-DATE- 19831101 -YEAR- 1983 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- MESSAGE -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CASTRO LAUDS PINAR DEL RIO'S MILITARY EXERCISE -PLACE- CUBA -SOURCE- HAVANA DOMESTIC SVC -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19831102 -TEXT- CASTRO LAUDS PINAR DEL RIO'S MILITARY EXERCISE FL012256 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1918 GMT 1 Nov 83 [Text] Commander in Chief Fidel Castro has sent his congratulations to all residents of Pinar del Rio Province who participated in the "Bastion-83" exercise, according to a report issued by the summary meeting of that activity. The report says that the "Bastion-83" exercise prepared the people of Pinar del Rio to confront any enemy aggression, and it praised the capacity and combative spirit of the participants. -END-