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DC, C/DCI, DOP, ADOP, CI, CI/OPS, CI/OA, FI, EE, NE 6, 6, WHA (POUCH FRAN 9, BONN 5, BRLN 5, ATHE 6, ALL THE 3 2 MULTI-ADDRESSEE CABLE 65367

PERUMEN ZRPRIMA LOND PARI BRUS HAGU COPE STOC OSLO MADR SOLE

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RELCABINGOFFICEB COORDINATING OFFictea AUTHENTICATING SECRET REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET ROUTING 2 22 Nov 63 17 832 SIG CEN DEFERRED ROUTINE MULTI-ADDRESSEE CABLE INFO CITE DIR 85387 RBRUMEN ZRPRIMA REF DIR 22218 2 RECENTLY CONCLUDED HOS REVIEW OF ZRPRIMA PROGRAM SEOUS W THAT KUBARI EFFORTS HAVE NOT ACHIEVED ANY SIGNIFICANT RESULTS AND CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM AS SUCH NO LONGER WARRANTED MAIN REASON 2 FOR KUBARK FAILURE IS THAT CUBAN TECHNICIAN RECRUITING PROGRA HAS BEEN HISERABLE FAILURE WHEN MEASURED AGAINST/ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE OF 2000 TECHS FROM WESTERN EUROPE ALONE THOUGH OUR FIGURES NOT COMPLETE, WE ESTIMATE PROBABLY LESS THAN FIFTY CANDIDATES HAVE RECEIVED CONTRACT APPROVAL AND WE ABLE CONFIRH ABOUT TEN WHO HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE ISLAND : יילר KUBARIK 2 CUBAN FAILURE TO RECRUIT IN SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS APPEARS DUE LARGELY TO RELUCTANCE FOREIGN MINISTRY AND FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS PURSUE TECH RECRUITING MISSION AGGRESSIVELY, LUREAUCRATIC INCOMPETENCE IN HAVANA, FEAR OF INFILTRATION OF HOSTILE AGENTS

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INFO CITE DIR 85387 AND PROBABLE LOSS OF INTER ST IN THE PROGRAM ON PART OF CASTRO HIMSELF. THESE FACTORS WHICH EMERGE FROM OUR STUDY OF THE CUBAN PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT FOR LACK OF RESPONSE FROM EMBASSIES TO APPLICATIONS, LABU DELAY IN GETTING CORD BACK FROM HAVANA AND SMALL NUMBER OF TECHS ULTIMATELY HIRED. LONG TIME LAG BETWEEN INITIAL APPLICATION AND ULTINATE APPRO

SIX TO HIME MONTHS, HAS COST, CUBANS NUBBER OF INITIALLY EAGER BUT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST INTEREST OR TOOK OTHER JOBS 3. IN FACE OF FOREGOING WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT WORTHWHILE TO CONTINUE INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR ZRPRIMA CANDIDATES FOR INSERTION WISH STRESS INTO CUBAN HIRING CHANNEL. /STATIONS WITH ACTIVE LEADS SHOULD STAY WITH THEM IN THE HOPE THEY MAY STILL BE HIRED, BUT CEASE EFFORTS TO GENERATE LEADS FROM SCRATCH. ON OTHER HAND, THERE ARE FAIR MUMBER NON BLOC TECHS IN CUBA AND IT LIKELY CUBANS WILL CONTINUE TO RIVE NEEC ON LIMITED SELECTIVE BASIS AS THEY DID PRIOR TO GRPRIMA PROGRAM. STATIONS THEREFORE ALE UDARD 10 ALERT FOR SECH OPPORTUNITIES AND TO REPLOIT THEM IN SAME HANNER ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO PLACE RESIDENT AGENTS IN CUBA, RELEASING F COORDINATING OFFICERS SROUP I downgracing bellassica LOFT... MENTICATING OTFIGER REPRODUCTION BTC KT SUING OFFICE BRON Om Na PAGE THREE INFO 3. ROUTINE CITE DIR 85387 IN THIS CONNECTION WE NOTE THAT MOST PERUMEN OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING TECHS TEND TO RELY HEAVILY ON LOCAL CP STAMP OF APPROVAL OR OTHER STRONG INDICATION THAT CANDIDATE IS POLITICALLY ACCEPTACLE LACKING THIS THEY MAY EITHER IGNORE THE APPLICATION CEREJECT IT. RESPONSE OF MOST STATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING ZRPRIMA HAS BEEN HOST GRATIFYING. WE PROVIDED CUBANS WITH GOOD NUUBER HIGHLY QUALIFIED ENGINEERS AND TECENICIANS WHICH THEY FOR REASONS CITED 2 UNABLE OR UNFILLING TO ACCEPT KUBARK HAS MADE A RESPECTABLE KFFORT TO EXPLOIT THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS IS BARELT KAFLECTION CUBAN CONFUSION AND INEPTITUDE WITH RESULTANT FAILURE ACHIEVE THEIR OWN GOALS 5 DISCONTINUE USE ZRPRIMA SLUG AND 200-120-47 END OF MESSAGE CIS COMMENT: Cable pre-deter CS Des. Copy may be seen in GIA reference file. RELEASING OFFICER COORDINATING OFFICГИЯ BECRET ane, papa REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. AUTHENTICATINO OFFICER Copy No. PAGE FOUR

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