</s>DOC ID: 6878926 DATE: 03/24/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE: 1 IDENTIFICATION FORM IDENTIFICATIATION FORM AGENCY : NSA AGENCY NUMBER : 144-1001-1018 RECORD NUMBER: RECORD SERIES : RECORD FILE NUMBER :: RECORDS SERIES :: DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY FILE NUMBERS :: ORIGINATOR :: NSA FROM :: : NCA : HCA : FROM : :: CASTRO INTERVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH U.S .. 3/0/FDRD/FRD/170-64: CASTRO INTERVIEWON RELATIONE ON RELATIONS WITH U ., S.S ... : :: [R] : : : : [RJ] TITLE :: : :. [R1] : 01/10/64 : [2] : :[R] DATE :: : SUBJECTS FRANCE, DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY : [1] : [] : [ ] CUBA, REACTION TO ASSASSINTATION : [I] : [3] : : [4] : [R ] :[3] : [] : : [5] : [3) <loc_295><loc_451>: [4] [4) <loc_297><loc_454><loc_295><loc_468><loc_295><loc_468>[5] [6] [7] [8] <loc_326><loc_481><loc_326><loc_495><loc_297><loc_495>[7) <loc_295><loc_496>[8)

Summary:  
The document details a January 1964 telephone interview between Fidel Castro and an ABC radio and television network correspondent. Castro expressed hope for normalized relations with the United States, stating that it was "up to the United States to take a step in that direction." He referenced the U.S. public's continued hostility toward Cuba and the naval blockade of the island. Castro also mentioned willingness to discuss indemnifications for American citizens affected by Cuban nationalization policies, emphasizing that readiness to negotiate did not depend solely on Cuba. The interview was transmitted via Washington telegram No. 25-27 of 2 January 1964. The U.S. administration had not commented on the interview at the time, which received limited publicity in American media.  

Key People:  
- Fidel Castro (Cuban leader)  
- President John F. Kennedy (mentioned in context of prior U.S.-Cuba relations)  
- ABC radio and television network correspondent  

Key Locations:  
- Havana (Cuba)  
- Paris (France, as the interview was conducted via telephone from Cuba to a French-based network)  

Key Events:  
- January 1964 telephone interview between Castro and ABC correspondent  
- Discussion of U.S.-Cuba relations post-Kennedy assassination  
- Mention of indemnifications for nationalized American property  

Key Organizations:  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- French Embassy (Havana)  
- United States government administration (referenced as not commenting on the interview)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10118.pdf

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