(1o4-10186-10145] te eed ot 3 tO ub CR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This motertal contains tnformation afecting the National Defense of the United Sietee oithin the meaning of the Eapionsge Laws, Title COUNTRY Cuba SUBJECT DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACG. (February 1965 . SOuRCE: REPCINCLANT (Note: Field dhirbution ndicated bby “2 18 USC. Seca 73 and 74, ihe treneminsion of reveletion of which In any maanet to a5 unsuthorised person bs prohibited OF law, "S-E-C-R-E-T ‘NO FOREIGN DISSEM REPORT.NO.  CSCI~-316/02300-65 Teicphone System in the Direccion até DISTR 2 June 1965 General de Inteligencia (DGI) 70 clA NO. PAGES so yan ony net ynd USe os REFERENCES packer meptod po Ne" 1964 Washington, D. C. . FIELD REPORT NO. : TH 13 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE OUINITIVE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 19 TENTATIVE, A former Cuban 15 officer who served with the Cuban Intelligence Service until April 1964. In addition to the ordinary telephone system in Havana, there is a government telephone system which uses the exchange name PIZARRA, connecting all offices of government organizations and government~- sponsored enterprises, Each government office or enterprise has at least ore PIZARRA telephoi? which is distinct from the regular telephone system. In the Direccicn General de Inteligencia (General Directorate of Intelligence ~ DG!) Headquarters, there is a PIZAKPA telephone controlled by Manuel PINEIRO Losada's X secretary, “Vidalina’A who works in "M" building. If any member ‘of the DGI wishes td call anyone on sensitive business through the PIZARRA exchang?, he may cither state his requirements to Vidalina, wno will make tb- 7411 for him and report the informa- tion back when she has acquiréd it, or go to “M” building and make the call himself on the PIZARRA telephone. With the exception Of PINETHO’s residence ard cfiice, where he has his own PIZARRA telephone, co other DGI office has a PIZARRA telephone. There is. no directory for PIGZARRA rumtiers ard it is net a dial system, but works through a central switchboard with operators; it is con- Sidered secure. The caller picks up the telephone and geta an operator on the central PIZARRA switchboard; the caller asks for the office to which he wishes to speak, and, if he knows, asks for the person to whem h+ wisnes to speak. A DGI officer whose office 3 © es o a ee ee 2 Pf 3 ta s 19 : i eR ae ot 4 Each DGI office has a number of private (as opposed to PIZARRA) telephones. In the Departaments de Liberacion Nacional (National Liberation Department ~- LN), curtside the "M" building headcuarters, for example, there ars six telephones. From these telephones one diais any aumber in the telephone directory, private or a govern- meat office number, direct. For internal calls within the DGI, fe BG UO she Oh $-E-C-R-E-T Crore NO FOREIGN DISSEM ataana"| re MSA SANK oe : ; IRNS = O ” + NP (AMMUG-1) CIixcsSo # Aoi kB ji L‘LIA t ty a, [WHC/MO | ¥WE{' 1 “R&A 3; LE. WIC/E x twas [| ! CSCL-316/02300 PeHC/OS ‘AN i — a it eee 65 WHO/WAVE Ts ft _ . | Ce 7 COORDINATING) hse & a i a ar a ST ae ciao a Je it :
14-00000 a - a S-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM — = 2» ; CSCI-316/02300-63 | ; an officer ca)ling from the DGI private telephone need dial only ; into the switchboard and ask for an extension. 3. The Cuban telephone system formerly used a number-letter dial code, but in 1964 letters had long been abolished and only. numbers were used. The number-letter equivalents are: 1 = no letter 2-8 3 = ? 7 4-I S-A | 6-4 T- U 8 - W ' 9 = x S~E-C-~R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM