CABLE RE: MEMBER MDC DIRECTORATE HERE, CONTACTED STA 22 NOV
Originator: CIA
From: HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 11/23/1960
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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23 NOV 60

TO

DIRECTOR

• HAVANA

'ACTait, WA 9 (MR PHILLIPS WH DIV NOTIFIED 0015, 23 NOV)

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OPIM DIR INFO OPIM MASH CITE HAVA 6989

CLASSIFED MESSAGE Ray doser

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Nov 23 0502z 60

OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE

IN 46546

JMNET

REF

A MASH 1781, PARA 2 (IN 44034)*

B MASH 1725, PARA 2 (IN 464543) **

C

MASH 1770 Cro' 445795) 118

[JULIO MESTRE, MEMBER MDC DIRECTORATE HERE, CONTACTED STA

22 Növ AND RELATED FOLLS

A. HE AND JESUS FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ, HAD BEEN WORKING PAST

THREE NIGHTS AT HOME OF SARAH EMELINE HERNANDEZ CATAY GALT ON

"OPERATION UNITY®. OBJECTIVE OF OPS IS CREATE DRAMATIC SHOW

HERE WHICH WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT MANOLO RAY IS WRONG WHEN WE

TELLING CONTACTS IN U.S. THAT HIS GROUP ONLY ONE CAPABLE OT ACTION

AND WHICH WILL CREATE INCIDENT

HERE DEMANDING COMBINED-FOLLOW

THROUGH BY MRR, AUTENTICOS, MDC, MAR AND OTHERS DUE THEY WILL HAVE

NO OTHER CHOICE THAN FIGHI FOR SURVIVAL.

_SEGRET

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FLASSIFIED MESSAGE

_SEGRETA

HAVA 6989

BA OPS INVOLVES JESUS FERNANDEZ AND SIX EMPLOYEES CUBAN

ELECTRIC COMPANY PROCEEDING TO MAIN CONTROL CENTER CUBAN ELECT

TRIC COMPANY AT TALLAPIEDRA AND BLOWING IT UP WITH PLASTIC

DEMOLITIONS WHICH THEY HAVE OBTAINED FROM AMPAN-LO RESULTS WILL

BE BLACK OUT OF HAVANA AND SANTA CLARA FOR THREE TO SIX MONTHS:

DEMOLITION VIL' BE TIMED FOR 2500 HRS.

23, 24 OR 25 NOPS IMMED-

IATELY FOLL DEMOLITION AMPAN-S WILL MEET WITH SABOTAGE REPS

MRR, MDC, AND AUTENTICOS AND DISTRIBUTE 208 HUNDRED SONBS WHICK

ARE ON HAND AND WILL DE USED THROUGOUT HAVANA WITH PRINCIPAL

TARGETS HAVANA PORT AREA AND PSP OFFICES.

FERNANDEZ WILL ATTEMPT

TO REACH ALMENDARES RIVER WHERE 20 FT BOAT WILL BE WAITING AND

WELL HEAD DUE NONZE TOR KEY VEST. [BRAZ ANE HAVA LETTA DA CONRA

IS COOPERATING IN OPS AND WILL ESCORT MISTRE) TO AIRPORT HERE

AND ACCOMPANY HIM TO MIAMI ON EVE OF THE

Ops.

USING BRAZ DIP 08

POISES AND GOOD OFFICES NESTER GLAIMS NAS REED ASSURANCES TRON

ROMULO BETANCOURT THAT HE WILL SUPPORT ANTI-CASTRO EETOLUTION

ONCE STARTED

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CLASSIELED MESSAGE

06

SECRETE 06 / IN 46546..

HAVA 6389

PAGE..,.

• 2. MESTRE REQUESTED VISA ASSIT HERNANDEZ CATA AND HER MOTHER

AND SAID OPS CONTINGENT UPON HIS GUARANTEEING FERNANDEZ THAT NOAT

HE TLEEING IN WOULD BE MET. ARETZ] TOLD MESTRE) THAT IT IMPOSSIBLE

GUARANTEE BOAT WOULD BE MET AND EFFORT WOULD BE MADE LOOK INTO

VISA ASSIST, [MESTREIAWARE OF BERNANDEZI PAST COOPERATION WITH

COMMIES BUT TRUSTS HER THOROUGHLY, SAYING THAT SHE HAS BERG

MOST HELPFUL TO MDC FROM HER CURRENT POSITION IN HIN OF FOREIGN

RELATIONS LARIZINOTED THAT PLAN APPEARED POORLY COORDINATED

ASSURE FOLLOU UP TO EVENT IF IT DOES TAKE PLACE AND IT MAY

PRECOPITATE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OPPOSITION BY A DESPERATE CASTRO.

MESTRE STATED PLAN HAD NOT BEEN COORDINATED FRD MIAMI AND

AMPALM-S INTENTIONALLY LEFT OUT BUT OPS FULLY COORDINATED HERE

-. AMONG FRD SABOTAGE CHIEFS BY AMPAN-S.

3. BRAZ EMB SEC LAGOS ON 22 NOV TOLD EMB POL OFFICER WAYNE

SMITH THAT MANOLO RAY GROUP PLANNING BLOW UP MAIN POVER PLANT OF

CUBAN ELECTRIC AT 2308 HRS 22 NOV. SAID HE HAD PERSONALLY TALKED

WITH THE 6 MEN (NOT IDENTIFIED) WHO WERE TO CARRY OUT THE

•- ...

SABOTAGE. ON FIRST VISIT TO SMITH LAGOS INDICATED THAT RAY

GROUP HAD EXPECTED RECEIVE CARGO OF EXPLOSIVES ON NIGHT 21 NOV

BUT BOAT DID NOT ARRIVE. INTIMATED THIS MIGHT CAUSE POSTPONEMENT

FOR FEW DAYS. ON LATER VISIT TO SMITH LAGOS SAID POUR PLANT

• ALREADY MINER, AND ACTION WOULI TAKE PLACE ON 22 NOV AS SCHEDULED.

CROWER TESTRE] DECRIBES THIS AS AN OP TO SHON UPA MANOLO MAY

INFO AT HAND AND REFS WOULD INDICATE THIS IS A COORDINATED

EFFORT OF MANY GROUPS INCLUDINGMR.

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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SEGRET:

HAVA 6989

46546

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4. STA AWARE THAT AMÚNG-S MAD APPOINTED AMPAN-1 AS CHIEF

ACTION AND SAB FOR HAVANA AREA AND HAD PROVIDED HIM

PLASTIC OBTAINED FROM LAS VILLAS AND MULATA OPS. MSG RECD FROM

AMPAN-S AFTERNOON 22 NOV CONFIRMS PLAN BLOW UP PÖWER PLANT,

TRANSFÓRMERS, GAS STAS, AND TRUCKS, ETC., ON NIGHT 22 OR 23 NOV.

END OF MESSAGE

C/S COMMENT:* Ray's request for one hundred and fifty lbs of c-3 to be used in

a sabotage effort in Havana.

** MASH reported that the targets for the effort were the electric

plant and one of the TV stations in Havana.

*** MASH stated that the operation was postponed 48 hours because

of boat repairs.

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