</s>177-1001-10061 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: 177-10001-10051 RECORD SERIES: NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : NSF; COUNTRY FILLE, CUDA, TCDCS, Vol. 1. BOX 32 AGENCY FILLE NUMBER; Document Information : ORIGINATOR: CIA CIA FROM: TO: Document Information . TITLE: DATE: 12/13/1963 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: #170 26 NW 50955 DocId: 32282901 Page 1

Summary  
This document is a CIA telegram dated December 13, 1963, reporting on the status of Cuban diplomatic missions abroad following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The report notes that Cuban diplomatic missions were placed on a special alert status due to concerns that the circumstances surrounding the assassination might provoke hostile activity against them. A senior Cuban diplomat, described as an astute observer with reliable past reporting, is cited as the source. The document details that one chief of mission requested permission via telephone to visit a friendly country but was instructed to submit the request formally by cable. This request was submitted on November 29, 1963, and authorization was received on December 6, 1963. As of December 9, 1963, there was no indication that the alert order had been revoked. The report is part of the TDCS (Cuba) series and includes classified dissemination controls.  

Key People  
- Senior Cuban diplomat (source of information)  
- Chief of mission (specific individual not named in the text)  

Key Locations  
- Cuba (Havana, referenced as the location of the Cuban government)  
- Country friendly to Cuba (not specified)  

Key Events  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963  
- Placement of Cuban diplomatic missions on a special alert status following the assassination  
- Request by a chief of mission for permission to visit a friendly country (submitted November 29, 1963; authorized December 6, 1963)  
- Ongoing alert status as of December 9, 1963  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Cuban government (Havana)  
- TDCS (Cuba) series, part of the National Security File (NSF) records

JFK Declassified Files

177-10001-10061.pdf

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