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14-Q0000 104-10185-10117/ 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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the IndlvAdualo pont Loped In the Porbone]Ity reporte "Itbout
{Irat cbockfns EItb tble Agopcy .
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FTRNAYDEZ and Rald tbat ble nfeknano 1g "El GeIlego _
FERNANDEZ 18 the cbJef Of a11 ArAy tralnlng scboolg Iton
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wIth €ho above SubJect, Wa8 9 Cuban Ambaseador o0 an
arab buying @Ibslons Jo Rone
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an old arey Ircnd of Jobe FERVANDBZ , aka "El Gallego,
roported the follonlog InfornatIon ;
YERNANDEZ 10 Chlef ,f Artillary 8cboolg In Habana
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captaln 10 the ATrt a.rIng EATISTA= 5 tIme
#46 1n prison for his "rT Ir 6h'c 4 Aprfl Hovement
unti] h[8 re :ea80. by CASTRO FERR AYDEZ 04S rot knom
to Ix' a Coanuniut and , at tEe ({RV 0f tfs report (1962 ) ,
va9 not (onsidered to bc 03 Xe attenaed artiilery
echcelo In the United States (dates and places "unknown) and
Apcaka Erglish ve } 1 He 1s w ] } educated 9 nd ve ] 1
tralncd Ior the po8itfon he boIds Be 48 often referred
t0 0a "El Gelleso Fernandca_ FERMAYDEZ allegedly
028 chfef 0f tho operatIon 4gaX06t tbe 1ovaders or
PIeya GIron In AprIl 1961 Be 029 described 48 bavIng
been born about 1921 bafng e11 Yeet one Iocb t_ll,
185 pownd? having light €AJ1sb eyeb Jlebt brom
hafr a f4fr complexlon , Mite even teetb , wd a Ova]
Iace Ho Bpeeke MItb 0 Cestfllfa accent .
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fMIrly roltable Bource 40 8
report dated 17 July: 1962 ,
itated that Najor Jope Radon FbrXAFDEZ 028 tbe Cbfef 0f tbe
Socclon Preparac Lon y Organfzac I03 CoabatJva (Section {or
tbe Preparat Ion and Orgenlzatfon of YarIa0 SPOC) - tbe 600
Cuban Arby 'a Aun {or defense '[lost JovabIon , end tbe
@fT1tary brafpg 0f tbe country . no bad Accebb to a12 gecret
inforeat_on_ FERNKNDEZ recefved 0Is Iotruction8 exclu8tvely
Iron ?Idel and Reul , CASTRO #Itb Gboa b Jo Jo Pereonal contact,.r ,}
Ke recolved ble @IlItary educat Ion ip tbe Onfted Statee . Be 10
Intell!gent end reportedly dot CornunIot _
Cuban natfonal ugtegted reported 10 8epteaber 1962 _ tbat
tbe {AcfItieb "OI the
Military Acsdeay at Casp Haaeghe wero
be Ing ut111 80 a tralolog center Ior 0fficers = OIIIa'Br -
candidated no-co3n188foned officer8 uaor Jo8o FERNANDBZ, ";
aka ~Ei Gallego= bag an 0ffIce 00 {be ground floor of tbe {Jrst
buflding 09 You enter the carp TTRYAYDEZ end 2 Gererel EnrIque
LISTER Prepared 01l tbe trafoiog echedulee , pawpblets and
trelnfng aideg 48 wel] 29 Joint exerciaes In pbJch alr ground
(araor and Intentry) have particpated
5 _ Jn 8 14 Novcabor 1962 report , a
untested bource Ba1d that
Conandante (fou) FERNANDEZ 10 the O#ly Cuban officlal ebo
10 completely 0Ithln tho confIdenca o} tbe Bovleta PItb
regpect to tho Afltery fortifIcations of tbe Habena araa
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6 _ @n ot{1ctal Spahtgh 8ervAcg Jn 8 report daced 18 Mey 1963 ,
Stated that an unidentffted "ubua] 1y re ]able gource ge1d
lhat KaJor Jobe Renon FERNANDEZ raom 48 "2 Gallego, M 18
tbe one who aade tbe preparation for CASTRO ' 8 trip to the
Sovfet Unfon Ln Fabruary 1963 _ FERTAYDEZ arrived JIn Habana
{rom Mogcow two days before CASTRO ' $ surpribe departure .
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7 : 1 {afrly relfabie gource Jo 8 repcrt deted 7 August 1963
stited that she dla pot thfok FZWANDEZ 548 CoaduoIst 2 he
RIS a]wayg bad Ca [holfc teadeocfes but that h2 J2 4 cortcct
sidler and puts tre FIftary 8bJve everytbfog . Be 18 dlvorced
ud hf8 0x-#Ife 1s MvIng 1o 4Jef utb tbeir two daughtere ,
FaccIs, boro Ja 1951 ad Allcte bora I0 1955.
05
$ gource ebo J8 2 ranking Coben eI1tarjofAcer mo ba0
good codtacts aong Cubao OffIclels (be bae pot Bubultted pany
reporte= but they appear to bave beed sccurate) reported Ln
septeaber 1963 tbat Najor Jose Baron FERNAND? Alvarez, Chlef
02 TreLolng , General Staff 0f tje Cuban Rebel Aray , 1e antf-
Connunlat and a Afltary type 10 tbe atrIctoet benbe 0f tbo
Dord He stfcke to b19 eIlitery dutfee ecd , ecTupulotsly
aFOIde pol tice; he Keeps bxabelf coapletely Jlated Iron
41 political 0leneots Be 1e proud Of b10 preaent Btatus
and cbank ful to CASTRO {or It; {or {ear 0t IoeIog 1t b0
'ppear8 WtrIIILng to undertake aJ kIod Of actIvity egaLoet
tbe CASTRO reglae CASTRO 18 undoubtedly knouledgeable 0I
EXRYAYDBZ " attitude ad ba8 8uffIclent confIdence Jn bl to
retaln ble Jn bJe 'preaent PobItIon CASTRO eJeo L8 8Vato
tbae be b28 {ep 0ffIcere Utb the #IIItery dlscIpALpe ,
Xot-bov , and experkence pobBeneed b} FERNAXR7.
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