SOVIET NAVAL DETACHMENTS VISIT TO HAVANA 25 MAR - 5 APR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP06T01849R000200110051-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2012
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: April 10, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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RFF: A) FAVANA 1132',:
1. SLMM4FY: TFIS RE
OFFICERS AND PEPHERS
V I:'ITED HAVANA PA'CH
ACCOUNTS IN 1FE CUBAN
OUT AN INTENSE SCHEDU
MILITARY CFFICIALSI A
OF A P? O?CCOLAR I NAT L
ACCOUNTS. ENC SUMMAF
2. A SOVIET NAVAL DE
ANTI-SUBMARINE CRUISE
A DIa' EL ;LBPARI'VE AN
MARCH 261 COPPAPJ* L) E
THY WERE MELCCMED BY
ON9 INR/IC/CD;
TACHMENT#c VISIT TO HAVANA
B) U-UPH-42149
ORT OF THE PUBLICIZED ACTIVITIES OF
F THE SOVIET NAVAL DETACHMENT WHICH
6- APRIL 5 IS LARGELY RASED JPON
PR_SS. SOVIET CFFICERS CARRIED
E OF VISITS, MEETINGS WITH CUBAN
D OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE MOSTLY
E, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL
ACHMENT, INCLUDING THE "LENINGRAD"
1 THE "UDALOY" ANTI-SLBMARIN= SHIP9
A TANKER, AR# I VED IN CUBA ON
VICE ACMIRAL FIOCOR T. STAROZHILCV.
CAPTAIN PECRO PERERA RUIZ/ FIRST
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MSGNO 4 (ST)X) L
VICE CHIEF OF THE CUE
CAPTAIN MIGUEL 1ALLE
SECTION OF THE MGR; A
MILITARY, NAVAL AND A
HAVANA. THEY WERE IN
SHIP, AH .FE THEY WERE
STAROZHILCV AND OTHER
ADMIRAL ALCO SANTAMAR
(CC) OF THE CLEAN COM
OF THE REVCLLTICNA-tY
STAROZHILCY AISC MET
OF THE FRCVINCIAL ASS
THE CITY CF HAVANA.
M IJAILOV.
3. A ME. LING BETWEEN
OF THE REVCLLTICNARY
HELD ON MARCH 21. DI
ALTF's?NATE PEPEEF JF T
VICE PINISTEh OF THE
MEMBER OF THE CC9 FIR
CHIEF OF THE GENERAL
SANTAMARIA, Ch 1HE CU
AMBASSADOt KCNS1ANTIN
VLADI MI R SCNC HI IT, PR
FAR; AND REAL ACMIRAL
AL:",) CARTICIFATED. S
IS A Nicer CCNTFIEUTION
UN,4R 4KAP,LE TIES OF F
THE CUBAN FECFLES".
WREATH AT THE jC1E MA
"PLAZA C- LA FE%OLUCI
FROM THE NAVAL CETACH
KCNCHIZT AND PI.;AILCV
THE DETACHMENT'S ENI
SANTAMARIA, VISITED T
F ~CTORY ANC THE MUSEU
THEY WERE RECEIVE'0 BY
THE EVENING, ,HEY PAP,
DIHECTORS CF THE CUBA
IN WHICH ZCILC MARINE
AND ALFONSC GLILLEN Z
INSTITUTE CF FRIEND.iH
PF:S"NT.
4. GROUPS OF SENIOR
THE CRUISEF. CNE SUC
ALTER'.NATE NEPEEF OF 7
FFOs_'RATOH CF CLEAN wO
THEY hERE ENTLRIAINEC
TRADITIONAL CANCES ON
5. A PRESS CCNF"*_"RE_NC
THE "LENINGRAD" JN MA
FRIE`JCSHIF BThEE.N CU
SLPPORT FCP THE CUBAN
FOR PEACE, ETC. PRES
TOUR THE :HIF. STARC
L TER VISITEC TH WES
WHERE HE AS WELCOMED
BETANCOURT, AND TOURE
SOVIET OFFICEFS ALSO
UNCLAS
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N REVOLUTIONARY NAVY (MRG) ;
IPANDA, CHIEF OF THE PCLIT ICA L
C REAL ADMIRAL CUENNAOI MIJAILOV,
R ATTACHE AT THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN
ITED BY STAROZHILOV TO BOARD THE
OFFICIALLY WELC CPEO. LATE''
SOVIET OFFICIALS MET WITH VICE
A, MEMBER CF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
UNIST PARTY (PCC)9 VICE MINISTER
#MEO FORCE::, ANC CHIEF OF THE MRG.
ITH OSCAR F#' RNANCCEZ MELL, PRESIDENT
MBLY OF THEE PEOFLE#S GOVERNMENT IN
E WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SANTAMARIA AND
STARCZHILOV AND CUBAN MINISTER
RMED FORCES (F.AF), RAUL CASTRO, WAS
ISION GENERAL AEELARDC COLOME,
E P JLITBUR C OF 1HE ?CC AND FIRST
AR; ULISIS ROSALES DEL TORO,
T VICE MINISTER OF THE FAR AND
TAFF OF FAR; ANC VICE ADMIRAL
AN SIDE, AS WELL AS SOVIET
KATUSHEV; COLONEL GENERAL
NCIPAL MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE
MIJAILOV, ON THE SOVIET SIDE,
UL CASTRO SAID THAT "THIS VISIT
TO THE STRENGTHENING OF THE
IENDSHIP BETWEEN THE SOVIET AND
TAROZHILOV PRESENTED A FLORAL
TI MONUMENT IN HAVANA#"
Not ACCOMFANIL?D BY OTHER OFFICIALS
ENT. SANTAMARI A, KATUSHEV,
ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY.
F OFFICERS, ACCOMPANIED BY
CARLOS BALINO HAND-MACE CISAR
OF THE CITY OF HAVANA, WHERE
ITS DIRECTCR EUSEBIO LEAL. IN
ICIPATED IN A MEETING WITI THE
-SOVIET FREE.NOSHIP ASSOCIATION,
L0, DIRECTCR OF THE ASSOCIATEION,
LAVA, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE :UBAN
P AMONG PE VOLES (ICAP ), WERE
UBAN OFFICIALS MERE INVITED ABOARD
GROUP WAS HEADED BY VILMA ESPIN,
E POLIf BURG, PRESIDENT OF THE
EN (AND WIRE OF RAUL CASTRC.)
BY SOVIET SAILOFS WHO PERFORMED
LANDING DECK OF THE VESSEL.
WAS HELD EY STAR,CZHILOV ABOARD
CH 28. HE REFE FRED TO THE
AN AND SOVIET PEOPLES; SOVIET
REVOLUTION; THE SOVIET STRUGSLE
REPRESENTATIVES WERE INVI1E) TO
HILOV, ACCOMPANIED 8Y SANTAMkRIAP
ERN NAVAL DISTRICT OF THE MGR,
BY REAL ACMIRAL PEDRO M. PEREZ
THE DISTRICT. THE SENIOR
ISITEU THE CAMILC CIENFLEGCS
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MSGNO 4 (ST)X) L
NAVAL AC:ACEMY, AND OF
MAUSOLEUM TO THE SOVI
WHERE 60-OCR YOLNG '30
01:~FT PASS TO FOY WHAR
WHOM CI:O IN CUEA BE -T
6. MEMBERS CF THE DI
(THOUGH AFFAREN1LY EX
VISITF:.) THE SOVIET NA
W*"R,. WEL.CCMLI BY VICE
THE "LENINGRAC". KAT
PRE: S1"NT. THE SENIOR
A FLORAL TFIELTE AT T
MONUMENT IN ThE LENIN
THEY TOURED THE PARK
WHERE REAR ACMIRAL SE
Tf*E CHILDFEN iHC ARE'
ORGANIZATICf'd. SOVIET
"CAMI LO C 1ENFLE G+OS" S
HERSHEY CHOCCLA1E) EA
PICADURA" CATTLE 3R$7r
PRIMRY SCHOCL AND TH
COMMUNITY. THE1 WERE
CAPTAIN MIGUtL bALLE.
7. A RE+CEFTICN WAS !-
"LENINRiC" Ch PARCH
MIJAAILOV, ANC OTHER 0
R. NO OTHER ACIIVITI
"GPANMA", ThE CFFICIA
DIPARTED THE FOFT OF
CUBA'S PEE KCNI-CLASS
APPEARED TO COMMENCE
HIGH SEA:>.
9. COMM'-NT: FFT OUEN
SHIPS DURING THE DAYS
ENVY BY ORCINAR) CUBA
SHIP,; BUT iwEf E ('C'T AL
T COD
U RCLAS
F *10/04/F4* *17:28*
ERED A FLORAL TFIBUTE AT THE
T INTERNATIONALIST SOLDIER,
IET MILITARY ARE BURIED ? ALL
ON9 INR/IC/CD;
EEN 1964 AND 19 (6.
LOMATIC CORPS ACCREDITED TO :UBA
LURING NATO COU'TRY REPRESENTATIVES)
AL OETACHMFNT Of' MARCH 29. THEY
ADMIRAL STARCZHILOV, ANO TOURED
SHEV AND MIJAILCV WERE ALSC
OVIET NAVAL OFFICERS PRESE M E D
F RECENTLY-INAUELRATED LENIN
PARK ON THE OUTSKIRTS CF HAVANA.
NO VISITED THE FIONEER'S PALACE,
GU=I RIBAK TALKED WITH SOME JF
EMBERS OF THIS COMMUNIST YOUTH
OFFICERS ALSO VISITED THE
GAR REFINERY (FCRMERLY OWNED BY
T OF HAVANA, THE "VALLE: DE
ING FARM, THE "14 DE JUNTO"
"VICOTRIA DE VTET NAM" FARMERS?S
ACCOMPANIED BY CUBAN NAVY
STED BY STARCZH ILOV ABOARD THE:
0. SANTAM:ARIA, KATUSH[V, KOIYCFIZT,
FICIALS ALSO PARTICIPATED.
S WERE PUBLICLY REPORTED BY
DAILY OF THE PCC. THE' OFTACHMENT
AVANA ON APRIL ?, ACCOMPANIED BY
FRIGATE. THE HELICOPTER VESSEL
XERCISES AS SOON AS IT ENTERED THE
VISITS BY SOVIET CITIZENS TO THE
BEFORE DEPARTURE WERE NCTED WITH
S, WHO WERE ANXIOUS TO VISIT THE
OWED TJ 00 C.
STAT
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