REF A SABOTAGE OPERATION FAILED FOR REASONS YET UNCLEAR.
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Document date: 05/21/1963
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1. RETA SABOTAGE OPERATION FAILED FOR REASONS IST

UNCLEAR.

PROWIBITTON ON USE SXPIOBIYES OR INCIDIARY DEVICES RAS,

BREN REMOVED. ALL ADDERS NOT URGED CONSIDER UTILIZATION FULL

RANGE SABOTAGE AND HARRASSMENT TECHNIQUES AGAINST CUBAN SHIPS AND

CARGOES.

2; RECENT EFTORTS, - ALTHOUGH UNSUCCESSFUL, HAVE PROVIDED

-CONSIDERABLE DATA FOR FUTURE USE. IQS TIEWS FOLLOW, STATION

COHMENTS WELCOME.

A. SABOTAGE OF CUBAN SHIPPING IS BUT ONE OF MANY

EFFOETS TO CRIPPLE CUBAN. ECONOMY. SIMPLE DELAY OF SINGLE SHIP

CAN COST UP TO 1000 DOLLARS PER DAY. SERIOUS DAMAGE SHIPS OR

CARGOES OF COURSE EVEN MORE COSTLY. WHILE NO SINGLE ACTION WILL

SERIOUSLY WRAKEN CUBAN ECONORY, TOTAL EFFECT OF AGRESSIVE PROGRAM

COULD CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY.

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ACTE DISH1673 41573

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ZMPOSEIELE DEZKRITE IN ADVANCE TYPE SABOTAGE

TO BE ATTRIPIRD IN VARIOUS POETS. JACH CASE MUST BE DECIDED ON AD

HOC BASIS, CONSIDERING ASSETS AVAILABLE, OPS CLINATE IN PORT OF

CALL, LENGTE OF TINE IN PORT; CONDITION OF SHIP, ETC. WIRE MAJOR

ACTION DESHED IMPOSSIBLE, SIMPLER TYPES SABOTAGE DE FARRASSHENT

SHOULD BE CONSIDRED. IN NO CASE HOWEVER SHOULD THESE SABOTAGE

OPS INISEFERE WITH OR HARM LOCAL PORT PACILITIES OR SHIPPING.

C. NOH APPEARS AMLEG AGENTS GENERALLY URSUITED

FOR YIOLENT SABOTAGE. MOST, (AS PROTESSIONAL MARINERS, PROBABLY

TENE TENT TENT TE TENT, TT : aT + 447545877 35 20o

PSYCHOLOGICALLY ORIENTED AGAINST DAMAGING OWN SHIPS AND FEAR PERSONAL

OR FAKILY BEPRISALS. AMLEG AGENTS PROBABLY BEST SUITED SIMPLE

SABOTAGE SUCH AS ERRORS OF DAISSION OR COMMISSION, PUTTING YEAST

INTO TUEL, OR ONE ACTIONS TITE MININ FLAP PON-TAL, IN THIS

CONNECTION ALTHOUGH JOS AGRRES IN GENERAL VITE (BAMBUR) VIEWS (BER C)

• DO NOT BELIEVE RISKS IN MINOR DRLAYING OP ARE AS SEVERE AS FOR

-MAJOR ACTION.

D. APPRARS FOTENTIAL SHIPJUKPERS BEST CHOICE FOR

CONMITTING HAJOR SABOTAGE ACTS, IT THEY CAN BE PERSUADED RETURN

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OR FEATY ABOARD LONG IOUS-TO GET JOE DONE.

ALL SUCI. JUMPERS

JUST ES TRACED WIT NOS, AMAND WAVE AND FUTERED IF POSSIBLE;

PRIOR DETAILED BRIEFINGS AND ISSUANCE SABOTAGE DEVICES. SINCE

SEVERAL ANLIG AGENTS HAVE REPORTED INTIRTIONS JUP SHIP IN FUTURE,

MAY BE POSSIBLE LAY ON PLANS WITH THEN FOR BABOTAGE OF LAST VOYAGE

FOR FAMILIES

OUT.

ASSUME TREIR EXIT ARRANGEHENTS WILL BE MADE PRIOR THEIR OWH

FINAL DEPARTURE FROM CUBA.

I. SABOTAGE OF CUBAN SHIPPING IS NOW TO BE CONSIDEBED

LONG RANGE AS HELL AS AD HOC PROGRAM SABOTAGE ACTIONS MAY THERE-

FORE BE PLANNED TACROUGELY AND IMPLEHENTED THENEVER OPS CLIMATE

MOST PROPITIOUS. HOWEVER, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO EXPLORE THOROUGHLY

POSSIBILITY SABOTAGE TACH SHIP DURING TACH CALL YOUR PORT ARFA

Aprint.

IF IT FELT INNEDIATE ACTION NOT FRASIBLE, PLS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY

SABOTAGE IN NEXT PORT OF CALL OR ON NEXT VOYAGE AND ADVISE

ACCORDINGLY.

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DELAYS UNDER OPTINUM CONDIFIONS THROUGH FOULING UP LINES, FILTERS

AND INJECTORS, BUT IMPOSSIELE PREDICT END REBULTS.

TASREFORE AL..

THOUGA TUPORTANT TRY THIS APPROACH WHENEYER POSSIBLE, ANY ASSET

USED FOR THIS SHOULD BE ADVISED NOT EXPECT IMMEDIATE OBVIOUS

RESULTS.

"TO STATIONS WERE ASKED TO LIHIT CABIN TRAFFIC ON

SPECIFIC SABOTAGE ACTIONS TO HOS ONLY. DESPITE EXTREME SENSITIVITY

t1000.2..4.

OF PROGRAM, ESSENTIAL THAT ALL STATIONS THERE PARTICULAR SHIP WILI

CALL BE HADE AMARE SABOTAGE DISCUSSIONS HITH AGRNTS ABOARD OR ANY

OPS PLANNED OR CARRIED OUT AGAINST SHIP

AS STATED IN PREVIOUS TRAFFIC ALL SABOTAGE OPER-

ATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY HOS PRIOR IMPLEMENTATION. @SIMILARLY,

AMBASSADORS WILL BE BRIEFED OR HOT AS DIRECTED BY HQS IN CONJUNCTION

WITH THIS APPROVAL:

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CUBAN VESSELS CALLING AT EUROPRAN OR MOROCCAN PORTS IN APRIL,

APPROVAL FOR EXPLOSIVE 'AND INCENDIARY DEVICES HAS TEMPORARILY SUS-

PENDED AND IS NON RENEWED PER-PARA '1 ABOVE.

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SAS/Camcnts: #4 Brent desires evaluate etforts and results of

action Egainst HAVANA) before procceding with additional

sabotage action against Ciban shipping.

Above restriction on sabotage applies only to frnu

explosvie and incendiary type actions such as limpete

and shape charges.

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Hamburs's vlews on sabotage of Cuban shipping.

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