CABLE RE: 1. AMLASH-1 UNAWARE IF SOVIETS STILL CONTROL
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 12/11/64
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ALASH ONE UNAWARE IF SOVIETS STAL CONTROSETTL

EUT OFFICIAL COMMENTS HE HAS HERCO INDRITE CUCANS IN COITRUL

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JD DEE EXPERIENCING MANY PROBUNS WITH GESPECT MAINTERMCE'ES

PECIALLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. SOVIETS MAY STILL BE PROVIDING

TECHNICAL ADVISERS BUT NUMBERS OF MILITARY NOTICEABLE REDUCED DURING

PAST YEAR•

2• RUMORS OFTEN HEARD CUBA HAS MISSILES ABLE REACH U.S. AMLASH

ONE DOES NOT SELIEVE THERE IS ANY FACT TO THESE RUMORS AS HE NEVER

HEARD SUCH A STATEMENT FROM OFFICIALS IN POSITION TO KNO PRIMES

I'CLUDES AFLASH ONE GOOD FRIEND CITE

ENRIQUE OROPESA, CHIEF CUBAN

ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNITS.

3. AMLASH ONE HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM CUBAN MILITARY OFFICERS

CONCERNING SUBMARINE BASES IN CUBA, OR NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS BEING

• INTRODUCED. THE WEAPONS ARRIVING APE REPLACEMENTS OR MORE OF SAME.

AMOUNT AMMUNITION EXPENDED BY CUBAN ARMY IS HIGH BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS

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MILITARY EXERCISESBENGAGED IN BY CUBAN ARMY. CASTRO ENCOURAGES

THIS ACTIVITY IN ORDER KEEP OFFICERS AND

IN BUSY AND PROVIDE

THEM LIITLE TIME THINK OF HARDSHIPS BEING EXPERIENCED MAINLY BY

THE IR FAMILIES.

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4• ARLASH ONE UNAWARE TYPES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ON ISLE OF

PINES BUT LiAS HEARD THAT MANY MILITARY EXERCISES AND MANEUVERS

ARE CARRIED OUT ON THE ISLAND

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