Directorio
Magisterial Revolucionario DMR
Revolutionary
Teachers Directorate
[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: DMR
Title: Directorio Magisterial Revolucionario
Revolutionary Teachers Directorate
Exile anti-Castro/Communist professional teachers
organization engaged
primarily in production and distribution of
propaganda. Works
closely with CRC as an advisory group but is not a full
member of CRC.
Leading Personalities: Dr. Oscar de la VEGA Torres;
Dr. Francisco
MARTINEZ Aguilera; Dr. Helio PORTES Portuondo; Prof.
Walterio Tomas
KOTWICK; Dr. Eugenio EGANA Fernandez; Prof. Delsy HERNANDEZ
Batista;
Dr. Gerardo RODRIGUEZ Miranda; Prof. Marta GAVITO Cata; Dr.
Pedro
PENARANDA Diaz; Dr. Isabel BEQUER; Prof. Manuel DIAZ
Bejerano; Dr. Inez
SEGURA Bustamante; Prof. Victoria TESTAR Valdes; Prof. Anna
L. PUPO
Urgeles; Dr. Andres BLANCO Ferreiro; Dr. Mercedes CAMEJO
Sanchez; Dr.
Arturo ZALDIVAR Ricardo; Dr. Rolando ALUM Garcia; Dr. Ada
BARRERA Diaz;
Dr. Elena BENITEZ Suarez; Francisco ENRIQUE; Prof. Jose
PARAPAR Bello;
Dr. Julia MARTIN de Maiz; Dr. Maria H. Quian; Prof. Yamile
QUINTANA;
Prof. Gisela de la TORRE Gonzalez.
II. HISTORY
Date and Place of Origin: In Cuba shortly after
Castro's
accession to power. Exile group established in Miami
in November
1960 as a member of the FRD. Later became independent
organization.
Activities: Primarily preparation and distribution of
anti-Castro/Communist propaganda aimed at Latin America and
Cuba.
Has developed a well organized and effective distribution
mechanism,
whose printed prop material is circulating in quantity
throughout Latin
America. Concerned primarily with problems in the
educational
field; warns Latin American countries of the communist
threat; attempts
to develop resistance inside Cuba to Communist
indoctrination and
propaganda; and seeks solutions to the problems which will
arise in a
free Cuba. Buys radio time; sponsors tours of selected
members to
Latin American countries; corresponds with teachers and
special
interest groups throughout Latin America; participates in
international
teachers' conferences; prepares taped radio prop programs
beamed at
Cuba.
III. CURRENT STATUS
Governed by an Executive Committee of 26 persons, 20 of whom
are
salaried. Claims membership of over 2000, with some
1650 in the
Miami area; 160 in other parts of the U. S.; and
approximately 480
members or associates in Latin American countries. DMR
is a U. S.
sponsored and financed organization. No capacity for
nor any
connection with any military plan for action against Cuba.
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