cupsuets Debriefing of hr. Vaniel ke freddock, chargé from U. Se imbasay . attended acdebriefing scheduled for 1500 bours, — 11 Jamacy in Koom 5518, New State Hetenslon. In addition to Mr braddeck, pr, villica Cc, Bowler, political officer, amt brs Robert Sayer, econonle” officer frow the Imbassy were on the panel. - So a 1, the undersigned 2. be, Braddock opened the detriefing by stating that Us Se mbessy = se relaticna with the CALTRO Covernnent ‘were poor at the start of 1954 and ~ PE got. progressively vores Ita stated it was evident from the first that the a | CAETRE Goverment was detersdned to bresk down the United ‘ztatea'! good fn Cube and throughout Latin Americn and do everything possisle - " peputation to change the friendly attitudes taut the Cuban people bad far _ ABET LOCAB 3, among the other Atens discussed Vores ee eee oa go wy tte teu ite sea pagina a. cednttoner “pithongh Fidel CALTEC gave his oe ae notice of the cut io hoericun icbassy representation to LL people during : a broudcest en the evening of 2 Jamuiry, tho ratassy did not receive a . note to this effact in writing anti C100 hours, 3 Januarye sfter querying SO the Cuban Government as te whether this Li toval ‘meant only Americans snd — finding cut that it did have to Include any support details (chauffeurs, elevator operetors), the Labaosy recosnended to. the Stete Departaent that - ~ pelations be troken off because Lt was inpoesinle to sun how cur bebassy gould operate under these éendittons, luring the departure period, it was evident that the Cuben Governsent..could hardly wait to get their hands. on property ccculed by Americans, In soixd Cas66, Cubans ‘were present in| the hones while Anericens. were packing to loaves ha of nov, 3 State Cepert— ‘ pent C{fictals are still im Havana-and one in Santiago to crav up inventories . of Anericen property left in the of fielal installations for the Svias Labassy which ie bantling our: relationa with Cubs, 7 a . be GAsTRO Pepuleritys Although Fidel has lost @ great deel of a support in ma.bere, it ie evident thet hie eerzelidation in government, orgenisation, ami influx of foreign arcs hug increased hie etrength ar potential for ecebatticg repistence, Mr. howler eatiunted thet perhsps orly 253 of the people a:tively expeude ca:T#cts policles. Cf{Thand, they thought thet 2c of the Cuban people are puimiusive and don't knew what to do in the situation, and perhaps 23> would take active or pasalve measures against the uevernment if they had a chnrco. ; : on
~~ : "» 4A ey! de down “en aver prov: _.. help, the industrial section of ‘the economy would: pe: of” “ « Preduction arops:range from. down -2, on. sugar prod own 50p cae  Comatoess Mr. Sayer did act thick that the ceviet ‘bloo was breaking ite ~ “neck to halp the eccnouys thst althouch they Bight previde eiough to prevent a total collapse, it seczs evident that the: uben vovernment will - “net be able to maintain ‘@ presvar stendard of living level or a gross ‘Rational product figure of pre-1939, - oe oo : | £,) popularity at the Cagpee 9 On this ratter it.ves: a ———~"". de Propegancaas kr. iredde sary for the U. 3, Governnent to % pointed out that. the biggest gein-scened to be a psychclogical ene ln that the Cospesino has tecn giver © fseling of tiportance, Fidel keopa citing that the Governsent needs ‘the cuppirt of these people; dp addition, their tise in the rdlitla and the fesuince of arms’to then increasss. their ‘Amportance. eotoe . g. Cll M4tuation: Two of the three refineries expropriated by the. Governnent are nct operating at this tine. Ho accurate figures on production were cited althcugh it wse no. sd that Soviet cruie‘oll seens to be civing refinery opcretcrs a touch problem. It waa pointed cut that gasoline is not rationery. anyone with a car can get his tank filled up at — the nearest gasoline station, | DO : oo le vresg Cn the question ag te who bes the Lest chence to lead the anti-CAsvie forcea, Ir. bowler cited the fact. that. — - i tony Verona geers to have little following within Guba, -imaller made the =; t.theat ell Cubens seex 46 be in-favor of the revolution end social end. | econosic rafurms;. that within this tranewerk the principal arpment is how’. to get the Revolution oack on ite original track. bowler felt that kenolo Ray -ecened to offer the greatest prone of rallying popular support-in ck atated that it was definitely neces— °F uy ite propujamia egaingst bidel, In particular, he cited need for rere radio and leaflet air drop operations. §. Cuben ary and pilitier CASTEC seers to hsve nade cloar thet the militda le the favored elenout in the arned forces. The Arzy nay be poin ' disgruntled alout this but toe cate docs not scen te neve expresacd acute o rs
i q ay |. t ‘ . ' tatta ‘America, a erpnen Jentatiers the Govermnent into the Soviet Bloc. mt wo Cf. H/L/PS 1» WH/4/FI 1 = Wi/L/?A tly uIVeJen Eco and evi 3. « Files it was pointed out: ‘that at ‘CASTRCts A wis Sat ngeinot ‘the  Chureh: Become. too suverc,: his efforts might docmerangs a on the questicn as to when the CASTRO: : Govertuent swung into the (osurist orbit, hr. Bowler expressed the opinion: that the period April through September 1959 was the critical moment... . thought that after Fidel returnod from his trip to the:United States en _ dnternal struggle betwuen the moderates and the Communists during this = period resulted in the. Cotmuriiets gaining the Sapper hard with idol L Leading Ste ee