Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-06
y. S. Acts to Control
Castro Subversives
President
Sees Joint
Move Needed
BY GARRETT d. HORNER
Star Staff Writer

Star Staff Writer
The United States is striving
to develop a hemisphere pro-
gram to control the movement
of Communist subversive agents
in and out of Cuba, President
Kennedy disclosed today.
He told a press conference
that this country is urging its
Latin American neighbors to
take steps to control movement
of persons who may 60 to Cuba
to be trained by the Commu-
nists there for guerrilla work
or subversion in other parts Of
the hemisphere.
The President also made
these major points in relation
to Cuba at his press conference:
/. He is not satisfied with the
rate of Soviet troop removal
from Cuba and does not have
accurate information on the
number of Russian soldiers
being shipped home.
2. He feels that American
intelligence services did a very
good job" in spotting the Soviet
ballistic missiles and jet bomb
ers in Cuba last October.
8. While blockading oil ship
ments to Cuba would help
cripple the Castro Communist
regime over a long period Of
time, a blockade lis an act Of
war" and at this time we do
not believe that war in the
Caribbean is to the national
advantage"
4. He sees no prospect Of re-
sumption Of friendly diploma
tic relations between Cuba and
the United States. In this con-
nection. he emphasized that
I'VE regard the present Soviet
presence in Cuba as unaccept-
able to US and we regard the
communication Of Cuba and
the attempt to subvert the
hemisphere as matters which
are not negotiable"
5. The four American flyers
who lost their lives on a vol
luntary" mission during the ILL
fated 1861 Bay of Pigs invasion
of Cuba were serving their
country" He woulo not say
specifically whether they were
Central Intelligence Agency
employees.
s. The United States will
not permit Cuba to be an often
sive military threat"
The President expressed once
again his administrations
strong support for the vene-
zuelan government of President
Betancourt but avoided pledg-
ing aid to him in case of an
attempted coup.
Il would have to see what the
conditions were,' Mr.. Kennedy
said, what the responsibilities
were under the Rio Treaty, the
Organization Of American
States. :"
If there were aggression from
the outside the answer is very
clear" the President indicated
that the United States is COM
mitted by treaty to defend
Venezuela.
Called Major Move
Mr.. Kennedy said this Gov
eminent is bringing proposals
to control the movement Of
subversive agents in and out
OF Cuba to the attention of
Latin American countries "as
perhaps one of the most I'M
portant things we can do this
winter"
He indicated that this would
be one OF the major items Of
interest to him to be discussed
IN his meeting with six Cen
trail American presidents in
Costa Rica March 1920.
He emphasized that the ac-
ton needed must be taken in
dividually by each Of the coun-
tries in Latin America.
While 1t is up to the Latin
American countries TO control
the movement Of their own
citizens. he said Il would hope
in common consultation, as
well as individually. TO take
those steps which win control
the movement Of people in and
out"
He said the measures taken
should disclose who they are,
why they are going, what hap