REFS DISPATCHED AND KURIOT TECH SENT TDY IN ANTICIPATION ARRIVAL CERTAIN CUBAN VESSELS IN HOPE SOME IMMEDIATE SUCCESS MIGHT BE ACHIEVED.
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 04/25/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. BESS DISPANCHED AND BUBIOT IBCI SIXT EUROPI, AND BOROCCO DY

IN AFFICIPATION ARRIVAL CURTAIN CUSAN VESSELS IN HOPE SOME INDIATE

SUCCHES MIGET BE ACHIEVED.

ALSO EXPECTED AS MINIMUM ROULD SECURE

LECHHICAL INFORMATION ON SHIPS PLUS AGENT AND FIELD REACTION ERADING

TO MOSE CERTIN SUCCESS NEST TIE AROUND!

2 VARIOUS PEACTIONS TO REFS PAISE SINILAR POINTS RELATIVE:

PURPOS, EXTENT, PATURE, PRIORITY AND WISDOM SABOTAGE

PROGRAN.

BESUTILITITION SHIPSOARD ASSETS FOR SAB VERSUS THEIR VALUE

AS INTEL PRODUCERS. "OR RECRUITERS

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D. (EXAISON BOU TIES) AND BELATED CONSIDERATIONS.

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FOLIONING COMMENTARY, AT RISK REPEATING POLYTS COVERED REES, DESIGNED

PUT THIS PROGRAM PROPER PEPSPECTIVE AND RESPOND TENS SUNHARIZED ABOVE

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DOYOTE POLICY CALIS FOR ALL FEASIELS FORMS PRESSUSE ON CASTRO

SECTHE TO INHIBIT ITS SUCCESS AND CONTRATE IN DISOLDER LEADING TO

IIS DOESFALL. SABOTAGE OI CUBAN SHIPPING TO PRESENT PERHISSIELE EXTENT

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4. PSRFORMANCI OF SHIPBOARD ASSIS TO DATE IN EITHER INTEL

PRODUCTION OR RECRUITING ON ISLAND IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY VALUABLE TO

EXKIPT ANY ONE FROM "SABOTAGE DUTY"..

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CONVEYED HIS HQS VIA ROGER CHANNEL.

SURGE MAXINUM EXPLOITATION EVERY OPPORTUNITY SABOTAGE SHIPS

OR THEIR CARGOES IN CONTEXT REFS AND ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS IRCLUDING

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SLONKA-PACED BASIS TAKING LOCAL BRUITIES INTO ACCOUNT ARD FEVSE, IN

ANY SINGLE INSTANCE SISKING HORR THAN IS TO BE GAINED IN TERMS OF

INHIBITING CASTRO-CUSAN INVELOPHENT AND PROGPESS IMPLEMENTATICH

FACH SPECIFIC PLAN MUST RECEIVE PRIOR FOS APPROVAL: INFO COPIES

CABLE TRAFFIC CONCERNING SPECIFIC OPS SHOULD BE SENT ONLY TO STATIONS. "

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CARRIED OUT, STATICNS IN ABBAS ON KNOWN ITINERARY OF TARGET VESSEL

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