</s>198-10005-10018 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY : ARMY RECORD NUMBER: 198-100005-100118 RECORD SERIES : CALIFANO PAPERS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : AGENCY FILENUMBER : Document Information ORIGINATOR : MULTIPLE FROM: TO: Document Information TITLE: DATE : 00/00/0000 PAGES: 123 SUBJECTS: ARMS SMUGGLING, CUBA LATIN AMERICA SECURITY LATAN SPONSORED SUBVERSION CUBAN SPONSORED SUBVERSION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redirect DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/07/1997 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Calfano Papers, Box 6, Folder 30, Assorted documents related to Cuban material support of Communist subversives in Latin America. JFK Records Review Department of the Army EO 1538 Exclude Exempt Exclusivity Refer To Review Date: 3/12/2015 By: K.K.Sven v.1 12 NW 50955 DocId: 32423736 Page 1

Summary  
The declassified documents detail extensive U.S. intelligence activities and Cuban subversive operations in Latin America during the early 1960s, focusing on arms smuggling, communist infiltration, and covert military support. Key themes include Cuban efforts to supply weapons to countries like Brazil, Venezuela, and British Guiana through maritime routes and concealed shipments; CIA and U.S. military monitoring of these activities; and reports of clandestine radio communications between Cuba and pro-Castro groups in Latin America. The documents also reference training programs for sabotage missions, financial aid to leftist organizations such as PUAR and PVP, and coordination among communist factions in countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Specific instances include a 1961 shipment of weapons from Cuba to British Guiana, Venezuelan government raids on communist arms caches, and alleged Cuban support for FALN guerrilla attacks in Venezuela. The text highlights U.S. concerns over Cuban influence, including ties to the FALN, anti-democratic demonstrations in Mexico, and planned coups in Haiti and Panama.  

Key People  
- Fidel Castro (Cuban leader providing financial and logistical support to Latin American groups)  
- Che Guevara (Cuban revolutionary theorizing about insurrection in Latin America)  
- Raul Castro (Cuban leader)  
- Falcon Briceño (Venezuelan Foreign Minister)  
- Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Argentine revolutionary)  
- Maximo Gruber (Cuban Army major leading guerrilla operations in Colombia)  
- Blanca Diaz Colazola (former Cuban Embassy official trained in Prague)  
- Carlos Guilleran Fernandez (Costa Rican Communist)  
- Alfredo Vera Arrata (Ecuadorian Revolutionary Union of Youth member)  
- Paul E. Magloire (former Haitian president, coup planner)  
- Eusebio Mujal Barniol (Cuban exile leader)  
- Rodriquez (Cuban diplomat, former Havana envoy)  

Key Locations  
- Cuba (Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Rancho Boyardos Airport)  
- Brazil (Georgetown, Goiás state, San Cristóbal)  
- Venezuela (Caracas, Zulia State, Maracabao oil facility)  
- British Guiana (now Guyana)  
- Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo, Radio Espaillat 56)  
- Colombia (Sumapaz region)  
- Ecuador (Guayaquil)  
- Haiti (Port-au-Prince)  
- Panama (Panama City, Canal Zone)  
- Peru (Lima, highlands, Falcon area)  
- Mexico (Mexico City, anti-democratic demonstrations)  

Key Events  
- Shipment of weapons from Cuba to British Guiana in December 1961.  
- Venezuelan government raids uncovering communist arms caches near Caracas.  
- FALN guerrilla attacks on Venezuelan infrastructure, including bridges and oil lines.  
- Cuban-trained Latin American students participating in subversive activities.  
- Planning of a Haitian military coup by Paul E. Magloire with alleged Cuban support.  
- Peruvian junta’s suppression of Communist-led unrest, including arrests of 800 party members.  
- Venezuelan Communist Party’s planned terrorist activities targeting U.S. interests.  
- Clandestine radio communications between Cuba and pro-Castro groups in Latin America.  
- Training of militants in Cuba for sabotage missions against U.S. infrastructure.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Department of State  
- Paraguayan Communist Party (PCP)  
- Dominican Popular Movement (MPD)  
- United Front for Revolutionary Action (FUAR, Colombia)  
- Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN)  
- Popular Union of Revolutionary Action (PUAR)  
- Popular Vanguard (PVP)  
- Communist Party of Brazil (CPB)  
- Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV)  
- Revolutionary Union of Youth (URJE, Ecuador)  
- Peruvian military junta  
- Cuban intelligence and diplomatic networks

JFK Declassified Files

198-10005-10018.pdf

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