Frente
Revolucionaria Anti-Comunista FRAC
Anti-Communist
Revolutionary 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: FRAC OR FAC
Title: Frente Revolucionaria Anti-Comunista
Anti-Communist Revolutionary Front
Political: Small movement. Estimated 30 members
in
Miami. Affiliated with ECN, FAL, MCR, UR, FULN, and
P-GCC. Claim
to be pro-American and to want to return to democratic
regime under a
modified version of 1940 Constitution. Mainly active
in
propaganda and bond sales.
Leading Personalities: In U. S.: Luis de PAZOS
Carril, aka
Luis DURAN; Manuel AGUILAR, aka Julio DUARTE; Jose del
JUNCO; and Jose
GIL. In Cuba: Raul MARTINEZ, Eligio BAEZ, Angel
Fernando
PARADELA, Alfonso LUCHON.
II. HISTORY
In existence and publishing clandestine newspaper called
Unidad since
latter part 1959 or early 1960. Main strength in
Matanzas.
Majority members ex-service men from previous regime.
In Matanzas
City organized by district into 12 man cells.
Disturbingly
similar to G-2 run GILA in that members told to remain
inactive,
are issued identification tags, and movement active in
affiliating with
other groups and unities. In December 1961 Raul
MARTINEZ, FRAC
leader, was allegedly arrested. February 1962 majority
of
Matanzas membership arrested. MARTINEZ blamed.
Later report
indicated MARTINEZ G-2 penetration, and continued to be
responsible for
arrests of FRAC and MRTN members.
III. CURRENT STATUS
No indication of sabotage and action plans. Exile
organization
wants to join with other movements. Exile leader PAZOS
said he is
in disagreement with FULN because it anti-American. August
coordinators
in Cuba had met several times to discuss unity but were in
discord as
to leadership.
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