</s>104-10232-10019 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 DISPATCH LASERVATION. SECRET PROFESSING ACTIVITY Chief of Station, JMWAVE X WARDED FOR MEMBER OF NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR LIVING NATIONAL Chief, WH Division ASSISTANCE JANZIP/Operational - Contact with Dr. MIRO Cardona ACTIVATION REFERENCES ACTIVATED REFERENCE For your information, transmitted herewith is a report of contact with subject written by Theodore F. PASSAVOY, and a memo of WH/A comments. END OF DISPATCH: Copin am AMB3B1.de Ce 0-1-0-0.0- Attachment - 1 GATE TYPED DATE DEPARTMENT: 19 Oct 61 20G:11.1.1 Gross reference to CAPITATION AND NUMBER UFGW-606 CLASSIFICATION HEADQUARTERS'TLE NUMBER SECRET 19-124-25

Summary: This document details a 1961 meeting between an unnamed U.S. official and Dr. Miro Cardona, a Cuban exile leader, discussing anti-Castro activities in Cuba. The conversation covers plans for commando operations, propaganda campaigns targeting Cuba via radio stations, and coordination with exile groups. It references military strategies, requests for arms and funding, and concerns about Castro's military buildup. Discussions also include the formation of a Revolutionary Council to unify anti-Castro efforts, potential Argentine diplomatic actions against Cuba, and logistical arrangements for meetings in New York City. The document highlights internal debates within exile factions regarding leadership, judicial roles, and the feasibility of overthrowing Castro’s regime.

Key People: Dr. Miro Cardona (Cuban exile leader), Colonel Manuel Varela Castro, Captain Enrique Despaine, Colonel Monteacudo, Dr. Alabau (judicial figure), Julio Amedo (Argentine Ambassador to Cuba), and unnamed U.S. officials involved in the meeting.

Key Locations: Key West (radio station reference), Havana (Cuba), Miami (meeting location), New York City (planned meetings), Buenos Aires (Spanish contact), Washington D.C. (U.S. official’s location).

Key Events: 1) Planning for commando operations against Cuba, including logistical and military coordination. 2) Propaganda campaigns targeting Cuba via radio stations and Latin American media. 3) Requests for arms and funding to support anti-Castro activities. 4) Discussions on forming a Revolutionary Council to unify exile groups. 5) Speculation about imminent Argentine diplomatic actions against Cuba. 6) Logistical arrangements for meetings in New York City and coordination with the SIP (Société Intermercianes) organization.

Key Organizations: Revolutionary Council (anti-Castro unification effort), FOND (Labor group), SIP (Société Intermercianes, international memorandum organization), Argentine Brigade in Cuba.

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