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5 JUL ISEC

¿NOUM LOR: Director of Cantral Intelligence

VIA:

SUBICCT:

. Deputy Director (Flaus)

Operational Exploitation of shrushcher Visit to Cuba

l. Jala memorandum is for the Director's information only and doas

not scquire action.

An Invitation by the Government of Cuba to Khrughcher to visit

that country has bean ofilcially accepted, but as yet no definite time has

been sot. There has been speculation that Khrushchow wcald arrive in

Habana for the 26ta of July calebrations, wbile a preas report, confirming

a statement of the Soviet Ambaasador in Mexico, predicts the arrival for

ragust.

Earlier reports had suggested December 1450 or Jazuary 1961

as possible dates.

3. Is 1s felt that a successful vialt by ahrushcher io cubs would ascist

furthor in the stablishment of a soiid Soviet understanding with that country,

with disturbing overtones on the possible establiahmeni of closer Soviet

relationships in other parta of Latin America, For this reason it le

desirable so prevent the visit or to counteract it by a show of massive

opposition by tho Cuban poople.

4. On 21 3une the Habana Station was ashed for its viewy on possure

plans.

In the exchange of cables that has followed, the Statios and Menagumor!

aro now in agreement that the best course of action lies in luo operationi.

First, a massive church manifestation or rally to be called for some othor

purpose would afford the peoplo oi Cuba an obvious way to expresa their

protest, Second, the inatigation of sumors that Khrushcher's life will be

in danger while in Cuba from a vell-planned assassination attempt would

be propagated from other latin american countries.

5. Eecause of the nead of avolding action is Cuba di: this trator tuni

would imperil Station assets, it has beon detercined that such assets wowdi

be uned only an a reons of dustigating the church to hold the sally.

b. The latase report from lisband indicnius tuat plans are going

satisiactorily. (Bishop Boza Masvlis) is descrlbed as enthused about the

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In pose Larsonida, a prominond lay leador, ha is now vietting

camsgoa; do solicis the suoper of the local clanep.

similar support in saaliago.

Tentative glant cald for a cortress or rall,

an invan prion Day, 15 July.

i, The station has asked that the entire elfort hagin with cuba,

vitosut initial cutstde suppore from caban eulle groupe or the spondora ca

the anti-castro programs on Station HaUl. & cable bar been ront to 16-1

Bogota to have to CELin)épars almilar rallina drougheat Latis America.

•I a pross sasets will be called upon to suppori these and the caban aseei

wher plass are firmer.

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This (Argentine Uniaon service) will be asked to send one of its

contacts in thefield of journalico 1o Habans to contact diticials and 20

visit the silices of the New China News Agercy. lie will bo instruciod lo

ask Coramunist stall memboro there what substance khese might be lo

rumors be has hoard that an assassinatios attempt on Khruchcher will ste

place, The sarie technique lo being uned through sarco Cabang living Ir

Miami who sre do contint contact with Cuba. Speculation en duch atten to

will be surlaced on the Mail, program and la cortain controlled latin

DIOSE INORIA.

J. C. Eing

Chie!

Western Hemisphere Sivinion

Pride irb

5 July 1950

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2 July 1960

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Subject: Khrushchev Visit to Cuba

1.

Bäckground. An Invitation to visit Cuba has been extended

to Khrushchev by ibe Goverment of Cuba. The invitation has been

accepted, but do definite time has been set..

There has been sons

spoculation that Khrushchey would arrive in Havana in time for the

celebrations of the 26th of July. The press has reported that he

will arrive in August (a date confirmed by a statement of the Soviet

Ambassador in Mexico). Other reports say the visit will not take

place for several months, probably in December or January. In any

event we must plan for the possibility of the July visit.

It has been stated from several sanguine quarters that we

should "do the same thing to Khrushchev. that the Japs did to Eisen-

hover". This 1s a complataly unrealistic arean.

It is tive that & successful Khrushcher visit to Cube

would be the final sure in the construction of a solid Soviet

base in Cuba, with disturbing overtones for the possible construction

for more Soviet ideoligical bases in all of Istin America, For that

reason we are trying to do what we can to prevent the visit, or at

least to show a massive set opposition to it.

2. Exploitationplane.

On 21 June Hqs sent a cable to Havarz

asking for views on possibility of a major effort to force cancellation

of the visit. A resulting series of cables shows that the station and

headquarters are now in agroement that our best hope lies in

thout cali ed

a. A massive Church manifestation or rally, which

though called for some other purpose, would be to the perple

of Cuba an obvious way to express their protest. Ana

Do Iron outside cuba, instigating of runors that

Khrushcher's life will be in danger fas frch a well-plannoa

assassination attenpt.

3. Mr. Helms has told a us that he wants CIA to undertake no

action that will imperil Station essets.

This injunction was placed

on us while we were exchanging cables with Havana. The result is that

station assets are actively Irstigatiry the church to hold the rally.

A Filikrant cable from Headquarters has instructed the station to

continue this course of action as long as there is "safety in nunbers""

1.0., as long as it is a church action rather that an AMPALM one.

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4. The latest cable fron the field (IN 18883) °

reports that

nat plans are golug satislaCtOraLy

the locai Emil Bishop. [Jose Lavastida) a promient lay leader, 18

in Santiago to seek the help k of the Santago Bishop.

Tentative

plans call for a congross or rally on Assumption Day, 15 July.

The station has asked that the entire effort at least

begin withir Cuba, without ouside support fron FRD or wruL.

Hemisphere Plans. A cable has gone out to CLAM, (in l6-11

Bogota, asking this Church organization to spark sintlar rallies

throughout Latin America. UMRAKE assets will be called upon to

same talkersex technique through three Cubans living in Miami

who are constant contact with cuba.

Speculation on the assassinationattempts will be surfaced

on the WRUL progruM, In AMPAGA'S paper, etc.

David A. Pbillips

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