INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE: SUCCESSION TO CASTRO AND CURRENT POWER LINE-UP IN CUBA.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 10/1/64
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBNI: T SUCCESSICH TO CASTRO AND CURRENT POWER LINE-UP IN CUBA

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PADA: FRANCE, PARIS (29 SEPTEMELR 1964)

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IN LATE SEPTEMBER 1954, ANTONIO CAPRILLO CARRERAS, CURAN

AVEASSADOR TO FRANCE, MADE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO

SOURCE'S QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SUCCESSION TO CASTRO ARO ME ME

FIGURES CURRENTLY MOST POWERFUL IN CUBA, (FIELD COMMENT: (OFP 1365

• REPORTED CARRILLO'S COMMENTS INAT TIE

HAS CASTRO'S FULL TRUST. CORE TETITE

REPORTEO CARRILLO'S DESERIPTION OF HIMSELF AS CASTRO'S PERSONAL

REPACESNTATIVE RATHER THAN AN

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::= SUBNE, PARTICULARLY THACUSH ASSASSINATION, RAUL GASTRO WILL

I'DESIATEL! TAKE OVER AS LEADER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN: ESTASLISHED 1

PuRi, RAUL MAS THE SUPPORT. OF THE ARMY AS WELL AS INAT OF IME

CT-ER TOP CUEAN LEADERS IN FIDEL'S IMMEDIATE GROUP.

3. IN TERES OF AUTHORITY AFTER FIDEL AND RAUL, PRESIDENT OSVALDO.

CORTICOS ANO ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA FOLLOW IN THAT ORDER. CELIA

SAVCHEZ NANDULEY HAS INFLUENCE OUTSIDE THE POWER L'INE-UP BECAUSE OF •

HER INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH FIDEL. AMONG OTHER FIGURES WHO ARE

FRICULARLY INFLUENTIAL NON IS EMILIO ARAGONES, WHO IS

DOTTICOSE HONME DE CONFIANCE.

..GUEVARA HAS POPULAR SUPPORT AND IS GENERALLY INNSIDERED

•GULAR IN SPITE OF MIS FOREIGI BIRTH. HE HAS NOT FAILEO AS MINISTEI

LF INGUSTRIES AND THE DIFFICULT FUNCTIONING OF THE ECONOMY IS

¡TARLEUTABLE SIMPLY TO THE FACT THAT MANY KEY INDUSTRIES CONTINUE iO

LEE MIERICAN ERUIPMENT FOR WHICH REPLACEMENT PARTS CABNOT BE ALQUIRES.

NEWL: PLANTS GENERALLY USE RUSSIAN AND CRECH EQUIPMENT AND ARE NEN

ARTICANO EFFICIENTLY, DOPTICOS, WHO IS MIOSLY RESTICTEO IN CUCA,

C. HAS SPECIFIC RESPONSIGILLTY FOR GUIDING THE ECONOMY.

PRIOR TO LATE MAY D9SE, WHEN TME CASTRO RIGHE ASPENDEO TO

PIVERO AUTUMLLY INTENDEO TO LEAD AN IVASION EF GULi.

Filed SISSer: NCAS.

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