Movimiento
Democrata Cristiano MDC
Christian Democrat
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
I. IDENTIFYING DATA
A. Common Title or
Abbreviation: M. D. C. Democratica Cristiana
B. Title: Movimiento
Democrata Cristiano
Christian Democrat Movement
C. Affiliation with Other
Groups: CRC,
JNR, ELN, CCODC, JUDEC and BIAC (not all factions of MDC of
MDC
affiliated with groups named.)
D. Political Alignment and
Basic
Principles: Slightly right of cent; established by
Jose RASCO in
Cuba as Christian Democratic force to oppose growth of
Communist power
in late '59; protested Castro economic policy, INRA,
communist
influence, failure to hold elections; basic principles based
on modern
Catholic doctrine. Split by factionalism. Basic
groups: 1) FERNANDEZ Badue (war name: LUCAS), in
CRC;
2) DEL JUNCO, considered in Cuba as real leader of
exile;
3) BATISTA Falla, losing influence; 4) Ernesto
RODRIGUEZ
and Jose RASCO. Factions differ re CRC, U. S.
policies.
E. Leading
Personalities: In U.
S.: Jose FERNANDEZ Badue (LUCAS), CRC delegate;
Alberto DEL JUNCO
Mesa; Laureano BATISTA Falla; Ernesto RODRIGUEZ; Jose
Ignacio RASCO;
Enrique ROS; Ruben CENAL; Jorge MAS Canoso [
Canosa]. In Cuba:
Francisco
LAGO O.; Jose Antonio COSTA; Carlos MONTES, leader of
largest faction;
Guillermo ARA; Dr. Edelman NOGUEIRA. Msgr. Eduardo
BOZA Masvidal,
who travels throughout Latin America and the U. S., is
influential in
MDC as advisor and theoretician.
II. HISTORY
A. Date and Place of
Origin: RASCO
began organizing in Cuba in late 1959; MDC Manifesto
published in
Havana 13 April 1960.
B. Principal Activities to
Date:
Formed effective Christian Democratic political
organization; after
publication of Manifesto in Diario de la Marina, CASTRO
closed down
this famous newspaper; various factions active in resistance
since
1959; signed Havana Pact forming JNR, June 1962; BATISTA
Falla faction
staged anti-CRC/US rally and hunger strike, Bayfront Park,
Miami, May
1962; MDC group is member CCODC in Puerto Rico.
III. CURRENT STATUS
A. Estimated
Membership: Cuba 600 U. S. 1200 ELSEWHERE
60
B. Current Activities:
Trying
unite factions; DEL JUNCO not acceptable to MIRO; RASCO on
CRC mission
in Latin America. Many sabotage plans, but no means to
implement. Cellular organization inside.
C. Support Facilities:
Diplomatic
pouch for communication; finances from CRC, private
donations, bond
sales. Probably assisted by inside Catholic and lay
organizations.
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