FIELD INFORMATION REPORT: ACTIVITIES BY FOREIGN PERSONNEL IN THE SAGUA LA GRANDE AREA
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
To: HQS
Document date: 10/04/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

REPORT COVER SHEET

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1 Octovor 1962

PIPORTING PERICES

Alice B. CAPRONG

RIPORTS OFFICLE

OLIver K. PANOCK

APPROVINE OFFICIA

Andrew K. REUTEMAN

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Source:

AMBUD-1 outninod tho Information fron Gerarda

QUESADA a ropresentativo on the CRC who in turn received

a letter from

an ANIBAL 1n Cuba. Date of lotter 18

• 12 September.

He regret that the names of

the ships are badly garbled,

the MISTURIN is probably the MICHURIN whereas no better

• solution could be found for SEBONEK. It would be most

appreciatod if Headquarters/Reports could manage to

oxpedite the procurement of the list of Soviet flag

vessels available in Sh/Reporte.

The Information here will also supplement that previously

forwardod under UFG-1622.

Last part of FCI AMBUD-1 from

"PRADO" In lotter dated 7 September. "PRADO" 18 a member

of RESCATE In Cuba.

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GHADING OF SOURCE:

As Comploraly calrotlo.

9: Unvolly calioblo

or iconits: rederdiane el thale competenco)

Probably lolga.

1, Conlirmed by other Indeperdont and reliablo sourcas.

Camar bo judged.

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Cuba

REPORT NO.

SUBJECT

Activities by Foreign

Personnel

in the

Sagua la

Grande Area

DATE OF REPORT

NO. PAGES

REFERENCES

2: Protubly reud: Di Porsisly revo. di Doubllul.

UFG-1636

1 October 1962

1% August to 3 September 1962

PLACE &

United States

DATE ACQ..

(27 September 1962)

MIS IS UMEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINOS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE:

SOURCE:

Loading official (C) in an anti-Castro group in exile,

from a member. of an anti-Castro group in exile from a

friend in Cuba. Appraisal of Content: 3

1.

Cuban nationals are not pormitted entry to & camp of rbout

1,000 Soviets at Ranchoria (N 22-52

grid reference

399/294 AMS Series E7222-48

irom Sagua la Grande N

₩ 80-05, grid reference 950/220

AMS Sertes E723, sheet 4184il) on the road from Sagua la

Grande to Isabela de

Sagua. (N 22-56, W 79-40, grid reference

015/370 AMS Series E723, sheet 4184I)• Cuban nationals are

also not permitted accoss to an encampment of about 800

Soviets. in the Rodrigo area (N 22-11,

W 80-11, grid reference

2.

AMS Series

sheet 4184II) and Santo Domingo grid

reference NO-780/975). There are an additional three

Soviet occupied camps

at three locations along the road

Santa Clara

1283 Say a Castard 22-2 22-32, 4 19-28,

AMS Series E723, sheet

AMS Series

£723,

sheet 4383IV); each of these camps has about 800. Soviets..

Cuban nationals are not permitted access to a camp of

about 500 Soviets aböut one half kilometer from the Rio

Sagua at the outskirts of the town of Sagua la Grande.

This last camp has a large quantity of heavy equipment,

which cannot be better described because of the fact that.

the farmerse In the area constet primarily of fisherman

Some of the cargo was of such a bulky nature

that a special truck had to preceed the loaded trailer

trucks and cut the electrical wires to allow for the passage

of the loads.

It was generally said in the area that this

cargo included MiG 15 and MiG 19 aircralt and a new type of

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This military materiel entered Cuba in Sive Sovict flag

vessels though Isabela de Sagua during the perlod 17

August to 3 September; two of these wore the MISTURIN

and

the SEBONEk.?

It is estimated that there was probably

about 60, 000.

tong of cquipment which was unloaded irom

these ships.3

Field Comment:

1.

Similar radar directed antiaircraft artillery has also

been installed at Morro Castlo as well as along the

coast from labana to Matanzas.

Another source, a

member of a counter-revolutionary organization

Cuba has also reported that new radar and associated

artillery has been installed at Morro Castele.

2.

The NISTURIN 1s probably the MICHURIN.

It was not

possible to provide a better name for the SEBONeR.

3.

The original text of the information was not clear ag

to whether or not "60 mil" tong were unloaded from

the

two mentioned ships or from all five

ships.

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