FIELD INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTY: Cuba/Dominican Republic REPORT NO.
SUBJECT: Activities of the MDC; Possibility of REPORT 8 August 1966
Reactivating a Base in the Dominican Republic; Condition of NO PAGES 6
Boats, Possible Alliances with REFERENCES
Other Emigre Organizations
DATE OF INFO: 29 May to late July 1966
PLACE & DATE ACQ: United States, Miami (10 June to 4 August 1966)
SOURCE: A member of a group of Cuban emigres trained in the techniques of information collection. This group has provided useful reports since 1961.
Summary: 1. Leaders of the Movimiento Democrata Cristiano (MDC), including Armando Valladares Matilla, traveled to Miami from the Dominican Republic in late May 1966. They discussed the possibility of reactivating a base in the Dominican Republic and alliances with other emigre organizations. However, the Dominican Republic government has not yet granted approval for such activities. 2. Laurencio Batista-Falla, organization secretary of the MDC, traveled to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in June 1966 to discuss these matters further. 3. Batista-Falla reported that the MDC is willing to cooperate with the CIA to achieve its goals.
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