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This is the Central Intelligence Agency Office of Current Intelligence's Current Intelligence Weekly Summary for 9 November 1962, a secret periodical of intelligence appraisals. Much of it covers the Cuban missile crisis: Soviet missile equipment being loaded onto ships in Cuban ports, IL-28 bombers still in Cuba, and Khrushchev's moves to hold together Soviet bloc support. Other sections cover the Sino-Indian border conflict, Laos, Yemen, the Congo, European elections and Ne Win's Burma. It contains no UFO material.
,, 4 Approved for Release: 2026/03/06 C03159090 ii? %q€ gczazf CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY ANTI-US OUTBREAKS President Betancourt has placed most of Venezuela under virtual martial law following Y Communist terrorist outbreaks in reaction to the US quarantine against Cuba. The armed forces have been mobilized for the first time since World War II, and constitutional guarantees remain suspended. Military leaders--while overwhelmingly in favor of the government's support of US action--are urg- ing stronger measures against Castro. Pro-Castro extremists succeeded in sabotaging major US-operated oil installations despite the placement of rein- forced security guards around US Government buildings and US business properties immediately following the announcement of the quarantine. Saboteurs dynamited four US-operated oil and gas pipelines in Puerto La Cruz on 2 November. On 28 October terrorists sabotaged power stations in the Lake Maracaibo oil fields of the Creole Petroleum Corporation, the largest oil company in Ven- ezuela. Approximately one sixth of the country's oil production was temporarily halted. Sporadic attacks against other US business interests have occurred. Several persons involved in the sabotage of the oil installations were identified as members of the Communist 0 Party (PCV) and the pro-Castro Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR). Government of- ficials stated that the sabotage was initiated on instructions reportedly transmitted by radio from Cuba on 27 October urging Venezuelans to protest with violence the Cuban blockade Betancourt's support of the US. The Havana press and radio gave credit for the sabotage to "guerrilla forces of the Nation- al Liberation Army" and ridi- culed the allegation of Cuban involvement. and The government has placed all oil fields under military control, and 5,000 reservists have been called up to strength- en the armed forces. Milit;1y IN VENEZUELA courts were given jurisdiction over most crimes committed in the Caracas area. Although maximum security measures con- tinue in effect, the government is hampered by an inadequate police force. Security forces also lack sufficient riot control and transportation equipment and effective com- munications systems. Security forces continue to arrest numerous Communists-- including oil union labor leaders-- and other persons implicated in the terrorist activity. How- ever, the government is unable to arrest PCV and MIR congress- men known to be the behind-the- scenes instigators of the ter- rorism, because the opposition- controlled Chamber of Deputies refuses to remove the immunity of any of its members. One PCV senator reportedly is directing party activities from underground headquarters. The Supreme Court's decision on the government's request to out- law the PCV and MIR,is not ex- pected before the end of No- vember. The US Embassy reports that there is a widespread conviction in Venezuela that Communist terrorism and subversion will increase unless Castro is elimi- nated soon. Most military lead- ers strongly urge that steps must be taken to "annihilate" Castro to prevent further violence in Venezuela and elsewhere in Latin America. Foreign Minister Falcon an- nounced that he would present evidence to the OAS this week of Cuban involvement in subver- sion in Venezuela. While Communist attempts to organize protest demonstra- tions-have failed, sporadic acts of violence in support of Cuba are likely to continue. Further substantial sabotage to the oil industry could produce serious effects on Venezuela's economy. Ninety percent of the country's foreign exchange is der' from petroleum exports. (bX3 gum”9 N°" 52 Approve'E1'%E>"FF€é|baééibééios/06 003159090 Page 22 of 24
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 34 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.