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176 10037 10440

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM

  • AGENCY: NARA
  • RECORD NUMBER: 176-10037-10440
  • RECORD SERIES: Personal Papers of Richard Goodwin

  • AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

  • ORIGINATOR: CIA

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  • TITLE: Information Report Re:
  • DATE: 9/3/1961
  • PAGES: 2
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  • DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 9/10/2000
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  • COMMENTS: Goodwin Papers: Cuba, Meetings on Refugees, Box 4. Box 7.

TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States, within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

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  • CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL
  • COUNTRY: BRAZIL CHINA CUBA
  • REPORT NO.: TDCS-3/485,732
  • SUBJECT: OFFER OF SUPPLIES AND MEN TO THE GOVERNOR OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF COMMUNIST CHINA AND CUBA
  • DATE OF INFO.: WEEK OF 27 AUGUST 1961
  • PLACE & DATE ACQ.: BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO (2 SEPTEMBER 1961)
  • APPRAISAL: 3
  • DATE DISTR.: 3 SEPTEMBER 1961
  • PRECEDENCE: PRIORITY
  • REFERENCES: IN 23204
  • FIELD REPORT NO.: HBR 2529

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

  • SOURCE: A BRAZILIAN PROFESSOR (C) WITH GOOD CONTACTS AMONG COMMUNIST STUDENT LEADERS.

  • DURING THE WEEK OF 27 AUGUST PARTY CHAIRMAN MAO TSE TUNG OF COMMUNIST CHINA AND PREMIER FIDEL CASTRO OF CUBA BOTH OFFERED MATERIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING QUOTE VOLUNTEERS UNQUOTE, TO LEONEL BRIZOLA, GOVERNOR OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL, WHO WAS LEADING THE STRUGGLE IN BRAZIL TO ASSURE THE SUCCESSION TO THE PRESIDENCY OF VICE PRESIDENT JOAO GOULART UPON THE RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT JANIO QUADROS. BRIZOLA DID NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER, ALTHOUGH HE APPRECIATED THE MORAL SUPPORT, BECAUSE HE DID NOT WISH TO QUOTE CREATE AN INTERNAT-IONAL AFFAIR UNQUOTE OF BRAZIL'S POLITICAL CRISIS. (FIELD COMMENT: BRIZOLA OBVIOUSLY WAS AFRAID THAT IF THE OFFERS WERE ACCEPTED THE UNITED STATES MIGHT INTERVENE. THE OFFER OF AID BY CASTRO LEAKED

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  • CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL
  • DISTRIBUTION: STATE ARMY/ACSI NAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NSA NIC USIA OCI ONE OCR ORR OO EXO FBI I&NS TREASURY

TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM

  • CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: S-E-C-R-E-T NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL
  • REPORT NO.: TDCS -3/485,732
  • REFERENCE: IN 23204
  • PAGE: 2

TO THE PRESS; THAT OF MAO DID NOT).

  1. FIELD DISSEM: STATE, FBI, ARMY, NAVY, AIR, CINCARIB. CINCIANT

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  • CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: S-E-C-R-E-T NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL