</s>104-10308-10208 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 UNILLASSETTED ONLY LOUITIT VITAL SECRET SUBJECT: (Optional) ROUTING AND RECORD SHE SUBJECT: (optional) FROM: NO. DATE WH/4/EXO DATE TO: (Officer designation, room number, and 5 July 1960 building) DATE OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number) each comment to show from whom INITIALS to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.) RECEIVED FORWARDED 1. 1. C/Prop 2. 3. (Goombys)3s 3. (MANNEY)03 4. 5. PROPP FLE TEMPO KARUSCHNEL 6. 6. Kay 7. 8. 9. unlns (8) 10. 11. 12. 12. 13. 15. 15. FORM 1 DEC 56 610 USE PREVIOUS SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED EDITIONS U.S. &. S. GOVERNMENT PHISTING OFFICE: (1951 O - 491313) Z/IN

Summary  
This document details U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) planning to counter Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's potential visit to Cuba in 1960. The CIA sought to prevent or disrupt the visit by organizing a massive church rally in Havana to express Cuban opposition and spreading rumors of an assassination attempt against Khrushchev. The plan involved coordinating with Cuban religious leaders, including Bishop Boza Masvidal and lay leader Jose Lavastida, to mobilize support for the rally. The CIA also aimed to involve Latin American media and intelligence networks to amplify anti-Khrushchev sentiment. Efforts were directed to avoid direct U.S. involvement, framing actions as spontaneous Cuban initiatives.  

Key People  
- Bishop Boza Masvidal (Cuban religious leader)  
- Jose Lavastida (prominent lay leader in Cuba)  
- JMKAC (U.S. intelligence network for Latin American operations)  
- WRU (Cuban exile groups, though excluded from initial plans)  
- David A. Phillips (author of the memorandum)  

Key Locations  
- Havana, Cuba (center of planned rally and opposition activities)  
- Santiago, Cuba (location where Jose Lavastida sought local support)  
- Bogota, Colombia (site of a CIA cable requesting regional coordination)  

Key Events  
- Planning for a church-led rally to protest Khrushchev's visit (scheduled for Assumption Day, 15 July 1960)  
- Coordination with Latin American media and intelligence networks to spread rumors of an assassination plot  
- Emphasis on avoiding direct U.S. involvement by framing actions as Cuban initiatives  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Western Hemisphere Division  
- Church organizations in Cuba (including Catholic clergy and lay leaders)  
- JMKAC (Joint Monitoring and Control Activity, a CIA Latin American intelligence network)  
- WRU (Cuban exile groups, initially excluded from direct support but referenced as potential collaborators)

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