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(CONFIDElfrIAL) C~N'i': Apparent objectives .ent to ~ the country" an. particularly Sant1&go31 that the Government 1,,- in fim control" aM. to reprimand Santiago tor insubordlnatlon. Man7

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San tlago reeld.ents prceviously &sk_. that the meeting not be held beca.use of the un.ettle.-polU:l~_tU&~lon. Contrary to newspaper -...J reports. our Oonsul 1n Santhgo reports the a~dance-at-1toPProx!----mately 5,000" with about hall" bro~1:b trom outside the c1tJ' ..

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.. __ ~ Security patrol. -- which tor eome time past have been a~ with , suo~cb1:ne--guruJ -and. rlrle.s .... weN supplemented top :rew uye betore -

rally by aqua.a of civilian strong-a.rm men (reporte41~ eap~OLQ_ ~ __ 01' Senator Rolando MASPEBRER), ~a.Y1ly arme. an. wearins banba]'l cap, to tiatinguiah them. From June 25·, on_aM there were increaaing .:

_ _ reports oZ rebel terrorism anti pOllN brutal! t7. Io!InY Santiago ' ~ __ ~~ ___ -_:e~_1.:n:8~e_~ indoors ~n~~.eke~. or lett town alto.th~: '

(UNCLASSIPnm) REBEL AD rrERROJUS'l'IC ACT;tVl!tY;--THe "--cuDan A:t:'1q" announced. that on June 3O"near lalma Soriano, ProVince of Oriente" Government forces aurpris4!d a. P-OUJt o~ rebels" tooIC.::l5:,.;,pr1aonera

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ACTION COPY -DEPARTMENT OF ST~* =-:. ;;~~ The action oWce must return this permanent record copy to RM/R flIes with an of actfon ta,l!:ett,::) ~

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(CBE~IDJWIlI~L) .OO~T ~l~ Att&l,~h'be.n 1rUflrMli that·7 rebel. WN ld,lle., in a.autia tile 15 ,takell-prt ... er • • ur1R& the 3ua. 3D eaceunter Dh.1' Pala Ser1ue. •• tttld that ~. 'lea .et;,be1na; Jm1Jlic1z~ ~.~l~~-~ter te '!;he ·"Peace- tpe- ,g the JUM .3GSut~ .... Cub • .,. 1'&111'.. '

Th.~~ ~-~rll tha'~ Raul U~S~ f(Jfpf:'--IMj'r leaill.r. lUI. :Felipe PAZOS Boque ~ lea,tiq intGllfUl"tual op ... 1 tieB1at ... - .s well aa PAZ81U .. n -- haft "_!De« CAS'fti. 1ft the l1erra .Ma •• tra _untUna .. This lntoma t1en., 1f' ~crue _WEt be qtd. te ilipd,,fic.nt &. DiM­haTe larse t'.lJ,.V~;;

- - -WWCTASBDDtJ.1) ~S---lJm -1958 ~~ c.~.1! aflJ,nlmeG June 28 but 11111 ree@D?e. 111 .pee1&1 H •• 1 •• ; -reper-ted.17 I\Y)U--lu-~-­l5~ 'to ee-.1 •• r the, .lector.l Cede an4 -ether urc-Bt .. tt.ran~ -!be eMe :r.ll_ the pneral pattern ef tile 1~3 ONe u4 1t. _1n It.uta

::::;:~:::~;8 c:;';~~.~;l8~~::!.:-:!.t ~:!!::!~:n of, increaH in the RURbV _f s-.aWN f'". 54 t. 12, Bakiq 2e the le-pl Toting .age" eert&1a catr.1a .Te~ the erp.n1zati.. part:3I.ea 1m. political pte'i1p8. and a sUPf:pyisefi ballot count~

"JlM Ge'nlmBSBtCoalj,:t1m h:rti.e8 have bepn their 1958 ."81-_ 4entUJ. cai9&1p but the .p ••• 1 tJ.en rea1na H uti •• ; :I!II1l.1. (Mille' eCHeA haa repeated ~t hi. trt".JUJ (Cuban P ... le,'_ Pa1't7) facti-ell mll net .articl .... te 1n ol.eet1oM uatl1 there 1e u altPNpr1ate cuarantee er per •• nal liberti.a;

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(ceU,..,:IDJUt.I'd· 1!IHri'i·:rIlL1~J1IatfT~· !be. ~cture. 1rL..a etraage eme: ~ a..ermaeat Partie. lie.. te be. bU1117 ,repar1ac 1:er the, ele,ct!o •• wb1ch --I' .en. their tenure while the .pp.ai t1ea1ata ._ ... aBee reI? early electio.. an4i vb- accuse the ~~t of net mmt1Dc t. hel. electi ... are .n.ct1;cally at a .tanut111; There IIt111 are

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. ~Dp the .urt~geJ! oGm.tit1ena ne" appear normal in the electric in.uti7 but there -.tl11 en.t. cenaldarable uare·,t &11. reBentlelat aaeag the wcOrkerfJ,.· Thia at_ trem the fact that aeYenll electric .. rkeN haYe been in jul (0. July 2 •• t or the •• werle era were relea .. .a., &!).4 that many tellnera er Cef"1iie reaent.the terce. elee-t18na ~a.hythe )n'fJrts18nal go-veming bear. at the bebeat

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(UNCLASSIl'IEl.}) The pre •• 81ngle. __ Jor atteBtion thi. we.k the Sertet naval movement in the Mediterranean ...... the aale

three 8ub~ne. te Egypt the pa •• ~ a.yeral SeY1et .ar-abip. threugh the Da.rQ.nelle.~ •• t papeP. -cea.~ the latter Bye net only a Soviet atteapt t. belater Bgpt >0. s,-ria$ but a ge • .a.ebanee t. &et a le.k at the !fATO _ft.l Dfteuyera DOW starting in the Meti terranean. Both Dlari. de 1& Ma.r1-... ... zarema telt that the naval ,ower ot . tile Wei£" ••• Hn tar ·.al,. . e1" t. the s.net.'.tor thia .. ye t. be ot'&I17 aeriou. 1I11:Lta17 ,tbrea.,ta

. an .. thereforema,. be a political ene -- aft attemptte ... er breach the Bagh ••• Pact. Qn the ether han •• &xcelaicar th~t there

'---~ ___ , .a a real military Q,npr t. the W.st an. neW tile ~'pftJ'er at . the SeY1et'-.uli'JiU'1:ne ferne au the .... Jtt 'tbat 1»_ I.n~a a~e bu11.1Ilg up Al.bania 1nta a_J", lIubra.r1lle 1:) .. a.; ''Dda t,pape~$ ~----'--t---'--aa.1tte •• however, that the'p~aene~ ot ~.vIet .arabipil 1m the . Me,1telTUlean n. pNbably alae .: polItical .eye ta .nve t. ~t

I .~. Bpia that 'the Serteta t •• coul •• I.play Raftl ~.rc. 1n~"-1 ~rea. IRt'ct1'.U.c1'n .. 4 .. .a' tha. t tlle .1I~le.t' the tlu!tee aUb_r1nes~"

e" Egypt wiff grea,tl,. .trengthenEgyft~!.tBreat t~ Israel. fer aleng " , I CQNF~~. I' . ,

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(UlfCLllSDID) G~L PE!1ft. RQRIatnrz Aviu-~ ~JUTiUi'T ODmUL ., !DARRY; 1J!le. tellniq cmmpa ., •• -* .... t. _" ti" place wi thhl the Cubaa A'f!8'1' etteete4 by lre~111 •• t:1al hcree .,Ju!,y 1, 1957 i

1: Brie. -Oea; PHre .Omu:OOD Arila .11 Nl1eftf.i u .... _.r of lkira.l CNa.N Relt~ •• ~l "tia.II $ Saat1ap •• Cuba •• rea,pe1JltM A~.1utut aaeral .r the Ar1I1:I', Mil prerteu .... 1p118Jt&t: ~

2~ Br1&~ GeR~ nne fteBADtA "7 MeiN ... reUs .. aa Actina; AuJutant G.ural" r8Yertlnc te hi. pe~at aNip-IIt as IIlapeeteI' General .r tlae Aray ~ -

3. attlamel Raaen CRUZ Viol •• ef'1'1c:1all7 ..... 1:ntftl c.maacer et Jtval GW.artI :Rep.mt He 0 1 "MACU~. kaU.p .. Cuba; Be .. o been act1n& ail ek1et' .t the fte,c1llent .ace 18 J .. 1951 DeD 1ri.'~ GeJt.; .eDUCIDZ Anla 1fU take_ ill aM .d retul'ari te Jlab.... tlee 1mBl H.: M at_ 12 JURe 1'51 aM 1t-51-51); -

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