</s>104-10392-10020 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 2025 RELEASES UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F ., KENNEOY ASS ASSASSINTATION RECORDES ACT OF 192 ROUTING TOP SECRET TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS (Security Classification) 1 2 3 4 ACTION APPROVAL DIRECT REPLY DISPATCH PREPARE REPLY APPROVE DISPACH RECOMMENDATION CONCURRENCE INFORMATION RECOMMODATION REMAKINGS: SIGNATURE CONTROL NO. REMAKS: COPY OF FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE Handle Via COMINT Channels Access to this document will be restricted to those approved for the following specific activities: NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions 20 TOP SECRET (Security Classification)

**Key Points:**

* John F. Kennedy's assassination had significant implications for Cuba, with Fidel Castro fearing a US-Russia target on his country.
* CIA reports noted rumors of a crisis at the end of 1963 that might provide an excuse for action against Cuba.
* Cuban Minister of INRA, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, expressed dissatisfaction with Cuba's agricultural situation to the British ambassador in November 1963.

**Important Details:**

* Wang Yu-yi was appointed as the new Chinese Communist ambassador to Cuba, replacing Shen Chen.
* L.P. Kyuchukhov, chief of the Engineering Directorate of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Trade, arrived in Prague and Sofia for BLOC economic relations.
* A 4-man Soviet delegation headed by USSR Deputy Minister of Education Serafin Mikhevich arrived in Cuba to work on the curriculum of Havana University's School of Social Sciences.

**Connections to JFK, Assassination, or Related Investigations:**

* The assassination of John F. Kennedy was a significant event that had implications for Cuba and its relations with the US.
* CIA reports noted the impact of Kennedy's death on Cuba and the potential for a crisis at the end of 1963.
* There were reports of counterrevolutionary activity in Cuba, including the arrest of a suspected counterrevolutionary in Guantanamo.

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings:**

* Discovery of arms caches in Venezuela believed to have come from Cuba.
* Interrogations and documents seized by Venezuelan authorities responsible for combating terrorism and insurgency.
* Tapes of recent Cuban broadcasts, transcripts of interrogations, and other evidence related to the Cuban arms investigation in Venezuela.

**People, Organizations, Locations, Dates, Events:**

* People: John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Rafael Trujillo, Batista, Pedro Duno, Dr. King
* Organizations: CIA, NSA, Cuban government, Venezuelan government-in-exile, US-based exile groups, Dominican Government
* Locations: Havana, Cuba, Miami, Florida, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, British Guiana, Central America (including Honduras and Guatemala)
* Dates: December 1963, June (referring to the failed coup attempt in Venezuela), Sunday (referring to the day when a pro-Castro coup was planned to take place)
* Events: Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Cuban arms investigation in Venezuela, failed coup attempt in Venezuela, pro-Castro coup attempt in Honduras, establishment of "six operational zones" by pro-Castro guerrillas in the Dominican Republic

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