“14-00000 8- cedi a CI00 GAL. sdicce ou concento y una tatal evaluation de . DAS V. - V1jo, tee quouda, hn : i CASTRO RUE ys Co: 3 3clace de comunicts, uh lo onto, .uo co un r ] 2roviuc.: 1o 3 012 :T 1 poro que no sdor de Ltd rica porque C ode fusih 3 ur controls eptricl”
“FACT THAT MEXICO IS ONLY LA COUNTRY MAINTAINING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND % IS SERVING CASTRO WELL AS OPEN DOOR TO ENABLE CASTRO TO CHANNEL A REVOLUTION TO OTHER CENTRAL AND LAT IN AMERICAN COUNT IRES DOES NOT tl 2”
“14-00000 — #72 0908 3007 LUITIONSES 1 TV TDCS PAGE OF ? PAGES - felassifratinal. fdissemn controls) NOT HAVE FAR-REACHING RPERCUSSIONS ON THE POLITICAL RELATIONS e? BETWEEN CUBA AND THE USSR, AS NUMEROUS DIFFERENCES OF VIEWS HAVE EXISTED FOR SOME TIME AND ARE WEL”
“lead to a worse crisis tha n Octob er's ...'" 6. The New York Times, in its coverage on 9 S eptember , used a UP I wi re servic e report which omitted a ny refe rence to the warning and threat which gave the interview its real significance. The Washington Post did an abbreviated ”
“14-00000 PAGE 2 MEXICO CITY 9925 z 800 R Ee MOVEMENTS ON THE RISE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT REVOLUT 19N WILL WIIN GUATEMALA AND VENZZUELA CHARACTERIZED CASTRO AS GREAT- REVOLUTIONARY LEADER AND TACTICIAN BUT Not ABLE PLAY ROLE AS LIBERATOR OF LATIN AMERICA SINCE HE is TOO”
“AND THE LAWYERS. 5. REGARDING FIDEL CASTRO, RICO CALAN SAYS THAT No ONE KNOWS WHETHER CASTRO IS A COMMUNIST OR WHAT KIND OF COMMUNIST IS MIGHT BE. IE IS A GRAr REVOLUTIONARY LEADER AND A GREAT TACTICIAN, BUT KE cANOT PLAY T ROLE OF LIBERATOR OF LATIN - AMERICA FOR RE IS TOO D”
“Castro. b. That for reasons of expediency we try to maintain Castro’s "reforms" - i.e., what many Latinoes would regard as "socialism. IP c. That we gave the Cuban people an obvious free choice, no matter what ensued. ■ ■ . How would the prospects for Communism in the Wester”
“to TELEGRAM soger RMATION REPORT TELEGRAMi ■ . CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ‘ This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Secs 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of wh”
““Terei algumas duvidas a resprito de Marxismo c entente que algimias : __Ioo for reconliccudo jicky propria Fidel Castro. (7) gge interpretacocs foram equivocadas, e sera preciso-reve-lav? Nadtenho ■ TOC inmisjno collica a unilade de inn set ir e a guerra de classe. a menor duv”
“Yugoslav newspaper Politika. No conclusion reached. CONF A-727 from Mexico 22 Jan 66 Rico., has been one of the most prolific and ardent apologists for Castro’s Cuba in Mexico. In an interview between an Embassy officer *....... S-E-C-R-E-T..............—*■ . - NO FOREIGN D”
“Text is blamed but the general feeling is that it is rather bae management and Fidel’s advisers are taking the blame. 4. Carmen also reported that she had heard "confirmed" reports that Cesar Montes is no longer leader of the Guatemalan revolution, although she could not say ”
“CAGPET - 11 - g. "We have to be on the side of the Soviets 5 for two reasons: first from the military and economic• **********9*22**if,",XWRSr, point o.f view; secondly, because, whether right or wrong, they are on the same side fighting those who.’ are on the other sid”
“l, CASTRO submitted to an informal interview by the Associated Press correspondent, Daniel HARKER. : 2. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sunday, 8 September, and was in print throughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no question from the facts surrounding ”
“NOT ARRY REVOLUTION TO OTHER COUNTRIES. SOVIETS INCLINED LEND AID NW 65924 Docld:32354288 Page 3 ت د PAGE TO ESTABLISHED REVOLUTIONS AS CASE CUBA, BUT NOT INTERVENE BEFORE PROOF WAS CASTRO REVOLUTION MADE WITH NORTHAMERICAN ARMS. CK APPEARED DISTURBED DISCUSSING SOVIET CHICOM PRO”
“stressed the unpopularity of 1 Led tator, Fulgencio Batista, * . 2 the Castro regime . and the 1. "casino gambling flourished in : . expectation, never realized, of H .the country under the direc- : massive rebellion at the time t 5dlon and control of the U.S.• .1 of a strike”
“4-00000 CONTINUATION of DISPATCH OSNA 26195 SECHKT was not brought out. It seemed to sO that subject Is riding an emotional high for Cuba and Castro. His face lit up and he bocamo relatively excited when telling us how Castro mixes and talks with the "common people," and”
“14-00000 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L - 2 - 2. The sourer thought that nothing could stop CASTRO in his determination e to proceed with the agrarian reform program as fast as possible. Since the biggest obstacle to carrying out this program is the lack of money, the source wa”
“ER. PROHIBITED 2. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sund ay, 8 September, and was in print thro ughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no question from the facts surrounding the CASTRO appearance, which had not been expected, and his agreement to the intervi”
“14-00000 -a Cron T CEuGEl -2- 1 public. I can think of no better incentive to Lopes Mateoo to break relations with Cuba than possibility Mexican public might eventually become aware of extent to which Mexico has tolerated Cuban intervention in spite of its vaunted devo”
“roughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no question from the facts surrounding the CASTRO appearance, which had not been expected, and his agreement to the interview, that this - event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to get a message on the record in th”
“SSING INTEL DEBRIEFING. SECRET NW 65990 Docld:32373793 Page 4 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 7. IN 30453 PAGE 24 SECRET 5. INTEL DEBRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS FOLL: A CASTRO TRIP MOSCOW: TRIP MADE PRIMARILY TO GAIN USSR ECONOMIC AID, SECONDARILY TO SHOW PSP "OLD GUARD" THEY NO LONGER NECESSARY IN CA”
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“, CASTRO submitted to an informal interview by the Associated Press correspondent, Daniel HARKER. 2. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sunday, 8 September, and was in print throughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no question from the facts surrounding the”
“14-00000 1 TDCS PAGE OF - PAGES (classification) (dissevn controls) CUBAN OFFICIAL, AND BETWEEN THAT OFFICIAL AND THE SOURCE, ARE SUCH AS TO PERMIT THE BELIEF THAT HE WAS SPEAKING FRANKLY.) 2. ACCORDING TO JOAQUIN ALVAREZ REMENTOL, CUBAN VICE- MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRA”
“has more black brothers in its ramrs, including the highest civil and military positions. Q. - Do you favor, as has been stated, establishment in Cuba of a semi-confessional state with open predominance of the most conservative elements of the Catholic Church? 10 L”
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“his agreement to the interview, that this - event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to get a message on the record in the United States. : NW 65924 Docld:32353327 Page 2 SECRET 0002665 61 PAGE COPY NO. 186 of جمرة f SECRET ! 3. CASTRO's statements to HARKER covered a range”
“the free nations and smash the impotent bourgeois. •. "The battle-ground for Latin America lies 20 miles from four shores. Should the Western world lose this battle, **3 ‘.the sleeping giant (Latin America) will wake up on the 3 side of the Communist camp. Then it would be pr”
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“ted to an informal interview by the Associated Press correspondent, Daniel HARKER. 2. HARKER's inter view reache d New York on Sunday, 8 Septembe r, and wa s in print throughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no question from the facts surroundi ng the CASTRO ap”
“.haj,- -1 ). - Th 5 n t. ‘ % SECRET 050 with the Vatican, to the point where it had an Ambassador..-to the Vatican and had celebrated some months ago some distinction." accorded, by the Pope to the Papal Nuncio in Havana by lighting up the churches at government expe”
“ual, CASTRO submitted to an informal interview by the A ssoc iated Press cor respondent.. Daniel HAR KER. : 2. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sunday, 8 September, and was in print throughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no q ue stion from the facts sur”
“ers if they are aiding terror- eliminate Cuban leaders, they 1 themselves will not be safe.' ... ... World affairs seemed to be entering a more peaceful climate a few days ago, but now this trend has changed with attacks. "'The U.S. is always ready to negotiate and make promises ”
“has happened to promises made during the October crisis. They have been broken as can b e s een wit h new attacks. "'But I warn this is leading to a very dangerous situation that could lead to a worse crisis than October's ...'" 6. The New York Times, in its coverage on 9 Septemb”
“13-00000 COPY COPY COPY -5- He rather bitterly assailed the United States press for what he called their unfair reporting of the revolution after he came to power. I, of course, tried to explain that speaking from some personal experience, it was neces sary to expect a”
“, CASTRO submitted to an informal interview by the Associated Press correspondent.. Daniel HARKER. : 2. HARKER's interview reached New York on Sunday, 8 September, and was in print throughout the country on Monday, 9 September. There can be no question from the facts surrounding ”
“65990 Docld:32373697 Page 2 2 d. GNVA 4470 (OUT 53909) 19 Nov 62 (TDCSDB 2/652,244) Filed 68-6-147/4 SLSTEEL-1 reported the following on the probably reaction of Fidel CASTRO and his principal associates to the Soviet withdrawal of offensive missiles from Cuba and to U.S. demands”
“y seeks to serve two mas- ters, but choose among rival servants in its Latin American subversion. A. Castro's views on what is good for socialism and revolution in Latin America are more in line with those of the Chinese Communists than the Soviets. 1. Latin American delegates to”
“36 PAGE 63 of212 C OPY NO. جر REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED 3. S ECKET CASTRO's statements to HARKER cover ed a range of topics but dealt principally with American po litical leaders hip, in particu lar articul ar President KENNEDY, wh om he ex- cor iated in KENNEDY is a cretin" the B”
“ffairs entering a more peaceful climate a few days ago, but now this trend has changed with attacks. "'The U.S. is always ready to negotiate and make promises which later it will not honor. This has happened to promises made during the October crisis. They have been broken as can”
“13-00000 -4- 4o Cuba is an unwilling instrument of Soviet policy, subject to the whims and moods of a foreign power. 3. Moscow will use Cuba as it sees fit and for its own purposes, giving help and withdrawing it to suit' the Kremlin’s desires. 4. Castro has isolated his ”
“14-00000 1 never had blind confidence in anything human, because everything that is done blindly is done badly, it is true that I had con- ( fidence in north American material help. Reason: because we , were seeing it. (I do not think it was secret to anyone where , the ”
“terrorism in Venezuela.- d. Cuba's worsening economic situation was as heretofore, a constant theme. Featured this month wore the obvious failures of the foraging trips of Carlos Rodriguez and "Che" Guevara, and a host of specific examples of material shortages admitted by Cu”
“ipally with American political leadership, in particular Presid ent KENNEDY, whom he ex- coriated in extraordinarily provocative fashion ... (" times KENNEDY is a cretin:"" ... ... the BATISTA of his the most Drumala American President of all time ..."). REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED 4”
“• E / S-E-C-R-E-T ■ ' NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DIS M ABROAD/CONTROLLED DISSEM BACKGROUND USE ONLY O 2 - CSDB-3/652,924 wool and silk material, and many,trifles of which the stores - in Habana are full. As for machinery and spare parts, /China7 is not in a position to compete w”
“are aiding terror- ist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe.' ... ... World affairs seemed to be entering a more peaceful climate a few days ago, but now this trend has changed with attacks. "'The U.S. is always ready to negotiate and make promises w”
“14-00000 assigned at that time to rebellion in the local forces. 1 Remember that before the Drigedc camps were set up there were infiltration camps provided especially to assist this internal rebellion. « Q. - Some international circles claim that Russia is abandon 9 ing”
“ng a more peaceful climate a few day REPRODUCTION ago, but now this trend has changed wit h attacks. PROHIBITED "The U.S. is always ready to negotiate and make promises which later it will not honor. This has happened to promises made during the October crisis. They have been bro”
“sage on the record in the United States. NW 66000 Docld:32204893 Page 2 SECRET SECRET PHOTOC OPY FRO M THE GERALD R. FORD LIBPARY 3. CASTRO'S statements to HARKER covered a range of topics but dealt principally with American political leadership, in particular President KENNEDY, ”
“17 4 14-00000 S ECRDT -4- to the Center for International Friendship in Guadalajara, CICARD also boasted of the moral necessity for the Cubans to help free Latin Americans from the drudge of misery and oppression. When the undersigned jokingly asked whether this included”