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STATUS OF SOVIET MILITARY PERSONNEL IN CUBA
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP79T00429A000600040037-0
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RIPPUB
Original Classification:
S
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 16, 2016
Document Release Date:
September 28, 2004
Sequence Number:
37
Case Number:
Publication Date:
December 30, 1963
Content Type:
NOTES
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BRIEFING NOTES
FOR DCI
STATUS OF SOVIET MILITARY PERSONNEL IN CUBA
I. The role of the Soviet military in Cuba has
changed since the missile crisis of October
1962. Since then the majority of Soviet mili-
tary personnel have been withdrawn.
A. Most of the Soviets now in Cuba are advisers
and technicians. They are training Cubans
and are supervising the use and mainte-
nance o.f Soviet equipment.
B. There are no organized Soviet ground combat
units now in Cuba. The only Soviet ground
forces personnel now in Cuba are those ad-
vising Cuban military units.
C. We estimate present Soviet military strength
in Cuba between 4,000 and 7,000 men. This
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