Book IV Prints 40-54: Trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal of an unidentified United States citizen (possible CIA agent)

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Title
Book IV Prints 40-54: Trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal of an unidentified United States citizen (possible CIA agent)
Creator
From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Contributor
From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
From the Collection: Stone, David C.
Published / Created
undated
Description
These prints relate to the trial by Revolutionary Tribunal of an unidentified U.S. citizen, possibly one of two CIA agents who regularly reported to Batista's intelligence network known as SIM [Servicio de Inteligencia Militar], under cover provided by the U.S. embassy. The accused is eventually deported to the United States rather than executed as were most Cubans tried for war crimes and atrocities by Revolutionary Tribunals in the early months of the Revolution. Despite rendering guilty verdicts, deportation remained the preferred option for revolutionary judges dealing with U.S. citizens accused of aiding in citizen surveillance, disappearances or other abuses on behalf of Batista rather than lengthy jail sentences or execution during this period. Prints 53 and 54 document the rendering of the verdict and the man's eventual release from La Cabaña fortress where the trial took place, his arrival at a hotel in Havana, and departure by what appears to be a private plane, apparently for the United States.
Provenance
Purchased from Andrew St. George in 1969 and from David C. Stone in 1970. Gift of Adolfas Mekas, 2010. Transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, 2016.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
Multiple languages

Item Location

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives
Call Number
MS 650
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Container / Volume
Box 3, folder 286-300

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Citation
Cuban Revolution Collection (MS 650). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
614150
Object ID (OID)
10018286

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