Frente Nacional Democratica Triple A (FNDTA)
National Democratic Front (Triple A)
[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. N. D. T. A.
Title: Frente Nacional Democratica Triple A
National Democratic Front (Triple A)
Current official organization in exile for ...
Leading Personalities: [names not in order, taken from index to leading
personalities]: Jose DE LA CRUZ Montiel, Erena CAMPOS, Jesus
BARCELO Fernandez, Joaquin FERNANDEZ Brito, Ovidio MANALICH, Ramiro
MANALICH Rodriguez, Ramon MIYAR, Fernando MELO, Gilberto
SIERRA, Reinaldo SANCHEZ, Herlant TABAREZ, Julio A. DE LA TORRE, Mario
VILLAR Roces.
II. HISTORY
SANCHEZ Arango first used ... title FNDTA in apparent effort to recruit
supporters when he turned against Castro in early 1960. Full
title used ... consistently since SANCHEZ Arango left ... effective
operations. SANCHEZ Arango continued ... to claim contacts with
Escambray guerrillas. ... affiliations with Caribbean Legion, SANCHEZ
Arango maintained friendly relations with Latin American leaders,
BETANCOURT of Venezuela, YDIGORAS of Guatemala, and MUNOZ Marin of
Puerto Rico) who assisted him previously.
III. CURRENT STATUS
... in exile; publishes periodical "AAA ... in New York. SANCHEZ
Arango, despite strong personality traits which offend some colleagues,
was considered capable of aligning FNDTA with any movement which might
satisfy his personal ambitions; still to be reckoned with especially in
terms of securing assistance from Caribbean Leaders. Initially
associated himself with GARCERAN's bid. He become head of exile
government; attended spring 1962 meeting with YDIGORAS to promote this
concept; apparently now cool toward...
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