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Report S D-742, C-4, 20 Mar 64 (cont.)

but by the countries of those Latin Americans. I am a Latin American product, not another kind of product. I am receiving help from Latin America and that is why I cannot be chosen for that plane. Maybe others are being selected for that. (ovation.)

Question: A lady in the audience, not a member of A.R.E.C., who said she was a teacher from Las Villas province, Cuba, asked the next question. She began by saying in brief words the help which she had given to insurgents in Las Villas province, etc., etc., and that she had had to leave Cuba because three of her boys had been arrested. Then she asked ARENC "Why isn't help given to those insurgents?"

Answer: ARENC said that he did not understand Americans. Then he said that last week, precisely last week, help had been sent to those insurgents. That unfortunately it was not all that it should be, but it was something. He explained that it is necessary to use small and fast boats and for that reason heavy cargoes cannot be taken, and that it is only possible to make two trips in one night to the Cuban coast and for this reason the help cannot be more effective. That at any rate, they were infiltrating arms, shoes, boots, food and technicians in the building of armament. He clarified that the function of the technicians was to teach the handling of weapons to the peasants and also to unite them.

ARENC then told the same lady that the person for whom she was asking was precisely where he could help those over there, and for that reason was not in that room. (He was referring to a person for whom the lady had inquired when he accompanied her from the seat to the microphone, as the lady spoke very softly and the audience asked her to go to the microphone to ask her question so all could hear her.)

Question: Another member of the audience asked the following question: "Mr. ARENC, we understand—through announcements that have been published—that Mr. UNT and Mr. JUM will go to Cuba in the coming months and there are rumors about another organization doing the same thing. Are you thinking in some action of that type to counteract the effects of those possible activities in favor of your movement?"

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