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[b][i]January 10th, 1950. 
El Capitolio, Havana, Cuba[/i][/b]

The message came across Fidel Castro's desk exactly four days after it was send, stamped with the unopened seal of the German Democratic Republic. At first, it was puzzling why a nation so far away with go to the effort of sending such secretive messages. Afterwards, a strange feeling of self admiration came over him. News of his exploits in Cuba had made their way across the Atlantic, undoubtedly stirring up thoughts of revolution throughout other countries oppressed by the Imperialist's greed. Lightly running his finger under the flap of the envelope, he removed the message almost timidly. Castro's eyes scanned the message multiple times, still trying to grasp the far reaching aspects of his success. Gunfire still rattled in the distance, a sound that had ceased to startle Fidel. Despite being the presiding government, cells of loyalists remained who fought to return the government back. He shouted through the closed door to his office, verbally demanding a refill of his coffee from one of his copious amounts of secretary staff. 

Picking up his pen, he began to write a letter in return to Williem Pieck. The aide rushed in with the coffee in hand, soon retreating out after her job was finished. Once the oak door slammed, he got to business. A lawyer by trade, Castro worked to ensure that his competence was displayed in all of his works of writing. 

[quote][i]From: Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba.
To: Wilhelm Pieck

It brings me great pleasure to receive this correspondence from nations of a similar idealism, especially this early into our rise to power. The decision to bring the fight to the Imperialists and bring about socialists ideas to our Republic is the result of my people's will to fight. When it comes to our American neighbors, I fear that the vicious disease of greed, bred from the bowels of the capitalist agenda, has corrupted them to a point past returning. As we speak, Batista's loyalists sail in the hundreds to America, some of whom are war criminals and will be brought to justice in the end. We fear that this will generate American support against our cause, inevitably leading to a breakdown of our non-aggressive state with the Americas.

The dismantling of the capitalist way of life in Cuba is a tedious process, though my people are more motivated than ever to see it through to the end. If you wish to continue correspondence at an expedited pace, I encourage us to send diplomatic parties to eachother's nations, serving our mutually favorable interests. I anticipate further correspondence on this matter, and anything else that you wish be discussed. 

With respect,
Fidel Castro[/i][/quote]

Placing his personal seal on the letter, Fidel Castro placed it on the corner of his desk. That would be delivered back to East Berlin as soon as possible. Sipping on his coffee, he felt the satisfaction melt away. If he had so many friends appearing from nowhere, certainly Cuba must be building up a large base of enemies as well? 
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[b][i]January 15th, 1950. 
El Capitolio, Havana, Cuba[/i][/b]

The Capital was abuzz, with pro-revolutionary moods at an all time high. Despite a desperate food shortage, a crippled economy, and frequent armed clashes going on in the streets throughout Cuban cities; moral was high. However, everyone secretly knew that this was only a temporary high, and reality would set in eventually. Inside of Fidel Castro's office sat the four most powerful men in the Cuban cabinet. Prime Minister Fidel Castro, Commandante José Ramón Fernández (head of the Cuban Revolutionary Army), Director Manuel Pineiro (head of Dirección General de Inteligencia), and Minister of Industries Che Guevara (head of the National Institute of Agrarian Reform) sat at the conference table, executing a vicious debate.

[i]Castro:[/i] You speak as if the Imperialists will not be striking back on their lands, undoubtedly with ranks built from Cubans who had fled with Batista. Preparation is the only way we will succeed, we must rebuild the numbers that the military had lost in the war and learn from our predecessor's mistakes. 

[i]Pinerio:[/i] We lack both the man power and the skill set to train intelligence agents, in the same way that the American CIA or the Soviet KGB would. The best we can do is to send agents to America with the rest of the "outcasts" and gather information for us.

[i]Castro:[/i] That's the easy part. Even if we know of an impending invasion, how are we supposed to support ourselves? A head on assault by American troops would cripple us, their numbers and technology levels are ten times more advanced. As much as it pains me to say, we would not survive a head-on attack.

[i]Guevara:[/i] Fidel, I highly doubt that the Americans are threatened enough by us to attack. The situation in Europe is much more dire for them, with Socialist states building alliances akin to America's "NATO". Besides, we are seventy percent through the reclamation of foreign owner's land, and the refund money is locked up in bonds for the next quarter of a decade. We're in a healthy situation as it lies, My militia now ranges in the tune of forty thousand volunteers, bound together by the relentless push to purge Capitalist bullshit from our land. Soon these men will be joining the military, their skillset proving extremely valuable.

[i]Fernandez:[/i] Fourty thousand men armed with weapons that have been salvaged from museums or have seen a few decades of war. The Americans have a fully fledged navy, we have nothing but a few gunboats. They can't even defeat meager blockade runners in open combat. Personally, I feel that we are struggling the furthest in our military, we're no further ahead than we were a month ago. 

[i]Castro:[/i] Either way, we do not have the time or the effort to bicker with this. We've been going on for hours. Manuel, I want DI agents infiltrating both local rebel groups and the groups that are fleeing to America. They are to report directly to you if they hear of attacks or rebel cell locations, and we will wipe them out accordingly. And for you two, I'll find a soother and appeal to our European friends to see if they could send weapons and training for our forces. We could do without losing dozens of men to rebel attacks every week, but at that point... that's just wishful thinking. You all are dismissed.

The cabinet members all dispersed from the room, heading to their respective offices. Each man would curse the others, knowing full well that they were nothing much than advisers to Fidel Castro. Still, Fidel had led them through the mess, and continued to do so once the shitstorm intensified when they took control. Let's just hope that he could protect them from the incoming danger, inevitably headed their way.

[Summary]
* Correspondence was sent back to Germany.
* Agents are being sent to America with fleeing parties, reporting back to the Intelligence Directorate.
* Land Claims belonging to the Agrarian Reform Act have been sorted at 70%, with all foreign corporations being removed.
* The Cuban army is in desperate need of training and firearms, the majority of its soldiers utilizing old rifles and revolvers. 
* I wrote this at 3 AM and I'm really tired, so just let me know if there's some stupid errors.