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UNITED  STATES  ARMY  INTELLIGENCE  AND  SECURITY  COMMAND 
UNITED  STATES  ARMY  INTELLIGENCE  AND  THREAT  ANALYSIS  CENTER 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE  SPECIAL  STUDY 
THE  CUBAN  INTELLIGENCE  THREAT 
IN  PANAMA  (U) 
ATC-CI-2440-064-78 
CIPD-259-78 
Information  Cut-off  Date:  30  April  1978 
This  Counterintelligence  Special  Study  was  prepare!  by 
Mr.  Robert  A.  Simpson,  United  States  Army  Counterintelligence 
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Un.'£zd  State*  Army  InteXZigence.  and  Security  Command,  Vepart- 
mcnt  o&  the.  Atony: 
Ve.partment  o&  State. 
Detente.  InteZliQencz  Agency 
Air  force.  O&lice.  o&  Spexual  Jnve/>tigation& 
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CONTENTS 
Preface  v 
CHAPTER  1  —  INTRODUCTION  1 
CHAPTER  2  ~  GOALS  AND  OBJECTIVES  2 
1.  Cuban  2 
2 .  Panamanian  2 
CHAPTER  3  —  CUBAN  INTELLIGENCE  FOREIGN  OPERATIONS  4 
1.  Background  and  Structure-General  4 
Directorate  of  Intelligence  (DGI) 
2.  Significant  DGI  Foreign  Operations  Elements  4 
a.  External  Counterintelligence  Division  (CIE)  4 
b.  Military  Intelligence  Division  (IM)  4 
c.  Political/Economic  Division  (P/E)  5 
CHAPTER  4  —  OVERVIEW  OF  CUBAN  INTELLIGENCE  OPERATIONS  IN  PANAMA    7 
1.  Cover  and  Communication  Facilities  Available  to  CUIS  7 
2.  Major  Political,  Student  and  Labor  Groups  Susceptible  8 
to  CUIS  Exploitation 
3.  Penetration  of  the  Panamanian  National  Guard  (GN)  10 
4.  CUIS  Activities  Against  US  Installations  10 
CHAPTER  5  —  CUBAN  SIGINT  AND  PHOTINT  THREAT  IN  PANAMA  12 
1.  Land-Based  12 
2.  Airborne  12 
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3.  Seaborne  l2 
CHAPTER  6  —  ASSESSMENT  OF  GUIS  THREAT  14 
APPENDIX 
A  -  INTELLIGENCE  GAPS 
Bibliography 
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safeguarded  under  provisions  of  DoD  Regulation  5200.1-R. 
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CHAPTER  2 
(S/NOFORN)  COALS  AND  OBJECTIVES  (0) 
1.   (S/NOFORN)  Cuban  Goals  and  Objectives  (U) 
2.  (S/NOFORN)  P«««n.i»ni«i  Goals  and  Objectives  (P)_ 
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CHAPTER  3 
(S/NOFORN)  CUBAN  INTELLIGEHCE  FOREIGN  OPERATIONS  (0) 
1.  (S/NOFORN)  Background  and  Structure  of  the  General  Directorate 
of  Intelligence  (0)       ~:     ,:  " 
2.  (S/NOFORN)  Significant  DGI  Foreign  Operations  Elements  (0) 
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CHAPTER  A 
(S/NOFORN/QRCON/NOCONTRACT/WNINTEL)  OVERVIEW  OF  CUBAN  INTELLIGENCE 
OPERATIONS  IN  PANAMA  (U) 
1.  (S/NOFORN/ORCON/NOCONTRACT/WNINTEL)  Cover  tfld  Coaffiunicationa 
Facilities  Available  to  GUIS  (U)
2.   (S/NOFORN/ORCON/NOCOKTRACT/WNISTEL)  Major  Political,  Student,  and 
Labor  Groups  Susceptible  to  CUIS  Exploitation  (H)
3.   (S/KOFORK/ORCON/NOCONTRACT/WNINTEL)  Penetration  of  the  Panamanian 
National  Guard  (U).' 
  
4.   (S/N0FORN/ORC0N/N0C0NTRACT/WNINTEL)  CUIS  Activities  Against  US 
Installations  (0) 
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(S/NOFORN)  CUBAN  SIGINT  AND  FHOTINT  THREAT  IN  PANAMA  (0) 
(S/NOFORN)  T*t»d-baaed  (D)
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(S/NOFORN)  ASSESSMENT  OF  GUIS  THREAT  (0) 
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 
USA  INSCOM,  study,  IAG-3-SNF-78  Nov  77  (S/NOFORN/ORCON/NOCONTRACT/ 
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