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De a a a oe a 2k, Bender's linguistic accomplishments did not include Spanish and this may have diluted his effectiveness in dealing with Cubans. 25. After the FRD was launched the handling of purely FRD affairs in Mexico City and later in Miami was turned over to a case officer with fluent Spanish and long experience in Latin American affairs. 26. However, Bender continued to be identified with the project. .The FRD leaders' antagonism toward the Bender Group was sharpened when, at the time of the change in operational policy noted above, WH/k assigned Bender the responsibility of dealing with Cuban individuals and groups outside of the FRD framework. The Rubio Padilla Group 27- One of the outside groups the project continued to work with was the Action Movement for Recovery. (MAR), headed by Juan Rubio Padilla. Use of this conservative group of rich landlords was strongly advocated by William D. Pawley, an influ- ential Miami businessman. <A paper prepared by wa/4 for the Director of Central Intelligence's use in briefing Senator Kennedy in July 1960 stated MAR's claims to e widespread resistance organization needing only arms and ammunition and orders to go into action and called the MAR relationship a most encouraging development.