Ejercito Libertador de Cuba ELC
Liberating Army of Cuba
[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: ELC
Title: Ejercito Libertador de Cuba
Liberating Army of Cuba
Political: Claims to be a non-political military
organization. Believed to be extreme left ("Fidelista without
Fidel"). Leading members are from the "Hubert MATOS 21" group and
from past or present members of MRP. Considered to be dangerous
to U. S. interests.
Leading Personalities: Duney PEREZ Alamo; Elvin RIVERA Limonta;
Roberto COBAS Alvarez; Jose LOPEZ Legon; Jesus Napoleon BEQUER; Raul
BARANDELA Estevez; Candido ALFONSO Baeza; Manuel TOYOS Calvo; Roberto
Roca; Manuel NIETO; Jorge BERUFF; Ernesto BETANCOURT; Jorge Perramon;
Eduardo PEREZ Gonzalez; Oscar FERNANDEZ Veiga; Enrique FERNANDEZ Ruiz
de la Torre; Manuel Bega, Jr.; Dr. Jose LASTRA; Jose JIMENEZ Rojo; Jose
Santiesteban PAVON; MARCELINO Garcia Beltran; Orlando ALVAREZ Buillas;
Manuel ALVAREZ Llaneras; Dr. Jose Miguel INFANTE; Roberto PINA Nordelo.
II. HISTORY
Organized Feb/March 1962 in Miami, as militant, aggressive group
planning series of commando-type attacks on Cuba. Originally
hoped for U. S. backing, but stated with or without U. S. backing would
carry out its attacks. By April, efforts were under way to form
an organizing committee to include former members of the national armed
forces in order to obtain military exile support. This was
accomplished in June, and ELC was registered with the Justice
Department in July. Still lacks strong military leadership; has
not engaged in any clandestine action activities, but in June was
negotiating for a training site on Lignumvitae Key in the Florida Keys.
[Lignum Vitae Key mile marker 78.5; located due north of, and less than
one mile from the easternmost tip of Lower Matecumbe Key.]
III. CURRENT STATUS
26 members have been identified, most of whom are members of the
so-called "Organization Committee". At present appears to be
lacking in funds as well as material assets such as boats, arms, etc.,
and does not appear to be an active action organization.
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