BRIEFING OF THE 'KILLIAN BOARD' CONCERNING CURRENT SITUATION IN CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01083A000100150021-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: March 9, 1963
• Content Type: MFR

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9 Ta3areh 1963
SUBJ T: Briefing of .the "Killian Board" Coneerning
Current Situation in Cuba
concerning the current situation in Cuba. The briefing was in accord-
ance with the attached outline prepared by the Office of Current
Intelligence. The order of topics vas chard, however, to treat Soviet
militant equipment last in order to provide a bridge to Mr. Lund hl' s
presentation .
1. On 6 Wrch 1963, the undersigned briefed
2. The members of the Board interrup
at several points and showed particular my
current sugar crop and the reasons for its short
c questions
e state of the
3. The briefing lasted between ten eat f"irt en minutes. There
followed a nu ber of questions and considerable discussion amoong various
members of the Board, in particular Dr. Leaned, Dr. Behr and General
Doolittle. Dr. Land and Dr. Maker, in accordance with their own staate-
ment, were particularly interested in factors that might indicate the
great importance Placed by the Soviet Union on the use of Cuba as s. coemiand
and control center. They felt that this might be even more important to
the riet Utaion than the use of Cuba as a base for subversion. I eam-
mented concerning the evidence of Soviet interest in c. cations
monitoring and the use of Cuba as a base for trawlers Lich also on
easion might do electronics intercept. General Doolittle commented that
the Board had not necessarily made tip its collective mind as to the main
thrust of Soviet interest in Cuba at this time .
did not permit him to display any photeagr p , but
quite interested in Mr . Lundahl' as remarks.
in the reeco=dA anee field since his lost briefing before
4. briefing was followed by Mr. Lundahl, rho discus
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