PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CUBAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

Document Type: 
Collection: 
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
06928844
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
U
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
July 13, 2023
Document Release Date: 
February 17, 2022
Sequence Number: 
Case Number: 
F-2020-02125
Publication Date: 
December 8, 1978
File: 
Body: 
DIRECTORATE Of OPERATIONS Approved for Release: 2022/02/01 C06928844 � �KA Intelligence Informatic aoie WARNING NOTICE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED IN FarrINE 1664330 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT. THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE SECRET _ CITE DmT8 DECEMBER 1978 REPORT CLASS S R E T�WNINTEL�NOFORN--NOCONTRACf--ORCON COUNTRY: � SUBJECT: NATIONS SOURCE: CUBA/UNITED NATIONS PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CUBAN MISSION TO THE UNITED (b)(3) (b)(3) (b)(1) (b)(3) CUBAN VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN (b)(1) 1. (b)(3) AFFAIRS JOSE RAUL VIE.RA LINARES SAID THAT THE CUBAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 1CMUNI IN NEW YORK IS BESET WITH INTERNAL PROBLEMS DUE TO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RAUL ROA KHOURI, THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS {UN}, AND OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE 1DGII AND DIRECTORATE OF STATE SECURITY OSEI. ROA INSISTS ON HAVING ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER THE PARTY ORGANIZATION, AND DGf/DSE PERSONNEL' ASSIGNED TO THE UN, BUT HE IS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS EFFORTS. THE_DGI CENTER CHIEF, NESTOR GARCIA 5 4 3 2 � Sp6T rciumfacwwril Approved for Release: 2022/02/01 C06928844 Approved for Release: 2022/02/01 C06928844 PORA7' ej .3 Use Previous 10-75 Jr': I Editions � . SECRET (Classification) SECRET (Wheii Tilled- In) WARNING NOTICE iNTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED IN 166433D PAGE 20F 2 PAGES FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT. ITURBE, AND THE OTHER DGI OFFICERS CONTINUE TO ACT INDEPTN� DEICITLY AND DO NOT KEEP ROA INFORMED OF THEIR ACTIVITIES. ACCORDING TO VIERA, THE PROBLEMS ARE EXACERBATED BECAUSE ROA IS ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE THEM ON HIS OWN. VIERA WOULD LIKE-TO --CALL ROA BACK TO CUBA TO DISCUSS THE MATTER; CUBAN PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO RUZ IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN RESOLVE THE � PROBLEM. 2. VIERA STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY IS-CpNCERNED OVER THE INTERNAL SQUABBLING AT THE CMUN BECAUSE IT HAS PREVENTED ROA FROM PERFORMING HIS MAJOR FUNCTION - THAT OF REPRESENTING CUBA � EFFECTIVELY AT THE UN. VIERA SAID THAT EVERY TIME HE CALLS NEW YORK ROA IS AT THE MISSION OFFICES; HE HAS LITTLE TIME TO -CPEND AT THE UN- 4.. REPORT .CLASS SECRETWARNING NOTICE-INTELLIGENCE SOURCES ANDJMETHODS INVOLVED-NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS-NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS-DISSEMINA- .TION AND EXTRACTION pF INFORMATION CONTROLLED BY ORIGINATOR. AULCREEMS CARRY CLASSIFICATION AND CONTROLS OF OVERALL DOCUMENT- 2 1 SECRET (classification) (dissent sr�Total � Approved for Release: 2022/02/01 C06928844