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IMFORMATION REFORT

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793 and 294!

contains information affecting

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

National Defense of the United States

of the Espionago Laws, Titlo 19, U.S.C Secs.

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COUNTRY

CUBA NICARAGUA

REPORT NO: TDCS - 3/556,052

SUBJECT

POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CUBAN

DATE DISTR.

10 AUGUST: 1963÷

EXILE BASE IN NICARAGUAN OBJECTION TO

DECLASSICA TON ANGE

PRECEDENCE

ROUTINE

DATE OF

RELEASE I CIA IMP

INFO.

24 JULY 1963'

IN THIS DOCUMENT.EXCEPT BRAC/575

REFERENCES

У ІН 97132

DATE ACO. ENGLANDE CONDON (9 AUGUST 1963) MKH

2-6-470CS-3/555,5291

JFK,

APPRAISAL 3

OEL 35,970

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

SOURCES

OFFICIAL BRITISH SERVICE FROM A SOURCE DESCRIBED

TN REPORTING, PROBABLY RELIABLE, QUOTING ROMANI."

"HELL-KNOWN AND EXPERIENCED

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ACFIWITIES

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

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ATE2-30-9Y BY SASTENEZ

19(1 KS/

IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION/24 JULY 63, 'SALVADOR ROMANI,

JFIC)

REPRESENT-

ATIVE IN VENEZUELA OF CUBAN EXILE ORGANIZATLON

COMANDO UNIFICADO

DE LA LIBERACION EN CUBA (UNATED COMMAND OF CUBAN LIBERATION - CULC),*

CLAIMED THAT A SMALL NUMBER CUBAN EXILES HAD ALREADY MOVED FROM

MIAMI TO NICARAGUA. IN EXILE CIRCLES IT IS BELIEVED THIS ACTION

REFLECTS A PREVIOUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRESIDENT SOMOZA OF NICARAGUA

AND MANUE

ARTIME,

SECRETARY GENERAL OF EXILE GROUP MOVIMIENTO DE

RECUPERACCION REVOLUCIONARIA (MOVEMENT OF REVOLUTIONARY RECOVERY -

MRR).. ROMANI DID NOT KNOW DETAILS ÖF AGREEMENT. IF IT ENTAILS

ESTABLISHMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE EXILE I REC BASON NICARAGUA, 3672 -

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2 AUG 1 5 1963

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OTHER EXILE GROUPS WILL AWAIT REACTION OF UNITED STATES BEFORE

DECIDING THEIR OWN COURSE OF ACTION.

OF

2. NUCLEUS/SUCH A BASE WOULD BE DRAWN FROM THREE TO FOUR THOUSAND

EXILES WHO, ACCORDING TO ROMAN!, HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED MILATARY

TRAINING FROM MEMBERS/U.S. ARMED FORCES. ROMANI CLAIMED U.S.

T.O

POLICY IS TO FERMENT INTERNAL RESISTANCE IN CUBA AND/STRENGTHEN THE

RESISTANCE BY: INFILTRATION OF TRAINED COMMANDO GROUPS OF EXILES:

FOR THIS REASON THE U.S. CONTINUES/GIVE TACIT SUPPORT FOR TRÄINING

OF EXILE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.

3: ROMANI MADE FOLLOWING REVIEW OF POLICIES OF PRINCIPAL EXILE

PARTIES:

(A) CULC IS CONCENTRATING ON DISSEMINATION/ ANTI-CASTRO

PROPAGANDA IN CUBA TO PREPARE GROUND FOR INSURRECTION!

IT FAVORS

INFILTRATION/SMALL MILITARY GROUPS REENREJECTS A GENERAL INVASION.

(B) JURE (JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA), LED BY MANUEL!

RAMS CONSIDERS THE

FOREIN

PRINCIPLE REQUIREMENT IS TO SECURE SUPPORT OF DISCONTENTED ELEMENTS

IN CUBAN MILITIA AND ARMED, FORCES:

(C) ALLIANCE OF MRP

(MOV IMLENTO REVOLUCIONARIO POPULAR) ,

'SECOND FRONT OF ESCAMBRAY AND 'ALPHA 66, SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF HIT-

AND-RUN RAIDS ON CUBAN MAINLAND IN ORDER/MAINTAIN MORALE OF RESISTANCE

FORCES IN CUBA.

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