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CSDB-312/02121-71

DATE DISTR. 26: July 1971

COUNTRY

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DOI

SUBJECT

March - April 1971

Ongarization.

HERE 3: 59958156468 SUD/KS

4-FBI/C

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MITRANS)

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Berchant

nase to the binistry o

Ports

FIELD NO. [oco 108

SOURCE

3

2

de acquired this information during the course of his normal

employment.

1,

(Hendquarters Comment:

The Cuban Ministry of Mer

chant Marine and Ports was created by law on 20 August 1970

witt.

the purpose of coordinating, administering, and exacu-

ting all maritime activity:

At

that. tine, it was announced

that the offices within the Ministry of Transportation having

to do with maritime activities would be transferred to the

Ministry of

Morchant Marine and Ports.

2.

As of March 1971,

the Ministry of Transportation

(MITRANS) was still in the process of transferring cortain

offices to the new Ministry of Morchont Marine and Ports,

which had not yet boon completely organized,

Attached

as

page 5 :is

an organization chart of MITRIXS as of

farch

* Following is a description of the MiTRANS

organization:

71.

Minister.

Canadian Service

Conment:

was

Source

still under the impression that the

Minister

of trans-

portation was Faure Chono

n, although the latter had

been replaced in December 1970

by Major Enrique

Lusson

Batlle.)

B.

Office of the Minister.

Piro

Ferro

vas in charge of this office and the chief segretary

BALICIO

({nu) :

Both were with Faurc Chomon,

Nas

Minister oransportation in the setach dirie

the cut remar

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13th of Mrch Revolutionary Directorate

(DR)

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which

was led by Chomon

Revolutio!.

and was active during the Cuban

Within MITRANS,

harorre and Barretr

Chomon's principal assistants.

economist, also worked in

One Soviet advisor,

this office.

Barreto wore expecting to be

Both Barogro and

df Merchant Marine and Ports.

transferred to the Ministry

was

First Vicc-Minister,

The First Vice-Minister

who is alson former menbor

Guncrsindo.

is the First Vice-Ministor and Vice-dinister

Personalitios.)

in MITRANS according to the Directory of Cuban

Second Vice-Minister.

LAX

responsibility

also a former member of the DR.

The Second Vice-Minister,

over the Departments of Laws and Regulations.

One Soviet advisor worked in the office; he was

(Inu), a naval

Irom a Leningrad ship construction

institute.

(Headquarters Commona:

According to the Directory

the MITRANS Vice-Minister

Technical

Standards.)

(1)y Laws:

The Director of this department

was Joaquir dela

a former member of

of this dees ment meresting to shipping and port Inva was

to be transferred to the Ministry of Merchant Marine

Ports.

and

Within

the Department of laws, were two sections:

a commission which investigated accidents,

and a legal

section

which wrote the rules and regulations govorning

shIp,

rail, bus

and truck

transportation.

It

a driving school and issued drivers' licenses.

also operated

Regulations:

This department consisted

of naval construction and

inspection

Silvio

All of the Regulations Department was

to the Ministry

to be transferred

of Merchant Marine and Ports.

Naval Construction Section:

This

section, within the Regulations Department, was headed by

Tapanes,

= Soviet-trained

section contained two

engineer.

The

the dry docks office in

five Soviet engineersworked,

which

section

ship repair

engineers worked. Since the

beginning of 1969,

Tapanes had

spent the major part of his

the MITRANS representative working in the Cuban

Commorcial Office in London,

In 1968, he had an

at a shipyard on Havana Bay (AMS Series E 9210,.

Sheet 2 UTM Grid 630697 to 635597).

During this

time he often visited the Soviet Naval Association for

assistance.

composed of Soviet naval

officers.

had officos

in a building on the block bounded

by Morcaderes, O'Reilly, Obispo and Tacon Streets in Havana.

In late 1970,

of

Source said that many civilian enployees of

military ranks when they

transferred

to the Ninistry of Merchant Marine and Ports.)

(br): Inspection Section:

This section,

headed by Captain Silvio, was responsible for inspecting

all non-military ships entering Cuban ports.

All employees

of this

section were on detached duty

from the Mombisas

Shipping Line.

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