(Sanitized) CONFERENCE, 28-29 JANUARY 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2003
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: January 21, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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ACTION MEMORANDUM
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No A-171
Date January 1963
TO : Deputy Director/Plans
SUBJECT :
REFERENCE:
Conference, 28-29 January 1963
This will confirm the cornments which
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morning's meeting on what he expects to be dose at the Conference. 25X1
Z. The primary purpose of the Conference is to analyse how the
Agency is organised and equipped to obtain information on Communist
aggression directed through Cuba against the integrity of the Wsstsrn Hernia
phere. It shoed be our objective to obtain specific, documented evidence
of Communist aggression that can be the basis for OAS or UN action. The
Conference should devote attention to how we can improve our capability
to obtain hard intelligence on the inter-relationship of the Communist parties
in Latin America end the direct links with Moscow through Havana. An
example of the type of action which we wish to identify and pin squarely on
the Communists through concrete, hard evidence is the direction from
Havana to the Venezuelan Communists to sabotage the oil pipe lines. The
supplying of arms to Latin American Communists is also considered to be
an indication of provocation arid aggression. Training oosrations by the
Cubans or Russians of Latin ArrkerieSit COntrrnittilti is also important. The
distribution of manuals and bulletins is not consicered as provocative as
direct orders for action, particularly sabotage and subversion.
3. The Conference should be directed toward clearly indicating
to all stations exactly what assets are evailable to the Agoricy and also what
can be obtained. it should be directed toward designing steps to more
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promptly get this information, return it to Washington on a priority basis
where it will be distributed as a matter of foremost importance.
4. Naturally the eport is related to this subject, and
a matter for discus.ion&t the Conference.
S. The DCI has requested that a questionnaire be sent to the
stations today amplifying the previous order which you dispatched.
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Lyman IS. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
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