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[12]TITLE : Fidel Castro's Coming Visit to Moscow and Algiers
[13]DATE : 4/23/1963
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[20]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000
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[22]COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 38: Cuba 4/21/63-4/30/63. Box 1.
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[37]23 ‘April 1963 Ae).
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[39]Fidel Castro's Coming Visit to Moscow and Algiers
[41]1. The ‘initial report on Fidel Castro's forth-
[43]coming visit to Moscow came from a usually reliable -
[45]source with excellent contacts in Cuban government. circles .
[46]; . who obtained the information from a Cuban government of-
[47]1 a, ficial who has been an intimate acquaintance for many ,
[48]7 eo. years, and who has excellent high-level contacts through-
[49]- ' out the Cuban leadership. The usually reliable source’. .
[50]ho "obtained the information on 25 March, The report was
[51]ct disséminated to the’ intelligence community on 27 March
[53]and réported in the Current Intelligence Bulletin dated
[55]29 March, . a =
[57]2.. The substance of the report was that, despite
[58]his strong criticism of the Soviet Union,. particularly ©
[59]concerning its actions during the missile crisis, Fidel.
[60]ae oe .Castro.is not blinded to the need ‘for Cuba to maintain.
[61]nee mo , good” diplomatic relations. with the entire "Ngocialist
[62]: camp... Castro was planning, - according to ‘the. report,
[63]. ‘to. go. to- Moscow for the’ May. Day ‘celebrations, : He’ was
[64]» planning, , however, ‘to remain in Moscow only. three days.
[65]. It was’ his* intention, according to the’ report, to tell.
[66].. Khrushchev, © in‘effect, that «the USSR must assist Cuba .
[67]. but ‘must at the same time understand. that Castro. doés’ not
[68]intend to. be ‘a “docile satellite. We
[70]3. Information from the same source and sub-sourée
[71]was dissemiiiated to the intelligence community. on 30 a
[72]. re March indicating that Castro was intending ‘to visit, Algeria
[73]oo - . + on the same trip that took him to Moscow. This was.‘re-"
[74]: ported in; the Current Intelligence: ‘Bulletin on 1 April.
[76]a 4. The substarice of the “second ‘report was that’
[77]_Castro: "plans. ‘to visit Algeria in connection with" the.
[78]visit: to Moscow and that “Algeria ‘and the - ‘USSR ‘are: “the - only -
[79]‘two. countries he was ‘planning to visit: ‘on ‘that trip. The -
[80]Algérian visit. was Planned | in. view ‘of. the. “special” rela-
[81]tionship". that is. said to exist’ between Castro and Ben
[82]Bella and also between Castro and. “Algerian Defense Minister
[83]Bounledienne. ; - ;
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