Organizacion
del Ejercito Secreto Anticomunista OESA
Organization of the
Anti-Communist Secret Army
[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: OESA
Title: Organizacion del Ejercito Secreto Anticomunista
Organization of the Anti-Communist Secret Army
This organization plans to return to Cuba after it has been
liberated
and set up a "mafia" type of organization. This group
could
become a gangster type or organization if they go beyond the
legal
means of fighting Communism. Slogan: "If you
don't want to
defend with your life, don't join the OESA." Not
following any
political orientation, their members can have any ideology
they please
as long as they are anti-communist. Up until 21
September 1962
they have not joined any political faction. Among
their members
are known "Autentico" and "Batistianos" Opposed to CRC.
Leading Personalities: In U. S.: Jose
Ramon FAYAD;
Julio TUR y Tur; Julio Warterio DARNAS Darnas; Luis
HERNANDEZ
Melis; Eugenio PEREZ Cowley; Santos GARCIA; Demetrio
Omar PEREZ;
Camilio Granciano CORTES Silvera. In Cuba;
Osvaldo
REMEDIOS; fnu FRAGA.
II. HISTORY
Founded early 1962. Composed mainly of Hubert [Huber]
"MATOS"
officers and men. Exact number of members
unknown. Some
members have claimed more than 100 members in Spain, Puerto
Rico and
other places. The heading of the membership form
states
Barcelona. Spain is the headquarters of OESA but this
believed
only a mask of the true central directorate.
III. CURRENT STATUS
Only known programs of action is uniting all anti-Communist
individuals
and men of action capable of being used against possible
Communist
activities in exile. Once back in Cuba after the fall
of CASTRO
the OESA will eliminate the individuals they think are
Communists.
Plans for clandestine operations in Cuba are unknown.
It has been
reported this group has several men fighting in the Camaguey
zone.
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