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![handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch43046 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10180-101931
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f'ollowinr infernation/socure'l by urirg th past 30
o from his coversationq with uillemo, Dr. Oje1a, JeAuS, Fernando,
el*ntin, Gra:iela, I'archo, lace, Alba, etc. ani is r* -w-reI to
.0 appreciation of ldtest happeninr. an*! present situation in Tscambray,
nJ.12CyX Please check previous reports for accuracy. lise wan t * first one
to take up arms in Escambray a-ainst castro shortly after his takinc! ever the
As time-went on, other groupstok arms and started to ererate in
different zones thro-ughout the Estambray. Zome of thiese rroups.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 Pront of
pea.tLr-ay in the fiit against Batista' went to the zone from Faiana, p-*bab
in the firat'quarter of 1960 to orranize his own group and operate a elandes-
tine raflf statien.;.'iauill-e-rre !a.!_a radio station bidden and left f'rm the
previ eus fight aga~ist batista, aswell as home arms and flags hiden in the
eorie.' Jiillermri did not take up arms at the tire. His group t.as Pettin'$ or-
ra:Ized4wrking unde. cover h:r he and others were surprised ometime
fiSun/ therabouts. At, that time some of Guillermo's oupe
taker :r isioner but Gutllereo.;ot away and care to 1avana were he rmeained
bidden tmanwwwmannedawwww RAymbAww avaitirp'contact from the orany,
The *pmparty had evi:Fently proninel .tr andt his brother lefinit euprort*
probahly at the time Guillermo, lancho and others in the 9/A :__=ii pullio
their stand againat corm.unism -o!etime in 1959. Fially .enacted
Guillerne there when instructions.wero-given to get hiri' 91 of na. 1-e
was Lhen trained by the CoLpany.aldI specific plans of action atr nronies
were evi tently agreed on. Guille-. :as sent back sor.etine i.n later part of
July or hegininjg of August 1963, ::ith the obvious instructionq to or:arize
action in Hvana ani then Troceed to :scambrav to terlinate ard oen up
a Froit therz-. Up to that time the rroups in Escambrav were In contact with
eaovh oAer but there was no common ohje:tives and cooperation. 7ach group
wa-i riptini on his own 4ni earo later, s9' ecially Sinecio '.e:ause of his
personal arrogancy, wanted to be the militev leader of the cambraV.
In >ptem.Guillermqo left for ca:s.y with wesus and BR-nny. In La e
they joined a Capt. Ie3a, a !6ctor an] *hthe '.were also to 3iecio's
car. in Pico del Tuerte. 7-e prov: lhft La 1eza on Septemb-r _-, with a
24 hosr3 d1lay Lecause es'uIs i.'* Aenrn Ili not make contact in 1ierefuges
a. planned with -Guillermo anr rettrned to Havana under Jesu's insi91ance and
fears. On~the way the, party.met. some milictanes from a cooerative near by
ani 3enny was taken prinfister. At midnivht Sept. 27-28 radio contact wan
made a., scheduled withi the '>ase blut Jesus did :CT received the base in his
zet. In on belief that theye lid 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 surrounded bv troops
and the .arty could not proceed and awaitel there until a breach could be mat
made. .. 'e there t!e party heard of the drop ingAnabanilla. Vot beinp able
to proc-i to Sinecio's cea2p, *uillerme; the doctor and Jesus itecied to
backtraik. The rest if tie party remainedi there and later on were able to
cortir:ue and reaji Sinecie's camp. utillerm with the lector AndA Jesus
returnei to LA :oza dfter :u their equipment in the last ston before
ret irninr (Fernandez's ftr;.j, under a tree behind the house. Th-re was no
one in La .zat and iller:o wit'. t' doctor tok a ca,- fo- hire (htero)
frou, 'la Ien to umanaya!ua. Jemsu followed two or three hovs-n later, takiq
an::mer cAr for hire a rouple of miles drr. the read. (uill-rr.o anl the *oct#
were c&ayht in Curr.ahayagua Th+ile havinrg a drink in town. A niliciano asked
th-m questions and arrested t.e when they were not able to fully identify
themnelves or perhaps they wtre recognize*!. The doctor had abont OCeses
hilde.n in his socks and Guillerno about3C r'eces in his !ieckq, anict'Ire
of *,As wife an. of tir chil.Iren a:. A pi-ce of paPer to remin! ihn how to
put the naps toether but -..-th iio relation to it. This paper was coverine
th ictu.es, ani the pictar of his swahter was sta2pel on the back :Prietd
or rete--r:a Friet*, wh .td ;.ap'enr to 1e the r.ar-e o t, p'te --her t at
too- the picture in Fava..a. . &ve o -.*aq foir. or, t!,em an. t!* arrest was
a sirple pick up. T.u, heard of the .r-'-st when arrivin7 to 7,3-aravarua and
pro.e I to a:. :rces ani to 1avana. asus was stepp*d ir La! *rue'-s b a
n11-aO for *tuent;:.; ar.: allowni to 'r*c :o t* n-et *.e . w**e he
cla-e I '.- coull identify .!rself .:.li we he gave up his i T.. -a-1 vup-Itd
- 17th e Com-pany (not the onT rmte1 *'e! -tutr b* u
left in *avera~ ht th* **,H* Oe *-t 1 e- an! I r< tripe, **:- e'aft.s
tat ?.e wa.; fe lo.et by C.o* cA *e ..a . us do t A r.e- on 4n -eM
ti-re to ava.4 by the :-r ' u w , an vo, he '*st
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