Minor Cuban Organizations Oct 1962: CUDFA:
(United Commandos
Discharged Armed Forces) -- FAR: (Armed Forces of the
Republic)
[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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CUDFA: Comandos Unidos Disuelta Fuerzas Armadas
(United Commandos Discharged Armed Forces)
Identified by name only.
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DA: Direccion Americana (American
Directoriate)
Small internal group. Leader: "Cheo" SILEO,
arrested. Probably no longer functioning.
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DAC: Democratica Anti-Comunista
(Democratic Anti-Communist)
Small internal organization. Leader: Dr. Rene Le
La UZ. [De La Uz]
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DC: Democratico Constitucional
(Democratic Constitution)
Internal group, member FRD. Leader: Octavio
"Lito" FERNANDEZ.
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DC: Damas Catolicas (Catholic Women)
Small internal group, collaborated with MRR, MDC, MRP and
JOC.
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DC: Democratas Cristianos (Christian
Democrats)
Internal group; has relationship with MRP; supports CRC.
Engaged in
some sabotage. In September 1962 still working toward
internal
unity. Leaders: Domingo DIAZ (aka:
CHICHO); Raul
AMADOR; and Ismael IBANES.
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DCD: Defensa Civica Democratica
(Democratic Civic Defense)
Internal group, functioning in Havana, Pinar del Rio and
Matanzas Provinces. Member UNIR.
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DIC: Defensa Institucional Cubana (Cuban
Institutional Defense)
Small exile group. Allied with ALC, pro-BATISTA,
anti-CASTRO group. Leader: Adelardo VALDES
Astolfi.
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DL: Democrata Libre (Free Democrat)
Exile group, possibly one man. Leader: Jose
Antonio HERNANDEZ Ayalvides.
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DRD: Directorio Revolucionario Democratico
(Democratic Revolutionary Directorate)
Formed in Cuba; small propaganda group. Leader:
Juan Manuel PIREZ [PEREZ] Cabrera (aka Mimito) now in US.
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DRLA: Directorio Revolucionario de Liberacion
Anticomunista
(Anti-Communist Revolutionary Directorate for Liberation)
Internal pocket group; member PGCC; engaged in sabotage
(i.e. burning
cane fields). Associated with RA. Leader:
Carlos
Miguel (lnu)
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DRTM: Directorio Revolucionario Trece de Marzo
(13th of March Revolutionary Directorate)
Member of EIC; an Anti-CASTRO organization in US; not well
known. Leader: Eduardo CARBO.
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ECA: Ejercito Cubano Anticomunista
(Anti-Communist Cuban Army)
(Also known by full title, "Anti-Communist Cuban Army -
Escambray Front)
Exile militant organization desiring to propagandize itself
and
organize clandestine operations. Has
middle-of-the-road platform,
but speaks much of "social progress of Cuba". Led by
Evilio
DUQUE Miyar and Orlando BUSCH Avila (author of
violently
anti-US, anti-CIA, anti-MIRO pamphlet distributed in Miami
August
1962). Found completely undependable by US
contacts. Have
small delegations in Miami, New Jersey, and Chicago, but
never had
anything in Cuba.
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ECA: Eslabon Cubano Anticomunista (Cuban
Anti-Communist Chain)
Pocket organization affiliated with ARAC in Cuba.
Leader: El Julio (war name).
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ECC: Ejercio Constitucional Cubano
(Constitutional Cuban Army)
Aka: Division del Norte del Ejercito Constitucional
(Northern Division of the Constitutional Army).
Affiliated with one of the "FAC" organizations. No
activity. Leaders: Gustavo MARQUEZ, Varon de
Lepanto
GARCIA, Jose A. Fernandez MARTINEZ, Antolin FALCON
(formerly of
National Police).
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ECL: Ejercito Cubano de Liberacion
(Cuban Army of Liberation)
Batista-oriented organization of ex-Army Officers.
Nominal
leader: Angel SANCHEZ Mosquera. Probable actual
leader: Jose Elenterio PEDRAZA. Non-political,
but SANCHEZ
Mosquera is military leader of GARCERAN's PGCC.
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ELA: Ejercito de Liberacion Anticomunista
(Anti-Communist Liberation Army)
Name reportedly used by guerrilla fighters in the Escambray,
including Congo PACHECO, in early 1962.
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ELE: Ejercito de Liberacion Escambray
(Liberation Army of the Escambray)
Apparently same as ELA. (see above)
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ELNO: Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional de Ocupacion
(National Liberation Army of Occupation)
Pocket organization inside Cuba. Leader: Luis
HORTA OF Guines.
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EM: Ejercito Mambi ("Mambi" Army)
Pocket organization affiliated with PGCC.
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ERL: Ejercito Revolucionario de Liberacion
(Revolutionary Army of Liberation)
Probably non-existent. Mentioned in one report as a
participant
in planned "uprising" of August 1962, but source may have
confused it
with ELN.
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ERR: Ejercito de Recuperacion Revolucionaria
(Army of Revolutionary Recovery)
Affiliated with UNIR in Cuba. Suspected G-2
penetration organization.
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ESAC: Ejercito Secreto Anti-Comunista
(Secret Anti-Communist)
Organized early 1962 inside Cuba. Facundo HERNANDEZ
Perez, also
identified with RDR, came to Miami May 1962 to secure
assistance for
RDR and ESAC.
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FAAL: Frente Anticomunista de America Latina
(Latin American Anti-Communist Front)
Identified as an affiliate of PGCC. Director:
Antonio ZIENGENHIRT.
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FAC: Frente Anti-Comunista
(Anti-Communist Front)
Affiliated with UR (Jose de la TORRIENTE faction).
Participated
in some resistance activity in Cuba during 1960 and 61, but
decimated
by arrests after April 1961. If still in existence, is
at best a
paper organization.
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FACCE: Fuerzas Armadas Constitucionales de Cuba en
el Exilio
(Constitutional Armed Forces of Cuba in Exile)
Located in New York City. Two functions:
Northern Division
and Southern Division. Inactive. Hold weekly
meetings. Support 1940 Consitituion
[Constitution].
Remaining as an independent unit until there is a
unification of Cuban
exiles.
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FAI: Frente Anticomunist [Anticomunista] Interno
(Internal Anti-Communist Front)
Founded March 1962. Ricardo ZAYAS, aka "Julio",
National
Coordinator in Cuba, sent Domingo FALBER Villasante to
US.
FALBER indicated FAI had 12,000 men in Cuba. Major
strength in
Provinces Havana and Las Villas. Coordinators in Cuba
included: "Cookie," Ovidio, "Pedro"; Domingo FALBER
Villasante,
aka David HERNANDEZ; Evelio ANTON; and "Claito." Claim
have
fishing boats to receive arms. FALBER to contact
following in
US: Carlos FERNANDEZ Gonzalez, Carlos FERNANDEZ
Campos, Orlando
ACOSTA, Rolando MANZANO, Rafael GUAS Inclan, Roberto
GUITERA, Luis
CABARGA Falber and Jorge CABARGA Falber in attempt to obtain
support. FALBER, accompanied by Raul Cristobal TUYA
Cala and
Victor Monert Leyva, both FAI members. This group's
effectiveness
and membership suspect as integrated with FND which in
spring 1962
heavily penetrated by G-2 and suffered many arrests.
Among
those arrested was FND National Coordinator Edmundo ESTRADA
Carranzana,
who was affiliated with FAI in Havana. Claim have
valuable
members in Cuban military. Only activities stated were
printing
of FAI newspaper and bond sales.
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FAM: Frente Anticomunista Magisterial
(Magisterial Anti-Communist Front)
Joined Magistrates Section of 30th of November in April or
May 1962 inside Cuba. "Gumersindo" to represent FAM.
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FAR: Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria
(Revolutionary Air Force)
Resistance group operating in Cuba. Member of UNIR.
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FAR: Frente de Agrupaciones Religionsas
(Religious Groups Front)
Identified by name only.
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FAR: Frente de Accion Revolucionaria
(Revolutionary Action Front)
Inside organization. Member of UNIR.
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FAR: Fuerzas Armados de la Republica
(Armed Forces of the Republic)
Probably identical with FACE. See Part II.
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