Asociacion
de Amigos de Aureliano - Independiente AAA-I
Association of
Friends of Aureliano - Independent
[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
PART II: SECONDARY
ORGANIZATIONS
I. IDENTIFYING
DATA:
Common Title: AAA-I: TAI (Not split into ARD and ARSE)
Title: Asociacion de Amigos de Aureliano -
Independiente
Association of Friends of Aureliano - Independent
(aka
Triple A. Independent), now split into:
(1) Accion
Revolucionario Democratico
Democratic Revolutionary Action
(2) Accion
Revolucionario Social-Democrata
Social-Democrat Revolutionary Action
Formed in 1960 when Aureliano SANCHEZ Arango took original
AAA out of
FRD. AAA-I remained with FRD and continues as member
of CRC
Generally accepted CRC money and direction, until its new
leader COBA
Sousa (or Sausa) developed and published his political
thesis on
"Social Realism," which antagonized CRC and resulted in
expulsion. Group was dissolved, and two new
organizations formed,
neither of which officially use "AAA-I" title, but both of
which are
commonly referred to as AAA-I: (1) ARD, let by Gerardo
QUESADA
Vazquez and Ramon IGLESIAS Vasallo, which remains in CRC and
at least
publicly subscribes to middle-of-the-road politics.
(2)
ARSD, led by Manuel COBA Sousa, relative and long-time
associate of
SANCHEZ Arango. Extreme "Nationalist" oriented;
attacks U. S.
policy; suspected of leftist leanings; includes erudite
philosophy of
"Social Realism."
II. HISTORY
For antecedents, see "AAA" and "FNDTA"; for recent
history, see paragraph above;
III. CURRENT
STATUS
Both ARD and ARSD claim contacts with inside leaders of old
AAA and
AAA-I; personnel of both share SANCHEZ Arango's history of
clandestine
accomplishments; however, present inside capability is
extremely
low. Neither has overt ties with SANCHEZ Arango's
present FNDTA,
but leaders of both still admire him and may well be
supplying him with
funds and/or following his orders.
(1) ARD claims U. S. membership of 600, and maintains
communication with "Cesar", AAA-I, military coordinator in
Cuba, where
they claim 8,200 adherents, including principal remaining
underground
in the Escambray.
(2) ARSD, counting probably no more than ten members,
(all in the
U. S.) promotes its social and nationalistic
"philosophy" by
pamphlet and radio in Miami; has small delegation in
Elizabeth, New
Jersey.
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