ARTIME TRAVEL PLANS AND ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 2/8/60
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ARTIFE AND HE IN AGREDIENT AND WILLING MAKE TRIP BEGINNING MID-FEBRUARY.

20 OUR VIEN SPONSORSHIP BY ANY EXILE ANTI-CASTRO GROUP MEXI POSES

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ROOTS OR ARE CONTROVERS IAL OTFER COUNTRIES. A DEDICATED TO UNITE ALL

ANTI-BATISTA PRO-DEMOCRATIC EXILE ELEMENTS IN L A TO FORM ANTI-CASTRO

MOVEMENT; THUS EITHER NOTIONAL OR ACTUAL ATI-CASTRO EXILE GROUP COVER

WOULD TENO HAMSTRING A PROGRAM, CAUSE CONTROVERSIES, AND NOT STAND TIME TEST.

30 BESIDES AOS RELIGIOUS CONTAGÍS EXIST: ALMOST EVERY LA COUNTS,

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FELT THESE CONTACTS BEST EXPLOITED IF A REMAINS FREE AGENT AND NOT TIED

IN SPECIFIC CUBAN EXILE GROUP. LOOSE CATHOLIE COVER WILL NOT BE OFFICIAL

SPORSORSHIP BY CHURCH HIERARCHY BUT CHLY SERIES OF LOCAL CHURCH FIGURES

EACH COLATRY WHO ACCEPT A'S BONA FIDES AS GOOD CATHOLIC. UPON ARRIVAL

OTHER COUNTRIES, A PLANS MEET PRESS OVERTLY AND ARRANGE PRESS CONFERENGES

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C/S COMMENT: * STATED THAT PURPOSE ARTIME TRIP SHOULD BE INFLUENCE LATIN

'AMERICAN NATIONS AWAY FROM SUPPORT CASTRO REGIME BY EXPOSING COMMUNIST

INFILTRATION CASTRO GOVERNMENT AND ALL POWERFUL INRA.

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