TRAVEL OF REVOLUTIONARY PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700100004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Cuba/Guatemala
SUBJECT Travel of Revo;
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The following account of travel to neighboring countries by Cuban
revolutionaries interested in the Caribbean Legion is presented for the
sake of completing available records,
to XCruz Alonso and Juan Bosch, both active in Dominican revolutionary affairs?
have reportedly traveled to Central America during their frequent absences
from Cuba. On 21 January., 2osch arrived in Habana, Cuba, from Guatemala
He was accompanied by Gerardo'4911'egos, an ex-Deputy in the Cortes of the
25X1 X6 Republican Spain,
2, On 12 Iebruary, Buenaventura Sanchez, who has been active on behalf of Bosch,
traveled. to Guatemala. He was accompanied by two Snericans, Edward D.
Pearsons and Margaret E. Pearsons, whose connections with Sanchez and the
revolutionary movement are unknown,
art On 16 D -rch, Enrique Co enriquez, brother-in-law of President Carlos Prio
Socarras, was.in Guatemala where he reportedly discussed with President
1~revalo the possibility of creating an incident between Haiti and the
Dominican republic, Source asserted that Prio?s plan is to create an incident
that would attract the attention of the United Nations and ultimately result
in the elimination of President Trujillo as dictator in the Dominican Republic.
4? Another source stated that the alleged purpose of Henriquez' visit to
Guatemala was to obtain details of Guatemala's position in its claims to
Belize (British Honduras) et the Conference on Dependent Territories held in
Habana during ?larch 1949. Henriquez was to ascertain President Areva:.o?s
desires concerning the position he wished President Frio and Cuba to take.
at the Conference.
This document is hereby regra to
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CONFIDENTIAL in accord 8 from the
letter of t6 Octo
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Director of Cee United States.
Archivist
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