Lee Harvey Oswald distributing literature on behalf of the Fair Play For Cuba Committee, August 9, 1963. The headline on the leaflet reads "Hands off Cuba!"

The Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) was an activist group set up in the United States early in 1960. The FPCC's purpose was to provide grassroots support for the Cuban Revolution against attacks by the United States Government once Fidel Castro began openly admitting his commitment to Marxism and began the expropriation and nationalization of Cuban assets belonging to U.S. corporations. The Committee opposed the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, the imposition of the United States embargo against Cuba and was sympathetic to the Cuban view during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word Graswurzel, is a movement organized by a network of citizens. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (pron. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nationalization or Nationalisation is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a natural person. ... Combatants Cuban Government Forces Cuban exiles trained by the US Commanders Fidel Castro Grayston Lynch Pepe San Roman Erneido Oliva Strength 51,000 1,500 Casualties 2,200; estimated 114 dead 1,189 captured {{{notes}}} Cuban poster warning before invasion showing a soldier armed with a RPD machine gun. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States embargo against Cuba (described in Cuba as el bloqueo, Spanish for the blockade) is an economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States on February 7, 1962. ... U.S.A.F. spy photo of one of the suspected launch sites The Cuban Missile Crisis was a very tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The main current interest in this group is that its most visible member in the New Orleans, Louisiana area was briefly Lee Harvey Oswald, later the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ... This photo, showing Oswald wielding a rifle, a handgun, and the newspapers The Militant and The Worker, was one of three taken on March 31, 1963 in the backyard of his Dallas home by his wife Marina. ... It has been suggested that Targeted killing be merged into this article or section. ... The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America (often abbreviated to POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...

On May 26, 1963, Oswald wrote to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee and proposed "renting a small office at my own expense for the purpose of forming a FPCC branch here in New Orleans". Oswald was issued a membership card on May 29th, the same day he ordered 1,000 handbills from a local printer, they read "Hands Off Cuba! Join the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, New Orleans Charter Member Branch, Free Literature, Lectures, Everyone Welcome!". Throughout his period of activity, Oswald was the sole member of the FPCC's New Orleans branch. May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On August 9, 1963, Oswald got into a fight with Cuban exile Carlos Bringuier while handing out leaflets. As a consequence, Oswald was arrested and on August 12, found guilty and fined $10. While in prison he was visited by an FBI agent. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carlos Jose Bringuier was born in Cuba on 22nd June, 1934. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

On August 12, Oswald debated Bringuier on the issue of Castro and Cuba on the Bill Stuckey Radio Show explaining that "the principles of thought of the Fair Play for Cuba consist of restoration of diplomatic trade and tourist relations with Cuba.... We are primarily interested in the attitude of the US government toward Cuba. And in that way we are striving to get the United States to adopt measures which would be more friendly toward the Cuban people and the new Cuban regime in that country." Oswald did not fare well in the debate and was confronted with accusations about his past in the Soviet Union and his activities in New Orleans. A month later, he moved to Dallas. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dallas redirects here. ...

Like almost everything else associated with the Kennedy assassination, the Fair Play for Cuba Committee has been the subject of much speculation. It was often suspected of being a Soviet front with little real support outside of a few dedicated American Communists (such suspicions were not entirely unfounded, as it later came out that the Socialist Workers' Party had a huge hand in at least the Los Angeles branch); in more recent years it has also suspected of having largely or entirely been a puppet organization of the FBI or some other U.S. governmental agency used to identify Communists and Communist sympathizers. (Some of Oswald's FPCC leaflets were printed with the address "544 Camp Street" on them. This was an anti-Communist office staffed by Guy Banister, an ex-FBI agent who was involved in counterintelligence activities.) John F. Kennedy The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 PM Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC). ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Communism refers to a conjectured future classless, stateless social organization based upon common ownership of the means of production, and can be classified as a branch of the broader socialist movement. ... The Socialist Workers Party is a small communist political party in the United States. ... Official FBI Seal The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force and intelligence agency which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

In his 2002 book, The Kennedy Conspiracy (2002), Anthony Summers asserted that documents indicate both the Central Intelligence Agency and the FBI infiltrated the FPCC. He quoted a CIA officer saying "We did everything we could to make sure it was not successful - to smear it... to penetrate it. I think Oswald may have been part of a penetration attempt." 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Lee shut down the national Fair Play for Cuba Committee in December 1963 when its landlord evicted the group from its national office; the notoriety accorded to it following the November 22, 1963 Kennedy assassination made it impossible for the committee to continue its work. Although several groups are currently working to end the U.S. embargo against Cuba, none seem to be lineally descended from the Fair Play for Cuba Committee or to be interested in being associated with that exact name. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Essays

• Mind Control: The Rosetta Stone of the JFK Assassination, by Jerry Leonard

External links

• Article on the Fair Play for Cuba Committee
• Testimony of Vincent T. Lee in regard to Oswald and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee
• Transcript of the radio debate between FPCC representative Lee Harvey Oswald, Ed Butler and Carlos Bringuier
• The Perfect Assassin: Lee Harvey Oswald, The CIA and Mind Control, by Jerry Leonard
• Bluebird: Deliberate Creation of Multiple Personality by Psychiatrists, by Dr. Colin A. Ross
• The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate", by John D. Marks