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194-10012-10030

2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

Date

:*02/09/98

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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION

FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF

RECORD NUMBER : 194-10012-10030

RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

: AC643360W - PAGES 15-16

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : USA

FROM : CIA

TO

TITLE : CIA INFORMATION REPORT

DATE: 01/04/63

PAGES : 2

SUBJECTS : PFUNTNER, JORDAN J.

UNDIMINISHED PRESTIGE OF FIDEL CASTRO IN LATIN AMERICA

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS : 1C

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/22/97

OPENING CRITERIA : COMPLETION OF REVIEW BY CIA.

COMMENTS : COORDINATION WITH CIA HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND

DETERMINED TO BE RELEASABLE, PER LTR DTD 23 SEP 97.

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TELEGRAM NFORMATION REPORT

TELEGRAM

contains information affecting

the transmission

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

the National Defense

of the United States within

of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Secs

of which in any manner to an

una uthorized

person is prohibited by law

-CLASSIFICATION

DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

COUNTRY

SUBJECT

(When Filled In)

CUBA/LATIN AMERICA

REPORT NO. TDCS -3/532, 860

UNDIMINISHED PRESTIGE OF FIDEL CASTRO

, DATE DISTR. 4 JANUARY 1963

IN LATIN AMERICA

PRECEDENCE ROUTINE

DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ.

APPRAISAL 3

DECEMBER 1962

REFERENCES

RD-W- 2107

IN

44195

ENGLAND, LONDON (3 JANUARY 1963)

SOURCE

FIELD REPORT NO. OEL -34,413

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

AN OFFICIAL BRITISH SERVICE FROM "A REGULAR SOURCE, QUOTING A

YUGOSLAV JOURNALIST WHO RECENTLY TOURED LATIN AMERICA."

1. FIDEL CASTRO HAS LOST LITTLE PRESTIGE AMONG HIS SUPPORTERS

IN LATIN AMERICA AS RESULT RECENT CRISIS. IN EYES OF HIS DISCIPLES,

THE UNITED STATES FAILED TO EXPLOIT AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNSEAT MIM,

AND CASTRO REMAINED IN POWER.

2. LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNIST PARTIES HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY •

DIVIDED BETWEEN VIOLENT AND NON-VIOLENT FACTIONS. THIS CONTROVERSY

IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNIST PARTIES ADOPTING MORE

INDEPENDENT AND FELXIBLE POLICIES. THERE IS A GENERAL TREND AGAINST

POLICIES "DICTATED FROM OUTSIDE."

SLUECTION TO

AS

FICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT.

CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

AS SANTIZE 892229

GROUP I

STATE/ INR

DIA ARMY/ACSI NAVY

STATE/DIR

TELEGRAM

DA IN 4722

SECDEF

USIA! OCI

ONE

FBI

INFORMATION REPORT

atlassification.

ORR 081

00

INS

EXO

TELEGRAM

15

TORM IK OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS.

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USBOSO / 8354

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CLASSIFICATION- DISSEMINATION

CONTROLS

TDCS -3/532, 860

IN

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44195

3. BRITISH COMMENTS.

A. THE IMPRESSION DESCRIBED IN PARA 1 DOES NOT

AGREE ENTIRELY WITH INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES BUT IT IS

AN INTENESTING POINT OF VIEN. TOWHOM?!

B. SOURCE SAYS THAT CUBAN EXILES IN VENEZUELA

ARE "DISILLUSIONED" OVER THE OUTCOME OF THE CUBAN CRISIS BUT

THAT THE DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE,

REVOLUTIONARY STUDENT DIRECTORATE) AND ALPHA 66 INTEND

TO CONTINUE PROMOTING SMALL-SCALE ATTACKS ON CUBA.

4.

FIELD DISSEM: STATE, CINCLANT, CINCARIB.

END OF MESSAGE

ACTION:

ACSI, NAVY, AF, JCS, OSD

INFO:

DCSOP

DA IN 4722

CLASSIFICATION- DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

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