198-10007-10024 * AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HY 50955 Bocld: 32424017 gO JFK Assassination System Date: 6/24/20] Identification Form Agency Information — ARMY 198-10007-10024 CALIFANO PAPERS Document Information ARMY JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR. ICCCA ICCCA: SECOND PROGRESS REPORT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION 05/07/1963 17 CUBAN SUBVERSION IN LATIN AMERICA TRAVEL TO CUBA - IMPEDIMENTS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 4 Redact 04/02/1998 Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 19. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Zumwalt, Abrams, Wendt, Carpenter and Elwood re: the Second Progress Report of the Sub-committee on Cuban Subversion. JF IC Liner Jel of the Army EO 13526 Oeclassity Exclude © Exempt Authority ES Refer To Review Date 4//2/ ZeLS By (say a at Page i
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HW 50955 SECRET 0 0 oe xe pea, ASG, CONTROL NO,_. SECRET SUB-COMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION A MAY 1963. “MEMORANDUM. FOR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS Subjects Second Progress Report of the, Sub-committee, : ‘1. Attached for comment _ is a.draft. of the Second: “Progress _ Report, Sub-Committee. on Cuban Subversion, which provides an... -aecount of the actions taken during the month of. April by the ; ‘several departments and agencies in. executing the actions. approved by the. President on 8 .March 1963. The enclosure. to: ee _ the report is an. essentially verbatim recording. of. individual ot agencies. ; 2, It.is “pequested that. your comments on. the: draft re~ oo port be provided by 1700 hours, 7/May 1963. If there are. none, of substance, we will go to press .on the smooth version; ae ‘and send it to the Cottrell Committee without further meeting ee of our group. ‘If substantive suggestions ‘are made, we. will have to have a meeting. v. ‘Hi. KRULAK Major General, usMc: oa, Chairman . . GROUP -L. _ ED FROM AUTO! MATT.C Boclda: 327474017 Page 3 “AND DECLASSIFICATION - fl
oo DRAFT | | SUBS COMMETTER. ON” CUBAN SUBVERSION’ "MEMORANDUM FOR: THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL. COORDINATING COMMITTER . "ON GUBAN- AFFAIRS — SUBgEOT: Second: Progress. Report, “Sub: Committee on: Cuban et eS , _ Subversion | eo ae ce a - ENCLOSURE:. Progress: Achieved ‘during Apri in “Impeding, Travel oO to Cuba... aL “The enclosure hereto. summarizes progress made. byt thes vera Re departments and. agencies, uring, the: ‘month. of April, in: executing the actions: approved by. the: President ‘on. 8 March. 1963, t° eontrei 2 - the, movement ‘Of subVersives: and subversive trainees, to and from: Cuba. . : | | 7 ar In addi tion to the, program on, control. of subversi é t - action programs were -@ompleted : in. all of. the companion’ ‘areas, ai were | forwarded. for. approval. on: ‘the. dates. indicated. below: Controls. on ‘movement of propaganda material = ay Waren 163. . Controls on. Movement of Arms. a 14 March. 163, . o.. The. Organization of a ‘Caribbean Surveillance System ae : 15 March. 163. : | | | a od. The F ‘Exchange of Intelligence. = 25 March. 163. “+. Controls: on: the Movement of Funds = 16. Aprit 163. f Training of Latin Americans in the United ‘States. a 86 April 63.0 | | | 3. A. significant development during. the. month: of Apr beating | on the action programs proposed “by. the Sub- Committee: was: the a Ministerial Meeting. held in Managua; Nicaragua. On. Bel Apri. - the: Managua. meeting produced a. set of eight resolutions, whieh, — When implemented » wild prog eed & che a la je sr ayenues Sithe . ° action programs, proposed. oy tire Sud -committee. An interdepar tim ‘beam, As current? ¥ yisiting | the tet thilan capitals, ec oneulting wi Ministers. of government and authorities. designated, by. “them: 4 | SHORED 7 -HW 50955 Docld: 324274017 Page 4
_ SECRET fields. of * ini gration control, customs. control, coastal surveillance and. the. organization of a. local. counter-subversive: ageneye “VeH. KRULAK ee oo  Mador General, USM, cere HW 50955 DBocld: 327424017 Page 45
ENCLOSURE PROPRIES, ACUUROD EE MIRE GN RDG OAAVaL 20 cua . oe “The De artment of, State has: “tna: 34 as April. Managua: Meeting respecting. discouragement of: ~ travel. of. latin Americans to Cuba. for. training. in. subversic The text. of, the resolution is. appended. hereto, i “Totnmian ‘capitals. whith: ‘the objective: ‘of securing. thet 7 and quickest Amplenentation of all ‘the: ‘redonmendations ag on é at. ‘Managua. Prior: to: ‘the: ‘departure of. the: team: Depa mé1 of State. posts: were: “instructed. to. inform the: host ‘governin , of the ‘trip: and. to encourage them. to Adentiry the “icinas: and extent. of: ‘technical. assistance it would: be’ ios t user for 1 “United: States ‘to furnish. “at, they are. not valid for travel to Cuba. . Participated in the drafting of a resolution passed at bo “yy, ‘Headed’ an. interdepartmental, team. currently, visitin ‘the: ‘Caused to be. noted in Us 8. “passports since. T Apri as Following, an indication that: ‘the. Bolivian Government. = might be willing. bo. increase. efforts to. impede travel of. we nationals, to Cuba instructed: the Us 3. Embassy, ‘to: ‘recomimend that. the. GOB: HW 450955 1) Ban travel. to: Cuba by Bolivian nationals except oe ‘for official or. special purposes. approved. by the GOBs and- establish legal Penalties. for violations; i 2) Require Bolivian citizens to have. a. passport | or eos other GOB. ddeunent to. travel. abroad; a i 3) Make such. document invalid for travel to cuba’ unbess specially endorged; - | | | | 4) Seek arrangements with. third countries which. fare | Amportant transit points under’ which third, countries will. assist the (GOB. din preventing. ainauthorized, travel by Bolivis gS Docla: 327474017 Page 6
HY daemon: to. take appropriate measures: to. discourage. and will help identity violators. . 7 | 5). Drawing, on. the, recommendation in. ‘the. paper on, "the . . Movement: of Subversives and, Subversive Trainees” “and, other. : sources, instructed the nonisthmian posts. to. encourage’ ee “governments to take additional’ -counter-subyersion steps. , BBch instruction was tailored to. the local ‘situation in. the recipient. country and. Aneluded appropriate: suggestions as to strategy which ment be used. ain securing Lnplienentattor 7 of. ‘the. desired actions. 6): Requested posts in Latin, America to- encourage hos: participation, of their nationals in, Cuba" 8 May Day, mie “bration and. to ‘prevent: charter ‘flights from their » SURE EY to Cuba. for: the ‘celebration, — | 7) Through. efforts with: various Latin, American and other ee governments, discouraged participation in: the. ‘Cuban ao ee varity: Congress. U.S, efforts. contribubed to ‘Limiting the. | success of the Congress from the Castro- ‘Communist point, of: view. 2. The Department of Defense, has: a. | Continued the US: ‘sea and. air surveillance: of. ‘the! area . surrounding Cuba until 25° April, 1963, at the same ° rate and - with, the. same emphasis. as existed prior to that: date. Since 25 April. 1963 additional. ‘sea, surveillance’ ae has. been. realized between. Cuba. and Haiti, due to. the stationing. of the Caribbean | Ready Amphibious. Squadron ‘at: the entrance of the: Guir. of Gonaives. occasioned by | the oo deterioration ‘of internal conditions: within. Haiti. oe. | Reports: of subversive movement. or. suspected subversive ‘movement, obtained by. US surveillange are avail able Por - immediate transmittal through the US military alerting: 9 ~ system. _ 0955 Boclda: 324274017 Page 7? G
Hi ation of. military communications facilities an Latin America. ms SECRET Dee Continued action, at: high priority, on: the install- As. of 1 April, a commerctal submarine cable from. Florida - to) Panama became operational. This cable gives reliable voice and. ‘teletype ‘communications to: CINCARIB including. both: classified teletype and, voice. Negotiations: wre ” eontinuing 4 in. “Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador for’ the. installation of. military radio facilities. Installation: 7 of a mult i- channel. radio station has. been completed an “Costa. Rica, 7 AS similar facility in: | Nicaragua, is. scheduled ofa Let for. completion by. L. July. 1963; a ; es, ‘Established an. Intelligence Center at. CARIBCOM Meads quarters, in: connection. with the program of surface. "surveillance of ‘the. Caribbean, for vapid processing. and dissemination to countries | concerned, “via the American Ambassadors , of intelligence on. the moverient. of subversives. . Study. of | the establishment of intelligence. centers. in. the caribbean revealed that the. Intelligence. center’ should. be 7 established. at Caribbean. Command Headquarters. and. that a center need not be established at Headquarters, caribbean ~ Sea Frontier. “a. Established on. di April a U.S. military alerting “ ayaten operated. by CINCARIB and CINCLANT. Pursuant. to. the: request of the Interdepartmental Coordinating Commi ttee on. ..Cuban. Affairs the: Department of Defense has suspended the | use of. the Military. Groups in the alerting system and is” oan with. GIA. ‘to ‘reduce. duplication of: effort to.a minimum, e. Alerted U.S. forces, for the most part within: the ‘Atlantic Command, to be prepared 60 provide U.S. assistance - in the .final interception of shipping .in territorial waters . 50955 Boclda: 327474017 Page 68
oo | SECRET upon request, by, the country concerned, Currently, forces: are.assigned.by the unified commander involved, to meet: the. Singular problem . encountered. “Preparations. have been: made" 7 to respond to. a possible requirement: in the cage - ‘of. the - Venezuelan ship FERRYMAR Tit. fy Ordered to. the ‘Canal, Zone a Coast Guard. Mobile. Training Team for: a. period of six, months, beginning ‘15. May 1963, to. provide training, in. ‘Spanish, in: boat handling and maintenance together with surveillance “techniques to. those, Central American countries having. 0. “foot Coast Guard: ‘Ubility Boats. In addition, the Mobile a Training ‘Team will assist a8. required in. establishing a. permanent Small. Craft Training and Inspection, Facility in a / the Canal Zone, One HO. foot ubility boat. has. been permanently . assigned: to. the v. Ss “Naval Station,. Rodman; Canal Zone ‘for ces use| Dy: the MTT and will be delivered there. about 20 June. 3s The Central. Intelligence Agency. has? a. Completed its efforts to. improve U.S. "government - _ communications in Latin America by the installation of | the remaining:two commercial leased circuits into | Guatemala City and Managua, and the stationing.on a. permanent -basis of. CTA - radio operators in Latin America in replacement of temporary. duty. personnel, In| November. 1962, CIA's active radio facilities in latin _ American capitals. were. augmented with, on- dine erypto~ | graphic. facilities and temporary personnel to. handle- the eo “pulk of all U.S. “government communications ‘in the. area. ‘These facilities, known as. Totnt Conmuntes itions- Centers, | are now beting operated by < OTA on. a 24 hour basis, as a service to ail U. S, government . aBencles. fetin American traffic. handled. ‘py the. (CIA base: radio. Station. near HW 50955 Boclda: 327474017 Page 9
SECRET Washington. has increased from 3, O00, 000. groups: handled ; in. October. 1962 | to. 15,000, 000 ) groups handled in March 7 1963. b. Increased its, efforts. designed to. control. the move” ment of persons, arms and propaganda materials to and _ from Cuba. A summary, of actions. by country is. provided . below: HW 450955 . °1) Argentina - Station, in. conjunction with the Embassy, has. continued to. press: the Argentine govern- i. ment | ‘to. enact effective travel control legislation and to. adopt measures © recommended. ‘by. ‘the Special “Security, Committee of the OAS. Information on. Argentines travelling bo. Cuba. is. being ‘furnished to ‘the Argentine government. by. the station. Several | ‘potential travellers to Cuba. have: been spotted. and “are being assessed by the station. “Information from three recent returnees from Cuba is being obtained | through debriefings. Station reports | ‘that because of Anereased. Mexican controls, all. truly clandestine travel ‘to Cuba from. Argentina is now Via Prague. _ Che Guevara! s.. mother: was arrested on 23 April upon her . return. to Argentina for importing. Castro. propaganda . | 2). Bolivia - Station and Embassy have been urging Bolivian government to adopt. stricter travel. controls,’ “without apparent results so far. Names” of travellers . known to have returned from Cuba are being furnished — to the. Bolivian government, Thus far, no. action is ; ‘known ‘to have bee n. taken by the Bolivian government. On. the strength .of such information. | Station comment 8. that probiem with Bolivia is not in lack of Anformation available to government on Cuban subversion, but © in getting Bolivas to do something about, it. SECRET 7 Boclda: 327474017 Page i6
HW 450955 SECRET SECRET 3) Bragil - Information on Brazilians who have received subversive training in Cuba has been made available to the Brazilian. Foreign Office, through. the American Ambassador, and to. the National Security Council through CIA liaison: with the NSC's Security Service. An asset. of the CTA station in Rio is ina position to harass. and delay Cuba=bound travellers in ‘those 7 instances where the Station is. able to. tip him. off | regarding. their. destination, » He can. ‘also. harass — returnees. when informed in advance. - The - Station is. 7 taking. steps. to get appropriate information to him promptly. 4) Chile, - Chilean internal security authorities, at urging . of station, are trying. to. impede and harass | travellers to and from Cuba. Government is now requiring “passport applicants to state destination, .and passports must-be turned in after travel. The Foreign .Minister | has stated much progress is being made, with .cooperation of the Mexican government,.and that travel of Chileans to Cuba has. been dramatically reduced in recent. weeks. “Station and.Embassy are continuing pressure .on Cuban- government in this regard. Names of travellers to Cuba are being passed to the Ambassador, who furnishes them — to President Alessandri (who has asked that this collab-_ oration be kept. secret), - Information Prom CIA unilateral operations against Cuban. Embassy is being used by anewly  . created. Chilean. surveillane e team in checking out purpose oe of: travel projected and in Pollewing | up on returnees from Cuba. The: ‘station has an agent in daily contact with leaders of the extreme militant left and is exploring © Co Boclda: 327474017 Page iL
HW 50955 SECRET the possibilities of sending three station assets to. Cuba for training and intelligence missions. A Cuban First Secretary was declared personal non grata during April. for using false identity documents, and the Cuban charge d'affaires was subsequently recalled by. his own government,- 5) Colombia - Chief of Customs has indicated to station his willingness to institute an improved travel. control | system. in the near future. One station asset expects to. travel to. Cuba Stataon believes it-has identified ~ a courier operating between Colombia and Cuba and -has | mounted an.operation to uncover his Colombian contacts... 6) Costa Rica ~ Station reports little pro-Castro activity during April. “Cuba has taken place. to. cooperate in control, ‘program. 7) Dominican. Re No. recorded travel to or.from —. Local authorities appear inclined a ublic - Efforts to get Juan Bosch to take active steps against Communists and travellers tO and from Cuba have been fruitless to date, as have been efforts to. establish a new and effective internal security. organization in: the Dominican Republic. Bosch appears to. have lost. his previously stated enthusiasm for such . a service, but efforts to persuade him to approve a proposed budget for the service are continuing. 8) Ecuador - Station reports that, largely as a result of both overt and covert propaganda activities of U. 3. agencies. in Ecuador, the public awareness . of Cuban sub-— version has changed from apathy to genuine concern, \ \ government,. however, igs no more inclined to thkk € ac ‘than before. The National DL rector of Imm The igration has. stated that he personally would like to do whatever he Boclda: 327474017 Page i?
can to. stop travel to Cuba, which he realizes is for subversive purposes, but present laws do not permit. him to impede travel via third countries. He is exploring ties of reprisals against citizens from Guba. He has checked a list of names and. passport numbers obtained by CIA from airline mani Peses in Mexies and reports that not one name er passport number corres-~ ponds. with official Eucadoran recordp, ingiicating the possibility of fabrication ef passports by Cuba. A recent Ecuadpran returnee from Cuba, recruited by the station, lost his hand in testing a homemade bemb_ made in accordance with instructions received in Guba. s He made a publ lic statement anda wide publicity wag arranged..by the station and .USIS. Plans are to keep th y janie incident alive as propf of revolutionary training given in Cuba for terrorist activity in Hou wader, The station chief has accompanied the American Ambassador on visits to the Ecuadoran Ministers of Defense and Government. to. stress the threat of Cuban backed. Subversion. Approximately 7,000 pounds of Communist propaganda are being destroyed monthly as a result oF a unilateral operation of the CIA Base in Guayaquil. 9) Haiti ~ Station reports that several assets have travelled to points cutside Port-au-Prince in arn effort to learn of possible travel to and from Cuba. from areas of » Cape Haitien, Port de Paix, and Ta. AG a ) L oO tighten up on travel control. A present bed to the Minister of Government has been fully SECRET | LO soem nts HW 50955 DBocla: 32424017 Page i3
HY 0955 16a. preshure on . Panamanian offieis of iétampinigoatl:passportse ton show. ‘trayel. tevor fram oy approveduby. him, Sbuts neti. yetuput inte effect. .Several | knowncHonduran. Communists: nee repentiy. travel ted. to CubdaucUInformationcas— to. theirvidentities ‘is: being: furs nished touPresidentrVilbedacthrough.the. Ui,8.- Ambassador. wnat). MexicoaiAnCTAogourcel states: the Gubain.Embasgy, nas “issueds0+150visasuduringnAprilcon. pieces. of paper séparatenfrom the: passport, but! the government's. practice | hasviargely. nullified thisceffert bys travellers. ton avoid the-stigma!.of travel. to- Cuba, ALL Cubans. areiving An. Mexico, .whetherpine transit. orcvetherwise: must hayes Mexiean visas: This. is:not true. of.other.nationali ities, who. need no. visa if in-transity The: government , continues. to confit prepasandeepterite, from. Oe, aporaatgaily. et Poo. .Pfhvec Cuban . doctorscwhot wished: tocabbend asUrology: ‘Congre ets in - Mexie se eSeveralastationcassets. have recently, travel] a oe e * torCubaifor inteliligencecpurpeSedy Vy UougseyenS, eos y iy l2)eFanama.} Atathenurging of station, the Guardia. Nacionalphasabeénporderedatoiincrease its:vigilance congeme- ingvretumees. fromi.Cuba!and.S0: prevent theme from estab ligh+ Several. recent retury ‘ing anseffe frome Cubdéiarel beings debriefed regarding! their. treiming and Gontacts, and séveral CIAvagssebs are expecting: toy leave for Cubalin.the neac. future sv foritraining ~CTAMhas. oa inereaved: its: personnel assignéd to. travel. control Pa ) atthe Pantma City airport, new, permitting. a thrde-sman 2 detail. fer each eight-hour shit. Seatien Ls. wonttn WLS S18 ba Sighten CTs _ Gentrois. BDocld: 327474017 Page 14