INFORMATION REPORT INCREASE OF SABOTAGE IN CUBA.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 06/20/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

MMORMATION REPORT INTORY SION RERORIN

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

COUNTRY

SUBJECT

Cuba

InoTeBBa of Sabotage in Cuba

S-E-C-R-E-T

NOFORS CONTINUED CONTROS.

REPORI NO. CS -3/524,422

DATE DISTR

20 June 1962

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1

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DATE Of

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ

Hid Hay 1962

England, London

(1 June 1962)

THIS IS

UNEVALUATED

SOURCE.

FIELD REPORT NO.

INFORMATION.

SOURCE GRADINOS ARE DEIMITIVE APPRAISAI OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

An afficial British services from "a regular source, quoting Jovan Mirio,

corresponden: in cuba at tallo, lugoslat press agenoy..

Appraloal of Contents 3.

1.

Tho militla is no longer regarded by the Cuban Govornment as a sorious

faotor in Internal or external defense.

Instoad, it 18 used as a recrulting

ground for the Armed Faroes, which are now thoroughly professional and

well-trained.

2. Armed clashes between opposition groups and goverrment farcas have cooured

1s several provinoes, Inaluding Matanzas,- Canaguey, and Plnar del Mo.

3. There has boen a notablo increase in sabotage since February or March 1962.

Buildings and fastories have been blown up or burned, cane flolds set on

firo, and above all, passivo reistance has groun in certain industries,

espoojally the sugar refining industry. A different pattorn of sabotage

has amerged. Instead of sotting off explosive or incendiary bombs inoro

they night cause loss of Ilfe or injury, thus arousing popular resentment

against the oppoaltion, targets are chosen for the maximum finanoial damago

or dislocation.

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INCORMATION REPORT

081-32,818

NO PROJECT (SMOTH)

C5-3/514,421

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