CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CUBA
Agency: SSCIA
Originator: FBI
Document date: 10/17/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REPORT

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Released under the John

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TITLE :

CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CUBA

DATE: 10/17/61

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SUBJECTS :

CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CUBA

ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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UNILED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUJTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU. OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, I'rase Rejer 10

File No.

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On September 18,

1901,

& confidential source

who was connaited with the

unlessfound novement to over-

throw FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba

and who is

presently rasiding in Miest,

Hes, sovisen that

had arrivad frun fits to vizit him in lato

AUgITS

5, 1961.

He stated tie:

has now

returned to Cata.

2.

the source adviere that

rhuse

name he did not wish to disclare,

has been active in the

underground ruvement in Dear hork in Havena and in other

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has been traveling outside friarr ca personal business,

as well as serving as a cousiir lur several of the under-

ground grcups, although he 1s nut persoually affiliated

with any. The source furnist:: the following information

which he said ha had obtairut 1xcn1

Suring

his viali relative to the previne status or the underground

movement in Cuba:

Probably the major active and best organized of

the underercund groups are the 30ch of November Movement,

Revolutionary Recovery Movcaere, Revolutionary Hoverienc

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CUBAN REBEL ACTIVITY IN CUEA

groups which are individually active, as well as being

active in collaboration with the above mentioned larger

groups. An sstimite of the succugth of any of the groups

would be at-best only a guens since no records can possibly

be maintained.

All of the untergiound groups work

together, howaver, sharing supplies and information and

unity is no great problem sino? political considerations

are of no importance when contrasted to the primary

objective, the overthrow of CASTRO.

Underground activity does not yet approach the

level which was reached prior to the period of the April 17,

1961 invasion: The repressive mossures of the CASTRO

regine against the underground hrought all such activity

to a standstill for some time thereafter. Some underground

organizations vere literally wood out, and all were

seriously disrupted by the ariacts and executions ofrny

members and leadars.

The majonity of the activa members

of the underground in Cuba todoy are living in constant

fear that they will bs discovered by government agents

with the almost certain result bring esecution..

For this

reason Jiaison between members of individual groups, es

well as between grolips, is a serious problem, and one which

has

not been cvercome to date.

The Cuban people, as a whole, outwardly indicate

that they are in favor of the regine, although in private

it is believed that only & minority actually continue to

look with faver on the present ervernment.

It appears

that there is more open, widespread dissatisfaction with

the regime in sone of the outlying provinces than in Havana

Itself, sinec there is less overcment control in those

areas.

Despite this fear, the clandestine groups are

continuing lo meet and plan and to slowly guin new adherents

orcing thee persons who were previously relucta

he stadily deteriorating living condition In paireD FROM

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jeopardize their safety to enter the underground movement.

Regarding these living conditions, it is pointed out that

along with the sacadily incroscing lack of the basic

foods to which the Cuban is accustored, many other phases

of everyday life are affected. As an example, many

operatione in tha hoapitals in Caba today are being done

without banafit of anesthesia.

Members of the Cuban underground are somewhat

confussd es to

"thair proopsota for the future since they

feel that they are operating rome or less alone and

without the possibility or hope of substantial assistance

from the

exiles in Mismi.

Efforts to chain outaide assistance in the vay

of supplias, such as explosiven and detonators, lave been,

on the whale, disappointing.

Conseguently, there is

little ayopschy among the losiors of the underground

movement in Cuba for the leedare of the Cuban exiles in

the United States, most of this are considored political

opportunists.

The underground moverant in Cube recrived a

terrible set-back as a result of the unsuccessful invasion

attempt in April. The underground leaders believed that

their -gonization las an excallent one, which could have

been a pronisent factor in the invasion attempt if it had

only. been utilized. They feol now that in tine an efficient

of the CASINO Covernment.

Recently the morale of the underground has becn

harmed to sone extent by a runot wich was circulating,

particularly in Havana, to the effect that the United States

Goverument policy may be to set uy Cuba as a horrible

example of what communion vill bring, such as the example

of East Barlin as compared to Woot Berlin.

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While the underground 1a in dire noed of supplies

of all types, there in no intension of abondoning their

efforts, and they will undoubtedly continue to operate

as best they can with or without outside assistanca.

On Septorber 28, 1962,°

Mani, Flocide, savined that he

had arrived in she United Senses at Kay West, Florida,

having traveled in

a sosll bost from Cuba several days ago.

SoupLE suaded chat he ras bate

DATE

in

havand,

Chi, sad that he hod been an empiogoe of the

Cuban

Govemuent fos a nunhsr of years until CASTRO took

pover in January, 1959.

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souRcE arisad thee for approsinately tuo youss

he has been ective in the underground novement in Cuba,

principally in the province of latannes. He asid that ha

18 presently a mambor of the undosgesand group known

as Dircedesi: Basriencil (Seudent Direcsory), and that

he had been sent to the Unband Sectos to contset sone of

the leader of the other Cuban esile groupe in Miani regard-

ing possible asgietance for the underground in Cuba.

SOORGE

astated that at the present tire there

are no major active underground orgsnizations in Cuba.

He cald that the chree most picoinent organizations are

the levointlenary Morerent os the Paople (MP), Movinicaco

30 de Hovisabre (J0th of Horanber), and the Loviniento

Democratico Cristiano (Christina Dinocratic Hovenent).

He sald that the IRP and the J0ch of Forembar have signod

a paci to cooperate with tact octor, and that he bolicves

that this aroup, 1f united, wili probably be the most

sigulficant underground group ir Mus.

800165

stated thet the Dircctorin Fotudiautil

1s stopping up its acalvity in latonnag Provincc in

dories with the operatious de us at ReCeD PROM

Ma: ?8 1978

r.

Bal;

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CUBAN REEEL ACTIVITY IN CUSA

SoURCE stated Sha: it the tima he left Cuba

in cariy September, 1951,

the 780 and the Moviniento

Demoracioo Esiatiano (10C) zase planning to atart a program

of a11-cas asbotage to begin in the latter partos septeaber

or early Cetobar.

seated that in sadition to the above

mentioned suoups the Frente Rauniucionaris Denocratico

(FRD) hes 8500 support, although 10 is not eidaspresd and

not as esll organized as the above groups.

He said that

the lovialenso Rescago (Rasova Movarent) eldo has a linited

organization unich is headed by ALBREO: cRuz, the Caneral

Coordinatos.

SOURCE

stated that he wished to emphasize thai

while these groupe exist, they and dal shill nurerically,

Including the surce most prominent, disted above.

said that the arsests and excestions of underground loaders

have seriously impaized the organination dad ppocations of

all undesgacuad groupe, ard shis isabor, together sach the

lack of perper suppiles and squinent, had tade widespread

undergicund activity imposainle as oi this este. souRcE.

stated shet despite those handicape the leadera of sho

undergsound in Cuta have not loet hope and, in fact,

have confidence that theis opacationg will so stepped up

in the nost future.

PROPERTY OF ERI • This renoraadi is loaned to

you by the Ill, and neither it non its contrate should be

distributed ouseide the agency to which leared.

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