CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 29, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENTS
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1. Cuba: Cubans fire on US vessel. (Page
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3. Cuba-USSR: Castro may visit Moscow during
May Day celebrations. (Page 4)
4. USSR--Armed Forces: Marshal Biryuzov ap-
pointed chief of staff. (Page 5)
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6. USSR--Nuclear Test Ban: Soviet official says
neutralists' draft proposal concerning on-site in-
spection is unacceptable. (Page 7)
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8. Argentina: Army urges political unity to neutral-
ize Peronists' voting
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5. USSR--Leadership: Widespread rumors in Mos-
cow of impending changes in top Soviet leadership.
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*Cuba. Jet aircraft from Cuba on 28 March
buzzed a US-flag freighter off the north coast of
Cuba, firing a short burst astern and a longer burst
of about 30 rounds across the bow while circling the
ship six times. The ship was not hit.
The incident took place between 1755 and 1805
EST, about 20 nautical miles north of Cayo Frances,
where Cuban exile commandos had attacked the So-
viet freighter Baku less than 48 hours earlier. The
American ship was the Motor Vessel Floridian,
4,600 tons, with a crew of 30, on a regular general
cargo run from San Juan,. Puerto Rico, to Miami.
The Floridian, built in 1960, is operated by Contain-
erships, Inc., of New York, with Wilmington, Dela-
ware, as home port.
Fidel Castro had informed the Swiss Ambassa-
dor to Havana during the afternoon that a ship flying
a US flag had been spotted in the general area where
the incident later occurred, and that he was sending
a patrol boat to determine the freighter's nationality.
When the Swiss Ambassador subsequently telephoned
Castro Washington's announcement of the attack and
the ship's identity, Castro replied that the incident
had been "a big mistake," that the aircraft had had
no instructions to open fire, and that the Cuban Gov-
ernment was prepared to issue the necessary expla-
nations if the US Government wished to file a protest.
The master of the Floridian described the aircraft
involved in the incident as single-engined swept-wing
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jets, with high swept tail, painted dark green with
a circular insignia of lighter color between cockpit
and tail. (This describes Cuban Air Force mark-
ings.) One aircraft remained high, but the plane
which fired approached at no more, than-200 feet
above the water. Some rounds hit the water less
than 200 yards ahead of the ship, The Floridian
has motion pictures and still photography of th in-
cident.
US Navy aircraft reached the Floridian at about
1835 EST and reported all quiet, The ship is due in
Miami this morning. (Location of the incident was
about 50 statute miles northeast of Remedios
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Cuba-USSR: Fidel Castro is F- I
cow during the May Day celebrations.
planning a three-ay trip to Mos-
It had been previously rumored in Moscow that
Caro was to have visited there this month but that
the trip was postponed to late April or early May.
Castro is said still to harbor strong resentment
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drawal, but to recognize the necessity of not jeop-
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shal akharov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed
j Forces, by Marshal S. S. Biryuzov, former com-
mander of the'Strategic Rocket Forces, probably is
the result of serious conflicts within the military
A Red Star article on 20 February made the
unusually harsh statement that "only the party ...
is able to cope with the defense of our fatherland
and with military, affairs in general:' It also said
that the party, with Khrushchev at the head, firmly
foils "all attempts to reduce the importance of party
guidance over our armed forces" and that "only the
party" can prevent war.
These references strongly imply that elements
of the military have been attempting to assert too
great a role in the. formulation of national policies.
Likely areas of conflict include allocation of funds
for. the military, military strategy, and perhaps the
military's role in the Cuban venture, Thus, Zakha
rov's_ removal may be followed by additional changes
in the high command.
Biryuzov, who has been a strong supporter of
Khrushchev's emphasis on strategic weapons, prob-
ably was appointed to quell opposition by the military
to party decisions. His experience as Rocket Forces
commander may also indicate that the party intends
to place greater emphasis on strategic weapons at
the expense of theater forces. Bir uzov's. successor
is not vet known.
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USSR-- Leadershi :gumors of impending changes
in the top Soviet leader hip are becoming increasingly
widespread in Moscow.
Several Soviet sources allege that Khrushchev~s
leadership of the party or the government will soon
be passed to Kozlov or Kosygin. Such rumors prob-
ably reflect a growing sense of unease among Mus-
covites that current policy difficulties could result
in a shake-up in the Kremlin. There have been
clear signs of regime difficulty in. reaching decisions
on a number of foreign and domestic issues, including
the Sino-Soviet dispute, allocation of economic re-
sources, East-West relations, and cultural policies.
awareness" of this extraordinary state in. Soviet pol-
icy and its expression in speculation about changes at
the. top is a new phenomenon in Moscow. Foreign ob-
servers in the Soviet capital cannot remember a time
when so many rumors concerning the status of high-
ranking personalities have coincided and persisted
so long without effective official counteraction. The
Soviet public may regard the removal of Soviet Staff
Chief Zakharov as another sign of differences within
the hierarch
The willingness of several top leaders to le
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Moscow at this time casts some doubt on. the accuracy
of those rumors concerning specific changes at the
highest level. Khrushchev, accompanied by party
secretary Demichev, left Moscow on 14 March for
one of his periodic "working vacations" in the south.
Mikoyan has not been identified in Moscow since 27
February and may also be on vacation. Kosygin was
last seen in the capital on 12 March, and Kozlov--
the second-in-com~ nd in the party--is currently
touring, Central Asia.l
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USSR--Nuclear Test Ban: A Soviet official has
stated that the "compromise" on-site inspection pro-
posal drafted by the eight nonaligned powers at the
Geneva disarmament conference cannot be accepted.
This proposal, not yet formally tabled, calls
for 31 to 35 on-site inspections over a period of
seven years. Usachev, a senior member of the So-
viet delegation, told a US official that the USSR op-
poses this proposal on the grounds that the US would
use a large number of inspections during the first
year and then "dump" the treaty.
The draft proposal does not specify a maximum
number of inspections during any given year. It
calls for agreement on this issue through negotia-
tions by the nuclear powers. Usachev reaffirmed
that the USSR "cannot move" from its offer of three
inspections a year for "political" reasons.
The Soviets have probably conveyed their ob-
jections to the nonaligned representatives. I
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Argentina: Army officials, who have ultimate
power in the present political turmoil, are urging
political leaders to get together on new election
plans which could neutralize Peronist voting power.
The army prefers that the Peronists be defeated
at the polls, rather than suppressed by force, This,
however, requires the formation of an effective
political front, which the army contends is blocked
by the failure of political party leaders to abandon
their selfish interests. The Peronists have been
a major factor in the political turmoil because of
their refusal to foreswear allegiance to Peron and
their threats of revolution if not given power.
General Staff officers told the US army attache
on.26 March that the parties want the armed forces
.to bear the onus of controlling Peronism and are
confident that the armed forces will ultimately take
steps to do so.
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Bolivia. The US Embassy in La Paz reports
that Czech representatives have been meeting "day
and night" with high Bolivian officials on Prague's
offer to build an antimony smelter near the mining
center of Oruro. President Victor Paz Estenssoro
assured the US ambassador a year ago that he would
not agree to a Czech antimony proposal during his
term of office. However, Paz may now be forced to
agree by public opinion and hi eed for a showpiece
project.
Israel -Syria: Seasonal activities along the
Israeli-Syrian border have increased possibilities
for a flareup of greater than usual trouble there.
In the sensitive demilitarized zone southeast of
Lake Tiberias, the Israelis are planting trees de-
spite unresolved differences over the location of a
demarcation line, and Syrian troops have already
fired at them. On the lake itself, Israeli fishing
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