CONTINUING PLANS OF ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS, FORMER CUBAN SENATOR, FOR MILITARY

Created: 11/17/1966

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COllMTSY: haiti/cuba

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ib subject: continuing plans of rolando masferrer rojas,

rHE latest deadline given by rolando El*0g- :.

former cuban senator, for military action again haiti

for release

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PPOCEEDINGILITARY EXPEDITION TO BE LAUNCHED FROM FLORIDA AGAINST HAITIP.OUP OF CUBAN AND HAITIAN EMIGRES. LEAD EPS IN THE PLANNING WEPE ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS, FORMER CUM

AS EXPECTED TO "SEW YORK WITH ABOUTAITIAN EMIGRES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPERATION,

CUBAN EMIGRES THAT AS PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT OF HAITI HE WOULDASE OF OPERATIONS AGAINST CASTRO CUBA AND PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE GUARANTEE WOULD BE MADE TO THE LEADER WHO COULD REPRESENT ALL CUBAtlS.

5. ONE LEADER OF THE GROUP SAID THAT THREE AIRCRAFT ANO FOUR VESSELS WOULD TRANSPORT THE CUBAN AND HAITIAN EMIGRES AND

ROUP HAD THE USET,BVIKING-CLASS VESSEL WITH REGISTRATION NO.R.

ineo3 er,two independent groups of cu3an * WMftlZ activists were in training in the area of the

auiskan sugar mill in south florida. one group 'ozen men who possess paramilitary skills. thefi "em3hs of this group were using automaticcal:3ep light machine gunsub9ep boat in their definite information about the other groupt available, but it is believed that it includes haitian as well as cuban exiles.

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9. IN ADDITION TO6 AIRCRAFT, MASFERRER HASPLANES ARMEDCALlBER MACHINE GUNS. HAND GRENADES CARRIED IN THE LIGHT PLANES. THE DAIN

E.". THE GROUP WAS COUNTING ON THE AID OF ABOUTFFICERS - D" THE HAITIAN ARMY, INCLUDING At; OFFICER (HOT IDENTIFIED)

:e. UBAN EMIGRE,WHO CLAIMS TOEMBER OFASFERRER SROUJJHNOVEMBER THAT HE HAD. DEMANDEDTHAT MASFERPFR SHOW HIM ATX ARMS, PLANES, BOATS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT WHICH" WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE OPERATION; OTHERWISE HE -WOULD

LEADERS OF THE PLAN ARE GUARDING DETAILS FROM

^ NOT PARTICIPATE. MASFERRER

THEAMD FILE. THE LATTER HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHAT BOATS ARE

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1 T0 9EPOINTS OF DEPARTURE) INTERMEDIATE STOPS. OR THEi. MASFERRER CONTINUES TO CLAIM TO THE /MEN THAT THE PLAN HAS THE BLESSING OF THE UNITED STATES (USG). MASFERRER SAYS PRIVATELY_Tj^SEVERAL *gBSgHE US5 ARE HATCHING HIS PREPARATIONS CLOSELYT HE IS SPREADING CONFLICTING RUMORS TO CONFUSE THEM. U. FIELD DISSEM: CINCSO, CINCLAMT,

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