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5 JUL ISE0
MEMCR:NOmX #OR: Director % Centre} ntellizence
VI:: Daputy Dlrector (Flans}
SUDJCCT: Operatiana}l Exploltation of %hrushchsv Visit t0 Cuba
{ Thle merorandur I8 I0r eba Dlrector'0 inforrratlon and 0023
pot #equire actlon.
2. An Invitatlon by the Goverimert &} Cuba to Khruekchev t vleit
tbat country haa beea Ofilclally accepeed, but 2& no Gefinite timce has
been gct. Tbere has been #peculation that Khruebchev Wcnla arrive In
Habana f0r tke Zbtb o July eelebrations, Ibile & preas report, cocti-ming
a etatement o tbe Sovlet Arnbaasador [1 Mexico, predicts the errlval for
Aaguet . Earlter reporte had augge8ted Decerrber [660 0r January 1961
as pogalble dates.
3 I [$ Leit ehat & #urcessful viei by %hrusbchev tc Cuba would aas/st
{urtbar In thc eetabliebment 0f & solid Sovict undezstanding wlth that count-y,
wlth dlgtarblng overtones On t5e po8sible egla:liahment ol closer Ecviet
relationehips in other partd 0 Latin Amcrica, For thle reason }t [0
deslrable t0 prevact tke visit Or to connteract it by & sbow 0f #asslve
oppas{tion by tho CubaA poople.
Cn 21 June the Habena Statlon wa: asked for Its view# O2 Po86 li:1 <
plane - Ia the exchange o ceblee that hae follexed, tbe Statloa &nd Heaiccirter
are aor7 In agreement thet the best courae Q{ action Iie6 in twQ operation & .
F(rae, & meagive cburcb mentteataticn or rally t be called for 30m# otkor
purpose would *iford &he pcoplo Of Cuba an Obvioua wey f0 exprssw their
protest, Second, tho inatigation of fMroora that Khruabchev'& lite witl b2
In dacger wbtle in Cuba trom & vell-planned ass48sination #tternpt woula
be propagated Irom other Letin Amcrican countries.
5, Eecause of the need 0f avolding acilon in Cubs I; tkis frattsrt?%
would inper] Station aseta, It baa beon Jeterelnea thaf #ech asgee5 woud
ba uaed only &0 & rrearb Of iuseigaticg tke churck [0 hold the
6. The latese report [rom Fiebina indicatoe tbat Alens are going
satlalectorily. pbisbop Boza Masvldollis degcrlbed a8 erthused about tbe
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3 prontinont Jcadoz,ha i8 now vieitisg
Carmsguey lo colicis the sUgport o1.tn8 Iocal Bleaep seek
#ixailalf $uppor Jm Geatlago, Tentatlve Med? cel} i6€
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am: Ac*63.ppn 15 Jiy.
Tha Jtlion haz &aked that tbe ettire elfort hegla #itb Cuha,
nxy ithcuc Initle] cutalda #ip7urt Iro;z €#ban exile growpa Or the #pon#Prs &8
lbe gati-Cagtro P*ogtami8 Dt Ztetion W #UX. 4 cable hse besn Gare(o /6-I1:
Bogctal? kave lne €ELA#)erk emilar relliq9 tlzougbcut Latin Ararica.
"e Prbae abactb Ril be calied ppon :0 aupport these atd tbe Cubad #s#ct0
when Plane are tirrcr.
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8. ZRe(rgentise UJaibon bervice)will bo aJke4 t0 serd 9n0 & Its
coutect? In tbe Ileld ol journalir t0 #abaxa t0 contact Mticiale ad &0
vlsle tne oIllces ol the New Cbina News Agezcy- Ke will bo fasructod t9
ask Cettturist stall jetabora tbere wbat sabstence tbcre mlgbt be t0
ruaors be haa heard tket #1 28888 [bet/ax atterpt On Kbruebcbev W:ll iak:
place, Tbe sartc technique (0 Qeed tbrough thzte Cubshe Mvlng t
Miari) wmo 420 {Q cormltni €ongact with Cubz. Speculaeioe &3 #uc0 afemn ,[2
#} ba #urtsced On lke wci! Progrer a1d /n certaln centrolled ~atim
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2 July 1960
TO CfH/4
Subject: Khruehchev Vislt to Cuba
1 BEckgroun. An Imltatlon to vibit Cuba heg been extended'
to 'Khrughchev by tbe Governnent "Of Cuba , The Invitatzon has been
eccopted, but do definlta time has been 8et. There has been 80m5
spaculation that Khrushchev would errive 1p Havana in time for the
celebra tions of the 26th of The press hae reported that be
Will errive In Augugt (a date confirmed by a statement of the Soviet
Ambassador in Mexlco) , Other reports say tha visit vill not teke
place for eeveral monthe , probably in December 0r Jenuary . In an7
Ovent we must plan for the poseibility of the July vislt.
It hbag bean stated from soveral sangulne quarters thet Ke
should "do the s88 tbing to Khrushchev thut tbe dd to Eieen-
hoiver" This 13 a completely urealistic dreane
It 1s tre that 4 successful Khruahchev vtslt to Cube
would bo tbo final 6toza In the coratruction &f a s0lid Soviet
ba86 in Cuba, with dieturbing overtones for the poestble constructior
for more Soviet ideollglcal bases In 0ll of Letin AmerIce For te t
reabon we are trylog to do what we can to provent the vi8it, or &%
least to show 4 masgive % opposition to 1t,
2, Exlottat-AnPlan? On 21 June Hgs sent a cable to Havana
esking for viewe on poselbility of a major effort to force csncellatlon
of the vielt, A resultlng series of cebles shows that the etatlon and
headquarters are Dow In agreement that Ou" begt hopo 1ies ir
8 A maesive Church nanifestatton or rally, which
thcugh called for some other purpoge, would be to the pecple
of Cuba an obvlous way to erprebs their protest. Ana
b fron outside Cuba inetigating of ruorg thet
Khrushchev ' & life will be In darger 05 frCu a well-plennod
essessination ettempt.
3 _ Mr Helus bas tcld % u8 that be wantb CIA to underteke no
action that will irperil Station egeets _ Thig Injunction we 8 placod
on W8 while We were excharging cables with Havana The result 18 that
gtation aesets are ectively irstigati rg the church to hold the rally.
A EEEZJ cable from Hecdquarter8 hee ingtructed the stetlon to
continue thig couge of' 4 ction es lorg 85 there i9 "sefety in nunbers"_
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40 The latest cable from the field (IN 18883) feports tbat
thet plano are going stisfactorily (Bighop Boze_Magvidedhis Ki
EA 10 enthused" ebout thc Idea With Lavasti 2 pM prominent
lay Leader he is row vibi Cemaquey to golicit
Plbe support of
the local EB Bishop. (Jose_ Levastiderbe promlent leeder , 18
In Santiago to seek the help % of the Sentiego Blshop. Tentative
plens call for 8 congress or rally on Agsumption 15 July.
The station hag eeked that the ontire effort at leabt
begin withir without oueide support from FRD or WRUL _
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5. Henigphere Rlang. A cable he6 gone out to CLAM (in Ub-Il
Bogota asking thl: Church orgenizetion to spark siiilar rallies
throughout Letin Anerfce JMRAKE as8ets will be 'called upon to
bupport these end the Cuban meeting when @a plens ere flrner 0
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the essas9ination Kzzrt engle: BICGENISIS)
a
controlled
Iqatt
Gn B.4), is soon to visit high offlcials in
Havana _ He. has ben inetructed to ask thege leaderg wbat gubr
stance thore might be to the ruore he hag beard tha + an attempt
will take place Rivas, 0 friend of Rudy Gorde?, 18 using the
88m0 sugm xx technique through threc Cubans living in Memi
who are constant contact with Cuba ,
Speculetion on the a8sa8sinationattempts will bo surfaced
on the WRUL program, In AMPACA 'S paper , etca
David A _ Fbillipe
Zlnv
al (Jose
ting
ley
Day ,
Cuba ,