"ALPHA 66", AN ANTI-CASTRO ORGANIZATION

Created: 9/6/1962

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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PLANS aAd ACTIVITIES

OF THERGANIZATION,ASTR^ OPpATjiN-jN/SAN"y JUAN, PUERTO BICO^"

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LLLANS AND ACTIONS ARE BE;

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"ALPHAELEMENTS IN SAN JUANEALED ENVELOPE FROM VECIANA IN MIAMI, PURPORTEDLY CONTAINING DETAILS OP THE FIRST ACTION OP, THE ENVELOPE WAS TO BE OPENEDUBLIC BALLY AFTER THE ACTION WAS COMPLETED AND WAS CEREMONIOUSLY PLACEDAFE DEPOSIT BOX.f'

HE SAN JUAN MEMBERS OFECAME GREATLY DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OP LACK OF ACTION AND'THEY PRESSEDEADERS FOR AN EXPLANATION. THEY WERE TOLD BY ANTONIO VECIANA FROM MIAMI THAT AN OPERATIONAL GROUP HAD ACTUALLY DEPARTED FOB AN ACTION RAID AGAINST CUBA BUT WAS FORCED TO RETURN DUX TO "IMPERFECTION IN EQUIIMENT". SAN JUAN MEMBERS OF

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HEN PLANNED TOOMMISSION TO MIAMI TOORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORf^

EETING WAS CONDUCTED IN SAN JUAN BY CERONIMO EST EVEZ ON NIGHT OF2 AND WAS ATTENDED BYUBAN EXILES* THESE MEETINGS ARE HELD WEEKLY, AND IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT PLANS WILL BE REVEALED AT NEXT MEETING FOR RECRUITING YOUNG CUBANS IN VENEZUELA, PUERTO RIC AND MIAMI. WANTED ARE MEN WHO NEED MINIMUM MILITARY TRAINING TO FO RAIDER CROUPS FOR FUTURE ACTIONS. TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIRECTORIO SEVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE) WERE PRESENT, AND THEY ANNOUNCED THE DRE WAS PLANNING ADDITIONAL RAIDS ON CUBA.

3.BEEN THE SUBJECT OF

) PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THIS AGENCY AND THE BUREAU*

TRACES REVEAL NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BE PROMPTLY FORWARDED TO

ADDRESSEES.

7. ANYADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THERGANIZATION RECEIVED BY THIS AGENCY WILL BE PROMPTLY FORWARDED TO ADDRESSEES . THIS AGENCY WILL APPRECIATE RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION ADDRESSEES MAY DEVELOP ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT.

ABOVE INFORMATION IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TOAND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

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