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049J/JG/T 14-5-5 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 6 ROUTING DATE 16 DECEMBER 1958 SECRET TO DIRECTOR FROM HAVANA ACTION WI 5 INFO COP, FI, FI/OPS, FI/ROM 3, 2F, PP/PRD, `P/PYD' 2, PP/PMD, ICD 4, DD/1, AD/CI, S/C ROUTINE IN 38553 TO DIR INFO SACU CITE HAVA 0693

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APPR: PARAS 1,4 (2) PARAS 2,3 (3) PARAS 5-6

SOURCE: PARA 1 GEORGE K HARPER, LAS VILLAS PLANTATION OWNER (F) PARAS 2,3 AMARIA (B) PARA 4 AMDARK-1 (C) PARA 5 HARRY GRAHAM (F) FROM DR MEMBER (F)

ERNESTO GUEVARA HAS MOVED WESTWARD. HIS EXACT LOCATION NOT KNOWN BUT 165 MEN THOUGHT TO BE UNDER HIS COMMAND ARE CAMPED NEAR MANACAS IN WEST LAS VILLAS. GUEVARA IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE SELIEVED TO BE TO CUT OFF CENTRAL HICHWAY TRAFFIC WEST OF SANTA CLARA. FC: AMBARK-2 CONFIRMS THIS REBEL STRATEGY, SAYS MAY BE PLANNING TRY CUT HIGHWAY AT SANTO DOMINGO. SC: HEAVY TRUCKS CANNOT. TRAVEL EAST OF SANTA CLARA. BACKROADS CAN BE USED BY AUTOS AND LIGHT TRUCKS.
26TH OF JULY REPLACING CTC LABOR OFFICIALS WITH OWN PEOPLE ON SUGAR CENTRALES WHICH IT CAPTURES. CONRAD BEQUER DIAZ, WITH HOS IN CIRGA MASTRA, IN OF THE PROGRAM. SECRET REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.

14-00000 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 6 ROUTING DATE 16 DECEMBER 1958 SECRET TO FROM ACTION INFO PAGE 2 CITE ROUTINE IN 38553 HAVA 093 TO INFO

MANUEL RAY, MRC CHIEF, IS VISITING SIERRA MAESTRA FOR CONFERENCE WITH FIDEL CASTRO DISCUSS CASTRO DESIRE DISSOLVE NRC AND INCORPORATE IT INTO 26TH JULY.
SMALL FEU FORCE ACTIVE NEAR COLISEO IN MATANZAS. ARNS SHIPMENT SEIZED IN CAYO HUESO, FLA WEEK 7 DEC WAS PURCHASED BY FEU FOR USE IN HAVA.
BATISTA HAS CONTRACTED FOR SERVICES 2 FRENCH ARMY OFFICERS EXPERIENCED IN GUERRILLA WARFARE TO ADVISE CUBAN ARMY. 20-3 SUPDATA: HOS MAY WISH QUERY PARIDON PARA 5. DISSEN END DEF ORALLY. RELEASED 1618302

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