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[6]Agency Information
[8]AGENCY: “ARMY
[9]RECORD NUMBER: — 198-10004-10207
[11]RECORD SERIES: CALIFANO PAPERS
[13]AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
[15]Document Information
[17]ORIGINATOR: ARMY :
[18]FROM: JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.
[19]TO: MR. JOHN H. CRIMMINS
[21]TITLE: | INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF CUBAN AFFAIRS: REPORT ON
[22]THE STATUS OF ACTIONS DESIGNED TO COUNTER SUBVERSION
[24]DATE: 01/10/1964
[25]PAGES: 62
[27]SUBJECTS :
[28]COUNTERINSURGENCY
[29]CUBAN SUBVERSION
[30]LATIN AMERICA SECURITY
[32]DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[33]CLASSIFICATION : — Secret
[34]RESTRICTIONS: = IC
[35]CURRENT STATUS : Redact
[36]DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/07/1997
[38]OPENING CRITERIA :
[40]COMMENTS : Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 10. Army memo from Joseph Califano to Mr. Crimmins on status of
[41]actions to counter Cuban subversion in Latin America with other related documents.
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[66]“RAN 19649
[68]MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOHN H. CRIMMINS
[69]Coordinatoy of Cuban Affaire
[70]Department of State
[72]SUBIECT: interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban
[73]Affairs: Report on the Status of aplemaentation of
[74]Actions Designed to Counter Subversion
[76]Enclosed herewith is the Report on the Statue of Implernentation
[77]of Actions Designed to Counter Subversion for the pericd 1 December
[78]1963.1 January 1964. The format of this report adheres to the topic
[79]outline dieseminated at the meeting of the Subcommittee on Subversion,
[80]September 13, 1963,
[82]It ie requested that this office be provided with 12 copies of the
[83]final report, It is assumed that each of the representatives will have
[85]an opportunity to consider the final report before it is forwarded.
[87]Signed
[88]“joseph A. Califano, Ire
[89]Joseph A, Califano, Ir.
[90]General Counsel
[92]Enclosure e,
[93]As Stated -
[95]Mr. Califano
[96]Lt Col Haig
[97]ASG
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[116]STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN
[117]BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO
[118]COUNTER SUBVERSION FOR THE
[120]PERIOD 1 DEC 63 -.1 TAN 64
[122]3. Control of Cla
[124]wwiestine Movement of Guerrillas and Arms.
[126]a. General A. BP, G'MMeara, USA, Comumander+ineChief, US
[127]Southern Command, met with Vice Admiral Ray ©. Neadhaa, USN,
[128]Chief of Staff to Comrmander+-in-Chiei, Atlantic and members of their
[129]respective staffs duving the peried 11 to 15 December 1963. Discus-
[130]sions encompassed methods of improving the existing survelllance/
[132]intercept system thoughout the Caribbean, Existing US plans were
[133]reviewed, continuance of the hip visit program inetitated in Novem~-
[134]ber 1963 was agreed wpon, and combined exercisas to test country
[135]eapabilitics te intercept simulated intruding shige were planned for
[136]early execution. Discussions by Genoral O'Meara were continued
[137]with the Secretary of the Army and with representatives of the State
[138]Department, CLA and the foint Svaff, Joint Chiefe of Staff,
[140]b. Commander Mine Division 44 with minesweepers USS
[141]STURDY and USS SWERVE complated visits to Central American
[142]porte in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Deficieacies in tha
[143]capabilities of all thres countries to counter gubversive infiltration
[144]were reported. Additional visite, dewigned to asaist in correcting
[145]deficiencies, are planned. USCINCSO alse plane, through Cormmandera
[146]of US Military Groups, te aegiet in developing existing capabilities.
[148]&. Based upon information from CAS Panama representative
[149]on 8 Novernber, USCINCSO directed US operations to find a small
[150]beat which rapertedly left the Colon Free Zone with a carge of arms
[151]destined for the vicinity of the Colombian-Venesuclan border. Day-
[152]light vieual aerial surveillance flights were inetituted immediately,
[153]with radar-equipped aircraft taking over surveillance during hours
[154]of darkness. Colombian and Venesuelan authorities were notified
[155]through US diplomatic channels, but no direct cormmunications
[156]between US eurveillance aircraft and Colombian forces in the
[157]vicinity of the probable landing area were established bafera termi+
[158]nation on 14 Nevember. This effert, though not succeseful, has
[159]evoked considerable effort by US State Department, Defense Depart-
[160]ment and CLA activities ta iraprove capabilities and procedures.
[162] DOWNGALLD RL a vray CU ERVALS:
[163]DECLASSIFIED ar erg 12 YEARS
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[175]d. Action wag commenced in the Colon area to provide means
[176]to keep track of ships and beate entering or leaving the Colon Free
[177]Zoue in order to monitor the movements of those suapected of cdyrying
[178]contraband. Asgsistance te USCINCEO was provided fram the continental
[179]United States in carrying out surveys as to equipment required on ac
[180]secretive a basic 2s possible, and special optical equipment to include
[181]probable night television wae appreved by the Secretary of the Army
[182]for expedited delivary to USCINCSO.
[184]e. A joint survey and mobile training team from USCINCSO
[185]continued aocistance to Venesuelan authorities in luproving indigenous
[186]eapablilties for surveillance end interception of intruders.
[188]& A US Southern Commdind Operations Plan 60-63 was developed
[189]to provide fer three levels of operational aesistance to Venesuela in
[190]curveillance and intercept cparations. Representatives of the US Strike
[191]Command apd the Air Defense Cormmand visited USCINCSO to agsist in
[192]developing detailed supporting plana.
[194]g- Information was obtained by USCINCSO concerning in-country
[195]communications capabilities of Colombia and Vanesuela to receive and
[196]Giageminate surveillance information provided by US forces.
[198]5. Stroagthening of Counterlnsuzgency Cap
[200]abilities.
[202]a US Aemy training included the following: 13 students from 6
[203]countries completed Cl operations courec ia the Canal Zoue; 8 etudents
[204]from 5 countries completed Ci oxientation course in the Canal Zone;
[206]24 shidents from & countrice completed Military Intelligence course
[207]in the Canal Zone; 11 Chilean students completed especial Military
[208]intelligence orlentation course; three Canal Zone-based Cl Mobile
[209]Training Teame (MTT) caveled out training programs in Ecuador,
[210]Peru and Vemerucla; and one Canal Zone-based Cl MTT commenced
[211]a training program of Panamanian National Cuardemen.
[213]&. US Navy training included the following:
[214](1) The Smalh Craft Inspection and Training Tear
[215](QCIATT) completed training the third class of Central American
[217]eationals, bringing to 63 the total auraber of students trained since
[218]May 1945.
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[229](2) The semiannual reciniosaace check of tro
[230]ananion £0. foot Coast Guard Utility Bests (CGUBa) waa com-
[231]menged on 16 December by an onsthe-~job training (OST) program,
[232]Werk should bo completed by 10 January 1964,
[234]43) Work waa temporarily sugpended on two 49 foot
[235]GOUSs in Costs Rica due te the lock of critical apare parte. It is
[236]anticipated work will be completed by 15 January 1964,
[238]& Increases in the stock levels of the Canal Zone stockpile
[239]of clot contrel equipment ware directed on 20 December 196%. In-
[240]ereases will enshice USCINCGSO to respond to urgent requests from
[241]Latin American governments. Buildup concerned primarily tear
[242]gos grenades, gae micke, carbines and ahetgum emmunition.
[244]a. Final arrangemcats were made with the Bertram Beat
[245]Company of Miami for delivery of 10 outheard-inbeard fiber glasa
[246]boate to Cabamis, Veneruela for use in the Lake Maracaibe area,
[247]Beats, spares and an MTT will be dellwered to destination by
[248]14 January 1964.
[250]¢. Action has bean taken to expedite the shipment af radie«
[251]slectronic gear to Jaméica for use in the joint surveillance progeam
[252]designed to combat Caatro-inspired insurgency in the Caribbcan
[253]area. Equiprmont should arrive in Jamelca within the nest dew weeke.
[255]& &#& US Airy Fores Air Gommande MTT deumonetrated in
[256]Asuncion, Paraguay.
[258]8. Other Special Actions.
[260]a. Latin American Military Gommunications System (LAMCS)
[261]in Ecvuader and Nicaragua and the Ground-+te-Air facilitics in Reuador
[262]have buen completed.
[264]b. Authority to proceed with the LAMCS in Honduras waa
[265]received from the US State Department on 17 December 1963. This
[266]facility should be completed within 120 days.
[268]e. Emergency power units to improve reliability of US Army
[269]and Aig Force Migsion radio stations in Colombia and Vanesuela,
[270]ghipped from: the United States, arrived in Bogota and Caracas res~-
[271]pectively.
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[289]From: John Reynolds, KCS
[291]To: C/Staff
[292]Subj: Interdepartmental Coordinating Comte of Cuban Affairs: Rpt on Status of
[294]Implementation of Agtions Designed to Counter Subversion (U) ;
[296]rw Incl: None
[297]Dis: Cole Haig 13-64 OSA 3004
[298]FW 1-30-63 a
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[308]Secretary of the Army
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[325]December 18, 1963
[327]MEMORANDUM FOR COLONEL WADE ROBERT
[328]Office of the Secretary of Defense
[329](international Security Affairs)
[331]SUBJECT: State Paper Entitled “Terrorism in the Latin
[332]American Gountries on the Critical Insurgency List"
[334]Enclosed herewith is a paper prepared by a member of the
[335]Cuban Coordinating Committee at the Department of State {Mr,
[336]William Bowdler, 182-3736) for use by the Department of State
[337]representative at the Special Group (Counterinsurgency) meeting on
[338]December 19, 1963. The paper was provided to this office by State
[339]on December 18 with the request that Department of Defense
[340]comments, particularly on the basic memorandum, he obtained.
[341]Although thie office is very much concerned with the aspects of the
[342]paper which deal with the problem of Castro-inspired subversion,
[343]the breader implications of the paper pertain to the Latin American
[344]area and the military assistance programs related thereto, These
[345]are, of course, matters of primary concern to your office. There-
[346]fore, the attached paper is forwarded to you for appropriate action
[347]with the request that your comments, if any, be coordinated with
[348]this office eo that they can be correlated to actions currently under
[350]the purview of this office,
[352]Signed:
[353]A. M. Haig
[354]Lt Colonel, Usa
[356]oseph A, Califano, Jr.
[357]General Counsel
[359]Enclosure
[360]As Stated
[362]OSA, ASG
[363]Mr Califano
[364]LtCol Haig
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[381]December 18, 1963
[383]MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, DDR&E
[384]Office of the Secretary of Defense
[386]SUBJECT: Anti-Sabotage Operations in Latin America
[388]The Iuterdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban
[389]Affairs (ICCOCA) has recently considered a CIA proposal to provide
[390]guidance to US firms in Latin America confronted with Castro-
[391]communist inspired sabotage of their facilities and assets. CIA has
[392]contracted for the preparation of a report which will consolidate the
[393]experiences of several US firms in Latin America in combatting
[394]sabotage. After consideration by the ICCOCA this report will be
[395]furnished through our country teams in Latin America to local US
[396]firms to assist them in instituting appropriate anti-sabotage programs.
[398]I would be most grateful if you would prepare a brief report
[399]designed to supplement the CIA project which would include enumera-
[400]tion of general guidelines which might be adopted by US firms in the
[401]Latin American area in combatting sabotage. In particular, an
[402]enumeration of known appropriate anti-sabotage devices available on
[403]the commercial market together with the manufacturer's names would
[404]be most helpful.
[406]A member of my staff has discussed thia project with Mr.
[407]Phelps of your staff, who hae indicated that DDR&E might be of agsist-
[408]ance in this matter based on.a recent field trip to Venezuela where
[409]problems peculiar to that area were studied at the request of the US
[410]Ambassador. It is also possible that commercial devices developed
[411]for South Vietnam would have applicability in Latin America, Because
[412]this. project ie designed for distribution to several Latin American
[413]‘countries, it is requested that where possible guidelines be developed
[414]which might have general application throughout Latin America, but
[415]with emphasis on key subversive target areas. Present plans antici-
[416]pate finalization of this project by December 23, 1963.
[418]Signed:
[420]Ae M. Haig
[421]Ut Colonei, Usa
[422]fosegh Bre Galifano, Jr.
[423]OSA, ASG NN General Counsel
[424]Mr Califano
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[444]Iuterdepartmental Coordinating Cantimittee of Cuban
[446]Afizira: Ragort on the Status of implementation of
[447]Aetens Designed to Counter Subversion
[449]Saclased herewith is the Repert on the Statue of baplementation
[450]of Actions Designed to Couter Subvereian for the period 1 Nevesiber-
[451]i December 1963. The format of thie report adharea to the tepic out-
[452]lime diegeminated at the faceting ¢ eat fe Subcomanities om Subversion,
[454]September 13, 1963.
[456]itis vequested that this office be provided with 12 copies af the
[457]final ¢eport, [iis agaumed that exch of the representatives will have
[458]an appertanity to consider the final report before it ig forwarded.
[460]nelosure
[461]Ae Stated
[463]Mr, Califano
[464]Lt Col Haig
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[473]Signed
[474]Joseph A. Califane, TPs
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[477]dgnegh A. Galilean, In.
[478]General Counel
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[498]Deparkaent ef State
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[509]STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN
[510]BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DETENSE TO
[511]COUNTER SUBVERSION FOR THE
[512]PEBLIOD 1 NOV - 1 DEC 1963. ;
[514]3. Gontrol of Clandestine Movement of Guerrilias and Arms.
[516]a. On 9 November 1963 the Commander-in-Ghief, US
[517]Southern Command (USCINCSO) advieed the Jolut Chiefa of Staff
[518](JCS) of reports concerning euspected eubversive arma emuggling -
[519]into Veneguela or Colombia from the Colon Free Zone, Panama. y
[520]USCINCEO initiated surveillance at firat ght on 9 November 1963
[521]to detect and track surface vesoela which might be engaged in the
[522]subversive traffic. The ICS directed the Coramander-in-Chief,
[523]Atlantic (CINCLANT) to commence surveillance with radar equipped
[524]aizeraft aad to keep USCINCSO advised of all information. Sue~
[525]pected erat were not poaitively identified ar intercepted; however,
[526]there were indications thet dn unidentified surface veasal off the
[527]Ric Hacha areca of Colombia and in Colombian waters was probably
[528]ia contact with small boats operating from the Colombian coastline
[529]at Bight. —
[531]. b.. An directed by the Joiat Chiefs of Staff, USCINESS
[532]éeveloped a plan under which the United Stetes could provide asatat-
[533]ance te Venenuelan forces, on three levels of participation, designed
[534]te prevent the sutreptiticus movement of Castre-Cormmunist arrag
[535]and pergonnel into Veneguela. To be fully effective, the plan calls
[536]for US elements operating from Veneauelan territery which ia not
[537]considered a likely aubject for approval by the Government of
[538]Veneguela at the present time.
[540]c. A joint survey and mobile training team. of eleven men wae
[541]provided by USCINCSO to Vencaucla on 22 November 1963, upon
[542]apgtoval of the concept by the Government of Venezuela. The purpose
[543]of the team ie to teain Venezuelan military personnel in organizing
[544]and operating a joint operations center; in improving capabilities
[545]in the plotting and coordination of intelligence data, and aerial photo-
[546]graphy; and in coordinating all Venezuelan military and paramilitary
[547]organizations invelved in surveillance and intercept operations.
[549]DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
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[566]a. Two minssweepers from the US Atlantic Command, uss
[567]STURDY and USS SWERVE with Commander Mine Division 44 em-
[568]barked, commenced a echeduls of visite te Caribbeaa porte in Costs
[569]Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Visits are intended to assist each |
[570]country in bxproving ite coastal and offsshore eurveillanca effart,
[572]to improve intercept capabilities with reepect te the prevention of
[574]infiltration of arma and subversive persounel through the countrics'
[575]territorial waters, and to establish procedures which would provide
[576]for US aesistance in final interception when requested, Visits in
[577]November, under the supervision of USCINGEO, covered Puerto
[578]Limon, Costa Rica; Blucfields and Puerto Gabezan, Miedragua; and
[579]Puerto Barries, Guatemala,
[581]b, Seventy-eight Latin American officere, praviougly on-
[583]. Polled, were in attendance during November at courses stressing
[585]counteringurgency conducted by the US Army Canal Zone school.
[586]Two officers graduated from the US Army Counteringurgency Course
[587]at Port Bragg, Nerth Carolina on 12 November 1963 and two addi-
[588]tlenal officers are now in attendance.
[590]«, Geven US Aemy Countetingurgency Mobile Tvraieing Tearme
[592]based in the Canal Zone, consisting of twenty officers and thirty-five
[594]ealiated men, previded training in seven Latin American countries
[595]during November.
[597]d. Wine enlisted sen from Chile were in attendance at
[598]Marine Cerps echools at Camp Pendleton, California in November.
[600]e. 03 Coast Guard training in small boat operations was
[601]provided in the Canal Zone for fifteen students fram five Caribbean
[602]countries in the operation and maintenance of feorty-foot Caast Guard
[603]utility beatae. A Coast Guard mobile training team of one officer and
[604]twe enlisted men, based in the Canal Zone, provided training in
[605]Costa Hica for the reconditioning of Coast Guard utility boats. Five
[606]members of the Costa Rican Guardia Civil are receiving on-the-job
[607]teaining in conagction with reconditioning of the boats.
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[620]i. AUS Air Force counterineurgency team of five officers
[621]and eight. enlisted rien, based in the Canal Zone, provided training
[622]for Ecuadorian Air Force pergonnel in Ecuader.
[624]g- At the request ef USCINGO, and with the enthusiastic
[625]support of the Venesuclan Government, a small boat program has
[626]been initiated to provide security for the Lake Maracaibo ragion.
[627]Arrangements have been made theeugh tha US Navy under Military
[628]Credit Sales agreement for the manufacture of dix (6) 25-foot and
[629]four (4) 31-foot inboard-outbeard, fiberglass bull beats by Bertram
[630]Boat Company, Miami, for delivery in Decembar 1963 or early
[631]January 1964. A SEAL-trained Mobile Training Team (MTT) of
[632]one officer and five enlisted men will be provided by the Navy and
[633]will repost to the equipment supplier in time to become fully ac-
[635]quainted with the boats by 15 December. The MTT will accompany
[637]the boats to Venezuela and will remain up to two montha in country
[638]to provide necessary familiarization training.
[640]6. Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Surveillance.
[642]a. Upon receipt of intelligence pertaining to suspected arms
[643]mmuggling from the Canal Free Zone, Panama into Colombia ox
[644]Venezuela, the USCINCSO relayed thia information to Colombia and
[645]Venesuela by the Military Alerting Syetem. The US Ambassador ta
[646]Colombia conveyed the information to the Goverament of Golsmbia.
[647]Colombias Navy and Air Force elements were assigned increased
[648]surveillance missions in the Caribbean coastal area of Colombia by
[649]Colonbian military authorities and reaults of theixy surveillance
[650]activities were provided te USCINCSO by the US Military Group
[651]Commandor in Colombia. The results of US alr surveillance of
[652]thé expected route and landing area, undertaken by US Air Force
[653]end Naval air elements were tranamitted to the US Military Group
[654]Gommander in Colombia for paseage to the Colombian military
[655]authorities.
[657]b. The moter vessel BLUE STAR, af Panamanian registry,
[658]wes apprehended by Ecuadorian authorities in Novesaber 1963 as.
[659]it wae attempting the clandestine introduction of toutraband articles
[661]3.
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[670]inte Ecuador. Ship mevoement isformation had been provided to the
[671]US Naval Attache Bogota by the District Intelligence Officer of the
[672]fifteenth Naval District. There was no apparent invelvement of
[673]Gubda areig or Cuban trained personnel in this instance.
[675]7%. Other Speciat Actione.
[677]& Construction is now in progress on the Latin American
[678]Military Communications System (LAMCS) in Quite, Eeuador; the
[679]tetminal station is empected to be completed in December 1963.
[680]The station in Nicavagua is expected to be completed in early
[681]December 1963.
[683]b. In response to a sequest by USCINCSO, action was taken
[685]Gn 18 Nevember 1965 te expedite delivery of communications equip-
[686]thent required to implement a Jaraaican integrated coastal surveillance
[687]eyetem, The aystem wae originally approved aa part of the $560
[688]thousand one-time grant of Militery Agsigtance material divected
[690]by the President in April 1963, but world-wide shortages af specific
[691]itexae threatencd to delay dhipment in seme cages vatil FY 1965, in
[692]view of the urgency of thie tequirement, priorities were adjusted
[694]te provide delivery by 1 January 19464. The items include:
[696]2 AN/GRE radios and instaliation kits
[697]3 AN/ARC § radios
[699]i AN/PSM 6
[701]3 Wattmeter
[703]¢. The Joint Chiefa of Staff and the Office of Public Safety,
[704]State-AID, ave studying the poselbility of imereaping the stock level
[705]of certain itema of Riot Contrel Equipment ia the Ganel Zone, in order
[706]to mect rapidly and effectively maltipte contingencies that may occur
[707]in Latin Arserice, In the past, the sige of some requests have neceski-
[708]tated shipment of certain iteme directly from the United States, with
[709]resultant inercase in cost and time. . “BSCINeso kas been acked for
[710]hie: recommendations on etock levels,
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[719]OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[720]: WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
[722]INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
[724]2 DEC 1963 ,
[726]In reply xefor tor
[727]2+28596/63
[729]fhe enclosure to your F dat
[730]has been received. The report appears to be
[731]_ Stiiplete end appropriate for Gubadseion to the President.
[733]SIGNED
[735]Frank K. Sloan
[736]Deputy Assistant Secretary
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[763]ORANDUM NO. €1 FOR GENERAL DARLS G. WHEELER cs}
[765]2S. FPRARIC A, ELOAM, Dep dust Sec/Del i546
[767](Beglonal Atiairs)
[768]MAIGR GENERAL J. ©. ALGEE, USA
[769]BEAR ARMURAL ee. FP. & WES, USN
[771]MAZJOR GREEEAL J. W. CARPENTER, 01, USAF
[772]BRIGAINDR GENERAL €. J. QUILTED, UGace
[774]SUBJECT: pattmental Coowdineting Committee of Cuban Affaten:
[776]Repout on Status of Implementation of Actions Designed to
[777]Geunter Subversion (i)
[779]“Reference: OA Meme #64, subject aa shove, dated September 19, 1963
[781]Attached herewith is a fimal drait of tha Report to the President of
[783]the Subconmittue on Coban Subversion on Pregrens Made During Septembas
[785]1963 ta Garbiag Cutan Subvercion in Latin America,
[787]it le requesind that comments, Mang, bo provided thie office by
[788]1260 bowers, 2 Detember 1963. The Department of Defense. portion of
[789]subject report io based on. snbmieatons ‘provided in veogonne te relewencad
[790]SemeorendaEs.
[792]Signed
[794]_ d§éseph A. Califano,Jr.
[796]Sesapha Ay Califaae, de.
[797]General Cospsecl
[799]eC: Mr. Yarmolinsky (OSD)
[801]Lt Col Haig ent, ot
[803]Mr, Calif
[805]“ASG=, mene . SECR _& EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC RechaprNe
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[822]| os o - 9g CUR SUBYEESTON
[823]( ASTION teen puaIEs spore 1958 3 ‘aN ouREENG
[824]|  giyeas sunverst ON TN LATIN AMERTCA
[826]‘ni AS atm WE 9.02 ot
[828]a ; a . .
[830]ve 7 that ara] beratlos : flights to Cuba vould be Pornitted to.
[832]a use Com onalsey fonilities, and to express eur concern at Shee
[833]—_ service tee Cuba via Conakry.
[834]a and report on ‘alleged landing and refuelling of ¢ bana
[836]oe! with the Shell Soxpany, the supplier of the fuel, | tee 7
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[840]- of the Foreign Mintatey our concern at incressed evidence
[842]- pe enetration or Africa. °
[844]Ge Instructed Consulate Yort. ag France to 9 Savostigate: a
[846]. aireratt at Guadeloupe. Also double-checked strectiy.,
[848]to use ¢ French Garibbean Aependencies for r eLights ‘to and
[850]RAPT
[852]Ga. : tastructed Eubasay qunks te call to the attention
[854]of seroflot attespts to establish North Attica routes: to. .
[856]ebay especially through Algeria, and our conviction chat oS
[858]an Tantoia bas a valid case in 1 eincerting any Bloc civil ale
[860]-Tasteucted Enbassy Conatary to contact Gutneen Govern= 2 i :
[862]ment officiais, reainding then of. thete past as surances
[864]a recent indications that Jerefiot was preparing to. establish ‘s a
[866]” Ingeructed Eubassy Paria to query the French Coverrment ee
[867]abou! ¢ alleged Gghens use of the Gu: adeloupe facility, and
[869]te expres S esr concern at this evidence of Cuba's attempt
[871]7 Econ
[872]y “SECRET © * we:
[875]| _ 2) SkeRET
[876]ne ar
[878]fcom Lat ein J sexton. ee oh Ee ce a _ :
[880]: or “Instructed Enbass; ¥ Ro to make a Bow » approach to -
[882]oa the Brazilian Foreiga Ministey to express our concera pOE
[883]ae at Cuba’ 1's continuing use ef “charter fligh 1t8 to Brazil
[884]. and the laxity of Brazilian officials in the control of.
[886]a : passengers. During the course of the mevat the Prectlian
[888]| “Goverment began tightening controle against Cubana 7
[889]fltg ghts. Specifically, all requests foe landing pemmiesion _
[890].. were henses orth to be proces sed by the Foreign Office, ae oe
[891]7 with appre spriste delaya. " Alse tig ater passenger, erew - oa
[892]and cargo controls. were to be institated ‘when & Subans, a :
[894]flight ds peruieted to use ‘Brasilien facilities. 7 a Wes
[896]oe. Determined that the 8. ake had specifically warned |
[897]Sabana that. no avincion Sack wiht available in Basbados end a:
[898]“thee Hi 1G. would, ia the future, respect Sheil Cospany" 7 se
[899]decielon te deny fueling to gubana plaves, —
[900]og 4 patinued iuter-Departisents tal efior te to pe rovent
[902]: oo resumption of of ferzy service beter Cuba and the. u 8.
[903]| vail a British et tlzen, Harold Derber, bas been we: : a
[905]ing te establish (Saring the past several month.
[907]ge
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[915]SECRET
[916]Pod as
[918]7_ Loe 7 ge _Taetructed Consul Eeorgetows te investigate’ and -
[920]o xeport om ev tdened ‘the Bepartaent received whieh indicates
[921]7 chat Saba is planning ‘to sell merchant wessela to ‘British
[922]» Guiana is order to facilitate the estabLishaent of 8
[924]regular service for. peesongers ond CAT EO. Lae oe
[926]f
[930]a ae. Ta connection with the Seventh congress ‘of che |
[931]“International Gaion (UEAY veld da Habana Septenber 29 7 — oa
[932]- October 3» 1953 the Buenos Aixes ‘Station: ee
[934]xeh) encour: aged the Acgentine ational Federation, = .
[936]° a of, _anehitects to oppese degentine attendance at the.
[937]. . Habane neeting, with the result that 25 of the 39
[938]a practic’ ing architects who hed A pléwaea to attend wane
[939]oo celled theiz participation; . : CS
[940]i & arrange ed to prevent the “attendance of any”
[941]: 7 off ielatly authorized Argentine delegation at the Habana
[942]8 mee LINZ, bist, encouraged the attendance of an ‘official ~
[943]cpentine delegation ox enti-Commumist coloration at an. e : ah
[945]im int! vernotional : architects mecting to be held int s Mexico |
[947]ia Getober; |
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[962]7 a a - _ . @ delivered an memena andum ‘to the Minister of
[963]. : Enterta « concerning Cuban charter ‘flights to. Brag: i whieh |
[964]supported the Ambassador" 8 request that the segeatine
[966]Es JO cmant express concern over such ¥:) ighte. : 7 x : -
[968]Be - Rho de Jancizo Station coutinued to furnish :
[970]Hi
[972]the patsy wits data on Cuban ‘flights to Brazil used |
[974]ars vepresentations te the ‘Braciiten Foreign Office, © : a
[976]a Als SO induced Rio. alcport officials ‘te impose sertagent
[977]- "passport control and ‘paggene efforts. | These efforts
[979]oS 7 contributed te the Brazilian Goverment? ‘8 failing to
[981]“ dgeue landing permits fox * Sabena ana flights on Septenber
[983]: an, 24 and 23, 1965 foveing thelr cancellation. hen.
[985]©, Gubars, because of haragament at Bio, be acan using the : So
[987]ar landL ‘ fac ileies on Sao Paula where controle le were.
[989]non ox istent 7 CIA initiated and obtained a ‘local Matson ~
[990]-egrerinent for similar t harassment in che event, of future
[991]a - Gabans ana flights t 2 Sao Paulos aoe | .
[992]| ¢, HMexler eity etation incpired & press campaiga
[993]of hoof and wouth and smallpox epidemics in Cuba, prior
[995]te the Avchitects Congress to discourage partied patton
[997]dn the Habana meeting. The meaulting Guarantines and
[999]_ tnnoculations : i
[1001] SBoper.< 2).
[1003] ‘SESRET Pe
[1004]- 3 aap :
[1005]imnoculations were a gastor tn dlecoureging 32 of the wee
[1006]60 Mexican professional arc! nitects vehi were s expected to os
[1007]go ) to Habans from attending the congress. 7 i eee
[1009]Ii. Control of Nevewent of Procayanda —
[1011](ie. Burd EB Cet, Gah i . ea Uy UT ee
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[1021]“fegue eigalpa wi teh th Gove sanent of Honduras for the
[1023]Control of Clandest
[1025]and sens
[1027]Made the necessary arrangements | through Embassy
[1029]- dtspateh of three ue oS. helleopters to give logistical
[1031]wo border.
[1033]“asoistance. to ‘the Honduran Army in its effort to. locate °.
[1035]and eliminate the bend of gverzilias allegedly operating 7
[1037]. &
[1039]in ‘the Patuca River  ared slong the ondsran-Hicarapuan
[1041] Bepaymment of Defense » St
[1043]o Honduran armed forces eonducting counter-Ineurgency
[1045]y opexations ka the Patuea River area, A total of 27 sorties...
[1047]Taree CH-13 helicesters fron USSOUTECOM supported — a rey
[1049]wee € hewn yeaulting in delivery of 3925 pounds of supplies, ae
[1051]ue paasengers $o points in the operational atee, and:
[1053]_ recovery of 409 pounds of suppl es fron the 2 operational _
[1055]- evacuation of 12 sick Honduran soldiers, 3 atvlift of 49,
[1057]area.
[1059]Te
[1061]Department. r of Beate |
[1063]a. lastructed Embessy Houles eit oy to infos the 05
[1064]: Mexioan aigline EAESA ‘that theie proposal to purchase oo
[1066]‘sarplae Guban aireratt would in fact result in the.
[1068]aceruah to Cuba. of a significant amount of hard currencys
[1069]and the U Se would have to oppose the trenesction. wee
[1070]“Further, if dollars were involved in the pare chase,
[1071]| de would be 3 violation of the Cuban Assets ; Control
[1072]Reg jilations. |
[1073]be taformed eam of Teasur Ys , Foreign Assets we
[1075]Ce ezel office, ak the activities of. Sonondelp Enterprises,
[1077]2a Milam tien engaged 4 te sending renittances te persons, oa
[1078]in Caba in vidlation of the Guban Assets Control tee ,
[1079]Begulations.
[1081]“ge, Instructed Consulate, Belize to inform
[1085]ia Richard Joyeey ad Averioon sational, that bis
[1087]“gonnerciat cransactions with Guba were in violation :
[1089]. of the Cuban Asseta Control Regalations and that be
[1091]: te erohibiced frou engaping in such trade.
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[1095]daveb ndacrabecemegssr ni
[1097]: ve. ° Streneth ronine of £ Count excInsuxgeney 6 Cavabt died eg
[1098]' Bepartment cf Detense : |
[1099]a. 7 Thirteen Latin Auseis oT officers gra eva. , fuated | £ from . -
[1100]the counter-ingurgenty Gperations Course of the U8.
[1101]Avay School fox Latin dmarctoa it tle Panama Canal Zone
[1102]en 20 September . Baving. the sontl & tatal of 91 Latin
[1103]me, Ameriean officers enzoiled in courses “stressing counter=” wo yy
[1104]ta meungene y at the Ana Samual done school. no
[1105]ws a b. Ets ght U.S. Agay counter~inourgency mobile
[1106]eveiniag t keane were providiag teainiag te the Armed
[1107]: ‘Forces: of five Latin démerican count tries during the period.
[1109]" 8,86 ide Perea counters insurgency training teams: we re a
[1111]- in two entries. . .
[1113]fo = — es In the Canal Zona, 15 students front five countries
[1114]were under instruction im the operation of oust: guard |
[1116]ee ee patrol exatt used | fox eoastal surveiiienee.
[1118] treining in the UsdcedSératea
[1120]z
[1122]dé, AUG. Heavy counter-inse eqoney tra ining nam
[1124]as agist im ieproving che security
[1125]of sil imetellations in Lake Maracaibo. 7 OS,
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[1129]@. . Costa Rica and onduzas tere provided one
[1130]Cees sna 285 alvevate eaeh fox nodical eivic action and
[1131]inveroat security PULPOSeS » ; . : 7 |
[1132](£4 On May 23, 1963, thvee MaiGb KAMAN helicopters |
[1133]7 were provided te the ‘gevermiont a af Colombia on a 60-day
[1134]© toan. the ¢ Coloubian fovernuent veduested an extension 7
[1136] 68f the doan and 2 B0aday extension has been approved. |
[1137]Aneawy
[1139]-. Sentral Intel Mireace
[1141]wih itil . .
[1142]& ean tears Mktg station has reoruited, on a
[1144], vist nests, & fowner * eniver of the 13 Novanber geersiiia
[1145]“group and debet iefings ave in process. “Megotiations oo,
[1146]o continue with the Goversment of Guatemala for the |
[1147]£8 oruation of a now internal scourkey service.
[1151]4. Line Sestion has agreed te furnieh the Peruvian |
[1153]oo inves tig gations Folice (PIP) with cad outboard motor
[1154]to ineveses their petrol <a spabil ity on vivers crossing bo
[1155]- ' the Relivien fvontier. Oae intigraation is thas ¢ ue:
[1156]“gh vere eressing this frontier have prov. idea the ¢ prisary
[1157]_aveoues for recent attempts to gain clandestine entry —
[1159]of personnel and weapons into Peru.
[1161]cu Som ret ce -
[1162]sroner:.
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[1166]. SESR reads Sangh Bes Ee
[1169]Vie Eychance af Enteliizence on Cubon Subversion
[1171]Yovaytus & of Sefense
[1172]- Eagine acing installation work con tinaed on radio
[1174]stations fox Hanaga y Micars ea AT nd 7 eguelgalpas
[1176]: Honduras. “Be further progre & hes been made In yeaching : :
[1177]7 anreements with colowhi a and Eeugder for rights to
[1179]este bligh vadie stations in those countries. “Installation
[1181]of the new # transesthalan counercial cable in Penama _
[1183]is x nearing eoupl ations °
[1189]. CEA Stations continued thelr ex achange of “AncelLigence oy
[1190]information with local inteliigeuace axe BLES The.
[1191]following eetlung ere of special significances. © : 7
[1193]a. The CI4 Station in Buenes Aires furnished the ; 7
[1195]Avgentine State , Zatelidgence Sexvice (SIDE) with
[1197]txavellers on theie return whenever feasible. SILE
[1199]Sm 88
[1201]peovided the traces, but did met comfuct any debricflnes.
[1202]The Staion hes not fele it feasible to trey to remedy
[1204]this omleston in view of the " Pexaonnes ehad axes “eapecte
[1207]utbhdn SIDS after the new govdrenent de installed on.
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[1218]SERRE
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[1221]bb. . ag a result ee information passed by the Bogota nd
[1222]‘Station te the Adwinistrative Department of Security
[1223](B45) eomeerninge Colomzian treveLlers to Cuba, & number
[1224]of passport violarions have ‘been discovered tn 2» which
[1225]erave teve to Cuba are using passporte issued te other -
[1226]7 persons. There je @ xeluctanse, however, on (the part —
[1227].9€ the Coloulian Government te prosecute this type
[1228]of violation. » .
[1229]| a At the urging of the Git Station in Line, the :
[1230]-. Bat onal intelligence Servies (St a} instructed é ene of
[1231]its penetrations ef lefeiet groupe to cang saten for a eeif
[1232]te sba a oxdar ts receive guerrilla warfare erdiuing.
[1233]: “Pete asset he 6 been offeved, and hts accepted, an opportunity: .
[1234]: | to ake the erip by the Leftist R evolution ry torent a
[1235]CE, wrinary vehicle of tuber subversive activities: a 7
[1236]fin Peru. Seleting ead dotirieting of the aseet will be
[1237]sone nm 7 the SER. .
[1238]the Peruvian Navel int elligence “Service (nts) has, -
[1239]da eenponse & to the efforts of the Station ta Lisa, sent
[1241]one of its agents te Chile where he wlll sign aboard
[1243]% sey ath * 2 oe 8 ny 3 5 A » ta
[1244]Chiiesa freighter chliing at Habana. The aeget hee been
[1245]given opesiiie ty
[1247]stelligense © requizenents te eeLtilt, .
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[1250]an
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[1257]whe co @ a a
[1259]| the Prise Minis ter and Mint iete t of Government and
[1260]Police hea sequested froe the ora gepresentative in
[1261]Lima. 2ary inforaati m thet he might supply on subversive
[1262]elenente posing @ threat to the Covermment: of Peru.
[1263]The sequest has opened an additional shanael toa the
[1264]hit eet Level of the < Soveranent wlth & concomitant
[1265]prospectior eiieetive | eetion when needed.
[1267]3 a
[1269]seh repelas I adaos chaunels, the Veneauel Lan
[1271]é, Through rer
[1272]General Wieecterate of Police (OLGEPOL) has boom provided
[1274]by CIA with the names of G12 Vencauelens aoe to. have
[1278]; evavelled te Gube from Februacy _throagh fuse sust 1963. .
[1279]Thia antivity will be eageied out Ga a cont inating bates
[1281]the names Gre mow belay ince vated inte the cemslar
[1283]wateh Let kept at intermationsl air eports: aay Vonesuela. ,
[1284]ThE far, at jeaat three returrneos have been axvested
[1286]. on the bache of the inc formatles supplied Lo BIGE 20. a
[1287]DLGEPOL ine indleated ite appreci ation of the daca nar -
[1289]being sapplied avd desieves that the arr agement: be
[1291]WIE, Sp itianee of Cube felon Smale. Commercial and faltura i
[1294]e
[1297]special actions og report. - mo oo
[1298]. WEBS
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[1305] £ile service te uSts offices througneut Latin America .
[1307]Sesete for the o ouster of the Gaban Charge a'Aftaires, a
[1309]BEGREY
[1310]| Aipreairrhen does Teint Se tt
[1312]Other Sometal Aatis A: tions -
[1313]“Se sim 2%
[1314]Unites States Eaforn: tion Agceuey
[1316]a. The Agency 8 press service tranenitred seven
[1318]ett cles relating Oo Guben subversion on its wireless ©
[1320]for placement ie thi xe Looak newepapers. . " Pevelepuents
[1322]reported ta these articles included demands by che Bolivian
[1326]terror ian aad goverment  countensetion in Venoxuela,
[1328]the selzure in © Beuador ex a ome and axplooives cache
[1330]reportedly recetved ftom Gaba, § SOVES ral articles on the
[1332]Internationa] Unton of Avchiteccs Consre: ese dz Habens
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[1427]B The Voice of America Spanish broadseste to Larin
[1428]4mevica curing September carried a total of 26 news
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[1436]analyses, comeentarles, press round-ups, and Interv
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[1463]tess ‘Bi, tek Ba Be es aM ons a 2g. :
[1464]the cevelopmente treated inciuded the {ollewing: .
[1466]a
[1468]A qumitetary on communist eubasales as channels for
[1470]eubyersions a mews analyais on the U.S. students who
[1472]t
[1474]wed deat Peet Ae ad ote pe PS oy eager ary Beaty Ney ays: ot 3 ;
[1475]wielted Cubah Assistant Secretary Mertin’s Les Angeles
[1477]speech; & neve antiveia on Cubans aubversion aa an obstacle
[1479]im the norualiestion of U.5.-Sevler relations; a threae
[1481]Part series aw university autenuny. ia Latin America;
[1483]“
[1485]‘@ feature on the latter of a Colaublan student whe.
[1487]4
[1489]werk to Cuba on @ scholarship end wee digillactoned by
[1491]a
[1493]the communlet indecerieation; a comeentery on Che Guevara's |
[1495]e
[1497]eesent article ow revolutionary stretegy; and 2 emmentary—
[1499]z vrenbest YB yey Tee bea Me oom cane EE ged .,
[1500]ou guerrilla training im Gaba. Many of these items were —
[1503]oo on tha broadeaets. The “Rendesyous ..
[1505]with Cubs howe earried four or five Gommentaries ghee 9°:
[1507]oa 9 st ea pte " “s Z. ar a )
[1508]gatiy on deonandc and peiitical
[1510]La : cs n .
[1511]. eee: ang. sy GE were coy ogy SE
[1512]ee peed 3 sroery lews SE
[1514]éevelosne @£ epeelal note, the Geban
[1516]gedeted anerily ta Voice of
[1518]3S wages eps qg  Prycrttcn Ph gh Bo pene Ta ey ry ar ee os, + Beak Be ee
[1519]@morica bronde@ets chout Che Casvara*a axvtiele end ta con-
[1520]‘mae Sedan Gee Patna hed - ok cower ments anya feryuns ant :
[1521]monteries €2at Cube hed accepted en agrieulteral role in
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[1985]SO SECRET
[1987]29 October 1963
[1988]MEMORANDUM FOR: THE GENERAL COUNSEL
[1990]SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs:
[1992]Report on Status of Implementation of Actions: Designed to
[1993]Counter Subversion (0)
[1995]1. 0) ‘The following information is submitted in response to Memo-
[1996]randum No. 64, General Counsel, dated 19 September 1963.
[1998]2 €S) Reference Topic 5 (Strengthening of Counterinsurgency
[1999]Capabilities):
[2001]a. Canal Zone -
[2003](1) ~Ftfteen students from six Latin American countries are
[2004]attendees in the ten weeks Couaterinsurgency Operations Course of the U. S$.
[2005]Army School of the Americas which began 30 September 1963..
[2009](2) There are 24 students from eight Latin American cousitetes
[2011]attending the 16 weeks Military inteditgence Course which began 23 Augrst
[2012]1963.
[2014]b. CONUS -
[2016](1) Three students from three Latin American countries are
[2017]attending the Special Warfare Course at Fort Bragg, N. C.
[2019](2) One Peruvian student is attending the Civil Affairs
[2020]Course at Fort Gordon, Georgia. ;
[2022]ce, In the month of October 1963, ‘eight Counterinsurgency Mobile
[2023]Training Teams (MIT) (14 Off-48 EM) were deployed in six countries to
[2024]conduct counterinsurgency training.
[2026]d. AU. 8. Army officer is attending the Command and General
[2027]Staff School of the Uruguayan Army and upon completion of this course in
[2028]December 1963, will be assigned to the QUSARMA, Uruguay. He will perform
[2029]intelligence advisory functions as an additional duty.
[2031]e. An additional officer has been assigned as assistant USARMA
[2032]‘in Guatemala, a: the capability for intelligence assistance in
[2033]that country.
[2035]USA. ASG, CONTROL NO. aac Aes ME Ze fn ) y
[2036]aes AT 42 YEAR [TER HALS:
[2037]OT AUTOMATICALLY DECLASEIF‘ED |
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[2055]- : SECRET.
[2057]OPS Sw OP ‘
[2059]SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affaire:
[2060]Report on Status of Implementation of Actions Designed to
[2061]Counter Subverdion (U)
[2063]in 3. (S) Reference Topic 6 (Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Sub«
[2064]version): ‘
[2066]a. The number of intelligence exchange agreements between the
[2068]ue 8. Arny and local military services in Latin America has been increased
[2069]to 13.
[2071]b. The additional officer assigned as Assistant USARMA, Guatemala,
[2072]raises the collection potential in that nation and may develop information
[2073]which can be exchanged with Latin American countries.
[2075]Je BD. ALGER
[2077]Major General, GS
[2079]Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff
[2080]for Military Operations
[2082]for Special Operations
[2084]G. S. BLANCHARD
[2085]Colonel, GS :
[2086]Director of Special Warfare
[2087]ODCSOPS
[2089]SECRET
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[2094]a SECRET
[2096]Lt Col Haig/78029/290ct63/md
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[2100]Octaber 29, 1963 =
[2102], Q
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[2104]= i.
[2106]MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOMN CRIMMING 5
[2107]Coordiaater of Cuban Affairs oe
[2108]Lepartment of State SI
[2109]Ww
[2110]SUBJECT: interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban |
[2111]Affaiva: Revision of the Paper Entitled “Training of
[2112]Latia Americans ia the United States
[2113]Ata meeting of the Subcommittes on Subversion on October 10, vf
[2114]1963, the Department of Defense (DOD) Representative was requested =
[2115]te review and up-date the DOD portions of pagea 4, 5 and 6 of snbject a
[2116]report. Enclosed herewith ig a lize in line out revision of the report. ey
[2117]A revision bas also been made te page 7, which is designed to make =
[2118]the DOD portions of the report. current. w
[2119]Signed ¢ 7
[2121]As M. Haig ac
[2122]bs Colonel, US#
[2124]opeph A. Galifane, Ie.
[2125]Gesezal Counsel
[2127]Attachment
[2128]Ag Stated
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[2151]GOR Revisian to Paper Entitled
[2152]“Training of Latin Americans in the United States"
[2154]3. Miltary Assistance Erograms —
[2155]At the presenttimee end of FY 63, 8,222 1791
[2157]Latin
[2158]American military students ave were receiving, o ace-pregparomed-ts-
[2159]veaelte have received training in nm the United States under the Miltary
[2160]Assistance Program. Gouraee vary in length from two-week orientation
[2162]tours to §3-week fying training courses. However, the majority of
[2164]inetruction is for periads of less than siz months, and is distributed
[2166]in fields as followa:
[2168]Flying Ingtruction (8-83 weeks) a33 154
[2169]Command, Staff and Operational 348 638
[2170](direction and control of
[2171]armed forces, 4-23 weeka)
[2172]Communications / Electronics 66 36
[2173](6-29 weeka) :
[2174]Equipment Maintenance and 336 232
[2175]Bepaiz (5-28 weelke}
[2176]Legisties (2-14 weeks) 46 33
[2177]Adzainigtration (4-40 weeks) a z
[2178]Professional Specialised 806 ig3
[2179](Engineering, Medical, Lagal
[2180]ete., 4-29 waeks)
[2181]Orientation (2+3 weeks) 596 498
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[2188]“SOREL
[2190]7. Difficulties Encountered in Filling Available Milite
[2192]Quotas in the United Statsaa.
[2194]The failure of Letin American. countries te take fall advantage
[2196]of military quotas offered has been a persistent problem. In 1962, for
[2197]example, 25 per cent of the quotas offered were wnfilled. Thie unfaver~
[2198]able aituation derives frem many causes. using-the current diseal
[2199]yeas -lé per-cant of aunfiled- Army -quotacshave-boon due-te inability so.
[2200]Moot course pre—Teguiciies:-232 per cont bocause of lackot efilcient.
[2201]fundey-and-23 pet-sent because-af solitiesl upheavalgs The atrsed forces
[2202]of the average Latin American country are smell, and the availability of
[2203]qualified candidates who cas be spared for extended periods of ebligated
[2204]service and the lack of a profeagional non-commissioned officer carps
[2205]also tends to discourage the training of enlicted men in United States
[2206]scheols, since large sums from lizsited budgets te train enlisted men
[2207]who will romain in service only a brief time. Another significant
[2208]deterrent is the per diem rates required by daw to be paid by some
[2209]countries to service personnel sent outside theiz howelend. in
[2210]Aggeatina, Brasil, Colombia and Uruguay the legal rates fer person.
[2211]nel serving abroad are too high to he supportable by defense budgete;
[2212]while ia ether countries, such as Bolivia and Paraguay, the standard
[2213]Fates are too late to provide a reasonable ving for students.
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[2220]Gleculated hetewith for information ip a sepert af the ¢ whee >
[2221]1963 maotiag of eubje : Sete
[2223]ene stated |
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[2233]Gatebar 13, 4963. -
[2235]Bag ADMIRAL WHA. ‘WERDT, ~l
[2237]interdopartmental Coordinating Committes of Ceban Affaire:
[2239]Report af Meating of Subcomuniiivs on Subversion. .
[2241]4 eubiomunttien,
[2243]Signed .
[2244].. se@seph A, Califano, Jr.
[2246]| Saneph A. Saliéans, a.
[2248]ec: Mr. Yarmolinsky (OSD)- «pu
[2249]Mr. Califano
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[2261]LATOR GENERAL 1. W. CARPENTER, i, Shay
[2262]BACIER CLMERAL WILLIAM K. JOR, woe
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[2274]- DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
[2276]“<. - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY”
[2277]WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
[2279]" October 14, 4
[2281]~ MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD >
[2282]" SUBJECT: Meeting of Subcommittee. on Subversion,
[2283]ae October 10, 1963 *
[2285]7 Outlined below is a summary of deliberations of subject sub-.
[2286]committee during the meeting of October 10 at 1430 hours in Room o
[2287]6273, New State, Agenda is at Tab A. a
[2289]can Agenda Item 1
[2291]: The Final Subcommittee Report for the months of July and ;
[2292]. August was circulated, The report has been circulated to points ‘of |
[2293]“contact by separate correspondence,
[2295]- Agenda Item 2
[2297]The Subcommittee discussed the sccs letter which referred to —
[2298]- the recent trip of US students to Cuba, (Attached to enclosure 1) It was
[2300]‘The Chairman stated he would provide.the SCCS with the substance of
[2301]State's telegram 647, which outlines actions undertaken by the US»
[2302]Government against the students.
[2304]Agenda Item 3 -
[2306]a. CIA, in coordination with the Esso Corporation's Chief of
[2307]Industrial Security, will prepare guidance data for distribution to Latin
[2308]America which could be utilized by US commercial firms for the pro- |
[2309]- tection of their facilities against sabotage. The DOD representative Ooh
[2311]» cial protection devices which might be applicable for use in Latin :
[2312]America against sabotage attacks. The CIA representative stated he
[2313]“believed ARPA had developed some devices for this » purpose, .
[2315]apparent to all that criticism of the US could be implied from this letter, —
[2317]_ Was requested to ascertain whether ARPA had available some commer = as
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[2322]_ b.. State will prepare a circular telegram to all Latin American ~
[2323]. Ambassadorg requesting that an immediate review of Country Team
[2325]- Emergency and Evacuation Plans be conducted to insure that plans were
[2326]~ adequate to meet a stepped-up campaign of Castro-inspired sabotage.
[2328]Pa A genda Item 4 : sO
[2330]In lieu of a written report on the Honduran guerrilla problem, a
[2331]* the DOD representative proposéd a firsthand report to the Subcommittee, ©
[2332]Colonel Walter Hutchins, who has recently returned from assignment as
[2334]US Military Attache to Honduras, presented a review of the subversion
[2336]. situation in that country and then answered questions from the Subcom- ee,
[2337]mittee. The general thrust of Colonel Hutchins! remarks confirmed that
[2339]. there has been considerable Castro subversive activity in Honduras, The
[2341]- most serious inroads are achieved through communist radio and press
[2343]- and communist educators. Colonel Hutchins commented that recent
[2345]|, Suerrilla activity along the Nicaraguan border was probably limited to
[2347]a groups totaling between 100 and 200 men, He emphasized that Cuban-
[2349]-. trained Honduran guerrillas are successfully transiting by air through
[2350]Grand Cayman Island and British Honduras with some transiting Havana :
[2351]to Jamaica via Belgrade, In Fesponse to a query from a State representa ~
[2353]« tive, Colonel Hutchins pointed out that he believed that both Honduran. |.”
[2354]‘thilitary and commercial interests were genuinely concerned with Castro.
[2355]subversion and that some of their leaders were perfectly capable of
[2356]- discerning the true nature of the communist threat to Honduras.
[2358]- Agenda Item 5
[2360]The Chairman stated that the paper for training Latin Americans ©
[2361]‘in the United States (included inthe "Krulak Report''*) was too broad in.
[2362]scope for implementation by the Subcommittee and proposed that it be —
[2363]‘rewritten under narrower parameters. In this regard, the Defense a
[2364]-Tepresentative was requested to review pages 4, 5.and 6 of the paper ~
[2365]on training contained in the report with the view : he.
[2367](toward bringing the”
[2369]. Defense portion up-to-date, i a oo, So
[2371]Miscellaneous’ |
[2372]mene te Re OUus |
[2374]: The Chairman stated that preparatory actions on the Isthmian
[2375]meeting at San Salvador tentatively scheduled for the second half of
[2376]‘November would be held in abeyance pending further developments in
[2377]the Honduran situation, :
[2379]t
[2381]mene
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[2385]PEE LLLP . . ;
[2387]Ce A, we Lt Colonel, GS fe
[2388]7 2 _ - *Report prepared by the Subcommittee o Castfo-Communist Subversion . o
[2389]CONFIDENT [Al containing a series of action programs designed to impede. the Castro- a
[2391]Communist subversive. effort in Lati uAmerica,
[2393]HY $0955 Docld:32276192 Page 41
[2395]CONFIDENTIAL
[2397]-. Oetober 9, 1963. 7
[2399]"MEMORANDUM FOR: Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion. —
[2400]-~ SUBJECT: Meeting of October 10.
[2402]L, ae
[2403]a “You are invited to a meeting of the Subcommittee on :
[2404]: Cuban Subversion of the Interdepartmental Coordinating -
[2405]' Committee of Cuban Affairs to be held on Thursday, = =: -
[2406]. October 10, at 2:30 P.M. in Room 6263, State Department
[2407]“GRA Conference > Room). Le
[2409]“AGENDA |
[2410]Ls Consideration of draft of monthly report for ‘Septenber.. A
[2412]“Discussion of letter (copy attached) from SCCS | Sof -
[2413]Pan American. Union.
[2415]Status of papers on contingency planning.
[2416]Report by DOD on Honduran guerrilla problem. |
[2418]Consideration of the paper on training of Latin :
[2419]., Americans in the United . States...
[2421]CONFIDENTIAL ~
[2423]AW 50955 Daocld: 32276192 Page 43
[2425]THEE Qn St euainye
[2426]2 SUORE SEGURIOAT
[2427]Looe SEOURANGA
[2428]GN SUR LA SECU RITE
[2430]a PARE ARSE Re 2 ES UMM
[2431]Washington 6, Dp. Cl, u. S.A.
[2432]“Gable address: PAU WASH oc
[2434]ra ‘Ag you now, the Special Consultative Committee o n Security 4 ise
[2436]; “presently holding the first of its regular meetings, in accordance with |
[2438]“the statutes appre ved by the Council ef the Organization on April 23 of |
[2439]PRE HERE co SS : Ss ve eR NT
[2441]or the better fulfillment of ite work, and in accordance with Article,
[2443]‘13 of thesé statutes, the Committes in tends to request of the governments
[2444]lye of the member states of the Organiz ation any information that they may have:
[2446]o regarding spec ~ifie active tes of international communion in th, 6 homlaphers,
[2448]; Among. the important activitl lag of thia Jind are the trips. that many
[2449]Aedividuals make to Cuba for well-know ulterior purposes, In thie ‘connece
[2450]‘thom, Lshould grea tly aepresiais it if you would furnish the Committes with — .
[2451]whatever. information + FORE government may deern it advisable to present.
[2452]rogarding. the trip that a large ; group. of U.S, citizens recently mada to’ Cuba.
[2453]at the invitation of that ¢ country’s goverment, about which the Committee
[2454]has learned through newspapar reports that have recently appeared in this:
[2455]con untry and in Latin America. Thia information would be treated with the:
[2456]confidence that your government deemed appropiate,
[2458]Thanks you in advance for your - valuable assistance in thie matter,
[2460]ceapt, Sir, the aasurance of my highest consideratio
[2462]“Jullo Cesar Doig Sanchez.
[2463]ce Chairman oo!
[2464]Special Consultative Committee —
[2466]/ on Security
[2468]Mero Ward P, Allen (0 0,
[2469]Alternate Representative of the United ‘States.
[2470]Council of the Organization of American St ates
[2471]Wa hington,, D.C. pos
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[2475]SECRER
[2477]24 OCT 1963
[2481]RANDUM NO. 71 POR CAPTAIN ©. BR. AUMWALT, IK., USN (OSD)
[2482]MAJOR GEREBAL J. ©. ALGER, USA
[2483]BEAK ADMIRAL WY. WENDT, BON
[2485]MAJOR GENERAL J. W. CARPENTER, Hi, usar
[2486]BRIGADINA GENERAL YW. KB. JONES, UMC o
[2488]ON
[2489]SUBJECT;  interdspartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs: nan
[2490]Actions Taken During July-August 1963 in Curbing Ceban
[2491]Subversion in Latin America a
[2493]Attached is the Gaal report of the Subcoramilites om Subversion an _
[2494]Actions Taken Busing Jaly-Augest 1963 in Curbing Caban, tebveraton: in. o
[2495]Letia America, S
[2496]Signed
[2497]Joseph A. Califano, Ire
[2498]Joseph A. Califane, Jr.
[2499]General Counsel
[2500]Attachment
[2501]Aa Stated
[2504]Zin. Gere a C asd) ON
[2505]ee: DIA 1 Nigra)
[2507]Mr. Califano
[2508]we Col Haig
[2510]OSA, ASG Control Noxd. 33 & He A ILE
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[2515]SECREURecran= UNCLASSIETE spenosutas
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[2521]nao iE a nt sean oP A CRAPS
[2526]HRS.
[2528]is
[2530]sty
[2532]URING JULY-AUGUST’ 1963
[2534]his
[2538]‘IN: ION. IN
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[2550]SECRET
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[2559]SECRET’
[2561]- Control of Travel to and from Cuba
[2563]“oy
[2565]Central. Intell ence ency.
[2567]a. Developed highly useful information on Frequency
[2568]‘of Cuban “chartered flights to Brazil, names and nationali-
[2569]‘tiles of passengers and crew, and lax measures of control |
[2571]‘followed by Brazilian authorities. Transmitted this informa~
[2572]‘tion to station chiefs in the Latin American countries of the
[2573]-non-Brazilians travelling on those flights.
[2575]oe be. Maintained close watch over travel to and from
[2576]uba. See Annex B for table of known travel of Latin ve
[2577]Americans during July and August. :
[2579]c. Asa result of information furnished to him by
[2580]the: CIA Station in Buenos Aires and with the Station's urging;
[2581]the Argentine Minister of Interior indicated that he would
[2583]make. every effort to prevent Argentine delegates from attend-
[2584]ing the International Union of Architects Congress in Havana.
[2586]d. At the urging of the CIA Station and the Embassy:
[2587]the Bolivian Minister of Interior issued in mid-July an 4
[2588]order prohibiting the granting of travel permits to Cuba | or.
[2589]other bloc countries to Bolivian nationals.
[2591]e. Partly as a result of the efforts of the CIA
[2592]station in Santiago, the Government of Chile prohibited the
[2593]entry into Chile of organizers of the Cuban-sponsored Second.
[2594]Latin American Youth Congress, which had been scheduled: to
[2595]take place in Santiago in August. This was one of the
[2596]factors which led to postponement of the Congress.
[2598]f. After considerable prodding by the CIA Station.
[2599]“and the Embassy the Minister of Public Security of Costa |
[2600]“Rica presented legislative proposals to the Costa Rican
[2601]Assembly which will require all persons intending to travel |
[2602]to Communist countries to have their travel approved by. a
[2603]newly created Costa Rican security agency.
[2605]Be CIA Station - -in Mexico. City developed information ©
[2606]concerning | the clandestine arrival of. Passengers, in Vera Cruz.
[2610]on Cuban merchant ships. Efforts are being made. to obtain
[2611]‘more information and to encourage | stricter controls by: the
[2613]Mexican authorities.
[2615]- Department_of State CNY
[2617]a. Instructed Embassy Conakry to try to persuade’
[2619]Guinean authorities to deny use of airport facilities by
[2621]flights on Habana-Moscow route. These efforts achieved a.
[2622]temporary withholding of permission for future regular flights:
[2624]at least until such time as the Soviets develop their own
[2625]refueling facilities at Conakry.
[2627]b. ‘Instructed Embassy Rio to approach Brazilian
[2628]authorities to express, our deep concern at the growing
[2629]frequency of Cuban non-scheduled flights to Brazil and request:
[2630]their cooperation in curbing them. Also instructed our
[2631]Embassies in several Latin American countries to work with CIA
[2633]‘station chiefs in furnishing the names of nationals of those.
[2634]‘countries travelling on these flights to local authorities’
[2636]‘and urging them: (1) to institute tighter controls on their
[2637]‘own citizens travelling to Cuba, and (2) to express their —
[2639]concern to the Brazilian Government over Cuban use of Brazil
[2641]as ‘away station for transporting subversives.
[2643]c. As a result of representations made to the
[2644]British Government about Cuban flights to the Cayman Islands
[2645]carrying Latin American subversives, the British developed
[2646]an administrative scheme which will effectively prohibit the
[2647]use of British Caribbean dependencies by Cubana as transit..
[2649]points for passengers. The British intend to require transit.
[2651]visas of passengers passing through their areas, and to
[2653]reject applications for such visas except in certain special
[2655]cases. Persons not possessing visas would be prevented from
[2656]leaving their aircraft, ‘or * would be returned to their * Point
[2657]of. origin. ee
[2661]od. Instructed: Embassy Mexico City | on August 29 ‘to
[2663]-) inform the Mexican airline CMA that the United States is
[2664]“opposed to a a proposal. that CMA operate | charter flights, te
[2667]‘carry ‘refugees from Habana to Central America.’ MA, as
[2668]‘result, stated that they had-no. intention of proceeding”
[2669]urther with this project.
[2671]e. ‘Instructed our missions in Curacao: and the. Hague
[2672]‘to investigate a report that KLM was planning to renew ~
[2673]‘scheduled Curacao-Habana flights and to reiterate US -
[2674]‘opposition to resumption of air service to Cuba. . KUM assured
[2675]‘our Embassy that there is no plan to initiate. > service,
[2676]Scheduled or non-scheduled, to Habana. .
[2678]oe £. Instructed Embassy Ottawa to express our strong -
[2679]‘objections to a proposal; that a Cubana charter flight pick:
[2680]up a second group of U.S. students in Montreal to fly them”
[2681]:to Cuba. The flight. was not authorized.
[2683]g. Instructed Consulate Georgetown to investigate
[2685]‘Cubana approaches to secure flight facilities. Mission
[2686]reported on August 1 that the Governor hed no knowledge of |
[2687]my talks between the B.G. Ministry of Ccmmunications. and -
[2689]planes. The Governor indicated his intention to inquire
[2690]urther and to keep us advised. London reported that neither
[2691]he Cuban nor the British Guiana Governments had raised the
[2692]ssue of landing rights with H.M.G.
[2694]h. Urged the governments of Mexico, Canada, Jamaica
[2695]‘and the Netherlands to refuse to assist the Cuban Government |
[2696]‘in its efforts to find a short route for return of the 58
[2697]‘American students who illegally travelled to Cuba. Also | —
[2699]nformed Pan American Airways that we were opposed to a Cuban
[2700]equest for a PAA charter’ flight to fly the students: from:
[2701]abana to New York...
[2703]i ‘Instructed our missions at Port of Spain. and
[2704]arbados on several occasions to approach these governments
[2705]“0. “express the concern of the U.S. at indications of Cuban:
[2706]nterest in: ‘the use: of their. aviation. facilities: Bete Ts
[2708]Embassy Port ‘of Spain ‘discussed with the Foreign Secretary
[2709]: legal. moves available | ‘that would enable
[2712]GOTT ‘to control movements of aircraft within their territory,
[2713]‘citing examples of such controls instituted by Mexico, Canada
[2714]and Ireland. He indicated receptiveness to the proposal that
[2715]the list of suggestions be made available to the. aviation |
[2716]officials concerned. “ ;
[2718]: he During a previous reporting period Embassy _
[2719]Santiago urged the government of Chile to refuse visas to>
[2720]Cuban delegated to a preparatory meeting for the II Latin
[2721]American Youth Congress scheduled for August in the Chilean
[2722]capital. Inability of Cuban delegates to obiain Chilean
[2723]visas for this meeting is one of the contributing factors to.
[2724]the Cuban sponsors announcing during August that the meeting
[2725]had been postponed.
[2727]k. Sent general instructions to our missions in
[2728]countries which participate in the International Union of
[2729]Architects asking them to urge the coop:zation of governmental”
[2730]authorities in preventing or discouragins the attendance of
[2731]their nationals to the VII UIA Congress in Habena, | September’
[2733]29 = October 4, 1963. Followed this up with ins tructions to
[2734]individual posts to try where feasible to dissuade _
[2735]architects from free world countries from serving on: the: jury
[2736]for the selection of a Bay of Pigs monument. ;
[2738]1. Urged Canadian Government to block a plan to
[2739]commence food parcel shipments to Cuba on a commercial basis
[2740]that would have required the establishment of. scheduled
[2741]weekly charter flights by Canadian planes.
[2743]‘Control of Movement of Cuban Propaganda.
[2745]Central Intelligence Agency
[2747]Responding to the urging of the CIA Station, police
[2748]of the State of Guanabara seized large quantities of
[2750]“For example, some 50° pounds of. printed -
[2751]Propaganda was" apne from the various passengers who: arrived
[2754]3 Control of Clandestine Movement of Guerrillas and Arms
[2756]Department of Defense
[2758]oa “Continued surveillance of the | area surrounding.
[2759]Cuba during the months of July and August at the same rate
[2760]and with the same emphasis as prior tol July 1963.
[2762]b. Continued ° ‘to maintain U.S. “Forces, primarily: ‘from
[2763]within the Atlantic Command, available to assist other -
[2764]Caribbean governments in the interception of suspicious crak
[2765]in territorial waters, as might be requested. No such ~~ ;
[2766]requests were received from any other government during the —
[2767]period covered by this report. However, U.S. Forces did kee
[2768]track of the location of the Soviet merchant freighter ’
[2769]MITCHURINSK, which was suspected of carrying subversives and:
[2770]arms from Cuba to British Guiana in mid-July. MITCHURINSK
[2771]was under U.S. surveillance: from its departure from Habana
[2772]until United Kingdom forces assumed the task of keeping this
[2773]ship > under surveillance upon its approach to Georgztown,:)
[2774]British Guiana. Subsequeatly, British police ‘search of |.
[2775]MITCHURINSK in British Guiana .waters revealed nothing of | a
[2776]suspicious nature.
[2778]“ Central Intelligence Agency
[2780]. At the repeated urging of the CIA Station in Lima,
[2781]the Peruvian Government late in August published a new anti
[2782]terrorists law providing a penalty of no less than five |
[2783]years imprisonment for persons who participate in guerrilla
[2784]activities or in the ‘Allegal 0 manufacture of - weapons or .
[2785]explosives.
[2787]The Peruvian National Intelligence Service . is ‘workin
[2789]on'a lead furnished by the CIA Station in Lima concerning:
[2790]200.;ton vessel reportedly involved. in arms traffic
[2792]" Denarinene of State
[2795]Control of Transfer. of Funds -
[2797]Department of. State
[2799]Cooperated with the Foreign Assets Control Office
[2800]of the Treasury Department in developing blocking controls |
[2801]with respect to Cuba which went into effect on July oy 1963.
[2803]5. Strengthening of Gounter= Insurgency Capabilities |
[2804]> Depar tment of Defense
[2806]. a. Continued the installation of military communicas
[2807]tions facilities in Latin America. Operational dates for
[2808]the multi-channel radio stations to be installed in Managua;
[2809]‘ Nicaragua and Tegucigalpa, Honduras have been delaved to 15:
[2810]October 1963 and 15 December 1963, respectively because of:
[2811]new engineering and contractual requirements. ‘ Negotiations
[2812]are continuing with Colombia and Ecuador for installation
[2813]of U.S. military radio facilities. Completion of a new —
[2814]commercial trans-isthmian cable in the Panama Canal Zone
[2815]within the coming month is expected to improve military —
[2816]communications within the United States and the Commande
[2817]in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command. ~
[2819]b. Continued the surveillance of Cuba by U.S. .
[2820]Forces, reporting as before to U.S. commanders, organiza-
[2821]tions and agencies. Reports of surveillance have been
[2822]disseminated to all who have a requirement to know.
[2824]ce. Established a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week -
[2825]uty watch at the U.S. Military Groups in the Caribbean .
[2826]eduntries in conjunction with implementation of the military
[2827]alerting system. Continued efforts to staff the U.S.
[2828]Southern Command Intelligence Center with properly cleared,:
[2829]trained personnel (this center is the military focal point :
[2830]for relaying information concerning the movement.of — —
[2831]subversives)... Filled, Pavtiallys
[2834]‘the U.S. Southern Command Intelligence Center and took
[2835]‘under consideration the problem of an increase in. the bille
[2836]structure in the Center. The Commander-i in-Chief, U.S.
[2837]Southern Command together with his intelligence officer
[2838]visited Honduras and Nicaragua and determined that no
[2839]significant problems existed which would interfere. with
[2840]effective operations in those countries.
[2842]: - de Action previously initiated by the Commander,
[2843]U.S. Naval Forces, Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) to establish
[2844]a Small Craft Inspection and Training Team (SCIATT) as a
[2845]contribution to the Caribbean Surveillance System is progress*
[2846]ing satisfactorily. Permanent assignment of U.S. Coast Guard
[2847]personnel to SCIATT in: the Canal Zone has been ‘approved: and.
[2848]the U.S. Coast Guard has taken appropriate’ implementing _ ;
[2849]actions. ;
[2851]Be During the period of this report, the SCIATT con-
[2852]ducted. an on-the-job training course at Puntarenas, Costa
[2853]Rica. Training was given to 13 members of the Guardia Civil:
[2854]of Costa Rica who were either newly assigned to the 40 foot
[2855]Coast Guard utility boats (CGUBs) or were to be assigned. as.
[2856]replacement crew members. -
[2858]f£. <A quarterly inspection ‘and evaluation of the ‘CCUBs.
[2859]provided other Central American countries was conducted
[2860]during the period 17,to 31 August by a mobile training team —
[2861](MIT) made up of SCIATT personnel. .
[2863]g. Continued efforts» ‘to improve the internal security
[2864]of Latin American armies through the provision of Intelligence
[2865]Advisors. Presently there are such advisors assigned to 14.
[2866]Latin countries, emphasizing counterintelligence and counter~.
[2867]subversion. ;
[2869]he ‘During the reporting period MTTs conducted ‘train-
[2870]ing ‘in: -counterinsurgency. for the armed forces of Colombia, -
[2871]Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador :'
[2873]: Civic Action MITs were ‘sent. ‘to ‘Guatemala,
[2874]Colombia,' El. Salvador ,: Jamaica and | Ecuador..- -:
[2877]- Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Subversion ;
[2878]"Central Intelligence Agency : - .
[2880]CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in :
[2882]“a great majority of countries to furnish to the local internal
[2883]_ Security organizations with whom they are in liaison informa-
[2884]-tion concerning travelers to and from Cuba, as well as such
[2886]nformation as came to CIA's attention concerning the movement:
[2887]“Of funds, arms and propaganda material. In. many instances,
[2889]he’ furnishing of information to the internal security
[2891]ervice by the CIA Station was paralleled by the furnishing of;
[2893]imilar information to the Foreign Office by the Ambassador
[2894]or his representative. The response to this information has.
[2895]‘varied greatly. The Central American countries, in general,,.
[2896]-began to pay greater attention to the information and act on
[2897]it. At the other extreme; the Brazilian Government during =
[2898]‘the. reporting period showed little inclination to follow up
[2900]nm the information. Lovey
[2902]" Departnent of State
[2904]a. -Reiterated to the Foreign Minister of Peru. our
[2905]interest in having the facts of the Puerto Maldonado incident
[2906]brought to the attention of the OAS, and urged that, this
[2907]action be taken as soon as possible.
[2909]bb. Urged the Government of Guatemala: ‘to. eubmit
[2910]evidence of communist activity to the OAS . Ee
[2912]“Surveillance of Cuban Diplomatic, Commercial and Cultura
[2914]Missions
[2916]Department of State
[2918]"Instructed Embassy La Paz to follow 1 up closely. on.
[2919]charges of involvement by the. Cuban mission in. internal . |
[2920]‘policies of Bolivia, and, at the Embassy's discretion;” to”
[2921]-point out to Bolivian officials -the opportunity for a. possible
[2922]break. in. relations with Cuba. _Embassy. La. Paz was. “not able: to:
[2925]‘press for | a break when the evidence of Cuban “intervention
[2926]id not prove to be as conclusive as: originally ‘reported.
[2928]Other Special Actions -
[2930]Department of State
[2932]Po Obtained action by the COAS on july 3 on “the
[2933]‘Lavalle Committee Report transmitting the document to the
[2934]‘governments and urging them to implement the spect fie and-
[2935]‘general recommendations contained | therein as goon as -
[2936]Possible. — oy
[2938]. b. “Through Embassy Managua informed the Nicaraguan
[2939]overnment of the matters which we wanted to have considered.
[2940]uring the informal meeting of the Ministers of Security and
[2942]‘Interior of the Isthmian countries held in Managua, August :
[2943]‘26-28 in preparation for the second formal meeting of the .
[2944]Managua Security Conference countries later: this year.
[2946]. Explained © in detail the nature of the: ‘Cuban
[2948]reat and the related policy objectives of the U.S.,- during
[2949]onversation in London and in Washington with Mr. ‘Adam Watson
[2950]ewly. appointed British Ambassador to Cuba.
[2952]: United States Information Agency
[2954]a. The Agency's press service during the reporting
[2956]“period transmitted 12 articles,..commentaries, and back-
[2957]‘grounders on its wireless file service to USIA posts through-
[2959]ut Latin America for placement in the local newspapers and.
[2961]he Voice of America Spanish broadcasts to Latin America © --.
[2963]arried a total of 28 commentaries and features on the subject
[2964]of Cuban-based subversion. These stories were designed | to
[2965]‘alert people in Latin America, ‘to the _ dangers of this
[2967]‘In response’ to standing Agency instructions ‘to
[2968]give special attention to. developments related to Cuba~based
[2969]‘subversion, USIA posts. in Latin America were prompt in -
[2970]‘reporting incidents and. in providing. editorial comments: from
[2973].the Latin American.press, all of which was used. in the
[2974]Agency’ s radio and press output.
[2976]‘The main developments treated in the Agency’ s radio.
[2977]‘and press coverage included Castro's July 26 speech urging.
[2978]revolutions in Latin America, the discovery of terrorist
[2979]weapons factories in Guayaquil, the Ecuaderean Vice
[2981]“the Cuban use of Grand Cayman as a way station for subversive
[2982]elements from Cuba, the expulsion from the. University of a
[2983]Bolivian youth leader for receiving funds from Cuba,
[2984]Castro-trained guerrillas in Honduras, and Bolivian protests.
[2986]e. In apport ‘of the Agency's effort on Cuban-based’
[2987]subversion, the publications center in Mexico began work on
[2988]three pamphlets during the period based on Castro's report ©
[2990]of his visit to the Soviet Union (showing that he contradicted
[2991]himself in some of his extravagant claims of Soviet progress) »
[2994]Travel to and from Cuba
[2996]“Brazil
[2997]Chartered Cubana airlines. flights between Cuba and...
[2998]Brazil have become a major means of transporting non-Cuba
[2999]Latin Americans to and from Cuba. The five such flights:
[3000]since late July have carried nearly | 400 non~( Cubans .
[3002]The first of the recent series -- on 25 July --
[3003]brought 7i Latin American passengers to Havana for the
[3004]26. July celebrations. The other four flights -- on 15,
[3005]22, 28 and 29 August -- transported over 200 Latin
[3006]Americans to Brazil frem Havana. Some of the aixcraft
[3007]‘involved returned to Cuba with smaller numbers of passen-
[3008]gers. Many of the 200 Latin American passengers had |
[3009]been delegates to the 26 July ceremonies, but others had
[3010]apparently been in Cuba for longer periods and some had
[3011]‘probably received training there. Of the passengers on
[3012]these four flights to Brazil, 75 were natives of
[3013]Caribbean area countries. ‘Their circuitous travel through
[3014]Brazil was evidently designed to
[3015]that: they had been in Cuba +:
[3017]Costa Rica
[3019]Two Costa Ricans were among the passengers on a
[3020]‘chartered Cubana plane which was turned back to Havana
[3021]at Grand Cayman on 11 July. 1963. One. was Luz Marina —
[3022]Hernandez Salazar, the only Costa Rican woman known to.
[3023]have been sent to Cuba for training as a guerrilla |
[3024]warfare instructor. -She had been in. Cuba since September
[3025]1962. “The other Costa Rican passenger ‘was. Carlos Guillen
[3026]former head’of the Costa Rican Society of Friends. of
[3027]‘the Cuban. Revolution,, who had been in Cuba. since Novenber
[3028]1962, : :
[3031]junta, which assumed power in Ecuador on 11 July, can
[3032]be expected'to follow the guidance of the Embassy and.
[3033]the Station in controlling travel to and from Cuba and
[3034]the Soviet bloc. The-activities of Cuban subversives'
[3035]in Ecuador, at least for the present, have been greatly
[3036]inhibited by the mass arrests of Communists and pro-
[3037]Cubans and. by the outlawing of the Communist | Party. by.
[3038]the junta.
[3040]» Honduras,
[3042]It is reported that ‘the Honduran’ ‘Communist: Party
[3043]has issued.orders to its members not to attempt to. -:
[3044]travel to Cuba at the-present time. This action= is °
[3045]apparent ly the result of the increasing wigilance of.
[3046]thé Honduran government and the greater: Amplementatt
[3047]of stricter travel controls.
[3049]- Movement of Cuban Propaganda
[3051]Guatemala
[3053]According to an unconfirmed report received in July
[3054]a Bureau of Information of the Communist Party of |
[3055]Guatemala is being. formed in collaboration with Prensa
[3056]latina and is to be managed clandestinely. It expects
[3057]to receive news by shortwave radio from Cuba and print
[3058]‘bulletins for distribution by radio stations. . This may
[3059]indicate a pattern by which Prensa Latina will attempt .
[3060]to distribute on @ more Clandestine. basis An’ other
[3061]in, latin America.
[3063]Honduras _
[3065]It was ‘reliably reported ‘that in mid- July, 1963, al
[3066]small coastal freighter landed 14 large boxes of Communist
[3067]propaganda | on the northern coast of Honduras , the boxes.
[3069]‘report. has not, been confirmed
[3071]er
[3074]- Movement of Guerrillas and Arms:
[3078]“Extremist members of the Peronist Party, “apparent I
[3079]under the leadership of such figures as Hector Villalon,
[3080]and John William Cooke, were reported to: be receiving |
[3081]ennouragément, and promises of large sums of money from
[3082]Cuba in support of their efforts to train and crganize —
[3083]subversive groups in Argentina. Villalon has stated.
[3084]that his plan.calls for expanding and aécellerating
[3085]subversive activities in Argentina culminating in a
[3086]complete take over within two years. There is no indica:
[3087]tion that Peron himself has agreed to this pian. It has.
[3088]“been reported that leaders of the Communist Party of
[3089]Argentina have been greatly annoyed by the tendency of .
[3090]‘the Castro zesime to support the revolutionary Peronists.
[3091]without having consulted the Communist Party of Argentina
[3093]_ It is reported that the so-called Army of National
[3094]Liberation (ANL) of Argentina, which is a relatively
[3095]small Castroist organization directed from Cuba by -
[3097]John William Cooke, has in recent weeks been negotiating,
[3098]for the purchase of arms and has been offered submachin
[3099]guns, bazookas and other Sa. how Dr, two or three privat
[3101]The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations on 23
[3102]August protested formally to the Cuban Chargé d'Affaires’.
[3103]in La Paz against the Cuban Embassy support to the miner
[3104]during the recent crisis. Subsequently, however, Foreign
[3105]Minister Fellman informed the Cuban Chargé that he need
[3106]not fear that the Government of Bolivia would break -
[3107]diplomatic relations with Cuba... There has,.in fact, ‘beer
[3108]no hard..information linking the Cuban Embassy: with ‘the
[3109]present ‘mining: erisis in spite. of some unconfirmed - :
[3110]reports : £.Cuban., support. :
[3113]‘Brazil
[3115]“
[3117]Cuban Ambassador to Brazil, Raul Roa Kouri, is |
[3118]reported to have attempted to encourage peasant league
[3119]leader Francisco Julio to revitalize the leagues in |
[3120]“northern Brazil. ' According to some reports efforts are’
[3121]being made to unify the leadership and bring dissident. .
[3122]elements under the general direction of Juliao. — Other:
[3123]“reports indicate that, although the Cuban Embassy is...
[3124]>providing guidance and possibly. financial support. to the’
[3125]‘movement, it had not yet resolved the internal dissension
[3126]lin the Leagues. .
[3128]From Colembia reports have been received of incre-
[3129]asing Cuban assistance, primarily in the form of training
[3130]courses by instructors "who have been trained in Cuba,
[3131]to the Worker-Student-Feasant Movement (MOEC). A small:
[3132]guerrilla band encountered by the Colombian arny in
[3133]July 1963 was broken up when five members of the band ©
[3134]were killed and two others captured. A smali quantity:
[3135]of arms and a considerable amount of books and pamphlet
[3136]on revolutionary warfare, photographs of Fidel Castro,:
[3137]Camilo Cienfuegos and Mao Tse-tung, and bulletins ‘of
[3138]the MOZC were found at the camp site. Recent reports.
[3139]have indicated an increase in the terrorist efforts o
[3140]the MOEC and increased promises of assistance from’ Ch
[3142]‘Nicaragua. . For example, in mid-July an increased numbe :
[3143]‘of guerrillas were reportedly being trained in Costa Rica.
[3144]“by Adolfo Garcia Barberena, well-known Nicaraguan °. *:
[3145]:revolutionary leader and member . of the FIN (Rat tone
[3148]SECRET
[3149]- 5 -
[3151]anti-Nicaragua revolutionary group). In early August,.
[3152]Alberto Serrato, leader of the FLN in Costa Rica, ©:
[3153](reportedly left with a group of Nicaraguans for the
[3154]Costa Rican-Nicaraguan border.. Another report indicated
[3155]that Hector Bogantes Zamora, Coste Rican agitator was.
[3156]supposed to have left. San Jose in mid-August for the
[3157]Nicaraguan border to supervise’ the passage of Nicaragua
[3158]guerrillas from Costa Rica into Nicaragua. Bogantes,
[3159]who recently returned from attending the May Day celebra
[3160]tions in Cuba, is said to have been assigned this — ;
[3161]responsibility by the Costa Rican Communis t Party. .
[3163]‘So far as we know, the CON, which is normally wall
[3164]informed and highly sensitive to such activities. on its” :-“
[3165]borders, has not made any complaints or otherwise-. ‘signified
[3166]concern or Sswareness of these reported activities.
[3170]‘The Honduran armed forces began to move agzinst a_
[3171]group of pro-Castro guerrillas operating against the
[3172]Nicaraguan Government and active in the vicinity of the:
[3173]Nicaraguan-Honduran border. The Nicaraguan National Guar
[3174]has been conducting operations on its side of the border
[3175]against the insurgents since July. The dense jungle and
[3176]difficult terrain, however, will impede the efforts of,
[3177]both forces to eliminate the guerrillas.
[3179]Information on the guerrilla force is scanty and
[3180]conflicting. It is apparently composed of members of t
[3181]National Liberation Front (FLN), a Communist-dominated
[3182]and Cuban-supported revolut Lonary organization active
[3183]primarily in Honduras and Nicaragua since the fall: of
[3184]1962. The strength. of the force. is. not known :
[3186]| Nicaragua
[3188]“Front - a Communist- dominated, Cuban: supported, antic ©.
[3189]Nicaraguan. ‘group) confessed that he was a member of al
[3190]£'.46.
[3193]said that their mission was to establish a base camp.
[3195]the Isabella mountains, Department of Jinotega, in —
[3196]order to indoctrinate. the peasants and to train them in.
[3197]guerrilla tactics. -He admitted that he had. received six
[3198]months ' guerrilla warfare > training in: Cuba and. that “other
[3200]British Guiana
[3202]_.In British Guiana, Guiana Import-Export Corporation
[3203]“(Gimpex) received a one million dollar advance payment
[3204]‘deposited by the Cuban Alimpex Corporation fer goods to —
[3205]be deliveved to Cuba in the future. Gimpex has, in turn,
[3206]loaned this money to the Government of. British Guiana.
[3207]Cheddi Jagan's People's Progressive Party is the major
[3208]stockholder in Gimpex. Mohammed Kassim, Manager of Gimpex
[3209]has indicated that Gimpex will be able to ‘secure additiona
[3210]loans from Cuba in amounts sufficient to tide the Jagan
[3211]government over any foreseeable crisis. It was also —
[3212]reported that Gimpex plans to buy. aircraft, spare parts
[3214]sand other machinery . in the. United States for reshipment,
[3217]KNOWN TRAVEL | OF
[3219](UL
[3221] NATTONAL
[3224][COSTA RICA
[3226](LOM, REP,
[3228]NICARAGUA.
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[3237]| URUGUAY.
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[3240]| LATIN. AMERICANS |
[3242]26th of July ¢
[3243]26th of. Jul
[3244]26th of
[3246]‘26th of Jul
[3248]26th of. July
[3249]26th of July
[3251](30-Football team.
[3256]Celebrations
[3257]Celebrations:
[3258]Celebrations
[3262]3-to 26th of Jul.
[3264]“duly Ce
[3266]‘Jul
[3268]“Fury
[3269]July
[3271]26th of
[3272]26th of
[3274]Celebrations.
[3275]Celebrations
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[3288]COSTA RICA
[3289]DOM. REP.
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[3301]URUGUAY
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[3309]Seminar ~ 7
[3311]from 26. July Celebrations.
[3313]9
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[3317]~Seeking funds = ‘o-Returning
[3319]_were members of (MIR).
[3320]guerrilla training