CASTRO'S VIEW OF THE US AND FEARS OF INVASION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-9-6-18-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: May 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: November 16, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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ME.VIORANDUM FOR DR. KISSINGER
FROW: Arnold Nachmanoff
MORI C05138716
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November 16, 1970
SUBJECT: Castro's View of the US and Fear* of Invasion
Aftsched at Tab A is an intelligence report which, if accitrato,
give. an into:astir% insight into Castro's views of the US and his
fears about LIMILlioxl as well as his potential reaction to it.
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cretary General t 25X1
PVP, Manuel Mo-ra Valverde, met with 1 Castro in Cuba in
late October. Mora had traveled to CubaIn an offort to aecura this
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to discuss on his own account reports of the establishment of mili-
tary bases in Costa Rita for use against Cuba. 25X1
*lora assured Castro that President Figueroa of Costa Rica
La not hostile to Castro or Cuba, and that his strongly anti-Castro
toments are for public consumption only and not Ms real view.
He also assured Castro that Figueroa would never provide facilitios
for military actions against Cuba. In respossaa Castro:
Was very abusive about Figueroa saying he intendod to delay
returning the LACSA plana and to charge at least $50,000 for
"repairs".
Explained that Figueroa' anti.c
to him bovine* he believed that
vasion of Cuba.
tamest* worts important
is preparing another in-
Addod that Cuba's attitudo towa rd invasion has changod; that Cuba
will no longer wait for ielit221i0/1 as in the case of the Bay of Pigs
but will "...attack... and carry on the war until the Soviet Union
I. drawn into it.
Castro's concern over invasion may arise from recent *Sorts by
Cuban exile groups to gain cooperation and facilities from some
Central American governments tor actions against Cuba, efforts be
Ii almost certainly aware of. His vehemence, if the report is macerate.
could lead him to ill-considered actions tending to create a confron-
tation between the US and Cuba and/or the USSR. Castro may be
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in part to pressures from tbe Russiana end their Cuban
allies the Castro Government designed to ease him out of ids
osition o* preeminence as suggested by Pete Vaky in kieunsmo
to you. of November 6.
Attachment:
Tab A tht.tUg.ncs Report
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