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104-10171-10066 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (12/4/1962)

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                                                                4 December 1962


                                       EJERCITO LIBE'ADOR  DE CUBA
                                         (LIBERATION ARMY OF.C UBA)



                       ORIIN  AND BACKGROUND

                            The Ejercito tihertador do -Cuba (ELC).  This organ-
                       zation was formed Iublicly in March/April 1962 allegedly
                       composed    former Cban  military officers in exiles, former
                       members of the MRP and followers of Huber MATOS.

                            In May 1962 a document of basic principles and status -
                       of organizing committoo-was drawn up in Washington by
                       Ernesto BETANCOUkT, Jorge BERUFF and Jorge A. PERRAMON.  A
                       council.of 25 prominent Cuban nationals was to be selected.
                       The council in turn would name a group of seven or-nine men
                       to supervise and execute.directives of the council.

                       .    The organization was formed on the premise that neither
                       the United 'States nor OAS intervention promises a solution
                       to the Cuban problem.  A second premise is that.an internal
                       uprising is unlikely without external assistance.

                            The.original thought of the organization was not to ask
                       the US government for any assistance, simply toleration of
                       it's activities.  This group of Cubans.wants complete control
                       of their operation, and will make all key decision, including
                       time and nature of landings and guerrilla operations.

                            The origiial plan of the E1W was to get forces ashore
                       in Cuba in tim6 to interfore with the sugar planting that
                       must be done 'dutng the summer months. This would hapten
                       CASTRO's downfall.  This plan was not accomplished.

                       HEADQUARTERS

                            The headquarters of the ELC is listed as 585 Riverside
                       Station, Miami  Florida,

                       LEADERS

                            The.following is a list of the loading representatives
                       of the ELC:

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