INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT POLICY GUIDANCE DIRECTIVES FOR CUBAN INTELLIGENCE REPRESENTATIVES IN NICARAGUA AS ISSUED BY THE MA DEPT (INTELLIGENCE) OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 08/03/1964
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FIELD REPORT NO.

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INFORMATION. SOURCE GRAVAGS ARE DEFINITIVE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE

SOURCE:

A former Cuban intelligence officer who served with the Cuban

Iotelligence Service until April 1964.

Headquarters Comment.

The following is a translation of a

document which cortains the General Directorate of Intelligence

Direccios Coneral de Intelivercia - Dol) NA Department'‹

olicy guidatoe diroctive 10i

Cuban intelligence representatives

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The MA Departient no longer exists as such, having

been dividad into two departments:

Illcgal Department (Ilegal)

and the National Liberation Department (Liberacion Nacional - LN).

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COUNTRY: NICARAGUA

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3. ARMED FORCES

4. TRAINING CAMPS AND OPERATIONAL BASES

5. TSE NICARACUAN CONMUNIST PARTY (PARTIDO SOCIALISTA

NICARAGUENSE - PSN) .

6. REPRESSIVE BODIES

7. COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATIONS.

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POSITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES TOWARD THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.

9. SOLIDARITY-DITH-CUBA MOVEMENT

10. THE CLUNTRY'S INTERNAL POLITICAL LIFE

11. RELATIONS NITH THE UNITED STATES.

12. INTERNAL SITATION OF THE ARNED FORCES

13.

THE CHURCH

IMPORTANT

14..

FUNCTIONING, CHARACTERISTICS, AND DATA CONCERNING MEMBERS

•OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ACCREDITEL

IN THE COUNTRY.

15. THE PRESS

NECESSARY

16. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES AND FUSCTIONING OF ITS ORGANISMS

17. SEARCH FOR COLLABORATORS NHO CAN INFORS ON THE STATUS OF

THE NATIONAL ECONONY.

18.

THE BORDER QUESTION

INFORMATION LINES AND ObJECTIVES

COUNTR: : NICARAGUA

IMPERATIVE

1.

COLLECTIVE ACTION

a) Agreese ta ective arata part plates in elona

against. Cuta in

Government

Participation of the Nicaraguan

them, militar: capalilities or aid in any

b)

Meetings of CDCA.

Agreements reached, Somoza's

participation and role in

the CDCA.

• Military maneuvers which take place on Nicaraguar

erritor: in behalf of Central American armies: the

armies and units which take part in them. Zones where

the maneuvers take place.

) Provocation campaigns which the Somoza government prepare:

imed at showing Cuba intervention in the courtry':

internal affairs and attacks of our Revolution against

Nicaragua.

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2.

f)

Role and Functions of the Somoza Air Force in the

disposale angere toning a vas a let-

have taken part.

disposal.

8) Measures taken concerning travel from or to Cuba.

1) Possibilities of the breaking of relations with Cub

y Latin American countries that maintain relations al

present.

NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT.

and data concerring them.

support.

Zones where the: operate.

Relations among the groups.

Relations with the Leftist

Forces and exile groups.

Position toward the Culan Revolution.

Permanent contact with guerrilla groups. Activities.

b? Carlos Fonseca - general data concerning him, his

activities, ard his relationships.

Noel Guerrero - general data concerning him, his

activities, and his relationships.

d)

dovilizacion republicana - composition.

Leaders -

data concerning them.

Strength.

Actual steps toward

insurrection.

Movilizacion Republicana's plans to

influence the elections outcome.

Relations with the

PSN, other leftist forces and bourgeois political parties.

e) Other leftist forces.

Frente Insurreccional Vicaragüense.

Frente Interno de Resistencia. Movimiento Sandinista

Unido.

Leaders. data concerning them.

Activities.

Actual steps toward insurrection.

strensth ¿elations

with Leftist Forces.

f)

Student and Youth Movement.

Centro Universitario de

la Universidad Jacional (C.U.U.N. - Universit; Center

of National University):

them.

its leaders, data concerning

Strength, activities, relations with other youth

organizations.

Position toward the Cuban Revolution.

Juventud Patriotica Nicaraguense (JPN . Vicaraguan

Patriotic Youth): its leaders, data concerning them. Strength,

activities, relations with other youth organizations and Leftist

Forces.

Frente Jacional de Juventudes Revolucionarias

(FRE. NA. JU. R. - lational Front of Revolutionary Youths):

its leaders, data concerning them.

Organizations of which

it is formed. Activities:

leaders and data concerning them.

§) Position of Leftist Forces toward the PSY.

h) Present status, development, and application of the

unification plans of the Movimiento Liberacion Yacional

(VLN - National Liberation !lovement) according to the

agreements of the meeting in Costa Rica, influence of the

election outcome in the application

of these agreements.

i)

Permanent and periodical contact with Leftist Forces.

Information concerning the reaction of leftist Forces to

political and economic changes which occur in Ciba.

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3. ARMED FORCES

• a) Organization.

Units and capabilities. Armaments,

transportation, and bases.

Chiefs.

b) Budget of the Armed Forces. Each branch's budget.

c) Militars

pacts with the U.S. or other countries.or

atin or Central America of a clandestine nature.

Points agreed to in them.

d)

Yankee military missions. Corps where they are

assigned.

Rank and duties of the interrants.

and tasks promoted by them.

Strategy

expounded by the mission.

Units ard effectives of the Armed Forces within the

CDCA.or

avallable to enter into it. Their chiefs.

.f)

Role of the Nicaraguan Army in the integration of the

Central American Armed Forces in the CDCA.

Rolo arid

position of Tachito Somoza in it.

Position of the

other armies with respect to the command. Role of

the Yankee mission in its designation.

Military units with anti-guerrilla training.

effectives, length of anti-guerrilla training.

Combat readiness.

Armaments and transportation.

Their bases. Unit Chiefs.

Other battalions with special training (paratroops,

Rangers, etc.d.

Their bases,

transportation.

armaments, and

1) New types

Characteristics and

armaments adopted by the Armed Forces

quantities. of the material acquired

4. TRAINING CAMPS AND OPERATIONAL, BASES

a) Cuban mercenary training camps situated in Nicaraguan

territory, determine their existence at the following

Puerto Cabezas, Bluefields,

Rancho "Li

Fundidora".

Isla Maiz (Corn Island):

their characteristics.

Number of men trained.

Type and length of training.

Camp leaders.

Countries from which the mercenaries come.

Means of transportation.

c)

Existence of Cuban

mercenaries in Somoza's arm;

and on

his bases

and barracks.

names, l'anks, and

responsibilities. Units to which

they belong.

Positions

they hold

in it.

Location of counter-revolutionary operational bases.

Places where they are, number of men and military

effectives, ships or other types of transportation.

Arms which

they possess.

Aggression plans.

Departure

from bases and return to them.

5.

THE NICARAGUAN COMMUNIST PARTY (PARTIDO SOCIALISTA NICARAGÜENSE -

PSN)

a)

Position toward the Il Declaration of Havana.

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b)

Position toward Cuban-Soviet relations.

c) Position toward the Cuban line in the natioral and

intornational political field.

d)

Position in relation to the conflicts in the

International Communist Movement:

1. The case of China and the USSR.

2. The case of Albanda and the UsSr.

3. In reference to Yugoslavia, China, USER, and Albania.

4. In reference to Peace.

5. In reference to peaceful co-existence.

e) Internal situation of the party:

1. Leaders (data on them)

2. Activities, strength.

3. Internal dissension.

1) Actual steps of the PSN toward insurrection.

g) Means of fighting which are officially adopted.

h) Relations with other leftist forces:

1. Disagreements.

2. Status of unity.

Participation of 'its senters

in other leftist organizations.

1) Position of the Party toward the unification of

the Central American Parties for the purpose of

promoting guerrilla warfare.

j) Needs of the PSN.

k) Labor for Solidarity with Cuba.

1) Means of publicity.

m) Permanent and periodical contact with the Pal.

n)

Relations with bourgeois parties.

o) Attitude of the PSN toward the elections.

p) Attitude of the PSt toward the Central American

guerrilla war.

6. REPRESSIVE BODIES

a) Repressive bodies functioning within the country.

Their

commanders, plans, and objectives.

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o) Military Intelligence services.

Integration of

same, means of functioning.

Their chiefs and high

officials

Internal organizaison. Dians and

objectives.

Existing coordination between Somoza's repressive

bodies and those of Central America.

representative to them,

plans.

Prades theren me carried receptanado,

which have been developed by the combined servicos.

Participation of CIA and other Yankee arencies in

the existing coordination among the repressive bodies

of Contral incrica.

part.

e) Nationáls of the repressive bodies who have been

trained by CIA.

Where' they were trained, course

and instructors.

{ Contact with Interpol.

Coordination with it.

Restrictive measures concerning travel to Cuba.

Agents.

7. COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATIONS

a) Delegations of the counter-revolutionary organizations,

their leaders.

Their contacts with the Somoza

Government.

Through whom du ties function. Aid which

they receive. Most prominent persons.

b) Contacts between Carlos Prio and the Somoza Government.

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c) Activities promoted by counter-revolutionary organi-

zations.

Propaganda campaigns, distribution of

propaganda.

Through what means they are carried out.

Their contacts with the owners of these means, radio

stations, printing houses, newspapers.

Means of communication letween organizations established

In Nicaragua and the organizations in Miami,

especially in CRC.

Through whom, they are carried out

and what method they use.

e) Activities of Dr. Francisco Buitrago.

8.

POSITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES TOWARD THE CUBAN REVOLUTION:

2)

Toward the II Declaration of Havana.

With regard to Culan-Soviet relations, on questions

which affect Cuba and world

peace.

c)

With regard to the

accusations that Cuba is a base

of Communist aggression

against the American continent.

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SOLIDARITY NITH CUBA MOVEMENT

a) To ascertain 1f it 1s, organized: in what way 1t

functions, who its leaders are.

To ascertain the possibilitles of active suildärit?

demonstrations which the progressive organizations

have.

10.

THS COUNTHY'S INTERNAL POLITICAL LIFE:

Bourgeois, political parties: Partido Liberal

Nacionalista (Nationalist Liberal Party), Partido

Conservador de Nicaragua (zancudos) (Conservative

Party of Nicaragua), Partido Conservador Tradicionalista

(Tradittonalist Conservative Party) (Di.

Fernando.

Agüero, relationships with Figueres, Betancourt, and

Muñoz Marin) :

Possibilities

of a conservative

insürrectional outbreak.

Partido Liberal Independiente

sucial composition 'of

these parties.

(Independent Liberal Party) Leaders and duta concerning

them.

Strengths.

Relat lonships

with the

Yankee Emlassy, with

the Church, and with North American businesses. Internal

divisions, motives.

Source of their finances.

b)

Youth Organizations.

Juventud Liberal Independiente

(Independent Liberal Youth).

Juventud Conservadora

(Conservative Youth) (Aguerist).

strength.

Leaders,

data concerning them.

Connections with students.

Relations with the political parties.

"Nueva Nicaragua" movement

Other OrganizationS "frente de Liberacion Nacional"

(New Nicaragua) and

National Liberation Front). Their leaders and data

on the leaders.

Strength.

Composition.

with other political parties and leftist forces.

11.

RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES

Alliance for Progress. Peace Corps; their activities

and.

plans.

b)

c)

d)

Relations with accredited U.S. organisms. U.S.

military ald.

Role of the Yankee militars mission. Training

of Nicaraguan military men.

Ald plans for the promotion of tourism and for

load construction.

Actual end pursued, personnel

who work, etc.

e)

The United States Embassy.

Data concerning the

activities

of the Ambassador and Embassy personnel.

{)

Position toward the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty and

prospects

for the construction of a canal.

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ARNED FORCES, INTERNAL. SITUATION

a)

Data concerning the Militar: commanders and the

activities they carry out.

b) Conspiracy groups within the Armed Forces.

Influence of exiled officers.

UN, and the military attachés

American countries.

in and from

13. THE CHURCH

a) Ecclesiastical hierarch:.

b)

Position or relations between forcign and national

clergymen.

c) Penetration of the Protestant church and relationg

with the government and the Catholic Church.

d) Participation of the Church in Internal politics.

e)

Laymen organizations of the Church. (Juventud

obrera Catolica, etc.)

Relations of the Church with US. plans. Ailtance

for Progress. Peace Corps.

g) Relations of the Church with the Armed Forces.

1) Influence on the country's education.

do Estudiantes (Students' federation).

Federacion

14.

IMPORTANT

FUNCTIONING, CHARACTERISTICS, AND DATA CONCERNING MEMBERS

OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE AND THE ACCREDITED DIPLONATIC

CORPS IN THE COUNTRY.

a) UNITED NATIONS.

D) OAS (Organization of American States) and JID (IADB).

c) Functionaries in and from Lallu American countrios.

15. THE PRESS

•) Data on the reporters and the broadcasting organs

existing in Nicaragua.

) Possibility of utilizing the reporters in th

ountry as well as abroad for our job

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16.

17.

18.

NECESSARY

GOVERNVENT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIUNINE UE ITS NUANISNE.

a) Relations between the Presidency and the ministries.

b) Data concerning the persons closest and most

influential to Somoza.

c)

Congress. Most prominent figures. Relations between

the

governaent and the U.S. Embassy and cotton

monopolies.

d)

olitical personalities with authority over th

ones of the country, and data on them

e) Judicial power, personalities. Repressive laws.

Important laws.

SEARCH FOR COLLABORATORS WIO CAN INFORM ON THE NATIONAL

ECONOMIC STATUS.

a) North American businesses influential in the country's

economy.

b)

New North American Investments in the country.

Industr: and

mining.

c) Trend of unemployment level.

d) The countr:'s relations with a view to Central

American economic integration.

€)

•Situation of cotton and coffee production.

Political and economic effects of low prices:

coffee and cotton:

World Market.

THE BORDER QUESTION

a) The dispute with Honduras over the Segovia zone.

b)

Border situation of Fonseca Baj.

Border problems with Costa Rica.

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