MEETING OF CUBAN EXILE GROUPS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005530635
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-01161
• Publication Date: February 27, 1963

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SUBJECT:-,,MEETING OF CUBAN EXILE GROUPS
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'%Y THE 'PURPbSE F~'~THE?"MEETING
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 2. THE MRP REPORTEDLY DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE AND VOICED THE
OPINION THAT THE TIMING OF THE RAID WAS-POOR IN VIEW OF THE AROUSAL
OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OVER THE ATTACK BY CUBA ON THE U.S. SHRIMP..
BOAT. 'THE. MRP FELT THAT.'`THE ACTION PLANNED BY THE DRE MIGHT
ALSO.-PULL-THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER ANY POSSIBLE COUNTER ACTION
PLANNED BY THE'?U.S. GOVERNMENT.
3. THIS AGENCY HAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
SUBJECT. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE PROMPTLY
FORWARDED, TO THE ADDRESSEES. THIS AGENCY WILL APPRECIATE RECEIPT
OF,?ANY INFORMATION THE ADDRESSEES MAY HAVE OR MAY DEVELOP ON THE.
SUBJECT.
4.''THE?ABOVE INFORMATION IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
'IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, TO THE' BUREAU OF CUSTOMS,
TO'THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF,
COMMERCE, AND TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD. .
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PURPOSE OF THE PLAN IS "ACTION FOR U1,1 TY NOT UNITY FOR ACTION". THE
t1RR AND THE 30 DE NCVI% 43RE GROUP FEEL THIS WILL ADD STATURE TO THE
CRC.
5 0 '+ HE NRP HAS NOT REPLIED TO NIRO` S WRITTEN
INVITATION TO JOIN THE CRC BECAUSE OF RUi~;ORS THAT t' IRO IS PREPARING
TO RESIGN SOON.
THE NRP9 THE 30 DE NOVIE.MBRE9 AND THE DRE REFUSED TO CO-SPONSOR A
PAID ADVERTISE;,ENT PREPARED BY THE fRR TO APPEAR IN THE 23 DECEMBER
1962 ISSUE OF THE DIARIO LAS A",IERICAS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT IN
AGREEi'4ENT WITH THE CRITICAL OVERTONES IN THE STATEMENT REGARDING
COEXISTENCE WITH CA ST RO.
FEELS THE !IRR?S HASTE TO
PUBLISH THE STATEMENT ',1AS DUE TO FEAR THAT
WOULD BE RELEASED FROH PRISON IN CUBA AND WOULD TAKE OVER
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE `I} R.
B. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THIS AGENCY CONCERNING
THE ABOVE SUBJECT WILL BE PROHPTLY FORWARDED TO ADDRESSEES.
9. THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BEING i,1ADE AVAILABLE TO THE
IHNIGRATION AND NATURAL IZATIO4N SERVICE 9 TO THE' BUREAU OF VUSTONS,
TO THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
AND TO THE U. S. COAST GUARD.
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TO THE CURRENT UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION AND WHO FEEL THE AD1,N1INISTR-
ATION IS RIDDLED WITH "PINKS" AND PREPARING THE GROUNDWORK FOR
COEXISTENCE WITH CASTRO AS A "CAR78DEp-l TITO". AND [::] SUPP.ORTED
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND REJECTED THE LIKELIHOOD OF
COEXISTENCE WITH CASTRO.
4. THE MR? ANNOUNCED IT WAS PREPARING TO ENTER THE CUBAN
REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL (CRC) ON INVI'T.TION.f'ROM DR. JOSE NIRO CARDONA.
=SAID THE DRE WAS ALSO SERIOUSLY CO~CIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF
RETURNING TO THE CRC. THE H~HRR AND THE. 30 DE NOVIEaBRE REPRESENTATIVES
STRONGLY ADVISED AGAINST JOINING T !#: CRC AT THIS TI:1E AND IMPLIED
THEY HAD PLANS UNDER WAY FOR DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE CRC WHICH WOULD
RIPEN IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND WHICH WOULD GIVE IMZIRO NO CHOICE BUT TO
ACQUIESCE. THEY ADVISED THE MRP AND THE DRE TO AWAIT THESE CHANGES,
AND THEN ENTER THE NEW REORGANIZED STRUCTURE.
THE ABOVE GROUP, WITH THE ADDITION OF
OF THE DRE9 -MET AGAIN ON a DE CETIBER. THEIR PLANS ARE STILL
VAGUE, BUT THE GROUP IS CONCENTRATING ON RAISING A RESISTANCE FORCE
TO ATTACK CUBA FRO A POINT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE STATED
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OF THE MOVIHIENTO REVOLUCIONARIO DEL PUEBLO (MRP),
AND I OF THE DIRECTOR 10 REVOL1_ICIOaNA,RIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE) S TO
DISCUSS C0013DINATION OF PLANS AMONG THE GROUPS FOR POLITICAL ACTION
AND PARAMILITARY ACTION AGAINST CUBAO
2. IN REGARD TO PARAMILITARY ACTION, THE GROUP AGREED THAT THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY COULD NOW BE FULLY TRUSTED AS BEING
COMPETENT AMD SYMPATHETIC 10ITH THE CUBAN CAUSE (AS OPPOSED TO THE
FEELING FOLLOWING THE 17 APRIL 1961 INVASION ATTEMPT). THEY ALSO
AGREED THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS JUSTIFIED IN ITS PRESENT
CAUTIOUS POLICY FROM A NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW, BUT FELT THAT IT
MUST ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CUBAN :)ILLS NEED A SEPARATE POLICY AND
A PLAN FOR THE LIBERATION OF .CUBA. VAGUE PLANS WERE LAID FOR
ESTABISHING A RESISTANCE 1~'OOTHOLD IN UNSPECIFIED CUBAN MOUNTAIN AREAS
AND FOR A GENERAL STRIKE AMONG LABORERS IN CUBA. A REGULAR PROPAGANDA
BROADCAST FROM SANTO DOMING09 DOMINICAN REPUBLICS WAS ALSO DISCUSSED.
THE CONCENSUS WAS THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERN,TENT DID NOT WANT,
NOR EXPECT, CUBANS TO SLACKEN ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES, AND WOULD9
IN FACT, BE PLEASED TO SEE THE CUBANS DO MORE ON THEIR OWN.
3. THERE WAS LESS AGREEMENT IN REGARD TO POLITICAL ACTION.
ASSUMED THE ROLE OF SPOKESMAN FOR ALL CUBANS WHO ARE OPPOSED