“SECRET Date: 2/10/60 8-10-94 05-RmAt SMdC 2/13/18 Dectaesily on: OAD JKC 1 JSG Iserial GS To : Director, FBI neHSCARothman Ne 12/22/17 Request T ID 0 From: Subject: Legat, Mexico (100-743G) MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY SYNOPSIS LOPEZ MATEOS’ SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP (c”
“1. Venezuela a. Election campaigning ended at midnight, but boosters for the several candidates continued to mill about streets of Caracas in defiance of terrorist threats to shoot anyone who ventured out for the next three days. b. The terrorists, it seems, were all but ”
“present is highest in Venezuela, Peru, and--in the form of largely non-political ban ditry—Colombia. There is sporadic guerrilla activity in and around Nicaragua and Guatemala, and a guerrilla potential in Ecuador and Brazil. SECRET NW 50955 DocId: 32283208 Page 5”
“13-00000 r t 1. Venezuela a. Election campaigning ended at midnight, but boosters for the several candidates continued to mill about streets of Caracas in defiance of terrorist threats to shoot anyone who ventured out for the next three days.- b. The terrorists, it see”
“reliably reported to have been furnished. Cuban leaders have also called with increasing frequency for open rebellion as the "only road" to liberation for the Americas; they have been especially vociferous since the first of the year. Leading officials, such as Castro, Blas R”
“13-00000 (TOP SECRET DINAR ( EUROPE (continued) Page AREA NOTES 14 NATO and Iceland WESTERN HEMISPHERE DOMESTIC POLITICS IN CUBA 15 Castro has cautiously continued efforts to reduce the influence of the Moscow-oriented Cuban Com munists, who are said to have banded tog”
“b. Comments by Goulart, that "social disaster" is sure if his program is not passed soon, have drawn sharp rejoinders from moderate and conservative figures and have fed rightist coup plotting. C. Strains are also growing in the military following the arrest of a young of”
“1 4-00000 "HARIA,. MIPAD RrVCtUCION1PIA" (W.R U.L.) November 16, 19-5: "The Rio Meeting of Foreign Ministers".- A content on the II Extraordinary Meeting of In ter-Amrican Foreign Ministers, which will convene tomorrow, Nov. 17, in tho city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mi”
“r to be drifting in the right direction. NW 66000 Docld:32629803 Page 6 SECRET { . -5- SECRET SECRET 1. In Brazil an increasing number of leftists have been appointed to positions of impor- tance in the government. The government has recently been loosening its traditional ties w”
“that its leader, Luiz Carlos Prestes, a veteran in the Communist movement in Latin -2- SECRET SECRET America, left on 7 February on a trip to Moscow, Prague, and Havana to build a counter-fire against the dissidents. Ac- cording to two reliable covert sources in the regular party”
“NOTES A. Oswald Press stories to the effect that Lee Harvey Oswald recently visited Mexico City are true, accord ing to our information. Oswald visited both the Cuban and the Soviet embassies on 28 September. He was trying, we are told, to arrange for visas so that he coul”
“c. The Soviet note was designed to make a record, showing that the USSR exercises "control" of the auto bahn and that the recent incidents resulted from US refusal to comply with "existing procedures." d. On the other hand, the Soviet procedures described in the oral re ”
“C. The Betancourt government has struck back hard. Its new uni- fied command over the security forces, set up at US urging, passed this initial test with flying colors. d. At least 500 extremists were arrested and the round-up is still going on. Their removal will hamper the Com”
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“States , both in government and the press 9 have pointed out Venezuela’sevidence on the arms cache may provide "the first opportunity" to confront- the threat of Cuban subversion in the hemisphere. These individuals may be critical of the Venezuelan Government, the ambassador”
“13-00000 SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM 3. What emerged from these and other Cuban pronouncements was the apparent conviction of Castro and his aides that further Communist revolu tions in Latin America are inevitable, that Cuba can speed up the process, and that in Cuba’s own ”
“1. Venezuela a. The country’s six presiden tial candidates have swung into the home stretch of their campaigns. So have the terrorists, who are still trying hard to sabotage next Sunday's vote. b. There is little doubt that the terrorist effort has all-out Cuban support.”
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“c. The Betancourt government has scheduled a press conference tomorrow to break the story that a three-ton cache of Cuban arms has been unearthed. A formal accusation against Cuba is to be made before the Organization of American States a week from today. (Includes INTERC”
“o o PAGE 4. RUEAIIA 9329 *459*430597 NOFNRN WNINTEL. 22 ' DIRECTLY AFFECTED ALSO LOSE RESPECT FOR THEIR GOVERNMENT WHICH, WHILE . MISTREATING THE CITIZENRY, FAILS TO ERADICATE THE GUERRILLAS.OCODET INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA ”
“SECRET-NO FOREIGN DISSEM Cuban Developments Following Fidel Castro’s call for revolution in Latin America in his 2 January speech, other Cuban speakers are emphasizing the same theme. Che Guevara told a group of Central American delegates in Havana recently that they must ”
“13-00000 4 TOP SECRET DINAR 29 ^0AS) DEVELOPMENTS: 08 The Brazilian OAS delegate informed his government on 5 December that several OAS delegates have been impressed by the Cuban claim that the weapons found in Venezuela last month had actually been planted there by the”
“13-00000. NOTES A. Oswald Press stories to the effect that Lee Harvey Oswald recently visited Mexico City are true, accord- ing to our information. Oswald visited both the Cuban and the Soviet embassies on 28 September, He was trying, we are told, to arrange for visas so ”
“13-00000 BI ast 0 . @B mi DIN EGGS 6. Bolivia a. The return last week of Vice President Lechin, who has been on ice as Bolivia's ambassador in Rome, will heat things up in La Paz. b. The city has already wit nessed four minor demonstrations 3/564, 966 which Embassy La ”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET DINAR C Western Hemisphere AREA NOTE Bolivia: The political assure his renomination, and competition between Bolivian P designate his own running mate. Vice President Juan Lechin and President Victor Paz Estenssoro If the forthcoming conven- is bound”
“close the door on such ) discussions at some appropriate time in the future. The government of Trinidad expects Sanchez to leave the country soon. (Am Emb, Port of Spain.223, 5 December, CONFIDENTIAL) CUBAN SUPPORT OF EXTERNAL SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES: 14 (0 In a message of 3 D”
“CLAngiricAtIon DISPATCH 47MBOL AND NUVOLA CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH SECRET UFGA 19537 b. AMSCROLL optimistically sees the start of a counter offen sive against the rampages of Communism in Latin America. Examples *3 cited were Castello Branco's action in Goaiz Province, Bra”
“elections at M once. Prime Minister Home is not 1ikely to accede, NBR D. Ecuador The military junta which has run Ecuador DO-A 3,284 819i report that one of the less savory members of the since July may be about to come unstuck. ‘e have a group, air force Colonel Freiles, wi”
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“13-00000 * TOP SECRET DINAR CUBAN SUPPORT OF EXTERNAL SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES: 7 The Chilean 08 ambassador , 4~ in Venezuela is convinced of the accuracy of Venezuelan charges of Cuban subversion. (Page 11) - @ There is an additional report on the use of a Cuban trans ”
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“e May Day celebrations in Cuba, was assigned this responsibility by the Costa Rican Communist Party. Honduras The Honduran armed forces began to move against a group of pro-Castro guerrillas operating against the Nicaraguan Govern- ment and active in the vicinity of the Nicaragua”
“recently in Colombia, and it was precisely after their stay here that the kidnappings and acts of violence re ferred to erupted.• Providing an abundance of detail, the major periodical Ya, published in Madrid, Spain, also analyzed the communist plot against Colombia and the ”
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“SECRET-NO FOREIGN DISSEM SUPPLEMENT THE VENEZUELAN SITUATION A number of high-ranking Cuban leaders since the first of the year have publicly called for revolution in other Latin American countries, with Venezuela singled out as a country with top priority. Coinciding w”
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“reprecussions stemming fron the unprecedented dis covery of the huge Cuban arms cache in Venezuela on 1 November 1963, the failure of the terrorist campaign to disrupt the December national elections 9 and the presently increased capabilities of the Venezuelan military and ”
“rica, Tecause of the urgency of the thre Venezuela should be given fizat priority in this effort. :: b. Strengthen on-site pograns to increase the anti- subvorsien capabilitן גן אho Latin Amorican countries, At present, the Cozamist end Castrotte groups in most Latin American cou”
“:.Menendez Rod:iruez, qulen “separados” en cuanto a la sub Por ahora, esti raprebada” y una vez mas burl a ) pl.eia version armada, mostrando al lista la tercera mision “eco- venezolann, es activamente so distador de Cuba ecmo cl gran nomica" hacia el pais venezo- Neitado en C”
“government. Cuban Embassies serve as cover. C. Considerable intelligence has been received of Cuban attempts to establish an operational relationship with guerrilla groups in Colombia with ultimate goal of overthrowing the Colombian government. d. French intelligence repo”
“■ PAGE 5.RUEAZIA 9328 syomsn NOFNRN WNINTEL1 0 19 78 VISIT OF PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. ALTHOUGH THERE IS ATENDENCY TO BLAME THE UNITED STATES FOR VENEZUELA’S CURRENT SECRET FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT DEMONSTRATIONS WHICH MIGHT TAKE PLACE WOULD BE AIMED AT PRESIDE”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET DINAR CUBAN SUPPORT OF EXTERNAL SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES cont * d Venezuelan charges that Cuba has been shipping arms to South America. (Page 8) Havana Radio announced yesterday that pro-Castro guerrillas in the Dominican Republic have established "six ope”
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“13-00000 *: .. . - wean in- -th 9 ‘7l a.o-td it b. Comments by Goulart, that "social disaster" is sure if his program is not passed soon, have drawn sharp rejoinders from moderate and conservative figures and have fed rightist coup plotting. c. Strains are also growi”
“AND THE MAJORITY 07 TiGM SY-TEIZE WIA AND SUPPORS 282 ARMED STRUGGLE. B. VENEZUELA. BOIR rue CMMUNIST PARTY AND THE MOVEMENT C3 THE REVOLUTIONARY LEPr (MIR). LAUNCHED THE APMED STRUGGLE, BUT BOTH : - HAVE NOW ARADONED rr. BoTH MOVEMENTS CONFINED TUSIR EFFORTS MOSTLY TO THE C”
“from Miami report that most Cuban exiles feel that the Havana announcement is an attempt to cover up the failure of Castro terrorists to stop Venezuela's presidential elections last Sunday. Other exile sources predict that the announcement and the setback in Venezuela mean th”
“SECRET -3- Villalon has stated that his plan calls for expanding and accellersting subversive activities in Argentine culminating in a complete take over within two years. There is no indica- tion that Peron himself has agreed to this plan. It has been reported that leader”
“13-00000 on Cuts 1 MBs c. The Betancourt government has struck back hard. Its new uni fied command over the security forces, set up at US urging, passed this initial test with flying colors. d. At least 500 extremists were arrested and the round-up is still going on. ”
“14-00000 SECRET CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY INTRUGEICE INFORMATION CABLE DATE 10 MARCH 1973, IN 855811 . PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES The following intelligence information, transmitted from a CIA Field Station, requires review within the Clandestine Service be fore being released outsid”
“13-00000 1. Venezuela a. The country’s six presiden tial candidates have swung into the home stretch of their campaigns. So have the terrorists, who are still trying hard to sabotage next Sunday’s vote. b. There is little doubt that the terrorist effort has all-out Cub”