</s>104-10185-10117 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET NO PORIGN DISSEM COUNTY Cuba REPORT NO. CSCI 316/06693-64 CURT JOSE FREAKHES DATE DISTE 21 August 1964 RETURN TO CIA NO. PAGES 3 DATE POSTE 21 August 1964 Background Use Only Do Not Reproducua REFERENCES DATE OF 1964. DATE & Washington, D. C. Background Use ONLY NO. PAGES 3 Do Not Reproducua PACE A.O. August 1964 RACE & A.C. AUGUST 1964 PELO REPORT NO. A former Cuban officer who served with the Cuban AUNUNAVALUATED INFORMATION: BOURCE GRADUANCE IS DEFINITIVE APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE OF CONTENT IT INITIATIVE. SOURCE: A former Cuban Officer who served the Cuban Headquarters Service April 1964. Headquarters Comments The following report is one of a series containing personality information provided by the source of the source and includes supplemental information provided to the source is not included in the action on my of information from the records of this Agency. information from this agency. It is requested that a photograph of a person who took no action on any of information from that personality reports without first checking from this Agency: Source identified that a photographer of Condomante Jose FERNANDEZ and said that this nickname is "El Gallo" (1,2,3,4,5,6,6). FERNADEXZ and made this nickname of "El Gallego" from "1.2, 3,4.5, 6,7,8,9,6.6, 7,7.8. Fernanda and said this nickname was "The "Cuban Intelligence" from 1,2.3,5.6. H. Ho is not connected with Cuban Intelligence." Headquarters Comentes 1. I was reported dated 11 May 1960, from an untested source, It was reported that one Jose Fernandez, possibly identical it was reported one that Jose Fernandez possibly identical as was reported in Havana, Cuba Ambassador on an 3. In June 1962 a Cuban national untested, whose father was in an old building in Rome. reported by the following information. Verandez is Chief of Artillery Schools in Havana Providence, he frequently gives lectures on artillery <loc_298><loc_651>reported to the following Information. (a Escuela para los Miembre de Riojito Occidentito). (a escuela los Mombre de Jorrito Occidento). <loc_300><loc_666><loc_301><loc_666>START

Summary: The document is a classified report from August 1964 detailing information on Jose Fernandez (Fernandez), a former Cuban military officer associated with Havana-based operations. It includes details about his roles in artillery training, alleged connections to Fidel Castro, and activities related to Cuban military preparations. References are made to training centers, fortifications in Havana, and interactions with unnamed sources. The text contains fragmented information on Fernandez's personal background, including birth year (approx. 1921), physical description, and family members. It also mentions untested sources providing intelligence on Cuban military structures and potential threats, though no direct link to the JFK assassination is present in the content.

Key People:  
- Jose Fernandez (Fernandez): Former Cuban officer, Chief of Artillery Schools in Havana, associated with "El Gallo" and "El Gallego" nicknames.  
- Fidel Castro: Implied as a central figure in Cuban military operations and political influence.  
- RENINAUD CASTRO: Possibly a misspelling or alternative reference to Castro; mentioned in context of military coordination.  

Key Locations:  
- Havana, Cuba: Central location for training centers, fortifications, and military operations.  
- Rome: Mentioned as the birthplace of Fernandez's father (fragmentary).  

Key Events:  
- Training activities for Cuban officers in Havana, including artillery schools and air-ground combat drills.  
- Alleged preparations for Castro’s movements, including a trip to the Soviet Union.  
- Military fortification efforts within Havana area.  

Key Organizations:  
- Cuban military structures: Artillery units, training centers, and unspecified defense organizations.  
- Unspecified intelligence networks providing information on Cuban operations.

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