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14-00000 . , te T9059 TOCS ~314/10194-06 PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES S-E-C-R-E-T KO FOREIGN DISSEM fete ps! @- alton? (Sieh Cm OF "FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT" IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT RICO GALAN WAS READY TO POARD A CUBANA FLIGHT WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED, FURTHER RE- ports CLAIMED THAT 48 PERSONS WERE DETAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ROUNDUP, FOR EARLIER REPORTING GN THIS CASE, SEE TDCS-314/10486-56, 20 AUGUST 1966, TPCS-314/10419-66, 18 AUCUST 1966, RD. TDCS= 314/10347-66, 15 AUGUST 1966. "2 2, ON 18 AUGUST ABELARDO CURRELO PADRON, CUBAN CONSUL IN MEXICO CITY, SAID THAT THE SENDING OF AN OLD DC-4 AIRCRAFT TO HEXICO PROM CUBA ON 16 AUGUST WAS OSTENSIDLY A, SPECIAL SERVICE PROVIDED FOR JOSEPHINE BAKER TO TRANSPORT HER AND HER 16 CBILDREK y / TO NEXICO, ACOORDING TO CURBELO, HOWEVER, TWIS PLANE ALSO GAVE THE CUBANS ‘SN EXCUSE FOR NOT BVACUATING THE MEXICANS IMPLICATED IX THE RICO GALAN CASE WHO WERE PRESSING THE CUBAN EMBASSY FOR - SANCTUARY IN CUBA TO AVOID ARREST, CURBELO INDICATED THAT THE CUBANS WERE VERY FEARFUL FOR CUBAN-MEXICAN RELATIONS IN VIEW OF - THE RICO GALAN CASE AND DID NOT WANT TO BE ACCUSED BY THE MEXICANS OF GRANTING ASYLUM TO GUILTY PARTIES, - a rs ~ see 3. ON 15 AUGUST JULIAN LOPEZ DIAZ, CUBAN PRESS AND CULTURAL °°” 7 ATTACHE, HAD ADVISED A FRIEND NOT TO TAKE TRE 16 AUGUST PLANE TO ~ . CUBA BECAUSE THERE, WERE GOING TO BE SEVERAL MEXICANS ABOARD TO ESCAPE ARREST IM THE RICO GALAN CASE, AS IT TURNED OUT, HOWSVER, 8-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM a ° t aa . adn, 5) geen eee Ee ageon we ok Goer amo nee = gtr omer ety * © om Pompe we + ame hate oot am ¢ ° . es Lot, : . * 8 e a * ed . ° . - 2 3% 2 cm ee = erptencey ae terete am me A nt momepmeance map on enmmcanue cree seems *
14-00000 ‘ . ~ _ 79989 THES ~ 33.1/10194-C66 PAGES OF 3 PAGES S-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM ; fetoss® ating é ONLY FIVE PERSONS FLEW TO CUBA IN THE DC-4 AND NO MEXICANS WERE , AMONG THEM, (SOURCR COMMENT; IT IS VERY UNUSUAI. FOR CUBANA TO CARRY ONLY FIVE PASSENGERS ON ITS MEXICO-TO-HAVANA RUN.) WHEN ASKED WEY HE DID NOT DO KORE IN CULTURAL PRESS WORK FOR CUBA, LOPEZ REPLIED THAT IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT WAS ASSISTING THE REVOLUTIONARY FORCES IN MF¥iCO, (SOURCE COMMENT: LOPEZ 1S PROBABLY A SECURITY OR INTELLIGENCE ROPRESENTATIVE AT | TRE CUBAN EMBASSY, SINCE HE IS VERY CLOSE TO R1CO GALAN AND AP~ ;  PRARED TO FEEL THAT THE MEXICANS CONNECTED WITIH.THE CASE WHO HAD : NOT YET BEEN ARRESTED SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN PASSAGE TO CUBA.) 4, ON 12 AUGUST FERNANDO RICO GALAN, VICTOR'S BROTHER, WAS OBSERVED IN THE CUBANA OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY ATTEMPTING TO ARRANGE FOR A FLIGHT TO HAVANA, THE FLIGHT DID NOT COME TO MEXICO CITY THAT DAY AND FERNANDO WAS LATER ARRESTED IN THE ROUNDUP, ALSO ON 12 AUGUST ONE NOEL BARRA ZENIL WAS OBSERVED ATTEMPTING TO AR- RANGE PASSAGE TO CUBA. (SOURCE COMMENT: BARRA IS A RABID com. MUNIST REVOLUTIONARY WHO IS CLOSE TO RICO GALAN AND UNTIL RECENTLY WAS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF HAVANA.) (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: A USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE REPORTED THAT IN MAY 1956 ALVAR ROEL BARRA 1 ZENIL WAS LISTED AMONG PERSONS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE PARTIDO OBRERO-CAMPESINO KEXICANO (POCM, MEXICAN WORKER-PEASANT PARTY), A SMALL MARXIST SPLINTER GROUP, SEE C8- 302909, 18 SEPTEMBER 1956.) elesrseshivn eiese ‘ DQ vette pk 8 Aly wow INCLANT. S-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM ; - . . mee e * a ° . * * - . . a A v8 « ~~ @