Doc ID: 6598305 DATE: 03/26/97 Pace: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : NSA RECORD NUMBER : 144-10001-10056 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSA FROM : TITLE : | ' SECTION III/8 - ALERT. IN EASTERN NAVAL DISTRICT RELAXED RT DATE : 11/25/63 PAGES : SUBJECTS : ; : CUBA, MILITARY ACTIVITY ; “ERT DOCUMENT TYPE :: REPORT a OO | ; CLASSIFICATION : —-— | , 7 RESTRICTIONS : 1B. : : CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/09/93 OPENING CRITER TA: ORGINATING AGENCY’ S DETERMINATION RESUIRED COMMENTS : Released on 11-01-2017 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2017 Note)
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RS See Se a i eA ae ee Eh Serge Te ee sad ;, 230 Seeiiu I/8 + Cuban ~ Adde-cum on Eastem Naval District: In a circular mssa seat ar OocOkhd, Het, taster Nav Ranes, instructed naval posts at juevitas, Puerto Padre, Punta 4a and Fanati to have ail personnel reat; OC repel aggression. Gist B3h, 2/caf|___]RO8~O3 5 EBT nk ec) ee
ax G 44USC2107(5 ; bi (5)(g)(2)(D) . _ Pat at Gay od ' ‘ é tw? in ? ; “a Oy . . , : C500 25 Lovencer 1963 ~ CEND 26 Noverber 1795 LtJG Tayler ‘ Mi , Src damilton i ' YH1 Gwin 12. cATSORY:13 - fast Gorm Situation Report Yo. 112 - Political /Economic: Sib Comminicstions on 1 Hovesbaxs re Jeaied that press, radio and ts evision had beon advised by the Party Awitation Commis esion in Berlin to "take nota of a report® which 4: plicated Testint circles in the aasassipation of President Kennedy. | 13. SECTIGN 17/5 - Alert in basteco weval District Relaxed, 23 November: Asa result of the dea of President kennedy, tha Lastern aval trict of Cubs was placed on an alert on 204uz ea 22 November by Banse, Headquarters for that District, At 29272 cn 23 November the alert was relaxed a certain degree by Banes}; instructions wore passed to Santisgo ao Cuba, a subordinate, to give leave ito 25 percent of their personncl. For the 22rd and 2htn and that further orderg vould be forthcoming, on @5 November 1963, CQTERT 2 The ‘authorization to grant the alert is soe leave to personnel is an indication U what relaxed and the nots that further instructions would 62 fagued on Monday, ¢S Rover apurzent view bas beer acoptcd for the situation by Gubap Maval autherities is ths her indicates that a 0 “astern Naval District. (preusa 2/0[__RI9E-63, 2518154 tiov) (255) 44USC2107(5 ky (5)(g)(2)(D) [wee oT eer FEES
) 0600 27 November 1963 SFC Hamilton TH 0600 26 Novenber 1963 - 32. SOCTIN II1/3 - Alert in Oriente Province Balleved to be Terminated: ‘ Iten #13 : i The alert in Orient. Pro iieved to be terninated. The alert, ap- : rompted by President Kennecy's death on : parently Pp scheduled to terminate on iS November. There have been two orders which sug est 9 be concluded on 25 November: They ares aisi (20-15% 7h-O9W) was that the alert vas destined t 1) Access to the coastal observetion post at Punta M restricted until 25 duvamber because of the alert. ' 2) Subordinates of Banes, Headquarters Eastern Naval Matrict, were to receive further orders on the 25th, presumably concerning their alert status; no such orders have beon noted in communications. i There bave been no further references jn intercepted commmications to the , alert since 02222 on 23 November. ' It is possible that the restricted access to the observation post at Punta . ‘eaisi extends to othar observation posts in Grienta Province such as reported on, D2 November when First Arny Coastal Cbservation Posts were placed in alert status, riction was to be lifted =a 25 November by all those posts. : and that the rest Further indications that the alert was terminated is the fact that the Cuda -wide communications exerc Havy was enzaged in an island ire on 25 November. It is considered unlikely that such an exercise would be conducted under alert conditions. There have been no further references to the alert status of the (D Percent baorved on 23 November. All GRAF and Santiago de Cuba) units which was (first o ' Soviet Forces Cuba Communications appear to be normal during this period, ; 22 = 26 November 1963. r a [ Q Yr “ ¥ . (Dignsa 2/0f__}R53-63,- 262019% HewM ISD). eee. FRUSCATOTEROTEVO Tt