Minor Cuban Organizations Oct 1962:
Accion 62 -to- Asociacion
de Miembros de la Policia Judicial
[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.]
COUNTER REVOLUTIONARY
HANDBOOK
PART III - MINOR
ORGANIZATIONS
[Page 60]
A-62:
Accion 62 (Action 62)
Belongs to the MRAC; military organization; no current
activities. Known person: in Cuba: Eduardo
Enrique
SOTOLONGO Medina. In US: Alfredo OTERO
Sotolongo,
Gustavo ALVAREZ, Aurelio BASANTA Adan.
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AA:
Asociacion de Arroceros (Association of
Rice Growers)
Reported in 1960 as collaborating inside Cuba with the MRR.
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AAC:
Accion Anti-Comunista (Anti-Communist
Action)
Identified by name only. No exile organization.
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AAEC:
Asociacion de Agrupacion Empresarios de Cuba
(Association of Theatre Owners of Cuba)
Adhere to PGCC. Leader: Jose M. FUENTEVILLA
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AAM:
Asociacion Amigos del Mar (Friends of the
Sea Association)
Summer of August 1962 attended "Unity" meeting in
Washington, D. C.
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AAPJ:
Asociacion de Auxiliares del Poder Judicial (Association
of Auxiliaries)
Civic organization associated with PGCC.
Leader: Humberto GUERRA.
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AC:
Accion Catolica (Catholic Action)
Not to be confused with larger AC (Accion Cubano), which is
identical with the MRAC. No visible assets.
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ACA:
Accion Civica Anticomunista (Anti-Communist
Civic Action)
Joined the original UR in December 1960. Reported
still operating
in Cuba under Alianza Revolucionario in the spring of
1962. In
exile, affiliated with JRLN and PGCC. Leader in the
US:
Ernesto AZUA Font.
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ACCC:
Agrupacion Comandos Centinelas del Caribe
(Comandos Sentinels of the Caribbean)
Self described as dedicated to gathering information on
persons entering and departing the US who are in contact
with CP-USA.
Leader: Luis PUMARIEGA.
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ACDH:
Asociacion de Cronistas Deportivos de la Habana
(Association of Sports Editors of Havana)
Attended the August 1962 "Unity" meeting in Washington, D.
C.
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ACE:
Asociacion de Colonos en el Exilio
(Cane Growers Association in Exile)
Leader: Ricardo Rafael SARDINA Sanchez, who attended
organizational meetings of the PGCC in spring 62 (SARDINA
had
accompanied GARCERAN on a visit to see President YDIGORAS of
Guatemala
just previously).
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ACHL:
Accion Cristiana de Hombres Libres (Christian
Action of Free Men)
Affiliated with the JRLN and PGCC. Leader:
Antonio N. RIVERO Martinez.
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ACI:
Accion Cubana Institucionalista (Cuba
Institutionalist Action)
Exile organization. Conducted propaganda broadcasts
from the
Florida Keys early in 1959. Now affiliated with the
PGCC.
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ACIA:
Agrupacion de Comerciantes e Industriales Anticomunistas
(Association of Anti-Communist Merchants and Industrialists)
Associated with the PGCC.
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ACMA:
Accion Civico Militar Anticomunista (Civic
Military Anti-Communist Action)
One of several military orders consisting entirely of former
members of
the BATISTA army, and therefore probably BATISTA
oriented.
Dedicated to the reconstruction of the Cuban Armed Forces to
fight
Communism and restore "democratic" system. Founded 23
November
1960 under Oslidio PEDRAJA Santiesteban; later headed by
Angel SANCHEZ
Mosquera; now led by Homero LEON Fernandez. Some
relation with
FACE of Ruben de LEON and General Martin DIAZ Tamayo.
Opposes CRC.
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ACMD: Asociation Cubana
de Mujeres Democratas (Cuban
Association of Women Democrats)
Identified by name only.
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ACPPCE:
Asociacion de Contadores Publicos y Privados de Cuba en
el Exilio
(Association of Public and Private Accountants of Cuba
in Exile.
Organized January 1961 as politically nonaligned
professional
association; not active politically, but is affiliated
quietly with CRC
through membership in CPUCE. Leaders: Aurelio
FERNANDEZ
Diaz, Oscar ROGER Ills, Carlos M. TAMAYO Silveira. In
summer
1962, its members began to emerge as spokesmen for the
activist secret
Alpha 66. Its propaganda chief, Antonio VECIANA, has
been overtly
publicized as the A-66 leader.
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ACSM:
Asociaciones Campesinos de la Sierra Maestra
(Association Campsinas in the Sierra Maestra)
Collaborated with MRR in Cuba in February 1960. No
current information.
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ADC: Accion
Democratica Cubana (Cuban Democratic
Action)
One of organizations affiliated with the ULNC inside Cuba
early 1962. Leader: Armando RODRIGUEZ
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ADC: Accion
Democratica Constitucional
(Constitutional Democratic Action)
See: FIL
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ALC: Agrupacion
Democratica del Caribe (Democratic Group of
the Caribbean)
Pedro Esteban SANTOVENIA Rodriguez, aka LA SOMBRA and
Miguel
ESTROCO, refugee who arrived Key West August 1962, claimed
to be head
of group by this name in Cardenas; about 100 members.
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ADCE: Asociacion de
Dentistas Cubanos en el Exilio
Professional organization headed by Ramon IGLESIAS Vasallo.
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ADI: Accion Democratica
Insurreccional (Insurectional
Democratic Action)
Leaders: Dr. Manuel R. MORALES Gomez, Dr. Mario LAMAR,
Dr.
Armando ARANGO; Eloy de CASTROVERDE, Dr. Manuel HERRERA,
Published (28
January 1962) statement of pro-democratic principles.
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ADRA: Asociacion Democratica
Revolucionaria Anticomunista (Democratic
Revolutionary Anti-Communist Association)
Affiliated with ULN in exile and ULNC and UNIR in
Cuba. Inside
leader was Armando TORRA Duran, aka: Armando de Jesus
CEMENO, arrested
in April 1962 along with FND leaders.
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AEFEASEC:
Asociacion de ex-Funcionarios y Empleados Anticomunista
del Servicio Exterior de Cuba.
(Association of Anti-Communist Ex-officials and Ex-Employees
of the Cuban Foreign Service
Leftist. Led by Luis L. FERRER Cartaya and Mercedes
LINGOYA y
Gonzalez Clavell. FERRER (formerly MRP officer inside
Cuba) broke
with MRP in exile and tried to join unsuccessively with
CRC.
Believed to have secretly re-establish contact with Manolo
RAY.
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AFAC: Alianza Femenina
Anticomunista de Cuba (Anti-Communist
Feminine Alliance)
Organization of women of "important fraternal organization"
(possibly
Masons) which signed agreement with UCAR for clandestine
resistance
inside Cuba in early 1962.
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AFPJC: Asociacion de
Funcionarios del Poder Judicial de Cuba en el Exilio
(Association of Officials of The Judicial Power)
Allied with PGCC: GARCERAN claims AFPJC first
"suggested" his
becoming Provisional President. Leader:
Francisco Albau
TRELLES.
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AIPE: La Asociacion
Isla de Pinos en el Exilio (Isle of
Pines Association in Exile)
Small group of former residents of Isle of Pines, aka
Sociedad Pinera
(SP), organized 21 October 1960 in Miami.
President:
Gabriel G. SANCHEZ Martinez. No clandestine
organization.
Claims US could regain Isle of Pines under Hay Quesada
Treaty of 1926
which guarantees American citizens residing there at the
time would
"suffer no diminution of rights and privileges". No
action
assets; SANCHEZ occasionally provides intelligence from Isle
of Pines.
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AL: Accion Libertadora
(Liberator Action)
Little known internal organization claiming membership 34
organizational groups. National Secretary; Raul
ARANGO, now
in the US.
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AL: Antorcha de la
Libertad (Torch of Liberty)
Small inside organization. Organized August 1961.
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AMA: Asociacion de
Mujeres Anticomunistas (Association
of Anti-Communist Women)
Allied with PGCC.
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AMC: Asociacion de
Madres Cubanas (Association of Cuban
Mothers)
Allied with PGCC.
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AMCE: Asociacion de
Medicos Cubanos en Exilio
(Association of Cuban Doctors in Exile)
Part of CPUCE, which is CRC member Enrique HUERTAS Pozo,
President of
CPUCE and AMCE, is strong Anti-CASTRO speaker and writer;
has
consistently fought BATISTA and CASTRO except for short
period CASTRO
supporter early 1959. Approximately 1000 members.
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AMPJ: Asociacion de
Miembros de la Policia Judicial
(Association of Members of the Judicial Police)
Affiliated with PGCC. Leader: Ricardo
XRURETAGOYENA
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