ARMS CACHE DISCOVERY FRUSTRATED CUBAN PLOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400130122-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 122
• Publication Date: January 5, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

WASi:I.NGTON STAT JAN 5 1964 ~&2-05,3 ?+a-~ 1/c.vrce?,u a pct,
Approved For Release 2005/01/12 CIA-RDP88-01311ZX0400~13 212
By the Associated Preps
Discovery of an arms cache
allegedly supplied by Cuba
;frustrated a widespread plot to
prevent election . of a new
i Venezuelan President, Venezue-
la's foreign minister says.
w The official, Marcos Falcon
Tirieeno, outlined the activities
In secret testimony last week
before a special investigating
ti committee of the Organization
of American States. A source
close to the investigation dis-
closed some of , his testimony
yesterday.
Discovery of the three-ton
arms cache, buried on a sandy
`disclosed earlier. Venezuelan
,T'resident Romulo Betancnurt
us part of a plot to overthrow
l'-The OAS .committee visited
,
erca
o
pa, , saicl)ater, "w+~ aaw with; ourl under arrest it>~Caracas.
own eyes the coat of arms of
Cuba" on the weapons.
The committee, . working
toward a formal report by
January 15, heard Mr, Falcon
and Gen. Humberto Viva>3 ~
Gonzalez on Wednesday. It stillI
is awaiting further information'!
f r o m Venezuela, committee
sources said.
Mr. Falcon testified that the
Venezuelan security forces
discovered two separate plod,
the sources indicated.
Broad Objectives
One, allegedly directed by]
former Col. Juan de Dios Mon-
cada Vidal, was to apply all i
over the country, with attacks
on communication posts, mili-
chez Mercado, was designed to
take over Caracas, Venezuela's
Moto," had the specification of
and Mr
Sancez M
d
are