</s>DOC ID: 6876958 Doc Ref : 687689858 DATE: 03/26/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE: 1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : AGENCY NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: 144-1001-10136 RECORDS SERIES : REGENCY FILE NUMBER . G/143-78 AGENCY FILE NUBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : : RICH R. E. E, E. FROM : : R.R. R.E. : DIRECTOR, NSA : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : DATE : 04/05/78 : : : : : : : : : : : : CUBA, COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITY CUBA. COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITTY CUBA: : : : INTELLIGENCE ACTIBILITY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES : : <loc_275><loc_486>: : OSWALD, LEE, TRIP TRIP TO MEXICO : <loc_298><loc_484><loc_298><loc_488><loc_275><loc_488>: DOCUMENITY TYPE : MEMORANDUMEMORAMORUMANDUM, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Summary  
The documents detail U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) records on Cuban intelligence activities in the Western Hemisphere from 1959 to December 1974, with specific focus on interactions related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Cuban agents operated under diplomatic cover but increasingly relied on clandestine methods after losing diplomatic relations with many Latin American countries by 1962. The NSA intercepted communications starting April 1962, though technical issues disrupted monitoring by May 1964. Cuban intelligence (DGI) targeted U.S. military and political entities, including the Florida-based exile group ALPHA 66, which was accused of sabotage and infiltration activities. The documents reference Lee Harvey Oswald’s visa request to the USSR in September 1963, with the Cuban government alleging U.S. involvement in his assassination. The NSA notes that Cuba viewed the JFK assassination as a provocation by U.S. "reactionary sectors," though no direct evidence of complicity is provided.  

Key People  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Mentioned as the accused in Kennedy’s assassination; referenced in Cuban government statements about his visa request to the USSR.  
- **Ricardo (R.R.) Rich**: Identified as the NSA official overseeing the response to the House Assassinations Committee queries.  
- **Alpha 66**: A Florida-based exile organization targeted by Cuban intelligence for sabotage and counter-revolutionary activities.  
- **DGI (Cuban Intelligence)**: Described as expanding clandestine operations in the Western Hemisphere after diplomatic relations were severed with many countries.  

Key Locations  
- **Miami, Puerto Rico, New York, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico**: Sites of Cuban agent activity during the period.  
- **Havana and intermediate cities outside Cuba**: Used as secure mail addresses for reporting by agents.  
- **Guantanamo Bay (Cuba)**: Mentioned in context of U.S. Navy operations linked to Cuban suspicions of involvement in Kennedy’s assassination.  

Key Events  
- **Interception of Cuban communications**: NSA began monitoring in April 1962, but technical issues disrupted coverage after May 1964.  
- **Cuban government press release (25 November 1963)**: Alleged U.S. involvement in Kennedy’s assassination and Oswald’s death, citing lack of investigation into his killing.  
- **Targeting of U.S. military**: Agents monitored U.S. forces in Panama, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica for sabotage activities.  
- **Cuban intelligence operations**: Expansion of clandestine networks in response to diplomatic isolation, including recruitment of exiles and use of covert communication methods.  

Key Organizations  
- **NSA (U.S. National Security Agency)**: Conducted surveillance on Cuban agents and provided responses to congressional inquiries about JFK’s assassination.  
- **DGI (Cuban Directorate of Intelligence)**: Oversaw operations in the Western Hemisphere, including sabotage, propaganda, and intelligence gathering against U.S. interests.  
- **Alpha 66**: A Cuban exile group targeted by DGI for its alleged role in anti-Cuban activities, including attacks on U.S. embassies and weapons drops.

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10136.pdf

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