14-00000 ~6- Ling (cont'd) + separate cover, and alse tc give service to the Casa de lan Amoricas. O the other chond, the Entassy normally pends a censideratle nunter of copies to the Ministry. Now then, I do “ -nét consider it advisable that a private party end ‘whe is also a foreigner should have tc furnish our material to any institution as the Brbassy is » the one that. should perform such ao duty and in special -¢ases they can-count on me as 4 friend and "Compaitero" -who takes special interest in Cubsn cultural matterg. (Paragraph) Ihave taken note of what vou say about . the: delays and have tried to remedy them, The fact is that the Brbassy has suffered a finanetal crisdés for: gome time and there are packages which take very expensive postage. Sometimes wo receiva packages to te renitted to countries ay far away as Peru ; when they @uld be sent to- countries which ara much | nearer to us -- Please try to correct this and that <0. the Casa de les Americas p lace at the disposal of the Cultural Advisor in this Embassy a-szall sum of money to cover these expensed, and then I will to able to contrel.and take the resensibllity for the po ckages sent to this Embassy, as long as they sre gent diractly to me. Hight, before last Benitez read a very triliiant cog- ference atout Cuba and you could sense he vag tnprossed. {was very glad of -the effect the trip had on this ‘friend -- it has been very beneficlal because when we talked in Tonanzintla upon his return from Europe he was “digzy" and it was not easy to convinee hin to go on another trip to confirm his views of our Revolution. Tell this to "Castro" (way it sounded), and also tell him it was good that he was present at Don Fernando's conference, who is another "dizzy" one. I enclose wpy of the Mercedes Merules progran or of the Cuban-Mexican Society of Cviteral Relations, wnich contains the names of personalities who are to travel to Cuba from time to timo. I received a letter from "Juan" early in February saying they would be guided by this program. I need to know the resoluticns taken in this regard so as to act accordingly. Please investigate the followings Tt have made reservation in Cubana® for Professor Elf de Gortari®*® and have not received any instructions relative togsane. I suppose it 4s relative to tho conversations held here during etme Cuban airline, *Crbana de Aviacton". ®%Former Dean of the Michoacan University.
i “ “?- \ o | a 7 . oo a \ : — DO | co So, . the Philosophers! Congress. Another thing: [ would ; appreciate thet when sone rersenality like Jorge Inr- j stengoftia travel to Mexico, they let me know so ss to i‘. know of his arrival here ard sc I can teke care of then. ; ; bok, : I-aém planning to organize acts in tho Instituto Mexica- _no-Cubano"where the latter, as well es Josefina Luisa : -. *Vertiz" (way £t soundedQ will teke part. I an work ing . on a project to present in Mexico a season of Cuban. Theatre. Tell me any suggestions you may have on. this, ~ebeceetOpy of the official report on the Martin leis Guzman matter will reach you through this medium, and ; also copy of his letter in answer to mine. It is ny oe opinion that we should “hargsin" on the matter of com- se pensation for his editors because I had asked and he ‘had accepted that If such a compensation had to be made it would be a small one, and now it results larger each - uF time. The color photos selected by "Lisandro” (way it nd sounded) for Benitez abrived todey also. [ referred to : thea in-my letter of Feb. 25th. With best regards to , Lisandre, I am cordially ‘and revolutionary yours, “ Raul Aparictio®. Aparicio then dictated the following, which seems to be a post- Script to the above letter: ; Please ask Dr. Guatavo Torreella® if he guve to (Aparicto interrupts dictation tomk Alberu the néme of Eva Kurl's husbend) ..the ineffable Tony de la Osa tho envelone I gave him when ha was here and which contains a story of mine to be published, and which 1s of much interest to se for financial reasons because I must collect averything I can in order to pay the “Reforma Urbana"** which is choking me, .Thank you. © ‘ . keaps dictating: "Compafera Narita Antonieta Henriques, | Misie Section, ....de Cultura, Dear Companerays Tt is -.” my pleasure to present to you Mra. Tita A, da Arroyo, * eee Ballet Danetng Professa@r in Hexico and who is travalling Pleass sive to Cuba in order to learn atavt our hallot. * hor information, photos, material, and in vaneral all that yoo may consider convenient so that this good friend: . i ef ours: and consequently of our Revotution may be able to ~ make known’ the Cuban accomplishments in this aspect of ; art through her contacts here. Apartelo *Relative of Dr..:Kapia A. Torroella, Hexican, who lives in Dvrango #216, Hexteo, D.P.L° ce. pci os: **Cuhan Eoausing Reform. ae RYE #27.
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