US INTERVENTION IN CUBA FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF CASTRO
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From: HURWITCH
Document date: 11/9/61
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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US INTERVENTION IN CUBA FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF CASTRO

DATE: 11/09/1961

PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS :

CASTRO, FIDEL

CONTINGENCY PLANNING - CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/06/1998

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COMMENTS :

Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 2. Interagency staff study on post-Castro Cuba.

Department of the Army EO 13528

* Declassity

• I Exclude

1 Exempt

19.1

NH 50955

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To dotesutre tha fastone and comeba

of sectos relating to D.d,

Intorontion vite feroo proferably with Belon

tatts Anseteto support

As Cobo In tho svent of Castrole Costa

an arder to onome the repte

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1. Lament 11210n

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Cratro Cars, dontrated by the Sino Sortet 2letg

poses e coriona throat to the peago and soeurity at the

hamlephone -

Fatata Caba, too Coatro ropino to onecutter

Jog euronely serious cocoate difflenition.

togise rotsteles tie procent Cirn polittend control of

*ho soland, boovar, ond at thore to o continod high

lovol of Flos sss8etsng9,

apriltions 00u1d begin to

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(o) Latin eno

Are Tatta norican sation 2o longor scistato

diplomatic relationo with Gita:

Tho sore isportent totis

Esswasn mellons, howorer, maintala rolatton ond uro for

a Foriat of rossons atla raluatant to brost relations

action againet Cubit*

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Inted Etates

kosbroctton of tho Catre sogtoe osl of tho Coszantat

apparates de 1o Cho 16, nacors) tetorest.

(6)

Blog

Provides poltlical and coonente and military support

to the fastro coutas to progote Rice objective la latin

Anter

Ve do not bolteve the Sing onlot Moa wald

dotead Culm militarily, although thay kave the copalat

to do go.

(a) Lock of Macla

Noton one ataloco smutrale aro perroziy split on the

ason of tho prohion but regura 15 as a ta Tooponsiblty.

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2. Aurantlem

(1) Ante

Who Commat Boty would nintain sestral.

Non-tacos

vocle pralabig coatiano ad

Unnaidant sad Maul Castee

The Cuban

maltiay the largoos end sant attortino erned force

To Cobe, Pole vospost prompoly to Mat's erdoss snal

voula ortertate veteven scattored cutbraste of

readstance my have coonrely

es torror void quickly establiah tho auncosses Perine

An contras

, аза када

cartiala

say topo of erfective 1,0,

Intervation short of a masatvo arount:

The det'anso

of tube onder lend would protshly su mintone ond

pusbed so even rentar cutennes then

under Paol®

The cuccessor rogtes soute,

roo tiero et 36, 2061000,

bine me 1.0. for Gotrola Coolb and swall launch o

Molent outt Cantro propride competen

Theve vosta

not be as attach ogalaos Cuntananas

(Sco Annoy: C)

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Jello Auntean Goronarata

and pille optaton wontd

gonorally bolteve that tho

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Latin Amourt nam

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Ispostant sectors of the popilatica muld novegtbolesos

nim pulloty shaltongs ou atatoront of Isnocence,

Conentat and pro tonint

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motors date and oproseniatio pollitond opperato of

the crioting coverate world antenttedte launde atim

Rosas compalgra snute probabty lastude demonotratdona

and attacio amirot o ciSteinl (natellatione»

There vools be no edgolften chonger

In the truster

or antions which do not elatoln notations with Cute:

(9c0 Ammon: S)

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could tocrease so

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(c)

Sho Moo vola Anarcono tho propagrallo esapalen

prestaly inalading Suesto

of nilitary support shioh tho Hoc vold sed supplze

(0)

Abo Contat-tsaptono propagusla composga senta

Glo conte bo tidaly blamod for

mattato.

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(1)

Tho mostro sould nobilino ata Its forcoa and voull

attenpe to sully multe cuport.

Foot on the gnonte

voale ponelvel vais to aco shat happopo, Hany

porscos 302l defoot fron tho Gratro Eoneno and tha

endergroset voutd banora sore sottvo. The «lemento

Individualo nol mome vole sestas anal pralealig

(a) tito Amades

Although anny Istin Anricon Governato and Asportent

saprento of tho populaston souta petrately veloono tha

ontantton of commniar tra Can, they contà publloly

angury e flagrano violaton os li demitasata

In tho MS (Em thean oomutoonte, 900 Anos 8),

The Concnico ond pro-tsstro oimente, ed tall as

of the extoting courmeato XU4 Antontry Abols

sitone of morsonaty

restoning the stability ot" doms

govementa ant/co oberantag solite dercolation at

the 16: 1olorcs tn emo Instancos by trasuma oratsot

Van entsona dotarate in thaco ouuntrtos, Inulusine

petroto Aaartece trentmente uno the Altanoo Mer

more proposo cho bottos adverso to Vet. Interante*

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Fede ao0a probabily dotago

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no moal introitee

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to hold for several doze sen Cabso torolborsy and

(4) a substanttol mop of Atontanato voila anti fer

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10110% Stato (exiles), ©l4 (odergrod)

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(a)

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provatonad Caton gorones

(a)

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(a)

Too soonmas to control cairy fate Cus.

A09 200: State

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56:360 85050

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This oraliaston do lonce apan the anemption hoo

the above encribed ninte (pairatio palation naltramy

siallen has boon schlavede

The Osited ftetoo atepo nepovor abore sto nuitable or

the quids muttention of tho Conise ragtas ad Ate vogtaschent

Do a tankenday governont,

te est forosne no voy other than

Invasson to scooptich the objoctive as stated in the probiet.

Cho propozud

The Zogisttee mobten

as stalifod borate of the proxiato of Cube do the letted

Bestos and llo fernt Alstonce to the Blod; 12 lete tho

propoolerance of milton and consonia pover lo corm out tho

last ian.

Cula do not holtood to to lonelant sogi do the Gortet

Undon so Juntary to ptok of a mojor var. Fereore, the 100

innot nupiya nignittent crote ever Zong bas disbances

atiority. The ime tores to pressure de Berling tent

on can moto es to works bot will step chort ed e direet

nado confrostalon with the Inited Statoo:

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afgnition% lesose ayes sn tomaing foroe, No bolteve,

Lovever, that loweds soute bo accoptable giron the stee

a por of tho faceo no pian to hring ortont Cubea

dur taroco ta other pto of the vora mur to pieparoa

to hondle Jammasol heart fire schtene nomated ty soo

Coviet 3100•

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(o. Beszenta

The Ietlonts eoonam

dso asetata asy ancd intaccestion

to Gibea ead the

eilbad sntonl

progras of zohahilitatton in Cabap

(o) 1n1161cal

The polilloal ponolties

vhilch 120 1,5 9111 aaffer ao

e Pooult ol Bantag Zavaded Coba

in violetton of lal.

tnternattohat eomdiaratdy

Anoirion Sheeo to tho 75 aod

о, во велого, ca das be b0r0e

The sertous ertMieten

•l 1ho 1.A. witch vili te aromod ty thle legel ane

Intervontsontes aot w11l be offeet by ihe zacorrote ef

gocc 114t Which Tho Va5e 0Slogs

sepengheet dha Troe Morlas

Anthongh the VoS. tannot

tuo eetion no Juctiaiod

noir Enborastionad Xr%, 10

, ons etresa toe acalit ot

Bho costos en tho bnoto Tot & claptioy hoay oivlo 199

eltauiten extote oft em oboros where nllltons of fubaro

eng einning fecolon by threning pes tr Canmlut yoin

cná tave rogmatad aue asofatanes,

disapyiszance of loctzo fhos te Cono polttiaat

poone unier Wllelyntsous contistens dd mhoos pod opon

mealetanco to bãs tegias n1lt so a largo intons donteoy

tho Castiro sutl

nà tho aggias bie rectsa ine bad fer die

phoples af rong

muesygevsleped

i dAt2ORS.

The

deetraosson of a fousantod rogine and ita

poptaconmal ly a frtently gorersost vila vutro o saront

lo 10e poneo ant avemlto ef 4ho Foutopharo sad valà vngaog

Uno beltof Shat the Cesmstat Eleo ts tho pvectest slamos

of the motd stnunto nnf nhould tiorator to piseated

Our polattonn uito frienils cotsono will zomin gool,

afser pochape & alight debertoratlon in eestoin lastences.

Amaican Aevostmoate

stts ost entter tn tho sorg sur,

120

in M10nce for Foogpens gropran sttk mol enomanter corlaes

OsD :99100 s0 A 10:s1: e0 GAie dethone

Je tho oporatten is

onlohly nud

nucceantuly necomplieted, So pelltsonl

dacngo wtid bo onroepontingly voduonde

Uldosprond engnisod detuostot Meharhunsce n121 cpnue

Aundlatuly but tho nore qutetay sho Gsetzo iapise to

erosiisod

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crushod too moster cho Aleftoulty tho Constels 012 '

shooter in ratotataing enteting deterbances ond in

Ening further fasts hencese

# succeanted luvasten

may orongton to vuld of facto Aseriann Covermanto

Gonemiat monsoo

is tote on oeunketen.

the

Songrees

a08 tho poopto no 1a 10: 8172

applest the

(a) That soon neus of the death

on other alintnalden of

Gooseo feen tho baron acom, fos anton that Alo Hore 02106

Farono gnuparo Handintely for rud Antervestson ta Cren

to a cares that those preparations one lope trea pubite

Insouzedge 4000

are canjees to sentiate balve

(b)

• Cool, pos determine in

i ts Cuba ontote

(o) That, 3% sou doterton thee too stateme destrilo

1A coniton ami

l dotarin that obo dorgon posed by ito Coatro vogine

to the 1e, salteal sanutty lo of ouch an ender of z0galvzio

an to lostsfy Intomanites fa Can ly Vore Seces, shies would

Joeluding the th Charter

and f1s censttacate:

11 after poviring tho intormatiobat pattatten

you datoeulas

that amed Intervention

ta Cuba 1o 1e

the 992o21

national lateral, you ende

Interventino in Cats vite Pie nee

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