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APPR: PARAS 1,4 (2) PARAS, 3U3 (3), PARAS 5-6

SOURCE: PARA I [GEORGE A HARPER, LAS VILLAS PLANTATION]

ONTER (F) PARAS 2,3 AMARIA (B) PARA 4 AMBARK-I (C) PARA 5

06 HARRY GRAHAM (F)| FROM DR MEMBER (F)

1. ERNESTO GUEVARA HAS MOVED WESTWARD. HIS EXACT

LOCATICH NOT KNOWN BUT 165 MEN THOUGHT TO BE UNDER HIS

COMMAND ARE CAMPED NEAR MANACAS IN WEST LAS VILLAS.

GUEVARA IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE BELIEVEO TO BE TO CUT OFF

CENTRAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WEST OF SANTA CLARA. FC: AMBARK-2

CONFIRMS THIS REBEL STRATEGY, SAYS MAY BE PLANVING TRY

• CUT HIGHWAY AT SANTO DOMINGO. SC: HEAVY TRUCKS CANNOT .

TRAVEL EAST OF SANTA CLARA. BACKROADS CAN BE USED SY

AUTOS AND LIGHT TRUCKS.

2. Z6TH OF JULY REPLACING CTC LABOR OFFICIALS

WITH OWN PEOPLE ON SUGAR CENTRALES WHICH IT CAPTURES.

CONRAD BEQUER DIAZ, WITH HOS IN CITARA "JESTA:, IN SH'RIGE OF

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DISSOLVE MRE AND INCORPORATE IT INTO 2OTH JULY.

4. SMALL FEU FORCE ACTIVE NEAR COLISEO IN MATANZAS.

ARMS SHIPMENT SEIZED IN CAYO HUESO, FLA WEEK Y DEC

WAS PURCHASED BY FEU FOR USE IN HAVA.

5. BATISTA HAS CONTRACTED FOR SERVICES 2 FRENCH

ARMY OFFICERS EXPERIENCED IN GUERRILLA WARFARE TO

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