Movimiento
Revolucionario 30 de Noviembre
30 November
Revolutionary Movement
[REF:
Cuban Counter Revolutionary Handbook 10 October 1962 by
the CIA.
FBI HQ file
number 109-584-3387; NARA RIF Number
124-10279-10032]
[NOTE: The copies were very hard to transcribe
because of
poor photo reproduction. At points where the words were
unreadable,
three dots
(...) were inserted to indicate a missing word or words.
Words in
brackets are not contained in the original. FURTHER
NOTE: Please
consider the date,
10 Oct. 1962, when evaluating the organizations.]
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COUNTER
REVOLUTIONARY HANDBOOK
LEADING ORGANIZATION
II. IDENTIFYING
DATA
A. Common Title or Abbreviation: 30
Nov… MRTN, M-30-11
B. Title: Movimiento Revolucionario
30 de Noviembre
30 November Revolutionary Movement
C. Affiliation with Other Groups: Pre-invasion,
appeared as
MRP labor affiliate. Now under CRC. June 1962 Havana
Pact (JNR)
with Rescate, MDC, UR.
D. Political Alignment and Basic Principles:
Heavily
weighted labor membership, with socialistic leanings toward
nationalization of industries. Factionalism
exemplified by March
1962 splinter withdrawal from CRC, and by September 1962
declaration of
intent by 16 "ex-leaders" to follow Manolo Ray.
Military action,
supported by U. S., to overthrow Castro, return to
democratic system
under 1940 constitution, followed by earliest feasible
election; total
opposition to communism in the Hemisphere.
E. Leading Personalities: In U.
S.: Jesus
FERNANDEZ Hernandez; Oswaldo BETANCOURT Collazo; Orlando
RODRIGUEZ
Perez; Carlos RODRIGUEZ Quesada (leader of March 1962
anti-Miro
faction); Jose GOMEZ Cabezas (among September 1962 followers
of Manolo
Ray). In Cuba: David SALVADOR Manso (original
head; now in
prison); Jose Enrique NUNEZ (National Coordinator prior to
30 Aug
G-2 roll-up: current status unknown).
I.
HISTORY
A. Date and Place of Origin: Prior
September 1960, Cuba
B. Principal Activities to Date:
Apparently
outgrowth of "Labor Unity" allied with Castro in 1958
Caracas
Pact. Named in honor of 30 November 1956 uprising led
by Frank
PAIS in Santiago de Cuba. Turned against Castro May 1960
when SALVADOR
was replaced as CTC Secretary-General by a Communist.
Across-the-board anti-Castro activities inside Cuba:
guerrilla,
sabotage, propaganda, informal escape routes, etc.
II.
CURRENT STATUS
A. Estimated Membership: Cuba 500 U.
S. 300 ELSEWHERE Unknown
B. Current Activities: Involved in
planning
unified "uprising" 29 August 1962, and consequent mass
arrests; effects
not yet assessed. Prior to that, making apparently
sincere effort
to unify with other groups inside (JNR); low-key propaganda
by cells of
3-10 people; some strength in each province, but G-2 taking
steady
toll. Outside Cuba, propaganda by pamphlets, overt
radio, and
labor locals; securing visa waivers. Effect of Manolo
Ray's JURE
pull yet to be assessed.
C. Support Facilities: Diplomatic
couriers,
occasional exfiltration in "pirate" fishing craft.
Financial
support through CRC; otherwise not well financed; some
attempts to sell
bonds.
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