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26. (Continued) 6. There are several items of circumstantial ev- idence which tend to support the conclusion that the Banes site.is for relatively short range coastal defense cruise missiles. The fact that the site is near the coast sug- gests that the range of its missile is short; otherwise it could be located inland in a less vulnerable area. It is located where short-range missiles could defend against Seaborne assault on deep water ports in Nipe Bay south of Banes.* Thug far, the Soviets apparently have not given Cubs any weapons which provide them a long range striking capability, suggesting that their policy is to provide for Cuba's defense only. Because neither the SS-N-1 nor the SS-C-l has sufficient range to hit any target in the - United States, such missiles would fit this policy pat- tern. 7. If the analysis that the Banes missile site is a coastal defense installation is correct, it would fol- low that similar facilities may be set up at a number of other locations favorable for protecting beaches against amphibious attack. 8, We doubt that Cubans have been given sufficient training in the use of such missiles to allow them to have operational control over the sites. It seems likely that Soviet technical training personnel would be needed for some tine to come and would be available for operating the installation in time of erisis. ® Cuba's two nickel plants are in this general area. Their output is being sent to the Soviet Bloc and is equivalent to 20 percent of Soviet production. The more important of these two plants is on the bay pro- tected by the Banes site. -3 Reverse Blank 73