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I . (URcla.ait'ied) UBE~ ACT~TY. ~ere haa beeR act1ve rebel . . rJ ao~ivity aiBoethe' l~~R~ ot May •• Rebels who laRded trom the H~

, Corinth1a oa May 24 ~ "'22 1 May 29) clashed wl th Cuban troopa on &; ~ . MaY 29 Real' Holguin. ~~ tel the Army clalmed 16 rebels k1ll~ct-. .~ iii : i clud1q their leader ' Cal1xto SANCHEZ Whyte. · - There were rumors tl J of land1ags 1a 'var1oua 'parts ot the 1sland but they were 'all deR1ed by the aovernmeat. Police reported that after a IUD ticht· in which BO oae wa. i.jured they arreeted some 35 'armed men Who had gathered.ear C1ent'uecoa.. laa Villa. to move apl.at Goverame t torces. There waa aft encounter betweea the Cub .. Army and Pldel C5 CASTJ\O'.' , "26th otJuly" group at El Ubero .. Orleate early 0 , May 28. . reportedly resultiB& 1ft ~everal oasualties oa both aides. OR June ~ 1. the Army reported aaotherolaSh with CAS~O ' &Rd ola1med 9 rebel. :e had beeR killed _d 4 wounded wi thQut allY Army loa.es. The Army '-" has sent , some 8000t its beat troops to the Sierra Maeatra to.make out CASTRO. iacludiJlC t he battallon e<tuipped uader MAP; aad the Army ~ I Chiet ot start baa .a1d they will need DO more than oae week t. do I· ' .0. . Some rea14eats or the Pica Turquif10 area -- S1erraMaeatra t. 01 hichest peak':, - have bee. e'vacuated . 01~

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(CONFIDENTIAL) OOMMENT.'lbeArmy ha. aet 1teeU a time ..... 1 sehedule oa olle week · oa the C&stro1asue &ad ita tlme 1. rUlUl1ac out. I The al,tuat1oa waa deter1orat1q rapIdly hftever &ad the Army was I torced to take stroBe mea.urea to quell rebel activity 1A order aot · !

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(UNCLASSIPDD) TEMOIUSTIC ACTIVITIES. Terroriatic bombillc. cont1Rued J:n Habaaa ad the Interlo~ dur1a& the paat week • . 'lbe bOllba whlch exploded a t the :llect l'1c Coinpaay plot at 2:10~...M. OR May 28,thO . (WEEKA 22 .. , May 29 ) blacked ut t~e=D~be.1S aad commerci:al center ' of Habana uatl1 11:10 A;.M . oa May ;3<):.-, • 'tt."etal ot 57 hours, duriac ~ which time moat ah pa la the area rema1Red 9lo.ed. I~ waa reported iii that the bemb ' cauaed damage eatimatedat $375.000. ~~ll9.eare loold.a& tor .. El ectric Co*~' F1Wl qye .. ~.. tl'tey alum U. ~spoaaiple , tor the bemb1as. aad have alreaCly '&rre.~cf (h1s wIre. ', ~, .

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ACTION COpy ~ . DEPARTMENT.OF STATE The action omce must return thls .permanentrecord copy toPC/R.1l1es. w1th.an endorsement of action taken.

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:'>-~ . CtDfCLASSIPIED) ELECTIONS. . Late oa June ~. 1957 th 00 tt . oa Kle 1;1 n Ledalat10a. aet up aa a n.1Ilt ~ th J 1nt Co ere •• -ioaaaett rt. t t~d .. pe.oetul .olllt1. t. C1Ib • .•• p lit1 .1 P b~~.(~ 19 of .~ 8). voted 'to oaaoel exi.t1Aa v tera' Ideatlty oarda (caraet.) &ad to 1 •• ue aew . ae • . tor the 1958 .

. eleot1 .... , The · Auteatlc. (C1aban ftev.11lt1oaary Party) member. ot the C. ttee -- .h. had /' retUl'lled to the C I'Ull1ttee after with-4~wlllC tro It twice 1Jl a week -- voted aca1Aat the .e •• 'U'e. aayiq they t.v reel revalld&tl a &ad re-ue . t the old ca1"llet •• The Comm1 ttee 's aot1 n Will be .Ubm1 tted to the C nare.. ter 1 t. ~~. " , -

(Ol'FICIAL USE ONLY) COMMDT. The Caraets are ued ter regiatering p 11t1cal partles. Auteatlco le.der aad t.rmer Preai­deat Ram aGRAU San Martta wh waa the oaly pp slt10n eaadld.te .uriagthe 1954 electi ft. -- alth u&h he With.rew betore theaot .. l J

electl.a ute -- haa beea opposiag the caaoelJ.&tl a t the eanets beeaue he reporte.ly has a lar,e Jl1Ulber t/1'fttie. te hi. t ll.wer. IB 1954 atl1l 1B hi. c.atrel. Chaaoea t eveatual acree .at Oft 1958 eleotl aa plaaaiag are aa allm a.8 ever aRd 1 t i8 rwtl! ret that the rnaj r opp sltloaiat p-eup. may Rot partlcip.te in' the .eleetlen •• Maauel AlIt no (Tolly) VAllONA. l e.tert the _%'eclateret :lllteiltiee taoU .a. reoe.tly ret uraet rrom Miami where he laterviewet exile. Aliteatie. le.ter aRt t rmer Pre.iteat Carl • PIlIO S carras ~ The Embassy hears VARONA wUl shartly place bet ere the QeveJ'Ule.t the e ... lt1.... PftIO 1nai.t. be metberere hi. crouP, wl11 partie, 1pate 1l'l eleoti ••• The e a.i tl... h.ve ut been ma.~ PUblic but the EIlb.aay •• erat .... they ... 1; aut term. t wh1eh the GoverAlBe.tc.uld •• t p ••• 1bly agree . OIle reault .t the le •• eniq e~eea .r acree ... meat •• eleetlua plaan1ng heweea the (Jeverammt &ft,-the eppe.:1- . tloa &rOUP. 1.. t . ene811r&Se th •• e .he .tv.eate vi.Ieace .a the Gill y way et gett1a& BATISTA .ut et ettice.

( OFFI CIAL USJ: ONLY) tnmUT lNSANTIAGO DE CUBA. 'lheee haa beell grew1BC uarea'b la Santl.C •• e OIb •• 1iring the :1iaat week. Pellee have .rep.rtetly beeae"erc1-c ak buaettlc1al oUrtew ~ • •• SWlUy, JWle . 2, 26 women were temp.rarl1y .eta1a~" ·· bt p.lioe a,.th.rtt1ea tell •• lag a pUblica .elll.a.tratie. apbst vielenee aael t errer1am.

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, . (COUIWNTIAL) COMMDIT. Alth.1I&h O~U1e tao •• Gharce • • t . • ire tiac aa illepl .trike ... i. un.t.r aupi 1 •• t.r .apllo1ty

·1. the b.l1binl .t th mat. eleotric Pr.'uaiJlI plant in Babana •• May' 28. the (Jeveruae.t apparently tie d.." te permit him t. I. t. the ·ILO C.atere.ee. i. 'vlew .t hi. p •• itl.Jl .ft the Geverainl Beart. an. 18 .rjer t. heat .tt p ••• ible orltioiam by 'eta1a1n& h1m here in Babana .

On Juae 4. the Urce.oy O.urt 1ft Habaaa .rtere. the arre.t . t Cetlf1.. -aeaube hi. .t tRv.l verne t 1n the b-b1aS.t the el trio plaat .

(UHCLASSIPIKD) PSYCHOLOGICAL: Eveat. i. Talpeh &at Halti recelve. the areateat a~te.t1.n 1a the CUb~ prea.. Bath . Exoel.i.r. an' Iat.r.aac1 •• telt tB~ attaok .. the Aaer.1oan Imba •• y at 'alpeh wa. a t lea.t ·iiatlcatea by C.mMUa1.t.. Tbe ~aet that a lreup .t the attacker. trie. t •• peR the eate ••• ta1a1a,.eC8et papera-•• &1. keela1.r. wa. -pre_t' tha-tthe Klnba •• y cu.tt~ was •• t jut the res.a1t .t .p.ataRee. m.b a.t!.a. The ma1.c.~.t m.tlve aal_ this paper. wa. prebably •• t . t •• btaSa aee~t paper. but t. take a.vaatace .t the' te •• l.n aa. pr ••• te trlet1.n betwee. the Chineae Natl.nallata alui. the U.S. Iat.rma.c1.h. aC"d that the e.mDl1IlUst. ln1i.t have expl.l t.. the iltiiii1 •• iJul t •• eate. the m.b act1 •• bllt · p.1atetl .1It that thi8 •• 111 ••• t - have beeR p ••• ible n th.lIt a caDe -- whlGh the ~er1eua cave by hvt1q the PhUeae pr1_e. While 1 t m1cht have bee. e.Rtral'Y' t. We.'tel'll 1_. .u. thla paper. It a Chi ••• e jutce hat bee. all .... t •• it ~W1th the . Amer10aa mi11tary tribunal. the adneae I11cht have be .. 'able te save taee &a' the1Jlel, • • t av.t.e.. Meat .r· the o.lDIleaQ-17 •• Ha1 t1 t •• k phee wheR tn.e •• 1IBtl"Y' br.ke .ut ~ 01 vil wartare bef"ere Flp.le w.,. ma.e prevta1.aal presi.aeat. he'Dl. calle • . Hal t1 a . madh.lIae where •• b._y un_erate.. *ut wa. ~appen1a1 aRl .h~re 10 ·prea1'eRt 1.al oaafi.ate. all u ·e. the _&10 •• " . "electi ••• " • whl1e •• ae D.' a precr&m. • .. E .. 1 =, .. tate • . t~t while , .GeReral Nasl.1re . hat t. a. .u.en a·· .• 1.tVt e.~.. 1n i~ tin Ameriea J ~~sult.1n

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