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Agrupacion de Infanteria de Combat AIC
Combat Infantry Group

[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:  A. I. C.; Combat Infantry Group

Title:   Agrupacion de Infanteria de Combat
           Combat Infantry Group

Completely Batista-oriented.  Consists of former members of Cuban Armed Forces army, navy, police, air force).  Claimed primary objective liberate Cuba without sectarianism, political chicanery, or personal ambitions.  Proposed organization:  1) Legal and representative commission; 2) advisory commission; 3) a legal, administrative and correspondence secretariat.  Like U. S. Army, will have G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 and G-5

Leading Personalities:  In U. S.  Orlando CUELLAR ALONZO,  L. Col. Jose Maria SALAS CANIZARES; Gen.  Jose Eleuterio PEDRAZA Cabrera; Lt. Col. Angel SANCHEZ Mosquera; Merob SOSA; Dr. Laureano IBARRA  Perez; Ltd. Col. Pedro CHIRINO Otano; Commander ACOSTA; Capt. MILERA; 1st Lt. Alejandro FAUSTINO Salas; Dr. Ramon MUNIZ; and Sgt. Faustino PALAEZ.

II.  HISTORY

Date and Place of Origin:  March 1962, Los Angeles, Calif.

Principal Activities to Date:  By May 62, the activity had come to a …. in Los Angeles.  Reason:   Rumor from Miami that Batista had recruited a force of 20,000 Moors whom he would lead in  ….Rumor, given some credence by exiles is that Batista …have 2,000.

III. CURRENT STATUS:

No activity waiting to see what Batista will do.  From all indication, no more than a paper organization.


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