# CIA Issues Spanish-Language Guide Telling Cubans How to Contact Agency Securely

*Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 6:10 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-24T06:10:59.159Z (4h ago)
**Category**: intelligence | **Region**: Latin America
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/21377.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Deck**: The CIA has released a Spanish-language guide advising Cubans seeking “positive change” on how to contact the agency securely, signaling an unusually public recruitment outreach inside a long-hostile state.

The CIA is taking the rare step of publicly explaining to people in Cuba how to get in touch with U.S. intelligence.

The agency has released a Spanish-language guide for Cubans seeking “positive change,” laying out ways to contact the CIA securely. The guidance focuses on secure communication and is framed around helping potential sources reduce the risk of detection.

For Cubans, the document spells out that the CIA is actively looking for information from inside the country and is willing to say so in public, rather than relying only on traditional clandestine approaches. In a state with a strong internal security apparatus, any contact with foreign intelligence carries significant personal risk.

Operationally, the guide shows U.S. intelligence adapting its outreach to an audience that uses online tools but lives under close surveillance. Instead of assuming that contacts will begin through private meetings, the CIA is offering general instructions that anyone with internet access can, in theory, follow.

The decision to target Cuba this way has political weight. The island has a long history of confrontation with the United States, and intelligence activity has often been a sensitive point in the relationship. A visible outreach campaign is likely to be cited by Cuban authorities as evidence of ongoing U.S. interference.

The move fits a broader pattern in which U.S. agencies use public messaging to seek information from inside rival or adversarial states. Similar efforts in other countries have also emphasized secure digital contact.

Developments to watch include how the Cuban government responds in public, whether it tightens controls on internet use in reaction, and if U.S. officials frame the guide as part of a wider strategy toward the island.