The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-27
WASHINGTON. d. c. Aug. 2:

WASHINGTON. D. c. Aug. %
IN Intelligence authorities are
trying to figure out what is at
the bottom Of two battling de-
velopments in Communicated
Cuba.
So far no concrete conclusions
have been reached on the fol-
lowing:
First ~ the unpublished visit
Of Marshal Liu Ya-lou, deputy
defense minister ard command
er of the Red Chinese air force.
While the r igidly controlled
press and radio have maintain
ed drum-tight silence about him,
he has been deliberately wined
and dined.
Deputy Armed Forces Minis
ter Balermino Castillo MAJ has
been Liu's constant companion:
Dictator Castro has had long
conferences with him: and he
has met every other top Cuban
leader. A number Of the mill
tary have lavishly entertained
him.
Surprisingly. and most signifi-
cant in view of the furious pub
lie Wranglirg between Moscow
and Picking, the six or eight
Russian generals in Cuba have
gone out of their way to be
friendly to the visiting Chinese
air marshal. They have cordi-
ally shown him some Of their
troop camps. extensive anti-air-
craft defenses and other install
lations. and given every appear
ance of being on friendly terms.
From all outward signs, as far
as Liu and these Soviet generals
are conce ed everything is
peaceful and harmonious be-
tween their violently feuding
Communist governments.
Another mystery is what is be-
hind Lius trip.
ManifeStly, he couldn't have
come unless he had been offici-
ally invited. Yet Castro and his
puppet regime are completely
dependent on Russia. Miitaiily
and economically he couldn't ex-
list for a month without the So
VETS troops and daily ship
ments of oil. food, clothing. IN
dustrial and other essential
equipment and supplies.
The bombastic Cuban dictator
can't afford to offend the Krem-
lin much as he might like to.
He is wholly dependent on it to
stay in power, and he is taking
orders whether he likes it or
not.
So how come LUIS visit, and
the red-carpet treatment he has
been getting from both the
Cubans and the Russian gen
eral?
ANOTHER PUZZLER - Sec
0nd battling development is the
mannounced return Of Anibal
Escalante. vet e ran Moscow.
trained Communist W h o m Cas-
tro expelled from Cuba in March
1862 after loudly denourcing him
a "deviationist" and organizer
and leader Of "sectarian con-
spiracy."
Escalente went to Moscow
where he appeared well taken
care Of. During Castro's visit
there last spring, Escalante
mingled freely with members of
his encourage.
AS in Iiu's instance, Escalante
couldn't go to Cuba without Of
fetal permission. His unpubli-
cized return can only mean he
is back in good graces again.
Why and how is conjectural
One Havana report is that a
purge Of CastrO's regime is in
the making and that Escalante
a hard-core Communist with ex-
tensive experience in this line,
is to do the axing.
Whether Castro himself is to
be one Of the victims is MIN
triguing idea.
According to another account,
Escalante was sent back by Mos
COW to arrange the puppet Cas-
tro regimes adherence to t h e
Warsaw military alliance.
F e nc h intelligence is the
source of this information. The
French are claiming that in the
recent discussions be tive e n
Premier Khrushchev and Secre-
tary Rusk. the Krernlin ruler Of
fered to withdraw the bulk of
Soviet forces in Cuba in ex-
change for a nOnaggression