CABLE RE: AMPINA-1 INTRODUCED KNAPMAN TO FRANCISCO CHAVES FIGUERO, CUBAN, BORN HAVA 1916
Originator: CIA
From: HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 08/25/1960
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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GESENSITIZED ON 24 AUG GO AMPINA I INTRODUCEO ANAPMAN TO FRANCISCO CHAVES FIGUEREDO..

CUBAN; BORN HAVA 1916; ASSOCIATEO LAM FIRM CHAVES, HERNANDEZ H. REVILLA;.

OFFICE PHONE 35792, HOME 34052; OFFICER CUBAN MINISTRY TRAISPORTATION UNTIL

30 JUNE 60 AT WHICH TIME RETIRED NO ADDITIONAL INFO AT THIS TIME..)

2. CHAVES IS A CLOSE TRIEND OF ARMANDO LORA HERNANDEZ WHO HAS SUB-

SECRETARY IN OFFICE JOSE MIRO CARDONA WHILE TiE WAS PRIME HINISTER AND IS

MIRO MAN. PLIYEO PART CASTRO GOVT UNTIL MID 59, ACCORDING TO CHAVES NOW

DISAFFECTED BY NO OPEN BRAK. LORA HAS ZÓTH JULY COORDIMATOR IN CIENTUIGOS IN

BATISTA TIME, FLED CUBA WIEN THINGS GOT TOO HOT FOR HIM ANO OSVALDO DORTICOS

TORRADO TOOK QVER HIS JOB IN CIENFUEGOS. CHAVES DESCRIBES LORA AS 38-40% TALL

INTELLIGENT SCION RICH FAMILY, SAY HE WAS CLOSE RAUL CHIBAS AND MAINTAINS.

CONTACT VITH PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ.

LORA TOLD CHAVES ME MAS ORGANIZED GROUP OF ABOUT 200, HEM. INCLUDING

REBEL ARMY MEN ANO EX-SATISTA ARMY: PEOPLE LORA CLAIMS CAN COUNT OM TWO HIGH

RANKING REBEL ARAT OFFICERS LION CHAVES COULD NOT MUE. LORA TOLO CHAVES.

CUBAN GOVT FORCES IN ONIENTE, INCLUDING MILITIA, IRMEER AT LEAST 30,000 AND

MANY OF THEM IN SIERRA MAESTRA, SAYS LARGE BEEF SHIPMENiS BEIES SENT MOUTTA !!S

COR THESE TADOPS, MPIMA I SAID HE HAO HEAPS ADQUI MEAT SMITMENTS TO SIERRA

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MAESTRA FROM CATTLEMAN SOURCE, LiKA ALSO CLAIMS iNE COUNT ON SIX PLANES AND

PILOT, CHAVES COULD NOT NAME PILOTS NOR TYPE AIRIEUST. ACCOADING CHAVES, 105A

BELiEVES LARGE SEGMENT CUBAN REBE: ARMY WILL DEFCIT ONCE INSUDRECTION START.

LORA FEELS MUST START SOON BEFORE MILITIA FULLY THA:RED AND THAI CASTRO DOES

HOT TRUST ASHY, LIKE OTHER GROUPS LORA WANT ARMS ANE SUPPLIES. FEELS MIRO

COULD BE POLITICAL LEADER CAPABLE UNITING ANTI CASTAO MOVORENT.

4. GMILE PROVOCATION CANO SE ENTIRELY DISCOURTER, FAAOMAN PLUS MEET

LORA ¿PiLESS MOS HAS VIENS. TO CONTEURY AFTER REVIEWINi TRACES ON MIM, ADVISE

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