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i t Released under the John F. eo Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107, Hot DATE: 11-14-2017 L) nee UNIT. » § ATES DEPARTMENT OF ,JS CE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (105-2878 ‘ae — Dechagss Miami, Florida — MY 25865 /RE: MILITARY AND NAVAL MATTERS Cuban Merchant Marine ; ee . MM T-1, widely acquainted with ‘pro ‘and’ anti-CASTRO activities and who maintains contact with numérous:. Cub 1eWwSs media, on April 5, 1965, furnished information from th Cuban magazine "Bohemia", dated at Havana,. Cuba,. Mar 1965. The article was in effect a eulogy of'.\the’ Cuban Merchant Marine, pointing out that the tonnage than doubled within the last five ‘years... The crews of the Cuban ships increased. from’ 584 men in 1959 to 1107 in September 1964. The article’ = noted that in 1959 Cuban ships called mainly at the ports» °° of New Orleans, Tampa, Pensacola, Philadelphia, New York, . Baltimore, and Guayquil, Ecuador. 'In 1965, the: ports’ most’ frequently visited by Cuban ships are Montreal and St... John, Canada, Rotterdam, Holland, Antwerp, Belgium,.. England, Barcelona, Spain, Algiers and Stettin.. It ‘wa stated that at the present. time Cuban ships were: Ly all important Spanish ports, including Alicante;Gijon, Cadiz, Palma de Mallorca, and Tenerife. It was al it that the Cuban flag flies in Naples, Le Havre, ‘and Georgetown, British Guiana, oo Ce Rs, _ Merchant Marine cadets are trained atthe N Academy at Mariel as well as the Pilots. and Machinists DoclId: 323027170 Page 4
|; Réleaged under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act’ of 1992 (44 USC 2107 matey: DATE: 11-14-2017 = { N“, a ‘es . ( lan RE; MILITARY AND NAVAL MATTERS - CUBA SOnT BENT TAL \ ' of the Merchant Marine. "RBohemia” stated ten 13,000 ton ships are under construction for Cuba and two special refrigerator ships — are béing built with a capacity of 60,000 cubic feet. Two 725 ton ferries with capacity of 500 passengers each are 4k allégedly under construction to handle the maritime traffic ; ‘ between Cuba and the Isle of Pines. i Difficulties Between Cuba and the Isle of Pines 7 “MM 1-2, source with many years! experience as both a private and police investigator, who maintains contact with somé sourcés still in CubaX adviséd on April 26, 1965, that maritime. communication. between the ‘ ports of Nueva Gerona, Isle of ’Pines, and. Batabano, southern port in the Province of Havana,is being handled at the == —— present time by five ships but with considerable irregularity. Three of these ships, “Isla del Tésoro", "“pinero", and the "William J. Mills", are ferries and carry passengers and vehiclés; Two ships, “Bongos Uno” and “Bongos Dos", transport cargo only. ; “All of these véssels are in very poor condition and are continually having to be towed to port from the middle of their crossing because Of serious break-downs in their machinery. Répairs needed ere urgent but it — 18 impossible to effect them immediately because of the lack of peplacement parts. The one most frequently = expériencing bréak-downs is the largest, "Isla del Tesoro", which is used by the government to transport troops between Nueva Gerona and Batabano.” This ferry can carry 900 to 1000 passengers and up to 30 vehicles depending on their Size, There are also two planes assigned to handle cargo and passéngers between the airports of Nueva Gerona = = o> and/or Siguanea. The airport of Siguanea is approximately i a a a | DocId: 32302170 Page 5