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HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM
RELEASE AS7
DIRECTOR'S COPY
NSCOctober 9
CUBA
I. Trend of past few weeks indicates real threat of extremistand there is almost no hope Fidel Castro can be influenced to moderate his course or recognize danger of Communism. A. Castro relies almost entirely on leftist advisers, and last
said: "If they want to call us Communists for what we
qdoing,ay let
Raul Castro is now in cabinet as minister of all police and
military forces, which he is reorganizing.
Guevara, probably the real power in NationalInstitute, is in charge of industrial planning
1. He sponsored law, passed by cabinet onct, withdrawing
Important mineral concessions and slzably increasing taxes on current mininginclude US government-owned Nlcaro nickel plant.
Tuesday the cabinet reinstituted revolutionarytry counterrevolutionaries.
1. Fidel has publicly announced that anyone who advocates elections should beounterrevolutionary. B. The relatively few moderate members of government (such as
Finance Minister and National Bank president) seem now to be ignored.
II. Many Cubans who do not agree with present trend seem to feel they have little choice but to go along despite reported misgivings.
A. At big rally on Monday, Cuban Labor Federation (CTC) officials, Orthodox party leader Agramonte, and the Cuban studentleader, all spoke in supporth of July Movement; anc Fidel publicly thanked former President Prio for being present
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