JMWAVE CABLE RE MISSILE SITE NEAR BOCA DEL RIO GAVILANES, MANEUVERS ON SOUTHERN COAST OF LAS VILLAS PROVINCE, AND STATUS OF RANCHO LUNA BASE.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 12/4/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBJ: 1 MISSILE SITE NEAR BOCA DEL RIC GAVILANES

?. MANTINERS ON SOUTHERN COAST OF LAS VILLAS PROVINLE

3. STATUS OF RANCHO LUNA BASE DOIS NOVEMBER :903 PADA:

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4 Decrunre 1963

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MISSILE SITE MEAR BOCA DEL RIO CAVILANES

DATE DISTR

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MANEUVERS ON SOUTHERN COAST OF LAS VILLAG

PRECEDENCE

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3. STATUS OF PANCHO LUNA BASE

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UNITED STATES, MIAMI (3 DECEMBER 1963)

APPRAISAL

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SOURCE A

SEE PARAS. I AND 4.

FIELD ALPORT NO. UTO 4185

BEFONTIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIE.

1. SOURCE PARA 28 A WESTERN CONMERCIAL REFRESENTATIVE WHO

IS A FREQLENT VISITOR TO MAJOR SOUTHERN TOWNS IN LAS VILLAS PRO-

VINCE WHERE ME HAS A MIDE VARIETY OF ACQUAINTANCES.

2. AS OF 17 NOVEMEER 1963, THERE WAS A MILITARY CAMP WITH

CRUISE AND SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES AND THE IR CORRESPONDING

LAUNCHING PLATFORMS VERY NEAR THE COAST AND SOMEWHAT WEST OF BOCA

DEL RIO GAVILANES (N 21-59, N 84-22), LAS VILLAS PROVINCE.

THE CANO WAS VERY WELL. PROTECTED AND CAMOUFLAGED UNDER TREES.

3. (FIELO GODENTE A ISUALLY RELIARLE SOREF REPORTED THAT

I9 1962 THERE MAD BEEN A PROVISIONSL CRUISE MISSILE SITE CALLED

CLNSSINICATION - DISSANNATION CONTROLS

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ARON CONTIOLI

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T9CE UB:

"LA SIERRA" NEAR INSCNADA CRIMICON(R 28656, W 88-19), LAS VILLAS

HOWEVER, ON AGOUT 2& NOVENEER THEE, THE SITE WAS

VACATED AND THE COURIENT HAS TANOH TO CARE FLORIDO, HASANA

PROVINCE.)

4.

SOURCE PARAS 5 AND 6: A CURAN NAVA! OFFICER AT

CIENFUECOS WHOSE RELIABILITY HAS NOT SEEN ESTASLISHED.

5. "FROM 14 TO 16 NOVEMEER, COMEAT DRILLS WERE CONDUCTED

IN THE AREA BETWEEN PUNTA MANGLES ALTOS IN 22-03, W 8A-361 ANO PUNTA

SAN JUAN IN 21-53, WAR-16), AIPORAFT, TORPEDO LAUNCHIN

SOATS A AND PATROL BOATS PARTICIPATED IN THE MANEUVERS,

6. IN NOVEMBER THERE WAS STILL A BASE AT MACHO LUnA iN

22-82, W 80-26), LAS VILLAS PROVINCE, AND THE SQUIPMENT THERE HAD

UNDERGONE NO DISMANTLINS WHATSOEVER. THE SOVIET TOCHNSCIANE

WHO WERE EXPERTS IN MISSILES WERE STILL DE THE SOUIMERN AVAL

DISTRICT CAMP AT CATO LOCO, CIENTUESOS.

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