OPPOSITION GROUPS IN CUBA AFTER FAILURE OF INVASION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005530630
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-01161
• Publication Date: May 31, 1961

CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE AGENC
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RELEASE^ DATE:
-04-May-2011
COUNTRY Cuba
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As of 17 May 1961,, after mass arrests of those suspected of being opposed to
CASTRO, the Cuban undGiground consisted of the folla,,ying groups,. The
Unidad Revolucionan:.a (UR).1 alzlioagh having s omie difficulty establishing
contact between directing personnel and local groups9 maintained about
75 per cent of itz organ.izationa It suffered most of its losses in Habana-
Province and was less seriously tffec'ted in Las Villas, Pinar del Rio., and
Or e?rte Provinces. The i?1ovimierito Recuperacion Revolueionartia (MRR) vas
badly disorganized, and the Mov xr=.ento Revol, ^ion_ario del Pueblo (11U) was
remaining quiet. ' Reecate and 1.hei'iovimiento 0 Novi.embr. had small assets,
which w:;ra co-operating with the, URa
Anti-CASTRO groups had hoped that the Cuban Navy would defect as a unit,
but, of corepeti.tion between two independent groups for control,
nothing was accomplished,. A large number of anti-CASTRO officers and men
were 6-,Ill at liberty, bat defection was difficult because the ships were
carrying up to 50 milit;Lamcn,. The ships are generally in bad repair because
Opposition Groups in Cuba
After Failure of Invasion
DATE DISTR. 31 may 1961
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JUN 15 1961
DATE OF . 17 April M 17 May 1961 CIA SJP,
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The peasants in general are opposed to Fidel CASTRO but are distrustful of
Cuban exile efforts to overthrow CASTRO from abroad. The peasants will
follow their local leaders when both they and the' leaders are convinced.
that a big charge is about to occur,. --
During the month after the invasion -attempt on 17 A (1. PoIi&(&t about 20
tons of arms and other military supplies but stiljtWP9nMAaA%ms for about
400 mena2
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