CUBAN PRESENCE IN NICARAGUA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91B00135R000500800035-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: March 10, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP91 B001 35R000500800035-2
10 March 1983
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Cuban Presence In Nicaragua
We estimate that there are some 7-8,000 Cubans currently in
Nicaragua, of which 1,500-2,000 are military and security
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. to i our best iudament based on a variety
of sources
-- The Cubans and Nicaraguans themselves have confirmed that
2,000 teachers have recently returned to Nicaragua for the
start of the school year.
-- Earlier, the Cubans publicly announced that 2,000
construction personnel were sent to help repair damages
from the May 1982 floods. These projects continue, and we
believe that these workers are also employed building
Nicaraguan military barracks and airfields.
-- The Nicaraguans have also publicized the presence of 600
Cuban rural health workers, as well as a variety of other
technicians.
A breakdown of our
estimate is as follows:
Military advisors 1,500-2,000.
Teachers 2,000
Construction workers 2,000
Health workers and other advisors 1,500-2,000
TOTAL
7,000-8,000
Approved For Release 2008/04/18: CIA-RDP91 B001 35R000500800035-2