ACTIVITIES OF JUAN EMILIO NUNEZ PORTUONDO, CUBAN EXILE AND OPPOSITION LEADER.
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To: CHIEF, WH DIVISION
Document date: 11/09/1959
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CURE Portuondo, Cuvan politician and diplonat during the

reEse of fulgencio BATISIA, who is nou in exale and regarded as a

lealer of the oppusition. to the revolutionary government of Fidel CASTRO

fu:, case to Panans Irom Ilma On 10 Vctober 1959 and lett sor Guatemala

on 19 Jctober 1959.

The sensationallet press notices (Attachnent. A) that appeared in La

Nacion, & Panams City dally tabloid whose oppositionist policies

over to pro-CASIRO, cuban nevolution editorial comment snu reporting,

constitute the extent of local publicity for NUNEZ Portuondo' a visit

here. However, the local ODIBEX Intelligence reporting unit acguired,

and reported on 27 October 1959 to 1ts superior office,

Local ODACID, Information (Attachment B) setributed directly do lee and

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It undoubtedly was NUNEZ Portuondo's sojourn In Pantra and his meeting

with government officials that contributed to expressions of concern by

Station liaison sources over Cuban pollej toward Panana.

One manifestation

of that concern was a report (Attachment C) that the head of the internal.

xternal security section of HYFRACh addressed to the Minister of Govern-

ment and Justice.

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tinen HPOTNSIS 8/passed the Station a copy of his chief'g, report, he

said that the source of the information was SANCIlEZ (fnü) whon he

deseribed as a BATISTA extle living 11 Panana City; and SiliCHEZ' source

When passing the

opposition, and that NUNEL Portuondo had informed President Ernesto DE LA

GUAPOIA JI. and Hector VALDES Ferrabone, Minister of Government and

Irved that he had learned that the person in question was Jose (SANCHEL.

lanice, shom Stationrecords show is a forner lieutenunt In the Cuba

lational Police, who cane to Penama on 19 January 1959 (reported in

[P407) 4303).

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16-07

Edward G. Bensing

9 November 1959

ittachsests: A,B,C, (a3 noted)

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Ca Nación

El Centro De La

Contrarevolcion

CONTRA FIDEL CASTRO

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El Morimiento Conia A Castro

la ciudad de Panama

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Prospertado.

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dor de C'uba

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hacia la revolerción del Dr. Fidel Cas

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de

que la presión del Gobier-

centro de conspiración coalra

¿omo es nalural, se supone gio nursim Cabierto y sabra lodo los seruteino do inteligencia

enterndos de la preeencia eo auostra capilal y de

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SE INSTALARAN EN PANAMA PARA

COMBATIR AL GOBIERNO DE CUBA

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antior a Panamá.

ciales

infortaaron

cubre cons personas

encuerara el inmoso porturador tiraluro, quiro

dejo entrever èo el jala del erupo retirén lla

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lo lligado del gru:..

en relerencia liaos.,

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MEs DE, salllo Mal anglend, loader os les Gubar 2do0: exdler. den jereerne

DA IO• MATONI GATTLA DEMBITT, L'IDRA INOLTALRN DI AURA ENL MOOTATY COMENI 0E

anata la Tort Lauardalo, sorida. the follosdas inforestita vas furiabad Dy Mes

durlag +0 10005720798

DT. Enz, Infilaind ina ocarerention oy staling lbat li bad juat cospie tod

a toar or furu, Chile, Argantion, Uruguny, ead Bnasl durtri bloi lS estasliarad

i,'

soraceral contace vá là tha raidenzo, Amari foroca' laBiora, end otrar perossalstros

of tha afu recroatlanel cousarioo in al B'lort to anilas tha1r saral aná sadarlal

a calle, Probident Jorge Magonar otplalnad os Dacellag oy cuor

planta la tas labos and poseant mional of toat corntro

Ro, 1N71057, that tha

#91112y 0f to UnIDal States doresttent do diagona di la presani cubas raguse

volon li 22s sala source of wnruat in los tustara Buraspbero.

De. Ilisi statod tuat tin proalsante of tha aborarentionad countrion asia

thais salf tary and Alplonnile loschis indloated that thay ana uilllag to suppors thi

Dal tad diates 1a tRo EOVo, Miather 18 bo silItary, dijulomatic or econoude, that soula

andando sonnes tha daroni of Genualla do rapausantad by ta 11d0l Castro toglia.

Dor, 102 osatlouad by sarlag toss la has en appolaterat ista tha proslorat

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EUDJETTI WITZ POrTIONSO, DE DALLIO (U)

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in rugard to len internal al tuation la Cuba, Do. Fili abadad tont tea

douaety 18 soiar the Ughtasi ol dictatarabipe, Doe catssprise 10 Past dl soness

aLa lo tO aUTOrE aLl Of LAtLA AArIOR.

talalas Do LDO COLUAINT ACtIVITIES lI Cuba to

i career die a to containly curants laporation are

catalag to to are call a Gravity os the attallo, l exposend ito

evere las contente vith representatives of

and WEARI

To 0011-CRotio Orgual LAtlUn valeh DI. MAtt, beada les 20,000 partisans inilda

Cuba valisas sor masons sita valch to start a rovolt.

To great 157,0T1 8Y 01 85283

stavas coverunent sires 1ta aparo al.

I2as French dovorasent has offerod IT. ADrE tACIlItes tO talA jaraonnal 1a

the salands of tartinian or andaloz to the trench dest sadles.

Das Gonorsesaats

Korovos, De. sUz ballones that

any assed lunaaan of cuba at tha juresent then le bount to tall bacausa ta Cuban people

are barns thorougily indoctrianted and substated to a very intensive propagasis progora...

Dy tha Caatro sagion, valle the ozpouttlon bas boen posalodaly 689080d. DS. EllAsZ, Sartier.

statad that ho aldo ballatos thei any rovalt vill fall lilass the Cuben poople ara seda

cogalkant of vest is foing on bendad the sonor end tos threst that the Commulet to

FILtratian Roars to cube and ber future. DI. Myle, cold that, polor to say selltary

operatias, aba dudea peoplo sast de austaclad to a contirunus minter propaganda barsago,

In stach too scrivitos of tie turiat spants and un1s protectars and callaborators pro

sparal. Iule propaganda luat also attempt to destroy the soth indollara boar creatod

arazzad fital Cantro 's personal 1ty.

In Ores do BecoalIal tala projoct, Du. RUNEZ!

agaIsatiOn Deeds Urgatly i radio statilua porniaul morga ta cure: loa satino cabara

ParTITOry, Do CUrerasent Ol de Dunlalces BejallE, Enrougt 148 radlo edetions, 18

almonds conduatiaz isst type of propaganie.. lasaras, tha dontales efforia aro

Inatfacilta beisaas at tha contact 10 atlah tha libaas bald muthing Dadedona sod;

tharosara, the propagands orlelaudlag in too bosdaions Rapelle 18 0015-4020s5198.

andstrace la operatlas this radio station tron their enretboo.

ATAEET 8 TO 277038

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CATERIA lA FOGIOLAS dO DA BIOLO LA PArASa.

U) OR, USASCAL COXASTIRA DE. LALSO BUCE POSTOGNO 18 O 800 01 403 298

moral falllo fIes, one of the beroan of tha Cubas sonalutlanary taTa agArRa

SpAla. DI. IUNtO iRE DOR a cOnfrpamaa ald a Benatas la cuba astaTal dea8,

Albarsados lo PRoAss, asl Carai o1 la Cuora Delegation so tha linldad Satlona

BrOA 1953 tO 2958. HI VAS PERIdANt Of NDO SACUTITY CONDALI SUrLA EDS ERETTINI

conflutar

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22 October 6999

COSIP TOEN::AL REPORT

We have learned fion a good and sellable surco that the Cubes goverasent

18 Chinking of discharala8 5,000 sendero of the revolutionary arty at the

end of Movember os beginning of Decenber 1959, the end purpose of lils 19 to

have the discharged ran take part in invasions of Panana and the Donialera

Republlas the Cuban severnient could not be blamed sor such actions, sinca the

non vould not be seabers of the regular Cuban Arjo The Intasiona vill be

cartlad out simultaneously, in order to obstruct any quick action by the

Orgar188210n Of Anerican States (O1S), The 9208 HOUrce indicates Üh3t 3,000

well-arzed nen will take part in the Invasion of Panans, and that the sen

M111 corse hero under the corrund of Coralander Ernesto (*Cha*) GUSVARA, uhO

1t appears received precise instructions whilo on his trip to lgypto It

appearo that Intentions ere first to take over Panana, and, after that, to u

undertake an international campaign for NATICNALIZIRO.tbe Panese Cerel, Por

the latter carpalgn, tiey will have the suppori of several Latin Anerican and

several European countries, as well as of several Panamanian political groupa,

Including the Tercer Partido Nacionalista which already has declared itself

In that sugard. The sasa source irdicates that, before the invasions come about,

thero will be an open publicity caspaign to pare the way and to projuce

Internal upheavals in Panana and the Dordnican Republic. It appears that the

Invasions will receire setertel, financial, and other support fras the

Venaguelan governmenta

NO181 This Infornation can be verified by PaPRIMEy antellijence servicos

and fEncIl eeces in the countries concernedo In tire, 1€ will be seen

18 the actions noted at the beganning of this report have happened, and, 18

80, 1t will indicato that the rest will cons about in due course.

Тою

Informant colla us that Cuba, Venesuelas, and Panamanian Carunists vill tabo

a very setire part 1n arorythings

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