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[25]REPORT MADE BY: Dolores R. CASSAVETIS: 13 sf ry q
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[29]REPORT APPROVED BY: Willard Cc. CURTT NO, ENCLOSURES: -
[30]DATE OF REPORT: 1 December 1960} REFERENCES: 1291-5302. i
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[43]SUBJECT : Jose Xavier CORTES Hernandez t
[45]COMMENTS: (Father Manuel PEREZ Alondd, Jesuit and (contact_6f_C0S, ws thé ig
[47].i . ggBource of field comment how 2. According to\Pathor PEREZ Alonso; a
[49]#ORTES wag never a priest but had been a seminarian. GRather_J a {
[51]GPEREZ Alonso thas been conferring with Archbishop Mipucl Darlo =
[52]Miranda, Primate of Mexico, regarding CORTES Nernandez and possible oe eo
[53].agtiona against him. / : oe .
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[65]Eqatuarige Of SOURCE, A Complatety ralbie Be Wevatty relia. eet aon Se de Saf el eatin. (8 ©
[67]APPRAISAL OF CONTENT: 1; Confirmad by othar Independent end relishie sources. 2: Probably tus, \'3: Possibly true, 4, Ooubiful. § Probably
[68]faisa, G Cannot be judged. Docopantry, Based cn eriginal document. a
[72]COUNTRHexico/Ctba So {REPORT NO. nei-53¥8
[73]SUBJECT Jose Xavier CORTES ‘emandez ', OATE OF REPORT 16 December 1960. :
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[76]pao. 8 December 1960 : , . ;
[77]- place a Mexico, Mexico City (8 December 1960) -.
[79]4. on 8 Depenber 1960 Jose 2 } who represents himself as 4
[80]ripe told Jose Antonio PORTUOHDO Valdor, Cuban Ambassador to Mexico, that
[81]information that "the thing they were working on" had gotten underway
[82]‘ and had produced a tremendous reaction in Cuba. Ile said that a friend, who
[83]is Roman Cagholic but very liberal, had returned from a visit to Cuba, where
[84]he said the Knights of Columbus wore pretty well entrenched. For this reason, =
[85]CORTES said he felt it would be necessary to "take the bull by the horns” and
[86]begin things or the Knights of &lumbus would gain the advantage. :
[88]2. PORTUONDO said that the bombing of the church of Father BOZA in Cuba had
[89]definitely bean an act of "auto-agression" and was clumsily done. Ile said a
[90]red flag with hammer and sickle was found in the debris. PORTUGHDO told CORTES
[91]that-Carlos OLIVARES, Underesecretary of Forelgn Affaira, had not gaid any-
[92]thing, but, since he, PORTUCIDO, was poing to Cuba at the ond of “December, he
[93], believed that OLIVARES would wait until his visit. 3 4
[95]3. CORTES said that. ho would like to go to Cuba and see for himself how. ; things
[98]Field Comments :
[100]Le Accomiing to an untested houres in the Roman Catholic Church, CORTES
[101]‘ Hernandez was never & priest. It was previously reported that Atisbos,
[102]Mexico City newspaper, had reported that CORTES a Catholic priest and
[103]a member of the Jesuit omer witil 1950 when he’ the order peoause | of
[104]his “sebellious and anarobiv. spirit". oe
[106]2. It is believed that CORTES ‘Yernandez, who belongs to a schismatic Catholic.
[108]. church, called the Mexican Apostolic Catholic Church, is interested. in .
[109]establishing a schismatic church in Cuba. *.
[111]3. Source Comment. " PORTUONDO's remark about OLLVARES came after he and CORTES
[112]ad been discussing Geran Lence, Castrista priest who has been stopped by
[113]episcopal sanction from his ministry in Oriente province.
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[151]priests PORTUONDO Valdor, cuban os to Hexico, that "
[153]information that "the thing they were working on" had gotten underway
[154]and had produced a tremendous reactfon in Cuba.© le said that a friend, who
[155]_{s Roman Catholic but very liberal, had returned from a visit to Cuba, where
[156]he said the*Knights of Columbus vere pretty well entrenched. For this reason,
[157]CORTES said he felt Lt would be necessary to "take the bull by the horns” ‘and
[158]begin things or the Knights of @plumbus would gain the advantage. :
[160]* PORTUONDO oaid that the bombing of the church of Father BOZA in Cuba had
[162]definitely been an act of “auto-agression" and was clumsily done. Ile said a
[163]red flag with hammer and sickle was found in the debris. PORTUGHDO told CORTES
[164]that. Carlos OLIVARES, tnder-secretary of Foreign Affairs, had net said any-
[165]thing, but, since he, PORTUONDO, was going to Cuba at the ond of ‘Décember, he
[166], believed that OLIVARES would wait until his visit. 3 ;
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[169]CORTES said that he would like to go to Cuda and see for hinaolt hov. things
[170]were going.
[172]Field Comments oe ;
[173]1. According to an untested source in the Roman Catholic Church, CORTES.
[174]‘ Hernandez vas never @ priest. It was previously reported that Atisbos,
[175]Mexico City newspaper, hed reported that CORTES was oa Catholic priest and
[176]@ member of the Jesuit omder yntil 1950 when he lo¥t the order because of
[177]his "sebellious and anarchic spirit". oa
[179]It is believed that CORTES Hernandez, who belongs to a schismatic Catholic.
[180]ghiirch, called the Mexican Apostolic Catholic Church, is interested in
[181]establishing a schiamatic church in Cuba. « *
[183]Source Comment, " PORTUONDO' a remark about okavanes came after he and CORTES
[184]een discussing German Lence, Castrista priest who has been stopped by
[185]‘episcopal sanction from. his ministry in 1 Oriente province.
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