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124-90041-10023| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
JFK Assassination System Date; 4/23/201
Identification Form _
Agency Information
AGENCY : FBI
RECORD NUMBER : 124-90041-10023
RECORD SERIES HQ
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 97-3856-13
Document Inforation
ORIGINATOR CENTRAL NNTELLIGENCE AGENCY
FROM: CIA
TO
TITLE :
DATE 10/26/1959
PAGES 5
SUBJECTS
CRUZADA REVOLUCIONARIA ANTI COMUNISTA
JOSE RASCO BERMUDA
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION Secret
RESTRICTIONS 1B
CURRENT STATUS Redact
DATE OF LASTREVIEW 06/18/1998
OPENING CRITERIA APPROVAL OF CIA
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Uth hia: local eupporters through three vonen wbo v1git hin periodically_ He
has"been apprised %f the activities of his followers in Miani and has requested
that" #20,000.be furpiehed: to & Ao_man gnoup %f hia followers in Cemaguey
Province The: Canaguey group 18 the One_be bas charged with making & rald on
La 'Cabara 'prison: and freeing hin=
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60 Under the ordere '0f Reinaldo BLANCQ Navarro, on_LERUA 'Elancg (fm)T has
02*) Ri8gateh one [arcigcYMVARROF bes a, group of followera la[Pinar del
~wnG Riq bd bag ar89 amiunition
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and dynanite buried on his farm ip that province:
@RUNA 'BlancoOheo-has @ group of followers Inlyinar del KRrovince which
13 Jed by "Ueiza (Kegian Dencoae,caecuban Z DDG,GuL fmJerhe@DABRER4)
group ' is Gegi6n Denocratica Cubana (IDC, Cuban Denecratie Legio5)
The: buried arms and dynamite are to ba uged in sabotage and aasa98ination
attempts.
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7, GRUNA Blanconas also sent
Ona Bernarde to contact Manuel
BLANCO -Wavet7o In Miami' PRUN Blanco]
3Antrenpoizeled/ st OtegteMasatop
to theFIDcG}
8 point 10 Iiloneters north of Log Palacios (22 36N,, 83 16W);
(Gg
men vill be waiting at,this nt and will gignal the plane; making the
with four flashlignts; 9
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'R Besides the two group8 in Pinar' del Rio province and the group An Camaguey:
Reinaldo BLANCO Navarro al8o has two groups in Matanzas and Santa Clara
4 provinces, 1O
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Qn about 25 August 1959 Manuel BLANCO' Navarro,in Miani,wrote
4 letter to, one of
hi: followerz in Cuba Enclosed wLth the letter were two messages which BLANCO
8 sked be forwarded' to Drlandol VELAZCO=
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Distribuidore de Refrescos ARENAL 76
HNO SA; Avenida No 515 > 517 Cardenas, Matanzaa,: telephone-632 JGBLAlCO al80
eaked ' that
EEAzCge}e inforued thatethe lettenzabere
#fron hlg slster(Laydee"K5)
(Sic) of the mesgages reads 4s followa8
22 Dear Brother:
m I am writing these Lines to accompany & Jetter fron my_friend
Dr Rodriguez Couceiro
9
in Whose house I am gtajing Gince I found
out that bave arrested Leonel &nd that I cannot raturn there:
0 43 will see in,the_letter g9; I 8m gending you & gerieg_of instruca
tions to see if' Ve' can naintain the group that 18 presently without
any leaders Just as you have probably read in the newspapers9
have caught all theleaders in the roundup _ This doesn t mean adv-
thing more than that Ve,shall be delayed -until we ar0 reorgenized
:' again. Only about 1OO were arrested, and the group mibered about
39000
3 As be friend) informg youg-I do believe that you ought
to' visit Reinaldo BLANCO 'Navarro_in Le Cabana_prison_
0
You should
send someone in whom You bave,confidence. Ja the new Contacbs that you
made do not use your oun name &+* Use an aliag 80 that,. 1f_anyone
Ro 'should_talk, will pot be able to identify you_
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You Bbould pro=
tect the place where you live_
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When zou have_meetings=
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bold them at
prearranged. places: pever in Jour,hone 1 know that you knoy how to
do these things_
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but I went to Wern you to' be careful ard uge otber
persons: to maker your; -contacta, Don t do-it personally _ Tha_principal
objective is to La able to maintain yourself a8 the leader of the
movement st least until you select chiefs 1f your vork_prevents you
from leading In Habana
0 ;~X
XX ~ We bave nade, contact bere_with 8 large_gropp which wes not caught_
and wbich 18 alao organized_from Autentico people_ This,group did not
lose its leaders,e1nce,
2 88 I g0y ? 16 wa8 not caught bacause-1t bad
joined 28 only a fev deys previouslys
2
This_group i8 almost ready for
action; 80 it is urgent_that Jou reorganize OuEpeople rapidly in order
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tbat Don Fidel may not last until the New Year In the nert letter we
08NN shall gend more details and posgibly give the maia outlines of the
businesa_
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As soon &8 you bave anything to report;_usG
8 in;
0mP- whom' have: confidence &' Do not-use 'the_name 02 Carlog:
#that nane: 18,nou "burned" Use the: name Dngel MARTTNEZ
Josapa
u8e ' tbe
adaress whieh you already have-for the tine being I think that we
Sbatl soon change residence, but f Vill gend Jou the nei address a8
soon: a8_.we: do:
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Ex+ #J+0MAK {0X0*mx Wben you replyg- use the name "Little grandmotberli abuellta
1X204 3inee as: you knowg: Ewame" Ls_also "burned" : MMany regerde .t0 all
an an' embrace from your sister_
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X4R AX XW0# 8x 10. The: second message 'reads a8 follows?
A22 Mieni Z1 Angust 1959
CorlandsNELASCO](
Dear Friend:
Ag 1 sappose /ortaRreadd ovi because of the treason of Willian'
Morgar 'and ElowGUTTERREZ
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the Zeaderg Of the Ozganlzation
have been arrested, and it"18.nost necessary' that our people-be
reorganized' s0 tbat the: noyement 13,not 'lost_ The Only pergon who' Is
able to do_go '1s you_
X4
I bov that the responsibility 18.very greata
#8 but I also knov your ebllities; and we ar8 bre thet will; be 'able;
'to do the job_
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N6 # As a firt objecbive g 1t 13 necessary to establish contact with
Captain Reinaldo BLANCO . Naverro He 1s the chief cf ou2 organlzation
and "will continie to_ be He 16 in prison in Le Cabanag according to
024 our informationg but is alloued to receive visitors_
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He,knows you,
~X" "8ince met each in his office - You Can Introduce yourself 08 the brother %flllavdee
32838,8
will # give nameg of perbons and instruc-
tions to follou However;_ it 1g very important that, while ka remains
a prisoner, you' set YP & ~courior '80' that you don" t baverto Wake sabt_
X "X 8 equent visits
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Thig would be dangerous in the ertreme o_
008- AW
~E4 Go With respect to the rebels be very careful in making Your contactes
'since one Jesson 18enough: Tere i8: 'one 'safe person tbon You" @an trust;
Dz Frans ARSHALL
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Heie seeretarz_of the_Uniog Clgb_ Yej @an gee
lim on Jur` behalf ,and on tbat of the WejIcano" 3t3) 1 tbat be will not
nistrugt You? you can tell hin that_the Jast tize %e saw bin was &t 8
" AN dinner on: the tefracs-Sf the Onion Club Orell hin that 1t rained a Lot
Find out fron hin i Dt to55
or' @annot -be trusted,,8irce: Our"
information is contradictory esy ' Careful With the zebelsg and don"
make the , contaeta with, then disectly It Ls batter tbat Jou, designate
'another person the_purpoge
9;m
Crenl3s trustworthy but very 9; 'eesygolng
0 40 59:
~M4+8464N w- Another group;you @an 'Contact 18' 'that_or_ 'Qorge CUTTERREZ Izeguirrejo)
in the-Roaita de Hornedo Tell hin that you,Were Sent Wy FrancIsco
GONZALEZ, who i9 in Montclaifg_ Neh_ By; tbat here we_ ar0 ted;
and: that he-should join his goup to our- novement
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R jore information 9 thig group
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You should algo gee@br
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Valentin ARENIS' Aniga His offiee is
at Eguier Wes556] kgebara Tell bin that you eoue mY , behalf &nd
to recall tbe-lagt igit of " o7pcand_the[Wejicano ts}o his Office,
in which Veqgere speaking of CASTRO . I recently 4ro hin letter
Nov York; He-leads: a" group of folloverg % Doae Ignaclo #asccU
Artimed
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Trust Compaty . J He knovs
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19 a, Cousin, 0f Lnriquel LxA c
So that he: does7 t mistrust you? tell hin tbat you are
te moogonger
(enviado) and tell hin to recall the interview We had in the lobby
v0mRv of- the Savoy: Hilton of New York_
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Up to recently he had
a groupo
firancial "atterg_Yol can %ge Seror (BELT
18
a friend of
S(Haydee] and Seierl1in"SUEROAEalla To contact Ube latter, 88e
~0 Jecretary Senor [JorE NCHAbogrd
Le hin that_You come Jy behalf and that @Rathe word Stgar e1e
0 ) It i8 very important
tbat you get together 4 #good Cinencegfomittee to handle_the noney
problem: there, Aiso talk tcGBANCoebout persons
8an gee ebout
money _ Another pereon that you can gee 13
"GEioog.oBo;
with@r BEL 4s)
6)
0884 #:0 9X You ehould 8ee endre TERGARA]
JOhe obangallor of tbe
[Spanish_Embassyz er Jue H6 can helg you 0 lot
9
above 911 -vith
Valentin ARENAS @atc The cousin of(Rosaritorls Elena 3or? Martinez
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Her name 1s Carojina hez )telephone nubes I W-07/6j(3she
lives at[Gallano an4 Lagunas_epstaira in the(fina
), Apartnent'
(S)alo . 2 She receives our _letters and can help you_
oRlodncs
yourself
48 te brother' of(Haydee IS)No %ne_else ghoula
5be ber but youg and no
one should know that you" See her: You must be_extremely: Carerul to
M; protect her
AK
Wellg I believe that this ia enough for now Be extrenely careful;
and reorganize our renk_and file since the. "thing is S0on
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Field_Commentg
1 Previously reported as a Cuban Rebel 'Army " captain he 3 counter_ revolutionary group in Cuba. BLANCO was one of the chief conspirators
arrested in August 1959
9
when the Cuban Government smashed a plot
against ita
2 Brother and father respectively, of Reinaldo BLANCO Navarroe
3 Presidential candidate of the Cuban Feople' s Party in the 1958. Cuban
elections He took asylum in the Venezuelan Bmbassy in July 1959 and
was last reported in exile in Caracas on 26 At that time he reportedly said that he would soon leave for New York, where his fanily
wase
4a In an letter dated 6 1959 at Miami9 onel Francisco RODRIGUEZ
Tamayoz
38eka]
FEl Mejicano"
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former Rebel captain; invited his
former comparflons-in-arms to join CRAC =
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5. The BLANCO group was reportedly without funds
or arms as of 31 August 1959-
Ip_ a memorandum deted 16 September 1959 the Io_S Air Attache in-Habana
reported information from
a wife of one of the prisoners in La Cabana
that CRAC had gathered #1,000_
9
Oo0 to Reinaldo BLANCO Enrique
9 OVARES =
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Gustavo de los REYES , Kuku BRINGUIER , and Dr , CAINAS Milanes out of prison. OVARES _ REYES_
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and CAINAS are also high-level conspirators
who were arrested in the . roundup of August 1959_
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7 2 According to
a memorandum dated 26 August 1959 from the Protection
Section of American Embassy =
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Habana, an American citizen who had just been released from Ia Cabana prison after five months' imprison-
ment reported that a group of approximately 460 political
soners and former prisoners are actively engaged
in counter-revolutionary
activities_ Three hundred of the group were said to be at liberty in Habana, approximately 1O0 still held in prison,
and about 70 in
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open rebellion in Pinar del Rio under Luis LARA Crespo
9) tormer corporal
of the BATISTA armyo Among the leader: of the group was one @ernando
FRUNA Blanco @ho was said to be held in the Castillo Prison at the timee
(RUNA Blancor fnu) : may be a relative of or identical with Fernando PEUNA
Blanco &
8 & Identified by Source
as the brother of(Angel NAV
ARRo Sevioualy reported
as co-ordinator of a group of counter-revolutionaries in Miamio
9 , ~On 22 September 1959 bource reported that this army drop had been 8 cheduled
between and 10 polo on 25 September 1959
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1Oe Source did not know the size of any of the gropso
1l0 This probably refers to @r<
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Francisco RODRICUEZ Couceiro
Keported by
2
usually reliable source in July 1959 to be a leader ,
together with oneCose Is)
Wuis PUJOLJeff a Cuban counter-revolutionary movemento RODRIGUEZ Couceirel 5)
Was reported by the sane source to be a first cousin of Francisco RODRIGUEZ
Tamayo , aka `"El Mejicanot the Mexican) jgrhe Habana telephone directory
lists a @r -
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Francisco RODRIGUBZ Couceirog a lawyer=
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at(Pasco Noo 652,] Habana.
S)
12 _
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Morgan and GUTTERREZ are two Cuban Rebel Army majors who penetrated the
conspiracy that was smashed in August 19590
13_
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The Habana telephone directory lists Union
gtan Iazaro No. 128 abana
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14a This is possibly a reference toldr
0
Valentin ARENAS in July
2949 by a usuall reliable source a8 the notary handling the the
Banco Ultramar or Spanish pro-Franco interestse The(Banco
uiirchazse;
later
@bsorbed by the[Banco Continental AnericanogRow known as the Banco Continental
Cubano
0 Is)
Grtae 15 The Habana telephone directory lists
a [Jose Io RAScO at Avenida/31 No_
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7406 ,
Marianso
16. The Habana telephone directory lists Benco TrustJcompany of Cuba with main
offices atrobispo Noo 257, Habanao 3)
5)
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178 This is possibly a reference LLACA' Orbiz in the Habana
press on 18 June 1959 as antexecutive theGulig
"059} tedi
za and former
newspaper busines_ Wno was released by Cuban Government authoritles
on 16 June 0
@Gesataaa %er
his song Dr = 0
Enrique LLACA, Jr Shad_ held on
charges of conspiracy. A United report dated 24 July
1958
at Santiago,
Chile, said that(Enrique LLACA Orbiz lawyer and one-time economic editor
ofDiario de 1a Marinal had arrived in Chile_&8 an exile
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18 , This is possibly & reference to GGuillermo(BELT
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former Cuban Ambaggador to
the United_States under BATISTA
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19 . Wealthy Cuban businessman with large sugar interestse
20& ~Wealthy Cuban-businessman-with-large_sugar_inberests
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