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II. PATRIOTIC CLUB OF JULY 26, KEY WEST ..••••••.••..•••••• 22

III. ALLEGED COLLABORATION BETWEEN CARLOS PRIO, FIDEL CASTRO AND GENERALISSIMO RAFAEL TRUJILLO OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSES AGAINST THE BATISTA GOVERNMENT OF CUBA .••..••.•••••••• 23

A. June - August, 1956, Reports of Collaboration. • • • . . . • . . . • • • . . • • • . . . • . . . • • • • • • • . . . • 23

B. September, 1956 Reports ot Collaboration ..•••••••• 30

C. October, 1956 Reports of Collaboration ••.•••.•••.• 35

D. Statement by PRIO to INS, October 24, 1956, Miami. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 39

E. October - November, 1956, Reports ot Collaboration. • . • • • . . • • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • 43

F. Cuban Uprising Beginning November 30, 1956, Reportedly Led by FIDEL CASTRO ..••..••••.••.••.••• 54

G. Concerning Revolutionary Activities as . Reported on December 4, 1956 ...•.••..••.••.••••..• 56

H. Meeting December 5, 1956 at Home of JUAN ORTA Attended by PRIO with Recruits Who Departed December 6, 1956 tor Ciudad Trujillo, D.R •.•.••.•• 59

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J. Recruit Meeting Held 12/9/56 at Vendome Hotel, Miami Beach, by PRIO. • • . • • . . • . . • • . • • • . . • • • . • • • • • • • 66

K. Reports in Cuban Circles, Miami, Concerning Strategy. • • . • • . . . • • . . • • . • . . . • • . . . • . . . . . . . • . • • . • • . • 69

L. Arrival in Miami of Group of alleged Revolutionists from Mexico • • • • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • . • . • • • . • • . . • • • . • • 72

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N. Indications of a Recent Change of Policy by PRIO. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 79

0. Miscellaneous. • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • 81

IV. TRAWL. • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 83

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On October 22, 1956,- reported that he learned through reliable informants that the above-mentioned CUbans led ··.by., MARQUEZ had apparently abandoned their plan to depart Florida ror CUba with mitome and guns to a militar.y movement against the Batista ~~,~-,~ said that he had learned aa a matter or ract who had been named aa a member or this group, in the Dominican Republic several weeks previously bV means unlmown to·.the informant~

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an &l'ticle ent1 tled "Bat1ata Holda March 1n rro'teslt Here" wh1ob retleoted that a aoore or OUbana demonatrated against BATISTA in tront ot the Pan .AJnel'io"' Bank B.l1ld1ng1 Miami, where the CUban COnsulate 11 located• Thia demonstration took plaoe on Deoeaber 12, 1956. !be artlole retleoted that the meeting W&l oJ'IIIMzed 1n Miami b7 aemben ot the lu.lJ' 26 olub 1n honor ot their leader, PIDEL OASTHO'•

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III. ALLEGED COLLA:OORATION BETWEEN CARLOS PRIO 1 FIDEL CASTRO AND GENERALISSIMO RAFAEL TRUJILLO OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSES AGAINST THE BATISTA GOVERNMENT OF CUBA

A~ J\me - August, 1926 Reports of Collaboration

The August 24, 1956, issue of "The Americas Daily," M[ami, Florida, carried a front page article entitled, "Trujillo Has Planes and Troops Ready for Attack on Cuba, Says Legislator -Senator MASfERRER Says Invasion Would Be Coordinated with . BAT~~!A'i(i~ ~s." This was a United Press article bearing Havana, · iugus~ 23.u~~~~. dateline, reflecting that Senator ROLANDO r,

~SFJRRE r Presiaent of the Armed Forces Commission (in Cuba), r _J ·dec!~red, in a television interview, that Generalissimo RAFAEL L~UJILLO has a combat force of 24 war planes and 500 men 1 prepared to attack Cuba in a coordinated invasion of Cuba by . enemies of President FULGENCIO BATISTA. MASFERRER was described as being an old political enemy of TRUJILLO who had fought with t~~~~epublican Army in the Spanish Civil War.

MASFERRER claimed that the attacking Dominican force is encamped along the frontier between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. He declared that at the moment of the invasion, a second contingent of 500 expeditionaries .under command of FIDEL CASTRO; Cuban oppositi.onist leader, presently residing in

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MASFERRER reported, in the above article, that more than 1,000 men are receiving military training now in Mexico, and that more than 400 men have entered Cuba clandestinely during the last few weeks in order to take charge of the rebel groups. He claimed that the invasion contemplated simultaneous uprisings in the pro•~~f Pinar del Rio and Oriente, as well as in the City of Havana.

-., The September 21, 1956 issue of the "Diario Las Americas" carried an article entitled "Revolutionary Landings Will Serve as Training for Army, BATISTA Says". This artiCle bore a United Press, Havana, September 20, 1956 date line. This article reflected that General FULGENCIO BATISTA said in a press conference that those who are conspiring against his regime "are lunatics known in ~he Carib". BATISTA did not . give importance to possibilities of success of any invasion plan, ~nd declared that any such landing "would only serve as traininc" tor the Cuban Armed Forces.

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The October 8, 1956, issue of the Miami Herald carried an article with a Havana INS dateline, entitled "PRIO Instigated Plot Arrested Cuban Sayso" This article disclosed that the ~uban Government had announced the arrest of seven persons in a plot to assassinate Senator ROLANDO MASFERRER and other Cuban personalitieso This article states that CARLOS PRIO was blamed for instigating the ploto MASFERRER was descr.ibed as being a member of a committee investigating alleged infiltration from the government of "strong arm political boss RAFAEL EL TRUJILLO ot the Dominican Republico" ·

The October ?, 1956, issue of the "Diario las Americas• ot Miami carried an article entitled "Plan for Personal Attacks in Havana Thwarted--Accuse PRIO of Furnishing MOney for it.• This article alleged that a man had been arrested in Cuba who

.admitted having received $6,000o00 from PR!O in order to put into effect a terrorist plan on the following MOnday, including-an attempt on the life of MASFERRER; that the government had seized

-a quantity of rifles and other weapons which had been acquired' by Generalissimo TRUJILLO in Brazil and later turned over to PRIO.

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The October 31, 1956, issue of the Miami Herald carried an article entitled "PRIO Says BATISTA Lies About Rebels" by CECIL MANN Herald Staff Writer. In this article, PRIO was reported as having stated that the individuals slain at'the Haitian Embassy in Havana were refugees and were victt.s of "retaliatory measures" ~Y BATISTA. He said that MARIO MASSIP, ~Miami brother of ALFREDefRASSIP, one of thQse slain, had received a letter a few days previously, in which this brother, ALFREDO MASSIP 1 asked for money so that he might make soae attempt to-get a residential visa· in the United States. According to PRIO,' ALFREDO MASSIP told his brother he was anxious to leave the Embassy Where conditions were overcrowded and not convenient. PRIO stated that only one of the men in tbe Embassy was armed and not tour, as reported by the Cuban authorities. -J - ·- v_· i rJj

PRIO described this incident as being another example of the methods ot "This Dictator" BATISTA, and that it was retal~~n for the Sunday slaying of ANTONIO BLANCO RICO.

·.PRIO ~imed that the two men who killed BLANCO could have been any two ot thousands who are opposed to BATISTA'S·Government. He also claimed that BATISTA had no authority to violate a foreign embassy.

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"Q. What is your present address? A. King Cole Hotel, Normandy Isle, Kiami Beach,

Florida, but on November 1st we are moving to the Vendome Hotel, Miami Beach •

"Q. Since you were placed on parole by the United States Immigr-ation an: Natu:ralization Service on June 4, 1956 have you in any way violated the terms ot that parole? No, I have not.

"Q. It is my understanding that in that parole you agreed not to engage in any activity which might in any way be prejudicial to the public interests ot this country or in any violation ot its laws; that you would not associate with any individual who may in any way be engaged in activity looking toward the overthrow of the government of a friendly power; and that in the event there is any violation ot these conditions Qf parole you thoroughly under-

.. stood that your deportation from the United States would be ordered forthwith. ls it your statement that you have not violated this parole in any way?

A. No, I have not knowingly violated any or the laws.

"Q. There have appeared in the local newspapers articles pertaining to you and your possible political activities that I would like to ask you about. In an article in the Miami Herald dated October 14, 1956

. written by Ruth McCarthy she alleged that Fidel Castro was to furnish the aen, you the money, and

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In var-1-ous articles in both the Cuban and United States newspapers there have been insinuations and allegations that you have had meetings with Pidel Castro's men and Trujillo 1 s men here in IIi ami. Is that true? Bo, I didn't. If Mr. Trujillo's men or Kr. Castro•• men have been in Miami tor same time I don't know. What I am sure of is that Mr. Castro was not in the United States. Fidel Castro is writing newspaper articles to the United Nations against Trujillo and yet Trujillo and Castro are supposed to be friends. Dr •. :grtriquez who was with us on the trip, is an enemy of Trujillo _and has recently written an article denouncing him in the Jlliami area.

"Q. Are you acquainted with the Patriotic Clubs ot July 26 ~ * ~'" which have been organized in Miami, Taapa and Jtey

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"Q. Pidel Castro from Kexico has made the statement that he was cooperating with any and all anti-Batista elements, including the followers of Carlos Prio Socorras. Is this statement of Mr. Castro's correct?

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There have been many cla~s advanced in Cuba, in .the papers, periodicals, that a force has b'en gathered in the ~oainican Republic tor an invasion of Cuba. Do you personally know anything specific'concerning this alleged military force? No, I do not. There is a systematic campaign in Cuba to discredit whatever revolutionary movement there is. Then as they know that the Cubans are against Trujillo. the goverr~ent of Batista through the newspapers which he pays. makes campaigns to accuse those who are against Batista as being the followers of Trujillo, but that is an organized campaign, artd I know that Batista tor years has been engaged in a campaign to discredit those who are against him and are the followers of Trujillo. In the beginning Batista said that all the people who were against him were Communists; now he says they are followers of Trujillo, but I do not know whether there is any truth that there was an expedition engaged against Batista - it is only what I hear.

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A. Yes, I &ade that statement.

"Q. The Miami Press reported on June 25, 1956 the text or a letter addressed by you Dr. Prio to the President or Mexico relative t~ the deportation tram that country or Fidel Castro. The letter as printed ia as follows:

'The wire services report the possible deportation to CUba by the Mexican authorities of Dr. Fidel Castro who presently is exiled in Mexico. .-~

Even though this information be true, I do not believe that such deportation will be made given the close ties or friendship and traditional solidarity between the people of Cuba and Rexico.

Despite this, I_wish to request or you, Mr. President, your intervention in this case with the assurance that the announced deportation ot Dr. Fidel Castro to Cuba constitutes a very definite risk to his lite.

I wish to express to you ay testimony or _, highest and distinguished consideration.•

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·~umanitarian feeling to help. I don't consider it a violation ot my parole agreement because one can ask tor a pardon tor anyone without it being a political matter.

Dr. Prio is there anything f'urther that you wiah to state tor the record at this t~e? Yes. In my opinion I have been living up to ~ agreement and it there has been any violation it has been done without intent or knowledge realizing that it is difficult to choose with wham you .ay. associate and knowing what is in their mind. I have no intention now or in the f'uture ot violating my agreement."

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"revolutionary camp in Mlami, he has transferred it to the welcoming shores ot Santo Domingo. Thirty-two Cubans and thirty Mexicans, 'condottieri' in the service of PRIO, TRUJILLO and FIDEL were the last shipment via the ~nican Line, on the first of this month. Among them are HEC'I' )~ARNILLOT, ALPREDO .

-KARRERO J LUIS SOSA, DANIEL 1/AZQUEZ, JOAQ'O"IN and ! ~ GUSTAVO D~LAN0K y-?ER.tmR, LUI~ANDE~AMARA and MARIANC .l:iEF..F.ERA, the· last a former telegrapher tor 'Q' Air-ways. In addition, CARLOS PRIO sent tor aviators CROSS, MICHEL, VERDAGUER and Aa~A. (The last worked tor the 'Q'.) And confi~ing that all methods are good tor the 'tugitive' of March 10, he has succeeded in getting his pal 'Chapit~' to detach tive Dominicans, a~d to send them to ~~~ '~or the purpose of making all at tempt on the lives of MA.niANO FAGET and Mr. EDU.AR.D&.-tiERNANDEZ, Cuban Consul in that city. All this, after repeated 1ntervfews with the Agents or TRUJILLO in Miami, itself. Because PRIO, like FIDEL, has to carry out his commitment to TRuJILLO, against CUba and the Cubar..s • "

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This article stated that Colonel ORLANDO PIEDRA, Chief ot the Bureau or Investigations, specifically accused PRIO of furnishing $200,000.00 to FIDEL CASTRO for organizing and carrying out the invasion. According to the charge, the conspirators held two meetings at a Miami, Florida, hotel,

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·Adventures, Inc. This Corvette reportedly was scheduled to leave the Dominic 17~ 1956. On November 26, 1956, United States Customs, Miami, advised tha e on ot the United States Custams 1 Miami, possessed no record reflecting that this vessel had arrived in M1ami 1 and that a routine inquiry revealed that the ~nican Consulate in Mlami possessed no information concerning the expected arrival or this vessel.

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Entry and Departure Section, !mmigrat -za on Service, Miami, advised on November 28, 1956,

that on September 28, 1956, the wife of young General RAFAEL TRUJILLO arrived in Mlami on the yacht "Presidente Trujillo." This yacht lett shortly thereafter but returned on October 29, 1956, arriving at West Palm Beach and traveling trom there to Port Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Jacksonvill.e, Port Lauderdale .. and to Miami. Young General TRUJil..LO was ·on board this vessel on this trip and departed on it November 20, 1956, tram Miami tor Ciudad Trujillo.

P. Cuban Uprising Beginning November 30, 1956, Reportedly Led by PIDEL CASTRO.

Articles appearing in Miami newspapers reflected that an uprising beginning on or about November 30, 1956, reportedly led by FIDEL CASTRO, took place in Cuba.

The November 30, 1956, issue ot the "Aaericas Daily" ot Miami carried an article entitled "Cuban Revolution Leader Gives BATISTA Two Weeks to Form •New Government. 1 " This article bore a Mexico, November 29, United Press dateline. It stated that Cuban revolutionary FIDEL CASTRO RUZ reiterated his promise "liberty or death in 1956," and warned BATISTA "he has only two weeks lett to form a new national unity government. It BATISTA doesn't do it, he has chosen the hour tor his downtall.• CASTRO also stated that BATISTA would find himself involved in a revolution it he refused to otter a solution betore Generalissimo RAFAEL EL TRUJILLO put in practice his own plana ot aggression against Cuba.

.-The December 1, 1956, 1ssue of the Miami Herald

carried an article entitled "Government Forces Crush CUban Uprising--Santiago Gun Battle Kills Pour." This article by the Associated Press was datelined Santiago de Cuba. It reported that about 200 civilians a~ed with grenades, .achine guns and Rolotov cocktails, stor.med the National Police and Jlaritime Police Stations at Santiago de Cuba. The Cuban

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The same newspaper carried an article entitled "Outbreak Just an Episode in Revolution, Says PRIO" by GEORGE SOUTHWORTH, Starr Writer. In this article, PRIO denied he was "directly connected" with the uprising in Santiago de Cuba. Be also denied having any connection with FIDEL CASTRO or with TRUJILLO.

The December 2, 1956, issue ot the "Americas Daily" carried an article with a Mexico City United Press da~eline, entitled "FIDEL CASTRO Declares War on BATISTA." In this article it was stated that FIDEL CASTRO had issued a manitesto in Mexico stating that he is back on Cuban soil heading a "tight to the death or the last combat·ant" against BATISTA.

Subsequent newspaper articles retlected that FIDEL CASTRO had been killed during the ~prising, along with his brother and JUAN MANUEL MARQtJ"'EZ. ~

On December 4, 1956, there appeared in the Miami Herald an article entitled "All Quiet in Oriente Province, BATISTA Tells U.S. Businessmen." This article bore a Havana, Cuba, dateline. It stated that BATISTA stated it was now peacetul in Oriente Province, but there was no truth to a report that FIDEL CASTRO had been killed. He disclosed that about 40 men had landed trom a small yacht on which there had been a document stating that the invasion party was under the command ot CASTRO.

The December 9, 1956,- issue ot the "Americas Daily" carried an article entitled "Cuban Army is Wiping Out Remnants ot Rebel Forces in Expedition trom Mexico--Fair Treatment Promised to All Those Who Put Down Their Arms. " In this article it was stated that two disillusioned rebel prisoners had stated that they had landed in Cuba with 80 others under the cOliDILand ot FIDEL CASTRO atter sailing trom the Mexican port ot Tuxpan.

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•ied CASTRO with $50,000.00. At that time, according to PRIO did not disclose to CASTRO the existence ot his

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At 6~14 PoHog Agents-observed an autanoblle on the West aide ot ~venue, between .I o W o Second Street and .I o Wo Firat Street o This car vas parked and three men were observed putting eometlling in the trunko 1'h1s car bore the license Florida 1---26895 (1956) o This car bad been observed to leave the.OBXA residence a few.maments ~~o

On Decanber 7 9 1956 tb& Hew York Office advised t.hat Hew York licenee 10..57T (1956 5 I> &ccording to records or the Motor Vehicle BureauD Hew Iork City, is registered to CARlOS PliO• lucerne Hotel:> Miami Beach9 Fl.orida.o -1'hi.s autanoblle was described as a 1956 Cadil.l..a,e eedan,p black colO!' o {It is to be noted that PRIO fo.rmer]J resid6d at the :Wceme Hotel9 Miami Beacho) ·

Special Agents -observ~ that there were three or tour men in~d black Cadjllac at .the time it drove up to OR.rA's houseo 1'he identities ot these aen could not be detemined ex~ept as above notedo The other occupants ot. this Cadillac entered ORTA u e residence several. minutes atter the first man out went ine'ideo The mee:ting in the house broke up at approximately 6:16 PaHo It vas t;.baervfd that approxi.matel.T \. 10 to 15 men entered and left. this resid.ence during the time or the meetingo It was a.l.so observed tJu~t they were extremel.1' _, securit7 conscious and maintained a guard and patrol outside the house while the: meeting was 1n progress o

'obt~el"V'ed at approx:imateq 9:00 AoHo 1 ot Canpania DcJ&i.nieana · de Aviacion (Daniniean ) departed Miami with Ciu,d.ad · Trujillo and Port. ·.Au Prince as its de"tinationo · It was observed that a group ot Spanish speald.ng Cubans were among the passenger• of thia flight o

Uo So Custans, on dut7 at .Miami Airpo.rt.9 on December 6, 1956 that an exam1 nation of the Cuban passengers on this flight disclosed that the7 were all carrying small handbags containing nothing but it .. ot clothing, such as underwear 1 shirts and socks"

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{1) Will through informants and other investigation continue to investigate the activities or the Patriotic Club ot July 26, Miami and Key West, tor the purpose of dete~ning it this organization is violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

( 2) Through the same means, will continue to conduct appropriate investigation tor the purpose of ascertaining it CARLOS PRIO is violating the Neutrality Act by recruiting Cubans tor travel to the Dominican Republic tor the purpose ot training in order to overthrow the BATISTA Government. Will also attempt to establish identities of other persons associated with PRIO in this activity, in addition to those mentioned in this report.

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REFERENCES

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AGAINST ~HESE INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS OF TKE CUBAN COL~Y OF~

EXILES~ lN ADDITION, RENE VIERA STATES MASFERRERS PLOT -

INCLUDES THE DESTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS SUCK • . • K

AS TK£ CROCERY OF IZQUIERDO BROSS, ai&iE PAULA UNIUITE .. - ' • /f

U:STAURAN~1 STUD~O I~Ott CORT UNU!'$£ 1 TUPY SUPERMARKET, AND •·.

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6Tli£R PLACES. MASFERR!:R .~J.SO '!,11.1. MAKE AS 'kit ~~R~T :~~~~~ ~-~~ 2 7 ~- .tENE IIEIA 1 IECAUSE LATTER HAS PUILISKED COMMEHTS-RAIMEUL ~' 6~

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TO THE REGIME OF IATISTA. RENE VIERA ALSO STATES HE HAS

IECIEVED NEWS THAT AT TAMPA, FLA., A CROUP OF MASFERRIRS

AGENTS HAVE ARRIVED UNDER FALSE NAMES AND PASSPORTS EXPEDITED

IY THE STAT£ DEPT. OF CUBA. THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF RENE

YIERA IS DATED APRIL TWENTY SIX INSTANT AND WHEN PRESENTING

A COPY OF IT AT THE MIAMI OFFICE SAID HE WAS ALSO GIVING A

COPY TO TKI MI~MI HERALD NEWSPAPER AND TO THE LOCAL POLICE ;.;,·· ·

AUTHORITIES. K£ SAID THIS STATEMENT WILL APPEAR IN TONICKTS

EDITION OF THE MIAMI HERALD AND OF TH£ DIARIO LAS AMERICAS. - . CCORDING TO VIERA 1 .H£ OiTAINID THE AIOVE FACTS FROM A FRIEND

F HIS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A MEETING OF APRIL NINETEEN LAST • •• • IN THE REPORTERS lOOM OF THE NEWSPAPER •t:OTE TIEMPO Iff CUIA

UNQ"O'FE, EDITED IN HAVANA, WHICH MEETING VAS UNDER THE

DIRECTION OF DR. ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS. liNE VIEIA IS OUT 1 .

SPOIENLY ANTI JATISTA AND HAS PUBLICLY SPOKEN AT MEETINGS

OF CUIAN REVOLUTIONARY CIOUPS IN MIAMI. CUIAN CONSUL CENEIAL

EDUARDO HERNANDEZ TODAY ADVISED VIERAS STATEMENT IS UNTRUE

AND APPARENTLY MOTIVATED IN DESPERATION TO OFFSET utFAVORAILE

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PUBLICITY RECENTLY RECEIVED IY CUBAN EXILES AS RESULT OF

SEVERAL ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN MIAMI AREA. HERNANDEZ EXPRESSED

DOUBT ANY SUCH MEETING HELD AT MASFERRERS OFFICF. HERNANDEZ

STATES HE HAS NEVER MET ROL~DO M .. ASFE~ER 1 AND FOR FIRST C tA. I 1 - ~fa~ .

TIME MET RODOLF ASFERRE~ IN HOSPITAL WEEK AGO AFTER -··

RODOLFO WAS lEA IN IY EXILES JN MIAMI. HERNANDEZ STATES . '

IATISTA GOVERNMENT DID NOT CONDONE REPRISALS IN U. s. AND

FOLLOWING THEFT OF HERNDAND£2-S iRIEF CASE MIAMI, MARCH FIVE

LAST, IATISTA MADE STATEMENT, IN RESPONSE TO SUGGESTION iY ,, . AN AIDE SUGGESTING REPRISALS, ~ ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY

NOT. IF HERNANDEZ IS AFRAID I WILL SIND HIM ANY OTHER PLACE /I

HI WANTS TO GO. UHIHGiE. HERNANDEZ STATED HE AGREED WITH

IATJSTA AND STATED HE WOULD TAKE HIS CHANCES IN MIAMI. MIAMI

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CONDUCTING NO FURT~ER INVESTIGATION IN ABSENCE OF MORE

SPECIFIC ALLECATIONS.

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