FORMATION OF OPPOSITION TO BATISTA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03022306
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: September 12, 2023
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2023
• Case Number: F-2021-02240
• Publication Date: May 27, 1952

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Cuba
SUBJECT Formation Or
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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SECURITY I NFORNAT I ON
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
Batista
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DATE DISTR. 27 WY 1952
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITNIN THE NEANINGOPTITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT OT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BV LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
SOURCE
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. The Partido Socialista Popular (PSP, Cuban Communist Party) held a meeting
recently to determine what position it should take in the anti-Batista
opposition which is forming now. The Ortodox� opposition group bas already
invited the Communists to join a conspiracy led by Aurelian� Sanchez
Arango, but the leaders of the Autentico opposition group are strongly
Opposed to uniting with the Communists. For this reason the Communist
position is still in doubt. At the present time the Communists are
endeavoring to find out from the Autentico leaders what conditions are
required to permit their entry into the conspiracy.
2. Sanchez Arango, former Minister of State, is at present in GuatmaelaJ
The Caribbean Legion with hes&quarters in Guatemala, is collaborating with
Sanchez Arango in this matter.
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3, the rebellion in Cuba will be started by labor groups (b)(3)
and those voters who are still loyal within the Partici� Popular Cuban�
1Ortodoxo) (PVC (0)) and the Partido Revolucionario Cuban� (Autentieo)
PRC (A)). Thee* groups will be supported by the Communists and by members
of the armed forees who are still loyal to ex-President Carlos Prio Bocarras,
a strong nucleus of whom still exists in the Army. As yet, no date has
been set for the action against the Batista government.
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logically in a position to be aware of such. a conspiracy, (b)(3)
have confirmed the foregoing information. In addition, they gay that
certain labor leaders who have close connections with "revolutionary groups"2
have approached the latter in hopes that they will join the conspiracy,
because the *success of the movement is assured" and by joining now they
will benefit more financially speaking, than by joininkIlater, Many other
labor leaders comPaitted to the Autentico Party have also joined the movement.
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5. Another group which has aligned itself enthusiastically with this
conspiracy is the Accion Rev-olucionaria Guiteras (ARG). The leaders of
this group, Eufemio Fernandez Ortega and Jesus Gonzalez Cartas ("El
Extrano"), are in Guatemala, reportedly in close contact with Sanchez
Arangoo
6. Carlos Prio Socarras 113 contributing $20,000 a month to take care of
the initial preparation expenses, and he will increase this sum whenever
such increase is necessary to obtain the eventual success of the
conspiracy.
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7. The conspirators find inspiration by comparing their plans with the (b)(3)
success of the recent revolution in Bolivia. In that example the people -
mainly the workers - properly armed, defeated the Bolivian Army,
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Comment.: indicated that Aurelian� Sanchez:Arango
was clandestinely in Babana, meeting with Ortodoxo and Autentico (b)(3)
leaders to plan A counter-revolution.
Comment: By 'revolutionary groups" it is believed that
means such political gangster groups as the Union Insurreccionaria
Revolucionaria (up) and the Movimiento Socialista Revolucionari(b)MR).
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