expoiting Denolution

22 January 1963

FIELD REPORT NO. HGG-2907

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Former Guatemalan police official (B); from

a member (B)

of the Communist Party of Guatemala.

Appraisal of Content: 3:

Upon his return from Habana, Cuba, from the anniversary

celebrations, Humberto Barillas, member of the Partido

del Trabajo (PGT), said that, in addition to

a meeting with Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, he had also talked with

Manuel Galich, Fidel Castro,

Jose Manuel Fortuny.

He

said that Galich had told him that he would return to Guatemala

tọ begin his presidential campaign toward the end of February

and that Castro had offered to lend Barillas money to be

used in Galich's campaign.

1. Field Comment. See TDCS-3/535, 004.

Headquarters Comments

Barillas' first name was reported as Gilberto in CS-3/532,931

and CS-3/535,649.

Galich, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs under Arbenz,

is now head of the Communist Cultural Center in Habana.

Fortuny is a former secretary-general of the Communist

Party of Guatemala:

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Member

(E) of the Communist Youth.

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2 (that

Arellano was quoted correctly); 73. (truth of Arellano's

statements).

On 16 Janury 1963 Jorge Arelline Gallegos, a leacer of the Commulast

Party of Ecuador (Partido Commista de licutor, WL) in luito, said

that jorge Rivaionera Altanirano, lender vi the abortive guerrilla

movement at Santo Domingo de los Colorados in April 1962, had icen

called to Cuba to esplain the expenditure of fund: given him by

the Cuban Government for revolition.ry lurposes.

Arelluno added

that Rividoneyra had refused to 150 to Cuba.

accoldling to arellao,

Satiago Perez Ronolcroux, to vas also involved in the guerrilla

1922, 273) shich hid been entrustei to ima

had returned to the Cului Government 50, 000 sucros (about

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SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM

COUNTRY MI CARAGUA/COSTA RICA/MEXICO/CUBA/USSR

SUBJECT

FUNDS SUFPLIED BY SOVIET EMBASSY

IN MEXICO CITY TO PROMOTE CASIRO

SPONSORED INVASION OF NICARAGUA

REPORT NO. TDCS 3/534,229.

DATE DISTR.

16 JANUARY 1263

PRECEDENCE

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DATE OF I3 JAN 1963

INFO.

PLACE & NICARAGUA, MANAGUA, 15 JAN 63)

DATE ACO.

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IN

50894

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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE

NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (C) •

(FIELD COMMENT: SOURCE SAID THAT HIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN CONFIRMED.)

_ 1, OCTAVIO FIOFES, NICARAGUAN CITIZEN CONNECTED WITH A BUSINESS IN THE

UNITED STATES, VISITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY ON 13 JANUARY

C

1963 WHILE HE WAS GIVEN $20,000 ,WHICH HE TOOK IO SAN JOSE, COSIA TICA;

THAT SAME DAY. THE MONEY IS TO BE USED TO FROMOTE A CASTRO-SPONSORED

INVASION OF NI CARAGUA.

20. ON 15 JANUARY RIVALDO VIQUEZ RUIZ, NICARAGUAN COMMUNIST LEADER, FLEM

FROM MANAGUA ID SAN JOSE WHERE HE PLANNED TO MEET FLORES.

30 FLORES HAS 75 SUBMACHINI-GUNS AI LIS BRISAS HICH IS ON THE COSTA RIGA

NICARAGUA BORDER.

46 FIELD DISSEM: CINCARIB, CINCLANT.

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COPY

TELEGRAM DITORKATON REPORT - CONTRAL INTSLLIGSICE AGENOT

HO FOREIGN DISSEN/CONFOLLED DISSEM/HO DISSEM ARROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONIA:

COURSE

ECUADOR/CUBA/LARIN AMERICA

REPORE N0, IBCS DE-3/653,193

OBJECI

PINANCIAL SUPPORT BY CIEAU

DATE DISIR: 12 FIRERUARY 1963

COVERNVENT 10 ECUADORAN

PRECEDENCE: ROUTINE

Bate of, Info:

Zik February 1963

REFEREYCES:

It 63940

Plece:

Ecuador, Quito

RD-H-210T

Date Ace

(7 Febatary 1963)

Appraical

2 (THAT 'TES FINNKRS MADE WERE COREECZIN

MEOWER (D) OF THE COUNTER PARIY OF ECUADOR.

1, ON 2 TABRUARY 1963 A PERSON CLOSE 3O PEDRO SAAD, BEGRETARX-

CUNERAL, OF THE COMMUIST PARE OF ECUADOR (FCE), SAID THAT FIDEL

CASTRO HAD PRONISEE THAT ALL OF THE NONEY RECEIVED FRON TIE UNTIED BIANIS

IN THE PRISONER MICHANCIS HOULD CO FOR DEE "LIBERATION" OF LATIU AMERICA

AND THAT $100,000 BAD BEN AILOTTED TO THE FOS, OF KRICH $50,000 HAD

ALERADY BEEN DELIVERID TO TIE FCE TIROUCE SAAD, SECRETARY-GENERAL, POE.

PERSON SAXD THAT IE NONEY WAS GIVEN UNDER CAS CONDITON MAT IT BE

USED EXCLUSIVILY FOR JHE PREPARATION OF THE "LIBRATION, " INCLUDING

THE LOCAL PURCASES OF ARUS AND SUPELTES, BUT NOT TOR SALARIES OR

TRIPS, AND WAY SAAD HAD ALREADY SPENT A LARGE PART OF THE MONEY ON

"BUREAUCRATIC EXPENSES."

2. ON I FEBRUARY 1963 RATABS SCEVERRIA FLORIS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

OF THE PINCHTICHA PROVINCIAL COMMIEX OF TUS FOE SAID THAL CERLAIN

REQUESIS MADE BY ANTONIO FLORES BRUITEZ, LEFTIST REVOLUTIONARE NEO 13

WORKING WITE ECHEVERRIA, It OCTOBER 1962 HAD LEN CANIED BY THE GUEAN

GOVERNITU, AND THAT BE (ECHIVERAIA) EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM

CUBA SOON BY WAY OF PEDRO MARTINEZ PIREZ, CUEAN DIPLONAT IN SAYIIAGO,

CHILE. ECHEVERRIA SAID THAT THE MONEY WAS TO BE NICHOUT THE

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KNOVLENGE OF THE RATICNAL, LEADERS OF THE PCS, AS CASTRO WAS

FOLLOWING THE CHIDISE RAJEER THAN KHE SOVIET LITE AID WAS HELPING

PROPLE LIKE ECHEVDERIA NIO VIRE ALSO FOLLOVING THE CHLEGE LINE: FOR

THIS REASON THE NACIONAL ERADERS OF TIE POS WED FOLLOW SUE SOTIET LINE

COULD NOR BE MADE AWARE OF THE HELP.

3. (PIELD CONMENTS IN VIGU OF THE APPARENT CONIRADICTICAY

BEINDEN THE FERORT THAN CUBA IS SUPPIXING FUNDS TO THE MALICHAL LRADERS

0F THE PCE AND ECEVERRIA'S RENAIK THAT CUBA HAS AFPROVED JUNDS FOR BIS

CROUP VIET THE ENOVLENE ON TIE NATIONAL, LEADER'S OF YE PCS, IT

IS POSSILE THAT CUBA IS FUTNISHING ASSISIANCE 70 BOTH GROUPS IDEPENDINTIN

AND WIICUS THE INONLIDE OF THE OTTED GEOUP WITH THE ATH OF CONTIJUINE

ASSISTAICE TO THE CROUP TUICE FIRST SUCCHEDS IN ESTALLIENINGECUEERILA

OPERATIONS: THE CUBANS FROBABLY KNOW THAT BOUT CROUPS ARE CONFETING

IT THIS- IT IS ALSO FOSSIBLE THAT ECHEVERRIA'S CANENTS ABOUT CURA'S

ACTION IN RELATION TO THE SINO SOVIET DIFFERENCES HERE WIRBEN GIVIN

TO HIM BY THE CUBANS AS A REASON TO KELE THE ATO SECRET FROM TEE NATIONAL

LEADERS OF THE FCE OR WERE INVIED DY KIN TO IMPRESS HIS LISTENER NITE

TUE HEED FOR SECRECY.)

# FIELD DISSEM:

STAYS, ARNE, AIR, CHICANTO, CIRCLARY.

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TRATIVOD

General:

Impdtataly after Castro stered Caba, Jatta Anerleans

began to visit Cuba at the tavitation of the new Cuben Regina, Shortly

thenenston reporto of training actavities conducted, by vetarons of the

Sierra Inertra for theno visttor begin to come 10. Inttially, the

tmining was bedly handled, poorly organssed, and consteted primatty of

indoutmation in the techniques employnd by the 26th of Tuy Hovenent in

1to strugslo agatnat 3utlota. Few produtes of theme counsos wate grostly

inpressed by that they had been taught. As Sortet adrisors arrived and

nate thet? intence felt, trining improved and tratning focilities vere

expandecis

The Cuban goverment entatliated e school in the Sierra

Raestra capable of bantling about 600 studente where teciniques of

gentlla mutare could be inparted to vetting Iatta Americans, Students

seat to the school noze mostly teen-ago and young adult males selected

frem Comundat youth me leftlet ounisationo. Some young femates vere

also included.

The

course of inatruction connioted of phynteal conditioning,

weapons fontariation, tactios, renolitions, nthods of conducting

denpastrations, lodership, orginisation of eiversive aroups, political

indoctrination, ate.

Upon completion of the course, graduates wore sent

bone to organiao nad lend local groupe and propara for "tha frovitable

revolution. *

travel

tenance

expenses

generally were bore ty the

Cuban governI

from 1,000 to 2,500 Latin Anericans zecolvee

this training

* In Cubi.

There

to no cotinto of the unter of traineca

currently in Cuba, (Geo Report at Tab I which wan read by the President

end referred to tho Costrall Committee. )

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Stennis comittee

Note:

On page 9P of Mr. MoCone's testinony he states --

"i think I said that we knew of some 1,000 to 1,500 that were in training

there at the present time," The duration of the tratning courses reages

from 4 to 40 vecks. CIA has indicated informally that the bulk of the

1,000 to 1,500 reported above are st1ll in Cubs,

U.S. intelligence agencies are langoly dependent upon

third countxy sources for information concerning those who received train-

ing in Cuba. System of documenting these visitors and their travel to and

from Cube are in the process of being undertaken by many Latin American

nations, Among the problems which confront latin American security forces

are the fact that Cuban visitors employ many devious mena in travelling

to and from Cuba, some states desire not to infringe on the freedom of

movement of its citizens, the use of false docunents or aliases by

travellere; and the diffieulty of obtaining a useful exchange of intelli.

gence anong Intin Stater. There is also some problem of separating Cuban-

Inopired plotters from the leftiots, oppositionists, and political plotters

who travel in neighboring states.

TAB

2

CTA Report on Toninina of latin Anerteens in Cube

Tis Tad containe the best overall surmary of the tratning of

Latin Auericans in Cuba.

Froeen of Treining

This Tab contains 4 1tens; (1) Recent detelled reports fron en

Argentine Camunist who trained in Cuba, (2) Questionaire which

Peruvians training la Cuba were regutred to f111 out; and (3)

Two Reports of atudent vho had access to notes of Salvadorofa return-

ing from Cuba.

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no to Chile for Trainee

Inte Tab contatne a mubar of reports tadicting the travel of

tatividuato ma rome of up to 30 indtviduale to Cuba fer

tradning.. Those reports teltente tunining of tadividute fron

Soundar; I Dilvador, Runguary, Argontina, Bronti, Coloabte

and the Doulatons Reguille. Tho o2 the reports Indente that

sono of the tudivimle have received or are acheduled to

ropedve training in the Boylet tados»

Astevition then fotum from Que

This lab contains Items zaporting netiritics of Inividuals won

retus to thett home contay (Conto Rica, Mcargia, Pari,

Bratish Culend, Drundor, Branti and the Fontatesa Femblte).

Nance reports puny

is doceription of activitien in which Cube

tratma indirtate tall participate (tron inal) penle querrilla

activity in te tavasion), Muote reterred to in thace reports

rosy fron one to 400. The top tro roporte comet individis

taturing fina hiba with terrorist type artivities:

The olen ten

Ecio Too contatas Stuo itera sa follous: (1) Interenting repost

Dy Stateme

recently retuzusd (sos conclusdons test mage): (2)

Iso reyonto of the use of Inte

national. Camea as s covar

bradatac (3) An ¿tea royo

ráng Linis betweet

Quotenton sitte

grợup (n Cuon and truintng; sad (4) Intozesting exempts on

taining tron Canadian labiasedon to Cuba,

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINOTON

SECRET

Jasuary 280

1963

MEMORANDUM FOR

Ms. Sterling Cottrell

Coordinator of Cuban Affaire

The President has read the attached copy of&.

ClA report on the training of Latin Ashesicaso

in Cuba. He has asoread to sore fross Ras

Cline, which is arrached.

The President desixes that you: and yous

group take on this problem and sapore 80

• 3is in the unal way.

Brosaley Saide

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To White House (Attn: General Clifton) from RayS. Cliso

Your note concerning the President's query about subversivo

training of Latin Americans in Cubs was mainly answered is ous

current intelligence memorandum d l? aruary. We did =o

cover, however, the operational l'estion of how to do something

about the flow.

Our general view on this point is as follows. The main thing the

Unived States can do to restrict the flow of Latin Americar jouth

io Cuba for training in subversion is to frustrate the aims and

tarnish the image of the Castro regime. Beyond this, we should

"'y through overt and covert political pressure and educative elo

vis to induce Latin American goreraments and security servicoo

¿t we main transit points so monitor and impede the tallic os

aeeS to and tron Cuba. Ways ane means of doing this saigas

well be examined by she. Cottrall tank ferco...

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OCT: 10. 0179/63

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY:

OILICO OS CUSTONE

INTOLLISONGO

18 January

1963

CURRENT INTELLIGENCE LEMORANDUS

SUBJECT:

The Training of latin Anericand In Gubd

It is estimatod. that at least 1,000. and

perhaps'as many as 1, 500 individuals from

other:

Latin American countries were in Cuba fOr vasyia..

periods of time during

1962 to receivo ideologie

indoctrination or guerrilla variate training.

Many of them are still there.

IN 20ỜIEON,

there were 60 to 70 traineos fron British

Guiana and as undetermined. number,

perhaps 100

from vartous African countries, Including angolans,

Konyans,

Zanzibaris, and negro

the Republic Of South Alrica.

MOSE OR tHe EXALDOOD

young-on their toons,

twentles, and

early

thirties..

A sizablo proportion had attonded usi

versitles or secondary schools in home countries.

2.

Is a publiC addresa, on 9 Juno 1961, 11d01

Castro announced that his government intended to

grant 1,000 scholarshios to "poor studonts" from

other Latin American countrios

for the sout. school

¿ern, and 100 scholarships to students fron othor.

countries of the porld:

By thiS S0an8.

Castro has

be equipped to partie

spato in the "construction

home countrios aitor thọ

SOVOlUTIONE" OCUS thOrA.

3.

•A portion of the students from othor

American countries come to Cuba with the

that

The estimates of total numbers

O traiNees

Cuba excludes those whose

visits have beed tiod

a curticular event in cuba such as the & january

anniverSary

colobrations

"ho have not ronalded

more than a veel or two.

excluded Bro' those

who have norely passed througe: Cuba on soute to tho

SinO SOviOt bloC as tell dE the mauy ConmunLiE or

pro-Castro party

quently

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they are to take standard courses at Cuban univer

sities or other institutions in such

subjects as

agronomy, irrigation techniques,

industrial manages

ment, etc.

Even if their courses in Cuba are as

represented to them before theis arrival, they are

undoubtedly given heavy ideological indoctrination

and, like Cuban students,

expected to "volunteer

various emergency tasks such as picking cortoo

and harvesting sugar.

Many c! these probably also

receive training in guerrilla

tactics

and other

techniques of subversion.

Other students are frankly' told before

they leave their home countries for Cuba that their

training in Cuba will be in guerrilla variaro tacties,

that it will be a rigorous program,

and tha: they

will be required to

maintain strict standards

duct and' security.

5.

There have been a number of reports-rom

clandestine sources in Cuba, from sources in contact

with the trainees after. they have roturned from

Cuba,

from Cuban refugees, and from a few of the trainees

themselves--concerning the typos of training which

the young non-Cubans undergo in Cuba.

The guerrilla

training programs. for Latin Americans: in. 1961 and

1962 do not appear to have been particularly voll

organized. In some instances, the traineos vero.

moved to protest the fact that there were long pordodo

when they were

doing little or nothihy; is otbox ins

stances they were disgruntled over what they felt was

harsh treatment, or when they thought too much tas

espected of them

The majority' of the traineos, bou

ever, probably took the experience la stride.

6. Included in the guerrilla tralning prograns

have been long marches through the forests

and moulo

tains, especially in the Sterra Maestra mountains

where

Castro carried on his guerrilla campaign agaiass

Batista.

students oiten are required to hike to to

top of pico Turquino, Cuba's highest aountain 16, 230

feet).

During the bikes, they engage in simulated

guerrilla defensive and offensive erereises,

taught how to fend for themselves in the wildernoss.

how to find directions with compasses and naps;

how to assure the security of their escamoments.

Back in their camps, they are taught such subjects

as mears ol conmunications among guorrilla bands.

strategy and tactles of the guerrilla sigator, Bariso

LandLariza LOs

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reported that they were given instruction only in

Us weapons.

The instructor explained to them that

is guerrillas they must capture and use the arms

of the enemy and in Latin America the authorities

use us weapons.

They are also given irstruction.

in denclition of bridges and other structures,

the manuiacture of explosivos and the construction

of Lolocor cocktails.

Scattered throughout the entire course

are periods of ideological indoctrination, someo

times given in the training camps and sometimes

for. large groups in Havana.

They are also

gIVeN

instruction in the general strategy of the

imperialist struggle" and often specific advico

on how best to carry out the struggle in their i8-

dividual. countries.

Salvador, for instance, visiting Cuba last Octobes.:

were told that they should give more emphasis to

the penetration

and control of groups

at the National

University and to the control of the labor movement.

It was explained to them that they should initially

seel as wide support as possible iron all political

factions and. that when the initial stages of the

revolution had been accomplished the non-Communists

could be eliminated.

8.

The instructors are mostly Cubans, but

there have: been some Spanlards and a few Algeriaus.

reported among the instructors:

General Enrique

Lister, Spanish Connunist veteran of the Spanish

civil war who subsequently received military training

in the USSR, is in Cuba,

He reportedly assists in

the guerrilla training program.

• None of the

on the subject give credible evidence of Soviet os

however,

go on to the Sino-soviet bloe where they may be subo

jected to furthor: training:

One report states that

the

experiences of guerrilla Lighters 18 Algosia

in Southeast Asia have bees used to orpand on tho

Cuban experience to permit a broader, study of the

"art" of guerrilla variare, la cuba.

9. Fidel Castro and Che Guevara evidently

take a personal interest in the guerrilla tralaing

or. Other Latin Americans.

11 Cuba bave bees treated; to personal pop tails son

these!

as vel!

as 0thes, Cubas leadoss

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10. An Argentine trainee who arrived in Cuba

carly last july and left in late. December has de

scribud in some detail his experiences in. Cuba

during this period. He was first approached by

an ligentine pro-Castro leader last june as to.

whether he would be interested in taking courses

in Cuba on guerrilla warfare and "city fighting."

After several days be agreed.

Argentines, none of them orthodo. Communists but

all of them radicals, he left Buenos Aires on

aoout 1 July.. He traveied by way of Uruguay,

Chile,

Brazil; and Trinidad to Cuba. In Chile,

the Cuban embassy supplied him with travel money

and "complimentary visas" to enter Cuba.. He aro

rived .in Havana on 5 July. During most of July

be bad little to do as a grque ot about Iristy

gradually collected at a camp dear. havana.

eventually protested this lack of action and

were visited by fidel Castro, who apparently

to assure them that their program would shortly

get underway.

On 30 July they began a series of

marches into

the woods somewhere in the organos

mountains in Dinar del Rio province under the

command of two Cuban officers:

Most o' his activity

between August and October seems to have bean cos-

cerned with guerrilla training.

Training with ain

were 34 others, most if not all of them apparently

Argentires.

There were political disputes among

them, particularly concerning the pro-Communist

Argentine Peronist leader John William Cooke, a

political exile in Cuba who apparently had some

degree of authority over the Argentine traineos

but who was resented. by them.

11. During the October crisis the entiro

group

"volunteered" to join the militia in defense

of the Cuban revolution

"threatened by Yankee I8-

vasion. "

After the crisis eased,

they began classos

"political' economy" taught by a Spaniard maned

"Guillen.

These classes were held daily for alight

days until 5 November, when the group was

sent into the field for guerrilla tralning.

They

engaged in firing practice. with various typos o?

weapons, including rifles

2nd

bazookas.

. On 14

Novenber. they were moved to a

DEW 2X02

Sor a new

course in "guerrilla tactics."

This dacluded

tice in hanging bamnocks,

digging treaches, maliag

ira cataaglezents,

as well as exercises in the

1022÷a1a5.

During

this period, some members of tse

grou? rebelled

against taking another long warch is

the rain.

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them by making away incir food, but. then all the

members of the group went on a hunger strike in

PrOteSt.

Discipline then appears generally to

have broken down, the trainees got their way bus

were no longer motivated to study. The source

and most other members of his group leit. Cuba

and arrived in Prague on 23 December.

At his L18st

coportunity, he leit Czechoslovakia and reported

his experiences to officials in a West Europoan

country.

12.

This source's total period of training

in Cuba was approximately six months.

Other

trainees have gone for periods of three months or

remain in

Cuba indefinietly.

The latter sometimes join ono

of the numerous groups of nationals from particular

Latin American countries which, in effect, for

cadres. being groomed for eventual return to their

countries, perhaps "after the revolution."

Information from all

available sources

indicates that nationals of all nineteen other

Latin American countries, with the possible of-

ception of Uruguay,

have been

among those receiving

guerrilla training in Cuba during the course of

Venezuelans seem most numerous;

some 200

of them are estimated to have recolved training in

cuba during t

the past year.

Relatively largo numbors

have also come frow Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, 880

Bolivia.

14.

Prior to the October crisis, the trainees

going to cuba usually traveled by regular commercial

airlines or, on some occasions, by specially chartorod.

Cuban commercial planes. Those coming from South

America generally went via Uruguay, Chile, or Brazil

to Trinidad or Curacao and from there by rogularly

scheduled Cubana or KLM planes to Havana.

Those

coming from Middle America

generally traveled through

Mexico

and then by Mexicana or. Cubana commercial

planes to Havana.

with the cessation of service to

Cuba by KIM, Mexicana, Iberia and

other Western air

lines after 23 October,, the regular Cubana servico

between Mexico City and Havana remains the only di-

rect and regular air connection between Cuba and the

reSt o: La'in America. There bas been a Sbaro 288-

crease in recent weeks of travelers to Monico from

South America es route to Cuba.

Many of these were

Savited Cor 400 2 January anniversary colebrations

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in cuba, but others may have remained 108 48918188.

Trainee transit through Mexico usually in

volves special procedures by the Cuban embassy thero..

The trainees, who travel as tourists, report first

to the Cuban

embassy

There they are given special

cuban entry papers;

no entry is made la those pass-

They

are given pseudonyms sor travol out os

and

back into Mexico-apparently a solatively to-

cent innovation.

16.

Some of the British Guianeso traineos 18

Cuba have arrived aboard the cuban merchant saips

bringing, Guianese rice to Cuba.

IT. Some: of the Latin Amarican trainces a8-

rive in Cuba via Czech or Cuban planos

It is not clear whether this routê to

Cuba 1a die

tated by difliculties of getting thoro by way 08

Mexico or whether the students savolved voro ai

ready da Europe.

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HINFORMATION REPORT

INFO

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

MATION REPORT

This material contains information allecting the Natlonal Delense of the United States within the mes

18, U.B.0: BoCh, 793 and 794, the transmission of revelation of which in any manner to an unauth

S-E-C-R-E-1

. NO

FOREIGN DISSEM

COUNTRY

SUBJECT

Argentina/Cuba

Training of Argentine

Guerrillas in Cuba

REPOR

DATE DISTR.

NO. PAGES

6

REFERENCES,

Laws, Title

barbicod by law.

-3/535,176

January

1963

4

2

July - December 1962

DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

SOURCE:

Spain,

Madrid

(7 January 1963)

Calore

FIELD REPORT NO.

THIS IS

UNEVALUATED

INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

An

official Spanish service,

from an Argentine who took

•part in the course. Appraisal of Content: 3.

1: A group of Argentines, varying in number between 34 and 50,

Peronists,

Trotskyites, and Vanguard

ists, attended a six-month course in

guerrilla warfare in

Cuba from July to December 1962.

Part of the group

traveled from Buenos Aires to Cuba by way of Chile where

they received courtesy visas for Cuba and financial

assistance from the Cuban Embassy.

They had been told

by Reinaldo Frigerio, leftist Peronist,

that they would

be met by John William Cooke, leftist Peronist residing

in Cuba,'

but instead were met in Habana by

a member of

Cuban G-2 and taken to the Hotel Riviera, where

later met Cooke.

Cooke told them that it was necessary

to train expert guerrillas who could carry out the ,

revolution in Argentina.

He insisted that General Juan

Peron knew about the training.

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Finca, e hote the tea past ere trans erretter see Tabare

finca, behind the Buen

After several

weeks of inactivity they

were visited on 20 July by

Fidel Castro who promised that they would soon begin

their training.

They were transferred the next day to

Rio Cistal and on 24 July they were visited by Comandante

I Escalona. (fnu)

who was responsible for the zone of

Pinar del Rio,

where they were to spend some time

marching and camping out.

On 30 July the 34 men who were to take the course marched

town of Artemisa into the woods; they were under

the command of two Cuban lieutenants.

Seven more trainees

joined the group on its march to points within Pinar del

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Rio; the march lasted about one month. On 26 August the

41 men returned to Tabare.

On 3 September the trainees were moved to a house called

"San Antonio,"

at kilometer no.

Arroyo Arenas,

Habana Province.

The house had belonged to Celia

Toucezt Masfera.

From 28 August to 10 September, when

classes began,

training consisted mainly of Communist

films which

were taken to see several times.

10 September to 14 November classes were held in

weapons and explosives,

communications,

tactics,

sanitation, and closed

marksmanshiP (Inu) ,

ballistics,

a Cuban, gave classes in explosives; Guillen (fnu)

economics; Angel Martinez taught the class

guerrilla tactics and strategy; an

unidentified mulatto

instructed the class in communications; a 17-year old

youth named Jose (inu) taught marksmanship; and a man

known as

"Cara de Goma" (Rubber Face), a Cuban, served

as political commissar.

Weapon practices were made

with 22-calibre Mauser

submachine guns, Browning and Husine rifles,

Garand rifles, Thompson

bazookas,

and 81-mm mortars.

They also practiced with a 57-mm

recoilless cannon.

Alicia Eguren de Cooke,

John William Cooke's wife,

school at San Antonio; on one occasion

told the students in a speech that they had to forget.

Peron and Peronism since they had to

organize a

guerrilla army, an Army of Liberation.

On 14 November the trainees vere moved to "Las Mil Lomas

de Echeverria,

" five kilometers

from the town of Pan de

Guajaibon (N 22-48, W 82-21), Pinar del Rio Province.

They dug trenches and individual foxholes and studied

mines and fuses,

illumination with infrared rays, and

Bengal lights,

and the construction of electrified and

Simple wire entanglements.

On 17 November, under the

direction of a Cuban lieutenant known

as Manolo Nunez,,

they carried out two sighting exercises.

Later that

day they carried out two more sighting

exercises and

made a march with topographic maps of

the area; the

march did not turn out well because of errors

of calcu-

lation on the map.

from 18 November

through 25 November was as follows:

18 November - Rested and studied.

19 November - Made observations

from a hillock,

studied, and made a scouting-type march.

20 November - Practiced defense exercises and fighting

from individual foxholes; explored and

located elements of a simulated barracks

in the hills, taking notes with regard

to an attack.

21 November - Studied plan of attack on the encampment.

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22 November - Studied plan of attack on the encamp-

ment; marched in the rain, camping in

the woods.

23 November - Practiced hanging and taking down

hammocks; studied tactical manual.

24 November -Practiced security and emergency plan

of the encampment.

25 November - Studied tactical manual.

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On 26 November, during an exercise to practice security

on the march,

the advance and rear guard groups got lost

As a result there was

criticism of poor

instructor ordered them to repeat

the operation.

Several men refused;

and the instructor

ordered that they not be given anything to eat.

of the order, the rest of the men refused to

through argument and an appeal to the Revolution they

were eventually persuaded to do so.

8

While they were studying on 27 November, Lt. Manolo

Nunez arrived from Habana with news that the course

would be intensified because some of the group had a

fixed date for their departure from Cuba for Argentina.

During the day a conversation was overheard in which a

Trotskyite said that the Cuban Government ought not

to allow those who wanted to leave to do so since they

might be dangerous when they got to Argentina.

conversation was repeated to members of

group, one of whom

loaded a rifle, intending to shoot

the Trotskyite.

The shooting was prevented but the

atmosphere was so tense that the two groups

were ready

to fight.

At that moment the lieutenant instructor

appeared and took away the rifles and ammunition; he

immediately went to Habana to report the incident.

By night the five Trotskyites were separated

their group.

9. On 29 November Cooke arrived and urged the immediate

withdrawal of the Peronists and the Vanguard Socialists

so that they could return to Argentina.

That evening

the trainees left for Habana, where they were housed

in

a residential building on Calle Septima.

On 30 November

the trainees, because of their semi-abducted situation,

became very

concerned and put on civilian clothes instead

of their military uniforms.

On 1 December some of the

men left the house without permission, intending to take

a walk; they were told by Ulises

(Inu), a Negro member

of G-2, that they could not go out without the permission

of the

Cuban Government. They said that they wished to

deal directly with the Cuban Government concerning their

return home since they did not wish to have anything to

tie do with Cooke, who they thought was deceiving them.

Ulises immediately asked them

for a written, personal

report, including 1) their regard

for and opinion of

John William Cooke; 2) the type of work which they

desired to do when they arrived in Argentina; 3) their

political affiliations; and 4) the impressions produced

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by the Cuban Revolution.

Even after the reports were submitted the rule against

leaving the building continued in effect,

so they then

talked with the political commissar who went to see

about the matter.

When he returned he said that he

had not been able to put the case before higher

one Guidi (1nu), 4

someone Cooke's wife

in Montevideo, took several of the trainees to

have their photos taken for the visa required for

The Vanguard Socialists refused to

go because of the man's connection with Cooke; they

wished to deal with the Cuban representatives.

one of the trainees who was taken to see Cook

explained

his position, stating that he no longer would obey orders

from anyone but General Peron, Cooke replied that he

should be careful what he said, especially since the

Cuban Revolution had taken a turn

toward the Chinese

policy in view of the behavior of the Soviet Union.

Guillen,

the Spanish instructor,

said that he had spent

an entire afternoon in the Albanian

Embassy trying to

obtain aid for the Argentine guerrilla army.

the period when the events described above took

5 Hector Villalon, an emissary,

from General Peron,

arrived with instructions to demand the immediate

departure from Cuba of all those who were studying in

She schools; in this he was supported by the Vanguard

Socialists.

The first group of trainees left Habana for their

return home via

Prague on 11 December.

Thè men, in

some cases, were given two passports,

one Ecuadorean.

In Prague

were interviewed by

Vila (fnu), who is in charge of Cubana Airlines

Prague. His assumed name is Velasquez.

assignment given the students in Habana was to

send a telegram after their arrival in Argentina.to

Yolando Perez, Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los ..?$

Pueblos (ICAP,

Cuban Institute for Friendship with the

People with the message

"I could not accept the

invitation," which would indicate safe arrival.

Instructions were also given to return the passports

to Miguel Angel, No. 844-50 Calle Maldonado, Apartment

503, or to Calle Reconquista 354/56, apartment 205,

in Montevideo, Uruguay.

During the training and political instruction in Cuba

the men were organized in squads which were composed

as follows: 6

Squad No. 1 - Alberto Alvarez, Ricardo Arenas,

Frederico Krause (sought by the Argentine police

inder the name of Elias Seman) 7 Roberto Garcia,

Pedro Ibanez, Jose M. Villar, Romulo Aganagay, :

and Campos (fnu).

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Squad No. 2 - Jorge Monti, Mariano Penaroza,

Julio Peralta, Alberto Albi, Ernesto Moranzo,

Jorge Soteli, Ismael Fierro y Rodriguez.

Squad No. 3 - Cesar Vallejo, Ricardo Valdes,

Enrique Viamonte, Ismael Valle, Alejando Camposanto,

Ramon Ravero, Fredoy Rivera, Hugo Decuco, and

Angel Rameriz, director of the Trotskyite periodical

Palabra Obrera, published in Argentina. 8

Squad No. 4 - Manuel Ordonez, Antonio Velasquez,

Roberto Franco,

Luis Bermudez,

Jose

Carlo Rivero (Spaniard), and

Juan J. Montenegro,

Sanchez

Santiago D'Alessio, Vanguard

Socialist.

Squad No.

5 - Juan Jimenez, Jose Falcon, Rodrigo

Beltran,

Sergio Martinez,

Alberto Ruiz,

Jaime Adri,

Jorge del la Fuente, Ricardo Canteca,

Ireneo Ribas,

a Catholic from La Plata and a Peronist.

In addition, there was a group which made up the general

staff in which the acquaintances of one

"Lucero"

from

Cordoba, Argentina, figured; he belongs to the Tres

Banderas Part' 'Mellin," and "Belaz,"

neo-Peronist ideology.

Persons known

as "Marelli,"

" followers of Cooke,

were also associated with the general staff.

Headquarters Comments

1. TDCS-3/523,106, dated 21 September 1962, reported

that Cooke

had

left Madrid on 20 September 1962,

apparently

without seeing Peron who had made it

known that he would not receive Cooke.

2.

The

1958 edition of the Habana telephone directory

listed a Buen Pastor Conv. at Avenida

49 No.

8007,

Marianao, Habana.

3. Major Dermidio Escalona has previously been

identified as military chief of Pinar del Rio Province.

4. According to a usually reliable source in Montevideo,.

Luis Guide,

an Argentine Peronist, went to Cuba in

October 1962.

5. The time referred to is apparently about 6

December.

6. It is presumed that the names below are aliases

rather than true names.

7.

In September 1962 a usually reliable source listed

Dr • Elias seman,

Socialist, among

Argentine

organizers

for the Second Latin American Youth Congress,

scheduled to be held in Santiago, Chile,

in January

1963.

The date for the congress has since been

changed to February.

8.

In February 1960 Palabra Obrera listed its editor

as

Abel Bengochea.

In a report

furnished

by an official

Argentine service in April 1962, Angel Bengochea was

listed among seven leaders of the Palabra Obrera

(Trotskyist)

who had

gone to. Cuba

for guerrilla

training... The others were Ernesto Gonzalez, Hugo

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Orellano

(fnu), and Anibal Tesoro.

Cf.

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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION.

SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

An official Argentine service, from an Argentine Communist 99

who visited Cuba. Appraisal of Content:

6.

1 Intensive training is being given in Cuba to large groups of

Latin Americans, especially

from Central America,

Peru, Ecuador,

Venezuela, and Panama; there are

Brazil,

also some

groups from Argentina and Uruguay.

Instruction includes

7 . Courses

in guerrilla leadership and the manufacture of

explosives and their use in acts of sabotage.

2.

In this connection contact between Cuba and other countries

is mintained through the members of the Committees for

w.1R:

Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and the Communist

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Parties of the respective countries, and the corresponding

organizations in Cuba.

3.

The following people are responsible in their respective

countries for arranging travel to Cuba for training:

in

Peru, Guillermo Carnero Hoke; in Nicaragua, Dr. Mario Flores

Ortiz,

who is in Cuba at present and is head of the military

organizations of freedom, and

Francisco Bravo; in Ecuador,

Osvaldo Yuyasamin; in Venezuela, Mario Fonseca; in Chile,

Luis Enrique Munoz; in Paraguay, Orlando Rojas; in Argentina;

Ernesto Sabattini and Jesus Mira; in Uruguay, Victorio

Casardelo; in Brazil, Dante Dacosta Fonseca; and in El

Salvador, Luis Contreras Vargas, who is in Cuba at present

and is a leading member of the United Front for Revolutionary

provided by Cuba.

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4.: Josef Hokes,

former Czech Ambassador to Mexico, plays an

important role in Cuba's revolutionary activity in Latin

He is allegedly connected

in Peru with Hugo

Blanco, a revolutionary leader who lives in the mountains

of Cuzco, to whom he has sent economic assistance and

armaments.

He is said to have carried out similar actions

for Allio de Fleitas, a priest and guerrilla leader of

5.

Invasions are not contemplated as a part of the revolutionary

program in Latin America unless there are first internal up-

risings.

These could possibly be carried out, because

equipment®

for such"uprisings is already stored in strategic

places.

6.

Hokes was present at a reception which the Czech Embassy in

¿Habana gave for Fidel Castro and other Cuban officials.'

those

invited were Manuel Galich, of Guatemala, and Aleksandr

Ishkov, Minister of Fisheries of

the USSR.

7. Latin American leaders who wished to speak with Hokes in order

to obtain assistance were presented in Mexico by Natividad Rosales

and Luis Suarez.

8. Chinese leaders are demanding that Cuba

invade Guatemala,

Nicaragua, El Salvador,

Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico, and

bombard-Panama.

They are also demanding that Cuba issue

orders that the Communist and liberal soldiers in Venezuela

overthrow the government and take power,

guerrilla organizations in Chile, Colombia, and Peru prepare

for the declaration of a general

revolutionary strike.

Mexico, there they will only await an occasion when the military

supporters of General Lazaro Cardenas and other active groups

will take over power by means of a passive insurrection.

9.

Cardenas and his supporters would rely upon receiving decisive

assistance from the

internal and external revolutionary

organizations resulting from the coalition

of Communist and

revolutionary parties of Central America and Mexico which was

carried out in Mexico in August 1962 and in which the Mexican

leaders exercised control and supervision through Arnoldo

Martinez Verdugo, a member of the central committee and the

political commission of the Partido Comunista Mexicano (PCM,

Mexican Communist Party).

The coalition is made up of the

PCM,

the Partido Guatemalteco de Trabajadores (PGT, Guatemalan

Communist Party), the Partido Socialista de Nicaragua (PSN,

Nicaraguan Communist Party), the Vanguardia de Accion

Nacional (VAN,

pro-Cuban

revolutionary group), the Partido

Communista Salvadoreno (PSC, Salvadoran Communist Party),

Partido Comunista de Honduras (PCH, Communist Party of

Honduras), Partido de los Trabajadores de Honduras. (PTH,

Honduran Workers Party), and other leftist groups.

The

administrative secretary of the organization

works in the

building of the Mexican-Czech Institute of Culture,

at

Calles Insurgentes and Reforma and in its Political Bureau

at Calle Londres 252.

The coordinator

is the international

Communist Max Aub Mohrenwitz,

a resident of Mexico who works

for the National University of Mexico:

Gil,:

Also, Emilio Portes

former president of Mexico, is involved in this

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coalition and relies upon the support of soldiers on active

duty and on the National Front of Liberation.

The coalition has arms which were disembarked at Vera Cruz,

from the Soviet vessel TARKA (phonetic spelling)

Mexico, late September or early: October 1962.

Arms have

also allegedly been

unloaded, in accordance

with the plans

referred to, somewhere along

the coasts of Peru and Chile,

and possibly in Brazil, in spite of the

fact that the

coalition did not include Argentina, Chile, Uruguay,

Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil.

In addition to General Cardenas and the PCM, Mexican

organizations associated with the coalition

Partido Obrero-Campesino Mexicano (POCM, Mexican Worker-

Peasant Party), the Federacion Obrera Revolucionaria (FOR,

Revolutionary

Workers Federation), and the Movimiento

Revolucionario del Magisterio (MRM, Revolutionary Teachers

Movement); they have allegedly been organized into a

association at Calle Salvador No. 30-301,

profiting by the passive attitude of the official

intelligence organizations, a portion of whose personnel

also belong to this Communist conspiracy.

Headquarters Comments

1.: Hokes left Mexico on 4 October 1962.

2. Fleitas is probably identical with Alipio de Freitas, who

has made many speeches favoring revolution along Cuban lines.

3. Source did not provide the date of the reception; presumably.

it was in October 1962.

Suarez is probably identical with Luis Suarez Lopez,

naturalized Mexican of Spanish origin, who is a

Communist newspaperman.

5.

Recently Portes Gil publicly denounced Cardenas and charged

that he is working for a foreign power.

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• C-RR2-60251

Peru, Lima

(7 january 1963)

FIELD REPORT NO. HPL-2719

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS, TENTATIVE.

Investigator (F) employed by a large American company, from a

Peruvian (F) recently returned from guerrilla training in Cuba.

Appraisal of Content: 2.

1. The following is a questionnaire which Peruvians taking

guerrilla training in Cuba were required to fill out during

their stay:

1.

True name

201

Pseudonym

3.

Where worked; at what; how long?

4.

Prosession; marital status; date and place of virth.

5.

Addresses in Peru

6.

reason for leaving; other type of work perforned

7.

Parchts, brothers and sisters,

uncles and aunts,

grandparents; whether alive or dead; closest living

8.

9.

relatives,

Frionds of intimato volitical trust; names and addresses

Friends of different political ideology; names and

addresses

1.0.

11.

12.

Grade of education

Past and present nenbership in political parties

Length of henbership and reason for leaving past

political parties

13.

Have you held any Government post? What type?

Why did you leave; of continue? How long did you

serve?

11.

Have you held any post in

a nass orgarization

sports,

social, of cultural clul?

"What position,

union;

low long?

15.

Political leaning of the organization; who assist in

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carrying out duties; their (political) tendencies

and names?

16.

Revolutionary organizations of your base.

are

the leaders?

Names,

and political affiliation.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Experience in clandestine struggles

Have you ever been deported?

Why?.

How long? When?

longyOu ever been arrested? How many times?

HOW

Reason? How were you released?

Give run-down on political situation in Peru;

predominant parties, and the people.

21.:

22.

23.

24.

250

Boundaries of your country

Political divisions

Military regions

Religious sects

Organization of police and investigative agencies

26.

of repression

Chiefs of repression, hated by the people--names,

ranks, etc.

27 •

28.

29.

30.

Personnel of repression in your base. Chiefs.

What means of mobility do they have

What means of communication; possible reinforcements?

What kind of Informer organizations exist? Formation

and chiefs

31.

32.

33.

Possibility of guerrilla warfare in your region

Morale of the people for the struggle; organizations

What is the situation on the frontiers of your

country-population and official control nethods?

34•:

35.

36.

37.

Give names sid methods of persons engaged in snuggling.

How do we get in touch with them?

Give names of those whom we can trust.

Morale of the Army..its state of preparedness for

anti-guerrilla warfare.

38.

Do you have friends in official circles--if so, what

39..

40.

do they think of anti-guerrilla warfare?

Morale of the police; working conditions, and salary

What would be the attitude of the police rank and

file toward & revolution?

₫1..

42.

Requirements for entry into the country

Once Inside the country, can one obtain personal

documentation for cash?

How?

43.

44.

45.

Can & foreigner buy & house?

Is it possible to establish a commercial firm?

How can one obtain credentials for an accredited

institution?

46.

47.

48.

Where do officials meet?

Where do the governing classes meet?

Form of entry; requirements.

this refers to entry to social meetings.)

49.

Can one galli entry to these places of reunion by a

cash payment?

50.

Can one obtain a credential from someone to buy

i admission to such meetings?

51.

How many people know that you are in Cuba?

52.: When and

53.

how were they made witting?

Have you done military service? How long? Where?

54.

Rank?

Grade in military Instruction

55.

Aircraft in the country; location; number of planes

56.

57.

58.

Naval and river bases

locations of milltary bases, and their potential.

Luis Perez had brought with him from Lima a map of Peru.

On

this nap each member of the group marked the military installa-

tions with which he was familiar,

as well as bridges, rivers,

and anything olse which was of importance in military strategy.

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All these questions (the

58) had three principal motives:

to know the future guerrilla fighter better; and, above all,

his needs and limitations for the struggle; and,

generally,

his personal problems and those of morale.

Time given

for

answering each question was unlimited.

One of the possibilities

is that of introducing arms by smuggling,

as, for example, in

the case or relatives who work on the borders, such as comrades

from Cuzco; also,

in the case of Comrade Betancurt (pseudonym)

who is from the town of Ayabaca, Piura, and who has facilities

for smuggling arms, since his community borders on Ecuador,

where large-scale

smuggling of arms has developed.

Also,

experiences of soldiers,

such as Vallejos, who have served in

such localities, show considerable practice in effecting such

contraband. 1

1.

Source Comment.

In the question regarding possibilities

of guerrilla warfare,

the Cubans

asked about possibilities

of supply by air--suitable drop-zones,

It is possible

that this questionnaire has been filled

out by

at least

100 Peruvians who have gone to Cuba.

those who have

enlarged on these topics, the range

is from

lawyers down

to those who can barely write their names.

Likewise,

from

the interest they are showing in Peru, it

is presumed that

many Cubans can introduce themselves into the country,

passing as Mexicans or Panamanians, and set up profitable

businesses and commercial firms.

One of those who presented

the questions had been in Brazil.

The Cubans took two photos

of those in training, front and profile, in militia uniform,

but without cap.

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United States

within the meaning of the Espionage Lawe, Title

is, U.S.Ci Seca, 793 and 794, the transminion or revelation of which in any manner

persos in prohibited by

SECREN

NO FORTION DISSEM

COUNTRY

SUBJECT

Il Salrados/Cube

Visit of Salvadoran Delegation to

Headquarters of Cuban Troop Battalion

REPORT NO:

CS-3/529,533°

DATE DISTR.

27 November 1962

NO. PAGES

2

REFERENCES

RD

CS-3/529,536

CS-3/529,537

CS-3/529, 538

CS-3/525,511

7 October 1962

El Salvador

FIELD REPORT NO. HSS-1285

23 detober

SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Salvadoran student (C) who had access to the notes of one of the returning

delegates. Appraisal of Content: 3.

Io On ? Ostober 196% the officer in comand of Betallion 192 of the Vedado

sone of Habana Invited the Salvadora delegation to the First Lati

American Unlveralty Canes to meat with the troops of tats battalion,

The offloer latened his troops that the Solvedoran delegation had

to Cuba to soe the Cuhn revoltionary novent in setion and that the

salvadorans sould be given a variety of inimation concerning guerilla

Ranl San Homan Consalor, & lintent In the Cuban milita, 80

acted as & guide for the Salvadoran delegation, said that the Salvadorn

delegates would have a special program bucause at vere menbors of the

Frente Trido de Accion Revolucionia (riAl - United Front for Revolu

tionary Action), & Commist front, a bocmse the tion of Cuban Cousi

nist louth had recominded that the delegation receive training in

revolntionary tactics.

3o The Officer in command of Fataliion 192 explained to the Salvadorans that

all revointionuy groups mat he reinorced in their early stages of

organization by the recruitment of persous of different political views,

and that son the revolution is on its uay to success anyone to does not

accept Commuist Leadership can be expelled Iron the group. He said

further that this tactle can be used in El Salvados.

The officer 81se

recomended that the Salvadorans dra up plans rich indicate points of

strategie Interest In El Salvador,

incinding important Intersections

(piuras), bridges waish could bo sabotaged, terrain mitable lor guerrilla

sotty, and airfielde.

He also said that they should acquire intornation

as to the type of vespons used by the Salradoran armed forces and as to

normal troop movements.

the alicer pointed out, howerer,

that in organiz-

Ing a ellectivo merrilla normant particular attention must be paid to

the ideclogical indoctrinstion of nors of the moment so tat sach

member is cominecd that he is fighting for a just cause.

Il he believes

thero will be no morale problem.

the offleer then shond the delegates& large map of Central and South

This map contained the location of military forces of the Central

and South Amries comtrios, the Aistance beten major alties, aud lu

highways and bridges. It also showed tie centers of guerrilla setivity

10 Cuatensle, Colembrag

and versuscher In addition, the map contained

Excladed HITS NES

STATE

REPCINCLANT

(Note: Washington distribution Indicated by "X"; Fleid distribution by "#*).

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information as to the numerical strength of the armies, airforces,' navies,

and rural police forces of many countries.

They also had information as

to the types of weapons in use in the Central American countries, most of

them surplus weapons from the Second World War.

The Panama Canal was

shown on a large map which had marked all access routes to the canal from

both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as the normal shipping and

air routes.

There were also large photographs which showed the locks of

the canal and also a special diagram showing the types of ships which can

pass through the canal..

40

Some members of the Salvadoran delegation received training in the use of

Belgian (FAL) rifles during their visit with troops of Batallion 192.

Field Comment.

Salvadoran delegates to the First Latin American University

Games included Jose Luis Enriguez, Carlos Rafael Baires, Armando Rafael

Morales, Danilo Armando Castro, Ricardo Ayala krouits,

Jose Alfredo

Hernandez, Rafael Mario (aka Rafael Onofre, aka Rafael Salvador) Cuenca,

Miseo Antonio Sosa Montiel, Carlos Antonio Madriz, and Felix Rodolfo

Villatoro. (Cf7 CS-3/529,506) •

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This interial contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the

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iS, U.S.C. Secs.

and 794, the transmission

or revelation

which in any manner to an unauthorized person is

prohibited by

Title

law.

Esuader / Cuba

Return of First Member of

Revolutionary Youth to

Receive Guerrilla Training

In Cuba

C-O-N-I-I-D-I-N-I-I-A-L

REPORT NO.

DATE DISTR.

NO. PAGES

REFERENCES

CS-3/534,979

24

January 1963

1

RD

DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

SOURCE:

Late December 1962

Ecuador, Guayaquil (6 January 1963)

FIELD REPORT NO. HEG-2101

SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

Member (C) of the Revolutionary Union of Ecuadorean Youth.

Appraisal of Content: 2.

Victor Leon, a member of the Revolutionary Union of Ecuadorean

Youth (URJD) from Esmeraldas, returned to licuador from Cuba on

22 December 1962. He is the first member of URJE to return

from Cuba after receiving guerrilla training in that country.

He went via Mexico to Cali, Colombia, by air and then overland

to Guayaquil. After his arrival in Guayaquil Leon said that

he was the only URIE member in the group with which he was

trained and therefore he did not know when the other URJE

members undergoing training would return to Ecuador.

Source Comment.

Evidently Leon did not bring any money

back from Cuba because he asked for a loan so that he

could go to his home in Esmeraldas.

Leon is not

particularly intelligent and therefore was not trained

as an organizer.

However, he is eager to start guerrilla

activities in Ecuador.

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CI SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM REUR DA 923579 SINCE CASTRO. REGIM SEITED

POWER ESTIMATED 555-359 SALVADORAN STUDENIS HAVE VISITED CUBAO

CURRENTLY 8-12 THERE AND ESTIMATED & REPORTEDLY BEHIND IRON CURTAIN.

VISITS MADE GENERALLY BY WAY OF MEXICO. SOME STUDINIS

REPORTEDLY HAVE RECEIVED MILITARY TRAINING AND INDOCIRINATION IN CUBA

TO BE APPLIED ON RETURN TO EL SALVADORO NO FACTUAL INFORMATION

AVAILABLE. ON WHICH STUDENTS HAVE

RECEIVED TRAINING AND INDOCIRINATION.

ESTIMATED E OR 6 STUDENTS EACH ARE CURRENTLY WORKING AT.

COFFEE FINCAS

REAP AHUACHAPAN, SONSONATE, AND BERLIN FOR PURPOSE OF SUBVERTING

COFFEE PICKERS. NO EVIDENCE OF DIRECT SUBVERSION EFFORTS AGAINST

ARMEDD BORCES. SCP-30

share lenin Cabar

7oo Eritro parge Fica foste 1538005

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18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission

or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is probibited by law.

S-E-C-R-E-T

NO FOREIGN DISSEM

COUNTRY Paraguay/Argentina/Cuba

SUBJECT .

Return of Paraguayan Leftist to

Argentina

from

Cuba

REPORT NO.

DATE DISTR.

CS-3/536,455

7 february 1963

NO. PAGES

1

REFERENCES

RD

DATE OF 9 January 1963

INFO.

PLACE & Paraguay, Asuncion

DATE ACQ. 24 January 1963

FIELD REPORT NO. HYA-834

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Paraguayan security officer (B) from a Paraguayan Government

official in Formosa, Argeabina. Appraisal of Content: 2.

C

Retired Captain Guerrero Padin ({nu), I a member of the left-

wing group of the Paraguayan Febrerista Party, was seen in

Formosa, Argentina, on about 9 January 1963.

Since October 1962

Guerrero Padin had

been in Habana, Cuba, where he received

guerrilla training.

spends as much

time in Buenos

Guerrero, who is separated from his family.

Aires as he does in Formosa.

1.

Field Comment.

Guerrero Padin is probably identical with

Rafael Guerrero Padin.

Headquarters Comment. In September 1962 a usually reliable

source with good contacts in exile groups, reported that

Guerrero Padin (fnu), a former captain in the paraguayan

Army, was an instructor in guerrilla warfare at a training

near Habana.

The source received this information from

a member of the United Front for National Liberation (FULNA)

who had recently returned.

2.

Field Comment. According to a usually reliable source,

Guerrero Padin is legally separated from his wife, Beneirida,

who lives on Calle Caballero, between Tte. Farina

Manuel Dominguez, Asuncion, Paraguay.

5

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material contains information affecting

T9s material to tins informatio nevelectin otheration any efanner to the united sted serio

the meaning

of the

Espionago Laws, Tollo 18, U.S.C Secs.

person is prohibited by law.

CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

SECRET

(When Filled In)

COUNTRY ARGENTINA / URUGUAY / CUBA

My.

Roven has seei

REPORT NO, TOCS -3/537,168

SUBJECT

ACTIVITIES OF ARGENTINE PERONIST

TERRORISTS

DATE DISTR.

13 FEBRUARY 1963

PRECEDENCE

ROUTINE

DATE OF

INFO.

10 FEBRUARY 1963

REFERENCES

IN 67181

PLACE &

DATE ACO.

URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO (11 FEBRUARY 1963%

MENTS)

APPRAISAL 2 (THAT THE SUBSOURCE MADE THE REPORTED STATE! FIELD REPORT NO. .

HUM-2202

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE

A PERSON IN CONTACT WITH PERONISTS IN URUGUAY (B.) FROM A CONTACT (F) IN PERONIST

CIRCLES:

BASD

9/114

EUG

1. NORMA KENNEDY AND FIVE OTHER ARGENTINE TERRORISTS ARE

.S9H

FMRA

FEA

D/AC

DIS

D/PL

8/3T

CURRENTLY IN MONTEVIDEO HAVING RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM CUBA WHERE

THEY

UNDERWENT GUERRILLA WARFARE TRAINING. THEY PLAN TO GO TO

ARGENTINA IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHERE THEY WILL ORGANIZE GUERRILLA •

P/P. WARFARE OPERATIONS.

(FIELD COMMENT: KENNEDY AND HER GROUP WERE

MEG REPORTED UPON BY THE SAME SOURCE IN AUGUST 1962 WHEN THEY ARRIVED

20620

IN URUGUAY CLANDESTINELY FROM ARGENTINA ENROUTE TO CUBA. (SOURCE

WPS

P/la

_COMMENT: KENNEDY AND HER GROUP MAY BE HIDING ON A RANCH NEAR

OPR

-FRAY BENTOS, URUGUAY, OWNED BY JULIO GALLEGO SOTO, ARGENTINE

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PERONIST AND CASTRO SYMPATHIZER.) (FIELD COMMENT: GALLEGO MAY

BE THE INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE CUBAN EMBASSY ALSO KNOWN AS,

MONTEVIDIO ANU

THE PERONIST GROUP HEADED BY JOSE LUIS ALBAMONTE, ViA AMERICO

BARRIOS.

•DURING THE FALL OF 1962 GALLEGO WAS RELIABLY REPORTED

TO BE IN TOUCH WITH CUBAN EMBASSY IN MONTEVIDEO AND TO HAVE

TRAVELLED TO BUENOS AIRES ON AN UNSPECIFIED MISSION FOR THAT

EMBASSY.)

•2. ALICIA EGUREN DE COOKE, ARGENTINE TERRORIST AND GUERRILLA

RECRUITER AND WIFE OF TERRORIST JOHN WILLIAM COOKE, IS CURRENTLY

IN MONTEVIDEO. SHE PLANS TO REJOIN HER HUSBAND IN CUBA, POSSIBLY

C IN LATE FEBRUARY 1963.

3. DR. (FNU) GUIDE, ARGENTINE PERONIST, IS CURRENTLY IN

MONTEVIDEO HAVING RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM CUBA. (FIELD COMMENT:

GUIDE MAY POSSIBLY BE IDENTICAL WITH ALFREDO OMAR GUIDI, MILITANT

PERONIST.)

LN 4: AN UNIDENTIFIED PERONIST WHO ESCAPED FROM AN ARGENTINE PRISON

IN LATE 1962 WHERE HE HAD BEEN IMPRISONED FOR SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN MONTEVIDEO BEFORE BEING SMUGGLED BACK INTO

ARGENTINA BY ALBAMONTE IN LATE JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY 1963.

5.

• THE PERONIST GROUP OF JOSE LUIS ALBAMONTE HAS COMMITTED

ITSELF TO AIDING FUTURE GUERRILLA ACTIVITY IN ARGENTINA AND THERE-

FORE "MUST"' ACCEPT CUBAN AID. THE KENNEDY: GROUP, ALICIA DE

DA IN 16839

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3

COOKE,

"AND GUIDE ARE ALL IN CONTACT WITH ALBAMONTE..

6. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY NAVY AIR CINCARIB CINCLANT

ACTION:

INFO:

ACS!, NAVY, AF, JCS, OSD

DCSOP

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Aceording to a unally reliable Commist Party source in Braz11,

two Breailians, Carlot Dandell1 and Angelo Arroyo, have recently retured

from Cuba where they received training in guerrilln warfare. Both have

been relieved of oll party setivities to allow them to concentrate

exclusively on guerrilla activities in Brazil. The National Erecutive

Conniesion of the Dissident Commist Party of Braati (CPH) planned to

moet in Rio de Janetro on 16 and 17 January to discurs a report to be

subaitted by Donielli and Arroyo regerding their training. (CIA, TDCS

3/534,418, 17 January, SECRET)

SECRET

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i canterin" aoctoine in ormation affecting the Nationnl Defense of the United States within the menning of the Espionase Laws. Title

93 and 4, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

OUNTRY

Ecuador/JSSk/Cuba

Communist Travel to and from

mandor

REPORT NO.

DATE DISTR.

NO. PAGES

REFERENCES

CS -3/534,946

24 January 1963

1

RD

DATE OF

iNFO

LACE &

SATE ACQ

SOURCE:

December 1962 - January 1903

Reundor, Guayaquil (December 1962, - JanUFIED REPOR) NO. HEG-2104

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION, SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT I5 TENTATIVE.

Ecuadorean official (B) with access to travel information.

Appraisal of Content:

2.

30

50

During Ince Decenber 1962 Kotty Lomo loroux Giron, a menber of

the Comunist Party of Ecuador (ICH), returned to Guayaquil

from the sovict Union.

During carly January 1963 Antonio luin Flores, a nember of the

Pus who had been in the Sovict Unich for six months, returned

, to Milagro.

On 11 Jenucry 1963 Cosar Mufioz Vicula, a member of the POl, vas

to travel to Moscou to undertako studies in civil engincering.

On 12, or 15 January 1963 Ecuador Fadilla and Afredo sIncida

Vargas, members of

the Per from Milagro, vere scheduled to travel

•to Cuba.

Julio Cinedo Munoz Gonzalez, Antonio Moscuera Anchundia, Jose

Iuis Cordchas Pinto, and Carlos Maste Cascillo, nenbers

of the

POd, vere selecied by the POt to travel to Cuba during the last

half of January 1963.

GROUP 1

Excluded from automatie

doungrading and

declassification

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the transmission or revelation

of which in any manner to an unauthorized

person is prohibited by law.

C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-I :

COUNTRY

Colombia/Cuba

REPORT NO.

SUBJECT

Travel of Colombians to Cuba

DATE DISTR.

CS -3/534, 133

16

January 1963

NO. PAGES

2

REFERENCES

RD

: DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

31 December 1962

Mexico, Mexico City

(31 December 1962)

FIELD REPORT NO

CABIN

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION.

SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Person (B) with good access to travel information.

Appraisal of Content: 2.

1.

The following Colombians left Mexico City by air en route to

Habana, Cuba, on 31 December 1962:

Luis Enrique Gomez Restrepo 1

Eduvino Mateus Porras

jorge Albornoz

Fanny Puentes de Cruz

Cecilia Porras de Chile

- Manuel Tiberio Rozo Duque?

Prieto Guevara

Maria Dalila Sierra Robon de Arcila

Libia Colombia de Benavides

Clotilde Guerrero de Dorado3

Canilo Doninguez

Carlos Vicente Ninez Obondano

Santiago Londono Londono4

Alvaro Echandial

Silvio Agredo Yepez

Justo Castellanos 1

Jesus Antonio Villegas5

Jaime Rafael Altamar Pios

Valentina Colombiana Arocha

Jorge Child VelezI

Antonio Becerra Becerra

Hernan Lozano Mahechal

Eduardo Kronfly

Sara de Bejarano6

Helena Garavito de Garavito

Maria L. Villaseca

Jorge Vargas

Ana Victoria Fajardo de SilvaT

Cristina Zambrano

Maria

Irene Avila

Barrera

Passport No.

33145

Passport

No.

588669

Passport

No. 55834

Passport No. 359708

Passport No. 692256

Passport

No. 59845

Passport No. 064694

Passport

No. 61694

Passport

No. 69206

Passport No. 59816

Passport No. 8864

Passport

No. 48938

Passport

No. TQ 39586

Passport

NO. 71069

Passport

NO.

55712

Passport

No. 38610

Passport

No. 50833

Passport

No. 70758

Passport

No. 30437

Passport.

No.

59607

Passport

No.

88613

Passport

No.

88687

Passport

No.

Paspport

59880

No.

59751

Passport

No.

59440

Passport

No.

- not

Passport

NO.

59848

Passport

NO.

59618

Passport

No.

59522

Passport

NO "

56014

Under

given

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Field Comment. These people probably attended the celebration

in observance of the fourth anniversary of the Castro regine.

It is possible that some of them may remain in Cuba for the

Latin American Women's Congress.

Headquarters Comments

1. Members of the extremist segaont of the Liberal Revolutionary

Movement.

2. Rozo was arrested by the Colombian authorities in May 1963

during a raid on a Communist meeting. At that time he was

a student at Universidad Libre.

3.

In March 1959 Guerrero was reported as a member of a preparatory

committee to organize a Communist-front women's organization in

Colombia.

Londono has a long record of Communist and Communist-front

activities.

A cancer specialist, he attended a cancer

conference in the Soviet Union in February 1962. He visited

Habana in late December 1961.

5.

Villegas is labor secretary of the central

executive committee

of the Communist Party of Colombia.

6.

Bejarano was reported in August 1962 as a member of the Union

of Democratic Women, a Communist-front organization.

7. De Silva has a long record of Communist activities.

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20 CUBA

REPORT NO.

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DATE DISTR. 22 UnSENTER 1962

PRECEDENCE CULIXO

114 DegRIDER 1662

REFERENCES

IN

36L5O

36658

FELUD, DUELTH (27 & 20 DECEMER 1062)

APPRAISAL2 ¡TEAT RUE DONTATOAS

MERE COALLY ASOARD)

FIELD REPORT NOX

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE:

ACE

AN CETTOTAI, JAISE SURVICE.

C

TLAND, DA MOVIE DO NADIA, CURA, TOM PRAGUE, CRECHOS VANT. MOT PLEN

F THE FOLLOTIC PIGHT DOLINICAN COM UNISTS:

A. MANO LONZ MOLINA

P. ISLANDER SALIC DELFONTE

c.

TOMAS PAINIO ERTORSON ALVIREZ

CD: JOST, ESCUEDIA GEESO ARAGE - ALEC REFEREED AS SCOTLE

5.

STATE/iNR

STATE/DIR

7231

G. MUNO MANGTOCO GAERIRA GARCIA

E. "GUCRAVO FEDURICO ITOARE RIOANE

DIA

ARMY/ACSI

NAVY •

AIR

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JC.S

SECOEF

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2.

OTHER PASSINGERS WERE 21 CZECHS, THREE EAST GERNANS; -TO SPANIARDS,

TWO

BANIANS, ONE FINN, AND ONE ALGERIAN. THE CARGO INCLUDED AIRCRAFT SPARES AND DIPLOMATIG

DAIL.

3. HRADQUARTERS COMMENT: THE ABOVE DOMINICAN COMMUNISIS ARE EIGHT OF THE TEN WHO

DEPORTED FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IO FRANCE ON ABOUT I NOVEMBER 1962. MAXINO

—TOPEZ MOLINA IS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE MOVIMENTO POPULAR DOMINICANO MPD - 201 TIC

POPULAR MOVINENI), A LEFTIST PARTY DOMINATED BY COMMUNISTS: ISLANDER SELIG DELVONTE AND

REMAS PARMENIO ERICKSON ALVAREZ ARE MPD LEADERS; JOSE ESTRELLA JACOBO ARMACH IS THE

SiC- OMMUNIST LEADER OF FENEPIA, THE DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMES UNION; GUSTAVO

EDORICO RICART RICART IS A MEMBER OF THE MPD; ANOTHER SOURCE HAS REPORTED THAT JUAN JOSE

¿IOS RIVIRA IS A SUSPECTED COMMUNIST AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE AGRUPACION POLITICA

CATORCE DE JUNIO (APOJ - ILTH DE JUNE POLITICAL GROUP), A PRO-CASTRO GROUP. SID

TDCS-3/528,582 OF I7 NOVEMBER 1962, FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, WHICH REPORTED A MEETING IN

PARIS BETWEEN THE CUBAN AMRASSADOR TO FRANCE AND ABOUT TEN DOMINICANS TO DISCUSS THE POS-

SIBILITY OF FICIPING THINTO GO TO CUBA WITHOUT PASSPORTS.

FIELD DISSEN: CINCARIB, CINCLANT.

END OF MESSAGE

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' CONFIBENTIAL

An Ecuadores youth who returned from Cuba on 18 November 1962

has spent mot of his time since then treining guerrille candidates

1a Deuador, according to a fairly reliable source who te a member of

the Revolutionary Undon of Ecuadorean Youth (URTS). The youth tavolved,

Marto Vera Arrata, vas one of four Icuadoreans who on 22 lovenber threw

three sticks of dynantte at the USAID mission office bullding in

Gueyoquit, according to the source. The camp where Mario Vera is training

guerrillas is seid to be located near a small beach resort some 70 miles

from Quayagull, Training consists of leaming how to march, rifle

practice, the use of canourlose, and hand-to-huad combat. Mario Vern

1o the UNTE's intelligence officer, accordiag to the source, and lo the

principal courier for instructione coming directly from Cube, (CIA

Guayaquil CS-3/531,884, 31 December, CONTEDENTIAL)

- CONFIDENTIAL

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Lime reports that three young Peruvian extremiate shot and killed

3 eivil guard from a car in Callao on I1 January. One of them was

Miguel Tauro de Mala, & young Commniat leader who ettended the latin

Anortean Touth Congress in Havana in 1960, He is said to he boasting

after his arrest two deys leter that he pulled the trigger, and to be

threntening other attacke on the authorities. A second one of the trio,

Jorge Bejar, vho 10 attll being cought, attended the People'a Conference

In Havena early last year,

No tie to Cuba has yet been reported for

the third killer, Fernando Sarandego Perdiz, who hae been arrasted in

• Lims,

(CIA, Time IN 49651, 14 Jenary, SUCRIT NOTORI)

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EMATION:

NEIP

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REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCI

Thia material contains information affecring the National Delense of the United States within je meaning of the Espiurage Isws,

Tide.

18,. U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 791, the trassmission of revelation of which in any manner. to an unauthorixed person la probibited by

S-E-C-R-E-T

COUNTRY

SUBJECT

Costa Rica/Cuba

Inclusion of Militia Training

in Communist Party Program

REPORT NO.

DATE DISTR.

NO.: PAGES

REFERENCES

CS -3/535,911

4 February 1963

1

RD

DATE OF

MId-January 1963

INFO.

PLACE &

Costa Rica, San José

DATE ACQ. (17 January 63)

FIELD REPORT NO. HRS=3009

SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Costa Rican (B) with good contacts in Communist Party Circles,

who talked with Lopez's mother. Appraisal of Content: 3.

Militia training will be included in new courses of instruction soon to be

started by the Partido Vanguardia Popular (PVP= Costa Rican Communist Party)

Alvaro lopez Vargas, a PVP member who was formerly an employee of Publie

Works, was sent to Cuba in June 1962 to be trained 11 militia organization.

Upon his retura to Costa Rica: Lopez will help conduct similar courses in

Costa Rica.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

REPO

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This material containe Information electing the National Defense of the United Stetes within the meaning of the Esplonage Laws, Title

13, U.S.O. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any menner to en unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

S-E-C-R-E-T

COUNTRY Cuba/Nicaragua

SUBJECT

Cuban Training of Guerrillas

for Landing in Nicaragua

REPORT NO.

DATE DISTR.

NO. PAGES

REFERENCES

CS

-3/534, 165

16

January 1963

1

RD -W-2107

C

DATE OF Mid-1962

INFO.

PLACE &

Belgium, Antwerp

DATE ACQ. (7 January 1963)

FIELD REPORT NO.

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE:

Cuban naval officer (F) who left Cuba in January 1963, from

a Cuban G-2 officer who disappeared from Habana, reportedly

deserting, in November 1962. Appraisal of Content: 3.

About July 1962 four hundred men, including Mexicans,

Nicaraguans; and Cubans, were being trained in Cuba as

a guerrilla

unit which was to be landed in Mosquito,

Nicaragua.

Field Comment. The Cuban naval officer did

not know when

the landing in Mosquito was to take place.

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Tro top Peruvlan Commists (PCP officinla) said on 18 December

that Eldelieta actirities in Peru are being carzied on largely through

the lovesent of the Revolutionary Loft (MIR), according to a usually

reliable clontectine source, The MIR was reported to have been given

the task of helping merrilla enter Pery clandentinely Prom Chile.

Between two and thred hundred Peruvians had sone to Cuba about a yenr

ago, travelins in groups of treive to fifteen, to etudy guerrilla tactica.

The PCP had not (trectly portieipated in thie MR setivity, which was

under en expellod PCP merber, which had so upset Comniot Party leaders

that they recently sent an entscary to discuss the matter with Fidel

Cestro. Members of the Commutat Youth Group (JCP) hos also net secretly

with Castro agente vithout prior imoiledge of PCP leaders,

to prepure

alstribution of Cuben revolutionary propeganda and material on the

formation of the Peruvian "ary of liberation" being trained in Cuba.

Nor hed the PCP been consulted by levans with respect to the lotia American

Congress In Defense of Cuba, originnily scheduled to be held in Rio de

Janeiro this coning Janury but since postponed - about which they had

fret. leamed through the local press. They agreed with the Erazillang

Argentine, and Chilean Commiate that the congress should be postponed.

They reportadly decided to cell for a conference of letin American

Commist parties to disous Cuba's attitude towerd these parties. The

Politicel Commission of the Peruvian ISP hae resolved that the nethoda

engloyed by the Cubans can only hurt the "jiberation" novenent in South

Amertoo, and they temed these methods "erroneous, precipitate, and very

dengeroue," (CIA, Lins, TpCs-3/531,899, 20 Decenter, SUCRET NOTORIN)

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A regular CIA elandoctino asset in Pizu sit close comote in

Perarina lost tring circles sports tant Cube has given, and 1e otil)

strics; tratnine in Poravion In Cabs - Including desolition tantructiona,

mitecture of eplosives, and other aspecte of querilla virtare.

A Số-point quaondonnatre tamed by the Cubes Gorrment to sadd to

"alonly pinpoint" Cubin interent in Intoration inton could be used

for sabotage operatione ta Pera, eubverston of the Paruvian poltet,

a1 80s 11021 entry and trevel in Pemi, Bose 150 Fruvtens are reported

receiving ouch traintag la Cuba. (CIA, lina, IN 46933, 9 demney,

BECTER ROPORT)

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Thero le & proup of Hogroes and Hindus from Iritish Guiana atudying

"agronony and nilitary

teeties" in Cuba, nocording to a letter dated

4 loventer recently received in Uruguey from an Uruguayan Gomunint

employed la Cube, The writer cloined that the Britinh Cutenese are

"supervised" by an Anorican couple tho are Communists and who travel

frequently between Cibe and British Quienn, The writer commented that

British Guians is soon to become the second Couminiet state in the weatern

mentaphere. (CIA Montevideo Ill 306T), 6 December, SZORIN)

SECRETi

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A munber of Houdorsene are currently receiving training 10

suer tile vertore in Cube, according to a usually fellable source who

10 & nenber of the Conniet Party of loudor. The source was told by

Ralac1 Icheverria, & Commiet leader in Ecuador, that the Ecuadoreone

being trained in Cuba would return to Beuador to tzein end cormond guerrille

mits there.

Echeveryta added that the top leundorean Commist leader,

Pedro Saad, had told him that the techniques of guerrilla verfuro used

by Castro ngotnat: Batiste vere now entiquated and that current tratning

In Cuba nov emphassses nethode used by guerrillas in Bumo, Vietnam, and

Algerta. According to the source, saad and other high party leadero

in Ecuador are now coning around to the view previously uged on them by

a minority faction of the party that the Communiate shoutd open guerrilla

varture in licuador as soon no poastble. (CIA Quito 05-3/530,540

7 Decerber, genom)

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The police in Rio de Janeiro report they have uncovered a pro-

Castro plot to organite a revolution in Frazil. The police cherge that

Cubana who had undergone tratning in the Soviet Union and Cormnist

China, have slipped into Bracil to tratn guerrilla bindo in the northest.

Brezilian nevs reporte prediet a vigorous anti-Commiet empaten there

ao a recult of the affair. (CIA MIS 07, Rio de Janetzo, 14 December,

OFFICIAL USE ONTAX)

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FOE FOURT

FOR VATION:

RAPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This material contains information affecting the National Detense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title

18,: U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 79t, the transmission or revelntion of which in in; manner to an unauthorized perion is prohibited by law.

S-2-C-3-0-1

COUNTRY

'SUBJECT

Colonia/ Venezuela / Cuba.

cuban Subversive Activities in

Colombia and Venezuela

REPORT NO

DATE DISTR.

NO. PAGES:

REFERENCES

CS -3/535,595

30 January 1963

3

RD -W-2107

DATE OF

INFO

PLACE &

DATE ACO.

SOURCE:

2.

3:

1952 - January 1903

Colombia, Cali (7 January 1953)

FIELD REPORT NO. HLB-3158

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DÉFINITIVE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

Member

(r) of

the Communist Party of Colombia in Cali. Appraisal

of Content:

Pering a uticussion on 5 January 1953 petreen lmado de Jesus Zapata,

nonber uf the Department of Valle Regional Comittee oi the Communist.

Turty or Coloubia (FCC), and 1. I. Plata, von Zarate describes as a

Cuban deep-cover agenü working with the Seventh of Jaruary Worker-

Scudent-Reacant. Movement (MOEC) in Coloubie and Venezuela, both

czatioined the F0O for is sort policy and fear of taling a more active

role in the suerrilla activities in Coloubiad

Is a onlit between the follers oi Gilberto Veira Waite, Political

Secratary of the ECC, and those mo advocate the Castro-Cormunist concept

of active particication in the guerrilla bande. Both agreed the only hope for

che 10o is so follow the Castro polier, ed have the Cormunist Parties of Per,

Venesuela, and Bolivia.

Plata caid it is possible there will soon be a change

in the position of the ECC leaders in Bogota.

Plata void the Mosc is not a local movement bus rather pari of a latin

American concept Which is being assisted by Castro and the Cuban

Coverament.

Te sata he has been in Call for one year on a special

essignment from the toy leadero in Cuba do see that arms, projaganda,

and instructions from Venezuela, originating in Cuba, set into the

hands of the donc croups..

Plate said he lies also been helping to:

recruit verezuelan youth, largely. iron schools and universities, to

fight with the MODC bande in Coloria.

Plate said he lived for many reurs in Caracas and that his arartment there

15 still a mecting place of Cuban Guerrilla leaders operating in Venezucla.

Iro Castro, agents, Who represent themselves as being anti-Castro, live in

his apartment nor.

Ile added that the aparent is a center thet raintains

contacü with Colchbia through associates 11 Bucaramanga, Cucuta, and Bogota,

and thaï several. Cubans and Cuban-trained Colombians are working vich

the More in coLombia.

He

said that Fedro Unilio Castro, Fidel's oldes

brother, lived l'or a lone time at his aperiment in Caracas, but has now returne

to Cuba, where he is not involved in policies.

Plata added he has visited

Cuba ceveral times, the lest visit in febrary Iol,hen he was introduced to

Fiüel

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Custso and had tro conterences iriss him. Ths Casiro organisotion in Caracas is

in direco coutact tati Cactro egeute in Mieni,tho consider Caracas their most

I portant center in Tedin Anerica.

The Miami

group: which is made up or persons

so the enti-Castro orgenization there who ostensibly escaped fron Cuba, raintains

contects with all of the Louin American grouos.

ava soid au inportare orment for MOre 15 Que to acrive fron Venesuela via

Cucuse 1n February 19630

It is to be used in the MOSC plans to increase theis

accivibies in the Deporonent of Santandero

Plate mentioned Santander several times

in the discursion as an area where the MODO will play a more important role in

violence in to futures

He said there are several loud training areas in Colosbia

sud Venezuela.

Plete said he ostensibly is a solechan of refrigeration equiphens

tor Conercinles Unidas Itia., Carrera Sa Io. 15-75, Cali3

He said most or the

HORO representatives in Colombia pose as traveling salesmen.

He asserted MOLC

is locking t0r new people who are not knom to the Colombian authorities to help

then transport arms and equipment around the country.

Plato said le nas bor in the municipality of Malega, in the Department on

Santander; thai he is mcried to Neruja de Plata,who hes one arm missing; and

wes shey have tro daughters, one of whom is married to a Venezuelan dostor.

On 6 Jantary 1963: Zapata and Plata vent to "Los Panchos," a restaurant near the

country chus of Cali.

The ones of the restaurant, a Gomez (fnu), is a member of

Shey inspected a new tent that was acquired for a MOLO guerrilla leader

¡rom as "pariposo,"' tho is active in the northern part of the Departrent of

Plats, expressed a desire to obtain more of the tonts for MOEC operations

He said he yas expecting nouey fron Venezuela by the first of

Prancisco Calezo,6 formorly tnoughi to be the MolC leader in Cali,

atuended the meeting briefly and ves ordered around as a subordinate of Plate.

During the conversation at the restaurant 15 was asserted thet Fidel Castro had

sives US 50,000 dollars to Luis iniro Valencia, One of the leaders of the United

Front for Revolutionary ACtion (TUAR)• The money had been given to Valencia to

butle up an organization so participate nore actively in sabotage and quemilia

It mas saia that Valencia used the money ios his private use and as

e resulu the TUAR has collapsed and mighü not be assistea any more by Castro.

the failure of TUAR, there is increased imporiance on the MORC organization."

Source Comment.

Plata, wo appears to be approxinately 60 years old,.

is well acquatnted with the MOIC contacts in Ibague.

He also has

a very close relationship with Zapata, who was in complete agreement

with the criticism of the "soft line"

of the PCC as represented by

Vieira.

Ic also appears there is

a much closer understanding and

co-operation

between MOIC and PCC at this level than appears on

Lower levels.

Field Commenis

1.

Members of the Regional Committee of the Department of

Valle have

expressed differences in the recent past with the

action of the

Central Committee of the PCC over the lack of action during

che

Cuban blockade.

They also have spoken of their plans to

participate in sabotage in the Cali

area.

Apparently the aggres-

sive faction, headed by Zapata, has been overruled by Jose

Cardena Hoyos, secretary-general of the local regional comintee.

Cucula, capital of the Department of Norte de Santander, is on

the Venezuelan border and is a traditional center of smuggling

between the. two countries.

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who devotes part time to MOLC, being directed by Plata, who is

probably a full-time asent of the Castro covernment in charge

of recruiting and controlling Cuban assistance to the organiza-

tion in

the Cali

area.

The FUAR seems to have been in a recess during recent months in

the Cali area.

In early November Luis Emiro Valencia, one of

the leaders of the FUAR,

was asked directly if there was any

truth to the story circulating in Cali that Castro had given

him

50,000 dollars to help FUAR.

He laugned and asserted the

amount

mentioned in Bogota

is only 30,000.

He said his only

assissance from Cuba was a 1,000-dollar first prize in a literary

contest in 1959 or 1960 and

two paid trips thereafter to

judge other literary contests.

It is difficult to determine

the truth of valencia's denial or the charges mentioned herein.

The story has been circulating in Cali for approximately six

months and could be hearsay on the part of either Plata or

Lapata.

it is noteworthy that Valencia has refused to espouse

common ideology with the PCC, except for Castro, which Valencia

insists he will not accept if it is a tool of international

Communism,

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vipers

I TERNATIONAL GAMES USID AS TRAINING COVER

(8) (GP-1) The Latin American University ganed held in Havana

from 7 to 21 October 1962, at which thirteen countries vere represented,

allegedly were used by the tuban Goverament as an opportunity to indoctrinate

and train a number of Latin American students. Several Salvadorean athletes

reportedly took no part in the games but spent their tino in training classes

for "Socialist revolution" conducted by Cuban instructors. A number of

athletes from other unspecified countries followed the same schedule.

HIS OSI COMMENT: (C) (Gp-1) Such events as this competition supple-

ments the vast training progran conducted In Cube. Many of the partiel-

pante la the 1960 conference of the Communiet front World Federation

of Democratic Youth (WDY) ia lavana stayed behind to take part in &

"work camp" sponsored by the VEDY in the Cierra Mestros. Attendance

at such evente nay aldo serve as cover for Party travel and other

personnel previously selected for spectaliced training. The events

also served to pronote the Image of Cuba as a major regional Cormunist

stronghold. (SCIB, Vol XI, #24, 28 November 1962)

OST COMMENTY:

(8) (Gp-]) As vas noted in the Panams, section of thie

report, one of the Penamanians

returing to Panema fron the ganes corried

with him s book entitled "Firing Manual" concerned with the care and

handling of small erns.

(OSI District 30) 30 Nov 62)

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A Salvadoran student source has provided detalted information on

Cuban Inétructions and encouragement to pro-Commiat Salvedoran

students who vicited Cuba 11 October to participate in the Miret latin

Amorteen University Gones in Havana. The source, who talked at length

with me of the students tho had visited Cube, reported that the

Salvadoran group to the gune vas given spectal tastructione ta

"revoluttonary tacties"

on the recommendation of the lenders of tho

Cuben Undon of Youns Commintate (WC),

A Cubon mtiltary officer lectured the Salvadoran group on various

aspecte of the revolutionary otruggle. He emphanteed that in the inittal

stages all revolitionary grotips mut be reinforced by the recrultment

of paraons of "varlous polittcal viar, " but that "as the revolution

nenre Vietery, all vho do not accept Coummist leadership can be expelled."

He also gave the Salvadoren atudente advice on prepering for guerrilla

vartare in Il Salyador. He thowed them a large mep of Central and

South America which pointed out the locations of military forces, key

highweye and bridgos, and also showed the conters of guerrille activity

in several countrton. There was another may showing the Panana Canal

and large photographe of the locks.

Sone of the Salvadoren students

recoived special Instructton in the use of the Belgian Fal rifles.

The Cuban students had recormended that the Balvadorens sive more

euphasts to infiltration of the university and of the labor movement in

I Salvador. (CIA Son Salvador CS-3/529,533 anệ -536, 27 and 30 Novomber,

SECRED/

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47

Action

ARA

1: fo

SS

SR

3P

TELEGRAM

Depariment of State

NGLASSLELED

Control:

Rec'd :

14268

DECEMBER 28, 1962

4:14 AM

FROM: GUATEMALA CITY

TO:

Secretary of State

NO:

398, DECEMBER 27

FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS LENGTHY GOG PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING

CAP

EXPULSION FOUR CUBAN EXILES HONDURAS (WHICH REPORTED SEPARATELY:

RECOUNTED HISTORY BEGINNING WITH CUBAN ARMED EXPEDITION PANAMA

JSIA

1959, AND INCLUDING CASTRO SUPPORTED SUBVERSION,

, ILLEGAL ACTIO

NSC

VITIES OF CUBAN EMBASSY HERE BEFORE RUPTURE RELATIONS AND TRAIN-

INR: - ING OF ANTI-GOG GUATEMALANS IN CUBA, WHICH LED TO YDIGORAS GOVERN-

CIA MENT BEING "FIRST TO REALIZE TREMENDOUS DANGER THAT CASTRO REPRE

NSA SENTED FOR ALL THE AMERICAS". STATED US AND MANY LATIN AMERICAN

OSD COUNTRIES FIRST MISJUDGED CASTRO AS "LEFTIST DEMOCRACY" DANGER

ARMY: REPRESENTED BY CASTRO FORCED GUATEMALA GO ON OFFENSIVE IN ORDER

NAVY DEFEND ITSELF BETTER AND LED TO ILL-FATED (NO FAULT OF GUATEMALA?S

AIR

BUT OF THOSE WHO FAILED GIVE AIR SUPPORT, ETCO) BAY OF PIGS VEN-

TURE WITH US GOVERNMENT.

FROM THAT TIME ON CASTROSS "DEFACTO!

RMR

GOVERNMENT UNDERTOOK MANY SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES AGAINST GUATEMALA.

INCLUDING MARCH APRIL 1962 DISTURBANCES WHICH COMMUNIQUE: CHARAC

TERIZES AS LED BY UNSCRUPULOUS GUATEMALANS, COMMUNIST -LINERS AND

DUPES: AMONG LATTER GROUP THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH. PAY INCOME TAX.

CASTRO SPONSORS MANY EX ILED GUATEMALANS TOTALING AROUND 27:

PERSONS LED BY FORMER PRESIDENT ABENZ®

THESE GUATEMALANS FORM

GROUP: WHICH CALLS ITSELF "GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA IN EXILE".

COMMUNIQUE THEN RELATES SUBVERSIVE AND PROPAGANDA ATTEMPTS ABENZ

AND COMPANY TO CAUSE REVOLUTION HERE AND STATES ARMS AND RADIO

BROADCASTS, FORMER COMING TO GUATEMALA FROM BELIZE AND MEXICO..

IN

ADDITION: MANY STUDENTS AND LABORERS BEING IRAINED INCUBA AND SELEC

TED ONES SENT TO IRON CURTAIN COUNTRIES. ESTIMATED: 600-700 PERSONS

TRAINED IN CUBA NOW PREPARING SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENT FOR THE FIRST

FEW MONTHS OF 19630/ GOG THROUGH SWISS WHO REPRESENT GUATEMALA.

IN CUBA: TOLD CASTRO GOG WOULD RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENT IN EXILETE

CUBANS DID NOT GET RID OF GUATEMALAN EXILES, AS IT ALMOST CERTAIN

DA IN 815779

REPROFUCTION

FROM THIS COPY

UNCLASSIFIED

PROMIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED..

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UNCLASSIFIED

-2-- 398, DECEMBER 27, FROM GUATEMALA CITY

DEFACTO GOVERNMENT CUB: WILL REJECT GUATEMALAN NOTE AND GIVE IN-

STEAD GREATER SUPPORT TO GUATEMALAN EXILES, GOG, TAKING A STEP

FORWARD TO DEMONSTRATE GOOD WILL, INVITING

CONSEJO REVOLUCIONARIO

CUBANO MEMBERS TO LEAVE COUNTRY.

LATTER GROUP MAINTAINS ILLEGAL

ACTIVITIES AND MENACES CUBAN GOVERNMENT WITH IMAGINARY INVASIONS

AND. MAINTAINS GUATEMALAN PUBLIC IN STATE CONFUSION.

GUATEMALA NEEDS PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. IT HAS ALREADY DONE

ITS PART AGAINST CASTRO. NECESSARY THAT OTHER COUNTRIES IN LATIN

AMERICA NOW DO THEIR PART. ALSO GOG INFORMED US GOVERNMENT OF

MISSILES AND OTHER ARMAMENT IN CUBA EIGHT DAYS BEFORE PRESIDENT

KENNEDY MADE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

GOG DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GIVE THE PEOPLE PEACE AND

CALM IN 1963 AND HOPES MEN OF GOOD WILL ON BOTH SIDES NOTE THE

TRANSCENDENTAL STEP GUATEMALA TAKING IN GETTING RID CUBANS WHO

IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER ARE CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES AGAINST THE

"DEFACTO" GOVERNMENT OF CUBA, GUATEMALA EXPECTS IN RECIPROCITY

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY IN ORDER DEVELOP AND TO ELECT EFFICIENTLY

ITS NEW PRESIDENT.

BELL

FB

ACTION: STATE(ARMY. ACSI)

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In & 19p0r6 intod 15 Kbveber, Candim Aubessador Id& ta avana

mubnittol thn toltonna antysts of the "Toreton Jegten" ta Gate.

*Pross nihttalty shrond about the tornation of a Foretan Legion

tight

Zon Contas my have piron * somest aisleading Angreceion

of want scens to be tarolvet. at my girn tine, there are a largo munber

of

tonnist 0s fallen travaling latin Anortene and persons fron other

mats of the vorld in Cuba sa gasto of the

sorrent, usually under the

eungtaco of the ICM (Intitute of Felondnty for Pooples). Hony of

tease google wished; or vore ruched into rotunteering, so detend Cube non

the mohiltration tool blore, They wore fosed, lato saratch muttis aquade

of no mittery value;

bus of sose poitical. use.

*We do not tinow whosher

No learned that sons

eighteon chinen etudents atutyias heze toro noblilaed vithout iny

@portuatty to deckins the honour. They Abened sonavhat inhappy about the

ntItory duiten unich the scholarhipe they came to Cube on bad entelledy

pertlavtirly de shey sno not Countats but firm sugporters of President

Carol Souzo,

"A Jars mater ot the foreigato who here taken

residence in

Cuba binee the zovolation ao trua beltevens of the most dervent kind;

and foull ho plotand with the iden of

igating for the enue (though

this is no isitcation

ot

bow they might nonet to actual conbat), Sone

of tho

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pionde of Cube Bonated blood for the blood bente

being fored to

he trounded; e soortfice mde to the secoupondrent

of tho trust pulialty.

A amber at fozelgn menidente are, of source,

carolled ta rogula reserve militia units. The Chillon Secretary told

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ua of his roge then a Chilou vonen strolled into the enbassy with full

nilitia remlle, Incluing a platol, to clate her untl.

"One would assune that to the extent the Cubens are proviaing

trelains ta gertile vortere to latin Amrican entrentets, these tratnees

would be throws into any fighting which eight develop, but that no

pabloity vould be sivon to theta prenance at this tine. Porsistent, bat

unreliable counding, rumur would have it that there are a large mmber

of Africans (urally docaribed no having ringo in their noses and caze)

being trained acuehore in the loland (tho province of Matarano te some-

timo mentioned); they have bron variouly described se Chunatas, Guinean,

end Congolere. I tould impine that the Cabine would be deliented to

provide mistery truining to left ving Congolese dissidente or Angslans,

but I have not & partiele of evidente that my such people are lere.

*The interestonst brigaded ta the Sponiah Civil Was sceupy an

Importent Diace in left itag nytholosy. It vould be quite nutural for

the Cuband to dream of being able to secure sinilar apport 11 flatins

took place on the foind. It seeno bignly likely, hovever, that

foreigners vould be hrought to Cabs fer this purgose in advence and

the present rather linited affort seen to involve foreigners tno for other

tensons barpened to be on the loland von the crite brote out. "

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