THE NATIONAL SCENE-- CUBAN INQUIRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400310005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 18, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

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The National Scene-
Cuban inquiry
By Frank van der Linder
WASffINGTON -- ,1 a m e s T.
Kendall, chief counsel of tlao
Senate Preparedness Subcorrr-
mittee, won't quarrel with Sena-
tor George Aiken's charge that
the Russians have built -'at least
four submarine bases" on C''ba,
Without confirtnin:; nr c.?,ti_
ing the Vermont Itepul;ii, ;W's
claim, Kendall said in an c
sive interview
"Yes, there could b,, Sc'', let
submarine bases on Cuba. It
wouldn't to kke very long to install
refueling bases for contcntional
submarines. of course, it. would
,be a bigger job to build a ary-
l dock for major repairs "
ues in other Latin countries," lie
AIKEN
i
d,
0AII3 !c is sure the sa
:+oviets have built L L' f Iou! Once the Comnnuii,l ao cu
submarine bases" ue Guba r,s pied or controlled sonic 01,,c,
part of their to tram:- country besides Cuba. they would
loa
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nto
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tary and pot 11 ':,I ba~.c far
exporting rctnl;.l.iurr. riot:, and
rcbcllion.ti' thrut, i; ,.ri I!.,? Wpt-
ern. ilemi.plicic, Aikcu, rcJciog
on nformclion tiara _a fit-
gees, flatly cuuU adic~acu IJr
fense Seer, tar l,r.L t 10c\;,-
ruarr trh? said. ,n h::< rcrc;;t ?1 '
tclcviscci ;;; icli;; r, th;~t i;c h,a t flf1 STENNIS Suba,rnnlitteu
nocilit,r eri,?encr" rr, c:nie1 had no hearings this week, since
submarine ba c,S, h.rrc ba?cn 'Milt Con,ress took the week off to let
on the island. the Republicans make speeches
scnnior .Jahn t . Slorni:, 1 honoring .Abrahain Lincoln's
nlSefl cit,, Hearings will resanre
e~ine s sonx~tiure after the full Armed
i l l ' : thO' ri SerriceS Committee questions
lr n, .i :~t na i : ,,rH top Pentagon officials in the an-
~~a,n lrr,on, 'iii " Waal "defense posture" briefings
t anks. arc sure to include mangy intcndeal :,, '< ~:ucstiuns rigout Cuba,
to other r',estar;; 1;,?;,i Senator Strom Thw'moud, U-
n:ations that s;-r;ri r- S. C., an Armed Services ('om-
a C 5ee'iil; , V',ith
unrest naittce m e to t e r who first
Kendall, a warned of Soviet missiles on Cu-
lawyer, said the inquire tsi'llnrun Ise more than a year ago, will with any
for "some weeks" until it pro- abo trlhisdcurrenttchargesUofea
daces a complete picture of the Soviet army on the Caribbean
Russians' military power in island.
Cuba and their apparent plans 1'hurmond's office reports he
for, using it.
< a- has received more than a thou-
JOHN AfcCO VE, sand letters from various parts
intelligence A the Central of the country, commenting on
has been gency's director, his new charges - and all but
questioned in two days three of the letters commend his
of closed sessions. "Next we w,,l stand.
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quiz several military men, to
link] out exactly what. weapons
they have and what is the threat
to us and the rest of the hemi-
sphere," be added.
For instance, Kendall said, the,
senator. want to know whether
the ".5.A11" surface-to-air mi-
sites, the 102 MIG fighter plane;,
and the patrol boats which the
Kennedy administration It a s
identified as being in the Cuban
huild-up could menace any part
of the hemisphere.
"We will also look into the
threat of subversive and sahn-
tcurs being trained in Cuba for
communism." Conc. citably they
"night even set up intermediate
or medium-range missiles like.
those in Cuba which menaced
the t'n;ted States until they urge
apparently withdrawn after the
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