TRAVEL OF CARIBBEAN REVOLUTIONARIES TO AND FROM CUBA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02001647
• 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: August 18, 1949

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Buenaventura Sanchez, Dominican exile, and Eufemio Fernandez, anti-Truji11(b)(3)
revolutionary and ex-Chief of the Cuban Secret Polio, left Habana for
Cnetemala on 8 and 9 August, respectively,
D-5 2. On 19 July 1949, Eufemio Fernandez made a direct flight to Guatemala returning
the same night to Cuba. According to Humberto Lopez, radio commentator and one
of Fernandez' companions in the /947 Cayo Confites affair, Fernandez fl to
Guatemala on 20 July where he had a conforenee with President Arevalo of
Cuotemala.
Cob 3 Fernandez was accompanied on his return trip to Habana on 22 July by a friend
of President Arevalo, (fu) Oliva, who was taken to a hosnital for treatment of
a bullet round in his nook.*
On 22 Julnn three revolutionary friends of Fcrz dec, Rosondo Lioa Ruiz,
Gaston Gonzalez Lopez, and Miguel TriayEecobar traveled to Guatemala. On
25 July they returned to Habana accompanied by Fernando Gallo and Carmen
Qoidiello, wife of Juan Bosch, Dominican revolutionary now oxiled in Cuba.
They allegedly made this trip to Guatemala for buolness reaoons slnco Triay
has an interest in the gambling concession at the nielt club, Sam Souei.
5. Jesus Gonzalez Cartes, Accion Revolucionaria Guiteras (ARG) loader who GW1S an
airport at Santa Fe, Guanabacoa, is friendly with Fernandez and 'cos boon aeon
recentiv at the San Luis Hotel in Habana.**
6. .0n 23 July, Marion R. Finley, an American connected with. the rent Dominion
attempt, and Georgo Patterson, arrived in Cuba. Finley returned to Miami on
the sane day after contacting Rafael Mendoza, anwealthy Cuban who parriee on
extensive eontraband activitiee.*** According to zouoce, Finley plans to
return to Habana in the near future. ' Patterson is still An Cuban
7. On 21 July, General Miguel Ancel Ramirez, Juan Rodriguez Garoia, and JorEe
Rivas Montes, Caribbean revolutionary leaders, arrived in Habana from norida.
They were still at the San Luis Hotel, Habana, on U. August...
Mortimer Kollonder, friend of Cruz Alonno and of interest in the peat it connec--
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mith the revolutionary activities in Cuba, was
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Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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OA 21 July bp wao in Habana and roturned to Cienfuegos on 23 3,11y, K0`11/�ndai.
aci,ivi-bies in Cuba still remain a Inystery.
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9. On 27 July, a Cuban naval officer who is a brothor of Rolando Masforr t.
Cuban Congessmaa and chief of the Moviraionto Socialists, Revoluoionario
(IR;R), stated that as soon as 'President Carlos Prio Socarras ...5,9:17E his r.1,,r proval�
the: Dominican exiles in Cuba now residing at the San Luis Hotol Tare g to
t.iiarm in Oriente Province. Tiei further stated that no 1.ocru1tinc for ibbar
revolutionary activity was going on in Cuba at the prosont time. (b)(3)
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Oliva may possibly be identic.al with
Jose :anuel Orters., Guatemalan Chief of Staff, who reportedly =0 (b)(1)
to Cuba la a Cuban military planoo
Comraen.
Cant The San Luis Hotel, awned by Cruz ,Alonso
wo'1,1:kraCieri her:gout for revolutionary groups.
unidentified Caribbean rovolutionarios and DOM/ nican. exiles
in Habana and are residing at the hotel.
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coguninit� Mendoza., also known as Filth, is allop3dly the front; man(b)(3)
for onv biiiii;s7 activities of the Cuban Army Chief, '3emvevo Pore?. Dainera.
contact for Mendoza and Finley was undoubtedly a.rrati�ed (b)(1)
FArnandez and probably took place in a section called Santa Fs in the (b)(3)
..8113tmore-qTaimanitas areas iall airport owned by, Orlando noltran, 'The firaS
connected with the Cayo Confi.tos affair in 1947, is located in tbis sane area,
present there are twenty small single-ongins pianos and two tero-motoz
planes located at this o.irport.�
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