Movimiento
Masonico Clandestino MMC
Masonic Clandestine
Movement
[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: M. M. C., Masonicos Clandestinos
(Clandestine Masons)
(In
exile: M. M. L. C., Movimiento Masonico para la
Liberacion
de Cuba)
Title: Movimiento Masonico Clandestino
Masonic Clandestine Movement
Opposed to CRC although officially refuse to make
declarations against
it. Basic principles: Actively incorporate
Hemisphere
Masons into the fight against Communism, work for closer
union of all
Cuban Masons inside and outside Cuba. Supports every
effective
action tending to the overthrow of the CASTRO Regime to
restore the
democratic system to Cuba.
Leading Personalities; In Cuba: Dr. Jorge Luis
CUERVO Calvo
(arrested); Lazaro DANTA CRUZ; Humberto GOMEZ Pena
(arrested); Gregorio
GARCIA Huet (arrested); Carlos REYES Hernandez (arrested)
Humberto
GOMEZ Pena (arrested); In U. S. Dr. Carlos M. PINEYRO
DEL CUETO
Balboa; Dr. Osvaldo PADRON Lima; Juan Jose LABRADOR; Alberto
SALAS
Amaro.
II. HISTORY
Organized as clandestine section in Cuba in May 1959.
Include
many veterans of old Cuba Army and of former Revolutionary
Army.
Masonic Lodge well organized throughout Cuba. By Apr.
62, Masons
had reportedly completed their clandestine organizations,
both
political and military, and were prepared to start armed
struggle
against CASTRO. Planning form belligerent government
which could
get recognition abroad and precipitate an invasion.
Claimed
weapons enough to start simultaneously in Oriente and Pinar
del Rio,
with three more provinces to follow. Claim 23,000
anti-Communist
Masons who collaborate in greater or lesser active
manner. In Aug
62 the MMC planned to assassinate CASTRO, but plan was
thwarted by DRE
attack on Havana.
III. CURRENT STATUS
Sept. 62 witnessed strong campaign against the Masons;
thousands
reportedly arrested. Effect on plans and organization
not yet
assessed.
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