INTEREST (DELETED) IN DETAILS OF THE "BATISTA CONSPIRACY PLAN"

Created: 4/7/1965

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LOSE FRIEND AND CONFIDANT ,WHO RESIDES IN MIAMI ANDTO INFORMATION ON EXILE MANEUVER INGS, IF HE KNEW ANYTHE "BATISTA CONSPIRACYTOLD THE FOLLOWING

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3: THE BATISTIANOS FEEL TEAT THEIR GROUP IS THE ONLY 0KB tflTH

COHESIVENESS AND UNITY WITHIN THE EXILE COMMUNITY AND, IF THEY CAN

KEEP LT THIS WAY, THEY FEEL THEYOOD CHANCE OF RETURNING TO

GAINING

POWER IN CUBA EITHER BY ELECTION IN EXILE OR BY/CONTROLIBERATED

AMID THE EXPECTED INFIGHTING AMONG REVOLUTIONARIES, BY HAVINu' SOMEONE FRONT FOR THEM.

4. THE BATISTIANOS, IN THE EVENT ANY ELECTIONS ARE HELD TOUTURE PRESIDENT OF CUBA, BAVE BEEN ORDERED TO VOTE FG?.|

COOPERATION IN THE PLAN. THE BATISTIANOS FEEL THEY COULD CONTROL CUBA THROUGH |

THE BATISTIANOSHAVE ORGANIZED THEMSELVES INTO THREE GROUPS: CIVIL AFFAIRS,

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BY ROLAKDO MASFERRER ROJAS, WHO IS IK HIDING IKAREA AND IS BELIEVED TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF REORGANIZING IS DIRECTING THE

MAJOR FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAFFAIRS.

TO JOIN THE GROUP, BUT HE REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE, CUSTODIANTHE ORGANIZATION.

6.' ANOTHER ASPECT OF TEE BATISTIAKO PLAN,IS.IKINCLUDES PLANS TO TAKE OVER THEVERKXENT BYNATIONALS FOR THE OPERATION.

MASFERRER ROJAS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH AN ATTE1IPT BY HAITIAN AND CUBAN EXILES TO OVERTHROW HAITIAN DICTATOR FRANCOIS DUVALIER BASED ON PROMISES OF BASES IN HAITI FROM WHICH TO LAUNCH ANTI-CASTRO OPERATIONS.)

7.V. THE BATISTIANOS CLAIM TO HAVE THE COOPERATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN CUBA WHO HAVE NEVER LEFT THE ISLAND.

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.ID THAT HE HAD AN IMMEDIATE NEED FORCN VKKSE PLANS.. he SAID THAT I

iS INSISTED UPON TALKING WITH HIM AGAIN AND IS NOW INTERESTED IN KNOWIKG'WHETHER | LDLARGE ORGANTZATION" IFUBAN GOVERNMENT IN EXILE. Aj |SAID HE WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING| JtELATIONSHIP WITH THE BATISTIANOS ESPECIALLY AS RELATED TO THE ABOVE PLAN AND THE GOVERN-

EXILE.- | |vAS ADVISED THAT^^JeaD BEEN APPRISED OF THE SITUATION ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND CLAWED THAT HE WAS ALREADY AWARE OF IT. HOWEVER, HE WAS STILL INTERESTED IN PUSHING HISIN EXILE IDEA.

9.' FIELD DlSSEM: CINCLANT, CINCSO, CCi3CWEST?CR,USCG, BORDER PATROL. IStNS, FBI AND CUSTOMS. I

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