</s>198-1007-10013 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: 198-1007-1003 Agency Information RECORD SERIES : CALIFANO PAPERS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : AGENCY FILENUMBER: CALIFICANO FAPERS Document Information ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: CONTROL OF TRAVEL TO TRAVEL AND FROM CUBA TITLE : 00/00/0000 PAGES: 17 SUBJECTS: CONTROLL OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS CONTROF OF MOVEMENT OF CUBAN PROPAGANDA CONTROT OF CLANDESTINE MOVEMENT of GUERRILLAS AND ARMS EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE ON CUBANA MOVEMENTOF GUERRILLAS SURVEILLANCE OF CIBAN DIPLOMATIC, COMMERCIAL STRENGTHENING MISSIONS STRENGTHENGING OF COUNTER-INSURGENCY CAPABILITIES DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret RESTRICTIONS: Secret CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 04/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: Calfano Papers, Box 4, Folder 6, Draft report concerning control of access to and surveillance of Cuba. Department of the Army EO 153626 K Decadently Exclude O Exempt NO STATE OBJECTION Authority: TO DECASSIFICATION DATE/4/4% Refer to: Review Date: K/LISTS By Luells/L/4.0 BY DATE /4/14/14 V.1 <loc_30><loc_958><loc_51><loc_958><loc_51><loc_969><loc_31><loc_969>22 NW 50955 DocId: 324240066 Page 1

Summary  
This document details U.S. government efforts to monitor and control travel to and from Cuba, as well as surveillance of Cuban activities during the mid-1960s. It outlines actions taken by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Department of State, and other agencies to restrict the movement of propaganda, subversive elements, and arms. Key measures include pressuring Latin American governments to block Cuban flights, intercept clandestine movements of guerrillas, and implement stricter controls on travel permits. The document also references intelligence exchanges, military surveillance operations, and efforts to strengthen counter-insurgency capabilities in the region. Specific actions involve diplomatic interventions, such as urging countries to deny visas to Cuban delegates, preventing unauthorized charter flights, and monitoring Soviet vessels suspected of carrying illicit cargo.  

Key People  
- **Calificano Papers**: A collection of documents related to U.S. policy toward Cuba.  
- **CIA Station personnel** (e.g., in Buenos Aires, Santiago, Mexico City): Provided intelligence on Cuban activities.  
- **Foreign Ministers** of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, and others: Issued travel restrictions or denied visas to Cuban delegates.  
- **U.S. Embassy officials**: Including those in Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, and the Netherlands, involved in diplomatic and intelligence coordination.  

Key Locations  
- **Cuba**: Central focus of surveillance, propaganda control, and subversive activity monitoring.  
- **Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, Nicaragua, British Guiana**: Countries where travel restrictions, diplomatic interventions, or intelligence operations were conducted.  
- **Panama Canal Zone**: Mentioned in the context of military communications improvements.  

Key Events  
- **Cuban flights to Latin America**: Efforts to restrict unauthorized flights and prevent their use as transit points for subversives.  
- **Surveillance of Soviet vessels** (e.g., *MITCHURINSK*): Monitoring suspected arms trafficking from Cuba to British Guiana.  
- **Postponement of the II Latin American Youth Congress**: Linked to Cuban delegates being denied Chilean visas.  
- **Cuban propaganda interception**: Seizure of materials brought into Brazil by passengers on special flights.  
- **Military communications upgrades**: Installation of radio stations in Nicaragua, Colombia, and Honduras to enhance surveillance capabilities.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Led efforts to monitor Cuban activities, provide intelligence to Latin American governments, and coordinate counter-subversion measures.  
- **Department of State**: Instructed embassies to implement travel restrictions, engage in diplomatic negotiations, and report on Cuban subversive activities.  
- **U.S. Southern Command**: Oversaw military surveillance operations and coordination with Caribbean nations.  
- **U.S. Coast Guard**: Participated in the Small Craft Inspection and Training Team (SCIAT) for Caribbean Surveillance System.  
- **Foreign Assets Control Office (Treasury Department)**: Collaborated on blocking controls regarding Cuba.

JFK Declassified Files

198-10007-10013.pdf

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