Results for INFORMATION REPORT- POLICY GUIDANCE DIRECTIVES FOR CUBAN INTELLIGENCE REPRESENTATIVES IN GUATEMALA

“version prepared by Uruguayan Military Intelligence Service for the National Council of Government. 4. The U. S. Information Agency has: a. Sent circular instructions to all USIS field posts in Latin America advising each to stimulate publicity in the local press and radio, to en”

“version prepared by Uruguayan Military Intelligence Service for the National Council of Government. 4. The U. S. Information Agency has: a. Sent circular instructions to all USIS field posts in Latin America advising each to stimulate publicity in the local press and radio, to en”

“SECRET, expecting to leave for Cuba in the near future for training. CIA has increased its personnel assigned to travel control functions- at the Panama City airport, now permitting a three- man detail for each eight-hour shift. Station is continuing its pressure on Panamani”

“609**4 d * e e * * * te r-e -s ty -n e r. SECRET -2- - Ecuador" a trI f e t 27,410 The CIA Station in Quito reports that the military junta, which assumed power in Ecuador on 11 July, can be expected to follow the guidance of the Embassy and- the Station in controlling ”

“uban doctors who wished to attend a Urology Congress SECRET NW 66000 Docld:32424012 Page 10 6 SECRET in Mexico. Several station assets have recently travelled to Cuba for intelligence purposes. 12) Panama At the urging of station, the Guardia Nacional has been ordered to increase”

“SECRET - 2 - Ecuador The CIA Station in Quito reports that the military junta, which assumed power in Ecuador on 11 July, can be expected to follow the guidance of the Embassy and the Station in controlling travel to and from Cuba and the Soviet bloc. The activities of Cub”

“disorganization of the Guatemalan government. Early this year the only effective Internal Security Service in Guatemala was disbanded by President Ydigoras, and no -adequate organization has been established since the Peralta government came into power. Through unilateral as”

“(). 7 seo/vt. . ‘ -12- i. Civic Action MTTs were sent to Guatemala, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica and Ecuador. 6. Eft-change of Intelligence Nt. han Scoversion Central Intelligence Agency CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in a great majority”

“t-hour shift. Station is continuing its pressure on Panamanian officials to tighten travel controls. 13) Uruguay Station has made arrangements with local service to pigeonhole or "lose" applications for good conduct certificates which are needed to secure pass- in cases ports, an”

“The government recently refused visas to five Cuban doctors who wished to attend a Urology Congress SECRET 6 NW 65990 Docld:32401396 Page 9 SECRET in Mexico. Several station assets have recently travelled to Cuba for intelligence purposes. - 12) Panama At the urging of statior, t”

“been delivered and is in the process of being activated. G. Continued efforts to improve the internal security of Latin American armies through the provision of Intelligence Advisors. Presently there are such advisors assigned to 14 Latin countries, emphasizing counterintel”

“practice of stamping all passports to show travel to or from Cuba has largely nullified this effort by travellers to avoid the stigma of travel to Cuba. All Cubans arriving in Mexico, whether in transit or otherwise must have Mexican visas. This is not true of other national”

“Urged the Government of Guatemala to submit evidence of communist activity to the OAS. 7. Surveillance of Cuban Diplomatic, Commercial and Cultural Missions Department of State Instructed Embassy La Paz to follow up closely on charges of involvement by the Cuban mission in ”

“ts to impede travel of its nationals to Cuba, instructed the U.S. Embassy to recommend that the GOB: (1) Ban travel to Cuba by Bolivian nationals except for official or special purposes approved by the GOB, and establish legal penalties for violations; (2) Require Bolivian citize”

“ts to impede travel of its nationals to Cuba, instructed the J.S. Embassy to recommend that the GOB: (1) Ban travel to Cuba by Bolivian nationals except for official or special purposes approved by the GOB, and establish legal penalties for violations; (2) Require Bolivian citize”

“DECEIT -12- 1. Civic Action MTTe were sent to Guatemala, Bolivia, Coloobia, £1 Salvador, Jamaica and Ecuador. 6. Exchange of Intelligence on Ciben Subversion General Intelligence Asonox CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in a great majority of countries to fur”

“SECRET against Cuban Embassy is being used by a newly created Chilean surveillance team in checking out purpose of travel projected and in following up on returnees from Cuba. The station has an agent in daily contact with leaders of the extreme militant left and is explorin”

“through­ out Latin America for placement in the local newspapers and- the Voice of America Spanish broadcasts to 'Latin America 09987 carried a total of 28 commentaries and features on the subject: of Cuban-based subversion. These stories were designed to 265 alert people in”

“the Ecuadoran Ministers of Defense. and Government to stress the threat of Cuban backed subversion. Approximately 7,000 pounds of Communist propaganda are being destroyed monthly as a result of a unilateral operation of the CIA Base in Guayaquil. 9) Haiti Station reports that sev”

“13-00000 NO FOREIGN DISSEM 11. Guatemala Cuba has been giving assistance and guidance to Guatemalan guerrilla and terrorist groups for over two years. While we have no firm evidence of substantial Cuban assistance in 1963, two clandes- • in 6611 ysc sono+aA his follower”

“6 SECRET 4. The U.S. Information Agency; A. Issued a detailed information policy guidance to all its Washington media divisions on March 28 setting forth the basic themes to be followed and types of materials to be developed in exposing Castro Communist subversive activiti”

“An investigation of small arms manufacture in a machine shop in Lima is underway at the urging of the station. The station has furnished additional technical equipment to the Peruvian Naval Intelligence Service to increase its capability to intercept clandestine radio communi”

“due compliance; and inform the govern- ments of other countries through the most appropriate means. (5) Request the Governments of the Hemisphere: a) not to allow the nationals of signatory countries to travel to Cuba unless they possess a valid passport or other document issued ”

“SECRET - 16 - Only one of those interrogated admitted to any involvement with the captured documents, the Cormmist Party, . ' .. guerrillas, or ansthing else that could be construed as incriminating. The one who did admit knowledge. ■ denied that he was involved in any way”

“tory of subversion from the Trojan horse through Nazi fifth columns to present-day Cuban subversion. c. Transmitted by teletype 13 articles on Cuban subver- sion during April to USIS posts throughout Latin America for placement in the local press. These included news stories, com”

“CGUBs provided other Central American countries was conducted during the period 17 to 31 August by a mobile training team (MTT) made up of SCIATT personnel. g. Continued efforts to improve the internal security of Latin American armies through the provision of Intelligence ”

“SECRET -8- 6. Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Subversion Central Intelligence Agency ■ CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in a great majority of countries to furnish to the local internal security organizations with whom they are in liaison informa- tion con”

“tory of subversion from the Trojan horse through Nazi fifth columns to present-day Cuban subversion. c. Transmitted by teletype 13 articles on Cuban subver- sion during April to USIS posts throughout Latin America for placement in the local press. These included news stories, com”

“o Cuba has been dramatically reduced in recent weeks. SECRET NW 66000 Docld:32424012 Page 8 4 SECRET Station and Embassy are continuing pressure on Cuban government in this regard. Names of travellers to Cuba are being passed to the Ambassador, who furnishes them to President Ale”

“HIEVED DURING APRIL IN IMPEDING TRAVEL TO CUBA 1. The De partment of State has: a. Partic ipa ted in the drafting of a resolution passed at the 3-4 April Managua Meeting respecting discouragement of travel of Latin Americans to Cuba for training in subversion. The text of the res”

“o Cuba has been dramatically reduced in recent weeks. SECRET NW 65990 Docld:32401396 Page 7 4 SECRET Station and Embassy are continuing pressure on Cuban Names of travellers to Cuba government in this regard. are being passed to the Ambassador, who furnishes them to President Ale”

“4. - SECRET €) w.d. • to follow the guidance of the Enbasay and the Station in .controlling travel to and from Cuba and the Soviet bloc. activities of Caban subversives in Ecuador, at lease for the 2‘w % - 10 s L-v • • % -Cat CS* • —4 *) wiCad b othat abn — soy 6.A-m So-kla”

“ittee. An interdepartmental team is current ly visi ting the Isthmian capitals, consul tin g with Mi nisters of government and authorities designated by them in the SECRET NW-66000-Docld: 32424696-Page-4- SEGRET fields of immigration control, customs control, coastal surveillance”

“jor General, USMC Chairman SECRET ENCLOSURE DRA FT PROG RESS ACHIEVED DURING APRIL IN IM PED ING TRA VEL TO CUBA 1. The Department of State has a. Participated in the drafting of a resolution passed at the 3-4 April Managua Meeting respecting discouragement of travel of Latin Ame”

“SECSET -12- 1, Civic Action MTTs were sent t Guatemala, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica and Ecuador. 6. Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Subversion Central Intelligence Asenez CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in a great majority of countries to furn”

“SECRET -8- 6. Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Subversion Central Intelligence Agency CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in a great majority of countries to furnish to the local internal security organizations with whom they are in liaison informa­ tion conce”

“evaluation of the CGUBs provided other Central American countries was conducted y during the period 17 to 31 August by a mobile training team (MTT) made up of SCIATT personnel. g. Continued efforts to improve the internal security of Latin American armies through the provisi”

“f Latin Americans to Cuba for training in subversion. The text of the resolution is appended hereto. b. Headed an interdepartmental team currently visiting the Isthmian capitals with the objective of securing, where feasible, the fullest and quickest implementation of all the rec”

“f Latin Americans to Cuba for training in subversion. The text of the resolution is appended hereto. b. Headed an interdepartmental team currently visiting the Isthmian capitals with the objective of securing, where feasible, the fullest and quickest implementation of all the rec”

“SECRET A trainee who recently returned to Peru after several months of training in Cuba, said that all his fellow trainees were asked to mark bridges and other similar demolition targets on detailed maps of Peru. They were also required to fill out : lengthy questionnaires”

“o the Ecuadoran Ministers of Defense and Government to stress the threat of Cuban backed subversion. Approximately 7,000 pounds of Communist propaganda are being destroyed monthly as a result of a unilateral operation of the CIA Base in Guayaquil. 9) Haiti Station reports that se”

“.SECRET -11- b. As a result of information passed by the Bogotalme Station to the Administrative Department of Security- (DAS) concerning Colombian travellers to Cuba, a number of passport violations have been discovered in which travellers to Cuba are using passports issu”

“SECRET assets who have reported from Cape Haitien, Port de Paix and La Gonave and La Tortue Islands that they were unable to uncover any evidence of travel to or from Cuba. No cooperation between the station and Haitian authorities can be expected under the present political”

“which were organized at the time of the President’s visit to Costa Rica, are being encouraged to collect information of all sorts cnncerning Cuban subversive activities, and to participate in propaganda activities aimed at Cuban subversion. Other station propaganda assets hav”

“SECRET to follow the guidance of the Embassy and the Station in controlling travel to and from Cuba and the Soviet bloc. The activities of Cuban subversives in Ecuador, at least for the present, have been greatly inhibited by the mass arrests of Communists and pro-Cubans and”

“operating between Colombia and Cuba and has mounted an operation to uncover his Colombian contacts. 6) Costa Rica Station reports little pro-Castro activity during April. No recorded travel to or from Cuba has taken place. Local authorities appear inclined to cooperate in control”

“SECRET steady campaign against Cuban activities, and the Costa Rican Security Service, at the urging of the CIA station", has destroyed tons of propaganda brought into the country from Cuba. 7. Dominican Republic - Efforts to get Juan Bosch to take active steps against Commu”

“believes it has identified a courier operating between ••Colombia and Cuba and has mounted an operation to uncover his Colombian contacts. One station asset is now in Cuba attending guerrilla warfare training, another is being debriefed after his recent return from Cuba, and ”