CABLE:FOLLOWING FROM ODACID OFFICER FROM CONVERSATION WITH
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: CARACAS
Document date: 09/15/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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PRITY DIR INTO PRITY WAVE GITE CARA 699A (CASTELON ACTING)

GYROSE AMSPELL

RET A. DIR 35789

(aut 75881)

BO. CARA 6987(INJ1777)*

1. FOLLOWING FROM ODACID OFFICER FROM CONVERSATION VITH

MANUEL. BRANA, MEMBER OF CONSEJO REVOLUCIONARIO RECENTLY ARRIVED

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ÁNHINT-& IN VENE AS RESULT REQUEST VENE GOVT. HAD

CONVERSATIONS WITH REAR ADMIRAL ARMANDO LOPEZ CONDE. AMHINT-?

ATTEMPTING NEGOTIATE USE OF ORCHILA ISLAND FOR TRAINING AND

OPERATIONS SITE FOR AMSPELLS.

LOPEZ ASSISTED SIMILAR OPERATIONS

DURING LARRAZABAL REGIME FOR FIDEL IN 1958 AND PERSONALlY TAVORS

MMHINT-2 PROPOSAL, BUT LOPEZ NEEDS BETANCOURT APPROVALO AMMINT-Z:

ASKED

USE OTHER VENE BASE IE ORCHILA NOT AVAILABLE.

FARENT ÜREANIL.

SPOKE AT PRIVADE MEETING OF 28 TO 30 VENEZUELANS,

CUBANS AND TWO AMERICANS 13 SEPT. PURPOSE MESTING URGE VENEZUELANS

FORM LOCAL ORGANIZATION TO PURCHASE BOATS FOR ANSPELLS. ONE PLEDGE

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OF TEN THOUSAND BOLIVAPES RECEIVED.

SO CIRASH-S TACITLY ADMITTED RESPONSIBILITY.

PORTON CAROLED - Benso SYCa

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•SAID AMKINT-2 PLANNED DEPART VENE 14 SEPT ON LATIN

AMNINT/L ViSIT VENEZUELA,

AMERICAN TOUR.

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CS COMMENT: NO EVICENCE SUPPORT AMSPELL BY BETANCOURT; HOWEVER, CIARK-I BELIEVES

THAT AMSPELL VISIT VENE COOPDINATED BY CIRASH-6 WHO CIRATAL-I ADVISOR ON

CUBAN MATTERS.

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