LESSON FROM CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00318R000100770076-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: April 25, 1961
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP67-00318R000100770076-1
GREEN AY (Wis.)
PRESS-G ZETTE
Circ.: a 41;526
Front Edit Otth.r
Page Pa8 /~ h?l.89
Lesson From Cuba
Whatever the whole story behind around the world. Russia must not
the fiasco of the "invasion" of Cubak bi be placed in a position whereby it
the United States government--. and as' to fight for soAething in this
future governments should ^ territory. Russia *ill.Eight for Hun-
learned two lessons. If we are ' - ary or Poland or Albania; it dares
to aid a rebellion against atyrant,.. t-t
-not should be a successful one. And risk their, allegiance elsewhere.
is not yet-ready a fight fox,'
situation that led ft the necessity ussia
for a revolt should never have b, n merlin; thus bur strong stand ix that.
'area has not been challenged except:
allowed to develop. in the bluff..and_ bluster field.
Th e uban affai
But if Ru
si
s
r s still
a should come to feel
clou o. r that the defeat of Castro -in Cuba
w et er the CPntra would - be a ___ _ ., _
naa hand in it, Soviet Union and so , recognized
is - "" ~ie ~ubari ehl-' leaders around the world, we would face a
themselves were so split by rival serious situation. We may suspect
ideologies and jealousies that, they that it was concern that?such a situa-
could not unite, whether the Guate- tion had already cafe,wvhich led to
malan president really feared return- the confusion and apparent disputes
ing Reds would Prevent the lauric- at high levels in Washington about
ing after. a few weeks, 'Neither do our role in the Cuban action.
we know whether there are irnmi- The Soviet Union does not mind
nent new landings, how many' es- being defeated in the Zl d
nited oes
Nations.
Gaped into the Cuban,rnountains how The labels of tyrant and .aggressor
strong and well-led tl5'ey are. After which have been hurled at it for
all, Castro was one of a reported 111. decades bother it little. We should
survivors of just such a landing when also note that some of the leaders of
Batista held the mainland, the neutral nations are not upset by
But we do now n the epithets either. They are 'more
n, 9 that w1~h-, interested in being
we Tht ivene ox"nof y ..3"1 b'e'so g on the winning
branded. We do lnow now that a side than necessarily on the kindest.
greatmany people in the world
,your restraint is not inexhaust-
recognize force as the primary source ible, President Kennedy warned.
of control. The warning should be directed most
1st es
have ro
eci
ll
p
a
wn past oiar adol,escen
y at the other nations
- in this
,` 9oves around thew hemisphere who play footsie with the
This` Is not the century for world'4rul , Communists and seek to use them
by means of a populOrity contest. against ug for their own ends. Non-
There is a hideous' beast at large, intervention is a nice term .and we
ever devouring, ever growing and. could happily live with any sort of
there is not time to reason with his ?tyranny in other American nations if
prospective victims. they kept their wars at home. But
In the purely T practical aspect we Union when-their
through are to the Soviet
p do not dare again allow any territory
gh or military
in this, hemisphere to be placed, even aid, our security is threatened.
That in the sphere of influence and clearlyetoag hehL Latin lAme i an
of the Soviet Union. The reason is people. If it smacks
not merely that we of imperialism
would lose face and Yankee pressure, so be it.
Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP67-00318R000100770076-1