</s>198-10008-10119 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: 198-1008-0119 RECORD SERIES: CALIFANO PAPERS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : AGENCY FILLE NUMBER :: Document Information ORIGINATOR: ARMY FROM: JOSEPH A. CALIFIANO JR. TO: CAPT. ZUMWALET AL TEN TITLE: ICCCA: ACTIONS TAKEN DURING JULY-AUGUST 1963 IN CURBING CUBAN SUBVERSION DATE: 10/14/1963 PAGES: 20 SUBJECTS: COUNTERSUBSVERSION PROGRAM COUNTSURVERSION PROGRAM TRAVEL OF LATIN AMERICANS TO CUBA CUBAN SUBSUBVERSION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, PAPER TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS : Secret CURRENT STATUS : 1/4 DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/01/1998 DATE of LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Calfano Papers, Box 2, Folder 25. Memo No. 71 from Joseph Califano with attached report of Subcommittee on Subversion. JFK Rovian Department of the Army No. 1838 Departmentally Authority: Excluded Excluded Exempt Refer To : Review Date: May/Nights By:Bylutod.M.A NO STATE OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION BY: DATE-of/16/14 9/1 8 NW 50955 DocId: 3242464608 Page 1

Summary  
This document is a classified report from October 1963 detailing actions taken by U.S. agencies during July-August 1963 to curb Cuban subversion in Latin America. It outlines efforts by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Department of State, and Department of Defense to monitor and restrict travel to/from Cuba, control propaganda dissemination, prevent guerrilla movements, and counter financial activities linked to Cuban subversive operations. The report includes specific actions such as intercepting flights, seizing propaganda materials, pressuring governments to block Cuban influence, and coordinating with foreign entities to limit Cuban access to Latin American territories. It also references the involvement of U.S. military forces in surveillance and intelligence-gathering activities.  

The document details Cuban and Latin American activities in 1963, including FLN (Front for the Liberation of Nicaragua) and PLN (Popular Liberation Army) operations. It notes that an individual planned to establish a base camp in the Isabella mountains, Department of Jintega, to indoctrinate peasants and train them in guerrilla tactics. The person admitted receiving six months of guerrilla warfare training in Cuba and referenced a PLN training camp in Honduras near El Lagarto on the Patucay River. In British Guiana, Gimpex (Guiana Import-Export Corporation) received a $1 million advance payment from the Cuban All-Impex Corporation for future goods deliveries. Gimpex loaned this money to the Government of British Guiana, with Cheddi Jagan's People's Progressive Party as its major shareholder. Mohammed Kassim, Gimpex's manager, stated the company would secure additional loans from Cuba to support the Jagan government and planned to purchase aircraft, spare parts, and machinery in the U.S. for shipment to Cuba. The document also highlights the use of suitcases containing currency as a common method for transferring funds to support subversive activities in Latin America, with examples of confiscations by police in El Salvador, Panama, and Ecuador.  

Key People  
- Joseph A. Califano Jr.: U.S. General Counsel who authored the report.  
- Raul Roa Kouri: Cuban Ambassador to Brazil.  
- Hector Villalon, John William Cooke: Peronist figures allegedly receiving support from Cuba.  
- Adolfo Garcia Barberena: Nicaraguan revolutionary leader linked to training activities in Costa Rica.  
- Alberto Serrato: Leader of the FIN (National Liberation Front) in Costa Rica.  
- FLN leaders (unnamed): Involved in guerrilla operations in Nicaragua.  
- Mohammed Kassim: Manager of Gimpex.  
- Cheddi Jagan: Major shareholder in Gimpex.  

Key Locations  
- Brazil: Focus on Cuban chartered flights and travel restrictions.  
- Costa Rica: Training of revolutionaries for guerrilla activity in Nicaragua.  
- Honduras: Involvement in Cuban-supported insurgent groups.  
- Nicaragua: Operations against Cuban-backed guerrillas.  
- Cuba: Central hub for subversive activities and propaganda distribution.  
- Isabella mountains, Department of Jintega: Proposed FLN/PLN base camp.  
- El Lagarto, Patucay River: PLN training camp location.  
- British Guiana: Site of Gimpex financial transactions.  
- El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador: Locations of currency-laden suitcase confiscations.  

Key Events  
- Interception of Cuban flights to Brazil, Costa Rica, and other Latin American countries.  
- Seizure of propaganda materials by Brazilian authorities.  
- Prohibition of travel permits to Cuba by Bolivian and Chilean governments.  
- Coordination with the British to restrict Cuban use of Caribbean territories as transit points.  
- Surveillance of Soviet merchant ships suspected of carrying arms to British Guiana.  
- Training programs for Latin American militaries in counterinsurgency tactics.  
- Establishment of FLN/PLN training camps.  
- Transfer of $1 million from Cuban All-Impex Corporation to Gimpex.  
- Confiscation of currency-laden suitcases in Latin American countries.  
- Gimpex's plans to purchase U.S. machinery for shipment to Cuba.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Led efforts to monitor travel, propaganda, and guerrilla movements.  
- Department of State: Coordinated diplomatic actions and intelligence sharing with foreign governments.  
- Department of Defense: Managed military surveillance and communication infrastructure.  
- U.S. Southern Command: Oversaw military operations and intelligence gathering in the Caribbean.  
- International Union of Architects: Targeted for preventing attendance at a Cuban-sponsored congress.  
- FLN (Front for the Liberation of Nicaragua): Involved in guerrilla operations.  
- PLN (Popular Liberation Army): Linked to training camps and insurgent activities.  
- Gimpex (Guiana Import-Export Corporation): Facilitated financial transactions with Cuba.  
- People's Progressive Party (British Guiana): Major shareholder in Gimpex.

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