</s>194-10012-10030 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date : 02/09/98 Page 1 JFK ASSASSASSINATIO SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : INSCOM/CSF RECORD NUMBER: 194-1001-1003O RECORDS SERIES : DOD-APPLIED PERSONNEL AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNELS AND INCIDENT INVESTICATIONS AGENCY FILLE NUMBER = ACC4350W - PAGES 15-16 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : USA FROM : CIA TO: CIA TITLE : CIA INFORMATION REPORT TO: CIA DATE : 01/04/63 PAGES : 2 PUNTUNNER, JORDAN J. SUBJECTS : UNDIMINISHED PRESTIGE OF FIDEL CASTRO IN LATIN AMERICA DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTIONS : 1C CURRENT STATUS : REGISTERED WITH DELETONS DATE OF LAST STATUS :: RBS/22/97 : COMPLETION OF REVIEW BY CIA. OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : : COMPLETATION WITH CIA, HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND : COORDINATION WITH CIA, HAS SEEN COMPLETED AND DETERMINED TO BE RELEASABLE, PER LTR DTD 23 SEP 97. NW 68037 Docd:34517486 Page 1

Summary  
This document is a declassified CIA information report dated January 4, 1963, titled "CIA INFORMATION REPORT." It discusses Fidel Castro's enduring prestige among his supporters in Latin America despite recent political crises. The report notes that U.S. failure to capitalize on opportunities to remove Castro from power has contributed to his continued influence. It also highlights growing divisions within Latin American communist parties between violent and non-violent factions, with potential implications for individual communist groups adopting independent policies. The document references the Cuban Crisis (likely referring to the Bay of Pigs incident) and mentions Cuban exiles in Venezuela expressing disillusionment over its outcome. Additionally, it notes that organizations like the Revolutionary Student Directorate (DRE) and Alpha 66 intend to continue small-scale attacks on Cuba.  

Key People  
- Fidel Castro  
- Jordan J. Puntnner (reporter/originator)  
- British intelligence sources (specific identities redacted)  
- Members of the Revolutionary Student Directorate (DRE) and Alpha 66  

Key Locations  
- Cuba  
- Latin America  
- Venezuela  
- London, England  

Key Events  
- Cuban Crisis (likely referring to the Bay of Pigs incident, 1961)  
- Political divisions within Latin American communist parties  
- Small-scale attacks on Cuba by exile groups  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- British intelligence services  
- Revolutionary Student Directorate (DRE)  
- Alpha 66  
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) personnel and incident investigations units

JFK Declassified Files

194-10012-10030.pdf

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