</s>177-1001-10060 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 8/26/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: LBI RECORD NUMBER: 177-10001-100660 RECORD SERIES: NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. I, BOX 32 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : AGENCY FILENUMBER: Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO: Document Information TITLE: DATE: 12/18/1963 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS: CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: IB CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/02/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: DOC. #158 v1 25 NW 50955 DocId: 322829900 Page 1

Summary  
This declassified document is a CIA telegram dated December 18, 1963, titled "CUBAN GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S ADMINISTRATION." It details Fidel Castro's reaction to President John F. Kennedy's assassination and outlines the Cuban government's policy toward President Lyndon B. Johnson. The report states that Castro was deeply upset by the change in U.S. leadership following Kennedy’s death. Top Cuban leaders believed Kennedy would not have invaded Cuba and were confident his administration’s economic and internal subversion policies against Cuba would not have overthrown the regime. The current Cuban government, under Castro’s orders, is instructed to avoid public attacks on Johnson or actions that might irritate him. Cuban officials are advised to observe Johnson’s stance on Cuba and potentially improve relations if Johnson shows inclination toward reconciliation.  

Key People  
- Fidel Castro (Cuban leader)  
- John F. Kennedy (deceased U.S. president)  
- Lyndon B. Johnson (U.S. president following Kennedy’s assassination)  

Key Locations  
- Cuba  
- United States  

Key Events  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963)  
- Cuban government policy shift toward U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Cuban government

JFK Declassified Files

177-10001-10060.pdf

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