ARTIME AND VARONA LEFT HAVA ON SS VERAMAR ABOUT 1900 HRS 14 DECEMBER ETA TAMPA 16 DEC.
Originator: CIA
From: HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 12/15/1959
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SEGRET

DIRECTOR

HAVANA

CAN 2 FOR REMOLOS (BH) NOTIFIED AT 0108 HRS

15 DEC)

DCI, D/DCI, DO/P, COP, A/DO/P/P, C/CI, C/PP,

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CITE HAVA 3042

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INFO

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MOTEL MEXI

ATTN: PATRICK KARNLEY

RE: A. HAVA 3823 (IN 18502)"

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C. AKHA 5568

D. DIR 83177 (OUT 66407)

1. SUBJECTS ARTINE AVO VARONA LEFT. HAVA ON SS VERAMAR ABOUT

152E HOURS 14 DECENBER, ETA TAMPA 16 DEC. REGUEST MEET AT DELFA.

LINE DOCKS.

2. EXFILTRATION NOT BY PADRE: BALBINO AND SPAN: EMB CONTACTS

PREVIOUS EXFILTRATIONS. NO OTHER INFO.

•3. WHILE WAITING EXFILTRATION. ARTIME REVISED RESIGNATION

LETTER WHICH NOW IN POSSESSION OS STATION. SCALP-PHOTOS THIS

LETTER POUCHED MAS REF 9 AND TO MEXI REF C FOR(STATION) AND ART IME

USE ONCE CONTACT MADE THERE..

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4. STATION TAKING NO KUCAGE ACTION RE EXPLOITATION ARTIME

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OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE:

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LETTER. WHEN ADVISED ARTIME DEPARTED U.S., ASSUME REF D DOES NOT

PRECLUDE PASSING ARTIME LETTER TO BROTHER BALBINO TOGETHER WITH

ARTINE NOTE TO LOCAL PRESS FOR USE HE SEES FIT.

ADVISE.

1-5... REQUEST KARNLEY REIMBURSE ARTIME U.S. $408 WHICH STATION

ASKED HIM PAY BUAT CAPTAIN.

Done 15 Dec.

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FILED: 1592252.

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C/S Comments: *Concernea plans to exfiltrate Manuel Francis Artime, indiA..

official in Orienta province, irom Cioa and KUCAGE (3) exploitation of his:

defection as vall as a written letter implicating Castro in a Communisi

conspiracy.

*Stated tbat the next atten pt to exfiltrate Artime and Varora woulá be made over

the weeisand of 12-14 December oy Padre Balbing via his Spanisi Eroassy

contacts.

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