CUBA REFUGEE DISCOUNTS REBEL'S 'RECENT' ARREST

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700540001-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2005
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-A Cuban refugee llvitlg
ip.8an Jose claimed today
that Fidel Castro's govern-
ment had "blatantly lied"
In its reports of an alleged
recent round-up of would-
be assassins:
Castro's Ministry Of In-
terior announced Sunday
that it had arrested 12
rnen, identified as CIA
agents, who plotted to as-
sassinate. the Cuban pre-
mier.
One of the mein was listed
as Luis Torroella. 30, a
Cuban citi2en. He was ar-
venlber, says Torroella'
arrest is "definitely : n aft
still has relatives in Cuba;
said Torroella has been 'in
Cuban prisons since April,
ord in Washington, D.C.,'11'
the Cuban said. "T h e s e
are trumped-up cha.rg.es."
"Torroella and I b o t h
worked for tHe Ministry 9f
Treasury. He worked ac-
tively against the Castro
rested in Havana, the gov-'regime, and was arrested
ernment said. In Oriente province. About
A "close friend" of Tor-It.hree or fr,ur weeks ago,
roelia, who has been living he was transferred -to Cu-
in San Jose since his es- ban fortress in Havana,"
cape from Cuba last No- the refugee said. "This
sort of thing' has happened
many tines, but this time
it's e asy to refute their
claim that he was recently
arrested."
M a n y Cuban natives,'
both pro-Castro and anti-
Castro, are said to be liv-
ing in the San Jose area
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