The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-14
WASHINGTON, May 10

lIiS tllt al IL dlSlh Iil1ooi1 ~
sis last October is again de-
Veloping in Cuba.
Following is what is tranSplr-
ing there with the full knoWl-
edge and approval of President
Kennedy:
S Low level reconnaissance
flights have been suspended
stree February 8. 1t was such
sorties that produced the il
REPUTABLE aerial photos Of the
medium-range ballistic missiles
and IL-28 bombers on the Red
ruled island. The hating of low
level reconnaissance flights
since February is on direct or
ders of the President. No re-
connaissance flights Of any kind
can be made over Cuba without
his approval.
High level U-2 reconnais-
sance flights are being kept to
a minimum. and the aerial pho
tos they produce are raising
more questions than they
answer.
SIN recent weeks at lie a t
four Wide-hatched Russian
freighters have locked in Cuban
ports and unloaded their cargoes
under cover of darkness and the
same kind of drum-tight secrecy
that prevailed last year when
the undetermined missiles and
LIPS bombers were shippe d
there.
3 Several of these wide hatch
ed Soviet freighters were armed
with three-inch guns. These are
the first armed Communist car
90 vessels to appear in the Carib-
bean.
THE Administrations iron
handed breakdown on refugee
raids is seriously impairing the
flow Of Information. from Cuba.
particularly from the anti Castro
underground that has been an
important source of military in
formation. That has been valu-
able in planning u recOnnais-
sance flights, providing them
with specific targets and mis-
slons. Intelligence agents have
worked closely with the raiders
and the underground.
Inside explanation for this eY-
traordinary backstage policy il
t h e President's determination
that nothing be done TO. rock
the boat" in Cuba.
That's the reason given con
gressional leaders who have
been applized OF this undisclos-
ed intelligence gap and are
greatly disturbed. They have
been told the President be
lieves his conciliatory course
will lead to the withdrawal Of
more Russian troops from Cuba
t h e congressional leaders
have beer informed that h e
President and Premier Khruch-
cheV have exchanged a number
OF letters ON this thorny issue.
WHAT THEY'RE HIDING N
The intelligence gap is causing
particular concern among U. S.
military authorities because of
there battling developments III
Cuba.
These showed up in recent
high-level photos, but beyord
bringing the disturbing dlscov-
cries to light no detailed infor-
nation has been obtained due
to the lack of loW-level recon
Nuisance flights. the drastic
curbs on raiders and the adverse
effect that has had on contacts
with, and the operations of, the
underground.
The three disturbing mysteries
are as follows:
The appearance of larg e
numbers of Russian tents, some
of them big enough to enclose
missiles and their launchers.
Heavy transport traffic to
and from areas where large
caves are known to be. 1t has
long been reported, by refugees
and other sources, that the Reds
are storing missiles ard arms
in caves.
Construction of a rail line
to a major Soviet camp area.
Apparently this camp is to I'M
dergo extensive development of
some kind.
Intelligence authorities are
divided on the reason for the
appearance of the armed Rus
sian freighters.
One group is of the opirion
the Reds intent is to ward off
refugee attacks. Another group
sees a great deal more behind
armed cargo ships are Khruch-
cheV'S warning to the U. S. that
another naval blockade will not
be tolerated. Also that these
armed vessels are being used to
transport Castro agents to Latin
American countries.
Members of the U. S. Intellt-
gence Board. headed by Central
Intelligence Director John Nc
Cone. are privately making no
secret of their uneasiness over
this backstage situation.
They point out that lnforma-
ton about Soviet military ac-
tivities in Cuba is row being OBJ