3 ____ SENDER W I L L CH ECK CLASSI UNCLASSIFIED Ce n t r T IO N TOP A N D BO TTO M CONFIDENTIAL SECRET I n t e l l ig e n c e A g e n c y al OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO N A M E A N D ADDRESS 1 Mr Bromley Smith DATE INITIALS 2 3 4 i 5 6 ACTION APPROVAL COMMENT CONCURRENCE OIRECT REPLY DISPATCH FILE INFORMATION PREPARE REPLY RECOMMENDATION RETURN SIGNATURE Rei narks At tached are ten copies of tanex A to be attached tc your copies of the Cuba j olicy paper which will b 5 discussed at the Standin I Group meeting on T uesday 11 June 1963 Vj r X DECLASSIFIED E O GBP356 Socu 3 4 NuK-r' v- 0 ft 2 ry F O L D HERE TO RETUF N TO SENDER a si St FROM N A M K A D D R E S S A N D P H O N E N O DATE 6 8 63 Desmond FitzGerald 2-41 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET o u ov HM NT n m r i M ornci i i n i o - w j i m P K O M Y O' m nif WtfiTc ti'vjSE O F F I C E EC Tfc 2 I 13 Sc -3 Sg J S A S T - 16 A p ril l l l i J ' Bt cornu r o'J ------ o f ---- GBP - C o p i a c pie-' Series _ V_ - oU3JKCT I p a B 0 3 A C o v e r t Harassm ent Sabotage P r o g r a m against Cuba Thifl pa per p resen ts a c o v e r t H a ra ssm ea t oa bo tage p r o g r a m a rgetted against Cuba included a r e those sabotage plans w hich havo p r e v io u s ly been approved aa w e ll as new propo sa ls W hile this p r o g r a m w il l cauoe a ce r ta in amount of econ om ic damage it w i l l in no s e n 3 e c r i t i c a l l y injure the econom y o r cause the o v e rt h ro w o f C a stro a It may h o w e v e r c r e a te a situation which' w i l l dela y the consolidation and s t e r iliz a t io n o f Castro a revolution and may cause some o f M s fo ll o w e r s to doubt C a s t r o ' s ability successfu lly to 2 6July crea te a n ew Cuba - o Losses in m en and equipment with the attendant a d v e r s e pu blicity be expected Even without such lo sses U S attribution w i l l be When the p o lic y and guidelines o f the o v e r a l l sabotage p r o g r a m a re established it w i l l be po ssib le p r o g r e s s i v e l y to develop u to a fi lim it additional c o ver t a sset and support capabilities H o w e ver m a te r ia lly to in crea se tho pace o f operations a p e r io d o f four to s ix months is required Ultim ate lim itin g fa ctors a re weather length o f da rk -of-th a -m o on p eriod cach month and appropriate targets A source o f additional agent personnel is fr o m Cuban personnel trained b the U S M ilita ry F o r c e s under the recent p rog ra m s but re lea sed to civilian status r v r o 0WI V------ IL P R E V I O U S L Y A V TVOVL' D P R O G R A M S A SUP I L K SAB O TAG E PR O G R A M The use o f a va riety o f propaganda m edia to GBPfci alaic p a ssive resistan ce and lo w -ris k sim ple sabotage action by tho populace o f Cuba A cts such as the contamination o f fuels and Declassified y from Gerald R Fdrd Library lubricants tho introduction o f forei n m a teria l into m oving parts o f xaachinery and adm inistrative acts o f om ission and com m ission a rc illu s tra tiv e exam ples o f type oGBP activity which we w ill attempt to stiiuulate This p rog ra m was la te r supplemented by approval to in c ite Cubans within Cuba to com m it acta o f cabotage and harassm ent against t soviet personnel in Cuba with a view toward making tho Soviet p resen ce in Cuba in creasin gly m ore onerous em barrassing and untenable A cts such as tho use o f Russian go home 1 slogans would be urged and unattributable m ail propaganda w ill ca ll fo r m ore a g g res siv e actions such as physical vio len ce against fo v ie t personnel and equipment The keystone of the Subtle Sabotage p rogram io the unattributed m ailing program The m ailing program is being conducted from moat Latin A m erican countrioa oorae Huropean countries and the United Stated and cu rren tly in v o lv e s about 50 000 p i e c e s iS S T j of m all per rr o uh Propaganda and instructions a re scut giving a va riety o f subtle cabotage techniques in appropriate detail Several hundred letters are in filtrated into Cuba each month fo r dom estic m ailing in support o f this program The m ailing program is boing supplemented by the use o f short and medium wave broadcasto beamed at Cuba o from eight diffprqnt stations The main technique is to s ir o o rea l or fabricated letters telling o f acta o f sabotage and i resistance within Cuba and re fe rrin g to h is to ric a l examples Thus without exhorting the Cubans to action we a re giving them examples of what they can do and how to do it while 0 subtly encouraging them to participate A s other harassmcn sabotage program s progress we plan to replay m ore and m ore actual cases of happenings both of our own a ctivities and o f independent resistance elements Our propaganda efforts w ill also be intensified with increased emphasis on stimulating active opposition to the regim e and acts of m ajor sabotage and harassment PACGBP Tho m ailing p r o g ra m w ill re m a in at approximately 50 000 pioceo p e r month with tho emphasis on subtle sabotage gradually being increased Y e expect to in c re a s e the infiltration o f item s fo r m ailing within Cuba to about 800 p ieccs per month by developing additional diplom atic and lc al tr a v e le r channels We a re developing a com prehensive pamphlet givin g detailed instructions on th 'theory and p ra ctice o f resistan ce with an em phasis on eubtlcNaabotase Thesp w ill be introduced in a v a rie ty o f ' 4 ways at the appropriate tim e ' ' o a The radio broadcasts cu rrently beam 270 hours p e r week at Cuba fro m 8 differen t stations Throughout these o broadcasts subito cabotage themes a re inserted Plan3 a rc underway to in crease the broadcast hours to 350 p e r w eek u tilizing a total of 12 stations and gradually stepping up the ' 1 emphasis on subtle sabotage ' o ' ' ' lof XiTrpr a yrrd u raT avi o ' typaa ul jj j okUo a t a -IqGBP ath ft r_ T ' 1 k B 'Mfc ''V V FiOi f ' vtO'i i ri SABOTAGE OF CUBAN OWNGBPP SHIPPING Two types of sabotage have been approved If from Gerald R Ford Library 1 Tho placing of incendiary devices and or explosives with Suitable time delay within the hull or cargo to disable or oink Cuban %% vc 3 la and or damage their cargoes while on the high sea % 2 introducing abrasives or other damaging materials into the propulsion communication end other system a of the ship to inactivate the ahip % 0 0 CAPABILITIES At the present time there are 26 agent asset of varying quality aboard 12 Cuban merchant chip a approximately half of tho Cuban Merchant Marin o Although a quarter of theae agento agreed to undertake sabotage during the crisis period of Stpt- mber-October 1962 of tham tested in thia regard the others have not been aalced Moat of Wo are confident that a major act of oabotaga can be achieved against two or three of these vessels It may be possible however to develop more limited actfr of oabotage in a larger number of oMp -- L 0 f EL LiLu 5 1 35- z- 43 a A Baxzimg 8339 cirxwmot aeea 2 ohsal 63 possible to 1312131 21230 6 cs sabotage ea 9 Cabana can prior to mom 3 51me maxim o m and depsndiog upon aha 33113 11127 co the various recruited ogaata c ocao it should be possible to wv lopuaa operation oi thia fyp 'a an rate of can par mouth as long a Cube mogcbant marine abip visit at Eamkura Aat uzp Casablanca ax Vera Cruz 1 may be pooalblo to Baa Conoaisa pout but in View of tho Decla'ssi d Photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library ditflc lty of obtuialag eweeaa through the Canadians ghsy be onolu ed12 3 M ETj m NEW PRO PO SALS A A D D IT IO N A L MEANS O F SABOTAGE O F CUBAN OWNED ' b- I ING The placing o f c x p lo a lv i devices with ouitablo tim e delays on the outaida o f chips either in Cuban o r in non-Cuban porta C A P A B IL IT IE S oDeclassified Photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library x ------------------- -- A cix man Cuban underwater dem olition ' o ' o o team U D T has been undergoing training and w ill be in operational readiness by the end of June 1963 They a ro compotent in the use o f opon and closed circuit SCUBA and have'becn conducting simulated lim pet operations using in ert m aterials T h eir training w ill be completed in June in culminating a s e rie s ' o f e x e rc is e using liv e dem olitions urider operational conditions# Adequate intelligence support and targetting data aro available to plan and execute UDT operations in selected p o rt In ooma cases non-UDT afloeto in small boata may be U9 d to place lim pets on Cuban ships PAC E o o Tho firs t attack could be made in July K 1963 and we could mount one overy othar month thereafter demanding upon the location and availa bility o f targ-sto ' RrR m y t I C I g Cl ti KJ it $ to $ e x 1i3 GBP S t 3 rt GBP ft r rg t g 2s o a $ iar s V Z 4 a Si M K o r to y r jr photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library ________ Bedawified- -- s'7 cor ' i f v CO cr I i 0 I tray-13K to Rita 3pm aagjblo autism of 30313 3 my utilize diplmti channels and Mimi Declaui ed W111 L2 L3 L tuzi 66 0 0 '93 HS 83333333 Coaxinnad Vatican Mia Rests-dam away an seem ccem ma Soviets 111 be quick ta sugar-n v 3 W1mgg gm arc 1 133217 to set 1a motian their prvpagaada machiaas to 011983 at 1am v 3 mmivama sums am probably 111 not into a major W133 mu wiags -- 5 o 0 myth am If than an roe-Jinan midwtda 83 him cl 132'ng mama on tha 0 tho program I in hardly mamas ital it a atmm gamma eamhm M1323 33093 mu Wm a 2 7 mung the W40 97 engage in ma gamma 5 63 W 2W7 MM bmma swymemmam amtm an c3 am we am an 272 Mrs-0 9399994 am the Mats mum to mam 0 2 risk 02 9232123 53333 at 8313 63 o retallaziza and c a98 wicks nxa likely a have a vary Wabh 423le t rvl r f o' 1 CO cr cp 3 rV 1 c iOi s t r B to 0 ft r 4 o 8 M H s K GBP s t T i r GBP e ir g r r% fi Si 2 6 $ v# if i n Vo it GBP B 4T if i P rv % m Jf 5 M 5 0 f t I J I rr H Ii It Declassified C0Py fro TM Gerald R Ford Library i D t n 9C % I % SL V tr h v tt i f w V4 O GBPJ H r r % 0 15 S $r S fv 3 r ' r- ' O 5 rv d ' a i rr 'J'J Hi 1 1 i i 1 1 f Declassified Photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library o HJ rr e I I 3 8 rr rr ft O s f 3L X H I f GBP a s4 V P T t o ft ft 5 V o - Decluui ed 110 demean IOtOCOpyfr 5 x't- KM 0 53 3831 13 433 Mm attach- 3 cannot rank 0 bars mo claw-an 9th attach @918 be m 1953 semi use may mm m'zm 2 qu th Miami aha 211 3 much cwzim amid msb ly be Wad off at 2 99 1 mat of mm inmatyaCmaz-uarof ftbamzhemszoiCamM 1a misusim o in who and Mat-worm 9 2 4 35 3 We LW strain as cma Isms maew mziw 33936513 aired ca Cabana pedal man of 83114 I Wm who 1325 2131 maintain glwoza - 6232333 of 3 3 gym-alarm 15W of patrols Raw WbWaox mm ah' - 1338291 93 32 Wei-m mm 93229113 may was mm lm ca Wm 33 13921 220393913 mm 03321333 C f I Declassified Photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library if O 4 S f c p O n f r r o oi i' rn 0 vs rn era fT I 99 cwmx 5 js w5a e rJ cxes j geo 3 TTTA C'CI 1 sr Decla i W Photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library GBP sr GBP kchu kd 'Jf '34-'45 cgziv ca Census pm and wail-any 03 2113333 bridge nm coast laiwzass tarps ineluda at pcualmaa refinery at Santiago Ac Cuba mad 8152 1313 pm 91233 mi as than on ma mm 19F#br rl fy ' J tP4XJfm J A V 4 'rrrc i w o 5 parake grou ps o f Cuba an on e ' ' cu r U'J v- u c 16 n- en h a ve b een GBPivcn hcr h p ir a iiv a r y rniA it ar d w h ile on ly a f e w have had any o p e r a tion al oi peii -- o hey a r c c o n s id e r e d o p e r a t io n a lly r e Declassified -from Gerald R Ford Lfbnuy ' ' o F0 the e f i c t i v o i i - 3 - o f the m e n under co nbai c o A d id o u s ii o2 V % unkuown o f i e t e a m to b e in filt r a t e d f the v attacks w i l l vc ry depending on the t a r g e t and m eth od o f attack Sop iGBP icar cd ta r e ttin g and planning w i l l be r e q u ir e d and m a y a he s p e c ia liz e d tra in in g and ecjuipraci opera-i si u- tiks envi agcd in h a ra s s m e n t uch a $ ' r e c o i l l e o i riii - o r m o r t a r f i r e on s e le c te d Cuba i n d e x a - tions a t su pj r than the m o r e c o m p le x ones a s s o c ia te d the cab lajw a a c s T h e h a ra s s m e n t ta r g e ts w i l l u s u y U m uch m o r e a c c e p ta b le than the sab otage ta rg c to and the lim it e d oiaisaioiiii a s s ig n e d w i l l bo o f r e l a t i v e l y sh ort duration a fe w houi 3 a s h o re at m o s t and then out - a ll o l v oich w i l l cnhance the chances o f s u c c e s s A a tho m en GBP ain e x p e r ie n c e under f i r e they w i l l b e c o m e m o r e w illin g a g g r e s s i v e l y to p r o c o th e ir attacks w h ich in turn w i l l in c r e a a o tx' e im p act on tho GOC c f jse a c t iv it ie s Uvh-V 0 E S oaff vZtjiU 'L I7 % A s op eration al e x p e rie n c e is gained the capabiii f o r complc s ' ota e cper tiono v ill be enhanced but v c fe e l the p o s s ib ilit y o f this type o f c o m p lex o p eration going a w r y v ill rciv ln high and the r is k m ay p r o v e to be unacceptable Cur ta rg ettin g and planning capability fo r tkis % Declassified Photocopy from Oerald R Ford Library 'type o f op eration is con sid ered adequate but w i l l im p r c v e PAC The f i r s i harassm ent attacks could be mounted in y 'p r il P r e l i m i n a r y t a r g e t i n g has been done on an o i l eror c f a c i lit y at Casilda near T rin id ad Southern L a s V illa s nd this ten tatively would be the f i r s t ta rg et o T h e f i r s t cabotage operation could be mounted in May P r e lim in a r y ta rg ettin g has begun on the Santiago o il r e fin e r y xa the f i r s t target T h e re a fte r one harassm ent attack p e r month o r one sabotage attack e v e r y six v ecke to two monthc could be p rogram m ed The number o f fcabotaga targets which can be attacked in thia manner ie lim ited BENI I-TrS Harassm ent Attacks In creased m o ra le in exile community s m GBPj zycx -i w 3 S p C At Msy a Ct R W'rGBPGBPtG GBP Declassified 8 I tft o9 vM 8 o y H C otf ft o ft r o 1 o or S t n 0 r s t J2T 5 65 w r L l y GBP CP S M 9 S GBPs s 1 4 GBP 0 a U r n tk i- ' wr o 4 % C t r t 5S K r- 5 T s 0 r 6 tt ir o n n o3 -1 Q n k- Photocopy frQCLOermkl IL Ford Library___ n $ H w ft v o 'f vb V GBP n o5 r 3 H t' ft5 r -- crr # o oo V E - I o 4 '22 s r n j V' L-v Stb ttj tun- 4 vvu u 'Ua may I Mt 0 Swim mu 33 11 22 9 cows m1 1123311127 2 9 Main minim 039992 with 92mg 213m 39 cwlatm W3 Saving ramm mania be cm as than Wind the swam we W1 to 393231133 8 imimt assigned oaneapdnawychama endazamimto E3 so 3 3 do stay 935 661 211th emu-2 s 8 and tzaining so 239 Cakuba to andhla'zhaa 0 83313 Wiw mo aiiwattcaly A3 9 3 can 92m case ho wia nadg mamas th eada 29 We mxly kmha i m2 mziviziw and mamamu 33 that m mmw tam ama ezagmc m or 27 th Wanuauamw pawl c magma mam 012W 3 9 was 22m to 2 Re a mag 02 nga ems gamma Wm 23 33 9me Gen Warm 63 5 612 9319132 whamgo W117 63 2% 2 3 W -- bn l o' c it w ill bo possibla to control o r influence the choico o f targets ru ri i cds of attack in ofch -r casc3 the internal elem ent being supported oAil attack targets o f their ov n choosiug and In their own manner The use i itarnr i cl i -icate w ill bo j irlicu larly effective againet economic targets j -icU ac t l e c l r l c distribution systems e le c tr ic plants o i l 'r e fin e r ie s in Declassified Photocopy from Gerald R Ford Library i ivana and ihs X icaro xiicI ol plant which our external assets cannot attack v iuiin acceptable rie k lim its In the main however tho targets attacked % by the internal elements wrll be t'arGBPets o f opportunity in line with tha v 3 o d esires o f the individuals o r groupo participating and w ill t rei oly small operation- v ith a cumulative and hooefully snowballing ov Ciiect w C A T A B IL IT IE S C V I J Y e have one black team now in place which has a significant potential fo r cabotage and harassment attacks if we provide tho required guidance and support The infiltration of additional teamo la underway as part of our intelligence collection program We can re-o rien t come f these Yearns fo r sabotage harassment purposes number of singleton agents a rc aloo in place in Cuba potential fo r s g g otage m Their and harassment variea but w ill be e2q lorcd C 4 vi u ploited ao appropriate w m if A ri 2 1 fc i I it available to eupport Che h-tem al assets cXid a vari - principal r i chir i c G fo r getting it to them - the b in - r ritimc infiltration diplom atic c one call ' cut ia open m ail Declassified o Photocopy from GEURrfild K Tord Library of these The re lia b ility ir ochan cma w ill be a lim itin g factor E very o ffe r w ill ba made to have the internal assets u tilize incJijcoottJ m aterials which can be procured leg a lly or illegally i rained atonic are available fo r infilcration to provide know-how and leadership to internal elements which haw the capability to cafe-house and u tilise them I Instruction - i -Methods o f attacking various types of tarr eto and other f r a of operational guidance a re available and can be road available to intcrnal eJUirnents in a number o f ways P CE The existing team in Southorn P in ar del Rio the recently infiltrated team in Northern Las Villas and the singleton Agents now in pCace can be queried im m ediately ao to their capabilities fo r cabot3GBPc and harassment the support they would require and the probable timing of the actions If a v voori te m ateriel cou'd be delivered 0 3 o' W ' Av r e la tiv e ly quickly by m aritim e infiltration tiic utilization o i other w ill have to ba further explored but it ia certain thdt at least some types of m a te r ie l could be introduced within JO days Initial sabotage operations oo o v ould proL - ' y toi c placc within SO days Other tcamo scheduled fo r infiltration o r being held fo r other program s could be oriented toward cabotage and % o o harassment and could attempt to develop ouch p ro g ra m s upon inf ill r cling 1 ' ' o A ncriv 3 of caching operations could be started o immediately o provide a source o f supply fo r assets which might develop The number of such operations p er month would dcpon on the allocation o f m a ritim e assets but initially one p r month could be undertakenjWjdthout prejudice to previous cited cabotage program s B x -Nryrrs P o s s ib ilit y o f m a jo r econom ic damage In creased m o ra le and inoperation f o r internal rcsiecance elements Zncreaocd strain on Cuban secu rity forces Evidence to w o rld t hat Castro has not tr $ % S' rr GBP 6 o GBP g C ft s jr ft o rt S' x r D e classified sr tr 1 % H1 s s r r ft i 4 ft '4 11 1A sr s V o S r-i u PhotocopyjronTGprsId KI Ford Library n 1 -tJ 3 ' o This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu