Organizacion Autentico OA
Authentic
Organization
[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.]
[page 49]
COUNTER REVOLUTIONARY
HANDBOOK
PART II: SECONDARY
ORGANIZATIONS
I. IDENTIFYING
DATA:
Common Title: OA
Title: Organizacion Autentico
Authentic Organization
An "Action" adjunct of Partido Cubano Revolucionario
Autentico.
The middle of the road political party of GRAU San Martin.
PRIO
Socarras, and Antonio DE VARONA. Purpose: To carry on
guerrilla
warfare in support of principles of Autentico Party.
Information
on organization and lines of command since 1959.
[rest
unreadable]
Leading Personalities: [None were listed in the index]
II. HISTORY
Organized in early 1930 as underground operating
organization of
Autentico Party,
in 1952 to fight Batista. PRIO
signed Castro's
1958 Caracas Pact as OA delegate. Contributed to
Pro-Castro
guerrilla activity. Followed legal Party into
anti-Castro
struggle.
III. CURRENT
ACTIVITIES
In exile OA not distinguishable from constituted political
party of
Autenticos. Incoming refugees report considerable
resistance
activity on part of OA, but do not distinguish clearly among
OA,
"Rescate," and Autentico Party. No identifiable
separate National
Coordinator or hierarchy.
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