CUBA, LAOS TWO HOT BATTLES IN REDS' WORLD WAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00046R000200190015-2
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2014
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Cuba, Laos Two ot? Battles
in Reds odd ar
WASHINGTON?The Soviet gov-
ernment would like,, to have ev-
erybody in the world think that
the Castro demand for a reduc-
tion in the American embassy
staff in Havana. which led to the ,
'break in diplomatic relations with
Cuba, is just an isolated affair
between Cuba and the United
States. The Moscow regime would
also like to give the impression
that what's happening in Laos is
a spontaneous uprising of the peo-
ple in protest against alleged in-
terference in their internal affairs
by the United States.
RED OFFENSIVE
Actually, both events are the re-
sult of Communist initiative and
are part of the Soviet offensive
in the "cold war." ,
The 'Castro government in' Cuba
is advised hourly by ? Cenninunist
representatives just what to do to
aggravate relation's with the Unit-
ed States. The Soviet government,.
moreover, is engaging in a world.
wide offensive designed to gain
by so-called "peaceful conquest"
a dominant position on every con-
tinent. ?
Recently General C. P. CabelL
? deputy director of the Central In.
.telligence Agency, made a little-
noticed speech that. tells a good
deal about the Seviel etrategy
and motives. The CIA gathers in-
formation about the "cold war"
which is constantly being fur-
nished to the highest officials of
the United States government.
General Cabell naturally eboos-
. es his words carefully, and the
conclusions he draws can be ac-
cepted as authoritative. He says:
"What do the Communist lead-
ers really want? The answer is,
simply, the world. Call it con-
quest, domination, or control.
their aim, as stated .by them-
elves and as ? demonstrated in
their actions, is to destroy free-
dom in the world and to impose
a Communist structure on the
whole globe . .
"Theirs is the language o/ total
war. They have a 'consistency and
a eingle-mindedness about promot,
ing a world" revolution which 'Is
By DAVID LAWRENCE
unique in the ?dreary of dictator- real intentions of the Conenunists.
ships. We have been warned 'be- :Several months ago we entild still .
fore, by }Etter, of plans for World have said: 'Today Laos is in clan. ?
domination. We cannot ignore the
tothorrow it may be? acne-
logepresent. clear CommuniSt warn- ger;
. . .
The Sovieta have one great in-
tangible resource which can best. 'Today Laos and today Cuba.
be destribed at. gall. TheY are nine ty m i le s ' from our
showing ever-increasing confi. shores,' .
dence and even arrogance about
their growth, both in material
things and in influence.. . .
where else, perhaps closer to
home.' Now we are forced to say:
"Behind their curtain of sacra-
cy, they halieve 'that they can
make preparations for, aesurprise
"We in Intelligence consider military attack . '
that the only 6ensible view of
Convnunist intentions is that they
seek to destroy us by any means,
which they, can, use. . . attacked. they are ettailtinge. and ?? ?
"The' next question is, lioviV. they will continue to attatk.".
Will it: be by direct military at- '-? The foregoing is an etaniple of
tack or by long.termerosion? The what our high officials 'are being
answer is both: If we : display told every day .about Communist
weakness in' out military estab-
lishment, .if they ?helieve ? they.
could strike Without suffering un-
acceptable damage in return, then
they will strike. Similarly, if we
maintain soft -spots In our non-
military .posture at home and
around the world they will, as
they have in the past, seek to
exploit these weaknesses ...
? "In their non-military arsenal
they have at their disposal all the
open techniques of diploniaey. It ie: naturally assumed that-the '
. trade, foreign aid and cultural people of the United States would.
missions which, wheri'used by disapprove of. any military action
most any other country. tvouirl be to 'counter the Conimunist moves. :
legitimate arms' of official goverri., This has been said so often that
Trent business. ,The Communists the Moscow regime bellevet it
have in addition loot parties in Can go to almost any lengths and ?
nearly every country in the world yet not meet any real resistance ..
?parties trained' and directed by. from the United 'States. Scarcely ?
Moscow, as at the .recent Meet- day goes by that there are"
nig, and dedicated to the ever-
hints of appeasement from- -per- .
throw. ? of .reprcsentative .govern. sons Who'ore close to -President.
rnents. : ? ee elect Kennedy. They ? talk ?-about
"This islmb secret. the Me- Femme. or 'recognizieg
ett have boated that 'there are the Peiping regime or Omitting
active Communist Parties in '187 Red China to the U.N. ? all of
which -Is grist to the Cornmemist
"The Soviets have 'the greatest
Machine the world has -ever The real decision will have to
known . . be made soon?whether the new ;
"Several years ago we were in- administration is going to face uo
dined to. say that what goes en te, the Communist threat and call
far across the Atlantic or the Pa- the Soviet bluff. Laos and. Cuba
cif ic does not really affect us. .are ',incidental to the larger as?
Then we began to recognize the . pectt of the "cold,evar."
? ?-
"In answer to the question:
'W h e n will the ConemuniSts
Strike?':?the answet'is they have
Intrigue esnd the way the "cold
wet" is being fought-But do the
,American people realize What'k ?
happening? Judging from some of .8
'the comments made: in Congress,
It is questionable whether?the leg- '
islatots themselves are aware 'of ,
the far-reaching significance of
the Soviet capture of the Castro .
government.
COUNTER MOVES
countries in the world ? ...
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