Minor Cuban Organizations Oct 1962: CALA:
(Latin
American
Anti-Communist Commandos) -- CRCC: (Crusade of
Revolutionaries Against
Communist)
[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
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CALA: Comandos Anticomunistas Latino Americanos
(Latin American Anti-Communist Commandos)
Small group of Latin Americans from various countries.
Early 62
had plan ("Accion Mayo" - Operation May) to kidnap communist
leaders in
18 Latin American countries and hold them as ransom for
Cuban-held
political prisoners; plan abandoned for lack of US
support. Only
known member: Ruben Armando REYNOSO Suarez, former
Argentine
diplomat.
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CAR: Cruzada Autentica Revolucionaria
(Authentic Revolutionary Crusade)
One of 90 groups supporting GARCERAN and PGCC. Exists
only in
exile. Leaders: Leopoldo MORFFI Machado, Orlando
GARCIA
Vazquez, Oscar DIAZ.
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CC: Comando 100 (Commando 100)
See Part II (ICCC)
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CC: Confederacion Cubana (Cuban
Confederation)
New name for Alianza para la Libertad (ALC - Alliance for
the Liberty of Cuba). Batista-oriented.
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CC: La Cruz y la Cadena (The Cross
of La Cadena)
Affiliated with UNIR in Cuba. Inside
coordinator: "Martin" (probably war name)
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CC: Cubana Clandestina (Clandestine
Cuba)
No firm information. Mentioned by one Miami newspaper
June 1962.
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CCC: Cristianismo Contra Comunismo
(Christianity Against Communism)
Affiliated with UR. Leader: Manuel de J.
RODRIGUEZ
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CCC: Colonia China de Cuba (Chinese
Colony of Cuba)
Affiliated with PGCC. Leader: Alfonso CHIONG.
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CCC: Cruzada Constitucional Cubana
(Cuban Constitutional Crusade)
Identified by name only.
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CCC: Comandos Centinelas del Caribe (Sentinels
Commandos of the Caribbean)
See: ACCC
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CCMC: El Consejo Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
(Council of Carlos Manuel de CESPEDES)
Organized August 1961 under Miguel Angel ESCOTO Aloy.
Other
leaders: Carlos LEGORBURO, Jose A. de la TORRE.
Claimed
raids on Cuba in fall 1961. No evidence any real
organization
inside or in exile.
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CD: Comandos Democraticos (Democratic
Commandos)
Affiliated with ARAC in Cuba. Leader: Sauvaterry
(probably war name).
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CDL: Comando Democratico de Liberacion
(Democratic Command of Liberation)
Identified by name only.
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CDM: Consejo Democrata Martiano (Democrat
Council of Marti)
Functions only in Havana. Belongs to UNIR.
Resulted from integration of FARI and Flor de Lis.
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CEC: Corporaciones Economicas de Cuba
(Economic Cooperation of Cuba
See Forward.
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CEC: Cruzada Educativa Cubana (Cuban
Educational Crusade)
Identified only by one press report as having been organized
July 1962 and incorporated into ALC.
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CHRISTIAN ANTI-COMMUNIST GROUP, INC.
Organized in Key West in 1960. Sell bonds printed in
English. May 1962 had training site in Florida
Keys.
Leaders: Manuel P. DAVILA. Orlando CARABELLO,
Ramiro RANGEL.
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CIDL: Comite Interamericano de Defensa de las
Libertadas
(Inter-American Committee for the Defense of Liberties)
Inter-American organization connected with "Constitutional
Armed Forces
of Cuba", planning series of military missions to
Cuba.
Secretary: Leonides PLAZA, Ecuadoran military officer,
who came
to US in summer 1962 seeking recruits among exiles; made
contact with
Ruben de LEON, who claims to have sent PLAZA on Latin
American
recruiting tour.
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CITA: Confederacion Interna de Trabajadores
Anticomunistas
(Internal Confederation of Anti-Communist Workers)
Identified by name only.
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CJM: Comando Jose Marti (Jose
Marti Commandos)
Leader: Ramiro RANGEL also leader of CHRISTIAN
ANTI-COMMUNIST
GROUP, INC. in Key West. Works with Comando 100.
No known
connections inside Cuba, but this name was used by a
pre-invasion group.
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CL: Comandos Libres (Free Commandos)
Affiliated with PGCC.
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CL: Cuba Libre (Free Cuba)
Apparently had inside guerrilla capability at one time
including El Machete.
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CL: La Cruz de Lorena (Cross of Lorena)
One of inside organizations incorporated into ARAC.
Several
refugees have refered [referred] to resistance leader LORENA
(probably
war name).
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CLA: Comando de Liberacion Anticomunista
(Anti-Communist Liberation Commando)
Affiliated with PGCC. Leader: Antonio Pastor
Paez.
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C. L. - C. R.: Cuba Libre - Cruzada Revolucionaria
(Free Cuba - Revolutionary Crusade)
Pocket organization affiliated with PGCC.
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CMCL: Colegio Medico Cubano Libre (Cuban
Fee Medical College)
An exile Anti-communist group. Purpose to fight
Communist medical representation in Cuba. Non
political.
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CMNR: Colegio Medico Nacional de la Resistencia
(National Medical College of Resistance)
Resistance group in Cuba with delegations Puerto Rico and
US.
Leaders - Cuba: Diaz BETANCOURT; Dr. TRILLO; Dr.
CHELALA.
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CMVC: Colegio Medico Veterinario de Cuba
(Veterinarian Medical College of Cuba)
Pocket organization identified only as member PGCC.
Leader: Fausto NATERMAN.
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CN: Cuba Nueva (New Cuba)
Pocket organization identified only as member PGCC.
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CNACCA: Coordinacion Nacional Alianza Chino-Cubano
Anticomunista
(National Coordination Cuban-Chinese Anti-Communist Alliance
Affiliated with UR. Leader: CHAO KUO TSE
(6392/2368/3419).
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CNACE: Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Cubanos en el
Exilio
(National College of Cuban Lawyers in Exile)
Exile group; opposed to minimum CRC policy.
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CNC: Expansion Unknown
Small internal group not further identified.
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CNPEC: Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de la
Republica de Cuba
(National College of Newspapermen of the Republic of Cuba in
Exile)
Exile group in US. Activities consist of propaganda
efforts to
combat communism influence. Leaders: Mario
BARRERA Diaz;
Armando SUAREZ Lomba; Salvador DIAZ Verson; Rene ARMANDO
Layva.
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CNTCE: Colegio Nacional de Taquigrafos de Cuba
(National Association of Cuban Stenographers in Exile)
Identified by name only.
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CODA: Confederacion de Organizaciones de Damas
Anticomunistas
(Confederation of Anti-Communist Women Organizations)
Pocket organization member PGCC. Not further
identified.
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CPUCE: Comite Pro-Unificacion Cubana en el Exilio
(Committee for Cuban Unification in Exile)
One family Anti-CASTRO group. Leader Guilermo
[Guillermo] HERRERA.
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CRC: Cruzada Revolucionaria Cubana
(Cuban Revolutionary Crusade)
Identified by name only.
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CRCC: Cruzada de Revolucionarios Contra el
Comunismo
(Crusade of Revolutionaries Against Communist)
In 1960 large, powerful group working against CASTRO in Cuba
with some
members in exile in US. Current status: unknown.
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