</s>Doc ID: 6690949 Doc Ref ID: A269397 DATE: 10/09/98 PAGE:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER : NSA RECORD SERIES : 144-1001-1034 RECORD FILLE NUMBER: AGENCY FILE FILE NUMBER :: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSA FROM NSA TO CUBAN REACTION TO DEATH OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY TITLE : DATE : 12/04/63 PAGES : 3 ASSASSINATIONS, JOHN KENNedy DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/24/98 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINALATING AGENCY : DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : ERJ-ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. REFK, AND THE REV. DR. MK, JR.

Summary:  
The document details Cuban governmental and diplomatic responses to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963. Brazilian Ambassador Bastian Pinto in Havana reported on November 27, 1963, that Cuban officials expressed concern over potential consequences for Guatemala and criticized U.S. reactionaries attempting to link Cuba and the Soviet Union to the crime. Fidel Castro’s speech on November 24 accused U.S. news agencies of spreading anti-Cuban hysteria. The Cuban Foreign Ministry denied any official mourning for Kennedy, stating that an assassin had sought a visa to Cuba without success. Chilean Ambassador reports noted cautious reactions in Havana, with only isolated Communist groups showing joy and state media reporting objectively without expressing regret. Cuban UN delegate Lechanga expressed sorrow for Kennedy’s death on November 23, emphasizing the shared grief of Cuba’s people and government.  

Key People:  
- Fidel Castro (Cuban leader)  
- Lechanga (Cuban UN delegate)  
- Bastian Pinto (Brazilian Ambassador to Havana)  
- Chilean Ambassador (unspecified name)  

Key Locations:  
- Havana, Cuba  
- New York City (UN headquarters)  
- Washington, D.C. (implied via U.S. government context)  

Key Events:  
- Cuban reaction to JFK’s assassination (November 22–December 4, 1963)  
- Fidel Castro’s speech accusing U.S. media of anti-Cuban propaganda  
- Cuban Foreign Ministry statement denying official mourning for Kennedy  
- Chilean Ambassador’s report on cautious public response in Havana  

Key Organizations:  
- Cuban Foreign Ministry  
- United Nations (UN)  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Brazilian and Chilean diplomatic missions in Cuba

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10364.pdf

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