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* * Eile No. Sas iF © Spe * eee oe ; 7 cy . . . . ‘ ’ a> . - . . ~ . - < C2} «< ws : S 3 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF IUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. . Miami, Florida In Reply, Please-Refer to. . * -105-23558 = = May 19, 1976 | RE: LUCIANO NIEVES MESTRE a a . NIEVES: was, Fonp October 6 1933 in Las villas, 7 oe In 1959; with the “fall of the BATISTA. xegime™ “Ep ‘Cuba, NIEVES appointed himself asa captain: in the arty. of FIDEL CASTRO. ©. Soon, thereafter, he was arrested and sent. .to jail for dubious economic dealings. He claimed that he had been’ a member of CASTRO'S: ‘organization since 1955. 7 eo NIEVES was in. ‘Spain in 2963. ‘through “1964. and ar= : sf ~“ ‘rived in Miami in: December, : 1965; In.November, 1972, NIEVES " amnotinced. that -a revolutionary congress: would be held: in: Jamaica betwean his: group and representatives. of the. ‘Cuban - ' government “to discuss. peaceful ‘coexistence. The announcement . caused: NIEVES. to. become a cbntroverstal: figure in the Cuban exile. Commun by in: Miami. er’ os oe Tey Other “Cuban Seite organt zations, inmed#ately jotned * “together. to: oppose. NIEVES: and ‘the.Cuban ‘exile. press hegtilely Le accused him’ of being a 2, Comminist .~, The’ meetings in Jamaica. ote - Rever took place. _ , ~ On March 20, 1973, ‘ittevEs was beaten” ina “Mi amk.. \ restaurant. by Guban. exilés as a regult of ‘his political acti-. ovat. _ Later, NIEVES said fheetings would be held in’ Jamaica © in July,’ 1973, between his group. and the. govertiment. of Cuba. 2 - These meetings were never held. . TA November, 1973; NEEVES . oo satd. he was: No: * Longer’ active: in Buban’ exile. polteleat matters. a ne <PROPERTY: OF FBI--This doctitient: contains neither’. . SN “écommendations - mor conclusions of the FBI. .It is. . the property of the FBI and-is loaned to ‘your agency; - . it and its contents are not to- be. distributed outside , your: agency. - a