NEW GROUP WORKING TO OUST CASTRO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73-00475R000200490002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 25, 1964
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

STAT WASHINGTON
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/12/19: CIA-RDP73-00475R000200490002-1
AUGUST 25$ 1964
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By VIRGINIA PREWETT
Castro's mounting troubles:,
'are raising Cuban exile hopes
for a "Cuban solution" for their
country's tragedy. This is the
Overthrow of Castro and the ex-
pulsion of communism by Cas
tro's own power apparatus.
? A new Cuban exile groin)
!made up mostly of former offi-
.cers of Castro's Rebel Army
.; are working Cm a plan to make,
? this dream come true. They'
fot?swear any kind of invasion
of Cuba.' Their aim is to build
a bridge over which disaffected
officers in Cuba's Rebel Army
an safely cross over to the
West.
The group, called the Cuban
: Liberating Army, are suggest-.,
Ling to Castro's Army the
lowing steps:
4, ? The Rebel Army should .
...form a Junta of top officers -
; ancl . name a new "Directorate",.
, (or the Cuban Revolution:
? The Directorate 'should
summon a "Mediating Commis-
; aion" made up of Latin Amer-.
? leans, Western Europeans and :
representatives of .."the
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Afro-
Asian world"- to "facilitate alb
peaceful retirement of the Rus-
sian troops." The Commission
would also obtain from Russia
and the U. S. "guarantees" that
Cuba people may freely choose
the form :of government they
want.
? All those officials and oth-
ers who chose communism
would be allowed lo leave with
the Russian forces.
? The Directorate would
hold a Constituent Assembly ,.in
eighteen months and elections
twelve months thereafter.
The Cuban Liberating Army,
now working to infiltrate Cas-
tro's Army. with this plan, fur-
ther say there should be no
bloodbath. Political prisoners
should be freed and all "peace-
ful" exiles helped to return.
To replace Castro's 'ram-
shackle travesty? on a commu-
nist state, the group wants free
enterprise re-established, with
reforms. Central .planning is to
be abandoned.
An interesting proposal is that
net :profits should be .divided
'F.
proportionally" among inVes-','
! tors, management and. the-17
L- workers. Land is to be facili-'J
1
tated "to those who work -it."P??
A .Claims Commission will be.'
set up to give people Whose.'
properties were seized a
ticipation" in them or in new
businesses. The schools and.
the social organization are to'
be cleansed of totalitarianism.
In essence, this prograrn-
would turn the Cuban Revolu-
tion that Castro betrayed back
to its starting point. It is a fab-
ulous plan and we can only
hope it will oust Castro blood-
lessly as it is designed to do.-;
The big question is of course
whether Russia's military pres- ,
ence can be "talked" out of:
Cuba. The Liberating Army
believes it can if a New World,
military blockade is thrown '
? around Cuba when Castro's
Ifebel Army moves to dump.
him.
? Such a blockade; of" course;
would bring on what is many
Washington policy makers'
most panic fear?another
- . U. S.-1-Itussian confrontatiol. ??
.;
? ?
Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @50-Yr 2013/12/19: CIA-RDP73-00475R000200490002:1 .