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OperATional ano Source coter Sheet
fROM: Robama REOCLMO4: 67?
REPORI AIAOc By: Neleon L,
AoNela
NUAIR FAGE: 2
REPORI_AFGROVEQ BY Hocdnv C,_Q2Jep_ NUMEER ENCLOSURES:_ Rno
DATE Qf_REFORT_ 241_AucuetJS39_ REFECEAE: Mopo
DISIRESUIKON:
By (03v t0t Beadquartero v/est
baba87 (Eccralc Coungelor)
Oratly @t 1 Legal Attacbl
2 Fllos Flald Mle R. 6O-l
SOURCE CRTPTONYM; Dm: Gm:
See_Cergonto_bolow_ KRYPION: Oxa Gx
SOURCE OPERA TIONAL DAIA. AND COKIENIS:
SUUJBCT' Cuban Eooncalo Crtalo
SPERATIQNL COMEME' 65: 0}
[Source Alborto FERRLNDZ ReckavarrlaJ @be chlor o th0 Cuban Suqar StabllIsation
Boerd vbo ha8 tho: Job ar: blllng Cuba' 8 bugar3 4 foreer acUve acbor @ tha 26 0f
July Movezent durIng the rovolutlcn, be 19 nov d9Llluslopod, am roportarlly 19 pot
BoLng +0 laat muoh longer: In hi9 Job: Fe I8 veal a bls faally bavo Jost
through CASTRO' 0 econjalc refona _ He appears t }ov 0 lnt atout tbe 6oFortnant an4
018 006m t bavo an InsLght Lnto CASTR_ Ro regard9 CASTRO 49 8o40 tp0 0f 4
ONXTAC Dachtno, bfo @lrd eutomatIcally photostatIns detalls vtleh k can ad 4tll u8o
Jn the Nuture _ 9e eay9 that GASTZO 19 rrthle8s, ad tat pothlrs can stop hta In hlo
detarntnatlon t do 8010 I.0, egrarIan rofor) axl etat to vtll scrtfIco Ale
frlende, ble fanlly, Ns roney, and ble fortuno t @C OZpllah bls Putposo .
Ageln {llustrating tha presen: 9Ituatlon In Cata, 4h0 Bo0rCa sald (8a& bo canoot
pablloly have contaots LJth AnerIean offIclale_-raqualng to lot tba siiar u90 hIe
tolepbonb_and ho Beld that 8 record 10 kopt o aL Bls cllb amd tbat &J eovemonta
ar0 Ferlodlcally cbocked.
tbo edvfeor wbo varna] CASTRO Jn Faregteph Op9 0ftbo attacbed Fopart.Yas tbo
Bout0o
Aa 4 P8elble reference to thl8 Feport and partscalarly m flald 6a sent mmabar
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Ika 86cond aouro0 raferzed to in Fleld Cosant %. 2 veo AYPACK-l 5o obtalnr]
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FIELD INFORMATION REPORT
O*4 I;'M.(V Sxl'rci Cv rth /i:s0 0 Usue "? C lan1 ebbl 0 n% Vinr M*d ( MX (xJok Xratd0
6uni4 doabanl booo.7 & bron.[391r0lcs 0l Utf {onp91be"o. Ve".18,1,16 (jntu I6t 'AAbAd 0 eenued & bnuikbolh
wmd 0ut1,
FPpasis; M {M(oi 1 (Wnanty 01mi excponceni 411 !elic S6 snutn 1. Pirbebly Irut. J Amtey r Ootettul moljsy bie 6. Csnrrt bo ndce: Arosomin wud 6 etcinu docucmm_
C-O-RP-I-D-E-#-T-I-A-L
COUNTRY Cuba Report NO_ FOA-2130
SubJFCT Cuban Econoalo Crtelo DATE Of REport 21 Auguat 1959
NO. OF PACES 2
REFERENCEs Rono
DATE Of
INFO: July-August 1959
FLACE
DATE AcQ. Subis_Raban (22 Huguet2959)
SOURCE_EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINiT VE APPRA;SAL Of CONTENT US_TENTATivE NQW FOREGOING EXPLANUATON
SOURCE, Cuban Covorzent @rficlal (r) .
Aeprakeal/%f ConCent' 3
1_ Sontrary to the reporte wbIch er0 Leoued by the Cuban Covartont, tho
{Inanclal status of the Cuban econouy 10 repldly deterloratIng and
boconlng 0 s0rLous probled. Durlng July 1959 an advIsor t Prico
MInlster FIdel CASTFO Rua} werned hin to proceed pore dlouly uItb tbe
agrarlan reform, bocause tho Cuban treagury Va8 rnnina abort of Lunde .
It Ve9 poInted out that 57 ejgar mLle vore barkrupt an bad mt pald
the plantatlon olera for the 1959 bugar CTOp , CASTZO Vaa told that
4f tho reckloss confIecatIon O egrIcultwral proportleg ccntLmued , tbo
Cuban Govortmont vould becone oblLgated to 4880 oven mora dobts $n
order to allevlate the bunger of Iarz vorkera.1
2, Anther draIn Jq tb9 econocy 1e goverzaent BubsIdloa: For exanple,
the Bano d0 Deearrollo Econonlco y Soclal (BA NDB Socfal &
Econonlo Developaent Bank) coutrola about U, S, J0O pLUon Ln
Properties ard InvoatQontg euch 08 the Compwila Cuban de AvIaclon
(Cuban Atrkino Conparvz) _ The conpanles bave been oaucbt Jn tho
praeont Contractlon Of capltal and canrot BurvIv0 uItbout govarnent
pubeJdl0g _ Tbe oubaIdes by BADDNS anount t 0, S. 88 ALlLon
e month, und ttt8 18 only 072 @empla % the nanv pment9 vbleh ere
dralnlng tne Cuban.treasery.2
Beld Corente -
14 Fron&bo reporte +tt-h-baro-boon-redotved fs appeard tkat tbero 1e
grrng- uemplojront of faru vorkora, Tble J0 tbe "dead Bea8on"_
tbo perIod betveen buger Cana barvost8__but It 10 roportad that
most plantatlon: omer9 and ranchora 6r0 feartul of con_acatJon of
tbolf propertle: for the egrarlan-reforn prograrV and consequantly
ar0 dolng vorz Uttlo Jn tbe vay @f nalntonance vrk. Tbo Jattor
provIded at leag: a narginal flcld o erployment, 'and thIs 10 nov
denled t0 #ha,agrIcultural vorkoro. Boveror Tn sPIto %f thlo
verclng; tbo agrarlan Teforr progran hab not boen #Zovred _ In
fact, It 50008 t bave been Lntengffled.
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to Procead vifh 4e asarlan rofora preta 8 9 fast 03 Po0bIblo_ SLnoo
tbo ,6ls5os: obataclo 6 carrylng out 4a FrosTad 10 tbo leck of 00.207+
+b 'tourco 08 f Lha OplnloC that CASTRO bouid do anythtng + obta{a
thlo poDer aJ elght 0v0n ConfIocat0 taot account and popoyu add Dabo tiable Ictrwonto hold In eafety deposft Saroo. Carrylng thlo Ono etep Nurtbar, Co /urC) thought ouch cIsca tory tactic? could only _
b0 2 teparayy Bfing dovIco and thae erectualky It vould ba nec0saary
for CAS.a 8 obta :0 8 larce loan fr: apotter coutry . Fo opao lated that thle wald z0an 01thor tbe Untted States Or the Sovlet Uutor, 47 f0arad tbat $C It M6ro tha lattor/ 1t vould zea tbe 0n of frlendly
rolatfons wth tho Urlted Statob . In Deszect to CASTRO' 0 Po88tblo
noed {or 0 Jsad, apotber: fatrly_tallebls source roported o 18 Auguet
1959 tbat CISIT) vas trying t obtafn 4 I,*10,600-pogo Joan frdn Zoqai
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