</s>198-1007-10021 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: 198-10007-100121 RECORD SERIES : CALIFANO PAPERS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : AGENCY FILENBER: DOCUMENTOR: ICCCA Document Information ORIGINATOR: ICCCa CHINN, SUBCMMT ON CUBAN SUBVERSION TO: CHMIN, SUBCMMT ON CIBAN SUBMITTEE TO: MEMBER OF THE SUBMISSIONITE TITLE: REPORT FOR JULY-AUGUST ON ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMBAT CASTRO-COMMUNIST SUBVERSION DATE: 09/30/1963 PAGES: 23 SUBVERSION SUBJECTIONS: ENHANCEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE ON CITRENGE ON CUBAAN SUBVENSION STRENGTHENING OF COUNTER-INSURGENCY CAPABILITIES STRENGTHENSING OF COUNTER-INSPURGENCY CONTROL TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM CUBA CONTROLLING OF TRAVEL AND FUNDS CONTROT OF CUBANTE OF CIBANA DIPLOMATIC, COMMERCIAL. SUNCULTURAL MISSIONS CONTROLD OF CABANISTINE MOVEMENT OF GUERILLAS AND ARMS CONTROIL OF CLANDESTINE MOVEMENT OF CUBAAN PROPAGANDA DOCUMET TYPE: PAPER, TEXTURAL MOVEMENT of CUBANA CLASSIFICATION: Secret: RESTRICTIONS: IB: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redect DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 04/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Calfano Papers, Box 2, Folder 26, Memo from Chairman, Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion to the members of the Committee re: Report for July-August on Actions Taken to Combat Castro-Communit Subversion:<loc_270><loc_740><loc_313><loc_754><loc_270><loc_754>JFK Revel Department of the Army ED 1828 <loc_301><loc_807>Department to the Army EO 1828 <loc_550><loc_821><loc_361><loc_821><loc_361><loc_833><loc_300><loc_833>Authority:

Summary  
This document comprises two distinct reports detailing U.S. government efforts to counter Cuban subversion in Latin America during 1963. The first report, submitted by the Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion on September 30, 1963, outlines measures taken between July and August 1963 to combat Castro-communist activities. These include CIA-led surveillance of suspected vessels like the *MITCHURINSK*, restrictions on Cuban travel permits, diplomatic coordination with Latin American governments, and intelligence sharing with allies such as the Organization of American States (OAS). The second report provides specific details on Cuban involvement in training guerrilla groups across Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua, including financial transactions involving Gimpex (British Guiana) and the Cuban Almpex Corporation. It also references the Worker-Student-Pasant Movement (MOC), National Liberation Front (FLN), and VIAN as organizations linked to Cuban-backed subversive activities.  

Key People  
- **Chinn, Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion**: Chairman of the subcommittee submitting the first report.  
- **CIA Members**: Conducted surveillance and counter-subversion operations.  
- **Foreign Ministers** (Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Peru, etc.): Implemented travel restrictions or security measures.  
- **Ambassadors/Consuls** (Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, etc.): Coordinated diplomatic and intelligence efforts.  
- **Adolfo Garcia Barberema**: Nicaraguan revolutionary linked to the FLN, training guerrillas in Costa Rica.  
- **Hector Bogatnes Zamora**: Costa Rican agitator coordinating Nicaraguan guerrilla movements.  
- **Mohammed Kassim**: Manager of Gimpex, involved in financial transactions with Cuba.  

Key Locations  
- **Cuba** (Havana, Grand Cayman, British Guiana)  
- **Brazil** (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)  
- **Costa Rica** (Puntarenas)  
 - **Colombia**, **Honduras**, **Nicaragua**, **British Guiana** (Guyana), **El Salvador**, **Panama**, **Ecuador**  

Key Events  
- **Cuban flights to Brazil**: Increased non-scheduled flights used for subversive travel, prompting U.S. restrictions.  
- **Interception of *MITCHURINSK***: Soviet freighter suspected of carrying arms and subversives from Cuba to British Guiana, monitored by U.S. forces until British authorities took over surveillance.  
- **Puerto Maldonado incident**: Cuban-linked event in Peru referenced in OAS discussions.  
- **Postponement of II Latin American Youth Congress**: Due to Cuban delegates’ inability to obtain Chilean visas.  
- **Cuban training of MOC guerrillas**: In Colombia, with captured guerrillas admitting to six months of training in Cuba.  
- **FLN operations**: Active in Honduras and Nicaragua since 1962, linked to Cuban support.  
- **Gimpex financial transactions**: $1 million advance from Cuba for goods, plans to purchase machinery in the U.S. for transfer to Cuba.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Conducted surveillance, intelligence gathering, and coordinated with Latin American governments.  
- **Department of State**: Managed diplomatic efforts, including interactions with OAS and embassies in Latin America.  
- **Department of Defense**: Oversaw military surveillance and counterinsurgency initiatives, including the Southern Command Intelligence Center.  
- **Organization of American States (OAS)**: Discussed addressing Cuban subversion.  
- **U.S. Southern Command**: Coordinated military operations and intelligence sharing with Latin American allies.  
- **Worker-Student-Pasant Movement (MOC)**: Received Cuban guerrilla training in Colombia.  
- **National Liberation Front (FLN)**: Cuban-supported organization active in Honduras and Nicaragua since 1962.  
- **VIAN**: National Liberation Front, linked to FLN activities.  
- **Gimpex**: British Guiana-based entity involved in financial transactions with Cuba.  
- **Cuban Almpex Corporation**: Linked to Gimpex and Cuban subversive fund transfers.

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