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Document date: 09/26/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SITUATION IN CUBA

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ARTICLE ON GUERRILLA WARFARE

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SECRET

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF

WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

OF AMERICE

18 October 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, JOINT STAFF

SUBJECT:

Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs:

Reports from the British and Canadian Embassies on

Recent Eyents in Cuba

References:

NSAM No. 213

Memorandum from Deputy Secretary of Defense to

Mr. Bundy, Special Assistant to the President,

dated 10 Jan 63

Memorandum from Secretary of Army to Mr. Cottrell

Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on Cuba,

dated 11

Jan 63

The attached copies of significant correspondence prepared by

the British and Canadian Embassies in Cuba are forwarded to you

as a matter of interest.

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff

for Military Operations

NO JOS OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION: DATE 28 AUG 1988

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1.0350/93

CONDONIND,

BRITISH 7E:3A3GY

ZAVATA

442ust 30, 1905

Doa" Debartment,

Fe osclose a miscallary ronory for tie

poriod to Auguot 23.

2.

Wo are sending consos to suckerland 1a

Vechtorton, to Information Sections in Morico

Ofty and Caracaa and to Incornation Rescorch

reparteent and 2.0.a.D.

TOUrs every

Audrican Department,

WORLIGN OLFICE.

COMET DUITT

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COVETURN TAT

Political. Vioud of a Marger

A farmer in tho arca north of the coconoray mountaina

chief contre of counter revolutiorary banda) cocontly

ond that the conoral, fooling anonant carboro in the area

wao chat the castro Government mag force than tho stars,

but all they vantos was to be left In poace to loor niter

uric Laro and rrovido for their fariiico..

the ares nod

usually nothing mes hoard of the robelo in the

Wills. IC they becamo too obviouo the militia beat in

"alous son thougand men" to clear them nal out,

farnor) mould not rive sanctuary to a counter rovolutiorary

althoyee he cynthised with thee, but nor nould ho rive a

Ilit 50 a Russian.

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on Auroat 9 tho prose subliched target 148u%00

by tho Trades Union Contederasion

los volunteer cottoo:

nichoro for each provinco, ao foldotion

Finer del R10

1.500g

Havann

11.5000

Matanzar

1.500

Das VS1123

2,000

Crinaitter

Criente

500

0,000

spurne may save pore anisention of the Inciaonec

That Cor Oriento ic sucpribin ty h1gh

but my porhone include what to lort of tho oriainal cofioe

Labour Ponca.

Conaguer, wilcht ond cotoiderablo labour

then ve would have expectod. lavann is to produce se many

volunicoro ao all the ocher provinceo combinea.

Doonito Fidel Cantrolo porsonal intervention (hot made

mabio) condor this year do provone coldento bothe

tation

¿ron choir oculles to nectora "voluntary" acricultural goz):,

conce proling is alroady moving a crand excoption.

A11

no: orreniootion, includine tie Union of Yound Concurioto

nad the rodoration of Unitoreity Gludonto are onnouncad as

amonting the voluntary labour comician.

Special exoninationo

nad boong acrange?

in Decanbor Cor thone

who are now coing

ot so pioli corico and who nood

pada in "non-bacio onboato.

Moe arg deceribed as doscatto setonoe,

Disic dad

the risund

bed those do no

AMassion Shat

"volutcora"

11321.

Andcra Pies:

Limon ad round at

o?

on thate nectara

zodin in toucb wich diod, ono.

mario autorous combrinta

La moocon tuat thoos aarongamendo wore nor vorter

nop desaila cia te Count on pose doc Hot for dugus

23

leading

one claim tour corte? mooring 1o

anklines tien and ourong carate

Len don non

d1"

et..

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that

For cars goand

to Oriome tor to go sathout food

tue cacure chould have boon si.

Intany incallioo tho cordonic year ls not rocove:

tho confucion into watch it was

alliany sorice and varioto lurcoto throughout eat

It looks do it confution w112 bo fucther

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lo to mate on cordonder 1, may noo Be due do blo scal.

70t000

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tho redo recent of vordozo voco brought do lavana, were

to alodend that nose ed teant nan bolne onuirned us

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tho tarted utates.

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by a worthy Cuban doctor nod duck-shooter'o prudisc.

400 d00k 60 206114

aftor to Benday cloudster de mas

sIde of the dunor that

700 Ibe st alce do coread, on the notar

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ind is reserved for

the ploture of finisters,

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and the 11x0.

and to cquivolont of e woolo ration for 140 avorige bubon

on the waton vor meoke (7ht3 Der9rt 19

Aenny, but probably corrcct.)

In to nolver befost and acter the ecuolutton

1 rocent miniotay of tronomort nostos contradio in tvo

jennoo tho rolationo or to Bavana

•bus arivan with his

CAST TIL

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bout compiled wich booda botoco 1959, and they did not

oron dona do they so osbon do nonaays, counton the

carcoronate of!

one bus to neto lilo els next oco that

condo nong But me noonose thare

13 an elonant of truth

1a 509 1608

sour closon do bis pabsoniano.

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107 staus tolerancon

mio stotion coBe, varol had beon arocialion: in

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RESTRICTED

(1385/63)

BRITISH EMBASSY,

HAVANA.

August 29, 1963.

Dear Department,

Chancery letter 1385/63 of July 18,

1962 reported the

announcement of the signature of a Russo-Cuban Air Agreoment.

establishing an air service Moscow-Conakry-Havana.

Ao you will

be avnre from recent correspondence,

the use of Conakry as a

staging point for the Tull aircraft operating this route is

still in doubt and for many months the service operated

precariously in the judgement of some - dircotly between Moscow

and llavana.

2.

The Official Cazette of luzust 19 has now belatedly

published the text of the Air Agreement signed in Hovana on

July 17 last year.

We are forwarding an English transition

as soon as possible, with a reterence to this letter. annex

1J of the Agreenent

specifles the following routes:-

For Soviet Aircraft

(1) Moscow-Rabat (Casablanca)-Conakry-llavnna, in both directions.

(11) Moscow-0310 (Stavanger-Keflavil-Gander-Havana) in both

directions.

(111) Moscor-Havana (by the firat or the second route) and onward

to third countries in both directions

flight points to be

specified later by agreement betwoon the appropriate aviation

authorities of the contracting parties.

For Cuban Aircrnft

(1) Havana-(Gander-Halifax-Godde Bay-Montreal) Dublin-London-

Prague-Moscow.

(11) Invana-Bermuda-Azoros-Madrid-Vienna-Prague-Moscow.

(111)lovana-Port of Spain (Trinidad)-Belen-Recife-Conakry-Rabat-

Algiers-Frague-Moscow.

and

by ngreement botween the appropriate aviation authorities

of the contracting parties (nho) have the right to omit

from the establishod routes any of the intermediate points

which are situatod in the torritories of third countries.

I" will be seen that the only route in operation at present

is the Moscow-(Connkry) lavona route operated exclusively by

Rudoing nircraft.

the trague-Shannon-Gender-Havana route,

outside the scope of the prement agreement.

It will lo noticed that the Cubans probably wish to use

Kindley Field In Bernuda

in thr first instance at least, for

their proposed route (11).

I am sending a copy of this letter to Sutherland in Washington

and Chancery at Moscow, and Group Captain Rees at Caracas:

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RESARICIED

(11214/63)

BRITISH PARASSY,

EAVANA •

September 13, 1963.

Dons Dopartment,

The Cuban-Spaniah Arade agreemont of Februnty 10,

renorded in Clubola Joltor 11214/62 to you of February: 19

has now boon published in full

and is in the form of a Final

1962,

set following the financini and commorcial negotintions which

took place at that tima.

Reforence is made to the Modus Vivendi

of trade and layments of October 23, 1959, which was to ba

exconded until the end of 1962.

an Annex I am listing some

pointo of intorest talen from this Final Act.

2.

Decenber 16 and 13.

aeroenant unit March 31

1962 end Jenunry Sort would not do possible

1963 decruise

co have turbor trade onlks in badrid before tobruary 1902.

recording to a proso report hore covering the signing of two

contracto thene

talks book place in larch.

The contracto thennelves vero between CUBATTY, the Cuban

tortilepurchasing organication,

and a Barcelona company

"C.I.

¿taunana do. Fabra y Coats!.

One contract is for Cuba

to buy 950

known ne

and the othor io for 2,750,000 recls of

Sarond for donentlo use or a male Inown ad

"Cometa". The

value of thoso contracto was given as some $670,000.

the

sorcerned ara traditlonally woll known in Cuba and

0i1a. 092delLvorca In 1964.

on sending a copy of this letter to Sutherland in

Nephiation, Connercial Rolations and Ixporto Department

of the boond of trado, ü.",Be and the Commercial Section in

(S.D. Decles)

2010(18 0CT 63) w

Econanic Relationg Department,

FORETON OFFICE, S.W.1.

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RESTRICIED

(11214/63)

Pointo of Intercat fron the "Final Act" of

tho comercial and Financial conversations

held in Havana between Guba and Spain dated

Ichruary 10, 1962

a3ph 2:

In the first months of 1061 there was

& high balance

of dollars owing to Spain.

Horeover,

when the balance ia

more than the 13 million laid down in Article 8 of the

Mogus Vivendi

the creditor has to take ateps to reduce the

imbalance which havo en innediate sido offoct of slowing

down trade in both diroctions.

Hence both Parties agree to

keep the balonce within the limits of Artiole 18.

Jamasanha: 4. ond 5:

the Cuban delegation doclared that it had signed contracts

to 3011 its lara to l'abacalera,

sad. and asked thet this

company be given every assiatance.

This was agreed to by

Spain:

Tho cubang agrecd to continue to reserve 2,000 metric

and perhapa more when the

harvest results were known.

tons of sar tobacco for Spal"or thie total $2y million mould

go to tabacalers.

Parazzash. 6:

Cuba would continue to reserve 60,000 tons of sugar for

to Spain.

Parasraph 7:

Cuba gave Spain a list of coods she would like to acquire:

Garlic

1, 000

metric tons

Iresh almonds

189

metric tons

Rice without husks

20,000 metric tons

Forined olive 011

000

metric

tong

Enery

Perric sulphate

200

423

metrie

tons

, 000

lilograms

Lead sulphate

12

, 000

kilograns

Butyl clycol alcohol

15

, 000

k1logrons

Lead stearate

Sodiun stearate

10

000

l:Ilograms

10

000

kilograma

Zino stoarate

5

500

kilograno

Magnesiun otcarate

Sodium double tartrate

7

000

kilograms

Sodiun bitartrate

5

000

kilograms

34,000

kilogramo

cigarette paper

310

metric tong

Vive megh

+ 500

1, 000

metrea

Eyelets (sewing)

$27, 000

000

"Velding elcotrodos""

Drawing triangles

277

metrio tons

, 000

Radio receivers, parts

and spares

$250

000

Abrasives

$ 42

000

Artificial essences

$100

Frinted matter,

of all types

000

$750

Steel or iron wire

$150

00O

, 000

Chaina of all types

$150

000

Nuts, bolts and similoniteme

Sand-to01s

$250

, 000

hand-saws and

similar iteme

$250,000

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Drills and bits, tools

30

Locks

, 000

52

Blank koys for locks

Electrolytle copper viro

92

000

., 500

$200

OOO

Refrigerators, parts and

sparos

Bearings

$ 100, 000

Reducers nd multipliers

$ 100

, 000

$112

000

metal and plastio stamps

Iransformors for industrial

$ 30,000

use

$100

Rectifying values

, 000

Valvas and

tubes for televig

$ 130, 000

ion and radio

Falso teoth

$200,000

Fish hooks

15

000

$

Varionas

20

000

$200

Industrial refrigoration

1.000

equipment

Paris and spares for the

3300,000

Welded Iron mesh,

wire and

$100, 000

CADLO 01 high clastio 1Imit

Chemical and pharmaceutical

$200, 000

products

$150,000

this

The Spanish delegation expressed concern about

list because it onitied goods traditionally

exported by Spain to Cuba... The Spanich authoritios

vould, however.

try nna give Cuba satiofaction on the

understanding that Cuba would try and apportion Its

noods taking into account the Spanish interoot.

Paragranh: 10:

Both Governments proposed to hold new negotiations

In Madrid in Novenber 1962.

HAVANA

Septembor 19, 1963•

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RESTRIC NUD

BRITIST THBASST,

LAVANA •

Septomber 19, 1963.

(11215/63)

Dear Departmont,

The Cubnn Gacota Pricial' ling publiched the

test of a trotoool orconding

the Comercinl

Asseement of March 30, 1954 betwen Cuba and

switzerland for the year 1963. Tho Protocol

was signed in lavana on Doconber 31, 1962.

I am sondings copy of this letter to Suthorland

Conmercial holationg and Inorts

In Nachin ton the Board oftrade, J.I.B. and the

Department of

Chancory in Berno.

(5.D. Ecoles)

neononio Relationg Dopartnont,

LORETON. 92222026.

,00W01•

RESCRICHED

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(1307/83)

AVARA,

Contonuer 25, 1253.

PLesso repar to dy Lotter 1307/63 of Juno 20 shous

She Cubon morchunt 13n0t.

Oso "Armnotto Zetcolas"

roforod, do sh porsczant 4,

nac2wod Sa Lavana da 1ei maidon voyago on 8epb0nt02 25.

1ostoc undos

shos sho non ship tua tua moot modora alcobronio bov1guting

emsindono, nue tho folzonise adesionat dato ano coon

p20v204314

arondtroko ongine

maczagine 7200hoD. hoD. 00 119 102.27

boavy potsolems ond

300 02 010001 0229

0030 N020h4 - 11,

780 tonat

gaDRo + 1,200 013003

Cheso nno 16 hulato of 3 sono and ong enob of 19, 25

008 53. 4020.

I ca oondtno o cony of sudo lottor do Sutho tond 1n

Porcon, ano dontoz Rovez Cicloos,

(5.D. Cocleo)

04 м

0800169210

V.To root,

TNa

enceforn

1.0)

2.1.

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1011/63

SECREC

BRITISH

HAVANA

September 26, 1963

Porograph 2 of Sutherland'e latter 10621/63 of

Lestenbar tito racin lavor our coments on the

article by Cho Guevaza entitled

"Guerrilla Verfares a

Nethoal which anonred in the september labue of Cuba

Societa.

The

recrores by now.

macaoine vill

Have reached

Fis usual

I attach a cunnary of tho article,

which las elso appenred in the Soptember 22 losue of

Verde Olivo, in Bohemia and in a summarioed Corm with

ootmentary by Bernardo Callejas, In the latost issue

of the student maganine tella (no dato)

Che Guovarn's article, an cosay on the philoson

oi querulla varrare una mant to the achievement of

isa rohash ownin own book on the aubjeot

at length.

Its interost lios in tho. timing of Is

pustication and tho extent to which It my nark yet

unothes: chengein the consont, luctuating

the cuban Government cowaras covolutionary ch

Aporagch of

hang in

Latin anerioa

3.

he y0u van ronenber, Castro, intonuary of thie year.

advocateu violence as une unty mortoochieve

social chenge in batin inorica.

the necessar

He was sarcastic at the

expense ol those who thought that peaceful wenna might work

(seo in periloular his busech to the Congress of Women of

All Anerica"on January 15 - our tolegrun No. 1 Saving 01

January 1?.

Son about che en of Truary until July 26

thore was a period in which castro avoided

this line sooned to have boen contirmed

during

Castro's visit to Moscow when it looked es though

he "had worked out a compronine with the Rusaians

involving an acceptance ot the husian viow that some

countries wore open to poacolul, change.

Thia woo expressed

in two ways, tirot in the formuln that it vas the suty 0?6

ouch country to chooso its own way and by Castro in sp00040s

and convergation naling a distinction between the two

categorios, those suscoptible to peaceful chunge and thoso

where violence was necessary.

He otill adhered to this

distinction In his speech on July 26 although that speech

marlod a return to prcoccupution with the Latin American

situation and to violent language direoted not to the wholo

of Latin Americo but to the relocied countries said to be

ripe for revolution. Since July 26, my inpression 1o that

the Cubans heve stoned un thoir propagandu onuput on the

need for revolution la the seloctod countrteo.

4•

Cho Guevara y artiole

pure

to nar 9

return. to the

doctrine of tha Second Doclaration of lavanp

He

9/23

2010/18007

A. D. Parsong, Fogo

American Department,

FORLIGN OFFICE

1373

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SEORLA

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doco not concede that thore ny bo countrien where

revolution con bo achioved by peaceful means.

Ho argues

thurt cuerrillo cotion la tho "contral axio" of tho

Blown lo in the amendous ond thrt the securnle mist be

continental in acopo in rouponse to the continental

Lecouge been onsinst it by the Unitod otatoo.

trisk of doctring when condition see richt in ench country

ic one tor the revolutionico in that country but the

developmont or the atruazlo nude oc ruinted to the renorni

stratory and croarces in one countr hus effeota on the

neschboursmetones.

onlopcon, to on the renaong

nore accroosive line ond tho

Mach inny bo colated either to Intornal

alterances of approach nons the Cuban loaders or to

Cuba lamposition in the vino-dovios nrrument.

49 we neve

or dono bime has boon anta bad

tempor over the cota chonderine of his overturea to the

Malaco Stateo and to elina of inorenoca rictivity on the

nc00mme Gosa so026m5 once aren

An over the withdramal

Macula bo man bo loft out of a direct ramroche.

Ment Dooreos eusbinand the Unstad statoo.

Thore is also

Co carson of sou tho foilure to olen the Nucloor, Ban

Trease Cito into the picture and the cxtont to which all

Meete rovement over from Russia end Cowards

Chion do a solo fiolo to one thanich it ts ency to

Misus bab difcoule lo provide the anemoro and I

tor the moment wo must ousnend Judgemont.

Fuchue Destro's snooch on september 28 will provide another

at conving this lotton to tain Suthorland in

Waktortony Cou Beckon da Tex oo City, Robin Winonds in

Oncecal,and to Chhnceries in Mosoow, and Peking. T aloo

naclag an oxtra copy cor I.Rub.

Soott

SECRAT

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