</s>176-10036-10027 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10066-100227 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER: AGENCY FILE NUMBER #: National Security File ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO : TITLE : Fidel Castro's Coming Visit to Moscow and Algiers DATA : 4/23/1963 PAGES : SUBJECTS : 1 DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National security Files, Box 38: Cuba 4/21/63-4/30/63. Box 1.

Summary  
This document details intelligence reports regarding Fidel Castro’s planned visits to Moscow and Algeria in April 1963. The first report, obtained from a reliable source with contacts in Cuban government circles, indicates Castro intended to visit Moscow for May Day celebrations but would remain only three days. It notes tensions between Castro and Soviet leadership, emphasizing Cuba’s need for USSR support while Castro refused to be a “docile satellite.” A second report, disseminated on 30 March 1963, mentions Castro’s planned trip to Algeria alongside his Moscow visit, highlighting existing tensions between Castro and Algerian officials, including President Ben Bella and Defense Minister Boumedienne. The document is classified as SECRET with restrictions on foreign dissemination and background use only.  

Key People  
- Fidel Castro (Cuban leader)  
- Nikita Khrushchev (Soviet Union leader)  
- Ahmed Ben Bella (Algerian President)  
- Mohamed Boumedienne (Algerian Defense Minister)  

Key Locations  
- Moscow, USSR  
- Algiers, Algeria  
- Cuba (implied through Cuban government contacts)  

Key Events  
- Castro’s planned visit to Moscow for May Day celebrations (April 1963)  
- Castro’s intended concurrent visit to Algeria  
- Tensions between Castro and Soviet leadership over Cuba’s relationship with the USSR  
- Tensions between Castro and Algerian officials, including Ben Bella and Boumedienne  

Key Organizations  
- Cuban government (through contacts in high-level circles)  
- Soviet Union (USSR)  
- Algerian government (via references to Ben Bella and Boumedienne)

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176-10036-10027.pdf

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