</s>104-10236-10056 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET 10 October 1961 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with Dr. MIRO Cardona on 6 October 1. Dr. MRIRO arrived about 9:30 a.m. for the meeting we had set at 10:00: again as he driven by secretary whom he introduced. As during the first meeting, she remained outside the car. Our introduction. meeting until 11:00 noon. 2. First, FIRST, MRIRO handed me a note in longhonghan listing the topics discussed with me on 6 October. These points are: . Groups conducting propaganda, etc. with Agency support should receive their support and be coordinated through the Council. b. A propaganda campaign should be waged by the Council! aimed at: (1) Cuba, via a long wave radio station in Key West. (2) Cuba's in Miami and other U.S. areas by: (3) Subsidising Diario de las Americas, (4) Contracting for time on radio stations, (3). Latin America, with a plan such as the "Operation Grieta." c. Underground Activities. (1). Provision of monthly funds to Council for procuring Cuban pesos to send to the seven-odd resistance group in Cuba through reliable channels (such as previously sent through the Italian Embassy).

Summary: The document is a memorandum dated 10 October 1961, detailing discussions between an unnamed official and Dr. Miro Cardona regarding U.S. covert operations in Cuba. It outlines plans for propaganda campaigns against Castro’s regime via radio stations, subsidies to media outlets, and clandestine military actions. Topics include funding for anti-Castro groups, requests for arms shipments to Escambay, and coordination of sabotage efforts. Dr. Cardona proposes a revolutionary council to establish a provisional Cuban government, emphasizing the need for U.S. military support. The document references interactions with Argentine and Spanish officials, discussions about legal figures like Dr. Alabau, and logistical arrangements for meetings in New York City. It also mentions the potential rupture of diplomatic relations between Argentina and Cuba and the role of the FRD (Fondo de Refugiados) as a coordination hub for anti-Castro activities.  

Key People: Dr. Miro Cardona, Ovalardo Ramirez, Dr. Alabau, Nicanor Fernandez, Juho Amoedo, Clark, Thompson, Julio Cargaran  
Key Locations: Key West, Miami, New York City, Guantanamo, Buenos Aires, Cuba  
Key Events: Propaganda campaigns against Castro, arms requests for anti-Castro insurgents, planning of a revolutionary council in Cuba, discussions on diplomatic relations with Argentina, coordination of sabotage efforts, meetings with Cuban exiles and officials  
Key Organizations: Revolutionary Council (Consejo Revolucionario), FRD (Fondo de Refugiados), Sociedad Internacional (SIP)

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