“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 u …”
“… NTEL 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 CASTRO DEALINGS …”
““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 …”
“… ar ‘vie . a te a eni 9 B1 5. I"nA: 9 4. X , ‘ iy z 1 le 3657 ° •* €0 4 24 >09 29 20os CUBA-USSR APRIL 28, 1963 CASTRO IN USSR. LEFT TO RIGHT, LEONOV, N, USSR; KHRUSHCHEV, N., USSR; CASTRO, F., CUBA; BREZHNEV, L., USSR; SHVERNIK, N., USSR; SUSLOV, A., USSR; …”
“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 …”
“… litary alliance with the U.S.S.R.. Now, a year later; his heart bleeding over his parting with Red China, an un’er brutal Soviet pressure, Castro's Nov. 7 speech inaugurating a hospital sounds like that of a "constructive" ruler whose concern is for the welfare of the people, and wh …”
“… E A HIGH-LEVEL CUBAN DIPLOMAT IN WESTERN EUROPE WHO HAS BEEN A FAIRLY RELIABLE REPORTER OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION. 1 . FIDEL CASTRO WAS VERY UPSET OVER THE CHANGE IN THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION. THE TOP CUBAN LE …”
“… est ban. There were differences in the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated. 5. In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until t he middle of September 1963, the HARKER …”
“… ME AND ARE WELL KNOWN. THESE DIF- FERENCES WILL PROBABLY NOT AFFECT THE ESSENCE OF CURRENT POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. CASTRO KNOWS THaT THE USSR CANNOT GO BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT IN ECONOMIC AND .POLITICAL MEASURES DESIGNED TO PRESSURE HIM TO FOLLOW A POLICY MOR …”
“… a7 is not in a position to compete with that merchandise supplied ’by the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. , . - In substance Castro, even if he cannot exactly be defined as pro-Khrushchev, is tied to the USSR in such a way that he ■ cannot for any reason release himsel …”
“He said,"we always cease our belligerency at death; we always bow with respect at death, even if it has to do with an enemy." ■ Castro declared that the assassination can only benefit "those ultrarightist and ultrareactionary sectors, among which President Kennedy could n …”
“… sed a great deal days I spent with him (and during which a great deal since experience had taught him not to rely solely on happened), did Castro abandon his composure and official channels. poise. Here too, I shall let Castro speak for himself, After this, I went to Havana. reservi …”
“… MINATION CONTROLS sla" (When Filled In) COUNTRY REPORT NO. TDCS -3/532,860 CUBA/LATIN AMERICA SUBJECT UNDIMINISHED PRESTIGE OF FIDEL CASTRO DATE DISTR. 4 JANUARY 1963 ■ IN LATIN AMERICA . PRECEDENCE ROUTINE DATE OF DECEMBER 1962 REFERENCES IN INFO. RD-W-2107 44195 PLACE & …”
“SECRET EXCERPT FROM DRAFT NIE 85-63, 4 FEBRUARY 1963 33. There have been indications of disapproval of Castro-s policies on the part of those Latin American Communist parties which are committed to a more gradual and less violent approach to revo …”
“… , etc., etc., but, the tag -- Communism is still a very harsh tag in the Latin American — mind. I think this is one of the serious errors Castro' made from his point of view was to declare himself a * Communist and a Marxist-Lenninist because many people that might have gone along …”
“… est ban. There were differences in the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated.. 5. In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the middle of September 1963, the HARKER …”
“the Castro interview goa Havana airport. The approval ;‘ „/ - doso, who dealt with foreign press — and kept being told I’d have to be patient. - cam …”
“bearded prime minister — who L ca / pui and understands English well — turn- jot DIDN’T HELP: Castro admitted he had heard d around flamboyantly and; raising his % of the assassination threat but gave vague rea vat called to me in a frie …”
“, wi th a resul t that CASTRO's "message" was sig nifican tly modulated. 5. In New Orleans, where Le e Harvey OSWALD resided until the middle of September 1963, the HARK …”
“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 Pre …”
“… ay, 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 appearance, which had not been expected, and his agreement to the interview, that this event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to ge …”
“… el al pensamiento de nuestro Apostol Jose Marti que dice:"ver en silencio un crimen es cometerlo", no ha quorido marginarse del darto que Castro quiere hacerle a la Revolution en Libertad, que esta realizando el Presidente Eduar do Frei, su Cobierno y el Partido Democrata Cristian …”
“14-00000 -3- 8. I asked RICO Galan for his appraisal and total - evaluation of Fidel Castro Ruz. He said, first of all, if Castro Is a Communist or what kind of a Communist he is, . nobody knows. He is great revolutionary leader …”
“… loyment practices which appeared to discriminate against Cuban workers, and perhaps other changes.". 30/ In the early spring of 1959, as Castro made known that he was planning to visit the United States, COS Havana revealed ambiguous feelings about the im portance of the Castro …”
“… ARKER story appeared in th e principal morning paper, the Times-Picayune, on Monday, 9 September-page-7, unde r a three-column head- line: "CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba. Says U.S. Leaders Imperi le d by Aid to Rebels." The story followed under th e HARKER by -line: REPROD UCTION PROHIBI …”
“THE EVENING STAR (Washington), Monday, S September 1963, Four.Star Edition, page B 4, Columns 4 - 5 "Goldwater’s Toughness Challenged by Castro” by Daniel Barker, AP Staff Writer 1 • • • • Bitterly denouncing what he called recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban territory, Mr. Ca …”
“… s also a severe defeat for Havana. These reverses may have produced a feeling in Havana that a breathing spell is necessary. In addition, Castro may have been cautioned to moderate his revolutionary tactics when he visited the USSR last January. tEIs year has been designated "the …”
“Castro, os culianos so puderam. c ft trozido femee opresido responder que nio necessitavam de ajuda e que nio tinham nenhum pedido a fazer. Pazo …”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET probability that Castro had altered the essentially radical course of his revolu tion. From his experience here, he has gained a valuable knowledge of American …”
“… ders of Cuba.' NW 65990 Docld:32397036 Page 5 2 SECRET "Bitterly denouncing what he called recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: 'We are prepared to fight them and answer in kind. U .S. leaders sho uld think that if they ar e aiding terror- ist plans to eliminat …”
“… or of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation. According to Rico Galan, he spent five of the eight days with Castro at sea and Castro discussed his visit to the Soviet Union and his talka wth Nikita Khruchshev, Premnior of the Soviet Union, Rioo Calan f …”
“… , the Old Guard has spoken out through Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, following the devastating "purge" that it underwent in the hands of Fidel Castro. But fear of a second, bloody phase, of the purge has kept Carlos Rafael Rodriguez from openly attacking Fidel Castro.. Instead, She 168 …”
“… est ban. There were differences in the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated. 5. In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the middle of September 1963, the HARKER …”
“… curity forces and sca patrols . ; to escape from Cuba. In this atmosphere, externally counted ■ raids against Cuban targets have added to Castro’s sense of 3 : frustration and helped sustain hope among the many Cubans dis illusioned with his regime. . During 1963 Cuba’s internati …”
“… not give any part of his loyalty to the regime Ve-id ^^-^•tr^f^ to any type of religion. CICARD went on to emphasize that - - the close CASTRO relations with the Vatican were a demonstra- tion of the democratic nature of Fidel’s regime. On several instances the undersigned joked …”
“… paines que se estan disipardo insensatamente en na derra ! € guerrillas omo quferc Comunismo ecresor. Debe Jarantizarse la vida de Fidel Castro 7 de sus compinches, quie- nes, antes se trangcurran custro messs deade el bloqueo, se asilaran en las Entajadae, excento la de Rusisa y …”
“SMET EXCERPT FROM DRAFT ME 85-63. 4 FEBRUARY 1963 Policies Toward Latin America 42. Here Castro has more capability for independent action than in any other field except the internal politics of Cuba. Gastro is deeply committed to …”
“… tielos E-tados Unidos, mas nio e issoo que tem dito as propagandistas 0 antigo niinistro da Fazenda culinno Rufo Loiez Freqjuctde- ■ - de Castro, ime tem pireferio a versin mais fantastic! dhay l’rof. Mills . - sobire a "fria acolhida" di-pensada, inclusive, a “pedidos de escassa i …”
“… lligence, a lawyer and a former professor in Havana. He said that when the revolution in Cuba was started, the CP was against it and told CASTRO it was 1ll- advised, ill-timed, however, CASTRO went ahead with the revolution and when the Communist saw he was accepted as the national …”
“humanitarian reasons, accepted Castro’s parley to evacuate the spirit-• ually wounded. We also comment on the statement of a Washington official who said that i "the fear that …”
“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, …”
“SECRET EXCERPT FROM DRAFT NIE 85-63, 4 FEBRUARY 1963 31. The decline of his prestige has at least for the moment reduced Castro’s capability for subverting popular groups and moving them into action against their own governments and against US interests. Local fide …”
“14-00000 1 Adad -he gel CASTRO, FIDEL (Lz) CUBA, WITH KHRUSHCHEV (LJ) USSR, SHAKING HALS RITH FOFEI DIPLOMATS IN RED SQUARE. NIKOLAY SERGEYEVICH LEONOV (LI) USSR, ACTING …”
“… ommunism nor are they aware of the trend of the Revolution in this direction. The lower classes, horever, continue to Live full support to Castro and the Revolution. : : It has not yet been proved that Castro himself is a communist. However, some of his principal deputies as well …”
“… a. grave blow particularly in Latin America. 2) Also excluded, it appears to me, is the possibility that ■ the revolutionary regime of Castro can be changed into a • "Titoist" regime. It.is comprehensible that, as Ambassador Zoppi reported, some "non-aligned" countries and even …”
“TIME-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Monday, 9 September 1963, page 7, Columns 5 -7 "Castro Blasts Raids on Cuba. Says U.S. Leaders Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." This item was introduced by an editor's note referring to the fact …”
“demonstrations obviously welcome, but possibly most significant aspect is demonstration once again, enormous power Castro, who with few words made anti Communism popular position. By same token he could reverse trend at any time, and skeptics speculating th …”
“… SECRET students, and the masses in America to support his revolution. COS emphasized that Headquarters should make no mistake that the Castro Government, while not openly avowed Communist, was heavily infiltrated with Communists and had taken no stand in opposition to Communist …”
“at this was a means of increasing his prestige with Americans he became a friend of the US. (4) 1 J. Penetration of the Anti-Castro Movement Castro has bragged that his capture in Cuba last August of an arms-laden plane containing a group of anti-Castro militants was due …”
“ecent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: 'We are prepared to fight them and a ns wer in kind. U.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terror- ist plans to eliminate …”