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104-10180-10193 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (10/16/1960)

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                       ..                                            Oct      1 , 160


                                          . vas
                           f'llowinr infernation/socure'l by        1urir  th  past 30
                         o from his coversationq with Guille me,   . Oje.1a, JeAuS, Fernando,
                        latin,  Gra:iela, I'arche, lace, Alba, etc. ant in o* -w-rei to
                      .0 appreciation of ldtest happeninr. an*! present situation In Tscambray

               nJ_.1*CyX Please check previous reports for accuracy.  lise was t * first one
               to take up  arms in Escambray a-ainst castro shortly after his takinc! ever the
                        As  time-went on, other groups~took arms and started to ererate in
               different  zones thro-ughout the Estambray. Zome of t#iese croups.were 3ineci*,
               Beaivive, Duque; Alba, lamirez, etc. etc. as reported. Guillermo, who is
               well knwon and liked...n *that-zone as the one responsible for the II Front of-
               pea.tLr-ay in the' fitit against Batista' went to the zone from Faiana, p-*bab
               in the firat'quarter  of 1960 to organize his own group and operate a clandes-
               tine raflf statiten.;.!iuill-e-rre !a.!_a radio station hidden and left f'rm the
               prevI eus fight aga~ist batista, as'ell  as home arms and flags hidden in the
               eorie.' Jiillermri- did not take up arms at the tire. His group t.as Pettin'$ or-
               raIzed4 wrking unde. cover h:r he and others were surprised sometime
               fiSun/       therabouts. At,   that  time some of Guillermo's  .upe
               taker :r isioner but Gutlereo.;ot  away and care to 1avana were he 1enained
               biddlen tmanwwwma nndawwww    RAymA, avaitirp'contact from the o-ranyp
               The *pmparty had evi:Fently proninel .tr andt his brother lefinit e Quprort
               probahly at the time Guillermo, lancho and  others in the 9/A :mzi^ publ'o
               their stand against corunism   -o!etime in 1959.  Fially   .oentacted
               Guillerne there when instructions.were-given  to get hiriut t   .-'ua. Ke
               ,a3 Lhen trained by the CoLpany.al -I specific plans of action atr nronies
               were evi lently agreed on. Guiwer.-. as  sent back sor.etine i.n later part 'of
               July or 4:egininjg of August 1963, ::ith the obvious instructions to or:arize
               action in Hvana'ani  'then Troceed to :scambray to rorlinate  and snen up
               a Froit therz-. Up to that time the rroups in Escambrav were  In contact with
               eaovh otAer but there was no common ohje:tives and cooperation.  7ach group
               wa-i ripttini on his own an' ear leater, s9'ecially Sinecio 1e:iuse of his
               personal arroancy,  wanted to be the militev  leader of the  -scambraV.
               In >ptem.Guillermqo left f`or  ca:s.y  with wesus and  -enny. In La   e
               they joined a Capt. Ie3a, i- !etor an I othe     . t. were also to 3iecio's
               car. in Pico del Tuerte. 7-e prov: lhft La 1eza on Septembr   -, with a
               24 hor3  'delay Lecause Jesuas .  enrv  1 i- not make contact in 1ierefuges
               a. planned with -Guillermo anr rettrned to Havana under Jesu's ns.91ance and
               fears. Onthe  way the, party.me h some mil1c1anos from a cooerative near by
               an-1 3enny was taken prinfister. At midnisht Sept. 27-28 radio contact was
               made a., scheduled with the '>ase blut Jesus did CT received the base in his
               et. In one  belief that theye dlid not make contact at all with :he hase,
               the eroun proceed to the last stop before Sinecie's camp, which is 1 hour
               walk from said camp in Pico del Tuerto. Sinecie was surroundedt bv troops
               and the rarty could rnot proceed and awaited there until a breach could be sa
               made. .. 'e there t!e party heard of the drop ingAnabanilla.  Vot beinp able
               to proc-i  to Sinecio's cea2p, luillerme; the doctor and Jesus itecied to
               bactrack. The rCst  if tke party renainedI there an-I later on were able to
               cortir:ue an-d reaji Sinecie's camp. Gutillerm with the lector :n! Jesus
               returnei to La :oza dfter :   .' their equipment in the last ston before
               ret 'nninr (iernandez's furnd, under a tree behind the house. Thre was no
               one in La :.za  and   iller:o wit'. t's doctor tok a ca,- fo- hire (htero)
               frou, la Ien to  umanayarua. Jemsu followed two or three hovs-n later, takiq
               ano::er car 'fo hire a couple of miles der  the road. CGuill-rr.o an-i the *leet#.
               were c&ayht in Curr.ahayagua Th+ile havinrg a drink in town. A miliciano asked
               th-m questions and arrested t.e  when they were not able to fully identify
               themselves or perhaps they wtre recognize*!. The doctor had about O'C'veses
               hi-den in his socks and Guillerno about3C   r'eces in his !iecks, anicture
               of *,As wife an. of tir children ;:.I a pi-ce of paPer to remin! ihn how to
               put the .ma:s Ltether but ..th uao relation to it. This paper was coverinff
               th  i'cttes, ani ths  pict-r  of his dwhter   was sta:pel on the back :Prieti
               or rte--ra:a Friet*, wh t! i.ap'en  to 1e the r.ar-e o tL, p't. --'her t at
               too-. the picture in Pava..a. NoM.  & se -.*aq foir. I or them an:A tb* arrest was
               a sirple pick up. T.nu, hea'd of the .r---st when arrivin7 to >u-ara:arua and
               pro.e I to a:. :ruces an-i to 1avana. asus was stepp*d Ir Lar *rue-s b  a
               in11-oe  for *tuentient¶:.,; ar.-: allowni to 'r*ce :e t* next *.e~' w**e he
               cla -el he coull identify h.!r-elf .:.li we he  gav, up his iT.D. -a-1 vup-It-d
               t!  .7 e Conpanv (not the on Tron th  1:   *'e !* A-!culturau
               left in *averJa t*t th **,>* Oe  *-it.    1 'e- an! ri <tipe,  **D:-. 'fe
               t.at ?.e wa-;  fe  lo.et by  :.-O  Ca- f e-  ..a. duo- to  t  A  r.e':  on1  an  ' -Om
               ti-re to -ava.4 y the :-r   *            ' ''us wit   ,  an wvon re '*st
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