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13-00000 eS oe 4 B jue See MEMOURAMOUM £OR: Director of Central InteNigence VIAL _. Deputy Director (Plans) SUBI“CET: mo Operational Exploitation of Khrashchav Visit te Cuba i, This memorancum is for the Director's information only and does .not secuire action. 2. An invitation by the Government af Cuba to Khrushchev to visit that country hae been officially accepted, but as yet no definite time has been got. There has been speculation that Khruehchev would arrive in _ Habana for the 26th of July celehrations, while a preas report, confirming a etatement of the Soviet Ambaasader in Maxice, predicts the arrival for Auguat, Earlier reports had suggested Recember 1650 or January 1741 as possible dates. 3. Ris feit that a successful visht by “hrushehes te (Cuba would as further in the establiehment af a solid Soviet understanding with that country Ps with disturbing overtones on the possible establishment of claser Seviet relationships in other parte of Latin. America, Eor this reason it is desizable to prevent the visit or te counteract it by a show of maasive | opposition by the Cuban people. &, On Zi Jane the Habana Station was asked for its views on possiiic plans. In the exchange of cables that has followed, the Station and Headsucrier: are gow in agreement that the best course of action lies in two operations. ¥trst, a massive church manifestation or rally to be called for some other purnos4 would afford the people of Cuba an obvious way to exprese their protest, Second, the inatigation of rurcners that Khrushchev's life will be | danger. while in Guba from a well-planned assassination attempt would be propagated fram other Latin American countries. . 5. Because of the need of avoiding action in Cubs ia this rratter tt, would imperil Station assets, it has been deter: siaed that such assets would be used only aa a reans of instigating the church to hold the sally. satisiactorily. (Bishop Boza Maavidad) is described as enthused about the &. The latest report from ae indicatcs that plans are going @ ob
13-00000 ob biviiar support in Saatiago, ano \sucation Gay, 16 July. Goes : eae asitda) & prominent lay leader, he is now visiting o golicit the suoport of the local Dlebap. Lavastidd will seek Tentative plang call for gv A CoOagress or rally }. “Eho Station hag asked that the entire effert begin with Guha, | without initial cutsida aupport trem the anti-Casiro ne (SLA on station Wht _Bogotslo have the We ps when plans are firmer. &. The will be asked to contacts in th visit the offices of the New China News Agescy. Cuban exile groupe or the soontora of L. - cable has been cont(to al eed rs almllar rallins througheat Latin America. ge agsets will be calied upon to gupport these and the Cuban agseota oe send ons of its field of journaliem ta Habana to contact officials and to He will ba instructed ta ask Conumunist staff members there what substance there might be to rumers be has heard that an aasausination attempt on Khrushchev will iaxe place, The same technique is being used through three Gubang Nving ts Lijagei whe are in consian will ba surfaced on the SHULL, program prees media, contact with Cubs. Goeculation ex such attem te ang in ca@rtain ecuntrolied tlatin Chie! Weaterm Hemisphere clviaien EeHinklg:irh noe July 1950 Distribution: Original and } - Addressee 1-DDCI 1-DDP 1-C/WHD -~ C/WH/4 I - Originator 1 ~ WH/4/Grono
13-00000 “ 2 July 1960 TO 3 CAWH/4 Subjects Khrushchev Visit to Cuba "1. Background. An invitation to visit Cuba hes been extended to Khrushchev by the Govermnent of Cuba. The invitation has been accepted, but do definite time has been set. There has been sons speculation that Khrushchey would arrive in Havana in time for the celebrations of the 26th of July. The press has reported that ke will arrive in August (a date confirmed by a statement of the Soviet ‘Ambassador in Mexico), Other reports say the visit will not teke place for several months, probably in December or January. In any event we mist plan for the possibility of the July visit. It has been stated from. several sanguine quarters that we should "do the same thing to Khrushchev. that the Japs did to Eisen- ‘hower", This is a completely unrealistic drean, It is true that a successful Khrushchev visit to Cuba would be the final stones in the construction ef a solid Soviet base in Cuba, with disturbing overtones for the possible construction for more Soviet ideoligical bases in all.of Latin America. For that reason we are trying to do what we can to prevent the visit, or at least to show a massive sx opposition to it. — 2. Exploitati@nPlans. On 21 dune Hqs sent a cable to Havana asking for views on pessibility of a major effort to force cancellation of the visit. A resulting series of cables shows thst the station and headquarters are now in agreement that ow best hepe lies in a. A massive Church manifestation or rally, which though called for some other purpose, would be te the people of Cuba an obvious way to express their protest. And b. from outside Cuba, instigating of rwaors that Khrushchev's life will be in danger fe from a well-planned assassination attempt. .3. Mr. Helms has teld & us that he wants CIA to undertake no action that will imperil Station essets, This injunction was placed on us while we were exchanging cables with Havana. The result is that station agsets are actively instigatiry the church to hold the rally. A BRRZESSA cable from Headquarters hes instructed the station to continue this course of action as long as there is "safety in numbers", i.e., as long as it is a church action rather that an AMPALM one.
13-00000 . that plans are going ne S0ea, with Soa we : . cS ° . ‘ ? ann — ishop Boza_Masvidel)is Ei ‘mm "enthused" about the idea, With(Jose Lavastidal,, ps prominent lay leader, he is now visiting Camaqiey to solicit the support of -the local E=#8 Bishop. ose Lavastidd}“a promient lay leader, is in Santiago to seek thevhelp k of the Santdédago Bishop. Tentative - 6 4. The latest cable from the fai sh (IN 18883) “reports that ' plans call for a congress or rally on Assumption Day, 15 July. _ The station has esked that the entire effort at least -begin within Cuba, without ouside support from FRD or me 5, Hemisphere Plans. A cable hes gone out to GeLaN) (in i-l Bogota asking this Church organization to spark similar rallies throughout Latin America, JMRAKE assets will be called upon to support these and the Cuban meeting when Ba plans ere fprmer. isa sination RExmk angle: Brocenrsis) a controlled '% » is soon to visit high officials in. Havana. He. has “t en ina tructed to ask these leaders what sube _ stance there might be to the rumors he has heard that an attempt will take place.....Rivas, a friend of Rudy Gomes, is using the sane £atietowexterx technique through three Cubans living in Miami who are constant contact with ‘Cuba » ; Speculation on the assassinationsttempts will be surfaced on the WRUL progrem, in AMPACA'S paper, etc. David A. Phillips