Poereer : oe ee ° v aa d - ; . ' : . aft fal a Q i \ \ , i, oa %-. (Classificationy — ' ) .PAGE,; NO: ie 994 . ° FROM Fours U.S. ARMY by ‘personalities: have been recruited from the ranks of the Socialist Youth of Cuba, | a4 Ruow Commmnist youth organization, One other facet of this organization is was absorbed by the Hational Police, : ca ; ‘| te to be the Same as the Suber: Federation of Labor (CTC), u : - mo, “ ~ : Comandante - one gold star on each epaulet eS Comandante who is chief of a province - star with a circle Ministry of Defense ~ Shield with star in center ‘on epaulets: Soa ‘Vilitieren Uniform: The trousers worn: by both ariy per- a, sonnel and militia-men are identical: dark olive green, However, all militiamen wear a light blue shirt of the type worn by farm Lf - workers in the U.S, All militia-men wear black French-tyne berets. 7 ‘Black low quartersshoes or either black or brow corbat boots may be worn with the uniform, In general, all militia-men uniforms . are fairly-well standardized, ‘None of the militia vear ranks. in i ‘line with their theme of equality, Hovever, some of the more | - . « © lgeeentric chiefs. do vear some insignia in individual cases to ~ tN advertise their positions, but the exact type or types of insignia , is unknown to source, - ; (8) TTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ‘AGENCIES: 1, G-2'- The Chief, is Ramiro Valdes. - The! G-2° For “the” Ciba Revolu utionary.Rorces (CRT)-représents all the ad aan litary and civilian agencies alike, is such he also supervised all G-2's of . Cr-ba a )other armed forces, He has unquestionable control over all investigations. both within Cuba and abroad, G-2 personnel in Cuba have been likened to | "gestapos", ; in both ‘tactics, procedures, and power, Although source has no personal imowledge of the key G-~2 personnel outside of Valdes, he.is avare that most of their key _ the fact thet although Valdes is nominally the appointed head end chief of G-2, a the person that ansvers to Castro direct on all intelligence matters is Falbio : Bravo, who is the replacement personally appointed to take the plece vacated by. the former head who was recently killed in a light aircraft accident... 2. G-5 - The head inspector General is ilLien Galvez; nothing further | _ 4 to report. 3. Investigations Department, Office of the Cuban Prine Minister |- Dissolved in late 1960 or early 1961; nothing further Imow, 4 oy i oe he Investigations Departrent, National institute for hgrarion Reform a Sotento Ta unez Jinenez, Head, 7 ro . 5. Technical Judicial Police | - Dissolved at some unrecalled time and mo, | r Ge Movement of Revolutionary Vorkers - Not known to source, He believes 4 Te Comittee or Revolutionary Yoren ~- Vilma Espin, wife of Reul nh Casto, f a President, , _ 4 20, (¢) \ SUBVERSIVE: ORGANIIZ ZATIONS: 1, The Populak Speialist Party - Blas” Roca - - Secretary Conor ’ mo a ofiragones, ead, = d yp bd pary Directorate: wd ees a ar 2 water a el HW 56329 Docld: 32336876 Page 2?
216 (CC) - ANTI-CASTEO ACTIVITIFS: Source claims that he has very little in’ = the ‘way of definitive information on the counter-revolutionsry movements, .Hovever, he does recall having heard variously from unrecalled sources that there isan estimated 600 counter-revolutionists located within the Escambray Mountains, He does“ not ‘Imow the names of any of the opposition leaders nor of any connections . these ‘groups may hove with exile elements in the United States, Neither does: he i -have .any' idea as to their planned operations or aims, What he does know\is that .. it hasbeen reported to him variously from unrecalled sources that because of ri militia raids and patrols, these counter-revolutionist have been forced to remain well’ dispersed; in. addition, it is also reported that they are not too vell equip- ped with. the result that, to date, they have been unable to consummate any. formid- > able ‘attacks and therefore pose no particular threat to the Castro regime,’ Source is of: the opinion that such forces would serve to be successful and effective: if | not. annoying to‘the Castro regime but lack the proper organization and leadership, | i "22, {C) CUBAN CIVILIAN MILITIA: Source stated that to his Im wledge, there, I isa force of approximately 30,000 (sic) combined Castro militia an nflitary aye . troops: within Las Villas Province under the command of one Derminios@scalona,: he | Primary mission of these troops is to counter and negate any effort _on the. part — of the :600. counter-revolutionaries in’the Escambray Mountains fron attacking any of the Castro fortifications, Although it is Imoun that there is at I6ast.one ‘ - ' .vegiment of militia. assigned to each province, source hag no definite knowledge . of ‘the ‘names fof its principal or subordinate commanders, fueapons, strength, status gj0f training, fetc, He does recall that the militis-coma ante..at_Camepuey Province yy is one. Papitd(Cerguera and that Raul Castro and Armandojcosta are the Chiefs of W/ the tactical Poress uithin Oriente.Province, Source adfied that consonant: with | Fidel Castro's concerted effort to centralize and nationalize all of-Cuba,. one of hisyprime objectives has been to nullify the potentiality and fighting effective- ny ness of the original Pebel srry which fought Batista, Along these lines, the - v former Regular Army virtually lost its identity end is methodically being replaced . >in strategic positions with trusted pro-Castro nilitia-men, Army personnel have been constantly: shifted to prevent them from consolidating and they are relegated to such menial tasks’ as road building, crop harvesting and other such agrarian ‘but un-military type duties, In Castro's mind, it is his intention to merge the nilitia with the more trustvorthy elements of. the armed forces into a single en- tity loyal only to. Castro himself,. Towards that end, it is source's impression | that Castro. has been eminently successful, since armed forces personnel and former | Rebel Army forces have bean so distributed and scattered and kept on the move that. it is not possible for them.to band together into any effective;fighting group of opposition, Source added’ the foregoing in answer to queries and pointed questions on’ detailed order of battle information, His reply was that’ under the chaotic and total lack of organization within the Cuban Armed Forces, this confusion was designed to prevent any =ilitary coups dfetat from formletings and since the Rebel. | Army had no-distinct Table of Organization or strength breakdown, neither does the present armed forces or the militia follow any such distribution or orderliness, _Sonmanders are usually district chiefs: and not even they are ever totally avare of whom or how many tfoopsthey have under their control at any given time, It «is source's opinion that Castro has been ablé to continue to retain control of. + Cuba by taking advantage of and perhaps even fostering this enomaly of deranged disorder within the Cuban Armed Forces.to impose some method to his madness, \ : Va (Classification) . , - | 7 “DP : 3 — mg - Co, Me ee BEE ee eT ate a HW 56329 Docld: 32336876 Page 3 ered] ae i Ca aces —
© REPORT NOD. ID: PAGE NO. IQS. - FROM . FOURTH U.S. ARMY | Lazaro Pend - mom sonmaist’ Hirde. ember 7 . Guba S ‘nibaTegalante - known Communist rd, iflomber 9 <——~ "16, (C) ORDER OF BATTLE: Source stated that because he has been virtually on 4 reserve status since Castro reorganized the armed forces, he is not avare of - the composition, strength, organization, materiel, leadership, or training of the current Cuban Pevolutionary Army, However, one fact which he is certain of is. ‘that.the' morale of that portion of the Revolutionary Armed | orces with which he” : -does come in ntact, A8 de idedly, loucend-dwindl ing dsilysidnd esértions* sre ra te ¢ a. = rhe Gi a ee Mote oe AB. Bo ree gt ae Seq Qh ' ver been roan Tinéd,.. Asia _metter of--factia 33-3) ng Losad Vista eens Sot nin Teaeup! OY most..of th ey: We vereste primarily’ in: Ciba tof the Batista dictator—. hips*“And “with” the ‘present infiltration of lmowm Commmist elements, most of these original revolutionaries are in a quandary as to their true status, Their relation- ships within the Rebel Army in connection with the Castro regime have steadily | _ worsened, mainly because of Castro's open distrust of them as brought out in his replacerent of Rebel Army men in strategic positions with militia personnel, This ‘is all part and parcel of Castro's aim of surrounding himself with only those lien- - tenants whom he can trust implicitly and who will follow hin blindly, Source feels also that virtually all key staff position personnel in the Rebel Army have been | replaced by well known commmists, As examples, Comandante Felix Torres; Comandante Armando Acosta, who is in command of the Las Villas area; and Comandante Juan Wer erested “or Escalona, the assistant to Raul Castros are ell known ‘to be established Communist | Party members, a an = oo 17.:.(C) SECURITY AND DEFPTNSE MEASURES IN CERTAIN IISTALLATIONS: Source stated . that ‘he is unavare of any of the security and defense measures which may be in effect in any of the following named installations, In his estimation, they are indéfen- sible with the present capabilities of the Cuban Armed Forces, and can be considered to be completely vulnerable to any concentrated, organized attack, Se Vo 1s Airfield at San Antonio de los Banos aaa 2. Jose Marti International sirport. i . ~. Be La Cabana Fortress (Havana) a oe a : oe So 49 Castillo de Atares. (Havana) ne mY po ye os oY 5e Campo Libertad Airfield (Havana ) - cee SN 6s | IRA Building (Havana ) Te Menagua Army Camp (Appr 15 miles SE of Havana) ee we yy . - . . oo 18, (C) UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIAS: Rebel Army: Their uniforms are made ) Eom the same tropical worsted material which is worn by U.S.. troops during the surmer With the exception that they are dark olive green in color, Both officers and en- listed personnel wear identical uniforms, The cap used is identical to the U.S. Army field cap: or fatigue cap without stiffeners or ranks; within the Cuban’ Revolu- _ tionary Army, they are known as "combat caps," One other cap often used for dif= ferent occasions is a garrison type cap with visor similar to that issued to the French’ irmy, Officers are distinguished by this cap with gold braid on the visor ,. together with rank insignia, Still others wear black French beret type caps; there _ is no exact uniformity in the hats or uniforms vorn, ‘WT. 56829 DocId: 32336878 Page 4 . 7 See AN wu fF oe ae ~ = nN
> PAGE NO.. 10" FROM FORTE U.S. aro | a a oe Dele | taserd Se - lmown Conmmist iris | Nem ber : Cu ba vA ; a : # ! tnibel Pocelante - nom now Communist Zr y Member — —_ | “(¢) ORDER OF BATTLE: Source stated that because he has been virtually on a. reserve status since Castro reorganized the armed forces, he is not avare of 1 the composition, strength, organization, materiel, leadership, or training. of the current Cuban Revolutionary Army, However, one fact which he is certain of is: thatthe’ morale of that portion of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, with which he -does come: in contact. is, deg: idedlyLoucand: dyindl ing (dail; lesértions? fare ralt 301 Ws. Tie that''a larger ‘majority oF: ‘the riginal Rebel. ay 3. OLY Mt clined, Agia. metter of factent3 ia a pr rinarily’ in: ‘pidding..Cibas ‘of the: ‘hatiSta dictators _ - ithe seesest ‘infiltration of mown Conmmnist elements, most of these original revolutionaries are in a quandary as to their true status, Their relation- . Ships within the Rebel Arcy in connection with the Castro regime have steadily worsened, mainly because. of Castro*’s open distrust of them as brought out in his replacerent of Rebel Army men in strategic positions with militia personnel, This ‘is‘all part and parcel of Castro's aim of surrounding himself with only those lieu- - tenants whom he can trust implicitly and who will follow him blindly, Source feels also that virtuslly all. key staff position personnel in the Rebel Anny have: been replaced by well known commmists, ds examples, Comandante Felix Torres; Comandante Armando Acosta, who is in command of the Las Villas area; and Comandante Juan Escalona, the assistant to Raul Castros are all Imovn to he established Communist Party Retbers. a a - “17, .(C) seem ITY AND. DEFENSE AMASURES IN CRRPAIN TISTALIATIONS: Source stated . that ‘he is, unaware of any of the security and defense measures vhich m may be in effect in any ‘of the following named installations, In his estimation, they are indefen- | sible with the present capabilities of the Cuban Armed Forces, and can be considered to be. ‘completely vulnerable to any concentrated, organized attack, 1, Airfield at San Antonio de los Banos Be Jose Marta International. sirport /S Be La Cabana Fortress (Havana) | "he Castillo de Atares. (Havana) oe a - oe t | 59 Campo Libertad Mirfield (tievana) a | 6s | DIRA Building (Havana) | — Co od 70. Manama Army Canp (Appr 15 miles SE of Havana) oe : (cy IMIFORNS AND INSIGNIAS: BR bel 4 A remy: Their uniforms are nade fron the | sans: tropical vorsted material which is worn by U.S.. troops during the summer . with the exception that they are derk olive green in color, Soth officers and en- _ listed personnel wear identical uniforms, The cap used is identical to the U.S. | Army field cap or fatigue cap without stiffeners or ranks within the Cuban’ Revolu- | _ tionary Army, they are Imowm as "conbat caps." One other cap. often used for dif- ~ \ ferent occasions is 2 garrison type cap with visor similar to that issued to the 4 French’ 4rmy, Officers sre. distinguished . by this cap with gold braid on the visor 4 together with rank insignia, Still others wear black French beret type caps; there 7 ; is no exact uniformity in the hats or uniforrs vorn. Po Renks Enlisted nen (stripes are gold in color): co , | : Soldier - no stripes . ‘Private Tirst Class = one stripe . Co ; co ‘Corporal = tyo stripes > + fs  S Seegeant “= three stripes a . '. Sergeant Major - four stripes (three up and one parallel)” Officers: Sub-Lieutenant - One ‘gold bar on each epaulet Lieutenant - two gold bars on each epaulet Captain - three gold bars on each epaulet \ (Classification) ~e -~ | ae pee . | - . ; . _ Bie 56829 Docld: 32336878 Page 5 _ . | 7