HY 0955 lima papér le fribuna on 3 Decerber published a document. which 1% wad clalued hed been found in the crashed Brazilian plane in which ten Guba official s died. Without referri y to Guba, the paper Aiscusses 4 “national aud another international congress of solidarity” to be held in Bregil from 16 te 20 denuary, 1963; and 1t requeste $10,000 additional to help finehce thete congresses. ‘The Lama article about the document sugpested that the request wea imtended fer Mdel Castro end that ite alecovery wis another indication that Guba da fi ng Latin Amorican Comumian, (PRIS Datiy Report, 5 Decdxber, OFFICIAL USE ONLY) Docld: 3274273995 Page 62
CENTRAL | INTELLIGENCE AGENCY / This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, 0.6.0. Secs. 723 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. . S-E-C-R-E-T ; . COUNTRY’ © Guatemala/Cuba REPORT NO. CS.3/536, 093 SUBJECT Planned Return of Manuel | DATE DISTR. 5 February 1963 Galich as Presidential . Candidate, with Possible NO. PAGES 1 ae Support from Fidel Castro | DATE OF January 1963 _ ied fe. bons INFO. hr { | PLACE & - Guatemala, Guatemala City DATE ACQ. 22 January 1963 FIELD REPORT NO. | HGG-2907 HIS 18 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 15 TENTATIVE. -§OURCE,. = Former Guatemalan police official (B); from a member (B) we of the Communist Party of Guatemala. Appraisal of Content: | 3. ofS). Upon his return from Habana, Cuba, from the anniversary a i™sac. gelebrations, Humberto Barillas, member of the Partido ple A"°". Guatemalteco del Trabajo (PGT), said that, in addition to “ooo.” a@ meeting with Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, he had also talked with So. 7 ** Manuel Galich, Fidel Castro, and Jose Manuel Fortuny. He “.  gaid that Galich had told him that he would return to Guatemala. to begin his presidential campaign toward the end of February - ‘and that Castro had offered to lend Barillas money to be . used in Galich's campaign. 1. Field Comment. See TDCS-3/535,004. - Headquarters Comments a Barillas' first name was | reported as Gilberto in CS-3/532, 931 Seo Sand CS-3/535, 649. “i. 2, Galich, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs under Arbenz, -.-* 1s now head of the Communist Cultural Center in Habana. ~ Fortuny is a former secretary-general of the Communist. Party of Guatemala. a GROUP 1. EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DpELASS FICATION i ; a ty pt hy H : : HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 69
* CENTRAL IN’, IGENCE AGENCY ‘ OS a! ety cee Pe eS “- COUNTRY Ecuador/Cuba 9” “REPORT NO! = CS = 3/535, 793 | :.  sugyect, ° Refusal of Jorge Rivadeneyr _ > DATE DISTR.’ 1 February 1963 ae Altamirano to Account to the ne rar: ade Cuban Government for Funds = _ NO. PAGES © Li: ok 7 Received for Revolutionary —— of i. Purposes _ — : REFERENCES RD“ (/oDATEOF | Mid-January 1963. Liat gine . ty pracea | Ecuador, Quito . » DATEACQ. 17 January 1963 _ __FIELO REPORT NO. HEQ-3102 THIS 18 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION, SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE. “SOURCE - Meinbex (By! ‘Oty ‘the, Gommunist® ‘Youth. Appraisal of Content: Arellano was’ quoted” correctly); - 3. -CExuth of ‘Aretiano’ Ss statements). a on 16 Januery 1963 Jorse Areliano Gallegos, a leag er of the Conmanist “Party of Ecuador (Partido Comurista de Fenisior, AE) in Quito, said that Jorge Rivaceneyra Altamirano, leader of the «bortive guerrilla movenent at Santo Domingo de los Colotados in April 1962, had bee called to Cuba to explain the exrenciture of funds given hin by the Cuban Government for. revolutionsry purposes, Arellune added that Rivaceneyra had refused to go to Cuba, aAccoiding to Arellano, Santiago Pores Roioleroux, who was also involved in the guérrilla: movement 5 had returned to. the Cuban Government. 50; 000" sucres {about ust2, 273) vhich had. been entrusted to hie, Crmmtieecreorms rm q reed i Exchited trem automatls ‘awardee and declsestileat loa Soe Qel aie uence me eae ‘This material contains information affecting the National Defense of iia Wnited States within the meaning of the Esolonase Laws, Tithe 18, U.S.C, Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in ay-. mignner to an unauthorized serson is prohibited. by Jaw. 02 | Ghat too HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 70
NFORMATION REP ORT | ssteiey CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espsonage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Secs nd 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. if CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS ; SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM OS? COUNTRY NECANACUA/COSTA RICA/MEXICO/CUBA/USSR REPORT NO. TDCS 3/53, 229, ‘ CA SUBJECT FUNDS SUPPLIED BY SOVIET EMBASSY DATE DISTR, 16 JANUARY 1963" UN MEXECO CITY TO PROMOTE CASTRO a a SPONSORED INVASION OF NICARAGUA PRECEDENCE to DATE OF 13 JAN 1963 : . _ REFERENCES In INEO. s . 5089), placea NICARAGUA, MANAGUA, ~15 JAN 63) . ~ DATE ACQ., : a APPRAISAL 2 FIELD REPORT NO, TIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE, THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINI SOURCE NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (C) a (FIELD COMMENT: SOURCE SATD THAT HIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN CONFIRMED.) 4 Til A BUSINESS IN THE i — Ls OCTAYIO FLORES, NICARAGUAN CITIZEN CONNECTED W UNITED STATES, VISITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN MEXDCO CITY OM 13 JANUARY C 1963 WHERE HE WAS GIVEN $20,000 WHICH HE TOOK 0 SAN JOSE, COSTA FICA, THAT SAME DAY, THE MONEY IS TO BE USED TO FROMOTE A CASTRO-SPONSORED INVASION OF NICARAGUA. — ke be to 2. ON 15 JANUARY REYNALDO VIQUEZ RUIZ » NICARAGUAN COMMUNIST LEADIR, FROM MANAGUA TO SAN JOSE WHERE HE PLANNED TO MEET FLORES. 3. FLORES HAS 75 SUBMACHINE-GUNS AT LAS ERISAS 4 WHICH TS ON THE COSTA RICA. NICARAGUA BCRDER, l. FIELD DISSEM: CINCARIB, CINCLANT. END OF MESSAGE GROuP 3 Eaciuded from avtomanc downgrading and declassificatian ‘ CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS — SKCRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM Eg” 1Kb ‘OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS. 22 eee “HW 50955 Doacld:324273995 Page Fi
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co SECRET TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT ~ CENTRAL INTSLLIGINCR AGENCY HO FORETOH DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKCROUND USE ONLY COUNTRY ROUADOR/CUBA/LATIN AMERICA REPORT Ho. ‘TDC S DB-3/653,393 OBIRCT FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY CUBAN DATE DISTR: 11 FEBRUAIY 1963 . . GOVESREENT TO RCUADORAN iP COMMUNISTS PRECEDE ROUTINE Yate of Infor 24 February 1963 TH 63gh0 | Places. Beusder, Quite | - — RUH<2107 Date ACQ (7 Pebruery 1963) i. OW 2 FEBRUARY 1963 | A PEREOW CLOSE DO PEDRO SAAD, SECRETARY- CENERAL OF THE COMMUNIST PART oF Ecuapor (PCE), SAID THAT PIDEL ‘OTRO HAD PROMISED THAT ALL OF THE MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE UNTTED Srane TH WHE PRISONER EXCHANGES WOULD GO FOR THE "LIBERATION OF LATIN AMERICA MLOTIED [6 THE PCE, OF WHICH $50,000 HAD ALREADY DELIVERED TO THE PCE THROUGH SAAD, SECRETARY-GENERAL, PCE. PERSON SAID THAT THE MONEY WAG GIVET UNDER THE CONDITION THAT It BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TE PREPARATION OF THE "LIBERATION," INCLUDING qRE LOCAL PURCHASES OF ARMS AND SUPBLIES, BUT Wor FOR SALARTES OR TRIPS, AND THAT SAAD BAI ALSEADY SPENT A LARGE PART OF THE MONEY OF MRUREAUCRATIC EKPEWEES.” @. ON 4 FEBRUARY 1953 RAPARL ECEVERRTA FLORES, SECHRETARY-GENERAL OF THE PINCHINCHA PROVINCIAL COMMETTER OF GUE PCE GAID THAT CERTATN REQUESTS MADE BY ANTONIO FLORES BERITE2, LEFTEsy FENOLUTIONARY WHO Is EERIA, IN OCIOBER 1962 HAD BERN GRANTED BY THE CUBAN | : MENT, AND THAT BE (RCHEVERRIA) EXPECTED TO RECKIVE MONRY FROM ed SECRET HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 73
HY 0955 SECRET KNOWLEDGE OF ( HATICNAL LEADERS OF THE PeR, as CASTE FOLLOWING THE CHINESE RAQHER THAN "HE SOVIET LIM AND WAS HELPING — PEOPLE LIKE ECHEVERRIA WiO WERE ALSo FOLLOWING taE Hives QUIS REASON THE WANTORAL LEADERS OF THE PCS, WO FOLLOW THR SONYET Lise, COULD NOT BE MADE AWARE OF we HELP. 3. (FIELD COMER: 2 VIEW OF ‘me apPanaNr cowmaprerzoN BETWEEN THE REPORT THAT CUBA IS SUP. GROUP WETHOU? THE ENOWLEDGE OF THE MAPIONAL, LEADER's TS POSSIBLE THAT CUBA 39 PORNESITING ASSISTANCE GO ROW! GROUPS ImMEPENDEErTY AND WEINCUT THE KNOWLERGE OF TER @ were 2. GROUP WITH THE AIM OF compiaumic FLQUERRILA os OPERATIONS. THE CUBANS. PROBAREY EROW | TAP ROTH GROUPS ARE COMPETING Ii THIS. TP IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ECHEVERRTA'S COMMENTS anoUT CUBA'S ACTION IN AELATION % WIE SINO-SOVIET DINSERRICES WeRE Err exva! TO RIM BY THE CUBANS AS A REASON TO KEEP (HR AXD SECHET FROM Te HATTONAL LEADERS OF ‘Hii POS OR WERE ERVEWPTED BY HIM TO IMPRESS HYS LISTENER were 4k, PIELD DISSEM: STATE, ARMY, AIR, CINCARIR, CTECLAN?, SECRET Docld: 3274273995 Page 74
Genes iumadiotely after Castro stezea Cuba, atin Anarleans begun to vielt Guba ot the devitetien of the mew Cuber Regime. Shortly thexseafter reporta of training activities conducted by wrteruus. of the a fom theee vieLtora baga te come tp, Tnittaldy, the ling was bedly handled, pocrly organised, and consisted orimariiy of triaation is the teckiques empleyed by the 26th of duly Movenent in mle against Swiista, Few ernduates been taughb. Ae Soviet advisors arrived ond aining facilities were / OF these courses wore gromtiy etmmant egtenlished @ eehecl in the Sierra. andiling whout 600 students where techniques or ive could be dapgarted te vielting Iatin fmericane, Students SECRET Docld: 324273995 Page 745
SECRET Shue camodtie Hotes On page 92 of My. MeCone's testimony he states «~. "t think I seid that we knew of some 1,000 te 1,500 that were in. training there at the present tine.” The duration of the training éoiindee renges from 4 to ho weeks. CIA has indicated informally thet the bulk of the 1,000 to 1,500 reported abov® are still in Cuba, ~(ULS. intelligence agencies are largely dependent upon third country sourees for information concerning thosé who recelved tradn- ing in Cuba. Systems of documnting these yleitors end thedy travel to and from Cuba are in the process of being undertaken by many Latin American: metions, Among ‘the problems whieh confront Latin American security forces ere the fact that Cubsu visitors employ mny devious moans in travelling to and from 6 @ on the freedom of ,  wMevemsixt of its eltiszensy the use of false doduments or allases by travellers} and the difficulty of obtaining a useful exchange of intelli- gence audng Letin States. There is also some problem of separating Cuben- inspired plotters from the leftists, oppositionists, and political plotters who travel in neighboring states. contains the best overall auumurxy of the training of This Tab contains 4 dtews; (1) Recent detailed venorts from en Axgentine Comanist who trained in Gubaz (2) Questionaire which Peruviens treining in Cubs were required to F111 out; and (3) | Tur Reportsof student who had seeess to notes of Riclvaderatis veeune ing from Cuba. SECRET 2 HY 50955 DBocld: 32423995 Page 76
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z ‘ - THE WHITE HOUSE ‘WASHINGTON SECRET - 7 January 21, 1963 ‘MEMORANDUM FOR Mr. Sterling Cottrell . Coordinator of Guban Affairs. The President has read the attached copy of 8. CIA report on the training of Latin Americano in Cuba, He has also read the note fom Ray Cline, which is attached. . The President desizcs that you.and your " gsoup take om thio problom and FOpore 60 -him in the usual wayo a po a Bromiley Smi ' . : £ wt 6 . ‘ sao . .* . “e o e : * . . : cy, % . Lat tet . . : rr aoe . e . ® : * ae ° a noe 7 . oo @ ‘ : ed wet oo. . . o . . , + i. Lo . . ett ” 0 tee ‘ : a poet ° ” { ® ° ° sO : . "oe . - oe . ot . SECRET . . : * e f an . ! ‘ an _ . . , . ° . © : ‘ , . : 0 exgmpemnancmrtiar tem, + eMRET NTN ceummnspesomecstcipenrecashtie sam mire co ot OO Ne nana 4 : . . . . . . . 2 we * “ * . « : : . * ° eos . oat a rs ste * ‘ ao Hg . rn a er re? we megane ae een eee . ° .
ae te a oar ha woe SECRET . % To White House (Attn: General Clifton), Prom Ray S- Cling Your note’ céncerning the President's query about subversive training of Latin Americans in Cubs wae inainly answered ix (OUP current intelligence memorandum 9f17 Tenuary. Woe did zo¢ ‘cover, however, the. ‘operational question of how to do co orneth ing about the flow. " Our general view on this point is as follows, The main thing the Univéd States can do to restrict the flow of Latin American routh to Cuba for training in subversion is to frustrate the aims and tarnish the image of the Castro segime. Beyond this, we should vy through overt and covert political pressure and educative of | -+ to induce Latin American governments and ‘security norvicos at taewmain transit points to moaiter and impede the traffic of wainees to and from Cuba. Ways and means of doing this , maighe well be examined by the. Cottral, taal force. SECRET * ro ewes pati aeageeeen cue + geaeny er ane oman te Fe en me meee no ‘
pene ce reread enya lee SETA» Ta D = mS e che we ee gag he ee 6 . O HY A Pe ane eared eee he veh ra Tt, . aes Tee er etet Pe ee PUR eee : Cate OSE yaad . - gas oe ws - ae a ence teh Cee ng . ry : SEGRET . eet Yo. 0674/68, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. Offices of Current, Intelligosco .. " . . 39 January 1963 Sa ‘CURRENT INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM ce a SUBJECT: Tho Training of Latin Americans ia ‘Guba . L. It is estimated, that at‘ least 1,000: and perhaps as many as 1,500 windilyiduals. from other: Latin American countries were in Guba Lor varying . periods of time during 1962 to receive ideological. indoctrination or guerrilla warfare training.“ Many of them are still there. In adgition, during 1962 there were 60 to 70 trainees from British Guiana and an undetermined. number, perhaps 100," . from various African countries, . including Angolans, Kenyans, gZanzibaris, and Negro nationalists srcu the Republic of South Africa. Most o£ the trainmeos are young--ln their teens, twenties, and early | thirties.. A sizable proportion had attonded unio versities oF secondary schools in home Gountries . 2, Im a public address, on 9 June L961, F&GOL Castro announced that his government intended to grant 1,000 scholarships to “poor students” f*rom other Latin American countries for the next. school’ term,and 100 scholarships to students Lrom Othor, countries of-the world. By. thic moans, Castro has. explained, the students will be equipped to partic= ipate in the Yeonstruction of socialism” in. their home countries aftor the “lmevitablo anticlmporialio’ 7 revolutions” eccur there. 4 3, ‘A portion eg tho students grom” other Latig | American countries come. to Cuba with the idea that’ » se e * . . “=—=“WiThe eStimates ‘or total numbers of trainees ia Cuba excludes those whose visits have been tiod to @ vurticular eveat in Cuba such as the 2 January _ anniversary colobrations and who have not ronained more than a week. or two. Also excluded aro’ these who have nerely passed through:.Cuba om FOUTS FO GRO. Sino~Soviet bloc, as welk as the many Communist or- . pro=-Castro party ganctionarios ube Vibds Guba 2evee . GUCBELYs 05, 9 8 _% ” SEGRET .
ta _ SECRET C) _ they are to take standard courses at Cuban univere © sities or other institutions in such subjects as, agronomy, irrigation techniques, industrial manage | ment, etc. ‘ Even if their courses in Cuba are as ~ ; represented to them before theis arrival, they are undoubtedly given heavy ideological indoctrination © and, like Cuban students, expected to MWwolunteer” ”, for various emergency tasks such as picking correo. and harvesting sugar. Many cf these probably 2180 receive training in guerrilia tactics and other ¢echnicues of subversion. oe 4, ‘Other students are frankly told before: they leave their home countries: for Cuba that their. . training ina Cuba will be. in guerrilla warfare tactics, that it will be a rigorous program, and that they — will’ be required to maintain strict standards ox Con@- duct and security. , 5, There have been a number of reports--from ry clandestine sources in Cuba, from sources in contact with the trainees after. they have returned from Cuba, , from Cuban refugees, and from a. few. of the trainees . ; themselves--concorning the types of training which ee a the young non-Cubans undergo in Cuba. The guerrilla coe C) _ training programs, for Latin Americans: in. 1961 and - TG . 1962 do not appear to nave’ been particularly well | organized. In some instances, the. trainees Were - moved to protest the fact that there wore Long ‘porieds when they were doing little or nothing; An ether ,in=. stances they were disgruntled over what, they elt was harsh treatment, or when they thought. too much was expected of them. fhe majority: of the trainees, how- ever , probably took the experience in stride. 6. ‘Included in the guerrilla training progr aas pave been long narches through the forests and moun@ cains, especially in the Slerra Maestra mountains where Castro carried on his guerrilia campaign against Batista. Students often are required to hike to tho : top of Pico.Turquino, Cuba’s highest mountain @,230 ~  - feet). During the hikes, they engage in simulated =: | 4 guerrilla defensive and offensive exercises, are — a taught how to fend for themselyes im the wilderness > ys how to find directions with. compasses and maps, and — . | now to assure the seeurity of their eucampments. Ls Beck in their camps, they are taught: suck subjects oo as means of communications among gueresLLa bands, . strategy and tactics of the guerrilla LL EREOF py Barkese nansbip, sad weaposs Zamiliavigatioa. Ga0 TROALBOO ncn cnt tg ee et ep A NEES A tt I AN oO =2e. a “ oe, . . . . . . * . . . an . , |. SEGREP
SECRET 4 There to @ group of Negroes and Hindus from British Guiena etudying “sgeonomy ond wilitery tactics" in Guba, according to a letter dated 4 Novewber recently received in Ur employed in Guba, The writer claimed that the British Guienese are “supervised” by an American couple who are Commmists end who travel frequently bérbween Cuba and Britien Guteia, The writer commented that Dritieh Guiana is to become the second Commmist state in the western. shore. (CIA Montevideo IN 30671, G December, SEtREE) HY 50955 DBocld:32423995 Page 1232