Ejercito
de Liberacion Nacional (ELN)
National Liberation
Army
[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: ELN
Title: Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN)
National Liberation Army
Non-political organized along military lines (divisions,
battalions,
regiments, etc.) to establish democracy in Cuba; this to be
accomplished under a unified command of all anti-Communist
forces in
Cuba and in Exile. Claims following member
organizations:
FND, MDC, MRTN, CL, RDR, MDM, FDN, OA, FNR, FURE, RA, FRD,
DM, ALC, and
OR. (These claims unsubstantiated by responsible
members of the
organizations.
Leading Personalities: (Each member signs oath and
membership
roll in pseudo; therefore, few true names are known).
In U.
S.: "Pastor" (Osvaldo JOLDAN); Nine [Nino / Niņo]
DIAZ. In Cuba: Dr. Jorge ESPINO, lawyer in
Havana (National
Coordinator); "Cardinal" Chief, Division 1, "Maximo Gomez";
Juan
BAUTISTA Gonzalez.
II. HISTORY
Organized shortly after 17 April 61, Havana, by small group
of
clandestine fighters. Division 1, "Maximo Gomez,"
includes
Western provinces; was created with immediate objective of
growing
secretly until attainment of large manpower potential.
Division 2 "Jose Marti," includes Eastern provinces;
size unknown.
Has distributed some anti-communist propaganda, placed
anti-regime
slogans on walls, performed some sabotage actions;
organizing other
resistance groups into military structure. In April
62, claimed
31,930 men organized into 31 battalions of 1,030 men
each. In
August 62, reportedly Division 1 alone claimed 25,000
members
throughout Cuba. These claims greatly exaggerated.
III. CURRENT STATUS
In August 1962 one Pastor del MONTE (pseudonym, believed I/W
Osvaldo
JOLDAN) sent MIRO Cardona a document on organization and
objectives of
ELN. Urges "Unity of Operation" of the Liberation Army
inside
with forces in exile. As of 15 Oct, Miro had not
granted
interview, which author requested, to discuss paper.
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