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Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: 11/23/1963 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS: CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: Consulted CURRENT STATUS: Withhold DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/13/1993

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 190 This material contains information effecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Secs. 793 and 794, he transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. SECRET (When Filled In) COUNTRY CUBA SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO FOREIGN DISSEM COMMENTS OF CUBAN OFFICIALS ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY DATE OF INFO. 22 NOVEMBER 1963 PLACE & CHILE, SANTIAGO (22 NOVEMBER 1963) DATE ACO. APPRAISAL SEE BELOW SOURCE REPORT NO. TDCs-3/565,826 DATE DISTR. 23 NOVEMBER PRECEDENCE ROUTINE REFERENCES FIELD REPORT NO. ALEXANDER BELES BRUBECK HAB47 DINGEMAN THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENTUS TENTATIVE. A CHILEAN WHO HAS A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CUBAN ENGLISUFIN SANTIAGO ACQUIRED THROUGH PROLONGED ASSOCIATION WITH THE OFFICIALS OF EMBASSY. HE IS AN ACCURATE, RELIABLE REPORTER. APPRAISAL: IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT THE REMARKS WERE MADE AS REPORTED.

KOMER SAUNDERS SCHLESINGER SMITH, WM. Y. 1. THE FOLLOWING ARE REMARKS MADE BY OFF ICIALS OF THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN SANTIAGO REGARD ING THE ASSASS INATION OF PRES IDENT KENNEDY:

A. ON 22 NOVEMBER JOSE TOHA, VICE PRES IDENT OF THE CHILEAN CUBAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE AND DIRECTOR OF THE PRO-CASTRO LEFT IST PRESS ULT IMA HORA , INFORMED PEDRO MART INEZ PIREZ, CHARGE OF THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN SANTIAGO, THAT KENNEDY HAD BEEN ASSASS INATED. TOHA SAID "ESTE ASUNTO DE KENNEDY SE ESTA PONIENDO COLOR DE HORMIGAS" (POSSIBLY MEANS ASSASS INAT ION OF KENNEDY LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS). MART INEZ COMMENTED THAT HE HEARD THAT THE PERSON ARRESTED WAS PRES IDENT OF A FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE AND THAT IF THE YANKEES OR CIA ASSASSINATED KENNEDY TO RESUME THE ASSAULT ON CUBA, THEN A THIRD WORLD WAR CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET STATE/INR DIA ARMY/ACSI NAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NSA NIC AID USIA OCI ONE OCR TATE/DIR GROUP I Encluded from automatic downgrading.and declassification 00 FBI ORR Exo I&NS TREASURY REPCINCLANT TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM DRM 62 1K OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS. NW 50955 DocId: 32282904 Page 2 (15-20)

SECRET (When Filled In) CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO FOREIGN DISSEM IN 67147 TDCS-3/565,826 PAGE 2 WOULD START. HE SAID THINGS ARE VERY CLEAR AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THEY HAVE ASSASSINATED HIM, THE CONTRADICTIONS ARE WELL DEFINED AND THE MOMENT WAS VERY SPECIAL, LIKE THAT OF THE MA INE. MARTINEZ SAID THE UNITED STATES IS NOW IN THE MOST DIFFICULT POSITION OF THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN LATIN AMERICA, THE WORLD, GOULART, ARGENTINE PETROLEUM, PERUVIAN LANDS, CHILEAN MINES AND IN GENERAL ALL OVER LAT IN AMERICA. TOHA SA ID HE WAS VERY WORRIED AFTER READ ING THE CABLE TRAFFIC. MART INEZ ADDED THAT IF THE USA IS THINKING OF INVAD ING CUBA THEN THEY MUST HAVE EVERYTHING ALL PREPARED AND ALL THE STRATEGY CREADY AND THEREFORE THE ALARM MUST BE GIVEN SO THAT CUBA CAN BE PREPARED. B. THE CUBAN CONSUL AT VALPARA ISO CALLED THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN SANTIAGO TO DETERMINE POLICY IN THE MATTER OF FLY ING THE FLAG AT HALF MAST. THE REPLY WAS. THAT THERE ARE NO DIPLOMAT IC RELATIONS WITH THE USA AND THAT NO OFFICIAL WORD HAD YET BEEN RECEIVED FROM CUBA, SO THEREFORE NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE. (FIELD COMMENT: THIS IS AGAINST PROTOCOL BECAUSE THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECREED OFFICIAL MOURNING INCLUDING FLYING FLAGS AT HALF MAST.) C. MARTINEZ REFUSED TO MAKE FURTHER STATEMENTS PREFERR ING TO WAIT FOR OFFICIAL WORD FROM HABANA. SEVERAL TIMES HE DENIED THAT THE ASSASS IN WAS INVOLVED IN THE FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE INS IST ING THAT THIS PERSON IS ONLY A SUSPECT AND THAT EXTREME, RIGHT ISTS OR SEGREGATION ISTS ARE TO BLAME. MARTINEZ SAID HE BELIEVED THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WOULD TRY TO PUT THE BLAME ON CUBA. 2. FIELD DISSEM: CINCSO CINCLANT. SECRET END OF MESSAGE CLASSIFICATION - DISSECTION ***NO"PUREIGN DISSEM

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