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CUBAN GOVERNMENT, OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND MASS ORGANIZATIONS
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ORGANIZATIONS, AND MASS ORGANIZATIONS
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This reference aid provides an administrative directory of the Cuban Government and various official and mass organizations, with the names of incumbent key personalities. Brief biographi cal notes on selected personalities are included.
The information for this publication was com piled by an independent research group and judged to be of sufficient interest to warrant further distribution. The latest date of information is March 1973.
Hierarchical and alphabetical indexes of the official Cuban organizations are provided at the front of the Directory. At the end is an alpha betical index to the names.
This publication supersedes CR A 71-23 dated July 1971.
INDEX OF OFFICIAL CUBAN ORGANIZATIONS
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COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA (PCC) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1
Administrative reorganization of the GOC. (Agreements adopted by the Counoi1 of Ministers on 24 November 1972) •• 88
Presidency of the Republic•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89
Council of Ministers •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89
Cuban Organizations Under the Direct Supervision of the Prime Minister •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89-D
Secretariat of the Presidency and of the Counoil of Ministers ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 90
National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA) •••••••••• 107 Cuban Tobacco Enterprise (CUBATABACO) ••••••••••••••• 569 National Forestry Institute (INDAF) ••••••••••••••••• 574
Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) ••• 313
Ministry of Interior (MININT) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 336
Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) •••••••••••••••••••• 358
Children's Institute (II) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 388
Cuban Organizations Under the Direct Supervision of the President of the Republic••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 95-A
Central Planning Board (JUCEPLAN) ••••••••••••••••••••• 96
National Bank of Cuba (BNC) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 101
Ministry of Labor (MINTRAB) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 395
Ministry of Foreign Trade (MINCEX) •••••••••••••••••••• 406
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Cuban Organizations Related with Foreign Affairs Under the Direction of Vice-Prime Minister Carlos Rafael RO DRIGUEZ Rodriguez••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
National Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Collaboration (CNCECT) •••••••••••••••••••••
Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) •••••••••••••••
Cuban Institute for Friendship With Peoples (ICAP) •••
Sugar Harvest Sector
Consumer Goods and Domestic Trade Industries Sector••••••
Ministry of Domestic Trace (MlNCIN) ••••••••••••••••••
Ministry of Food Industry {MINAL) ••••••••••••••••••••
Ministry of Light Industry (MINIL) •••••••••••••••••••
National Institute of Tourist Industry (INIT) ••••••••
Cuban Institute of Investi~ations and Orientation of Domestic Needs (ICIODI). {UsuallY referred to as Ins titute of Domestic Needs)............................
Transportation and Communications Sector.................
Ministry of Communications (MlNCOM)..................
Ministry of Transportation {MITRANS).................
Cuban Civil Aeronautics Institute {lACC).............
Construction Sector (SECONS) ••••••••• ,...................
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National Institute or Sports, Physical Education and
Cuban Institute or the Motion Picture Arts and Indu8~
Cuban Institute or Petroleum (ICP) ••••••••••••••••••• ;60
Construction Materials Industry (lMC) •••••••••••••••• 224
Industrial Construction {CI) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 228
Technical Branch (RT) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 229
Ministry or Education (MINED) •••••••••••••••••••••••• 236
National Councilor Culture {CNC) •••••••••••••••••••• 287
House or the Americas (CA) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 298
Recreation (INDER) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 300
Book Institute (IL) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 524
Basic Industries Sector•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 539
Ministry or Mines and Metallurgy (MMM) ••••••••••••••• 553
Automotive Technical Services Center (CESETA) •••••••• 562
National Institute or Veterinary Medicine (INMV) ••••••••• 580
Cuban Inabitute or Hydrography (ICH) ••••••••••••••••••••• 584
Energy Research Institute (lIE) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 585
National Coordination or Local Administration (PL) ••••••• 586
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Centennial Youth Column (CJC) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 671
Mid-Level Students Federation {FEEM) ••••••••••••••••••••• 678
Federation of Cuban Women {FMC) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 695
Committees tor the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) ••••••• 716
Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC) ••••••••••••••••••••• 746
National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) ••••••••••••• 798
Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) •••••••••••••••••••••••• 821
National Union ot Cuban ~iters and Artists {UNEAC) •••••• 826
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1. Administrative reorganization of the GOC. (Agreements adopted by the Council of Ministers on 24 November 1972}.................................................. 88
2. Association of Foreigners Residing in Cuba............. 486
3. Automotive Technical Services Center (CESETA).......... 562
4. Basic Industries Sector................................ 539
5. Book Institute (IL).................................... 524
6. Camaguey Higher Court.................................. 440
7. Centennial Youth Column (CJC).......................... 671
8. Central Planning Board (JUCEPLAN)...................... 96
9. Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC)................... 746
10. Children's Institute (II}.............................. 388
11. Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR)..... 716
12. Committee of the UJC, "Marta Abreu" Central Universi ty (Santa Clara, Las Villas Province).................. 286
13. Committee of the UJC, Oriente University (Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province)................................ 286
14. Committee of the UJC, Western (Havana) University...... 285
15. Communist Party of Cuba (FCC}.......................... 1
16. Consolidated Cuban Aviation Enterprise (ECCA).......... 504
17. Construction Material Industry (lMC)................... 224
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~. Cuban Broadcasting Institute (ICR) ••••••••••••••••••••
23. Cuban-Bulgarian Friendship Association ••••••••••••••••
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25. Cuban-Chinese Friendship Association ••••••••••••••••••
27. Cuban Committee of Solidarity With Vietnam, Catbodia and Laos ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
~. Cuban Federation of University Students (FEUC) ••••••••
29. Cuban Institute for Friendship With Peoples (ICAP) ••••
30. Cuban Institute of Investigations and Orientation of Domestic Needs (ICIODI). (Usually referred to as Ins titute of Domestic Needs) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
31. Cuban Institute of Hydrograph1 (ICH) ••••••••••••••••••
32. Cuban Institute of the Motion Picture Arts and Indus try (ICAlC) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
33. Cuban Institute of Petroleum (ICP) ••••••••••••••••••••
34. CUban~ex1can Association for Cultural Relations••••••
35. Cuban~ongol Friendship Association •••••••••••••••••••
36. Cuban Organizations Related With Foreign Affairs, Un der the Direction of Vice-Prime Minister Carlos Rafael RODRIGUEZ Rodriguez •••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ••••••••••••
37. Cuban Organizations Under the Direct SuperVision of the President of the Republic•••••••••••••••••••••••••
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38. Cuban Organizations Under the Direct ~upervision of the Prime Minister••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89-D
39. Cuban Secretariat of' the Movement for the Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 490
40. Cuban-Soviet Friendship Association •••••••••••••••••••
42. Development of' Social and Livestock-Agricultural Cons truction (DESA) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 205
43. Education, Culture and Science sector••••••••••••••••• 234
44. Energy Research Institute (lIE) ••••••••••••••••••••••• 585
45. Federation of' Cuban Women (FMC) ••••••••••••••••••••••• 695
Federation of' University Students (FEU) of the "Marta Abreu" Central University lSanta Clara, Las Villas P~ovloce) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 282
47. Federation of University Students (FEU) of' the Orien te University (Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province) ••••
48. Federation of' University Students (FEU) of the Western (Havana) University••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 280
49. Havana Higher Court ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 437
50. Holguin (Northern Oriente) Higher Court ••••••••••••••• ,440
51. House of' the Americas (CA) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
52. Industrial Construction (Cl) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 228
53. Institute of' Domestic Needs ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 499
54. Las Villas Higher Court ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 440
55. Matanzas Higher Court ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 439
56. "Marta Abreutl Central University (Santa Clara, Las Vi 272llas Province) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
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58. Ministry of Basic Industry (MINBAS) ••••••••••••••••••• 540
59. Ministry of Communications (MINCOM) ••••••••••••••••••• 173
60. Ministr7 of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) ••••••••••••••••••• 147
61. Ministry of Economy••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 100
62. Ministry of Education (MINED) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 236
63. Ministry of Food Industry (MINAL) ••••••••••••••••••••• 156
64. Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) •••••••••••••••• 4~
65. Ministry of Foreign Trade (MINCEX) •••••••••••••••••••• 4~
66. Ministry of Interior (MININT) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 336
67. Ministry of Justice (MINJUS) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 433
68. Ministry of Labor (MINTRAB) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 395
69. Ministry of Light Industry (MINIL) •••••••••••••••••••• 164
70. Ministry of Merchant Marine and Ports (MMM&P) ••••••••• 193
71. Ministry of Mines and Metallurgy (MMM) •••••••••••••••• 553
72. Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) •••••••••••••••••••• 358
73. Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) ••• 313
74. Ministry of the Sugar Industry (MINAZ) •••••••••••••••• 136
75. Ministry of Transportation (MITRANS) •••••••••••••••••• 182
76. National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) •••••••••• 798
10177. National Bank of Cuba (BNC) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
78. National Commission on Economic, Scientific and Tech nical Collaboration (CNCECT) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 94
58679. National Coordination of Local Administration (PL) ••••
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82. National Fishery Institute (INP) ••••••••••••••~....... 421
83. National Forestry Institute (INDAF)................... 574
84. National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA).......... 107
85. National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).................................... 300
86. National Institute of Tourist Industry (INIT)......... 493
87. National Institute of Veterinary Medicine (INMV)...... 580
88. National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC).... 826
89. Oriente University (Santiago de Cuba, Oriente)......... 274
90. Pinar del Rio Higher Court •••••••••••••••• ~........... 437
91. Popular Tribunals ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 441
93. Presidency of the Republ~c•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89
94. Santiago de Cuba (Southern Oriente) Higher Court •••••• 440
95. Secretariat of the Presidency and of the Council of Ministers ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 90
96. ~ugar Harvest Sector •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l35-A
97. SUpreme Court of Justice•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 435
98. Transportation and Communications Sector •••••••••••••• 171
99. Technical Branch(RT) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 229
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102. Union or Young Communists (UJC) •••••••••••••••••••••• 596
103. University Studeots Organization ••••••••••••••••••••• 278
104. ~estern (Havana) University•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2~
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Central Committee 2f the Qqmmunist Patty 2f Cuba (PQQ)
On 3 October 1965, the Cuban news media announced the establishment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, made up of 100 members, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Organization Secretariat and the follow ing auxiliary commissions: Revolutionary Armed Forces and State Security Com mission; Commission on Economy; Commission on Constitutional Studies; Commis sion on Education; Commission on Foreign Relations. The Commission on Revo lutionary Orientation (COR) was established a few days later. The Commission on Labor was created in February 1966; the Commission on Legal Studies was es tablished in late 1969 on a temporary basis. The latter is in charge of review ing the Civil Law Code and the Defense for the Society Code and of organizing a new judicial system.
On 26 July 1970, in the speech delivered by Major Fidel CASTRO Ruz at Re volution Square, Havana, he said that in his opinion, the Central Committee of the POC should have a Social Production Bureau in addition to the already existing political instrument of the POC in charge of coordinating the acti vities carried out by every administrative branch.
Later on, the following five sectors were established at POC Central Com mittee level: Construction; Transportation and Communications; SUgar Harvest; Education, Culture and Science; Consumer Goods and Domestic Trade Industries. The following commissions were also established: Commission on Construction; Commission on Transportation and Communications; Commission on SUgar Harvest; Commission on Consumer Goods and General Services; Commission on Internal Edu cation; Commission for Servicing Central Organizations; Commission on Social Work.
Pursuant to the guidance of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), on 24 November 1972 the Council of Minis ters, in a session held for an administrative reorganization of the GOC, re solved:
a) To create the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers, com posed of the Prime Minister as Chairman; a First Vice-Prime Minister; and seven Vice-Prime Ministers.
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b) To group all GOC administrative central organisations on the basis of their fundamental interrelations.
c) The Prime Minister retained the direct supervision of a group of these administrative central organizations; the President of the Republic retained the direct supervision of another such group; and the remaining administrative central organisations were group ed into seven different sectors.
d) The seven sectors in question are: Construction Sector; Transporta tion and Communications Sector; SUgar Harvest Sector; Consumer Goods and Domestic Trade Industry Sector; Education, Culture and Science Sector; Organizations Related With Foreign Affairs; Basic Industry Sector. Each of the newly appointed Vice-Prime Ministers were charg ed with the direction of one of these sectors.
e) The first five of the already mentioned sectors, which had already been created and politically established at FCC Central Committee level, were transferred to the administrative organization of the GOC to form a part thereof in line with the agreements adopted by the Council of Ministers during its session of 24 November 1972.
Of the original 100 members of the Central Committee of the FCC, three have been removed from their positions: Efigenio AMEIJEIRAS Delgado, on 17 March 1966; Ramon CALCINES Gordillo; Jose MATAR Franye, on 25 January 1968. Three died in Bolivia where they were operating as guerrillas: Captain Eliseo REYES Rodriguez, on 20 April 1967; Major Antonio SANCHEZ Diaz, on 2 June 1967; Major Juan Vitalio ACUNA Nunez, on 31 August 1967. One, Major Eddy SUNOL Ri cardo, committed suicide. At the time of his death, SUNOL Ricardo was holding the position of Vice-Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Interior. The Central Committee of the PCC is now made up of 93 members.
Of the 93 members of the Central Committee of the PCC, 65 come from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement, 24 from the ranks of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP), and four from the ranks of the 13th of March Revolutionary Direc torate. Of the 69 members of the Central Committee of the PCC who are not old guard Communists, at least 10 were Marxist-Leninist sympathizers although they belonged to other revolutionary organizations during the struggle against the Batista regime.
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Po11J;bur° J First Secretary Major Fidel CASTRO Ruz
First Secretary of the Secretariat of the PCC Central Committee. Cu ban Prime Minister. Chairman, Executive Committee, Council of Ministers. Com mander in Chief, Revolutionary Armed Forces, President, National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA).
Originally, he came from the ranks of the Cuban People's Party (Or thodox). Later on, he was the founder and top leader of the 26th of July Mo vement. He has been First Secretary of the Integrated Revolutionary Organiza tions (ORI) and of the United Party of the Socialist Revolution (PURS).
Second Secretary Major Raul CASTRO Ruz
Second Secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee, FCC. Presi dent of the State Security and Revolutionary Armed Forces Commission of the FCC Central Committee. First Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of the Revolu tionary Armed Forces (PAR).
In the early 50's he was in contact with the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). He participated in the attack upon the Moncada Barracks on 26 July 1953. Founder and member of the National Directorate of the 26th of July Movement. Mem ber of the Granma Expeditionary Force. He has been a member of the Secretariat J of the ORI and PURSe
Member Osvaldo DORTICOS Torrado
President of the Republic of Cuba. Member of the Secretariat and Pre sident of the Commission on Econo~, FCC Central Committee. Minister of Econo~ and President of the Central Planning Board (JUCEPLAN).
He was a member of the Communist Revolutionary Union Party (PURC) which in 1939 changed its name to that of Popular Socialist Party (PSP). PSP leader in Cienfuegos, Las Villas Province. In 1956, he joined the 26th of July Movement and held the position of Coordinator of this movement in a section of the City of Cienfuegos. He was a member of the Secretariat of the ORI and PURSe
Member Major Juan ALMEIDA Bosque
Delegate of the Politburo of the FCC Central Committee in Oriente Province.
Originally, he came from the ranks of the Cuban People's Party (Orthodox). Founder and member of the National Directorate of the 26th of July Movement. He participated in the attack upon the Moncada Barracks. Member of the Granma Expe ditionary Force. He was a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORl and PURS.
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Former First Vice-Minister and Acting Minister, Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR); Delegate of the Politburo of the PCC Central Committee in charge of orienting, supervising and supporting the development and execution of construction projects throughout Cuba.
Member Major Ramiro VALDES Menendez
Vice-Prime Minister in charge of the Construction Sector. Member of the State Security and Revolutionary Armed Forces Commission of the POC Central Committee.
Originally, he came from the ranks of the Cuban People's Party (Or thodox). Founder of the 26th of July Movement. He participated in the at tack upon the Moncada Barracks. He was a member of the Granm4 Expeditionary Force. Former member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURS.
Former Minister of Interior; First Vice-Minister, Ministry of Revo lutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR).
Member Armando HART Davalos
Former President, Commission on Education, PCC Central Committee.
Originally, he came from the ranks of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR). Founder and member of the National Directorate of the 26th of July Movement. He was a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURSe
He has also held the position of Minister of Education.
Member Major Guillermo GARCIA Frias
Vice-Prime Minister in charge of Transportation and Communications. Sector.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. He was a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURS.
Former Delegate of the Politburo in Oriente Province; First Secretary, Oriente Provincial Committee of the FCC.
Member Major Sergio del VALLE Jimenez
Minister of Interior. Member, State Security and Revolutionary Armed Forces Commission of the POC Central Committee. President, Commission on Legal Studies attached to the POC Central Committee.
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Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. He was a member of the Executive Bureau of the OR! and PURSe
Until July 1968, he held the position of Vice-Minister, Revolutionary Armed Forces (MlNFAR).
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Member Osvaldo DORTICOS Torrado
Member Blas ROCA Calderio
President, Commission on Constitutional Studies, FCC Central Committee; President, Secretariat of the Commission on Legal Studies attached to the PCC Central Committee.
His true name is Francisco CALDERIO Gonzalez. In 1930, he joined the Communist Party of Cuba in Manzanillo, Oriente Province. In September 1933, the Party transferred him to Havana and appointed him as Secretary-General of the FCC Havana District. In April 1934, he was appointed as Secretary-General of the PCC. Later on, he was Secretary-General of the Communist Revolutionary Union Party (PURC) and of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP) until 1960 when the PSP was officially dissolved. He vas a member of the Secretariat of the ORI and PURSe
Member Major Faure CHOMON Mediavilla
Member, Commission on Econom,y, FCC Central Committee; First Secretary of the PCC Territorial Committee that covers the former Tunas, Puerto Padre and Amancio Rodrigues regions, Oriente Province.
Founder and later Secretary-General of the 13th of March Revolutionary Directorate. He was a member of the Executive Bureau of the OR! and PURS.
Former Cuban Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. and Minister of Communications. Until 3 December 1970, he held the position of Minister of Transportation.
Member Carlos Rafael RODRIGUEZ Rodrigues
Vice-Prime Minister in charge of Organizations Related With Foreign Affairs. Minister. President of the National Commission on Economic, Scien tific and Technical Collaboration. Member of the Commission on Econom,y of the PCC Central Committee.
From 1930 to 1933, he vas a leader of the Students Directorate ia Cien:tu.egos, Las Villas ProTiDce. M_ber of the Lett Wing University Students since 1934. Member of the Coaalttee of University Students from 1935 to 1938. Member of the Communist Party of Cuba since 1937. Leader of the Comaunist Revolutio.aary U.aio.a Party, whose .aUle "aa chaaged to Popular Socialist Party, from 1939 until 1960 when tke PSP vas official.ly dissolvad. Has beea a saber of the EzecutiTe Bureau of the ORI sad PURS.
Hal also held the position of President of the National Institute of Agrarian Refora (lIRA).
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Member Capt. Jorge RISQUET Valdes (Havana Radio, 7 Feb 73)
Minister of Labor. President of the National Commission of the Centennial Youth Column (CJC).
Has always been a Communist sympathizer. Belonged to the 26th of July Movement during the struggle against the Batista regime, fighting against this regime at the Frank Pais Second Oriental Front under the command of Major Raul CASTRO Ruz. Has been Organization Secretary of the Oriente Provincial Directorate of PURS.
Member Maj. Antonio PEREZ Herrero aka "Tony."
Formerly Vice Minister of MINFAR, Chief of the Political Directorate.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement.
Member Isidoro MALMIERCAPeoli
Assistant Director of the National Fishing Institute (INP). Director of the "Victoria de Giron" Shipbuilding Enterprise of the INP.
Form.er Vice-Minister of Interior and Director of tIGranm.a ll . news paper, official organ of the PCC Central Committee. Held this position until he was appointed as Assistant Director of the National Fishing Institute (INP).
!:-1emher Raul GARCIA Pelaez Former Cuban Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Com.es from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. Former Secre tary General of the Matanzas Provincial Committee of FURS and former Head of the Commission on Revolutionary Orientation (COR) of the PeC Central Committee. Held this position until he was appointed CUban Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
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Organization Secretary Armando HART Davalos
Member Major Jesus MONTANE Oropesa
Former Minister of CQ.\TIIl'Iunications
Founder and member ot the National Directorate ot the 26th ot July Moveaent. Participated in the attack upon the Moncada Barracks. Member ot the Graoma Expeditionary Force. Follower ot Fidel CASTRO Ruz.
Member Secundino GUERRA Hidalgo, aka -Guerrero".
Comes trom the ranks ot the PSP. Old-guard Communist.
NOTE:
Since 3 September 1970, Armando HART Davalos has not been mentioned in the Cuban nevs media as Secretary ot Organization ot the PCC Central Committee, nor has anyone else been mentioned as holding that position. HART Davalos is trequentlY mentioned in the Cuban nevs media as a member ot the Politburo engaged in activities in Oriente Province since Septem ber 1970.
Jesus MONTANE Oropesa continuously appears as representing the Orga nization Secretariat ot the PCC Central Committee but has never been men tioned as holding the position ot Secretary ot Organization.
State Security and Revolutionary Armed Forces Commissiog
President Major Raul CASTRO Ruz
Member Major Ramiro VALDES Menendez
Member Major Sergio del VALLE Jimenez
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President Major Belarmino CASTILLA Mas
Vice-Prime Minister in charge of the Education, Culture and Science Sector.
Former Vice-Minister for Special Affairs, MINFAR; Chief, General Staff, Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR); Vice-l~nister for Technological Military Edu cation, MINFAR; Minister of Education (MINED).
Member Leonel SOTO Prieto
Comes from the ranks of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). Old-guard Communist leader.
Former National Director, Schools of Revolutionary Instruction; Presi dent, Council of the Soil, Fertilizer and Cattle Technological Education Project (which has already been dissolved).
Member Jose LLANOSA Gobel
, Director, Matanzas Genetics Group, National Institute of Agrarian Re form (INRA), Matanzas Province.
Former President, National Preparatory Committee, First Havana CultUral Congress; President of this Congress; Havana Municipal Commissioner; Director, National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER); General Director, National Institute of the Tourist Industry (INIT). Until July 1970, he ~as Minister of Education.
Egonomic Commission
First Secretary, Camaguey Provincial Committee, PeC.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. He ~as a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURSe
Former Vice-President, National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA);Chief, Anti-Aircraft Defense and Revolutionary Air Force (DAAFAR)~ Vice-Minister of Com munications.
Member Carlos Rafael RODRIGUEZ Rodriguez
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Minister of Basic Industry.
Comes from the ranks of the Popular S:·cialiat Party (PSP). Old guard Communist leader. He was Secretary General of the Havana Provincial Bureau of FURS.
He held the position of Minister of Industries until 7 June 1967, when this Ministry was dissolved.
Cgmmis§ion oU Foreien Re1atioU§
President Capt. Osmany CIENFUEGOS Gorriaran
Secretary General of the Asian, African and Latin American Peoples Solidarity Organization (AALAPSO).
Comes from the ranks of the PSP Youth Section. Later on, he became a member of the 26th of July Movement. He was a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURS.
Member Raul ROA Garcia
Minister of Foreign Relations (MINREX). In 1930, he was one of the founders of the Directorate of University Students at Havana University. Later on, he was one of the founders of the Left Wing University Students. Former member of the Cuban Anti-Imperialist Revolutionary Organization (ORCA) in New York, U.S.A. He has always had Marxist-Leninist inclinations. He wrote a book in which he criticized the Hungarian massacre.
Former Cuban Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS).
Member Major Manuel PINEIRO Losada
First Vice-Minister and Technical Vice-Minister of the Interior. Head of the Liberation Directorate, Ministry of Interior (MININT).
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. He fought against the Batista regime at the Frank Pais Second Eastern Front, under the command of Major Raul CASTRO Ruz. Believed to have been a Marxist-Leninist sympathizer before he joined the 26th of July Movement.
Former head of the General Directorate of Intelligenoe (DGI).
From January 1969 until 2 March 1972, Osmani CIENFUEGOS Gorriaran was hardly mentioned in the Cuban news media, but as of the latter date he has been frequently mentioned in the Cuban news media.
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CO,,188ion on Constitutional Studies
President Blas ROCA Calderio
He is also President of the Secretariat of the Commission on Legal Studies attached to the PCC Central COlIIIdttee.
Member Jose Alberto NARANJO Morales
Minister of the Food Industry.
Comes froa the raaks of the 13th of March Revolutionary Directorate. Has always had leftist leaaings. Has been a member of the Executive Bureau of the Havana Provincial Directorate of ORI, Secretary of Finance of the Havana Provincial Directorate of FURS and First Secretary of the Havana Provincial Committee of the PCC.
He also held the positioa of Havana Provincial Commissioner and Mi nister of Iaterior(l960).
M_ber Alfredo YABUR Maluf
Minister of Justice and member of the Secretariat of the Commission on Legal Studies attached to the POC Central Committee.
Had connections with the Socialist Revolutionary Moveaent (MBR) at Havana University. Later, he joined the Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) and was a member of the Authentic Organisation (OA). Belonged to the group of attorneys known as People's Law.yers who were believed to be Communist or to be directed by COWlU.Dists. In 1958, while he vas in exile, he bec8JIe connected with the 26th of July Movem.ent, but more as a BJ'Dlpathizer than as an active lIember.
From 26 January until 20 February 1959, he was Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
Labor Comp'lsion
President Lazaro PENA Gonzalez
COIIes from the ranks of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). 01d guard Communist leader. Has been a member of the Executive Bureau of the OR! and FURS. At this time, he is not holding 84y position in the Cuban Government or Public Administration.
Meaber Miguel MARTIN Perez
Director of the Livestock Group in Havana Province.
Comes from the ranks of the Popular Socialist Youth and the Po pular Socialist Party (PSP). Has been Secretary General of the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and member of the Executive Bureau of the Havana Provincial Committee of PURSe
Former First Secretary of the National Executive Bureau, Cen tral Union of Cuban ~orkers (CTC). Former Delegate and First Secretary of the Ciego-Jatibonico Regional Committee of the PCC, Camaguey Province.
Member Basilio RODRIGUEZ Rodriguez
Cuban Ambassador to North Korea.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. Former member of the Matanzas Provincial Directorate of ORI and Secretary General of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Directorate of the ORI and PURSe
Member Ursinio ROJAS Santiesteban
Comes from the ranks of the PSP. Old-guard Communist leader. In October 1957, he met with Fidel CASTRO Ruz in the Sierra Maestra.
Has been Secretary of the Union of Agricultural Workers; Third Se cretary and Finance Secretary of the Central Union of Cuban Vorkers (CTC). Former Administrator of the "Hector Molina" SUgar Mill in San Nicolas de Bari, Mayabeque Region, Havana Province.
Provincial Delegates of the Politburo
Pinar del Rio Province Major Julio E.T. CAMACHO Aguilera
Member of the PCC Central Committee and First Secretary of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the PCC.
Former Chief of the Political Section of the Central Army.
Oriente Province Major Juan ALMEIDA Bosque
Member of the Politburo of the PCC Central Committee.
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Member Major Jose ABRANTES Fernandez
Chief of the General Staff and Vice~nister of Security of the Ministry of Interior.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. Follower of Major Fidel CASTRO Ruz, having been one of his personal bodyguards. His parents have always been Communists.
Member Major Rogelio ACEVEDO Gonzalez
Vice~inlster of the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Former Chief of the Central Army and Delegate of the Politburo in Camaguey Province.
Member Major Armando ACOSTA Cordero
Comes from the ranks of the PSP. Belonged to the rebel forces of the 26th of July Movement. )
Has been Secretary General of the Oriente Provincial Committee of the ORI, PURS and PCC.
Member Severo AGUIRRE Cristo Cuban Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Former Dean of the College of the Livestock-Agricultural Sciences of the Western (Havana) University.
Old-guard Communist leader. Comes from the ranks of the PSP.
Has been a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURSe
Member Major Jose Maria ALVAREZ Bravo
General Director of the Civil Aeronautics Institute of Cuba (IACC).
Former Chief of the Anti-Aircraft Defense and Revolutionary Air Force (DAAFAR).
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President of the National Fishery Institute (INP).
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement of which he was one of its founders.
Has been Organization Secretary of the ORI and PURS.
Member Capt. Jose Antonio ARTEAGA Hernandez aka UPituteU
In charge of the planting and cultivation project at Martires de Veguita, Manzanillo, Oriente Province.
Former INRA Delegate in Las Villas Province.
Member Major Flavio BRAVO Pardo
Vice-Prime Minister in charge of the Consumer Goods and Domestic Trade Industries Sector; First Vice-President of the National Council on Civil Defense.
Comes from the ranks of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). Old guard Communist leader.
Has been a member of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURS.
Former Chief of the Group of Troops for the Defense of Havana and Chief of the Sugar Cane Harvest Staff in Camaguey Province.
Member Major L100 CARRERAS Rodriguez
Chief of the Armored Division of the Havana Ar~ and Member of the Commission Attached to the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Former Chief of the Armored Ar~ Corps (Reserves under the Com mander in Chief).
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Former Chief of the Military Units of Aid to Production (UMAP) and of the Camaguey Army Corps.
He has not been mentioned in the Cuban news media since September 1969.
Member Major Leopoldo CINTRAS Frias
Chief of a Havana Army Infantry Division.
Former Chief of Artillery and Ground Missile Troops.
Member Major Diocles TORRALBAS Gonzalez
Vice-Prime Minister of the Sugar Harvest Sector.
Former Politburo Delegate in Pinar del Rio Province; former Chief ) of the Anti-Aircraft Defense and Revolutionary Air Force (DAAFAR); former First Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR); former Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Member Major Luis Alfonso ZAYAS Ochoa
Former Delegate of the Politburo and First Secretary of the Holguin Regional Committee of the PCC in Oriente Province.
Member Major Abelardo COLOME Ibarra aka "Furry"
Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) •
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Comments made by Cuban refugees indicated that in 1963 and 1964, Major COLOME Ibarra ~as engaged in subversive activities outside Cuba.
Former Chief of the Oriente Army and of the Northern Oriente Army Corps.
Member Major Angel Joel CHAVECO Hernandez
Minister of Merchant Marine and Ports.
Former Chief of Staff of the Anti-Aircraft Defense and Revolution ary Air Force (DAAFAR).
Member Major Manuel DIAZ Gonzalez
Former Chief of the Foreign Relations Section of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Former Chief of the Political Section of the Central Army and former Acting Chief of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Member Major Victor E. DREKE Cruz
Comes from the ranks of the 13th of March Revolutionary Directorate. He had previously been a member of the 26th of July Movement and of the Revo lutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR). Former Director of a guerrilla ~arfare training school.
In September and October 1967, he travelled to African countries.
Former Chief of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Member Vilma Lucia ESPIN Gui1lois
President of the National Committee of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC). President of the National Commission on Crime Prevention.
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)Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. Wife of Major Raul CASTRO Rua.
Member Major Manuel E. FAJARDO Sotomayor
Oomes from the ranks of the 26th of July MovElllent.
Member Maroe10 Ricardo Manuel FERNANDEZ Font
Minister of Foreign Trade.
Former member of the National Direotorate of the 26th of July Mo vement and former National Ooordinator of this organisation. Always had leftist leanings.
Has been Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, and President of the National Bank of Cuba.
Member Major Osoar FERNANDEZ Mell
Vioe~nister of the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Foroes (MINFAR) and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Foroes.
He is a Medioa1 Dootor. ) Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former Ohief of Staff of the Western !ray.
Member Major Harold FERRER Martines
Chief of the Las Villas Army Corps.
Member Major Calixto GARCIA Martines
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. Partioipated in the attack upon the Monoada Barraoks and was a member of the Granma Expe ditionary Foroe.
Member Major Julio A. GARCIA Olivera
Former Chief, Pol i ti C~, S~cti.("\'" ('\.f!: the H;'!~na Army
Comes from the ranks of the 13th of March Revolutionary Direotorate.
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Former Cuban Ambassador to North Vietnu, a.ad Deputy Chief of the Political Directorate of the FAR.
Member Major Pedro M. GARCIA Pelaez
Chief of the Central A:l.'my.
Comes from. the ranks of the 26th of Jul,y Movelllent.
Member Elena GIL Izquierdo
Director of the Department for the Advancdment of Women and For mation of Teachers, Ministry of Education.
Comes from the ranks of the PSP. Old-guard Communist.
Member Fabio GROBART
Under the name of Yunguer SEMJOVICH he vas one of the founders of the COllllWlist Party of Cuba (POC) on 16 August 1925, representing the Hebrew Section of the POC.
Mem.ber Major Raul Gerosmaro GUERRA Bermejo aka "Maro".
Former Chief of the Che Guevara Agricultural Brigade of the Direc torate of National Development of Agriculture and Livestock (DAP).
Not mentioned in the Cuban nevs media since March 1970.
Member Major Orestes GUERRA Gonsalez
COiles from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. As of 17 .April 1966, he vas in Cuba. In 1967, he vas outside Cuba engaged in subversive ac tivities. His vhereabouts vere unknovn until mentioned in the Cuban news media (1 November 1971) as being in Havana on 28 October 1971.
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Member Major Omar H. ISER Mojena
Chief of the Pinar del Rio Independent Army Corps.
Comes from the racks of the 26th of July Movement.
Meaber Major Reinerio JIMENEZ Lage
Director of the Coastal Shipping Enterprise of the Ministry of Merchant Marine and Ports.
COlles trom. the racks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former Chief of the Eastern ~.
Member Major Rolando IINDELAN Bles
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movsent.
Member Major Arltonio Enrique I1JSSON Batlle
Minister of Transportation.
Former Chief of the Western Independent Ar., Corps.
Member Manuel LUZARDO Garcia
Comes tram the ranks of the PSP. Old-guard Communist leader. Form.erllember of the Executive Bureau of the ORI and PURS.
Former Minister of Domestic Trade.
Member Major Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura
First Secretary of the Havana Provincial Committee of the PCC.
Com.es trom. the ranks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former Minister of Public Health and Delegate of the Politburo in MataAZas Province.
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Member Juan MARINELLO Vidaurreta
Cuban Ambassador. Permanent Representative at the UNESCO in Paris, France. President of the Clolban Council of the Mov_ant for the Peace and Sov ereignty of the Peoples and member of the jury in charge of selecting the vin ner of the Lenin Avard in the Soviet Union. He is also a member of the National Commission of the Academy of Sciences.
Old-guard Comm.u.nist leader. Belonged to the Minority Grou.p. Has been President of the Revolutionary Union Party, tront organization of the Communist Party of Cuba; Delegate to the Constituent Assembly ot 1940 for the Communist Revolutionary Union Party; member of the House of Representatives for the COJIIl\Ulist Revolutionary Union Party; Minister vithout Portfolio during the Batista regime in 1934; candidate for President of the Republic for the Po pular Socialist Party in the 1948 elections and President of the PSP in 1951.
Has also been Rector of Havana University.
Member Major Jose Joaquin MENDEZ Cominches
Naaber of the Staff of the Ministry of Interior (MIBINT). Head of the General Directorate of Intelligence (DGI).
Comes trom tne ranks of the 26th of July Mov_ant. Fought against the Batista regille at the Frank Pais Second Front under the couand of Major Raul CASTRO Ruz. Former member of the Oriente Provincial Committee of the ORI and PURS.
Former Delegate of the Ministry of Interior in Oriente Province and Chief of the Department of State Security (DSE) in Oriente Province.
Member Major Raul MENENDEZ Tomasevich
Chief of the Oriente !rm1.
Comes frO.lll the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. From September 1967 until late April or early M8,1 1968, he vas outside Cuba engaged in sub versive activities.
Fomer Chief of the Western Army.
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) Member Arnalda MILIAN Castro
First Secretary of the Las Villas Provinoial Committee of the POC.
Cames from the ranks of the PSP. Has been Secretary General of the Las Villas Provincial Committee of the ORI and PURS.
Member Major Pedro MIRET Prieto
Minister of Mining, FIlel and Metallurgy.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement. Participated in the attack upon the Moncada Barracks.
Former Under-5ecretary of Defense, in 1959. From 5 November 1959 until 31 December 1960, he vas Minister of Agriculture. He was also Chief of the Artillery Group and Missile Troops, First Vice~ister of the Minis try of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) and Vice~inister for Technical Development of the MINFAR.
Member Major Arnaldo T. OCHOA Sanchez
Chief of the Havana ~ since Deoeaber 1970.
Comes from the ra.nks of the 26th of July MovEIIII.eat. Vas outside Cuba engaged in subversive activities since September 1967. As of 13 Novem ber 1969, he was in Cuba.
Member Major Mario OLIVA Perez
Director of the Directorate for the National Development of Agri culture and Livestock (DAP).
Comes from the ra.nks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former Chief of the Matanzas Independent Army Corps.
Member Major Filiberto OLIVERA. Maya
Chief of the Artemisa Division, Ground Troops of the Havana Army.
Comas.from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former Chief of the Border Brigade and of the Pinar del Rio Inde pendeat Army Corps.
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Deputy Chief of the Armored Division of the Havana A:rmy.
Has been Chief of the Armored Forces Group.
Member Major Faustino PEREZ Hernandez
Amhassaoor to Bu12aria
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movement and was a member of the Granma Expeditionary Force.
Former Minister for the Recovery of Misappropriated Property. Held the position of President of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) until 26 M$1 1969 when this institute was merged with the Directorate for the National Development of Agriculture and Livestock (DAP). On that date it was reported that he was assigned Chief of the Sancti Spiritu8 Project.
Member Major Walfrido PEREZ Rodriguez
As of 14 April 1970, he appeared as Chief of the Oriente Mountain Troops, Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR).
Member Major Lizardo PROENZA Sanchez
Chief of the East Ground Troops of the Havana Ar~.
Former Chief of the Fight Against Bandits (1GB) Military Units of the Central Army; and former Chief of the Escambray Territorial Division of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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President of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP).
Comes from the ranks of the PSP. Old-guard Communist. Fought against the Batista regime at the Frank Pais Second Front, under the com mand of Major Raul CASTRO Ruz.
Member Major Orlando RODRIGUEZ Puertas
Member of the Commission Attached to the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Form.er Chief of the (extinct) Matanaas Independent Army Corps and former Chief of Staff of the (extinct) Western Independent Army Corps.
Member Celia SANCHEZ Manduley
Seoretary of the Presidency and of the Council of Ministers. Se oretary to Fidel CASTRO Rna.
Comes from the ranks of the 26t;h of July Movement.
Member Major AIdo SANTAMARIA Cuadrado
Vice~inister of the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR). Chief of the Revolutionary Navy (MGR).
Former Chief of the Armored Forces and Transportation of the MINFAR.
Member Haydee SANTAMARIA Cuadrado
Director of the House of the Americas. Secretary General of
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the Permanent Committee of the Latin !aerican Solidarity Organization (LABO).
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of Jul7 Movement. SABTAMARIA Cuadrado vas formerly a member of the Executive Bureau of the National Di rectorate of the ORI and PURS. Has been a meaber of the Cuban delegation to the Tricontinental Conference, Honorary President of the Fourth Latin American Students' CO.Dgress, Secretary General of the Organizing COJIIIBittee for the First Conference of the Latin American Solidarity Conference (LABO), President ot the CUban National Committee, President ot the First LASO Con ference and aember of the presidency of the Havana CUltural Congress. She is married to Armando HART Davalos, aember of the Politburo and Organisation Secretary of the PCC Central Committee.
Member Major Rene de los SANTOS Ponce
Comes from the ranks ot the 26th ot July Mova.ent.
Former Chief of the Camaguey Army Corps.
Member Clementina SERRA Robledo
Director of Day Nurseries.
Comes trom the ranks of the PSP. Old-guard Coaunist leader.
Member Major Jose Ramon SILVA Berroa
Chief of the Political Section of the Armored Division of the Bavana Army.
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Moveaent.
Former Chief of the Political Seotion of the Military Units to Aid Production (UMAP).
Member Capt. Julio TARRAU Castillo
Acting Chief of the Politioal Direotorate of the Ministry of In terior (MININT).
Comes from the raaks of the PSP.
Former Delegate of the Ministry of Interior in the Isle of Pines.
Member Felipe TORRES Trujillo
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Comes from the ranks of the PSP. Has been Secretary General )
of the Camagu.ey Provincial Committee of the OR! and PURS.
Member Capt. Anibal VELAZ Suarez
Assistant Director of the National Fishing Institute (INP) and Director of the Cuban Fishing Fleet of the INF.
Former Vice~inister of Economy of the Ministry of Interior.
Member Major Roberto T. VIERA Estrada
Chief of the Group of Troops for the Defense of Havana of the Havana Army.
mtPOMRY COMMISSION ON IiGAL STUDIES. ATTACHED TO TEE PeC CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
President Major Sergio del VALLE Jimenez
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Secretariat of the Cnmmission
President BIas ROCA Calderio
Member of the Secretariat and President of the Commission on Cons titutional Studies of the Central Committee of the PCC.
Member Alfredo YABUR Maluf
Member of the Commission on Oonstitutional Studies of the Oentral Committee of the PCC; Minister of Justice.
Member Enrique HART Ramirez
Member Capt. Jose Santiago CUBAS Fernandez
Prosecutor of the Supreme Court and Chief of prosecutors in the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
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Member Fernando ALVAREZ Tabio
Justice of the Supreme Court; Director of the Institute of International Politics of the MINREX and Assistant President of the Cuban National Committee of Solidarity with Vietnam, Caabodia and Laos.
Member Francisco de VARONA Duque Estrada
Vice-Dean of Investigations of the College of Humanities of the Western (Havana) University.
COMMISSIONS ATTACHED TO THE POC CENTRAL COMMITTEE jJHOSE MEMBERS 00 NOT BELONG TO tHIS COMMITTEE.
Commission on Revolutionary Orientation (COR)
Secretary Orlando FUNDORA Lopez ("Granm.a", 1 Apr.72, p.l.)
On 12 September 1967, he replaced Raul GARCIA Pelaez as Secretary of the Commission on Revolutionary Orientation (COR).
Assistant Secretary Nivaldo HERRERA Capote (Radio Rebelde, 13 Apr.72)
As of October 1969, he was already holding this position.
Former President of a SUb-commission IV of the seminar of the Havana Cultural Congress, July-August 1967.
Chief of Information Jose M. ORTIZ Garcia (nGranman, 24 Feb 72, p.2.)
Former Geoeral Director of Prensa Latina news agency (PL).
President of the Commission on History Rolando GARCIA
(nGranman, 14 Feb 72, p.3.)
Chief of the Sub-C01lllission on Propaganda Segundo Andres ABELEOO Larrinaga
("Granma", 31 Mar 72, p.3.)
Chief of the Revolutionary Orientation Team Juan MIER Febles
(Noticiero Nacional de Radio, 4 Apr 72)
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Official Jose Felipe CARNEADO Rodri~ez
(IIGrall1l8 l' , 20 Mar 72, p.l.)
He is Director of the Office for Religious Affairs of the Minis try of Interior (MININT) and Vice-President of the Union of CUban Newspaper men (UPEC).
Old-guard Communist
Former Director of Prensa Latina news agency (PL) and Vice-Pre sident of the International Organization of Newspapermen (OIP).
Official Heriberto GONZALEZ Fonseca ("Sierra Maestra ll , 16 May 70, p.2.)
Member of the Administrative Commission of the Latin American Solidarity Organization (LABO).
Comes from. the ranks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former General Director, head of the Office of the Secretariat of the Presidency. )
Official Miriam. AOO.NZA Rodriguez (I1Granma ll , 14 Feb 72, p.3.)
Official Hector GARCIA (IIJuventud Rebelde", 7 Feb 72, p.l.)
Official Wilfredo RODRIGUEZ Cardenas (ttGr8lllll.a", 6 May 70, p.3.)
Former Official of the Foreign Relations Commission of the PCC Central Committee.
Official Santiago FRAYLE Magan (Radio Progreso, 9 Feb 72)
Secretary General of the Cuban Committee of the Movement for Peace and Sovereignty of Peoples.
Official Jose COLUNGA ("Granma", 10 Nov 71, p.3.)
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PCC
Official J eaus SUAREZ ("Sierra MaestraH, 11 Aug 71, p.l. )
Official Jorge Luis CANELA ("Gr&flll8", 19 Feb 72, p.3.)
Official Oscar ])()MENECH Guell (" Juventud Rebelde", 5 Apr 72, p.4.)
FOl'ller Deputy Chief of the Political Sectioa of the Centennial Youth Column (CJC); former Chief of the CJC in the Ciego-Jatibonico and Amancio-Santa Cruz Regions (both no loager existiBg). Foraer Secretary for Fishery of the National Bureau of the Union of YOQQg Communists (UJC) and former Chief of the Youth Maritime Column (CJM). He belonged to the UJC until 4 April 1972 when he vas assigned to the COR.
"Gran,," sevspaPer' Official 9rm of the peC Central YO.ittee,
Director First Capt. Jorge Enrique MENOOZA Reboredo
Appointed 011 4 July 1967 (ItGranaa lt , 5 July 1967).
Comes from the ranks of the 26th of July Movell\.ent.
Foraer aanouncer of Radio Rebelde, a clandestine radio station in the Sierra Maestra during the revolution against the Batista regime.
Former National Director of Scholarships, MINED.
Assistant Director Modesto GONZALEZ (Radio Habana-Guba, 22 Apr 72)
Vice-President of the Cuban~ongol Friendship Association.
Assistant Director Ramon E. PERDOMO Hernandez (Radio Habana-Guba, 22 Apr 72)
Former Director of "E1 Mundo" newspaper.
Commission 09 Co.g,tructlon
National Coordinator of Local Administration
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)CODles from. the ranks of the 26th of July Movement.
Former Secretary of the Commission on Revolutionary Orientation (COR) of the Provincial Directorate of the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations (ORI) and the United Party of the Socialist Revolution (PURS) in Pinar del Rio Province, and former Secretary of Organization of the Havana Provincial Committee of the PCC.
Official Agustin AU:MANI ("Granmad , 26 Jan 72, p.4.)
Official Antonio MARTIN (MSierra Maestra", 22 Nov 71, p.l.)
Official Francisco OTANO Barreras ("Juventud Rebeldeu, 5 Sep 71, p.l.)
Former President of the Provincial Administration in Pinar del Rio.
Official Jesus LORENZO (uJuventud Rebelde" , 5 Sep 71, p.l.)
QOmmission on Transportation and Communications
Official Julio CENDAlf ) (IIGranma", 24 Mar 72, p.3.)
Official Gustavo CINTRA ("Granmau , 3 Apr 72, p.2.)
Commission on Sugar Harvest
Official Godval REINA Parra ("Granma", 24 Feb 72, p.3.)
Former Second Secretary of the National Bureau of the Union of Young Communists (UJC).
Official Jesus MORALES (IIGranma ll , 24 Mar 72, p.3.)
Official Angel NAVARRETE (IIJuventud Rebelde", 5 Apr 72, p.4.)
He vas a mem.ber of the National Bureau of the UJC until 4 April 1972 when he vas assigned to the Commission on Sugar Harvest.
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Chief
Official
Director of the IINico Lopez" National School of the PCC
Cristobal RAMOS (IIGranma ll , 4 Feb 72, p.l.)
Hilda E. CHAVECO (ItGra.nma ll , 15 Oct 71, p.3.)
Antonio DIAZ Huiz (12 Apr 72)
Jose A. FERNANDEZ (IIGiron", 19 Oct 71, p.l.)
Rodobaldo DIAZ Olivera (-Grasma", 27 Nov 71, p.3.)
Eduardo MACHADO ("Granma", 25 Feb 72, p.3.)
Enrique BRION ("Gra.nma", 18 Feb 72, p.3.)
Hector UGALDERRADE (IlGiron", 19 Oct 71, p.l.)
Raul GARCIA (ttGra.tUll.8.", 25 Feb 72, p.3.)
J eaus VEGA Santana ("Granma", 27 Nov 71, p.3.)
COmmission for Servicing Ceptral Orgagizatiogs
Secretary General Luis M. BUCH Rodriguez (tIGranma tl , 22 Mar 72, p.3.)
Justice of the SUpreme Court
Former Secretary of the Presidency and of the Council of Ministers.
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Official Miguel BRUGUERAS del Valle {ItGra.r::una", 8 Feb 72, p.3}
Official of the Executive Secretariat of the Asian, African and Latin American Peoples Solidarity Organization (AALAPSO).
Former Director of the News Department, MINREX, 3nd former Assistant Director of the Latin Press news agency (PL or PRELA).
secretary of Organization Luis Manuel CALZADILLA ("Granma", 22 Mar 72, p.3)
Former member of the Havana Provincial Committee of the PCC.
Official Frank CARBONELL (tlGranma", 22 Mar 72, p.3)
Official Marta LUGIOYO Delgado (uGra.r::una", 2 Dec 71, p.6)
Official Humberto TORRES (J/Granma ll , 7 Oct 71, p.5) )
COmmission on Social Work
Chief Aracelis CAREAGA Hernandez ("Gra.r::una", 7 Mar 72, p.3)
Former Secretary-General of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) in Pinar del Rio Province and former Secretary of Education of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC).
OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION SECRETARIAT, OF THE COMMISSION ON EDUCATION, AND Of T~ COMMISSION ON fOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE PCC CENTRAL COMMITTEE WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THIS COMMITTEE.
Organization Secretariat
Official Gaspar Jorge GARCIA Gallo ("Granma", 26 Mar 72, p.3)
Old-guard Communist.
0fficial
Guillermo GOMEZ ("GralllD8", 28 Mar 72, p.4)
Arsenio ALONSO (IlGranma ll , 26 Jan 72, p.4)
Angel GUERRA Cabrera ("Juventud Rebeldell , 5 Apr 72, p.4)
Former Director of IIJuventud Rebeldetf newspaper. He belonged to the National Bureau of the UJC until 4 April 1972 when he was assigned to this Commission.
Qommission on Foreisn Relations
Armando GARCIA (ItGralllD8 l1 , 4 Apr 72, p.l)
Felix LIMA (Radio Habana-Cuba, 5 Dec 70)
Roberto VALDES (IIGranms", 25 Mar 72, p.l)
l"l.8nuel POZO ('tJuventud Rebeldell , 30 Nov 71, p.2)
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Official Eloy VALDES (uGra.DJllBlI , 7 Apr 72, p.3.)
OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE PCC CINTRAL COMMITTEE WHO DQ NOT BELONG TO THIS COMMITTEE·
Chief of the Economy Group Mal.luel STOLIK Novygrod (nGraama ll , 21 Oct 71, p.l.)
Comes troa the ranks ot the 26th of July Movement
Foraer Cuban Chargee d#Affairs ill the U~ited Kingdom of Great Britain 8l.ld former Cub8l.l AIlbassador to Illdia.
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PROVINCIAL COMMITTEES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA (PCC)
The PCC has six provincial committees. Each provincial committee is made up of about 25 persons, among them the First Secretaries of the regional com mittees, and includes an executive bureau which is the real power in the pro vince.
The provincial committees exercise the leadership of the PCC in each province and they are subordinated only to the PCC Central Committee.
There are 51-regional committees of the PCC. These regional committees are subordinated to the aforementioned provincial committees, and in turn the municipal or sectional committees are subordinated to them. The regional com mittees are in charge of supervising, controlling and directing the municipal committees, sectional committees and PCC cells located in their territory, in accordance with the directives issued by the corresponding provincial commit tee.
Province Number of Regional Committees
Pinar del Rio 5
Camaguey 11
Oriente 10
Total: 51
There is an exception to the above~entioned structure, the so-called Amancio-Tunas-Puerto Padre Territory located in the area formerly occupied by the former Amancio Rodriguez, Tunas and Puerto Padre Regions. The new territory includes seven regions and four municipal districts which are con sidered at region level. The PCC committee in this territory is subordinated to the Oriente Provincial Committee of the PCC and the PCC committees in each region and municipal district of t~1s territory are, in turn, subordinated to the PCC Amancio-Tunas-Puerto Padre Territorial Committee.
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) PINAR DEL RXO PROYINCE
Delegate of the Politburo Major Julio E.T. CAMACHO Aguilera of the PCC Central Committee (Noticiero Nacional de Radio,
16 May 72.)
Proviscial Co!"ttee
EUputiva Bureau
First Secretary Major Julio E.T. CAMACHO Aguilera (Noticiero Nacional de Radio, 16 Ma,y 72.1
Second Secretary Capt. Jose Luis PRADO Beaton (IIGramDa ll , Feb 72)
Piner del Rio Provincial Delegate of INRA.
Former First Secretary of the Executive Bureau of the Guane~an~ Regional Committee of the FCC.
Organisation Secretary Aldo ALVAREZ Avalo ) (Gra.cma", 11 Ma,y 72, p.3.)
Appointed in April 1971
Forser Chief of the Political Directorate of the MININT.
Seoretary of the Comaission Seoond Lt. Pedro GOMEZ Valle on Revolutionary Orientation (IIGr8l1ll&1I, 27 Mar 72, p.3.) (COR)
Appointed in July 1969. Was First Secretary of the Executive Com mittee in Piner del Rio Province andmeaber of the National Committee of the UJC.
Secretary of Industry Antonio ROIG SUares (1IGra..nuIl , 21 Jan 72, p.2.)
Former Secretary of General Services and Industry of this Committee.
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Secretary of Construction JoaquiD LORENZO ("Gramu" t 11 Mar 72t p.3.)
Former First Secretary of the Herradura MuniciPal Committee of the PeC and former Second Secretary of the Consolacion del Sur Re gional CODIIIittee of the POC.
Secretary of ConSURer Goods Vivian COLIS and General Services (tlGraJlllau, 28 Dec. 71 t p.2.)
Fo~er ...ber of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the POC.
Chief of the Sugar Lt. Jose R. FERNANDEZ Me.ngana Harvest Sector (24 Jan 72.)
Former First Secretary of the San Cristobal Regional Committee of the PCC.
Organization Assistant Roberto HERNANDEZ Montse.D,J Secretary (nGranma", 22 Jan 72, p.3.)
Former Organization Secretary of this Committee.
Other Maberl of the Provincial Cnp.'tt"
Meaber Leonel VALDES Alonso (Radio Liberacion, 13 Jan 72)
First Secretary of the PiAar del Rio Regional Committee of the PCC.
Former Second Secretary of this Co.aittee.
M_ber Orlando WOO (nGranaa", 18 Jan 72, p.5.)
First Secretary of the Guane-Mantua Regional Committee of the PCC.
Former Second Secretary of this Regional Coamittee and former First Secretary of the Mantua Municipal Coamittee of the POC.
Member Lt. Fidel RAMOS (Juventud Rebelde, 8 Mar 72, p.4.)
First Secretary of the San Cristobal Regional Comaittee of the PCC.
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J Former Second and First Secretary of the Pinar del Rio Regional
Committee of the PCC and Direotor of the Pinar del Rio INRA Group.
Mellber Bernardo DIAZ (Reloj 180ional, 3 Apr 72)
First Secretary of the North Coast (Babia Honda) Regional Com mittee of the PCC.
Former Second Secretary of the North Coast Regional Committee of the PCC.
Mel&ber Luis Enrique PEGUERO Peguero (Juventud Rebelde", ; Feb 72,
p.l.)
First Seoretary of the Consolacion del Sur Regional Committee of the PeC.
Former Organisation Seoretary of the Piner del Rio Regional Com mittee of the PCC.
Member Capt. Jose Ramon MAYANS (Notioiero Naoional de Radio, 12 Oct 71)
Delegate of tae Millistry of Interior (KININT) in Pinar del Rio Province.
Member Luis BREIJO ("Juventud Rebelde", 13 Jan 72, p.l.)
Pinar del Rio Provincial Delegate of the MINTRAB.
Member Guillermo ESPINOSA Lara (Granaall , 27 Mar 72, p.3.)
President of the Cuban Committee for Solidarity with South Vietn .., C811.bodia and Laos in Pinar del Rio Province.
Member Lt. Julio ESPIN Hurtado (1lJuventud Rebelde ll , 8 Mar 72,
p.4.)
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Exegutive Bureau
First Secretary Leonel VALDES Alonso (Radio Liberacion, 13 Jan 72)
Member of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the PCC.
Organisation Secretary Humberto ALONSO ("Guerrillero", 20 Mar 70, p.l. )
Former First Secretary of the Pinar del Rio Municipal Committee of the POC.
Secretary of Education Miguel IZNAGA (uGranmau, 28 Oct 71, p.3.)
Secretary of the Commission on Emilio PIMIENTA Revolutionary Orientation (COR) (IIGuerrillero ll , 14 Aug 70,
p.l.)
Former First Secretary of the Pinar del Rio Municipal Committee of the PeC.
Secretary of Industry and Francisco SANCHEZ General Services ("Guerrillero", 22 Aug 70,
p.3. )
Member Francisco CASTILLO ('lEl Socialista", 15 Apr 69, p.3. )
First Secretary of the Vinales Municipal Committee.
Heliodoro DIAZ ("Guerrillero", 20 Mar 70, p.l. )
First Secretary of the San Luis ~nicipal Committee of the PCC.
Member Francisco BLANCO (IIGuerrillero ll , 5 Hoy 69, p.3. )
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Meaber Eloy SANR(J(AH ("Gra.nma", 23 Mar 70, p.2.)
First Secretary ot the San Juan y Martines MUDieipal Coa1ttee of the PCC.
Quanl?Mantua Regionai COI!'ttee
First Secretary Orlando WOO (tIGranaalt , 18 Jan 72, p.5.)
M_ber ot the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee ot the FCC.
Organization Secretary
Inis RODRIGUEZ (IGuerrilleroll , 21 Mar 70, p.l. )
Mario Orlando MARTINEZ ("Guerrillero", 15 Mar 70, p.3.)
AIla Maria SOLER SUares ("Guerrillero", 25 Mar 70, p.l.)
Foraer General Secretary ot the Guane Regional Directorate ot the Federation ot Cuban Women (FHC).
Secretary ot Construction
Secretary ot Peasants'Vork
Meaber
Juan Francisco CORDERO ("Guerrillero", 13 Mar 70, p.3.)
Abelardo BARRETO (IfGuerrillerotf , 29 Mar 70, p.3. )
First Secretary ot the Quane MUDicipal Co.mittee of the PCC.
Former President ot the Guane Regional Administration
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First Secretary of the Martinas Municipal Comaittee of the PCC.
San C"stobal Regional Co!!'ttee
Execut,ye Bureau
First Secretary Lt. Fidel RAMOS <"Juveotud Rebelde", 8 Mar 72, p.4.)
Member of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the PeC
Second Secretary Enrique GONZALEZ (uGuerriJlero", 21 Apr 70, p.l.)
Organization Secretary Cirilo GONZALEZ Soler (IIGuerr1lleroll, 26 Aug 70, p.l.)
Secretary of Education Juan ESPINOSA ("Guerrillero", 7 Juo 70,p.3)
Secretary of the Commission on Raul DORTICOS Revolutionary Orientation (COR) (IlGuerrilleroll, 8 Aug 70,p.3)
Secretary of Peasants" Work Francisoo DEULOFEU (uGuerrillero", 3 Jan 70, p.3)
Other Members of the Reg,onal Committee
M_ber Jose PENA (IIGuerrlllero", 23 Jul 70, p.3)
First Secretary of the Los Palacios Muoicipal Comaittee of the PCC.
Meaber Timoteo BENITEZ ("Guerr1llero", 23 Jul 70, p.3)
First Secretary of the Caodelaria Municipal Coaaittee of the PeC.
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(IIGuerrillero", 11 Jan 70, p.l.)
First Secretary of the Ciro Redondo Municipal Committee of the PCC.
Member Mario CASTILW ("Guerrillero", 28 May 70, p.l.)
First Secretary of the Santa Cruz de los Pinos Municipal Committee of the POC.
Member Ernesto PRIETO {IIGuerrilleroll , 9 Jul 70, p.3.1
First Secretary of Rancho Mundito Muaicipal Committee of the PCC.
Member Angel MOREJON (MGuerrillerou , 20 Sep 69, p.l.)
North Coast (BAhia Honda) Regional Committee
Executive BureaU
First Secretary Bernardo DIAZ (Reloj Bacional, 3 Apr 72)
~eaber of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the PCC.
Second Secretary Angel ROS ( " Guerr iller0 " , 30 Jul 70, p.l.)
Former Organisation Secretary of the North Coast Regional Committee of the POC.
Secretary ot the Commission on Daniel RODRIGUEZ Revolutionary Orientation (COR) (ItGranaa ll , 21 Aug 70, p.5.)
Secretary of Industry Francisco ORRACA and Construction ( uGuerrillero", 9 Jun 70,
p.3.)
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Member Reiaaldo HERNANDEZ ("Guerrillero", 26 Jun 70, p.l .. )
First Secretary of the Bahia Honda Municipal Committee of the POC ..
Member Juan TORRES ("Guerrillero·, 9 Jun 70,p.l)
First Secretary of the La Palma Municipal Coma1ttee of the PCC.
Member Jose VALDES ("Guerrillero", 20 Aug 70, p.l.)
First Secretary of the "Pablo de la Torriente Brau" Municipal Com mittee of the PCC.
M_ber Jose Luis PEREZ ("Granmad , 2 Feb 71, p.4.)
First Secretary of the Luis Carrasco Municipal Coaa1ttee of the PCC.
Consolaci09 del Sur Regional Committee
Exegutive Bureau
First Secretary Luis Enrique PEGUERO Peguero (uJuve.ntud Rebeldeu , 5 Feb 72, p.l. )
AppointBd on 21 January 1970.
Meaber of the Pinar del Rio Provincial CoJllDlittee of the PCC.
Second Secretary Heriberto MORALES (IIJuventud Rebelde ll , 20 Jan 72, p.4. )
Former Organization Secretary of this Committee
Secretary of Education Alberto BALLART Medina ( "Guerrillero ll , 23 Jul 70, p.3. )
Appointed on 21 January 1970.
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Secretary of the Commission on Manuel TALACON Revolutionary Orieatation (COR) (IIGuerrillerolt, 2 Jun 70,
p.3. )
Secretary of Consumers Goods Diosdado SCULL Diaz and General Services ( " Guerrillero II , 27 May 70,
p.3.)
Secretary of Industry Jose CRESPO ("Guerrillero", 2 Jun 70, p.3. )
Secretary of Peasants' Work Vicente MARTIN (IIGranaa ll , 21 Jan 70, p.l.)
Appoillted on 21 January 1970.
Other Msbers of tae Regional Co.; ttee
Mellber Jose DIAZ Valdes (uGuerrillero", 31 Jul 70, p.l.)
First Secretary of the Alonso Rojas Municipal Committee of the POC.
Foraer First Secretary of the Pinar del Rio Municipal Committee of the POC.
MeDlber Capt. Manuel BORJAS (tlGuerrillero", 16 Aug 70, p.l.)
Coaes frOIl the ranks of the 26 of July Movellent.
First Secretary of the San Andres de Caiguanabo Municipal Committee of the PCC and Director of the Pilot Project of Communist Life in this Muni cipal C~ttee.
Member Reinaldo PINO ("Guerrillero·l , 1 Aug 70,p.l)
First Secretary of the San Diego Municipal Committee of the PCC.
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First Secretary of the Herradura Municipal Committee of the PCC.
HAYANA PROVIliQE
Provincial CO!!jttee
EXecutive seau
First Secretary Major Jose Raaon MACHADO Ventura (IIGranaa", 11 May 72, p.4.)
Appointed to this position on 8 June 1971.
Member of the POC Central COJIIIIittee.
Second Secretary Domingo PORTELA Placeres (tlGr8llll81t , 18 Jan 72, p.2.)
INRA Delegate in Havana Province.
Comes trom the ranks of the 13th of March Revolutionary Directorate.
FOBer Vice-Minister for Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone COIUIlU.Dica tions, and INRA Delegate in Havana Province.
Organisation Secretary Capt. Julio CRAVIANO Fundora (IIGranu ll , 23 Mar 72, p.l.)
Former First Secretary of the Guira de Melena Regional Committee of the POC, Secretary of Industry of the Pinar del Rio Provincial Committee of the POC, and Director of the Consolidated Metal Molding Enterprise of the Mi nistry of Basic Industry.
Secretary of Education Jose M. MARAGOTO (IIGranaa ll , 18 Feb 72, p.3.)
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J Secretary of the Commission on Eddy I.XZANA Revolutionary Orientation (COR) ("Gral.llla ll , 20 Mar 72, p.l.)
Has been First Secretary of the Executive Bureau of the 10 de Octu bre Regional Coaaittee of the PCC in Havana Province.
Secretary of Consumer Goods Joaqui.n GONGORA and General Services ("GrBJUlaIl , 11 Mar 72, p.3.)
Foraer Secretary of Ge.neral Services of the Matansas Provincial Committee of the POC.
Secretary of Constructio.n Pedro CHAVEZ (tlGr8JlJl8.", 29 Mar 72, p.3.)
Former Mem.ber of the Arigu.8Jlabo Regional COJIIlIittee of the PCC.
Secretary of Transportation Lazaro R. CARDENAS ("Gralllla ll , 10 Feb 72, p.l.)
Secretary of Basic Industry Roberto FERNANDEZ (IIGr8tlll81f , 1 Oct 71, p.".)
Chief of the Sugar Harvest Sector Wilfredo ESPINOSA (uGranmaa , 31 Mar 72, p.l.)
Former First Secretary of the Artemis. Regional Committee of the POC.
Secretary of Social Vork Rolando IAVARRO ("Granma", 20 Mar 72, p.".)
Former Secretary General of the Bauta Regional Directorate No.ll of FURS and member of the Executive Bureau of the Havana Provincial Direc torate of PURSe
Organization Assistant Secretary Ramiro del RIO Perez Teran (IIJuventud Rebelde", 9 Apr 71, p.l. )

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