. f 7fc/l So 8/17/ SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN CUBA Pl. 3 GOVERNMENT UM cN l £ Storage OEC 1 5 1972 HEARING BEFORE TH E SU BC OM MIT TE E ON IN TER-A M ERIC AN A F F A IR S OF TH E CO MMITTE E ON FO REIG N A FFA IR S HOUSE OF R EPRESEN TA TIV ES U.S. GOVERNM ENT PRINT ING OFFIC E 85-387 WASHING TON : 1972 ■ H* c> l i r a O >ir '4 . COM MIT TE E ON FO REIG N A FFA IR S THOMAS E. MORGAN, Pennsylvania, Cha irman CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California WAYNE L. HAYS, Ohio PETER H. B. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida J. IRVING WHALLEY, Pennsylvania CHARLES C. DIGGS, J r., Michigan H. R. GROSS, Iowa CORNELIUS E. GALLAGHER, New Jersey EDWARD J. DERWINSKI, Illinois ROBERT N. C. NIX, Pennsylvania VERNON W. THOMSON, Wisconsin JOHN S. MONAGAN, Connecticut PAUL FINDLEY, Illinois DONALD M. FRASER, Minnesota JOHN H. BUCHANAN, J r., Alabama BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York SHERMAN P. LLOYD, Utah JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa J. HERBERT BURKE, Florida LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana SEYMOUR HALPERN, New York ABRAHAM KAZEN, J r., Texas GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan LEST ER L. WOLFF, New York ROBERT H. STEELE, Connecticut JONATHAN B. BINGHAM, New York PIERRE S. do PONT, Delaware GUS YATRON, Pennsylvania CHARLES W. WHALEN, JR ., Ohio ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina ROBERT B. (BOB) MATHIAS, California JOHN W. DAVIS, Georgia MORGAN F. MURPHY, Illinois RONALD V. DELLUMS, California OGDEN R. REID , New York Roy J. B ollock, S ta ff A dm in is tr ato r S ubcom m it te e on I nte r -A m er ic an A ffa ir s DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida, Ch airm an JOHN S. MONAGAN, Connecticut J. IRVING WHALLEY, Pennsylvania ABRAHAM KAZEN, J r., Texas H. R. GROSS, Iowa BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York PETER H.B. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa ROBERT H. STEELE, Connecticut ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina CHARLES W. WHALEN, JR., Ohio RONALD V. DELLUMS, California Robert M ichael F inley , Subco m m itte e S ta ff C on su ltan t Bernadette M. K uw ik , S ta ff A ss is ta nt (i ll C O N T E N T S LIST OF WITNESSES Page Heekin, Comdr. John P. (U.S. Navy), Soviet Area Analyst, Defense Intelli­ gence Agency_______________________________________________ 3 Stewart, Gen. Richard R., Deputy Director for Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency__________________________________________ Wallner, Paul F., Western Area Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency__ STATEMENTS AND MEMORANDUMS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Statement on effect of resumption of U.S. tourism on Cuba’s foreign exchange __________________________________________________ Statement on U.S. sugar subsidy payments to Cuba__________________ Statement on equipment provided to Cuba by U.S.S.R. for relining sugar— Statement on Cuba’s needs for fuel and their sources_________________ Statement on the significance of Soviet officials visit to Brazil__________ Statement on facilities available in Cuba for training guerrillas________ Comparison of Cuba’s budget for the years 19G1 through 1967, expressed M N> ns IO M M in billions of Cuban pesos_____________________________________ 33 APPENDIX Additional questions submitted by Hon. Dante B. Fascell and replies by Defense Intelligence Agency___________________________________ 35 (XII) SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN CUBA TU ES DA Y, SE PT EM BE R 26, 1972 H ouse of R epresentatives , Committee on F oreign A ffairs , Subcommittee of I nter-American A ffairs , Washing ton, D.G. Th e subcom mittee met, in executive session, a t 10 a.m., in room 2255, Ra yb urn House Office Bu ild ing, Hon. Da nte B. Fascell (cha irm an of the subcom mittee) pre sid ing . Mr. F ascell. The su bco mm ittee w ill come to order. It is now 10 ye ars since Sov iet policy in the Ca ribbean, and par tic­ ul arly in Cub a, became of critical importa nce to the sec urity of th e Un ite d Sta tes. In 1962, the intro du ction of land-b ase d interm ed iate ballistic mi s­ siles int o Cuba by the Sovie t Un ion brou gh t the wo rld ’s g reat su pe r­ pow ers to the verge of nucle ar war. The missiles were wi thdraw n but Soviet use of Cuba as a pawn in its worldwide comp etition with the U nited States h as persisted. In 1969, th e Soviets began a series of na val v isits to Cuba. Two years ago t his week those visits led to a sh arp warning by the W hite House when it was disc overed th at a naval supp ort facilit y was being con ­ str uc ted at Cienfuegos, Cuba. The Sov iets den ied any intenti on of bu ild ing a base and ou r G overn me nt announ ced tha t there was “und er ­ stan di ng ” between the United States and U.S.S.R . ove r the use of Cuba as a base for offensive stra tegic weapons. Ex ac tly wha t th at “u nd erstan ding ” means, if an ything , has re­ maine d a my stery to t his subc omm ittee . To date, the Sov iets have n ot sent a Y Class, Po laris -ty pe s ubma rin e to Cuba but th at m ay only lie a m atter of time. We know, however, th at only 5 months ago the Sovie t Un ion fo r the firs t tim e sen t a G -II subm arine t o Cuba— a s ubma rin e which carries str ateg ic missiles with nucle ar wa rheads which can be fired fro m underw ate r. Only 2 weeks ago, lon g-r ange Sov iet air ­ cr af t, op erating from Cuba fo r the first tim e con duc ted air bo rne re ­ connaissance along the east coast of the United State s. W he ther these latest Sovie t activitie s are part o f some secret agree ­ ment with the Sovie t Un ion or are sim ply one more logical step in a ca refully pla nn ed Sovie t stra tegy fo r the use of Cuba is not kno wn since the executive bran ch has been reluctan t ove r the years to com ­ me nt on th is sub ject in detail. Pe rh ap s our witnesses today will be able to help us reach ou r own conclusions in th is reg ard. Ce rta inly in the past, the Defense Intel lig ence Agency has been most coo perative in prov iding this sub com mittee with inform ation which falls with in its area of responsibility. 9 To brief us on Soviet activities in Cuba d uring the last year, Cuban activities in the hemisphere and other related subjects, we are pleased to have with us this morning Maj. Gen. Richard R. Stewart, Deputy Director for Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency. General Stewart is accompanied by Mr. Paul F. Wallner, Western Area Analyst, DIA; Comdr. John P. Heekin (US N), Soviet Area Analyst, D IA ; Mr. Kenneth E. Geisen, D eputy Chief, External Af ­ fairs Division, DI A; and Col. Charles W. Hammond (USA F), Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Defense. Before proceeding, I want to mention t hat much of the information to be discussed this morning is extremely sensitive. The hearing, there­ fore, has been classified “top secret” at the request of the Defense Department. It is our intention to publish as much as possible in a declassified version as we have done in previous years. General Stewart, you may proceed. STATEMENT OF MAJ. GEN. RICHARD R. STEWART, DEPUTY DIREC­ TOR FOR INTELLIGENCE, DEFENSE INTEL LIGENCE AGENCY General S tewart. Air. Chairman, I am the Deputy Director for Intelligence of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Vice Admiral de Poix, who recently took over the Defense Inte lli­ gence Agency, with the departure of General Bennett, has asked me to express his regret on being unable to be present at the hearing this morning. We are here to update you on developments concerning Soviet naval activities in Cuban waters, U.S.S.R. military and economic aid to Cuba, and Cuban export of subversion to Latin America. Since our last presentation to your subcommittee last year, there have been two additional Soviet naval deployments to Cuba, and the Soviet Union has continued its program of military and economic assistance to the Castro government. Fidel Castro has also persisted in providing support to insurgent and terrorist groups in Latin America, although the level of this sup­ port remains small. I would like to assure you tha t the Defense Intelligence Agency recognizes the importance of developments in this area and is keeping close watch on both Soviet and Cuban activities in Latin America. I have two analysts with me to present detailed briefings on these developments. Commander Heekin, who appeared before your sub­ committee previously, will discuss U.S.S.R. naval activities in Cuban waters. Mr. Wallner will review activities in Cuba and Castro’s sup­ port of insurgency in Latin America. Our presentations will follow the general outline of the briefing given last year, with an additional discussion of Cuba’s relations with Chile. The overall classification of the briefing is “top secret” but we are prepared to sanitize the tran script so that it may be published in open record, if you so desire.