198-10007-10018 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ead X AQ JFK Assassination System Date: 6/24/20] Identification Form Agency Information ARMY 198-10007-10018 CALIFANO PAPERS ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 50955 Docld: 32474011 Document Information JCS V.H.KRULAK ICCCA FIRST PROGRESS REPORT, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION 03/30/1963 9 IMPEDING TRAVEL TO CUBA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret IC; 4 Redact 04/02/1998 Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 18. Memo from Krulak to the ICCCA re: the First Progress Report of the Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion. y FK Meier partment of the Army EO 18828 eclassify [ Exclude [ Exempt Authority. = Refer To oe aM Review Date BZ) 20/8 By cE (~~ 27 Page i
SECRET SUB-COMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION 30 March 1963. MEMORANDUM FOR THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON CUBAN AFFAIRS SUBJECT: First Progress Report, Sub-Committee on Cuban Subversion ENCLOSURE: Progress Achieved in Impeding Travel to Cuba 1. On 8 March the President approved certain actions proposed to combat Castro-Communist subversion in Latin America. Subsequently, the related departments and agencies undertook to execute those decisions. This is the first report of progress achieved. (2. The three-week period covered by the report has been sufficient to set the program in motion and to bring about the following principal developments, which come within the purview of the sub-committee: a. In addition to the program on control of subversive travel, approved by the President on 8 March, four companion action pro- grams have also been completed and forwarded for approval, covering the movements of arms, the movement of propaganda materials, the exchange of intelligence, and surveillance of the Caribbean. b. Action programs on the control-of the movement of funds for-subversive purposes andthe training of Latin Americans in the United States are in preparation. c. Preparations have been made, including the development of a set of action objectives, for use in the ministerial meeting on security in Managua on 3 April. d. Tangible progress is evident in the effort to impede and monitor the travel of subversives through Mexico. That country, as a result of efforts by the Department of State and the Central GROUP-1 SECRET EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION HY 50955 DBoctld:32474011 Page 2
SECRET Intelligence Agency, is now-taking informal, though useful, steps to regulate travel to and from Cuba, and has agreed to prohibit the introduction by Cubana Airlines of Russian-made aircraft on the Mexico-Havana route. 3. Specific actions taken to date by each department and agency concerned are summarized in the enclosure. Subsequent reports will be submitted on the first day of each month. These reports will cover further progress achieved in the now on-going program to control subversive travel, and in implementing decisions, as they are taken, on the additional anti-subversion programs which have been submitted by the sub-committee for approval. For the Sub-Committee: a e ~~. Vv. H. KRULAK Major General, USMC Chairman SECRET HW 50955 DBoclda: 32424011 Page 3
HW 509455 SECRET PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN IMPEDING TRAVEL TO,.CUBA l. The Department of State has: a. Determined that a Committee of the Council of the Organization of American States has prepared a program ‘of travel control measures which will be recommended for implementation to member governments within the next several weeks. , b. Consulted. our Ambassador in Mexico concerning the possibility of institution by that country of adminis-— trative procedures to delay, or otherwise make difficult, the carrying of passengers to Cuba. The Ambassador has reported that essentially all feasible control measures, | short of discontinuing Cubana flights, are being taken by the Mexican government. : Aye, ce. Determined that Mexico is now requiring that visas for Cuba be placed securely in passports of all travelers departing for that country, and is stamping passports to indicate that a person has departed or arrived from Cuba. ad. Determined that Mexico is prepared to furnish manifests of all carriers departing for or arriving _ from Cuba to Latin American countries which request them. e. Forwarded a memorandum to the President. recom- mending that we seek action in the Council of the. Organization of American States to prohibit Latin American ships from serving Cuba and to prohibit member countries from granting overflight or landing rights to soviet aircraft. f. Persuaded Mexico, through the good offices of “Senator Mansfield, to refuse to permit Cubana Airlines to employ Soviet-made Ilyushin 18 aircraft on the Havana-Mexico route. @. Pursued arrangements for a conference at Managua on 3 April, to be attended by representatives of the Isthmian states and the United States, for the purpose of considering measures to control Castro-Communist SECRET Bocld: 327474011 Page 4
SECRET subversive activities to include development of actton topics for presentation at the meeting as well as prepa- ration of background material for the U.S. delegates. h, Informed Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic of plans to consult with Isthmian countries at the San Jose Conference in regard to increasing the Caribbean surveillance effort with U.S. tralning and material support, and stated U.S, willing- ness to provide similar assistance to the countries addressed. Replies from Trinidad and Venezuela have been negative. Other countries have not yet responded. 2. The Department of Defense has: _ &, Continued U.S. air and sea surveillance of the area surrounding Cuba. . b. Continued the improvement of communications in Latin America by: (1) installation of a multi-channel radio station in Costa Rica, (2) continuing work on a similar facility in Nicaragua, (3) continuing negotia- tions for installation of military radio facilities in Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador, (4) commencing installa- tion of a submarine cable between Fort’ Sherman, Canal Zone, and Jamaica, to be completed about 1 April, (5) leasing six channels in this cable for communication between the U.S, and the Canal Zone, and (6) making minor improvements in radio facilities previously installed in Bolivia and Guatemala. e. Initiated a study, to be completed during the first week in April, on the feasibility and desirability of establishing intelligence centers at Caribbean Command and Caribbean Sea Frontier Headquarters for rapid pro- cessing and dissemination to countries concerned, via the American Ambassadors, of the intelligence on the movement of subversives. d. Directed establishment of a U.S, military alerting system for the Caribbean area, by which intelligence on Subversive movement can be rapidly transmitted to United States Ambassadors in countries concerned. CINCARIB has sufficient communication facilities to initiate the System, and improvement of these facilities is continu- ing. _ SECRET HW 50955 DBoclda: 32424011 Page 5
HY 0955 SECRET e. Developed modified military assistance guidance to provide selected countries with necessary small patrol craft, training and logistical support for patrol of their coasts, f. ‘Taken the following actions to provide training assistance as required to improve coastal patrol capa- bilities of Latin American military forces: (1) Commenced appraisal of a proposal by CINCARIB to establish a Small Craft Training and Inspection Facility in the Canal Zone. (2) Established liaison with the Coast Guard in regard to training assistance. The Coast Guard has stated that it can provide a Mobile Training Tean, as an interim measure, and can loan two 40-foot utility boats for training in the Canal Zone until replacement craft are provided under the Military Assistance Program. 3, The Central Intelligence Agency has: a. Informea'L_] stations in Latin America of the program approved by the President and designated a Senior Officer at each station to supervise implementation at highest priority. b. Intensified efforts throughout Latin America to discourage travel to Cuba. Progress in each country is summarized as follows: (1) Argentina: Station has urged the | service to reintroduce travel impediments, such as 4 requirement that good-conduct certificates be obtained before leaving the country; and is attempting to per- suade the Argentines to stamp passports "not valid for travel to Cuba", Liaison services appear mildly recep- tive. Advance information on Cuban travel by Argentines through Mexico will be sought from that country. Plans have been made to send two agents to Cuba to seek in- formation on the mechanics of travel. Propaganda against Cuba subversion is being intensified. (2) Bolivia: Efforts to discourage travel to Cuba | |with the Bolivian government have been unsuccessful. The station is concentrating on the penetration of Castro-Communist groups. SECRET 3 Docld:32474011 Page 6
HY SECRET’ (3) Brazil: Because of Government policy, efforts. through the Brazilian National Government have shown - little promise. The Station is working through the armed forces and friendly State security services to= arrange travel impediments as feasible. The possi<~ bility of requiring State good-conduct certificates © prior to travel is being explored. Propaganda assets: are being utilized by the Station to support its actions. (4) Chile: Station is attempting to persuade the — Chilean Government to limit travel on Chilean pass-. -ports to countries specified before departure. Clandestine collection of information on trayel to” 7 Cuba is being intensified. mo (5) Colombia: Through | and covertly through the Foreign Office, the Station is exploring - means of impeding travel to Cuba. Arrangements have: been made for passing selected information on travel to the Colombians. Coverage of Colombian-Cuban _ institutions and attempts to identify and interrogate Colombians who have traveled to Cuba are being. EX* panded. ; (6) Costa Rica: Station is making arrangements to pass information on Cuba travelers to the Costa- Rican Government on a regular basis and to provide ‘guidance and covert support. (7) Dominican Republic: Both the have been approached in regard Oo preventing travel to Cuba, and both seem willing to. cooperate fully. (8) Ecuador: Since the Government of Ecuador makes_ little effort to control travel to Cuba, the Station is relying on covert assets, including some in the police, to impede and harass travelers. Efforts. continue ,to persuade the government to take restric-~. tive measures. (9) El Salvador: Station[ __Jhas resulted “in the arrest of several returnees from Cuba. Informal arrangements already exist for denying or delaying exit permits to persons going to Cuba and for harassing returnees. SECRET . 4 50955 Daoctd: 327424011 Page 7
| SECRET possibility of harassing and impeding travelers to Cuba has been discussed with Peruvian officials. Efforts to promote greater cooperation are being made, to include passing of selected information. (19) Trinidad: Station will attempt to collect information on travel and seek cooperation of [| | although’ the attitude of the government in regard to establishing a travel con- trol program is not highly promising. (20) Uruguay: Uruguayan law permits travel to. any country. Clandestine assets have agreed to arrange, on request, administrative delays of as much as two months. A plan is.being developed to pass derogatory | information to the Mexican Ambassador on prospective travelers to Cuba via. Mexico. Argentine’ travellers” using false passports have been, identified. Lo (21) Venezuela: The need to improve travel cond”. trols has been impressed upon Venezuelan po [tt~“‘L]]SSSSUation has influenced the. Venezuelan Government to establish.a commission to study Colombian border crossing controls. Establishment of a special frontier police organization is. under consideration. Station regularly exchanges infor-. . mation with land is expand- ing efforts. to. obtain travel. information.. a 4. The U. S.' Information Agency has a. Issued News Policy Notes. providing. guidance to: public information media designed to further (attain~ ment of the following objectives: (1) Alert the Hemisphere to the dangers of. subversive training in Cuba of nationals of other countries, (2) Discredit those who have received sub- versive training, (3) Discourage prospective. trainees, and (4) Impress Latin American goverriments and . peoples with the need to halt travel to Cuba. “SECRET . 6 3 BW 50955 DBoctd: 32424011 Page 3
SECRET b. Initiated preparation of a Circular Instruction - to the Field, based on the News Policy Notes mentioned — above, to be completed by 3 April 1963. SECRET a 7 WW 50955 DocId:32424011 Page 10