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) THE POLITICA'\L OPPOSITION 1. CIA is already in close touch with three reputable opposition groups (the N!ontecristi, Autentico Party and the National Democratic Front). These all m.eet the fundamental criteria conditional to acceptance, i. e .. they are for the revolution as originally conceived--~anybeing former 26th of July m.ernbers--and are not identified with either Batista or Trujillo. They are anti-Castro because of his iailure to live up to the original 26th of July p!.atiorrn and his apparent willingness to sell out to COrrLTllunist domination ?nd possible ulthnate enslavement. - These ~roupsJ the:t:efore, fit perfectly the planned opposition slogan of "Restore the RevolutioLl". 2. An opposition COlli"'1.cil or Junta will be fore-ed within 30 day'" from representatives of these groups augmented possibly by representati,ves of other groups. It is probably premature to nave a fixed platform. for the Council " but the Caracas Manifesto of 20 July i958 contains a nwnber of exploitable points. Two of the CIA group leaders were signers of the Manifesto.' The following points are suggested as a few possibilities: a. The Castro regime is the ne\v d.ictatorship of Cuba subject to strong Sino-Soviet inilue2.ce. b. Cuba is entitled to an honest, democratic goverp-'."7lent based on free elections. There is no hope of t~is as long 2.S Castro throttle-s the rights of legitlr.:late Dotitical pa::ties 2.~d the h-eec.o<n of expressio:l..