b. Continued action, at high. priority, on. the instal1- ation. of - military. communications facilities in Latin hmertca, As of 1 April,. a commercial. submarine eable from. Florida | _ to- ‘Panama became operational. This cable’ gives reliable > voice and teletype Communications to. CINCARIB including” “both. classified teletype and voice,. Negotiations’ are Costa 1 Rica, A similar facility. in: ‘Moaregua is ‘scheduled 7: > quarters, in: connection with. the program. of surface for ¢ completion by 1. July 1963. “) eontdnuing in Honduras, Colombia: and Ecuador | for the = installation of military radio facilities, Tnstallation | of a mut4-channel. radio. Station. has been completed ‘in. ce. Established an Intelligence: Center at CARIBOOM Heads “surveillance. of the: Caribbean, for rapid processing and: ; “Cuban Affairs the Department of Defense ‘has suspended ‘the: use oo og the Military Groups in. ‘the: alerting system and 1s. working. ho Atlante Command, to be. prepared. to ‘provide Us Se assistance” “os Swath CIA to reduce. duplication Of: effort, to. a. mindmum an the. ‘final Interception « of: "shipping in n tenrttorint waters dissemination to ‘countries concerned, via. the American Me | “Ambassadors, of intelligence on the movement. of. subversive, 9 ‘Stuay of the establishment of intelligence ceriters. in. the Pek on - Caribbean revealed. that the. Intelligence Center should be. . "established at Caribbean. Command Headquarters and that a ee .s center need not be “established at. Headquarters; Caribbean | Sea Frontier. d. Established on ii April a.U.8; niiitary alerting systen. operated. by CINCARTB and CINCLANT, Pursuant to. ‘the es request of. the Interdepartmental. Coordinating. Committee on” ea - Alerted. UL 8. forces, for the. mést part. within. the: a
pon request, ‘by the country concerned, Currently, forces are: assigned by the unified commander involved, to meet the - "singular problem encountered, "Preparations. have been: made . to respond to a possible vPequirement in the case of the: Pas - ~-Veneguelan ; Ship FERRYMAR III. f, Ordered. to the Canal Zone. a Coast Guard . Mopiie a an Training Team for. a period of. six months, beginning — 15 May 1963, to. provide training, in| Spanish, in. boat > handling and maintenance together with surveillance ee techniques to: those Central. American countries. shaving HO” “| foot Coast. Guard, Utility Boats. In addition, | ‘the Mobile. -Mlratning ‘Team will assist a8 required in. ‘establishing a. HY communications in Latin America: by the installation Of America. in. replacement. of ‘temporary duty. personnel, In, ae These facilities, know as: Joint Communications. eters Service to all Us. Ss. government. agencies. Jatin American” “traffic handled by. the CIA base Padto station near SECRET oe a 6. 50955 Docla: 324 a "permanent Small Craft. ‘Training and . ‘Inspection Facility in . “the ¢ Canal’ Zone. One: ‘4Q. foot utility, boat. has. been, permanently - assigned to the U.S... Naval. Station, ‘Rodman, Candi. Zone for. a. ae , use: by the MIT and will be: delivered there about: 20 June i 3 The Central intelligence Agency: has: | ; a. Completed its efforts to improve U. 8. ‘government. ._ the remaining: ‘two. commercial leased cireuits into. Guatemala City and Managua, and the stationing. on a “permanent ‘basis of | |CIA. radio operators in. Latin : November 1962,. GIA's active radio. facilities in (Chetan - American. capitals were augmented with. on-line cryptos a "graphic. facilities and, temporary. personnel to, handle. the ee ee bulk. of all U~z Ss. “government. communications. in. the area; are now being operated by CIA on. a 24-hour basis, Bs ae
_ travel to Cuba. from Argentina is now. via Prague. Che — SEOREE : Washington. has’ Anereased from 3,000,000 groups handled = oo tn. October 1962 to. 15,000,000 groups ‘handled in March | “1963. ‘Db. Increased its” efforts designed to control the move-— “ment of’. Persons, arms and propaganda materials. to and_ 7 from Cuba. A. summary of actions by. (country is. provided, - ‘below: | oe | -1) Argentina’ -. Station, in conjunction with the “enbassy, has’ continued to press the Argentine govern= err ment -to. enact effective ‘travel control legislation © and to. adopt. measures recommended by the Special Ds . Security. Committee of the OAS,. Information on. | | Argentines travelling to: Cuba, ta being furnished the Argentine government by. the station, ‘Several. "potential travellers ‘to Cuba have been spotted and . are being assessed by the. station, Information. from. : .¢ three” recent returnees from Cuba is. being obtained: through debriefings. Station reports that because. ot. -.". Anereased Mexican controls, all truly clandestine Guevara's mother was arrested on. 23 April “upon her’ oS return to Argentina for importing. Castro. propaganda. 2). Bolivia - Station. and. Embassy have been urging “, Bolivian government to. adopt stricter travel. contra, | without: apparent results. 8O.. far. ‘Names of. travellers known, to. have returned from Cuba are ‘being. furntdhed to the. Bolivian, government. Thus. far, no action is Known to. have been. taken. by. the: Bolivian government. on oe the strength. of such information, | ‘Station. comments. that. problem With Bolivia 1s: not in lack of information available to government. on Cuban. subversion, but in getting Bolivia to do. “something about a NW ootd =: 4696 Page 10 55 Thon: 3792469 TO ST MEE yvonne cectncen apis pee tage jean
3) Brazil - Information: on ‘Brazilians who | ‘have. oe received: subversive training in Cuba has been made “ avatlable to the Brazilian: Foreign Office, through the — a American Ambassador, and to. the National Security ; ~ Gounes1 through | CIA ‘llaison with the NSC's ‘Security me Service, . | An asset of the CIA. station in. Rio ds in a position te y harass. and. delay Cuba-bound travellers in those — | A - instances where the Station is able to. tip him. off : regarding their destination. He can also harass _ returnees when informed in advance, — The Station is — “taking steps. to: ‘get. appropriate titormation to. him *. promptly. 4) Chile . - - Chilean internal ; security authorities, at urging of station, are trying to impede and ‘harass - travellers to and from ‘Cuba. Government is. now. requiring ‘passport applicants: to state destination, and ‘passports, "must be turned in after travel. The Foreign Minister. an has ‘stated much progress is being made, with . cooperation | of the Mexican government, and that travel . of Chileans to - Cuba has. been: dramatically reduced in recent. weeks , | 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 then to President Alessandrd (who has asked that. this collab- 7 ~ oration. ‘be - kept secret), “Information: from CIA unilateral. : | operations against Cuban Embassy is: being ‘used by a. newly es created. Chilean” "surveillance team in checking. out Purpose = “oF travel projected and in. following up. on. returtees from: a Cuba: The station has an. agent. in dagly contact’ with: leaders. of. the extreme militant lett. and As. exploring | “ SECREE cet Bs ae 7 HW -50955.Docld: 32494696 Page ii.