PROPOSED TOPICS FOR YOUR MEETING WITH JUDGE CLARK (8 JUNE) AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER (10 JUNE)

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The Director of Central Intelligence
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
National Intelligence Council
THROUGH: Interdepartmental Staff
TS 83-3502
7 June 1983
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Constantine C. Menges
National Intelligence Officer for Political Paramilitary
Threats
SUBJECT: Proposed Topics for Your Meeting with Judge Clark (8 June)
and Secrtary Weinberger (10 June)
Possible Additional Cuban Troops to Nicaragua
1. While there is no definitive information, the following are my
reasons for concern that more Cuban troops will be sent--as covertly or
discreetly as possible--for deployment in nominal Sandinista army units:
a. Recent intelligence on the already completed addition of about 500 Cuban
troops.
"volunteers" for Nicaragua
b. Information that Cuban General Ochoa is in Nicaragua--he preceeded
both the Angola and Ethiopia surreptitious Cuban buildups.
c. 1981 intelligence on the Cuban Dreoarations for the registry of army
d. Two Cuban troop ships in Havana harbor since last Thursday (though
recall that some weeks ago a Cuban troop ship went to Africa instead).
e. US diplomatic reports that, in May 1983, Cuban embassy persons were
"sounding out" US allies about a possible US response to Cuban troops.
Action Implications
2. During the fall 1981 interagency decisions on Cuba/Central America
there was absolute consensus that a corollary of any anti-Sandinista program
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SUBJECT: Proposed Topics for Your Meetings with Judge Clark (8 June)
and Secretary Weinberger (10 June)
(whether harassment or liberation) would be the availability of US forces to
physically interdict Cuban troop reinforcements. My information is that there
are no US naval combatants currently close by to stop any Cuban troop ships or
even to track them at night. In my view the recent increase in Soviet bloc
military shipments to Nicaragua combined with the above information suggests
the following for NSPG consideration:
a. Open US recognition of the democratic resistance forces (FDN) as the
new government of Nicaragua and US aid (both to deter Cuban
reinforcements by making the US committment to a democratic outcome in
Nicaragua clear and to provide a mechanism for providing the needed
resources).
b. Immediate deployment of air/naval combatants to interdict any Cuban
troop movement to Nicaragua.
c. Private diplomatic threats to Cuba (with the Soviet Union being
informed).
Central America Strategy Paper--Led by Ikle
3. Three strategies are to be made explicit in terms of components and
consequences: I/continue with current congressional constraints;
11/retrenchment; III/successful regional democratization. I had written
Strategy III as agreed and last night Ikle asked Harry Rowen and I to write
the other two strategies also. A meeting tomorrow afternoon will review these
drafts and the target for a final draft is Friday, 10 June, so that senior
officials (including DCI, DDCI, Kirkpatrick, perhaps Weinberger, Clark) can
meet for an informal review on Saturday, 11 June.
Suggestion that Spanish Premier Gonzalez Receive a Central America Briefing
Before He Meets with President Reagan
4. Premier Gonzalez will be in Washington from 20 to 23 June, and meets
the President on 21 June. Recently, a number of disturbing developments have
occurred: Spain has granted Cuba ($20 million) and Nicaragua ($45 million)
additional economic credits; Castro is likely to visit Spain and several days
ago Premier Gonzalez and Colombian President Betancur issued a joint statement
urging the inclusion of Cuba in the Contadora-related Central American
negotiations.
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Constantine C. Menges
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