CABLE RE: FOLLOWING IS SUMMARY REF BOOK CABLE WHICH MAY BE USEFUL
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 03/21/1966
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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3. REUTERS DISPATCH 16 MARCH 1966 FROS HAVANA REPORTS VIDESPRRAD

PURGE HIGE OFFICIALS, MILITARY LEADERS AND CONCUNIST LEADERS CUBA.:

FORBIGN MINISTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE MINISTRY MOST AFFECTED; AND 'OFFICIALS

WORKING ABROAD UNDER INVESTIGATION:

IN 13 MARCH SPEECH, CASTRO AXTACERD

KERBERS OF CUBAN MISSIONS ABROAD WEO SPRIT TIME PARTYING, DRINKING BRANDY

AND IN COMPANY PRETTY GIRLS.

HE ADDED THAT PLAYBOYS WOULD BE DRAFTED INTO

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SOME OF CASTRO'S EARLIEST AND LOST ACTIVE FOLLOVERS HAVE ALRADY

FALLIN VICTIM; MAJOR ROLAND CUBSLA WED HAS TRIED AND CONVICTED FOR

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ALLEGIDLY PLOTTING AGAINST CASTRO WITH SUPPORT U.8, BASED' EXILE INADERS, :

AND HAJOR AMBIJEIRAS WHO DISMISSED FROM GOVT IN DISGRACE FOR BEING

"PLAYBOY. CUBELA WAS POPULAR FIGURE AND HIS TRIAL RESULTED ANTI-CASTRO

Lạn: STUDENT ADITATION.

190C 4. UNDERLYING CAUSES THE UNREST WHICH IMPELLING CASTRO RESORT TO

.:BEON TRIALS AND PURGE ARS ECONONIC AND SOCIAL FAILURES CUBAN REGIME,

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STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO NERUMAR'S FAILURES.

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SUGAR CROP IS SUÁLI AND EXPORT EARNINGS WILL NOT PAY FOR BASIC IMPORTS.

GOVE BURSAUCRACY VIRTUALLY COLLAPSED DUE DISMISSAL SONE 60, 000 EUPLOYEES

IN: INTEREST ECONONY.

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5.: "SUGGESTED PSYCH LINES REY ARE:

: A.: PORTRAY PURGES AND TRIALS AS DESPERATE EPPORT CASTRO DIVERT":

PUBLIC ATTENTION INTERNAL DIPPICULTIES AND ATTERPT LAY BLAME ON OTIERS. "

B. COMPÁRE CASTRO TO NRUHAI, SUKÁRTO OTHER TYRANNICAL NATIONALIN

LEADERS VIO BAVE BANKRUPTED TIBIR 'ECOYONIES, SOLD OUT TASTE NATIONS TO

COMMUNISE.

'C. RAISE QUESTION TID AHONGST, CASTRO FOLLOWERS CAN PREL SAFE WHEN

CASTRO TURNING AGAINST LOST LOYAL AND DEDICATED FRIENDS.

B. SITUATION ALSO OFFERS POSSIBILITY ESTABLISH CONTACT SELSCIBD

COBAN OPTICIALS ABROAD NEO MAY BE UNCERTAIN TESIR FUTURE VITE OBJECTIVE

- RECRUITIENT.

T.?. GHANA SITUATION OBVIOUSLY OFFERS SOME POSSIBILITIES EFPECTIVE

OPS AGAINST-CUBANS, BUT APPRECIATE THAT STATION HAS HAHY EXISTING

:COMMITTURNTS AND MOUNTING GOOD OP AGAINST CUBANS DEPENDENT ON TILING.

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WE STATION BELIEVES TIMING APPROPRIATE EXPLOIT POSSIRELETEES AGAINST

¿CUBANS, PLEASE ADVISE AND EQS WILL ATTEPT PROVIDE ADDITIQNAL INTO 10

SUPPORT: IN HANTINE, STATION HAY RISH CONSIDER SON PEECH PLAY TO

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