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ovember govornaent shakeup Is latest move by regime In Its rapid trend to the left.
A. Shakeup brings pro-Communist "Che" Guevara, even more to the fore as new head of National* itJS "
year-old Argentine soldier-of-fortune, is now In position to implement his pr^oept that, to become truly independent, Cuba must shift pattern of trade away from dependence on OS.
Guevara has no economic background and has concept of Cuban revolutionlass struggle that will change economic structure and social system.
New minister of public works, Osmani Cienfuegos, isommunist.
Officials replaced are relative moderates; others likely soon to be replaced.
Communist-Influenced National Agrarian Reform Institute (INRA) becoming all-powerful.
1. INRA's pro-Communist director saidlosed meeting in early October that the Institute is the "realofccording ow CIA source who'
2. At the meeting Fidel Castro said he would obtain funds
necessary for INRA since through It the govt will control the entire economy.
I NBA expropriations and other activities to date do Indeed suggest plans to control production and salo of all agricultural commodities, cattle, minerals, petroleum, and other raw materials.
Lands taken are organized as state-owned cooperatives, not given to peasants as promised by Castro.
On tho surface Castro seems to haveetback in Cuban Labor Federation elections for executive council last week, but Communists romaln strong in labor. 1. David Salvador, who has record of cooperation with
Communists, remains Fidel Castro's band-picked secretar
geuoral of the labor federation.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Centraljf.
Estimate of the Current Situation in Cuba.
This memorandum is for the Director's information only.
The appointment of Ernesto Che Guevara as President of the National Bank confirms the last estimate presented to thehich announced Castro's intention of making every unit of the Cuban Government subordinate to the Agrarian Reform Institute. Guevara's assumption of this position could easily be the first step towards the nationalization of
all banks in Cuba and the issuance of worthless bonds in exchange for
i deposits now in the banks.
3. hrucial date in Cuba, By then the harvest will be in, if Castro can collect for the entire harvest he will haveo pour into the. the Agrarian Reform Institute. In previous years this money was available to private citizens.
4. In Cuba today there are various opposition groups scattered throughout the country. One group which, although in widely separated parts of the island, is in strong opposition to Castro is made up of the twenty thou sand-plus ex-officers and ex-soldiers of Batista's army who, if not in jail, cannot get work because they are classified as enemies of the state. However, the only cohesive military group which is opposed to
Fidel Castro is composed of some twenty-seven hundred men in the Dominican Republic under the command of General Pedraza. Pedraza appears to be the only military officer of high rank with an organized following. Pedraza is not too closely linked with Batista, as he was retired from active service by Batistahen Batista took over power from Prio. He was pressed back into active service towards the end of the revolution.
5. Pedraza has told opposition leaders that he would lead an armed force against Castro and, if successful, would obey the civil authorities who look over from the Castro government.
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