Frente de Liberacion Nacional FLN
National Liberation
Front
[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: F. L. N.
Title: Frente de Liberacion Nacional
National Liberation Front
"Non-political" organization based in Miami; leftist
movement composed
mainly of former Cuban army men. Reported to be
"remarkably
nationalistic". Claims branches Mexico, Costa Rica.
Panama and
Venezuela. Basic Principle: To establish a
national unity
to overthrow CASTRO. Opposes CRC but supports Jose
MIRO Cardona
as potential president-in-exile. Member FULN which
joined P-GCC.
Leading Personalities: In U. S. Dr. Aureliano SANCHEZ
Arango;
Eusebio MUJAL Barniol; Antonio FERNANDEZ Macho; Armando
GARCIA Sifredo;
Dr. Ramon PEREZ Veitia; Maria RAMOS; Felix HERNANDEZ
Tellaeche; Dr.
Humberto NUNEZ; Dr. Orlando BOSCH; D. Ovidio MANALICH; Dr.
Luis PONS;
Dr. Ernesto AZUA; Dr. Fausto WATERMANN; Raul MARTINEZ
Araras; Jose
PINEIRO; Dr. Rafael GUAS Inclan. In Cuba: Arturo
HERNANDEZ
Tellaeche, former ULN head, in prison; Avelino LOPEZ; "Cuco"
SUAREZ,
Chief, FLN. In Venezuela: Rafael GONZALEZ.
II. HISTORY
Claim to have had success infiltrating Cuba militia force;
also in
acquiring some arms from disillusioned militiamen.
Have
reportedly accomplished some clandestine work in Cuba, types
unspecified. Still have contact with some elements in
Cuba.
In April 1962, did not participate but supported the attempt
to form
Cuban Government in Exile under sponsorship Guatemala P. es
YDIGORAS. In Cuba, FLN reportedly made and distributed
12,000
armbands and also issues membership cards to members.
III. CURRENT STATUS
Current activities and plans unknown. Possibly serves
only as
additional platform from which SANCHEZ Arango…in their own
interests.
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