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104-10170-10123 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (02/19/1971)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch74414 and id is 1 raw text is: 1000 0 104-10170-10123 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 COUThIRY: Cuba .XIM 00A(S) 322/04618-71 SUBJECT: Counter-Revolutionary Organization, 19 February 1971 Alpha 66, and its Activities 1. A reliable source of the Miami Field Office furnished the following information. 2. Alpha 66 was founded in late 1962 or early 1063 by Eloy Cutierrez Menoyo, Armando Fleites, Antonio Veciana, Andres Yarario Sargent, Dr. Diego - : Medina and others, as a cover for the Second Nati.l Front of Escambray.- 3. In 1966 it separated from the Second National Front of Escambray. On 6 Jan 71 Andres Nazario Sargent became the Suprx..e Leader of Alpha 66. They are alleged to have 300 active members and 3,040 inactive members. Up to 6 Jan 71 there were no ex-members of Brigade _S06 registered as active or inactive members. There are professionals, former wealthy men and farmers who are active members. 4. Raids against Cuba commenced in 1963, the last raid was in October 1970 in Banes, Oriente Province, where 15 men allegedly landed. [C/S Comment: Sources, arriving on the airlift, hale reported that of these 1S men five -were killed and two taken prisoners at Baire. They also said rumors were that the remaining eight were either killed or taken prisoners.) There have been three landings, one in 1967 and two in 1970, also 14 raids from 1963 to October 1970. They have also attacked one ship on the high seas and two ships while in Cuban harbors. During the attack on the high seas I1 fishermen were taken prisoners and brought. to the US. They were later returned to Cuba. These landings, raids and attacks on ships have been allegedly conducted to awaken the dormant status of counter-revolutionary activities and to create - a state of revolutionary conscience within the Cutins who still remain in Cuba. S. Some people consider Alpha 66 to be a counter-revolutionary organization with a leftist tendency. There are rumors that it has a clandestine group, with- in Cuba, who gathers intelligence information for it. However, to my knowledge these rumors have not been confirmed. 6. In mid-1970 the Miami FBI raided the Alpha 66 office, and took part of their files with them. ApparentLy Alpha 66 had d:4licates hidden because today duplicates of the files which the FBI removed are in tneir filing cabinets. 7. On occasions some of their leaders have teen arrested, or interrogated, but have been set free soon thereafter. At the present time Alpha 66 does not have the full cooperation nor backing of the nojoriry of the Cuban exiles. In fact it is very limited. To my knowledge there is no prominent exile connected with Alpha 66; the reason being that they are under the impression-the organ- ization, as a whole, has leftist tendencies. 8. As far as I know there is no established reLutionship between Alpha 66 r.nd the Truth about Cuba Ccmmittee, nor do I have any knowledge that it is organizing any type of Cuban Mafia. - end -

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