14-00000 wae Aparieto to Rojas: Do you have the telephone nusber of the Hilton . Hotel? .«- Bring the typeyriter so I can dic= tote to you. an , “-Kybere tells Rojas that "engagement" in English means like a promise of marriage w= that it should te “appointment”. > 5 ~~ Aparicio comments: — This is a Lithuanian Jew. (He ssy be referring ae SO le to Joe Diigo). <te Aewe On Alberu keeps commenting about the meaning of the word “appoiAtnent" (he may te correcting Rojas on the message from Joe Digo for A:aricto) Al¥eru says: Don't forget that, because the word “appointment” ia used very frequently. | ". Apatiefo comments: Then there's "date" -. "engagenent™ {s used in - another sense, but not for going to eat. Albers says to leave that and start working on something more important. dictates to Rojas: *Conpafero" Editor -- I acknowledge your kind note No. 83, of Harch 23rd last, informing that you have not received . the magazine "Siempre", at the Casa de las Americas, which had a subscription and the remittance of which magazine was taken care of by Conpafiera Teresa Proenza. In this connection I transcribe below recly fron Coapafero Raul Aparicio, Cultural Advisor: ....the gagagine "Siempre" wag-alvays remitted to Compafiera Marta "Izeta" (way it sounded) by Site, Neus Expresetth (or something Like that) of the, Publishing House "Erano" (way it sounded) but she stopped ‘sending it in view that the books they sold to Cuba havo payment in Cuban currency which did not involve any exchanges _ never deen paidy in-spite of the fact that they accepted | . charges. This coincided with the discharge of Hiss Proenza ‘fron her job. ; . ; Some man interrupts Aparicio'a dictation and tells Aparicio someth 118. about theatrical activities which vere carried on in Cuban before 1961, and that afterwards they did not do anything more. aparicto remarks that “they aust have had a premonition of what was coming... (evidently referee ring te Communism). Hear laughter. (They keep talking but in lower voice and cannot understand). | Man is heard remarking: ‘fhle already was the participation of the U.5. in the Venezuele affair. Aparicio continues dictating to Rojas: ....Since last week wo have gent the remittances of this magazine to the Casa de las “americas to Srita Marta ...... and also copies have been gent to the National Cultural Council and to the kriters' -and Artigs' Union, as the Editor of this magazine, Sr. José eg
14-00000 Pages Llergo, is kindly furnishing ne with 3 copies. mo . . Of gach tissue, ; Coe, Aportcto keaps dictating to Rojea, now on another subjectr "Mr. Aparieto, Cultural Advisor of this Entassy, - Raeports-on the results of the Conference given “at tne Institute Mexicano-Cubano de Relaciones Culturales by the Professors Enrique Gonzalez - Casanova, Adolfo Sanchez Vazquez, and Fernando ~ Benitez, on...(he tells Kojas to copy the dates . from the program)... Attached are two copies - “Gf the program as well as of the conferences, — _*-. and to which a very selected public attended, . resulting ira. suceass for the Institute. The speakers gave a beavtiful and posttive. "Viston of Cuba" (This was the title of the conference), . During a conversation hed yosterday. with Fernando Benites..e. ‘ | Alberu interrupts and asks Aparicig about some film which 1s going to be shown and whether he can come to the Enbassy. at night. Aparicio ssys he's very busy. ; Apariclo. continues dictation: evees sha, told me that ha had already finished ’ @ long article on Cuba and which was going to be published within & days. ‘This article on Cuba is no doubt motivated by his recent trip, and the illustrations wera delivered by Apsricto iumediately ' upon its receipt from the Casa de las Americas, The speakers went to Cuba invited ty the Casa de las Americas to participate as jurors in the Latin American literary contest organized by said Casa de las Americas." _ Hear woman's votee which sounds like Aparicto's wife. Aparicto ‘tells Rojas he has to go out hut that he's coming hack, Aparicio's wife telis him a man called him at the house the day before and shé gave him his office telephone number. Aparicto | Says: Oh, Mondragon. . . ro Hear Rojas talking to someone far avay, Licha cails Retas sn tha internhone and says: Tell Aparteto thers is a Mr. Carlos Lopez here who comes to discuss a matter on Sra. “Guizar' (way it sounded), Rojas says to. tell him to eit, ; Fnd of XYZ #34,
14-00000 2 fron the Chec Snbassy. aYZ $37) April 4, 1384 1d245 pet. Fear jenn’ voice (télas like a Cuban). telltag Azartela her cpAoRe musder is 14-25=95. She mentions scuetring about working in enol or belng tn a school. (sonething iize colegio de Herico. She says this school ts too americcniged. dperteto Gsas Aer what did ske graduate on. She answers Faylosophy and \ Litereture, graduated ta 1959, just dbesora the Savolittion triagzed. She mentions kaving rudattves tir Cade and then telis'dparicto adout soma prodlens they are Asving. Talka in low wice and cannot Acar waut the nature of the problea 1a. d4pericts telle ker he did not Know anything cdout such problema ead that Ag ghould-:Aaue been informed, ta wiles thet ha ta the Cultural ddvtsor, Sevens that the prodlea is ia connection vtth- Students who come Aera with scholarships cna dzariclo esuya he Siculd $e iaformed by the government tn Cuda when such studente ape. sent here so thet he aay help thea wlth their prodlena. april 8, 1954 © 10:00 aa. Apo? icio eske ig the Compaiero of the Chkekoeslovasiun Smbassiyeee Hen who talks like Heztcan telis Als thet iis person from tie Chec sArdbassy talked to Aim, ete Aparicio asks tAis man iy Ag is gesting aalertal froa tie Cudan EROAES Ye Se answers no, only Aporticto says Ae wtil pub ia on the ralitng list, aexs whet Als none ts. Man ansvers Adyuneo “Delostoc® for soaething sounding dike that}. aépertelo: fre you related to the dactor? Hane Yes, f an swarried te tte deugiter, Sere are the 5S tickets. dparicios Tale ta for Taursday algré. wane L’i1l Laz you know Goout the tlae. f?n sorry J cannaé come by sor you es AL cer is cub of order. 1’did calil you and jee you know, . dgerteta tolls &Ojes ta take cvown the addursas of this man 6 Send Aiea aatertal. to dpuricto tn ¢ dow vslee end ment tong aidaru ts secrd talking fdberu ts btaesssing wlth Apartete Coleco Sackluacl.dw grgquillectos, "8 gerethiag wakes they want to &év0 puddivied..