SUGGESTED STATEMENTS ON SOVIET PRESENCE IN CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP65B00383R000400020002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2004
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 24, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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24 January 1.163
s+ rggested bt to ntr,a on Soviet Presence in Cuba
the teaia of the attached Pa Pe `, it may be conclu d
that substantial q ant1tie ? of Uor iot military a quij nt
=rep dull lveied to the [Grahame ?i?rr to July 1, l.W2, including
ouch item on early Z J tan too, S 00,000 small arr., a
r zUt tad 29200 'told artillery places ranging from 57 to
15 r0i1tcat+ r, about 6W ea. ti-aircra l t artillery Piece a, v
c-A 60 e2 wro -ic a0 t- cra ~ and a variety of other Ito= o
About 500 Bov io t and !31 : technicians and training
rtz l were An Cuf a to train tho Cubans In the Propor
a, wrati+ and the r; Aintenaaco of this equiga at.
Sine Juiy 1, -tr`,?a.s'uttai t d%ditionai 'Quantities of
thin equip .ant a-,Lttro swc u ?~:~1v~2 cad, and furtiz a ire, ccartftlla
.-Lo such as t) 2,~ ;raaa?:: -to-air a nztall .iti. s aitt tzleir
In-vente y. *9 ,; , i.le4;s, 11,h c ? costal dOfejac 1"llae ile rayt mew?
fpv 12 I{' 4PL coastal cio :onse bouts and Gc '9 -
e:? 11e i aia i.Lo i.,e.~A pi. ces, iacItiding ishert ranp e c'.': d
m ile asi al a: to c it wv9t Jo.1 a have been c., .liverod to
Cuba. atae- Ofere W`. e toga ftty 01 S i i t eqt ipa- ant in Cuba
han been eubatanticUy int~,e an+ d nlp e July 1 and many Ite
non-cal stent In ( a p r kcr to Vint tire sire noty t i ro In
quantity,
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It is t12PO4ibl@ to ttbesoleatoly o e the nor-exis:tense of
curb c au2V rt in Cuba but the czti to that all has been
V**~=od ., ce i, 1?O(. occoptab ie .
bolleve: that cult' oxt obip ccatatnin military cargo
? nc', usively bas a' iv~od I Cuba i inco the qr s~: ~ant:la + of
fttabcs 24 a hf the- bat L.., C~2C W' nrrlvO On Januft 'Y 1p8
end U10 c'6ax?a te;a of the equi./;m rn' In toot known altbo .t3 no
c ^ cts vfttb thT rropo: tions of an o 'fo^5ivca ai'c aait or
Exce, t 9cr the with rawAl of the 42 MW-lm and IP D;
t h-2 62 IL 23 at cwa.1t End a jnodcst q aa. atity of Gro -d
E' i r` b 3 v"3 ?a*cr3C? `''!S vo oftmdrarial of rallttary cq.ul
E ont u c ubn7 r_ ? n concert raI ~.c off' Lucb cquit ut nt
to di g Volutes xlch vale it tvd .state pica toy eb vi.th-
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