CABLE TO PRITY (SANITIZED) FROM DIR

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0003121035
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RIPPUB
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U
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4
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June 24, 2015
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November 23, 2011
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Case Number: 
F-2011-00196
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September 11, 1962
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Oil!G : UNIT : EXT ? DATE : TO FROM. DIRECTOR CON F: DCI 1-2 INFO: S/C 3-4 E. H. KNOCHE TS 9614. CIASSIFIED MES +Tem% S E C uzzaTrul4ar1t-1942------ PAGE ONE OF FOUR PAGES ROUTING 45] 6 vociment APPROVED FOR RELEASED mg chance !fl mas DATE: 11-08-2011 DIr.,..13H,Id 'Glass t;:aarIcti to is cs/ c "laXI Reitiew Date: _ HR 70-3 late: 3 - 23370. 3? OUT75341 To PRIICY EYES ONLY INFO DEFERRED ROUTINE OUT 75341 PRIORITY CITE DIR (b)(1) (b)(3) ai,429 1. HAVANA RADIO CHARGES THAT TWO CARGO SHIPS, OUTWARD BOUND FROM CUBA, ONE CUBAN AND THE OTHER BRITISH, WERE ATTACKED 11 SEPT OFF NORTHERN COAST OF CUBA. WE HAVE INFO THAT AN EXILE GROUP CALLED ALPHA-66 (BASED IN PUERTO lITCO) PROBABLY DID THE JOB. STUDENT EXILE GROUP IN MIAMI LAST WEEKEND PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED INTENTION TO ATTACK BLOC SHIPS MOVING IN AND OUT OF CUBA. THERE IS GROWING MOOD OF FRUSTRATION AMONG REFUGEES AND DANGER OF UNILATERAL OPERATIONS AND INCIDENTS LS LIKEWISE GROWING. ASSUME YOU NOTING IN PRESS THE SOVIET STATEMENT ISSUED 11 SEPT MAKING SWEEPING CHARGES THAT US PREPARING ? CUBA INVASION AND WARNING THAT "IF THIS ATTACK IS MADE, THIS WILL BE BEGINNING OF UNLEASHING OFI WAR." IMPLICATIONS OF THE 4.000?WORD STATEMENT UNDER STUDY, WILL ADVISE YOU FUR.THER. RELEASING OFFICER rowI_______S CRET wow .1W ?????=e1111.14,1111.11, CclORDINAltINO OFFICERS 4IPe AUTHENTICATINVIOEFICER I_______ REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THA 4 THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. fttRInA No. ORIG UNIT EXT 3 DATE : TO 2 FROM t DIRECTOR CONF: INFO CLASSIFIED M Esibeivb E SAGE PAGE TWO OF FOUR_,PAckEa_ .11100.,101.1.(111=1111011?11..? ROUTING 'DEFERRED ROUTINE OUT 75341 01R 35429 TO INFO -2 CITE DIR REF YOUR REQUEST THAT BNE EXAMINE IMPLICATIONS OF DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT. FOLLOWING IS PRELIM BNE STATEMENT 'WHOLE QUESTION SCA/ MOTIVATIONS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE REASONS WHY SOVS MIGHT CONSIDER INSTALLATION MRBMS BEING EXAMINED IN SNIE BEING DRAFTED FOR USIB NEXT ,WEEK. 13NE., STILL PERSUADED THAT COSTLY CRASH OPERATION TO INSTALL SA-2t IS MORE REASONABLY EXPLAINED BY OTHER THAN DESIRE TO HIDE LATER BUILDUP AND .THAT SOVS LIKELY TO REGARD ADVANTAGES OF 'MAJOR OFFENSIVE BUILDUP NOT EOUAL TO DANGERS OF US INTERVENTION. CUBA LEAKING LIKE SIEVE FROM GROUND OBSERVATION ALONE. THUS SUDDEN CRACKDOWN ON REFUGEE FLOW AND LEGAL TRAFFIC WOULD BE STRONG INDICATOR OF POSSIBLE DESIRE TO UNDERTAKE FURTIivat MILITARY BUILDUP IN SECRET," 3. AN EAST GERMAN IT. COLONEL, A REGIMENTAL COM.Ivi ANY DEFECTED 8 SEPT. PRELIM INTERROGATION INDICATES HIS UNIT HAS BEEN GETTING INTENSIFIED TRAINING RECENTLY, WITH EMPHASIS ON ,o0N/t/ IN?TING OF CERS RELEASING OFFICER i; E C AUTHENTICATING FFII REPRODUCTION BY OIFF-TiR ';HAN E ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. ? ?RIG : UNIT EXT DATE : TO FROM : DIRECTOR CON F: INFO: TO CLASSIFIED MESSAGE ,P;p410F, s E E T wOommimommegoonommonsea rum. rattmen INFO 44.1.1???? "AGE THREE OF FOUR PAGES ROUTING DEFERRED kOUTINE . _ UT 753111 DIR 35429 CITE DIR USE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. HE SAYS (WE BELIEVE IT IS LARGELY HIS CONJECTURE) THAT THERE WILL BE A BLOCKADE OF BERLIN IN NOVEMBER, SOURCE BEING INTERROGATED UNDER ARMY JURISDICTION. WE ARE COOPERATING. 4. AS FIRST STEP IN REDUCING THAI DEPENDENCE ON US, THAI CABINET CONSIDERING SIGNING TRADE TREATY WITH SOVIET. MOSCOW TRIED TO OBTAIN TRADE TREATY LAST YEAR BUT THALS PUT SOVLETS OFF, CURRENT ,SOVIET-THAI TRADE IS NEGLIGIBLE AND THE RE IS NO FORMAL AGREEMENT. CURRENT THAI EMPHASIS ON 'INDEPI;NDENCE" MAY BE PARTLY FOR PURPOSE OF BUILDING UP TI-LA! BARGAINING POFIITION IN TALKS WITH MAXWELL, TAYLOR, WHO ARRIVES BANGKOK LATEIL THIS WEEK, 5. A FIVE-MAN DELEGATION FROM JAPAN RULING LIBERAL- DEMOCRAT PARTY DEPARTING FOR PELPING 12 SEPT AT CHICOM INVITATION TO EXPLORE TltADE AND AGRICULTURAL AID POSSIBIL TIEr;. RELEASING ',FENCER IN flNG OFFI RS Lgollial.91 SEG ETI RI PRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No. AUTHENTICATING OFF ',ER ?RIG : UNIT : EXT DATE : CLAS51FIED MES ['Y'5 :E C GE TO 3 FROM: DIRECTOR CONF: INFO : 2 3 12AGE1QU_R__OF FOUB PAGES ? ROUTING DEFERRED ROUTINE OUT 75341 Dm 35429 9.011.1.1M11.1.01*? ^ ???????????111.. TO INFO -4 CITE DIR A SECOND GROUP OF LIBERAL -DEMO CRATS , INCLUDING JAP INDUSTRIAL REPS PLANE, A FO LLO W UP IN MID CT OB ER. END OF MESSAGE 4 LT. GE r= MARSHALL S . CART ER ./D CI BELEA!,ING Off ICIER FFICERS iilderlifir SF CRET it 'PRODUCTION BY (Wilk THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Coin, N. AUTHENTICATING OFil