CABLE:REVIEW CURRENT INDICATES INITIAL REACTION OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR AND STAFF
Originator: CIA
From: OTTAWA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 1963-11-27 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

992(44 USC USC Note]. Case# NW

65990 Date: 10-29-2021

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1. REVIEW CURRENT JASIME INDIÇATES CINERIAL REACTION OF CUBAN

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BY C9,

AMBASSADOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF TO REPORT OF ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT

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HAS ONE OF HAPPY DELIGHT. AFTER FURTHER INFO WAS RECEIVED

NDICATING THAT OSWALD HAD CONNECTIONS WITH FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA • .

COMMITTEE THERE WAS SOME APPREMENSION CONCERNING POSSIBLE U.S.

REACTION.

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2. SPEECH OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO UN INDICATED TO AMBASSADOR CRUZ

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THAT HE AND HIS STAFF MIGHT BE EXPECTED ADOPT MORE SOMBER ATTITUDE

IN PUBLIC. SOME TIME LATER AMBASSADOR CRUZ RECEIVED CABLE, APPARENTLY

on

SIGHED"ROA", WHICH ORDERED AMBASSADOR AND HIS STAFF TO GOVERN THEIR

ACTIONS BY OFFICIAL ATTITUDE OF GOVT TO WHICH THEY ACCREDITED.

@ CRUZ THEREUPON ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS STAFE AND TO CUBAN

CONSULATES AND TRADE OFFICE TORONTO AND MONTREAL TO CEASE LOOKING

HAPPY IN PUBLIC®.

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3. WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN CANADA THAT AN OFFICIAL REQUIEM HIGH

MASS WOULD BE HELD, CRUZ, DECIDED THAT ON BASIS HIS INSTRUCTIONS

ROM HAVANA HE WOULD HAVE TO ATTEND ALTHOUGH HE MADE IT CLIAR THAT HI

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WOULD YOTDO SO IF HE HAD ANY PERSONAL CHOICE IN TiE MATTER. CRUZ

ORDERED OFVER MEMBERS HIS STASE NOT TO TAKE PART IN OFFICIAL MASS

OR ANY PRIVATE CEREMONIES OF MCURNING.

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THIS INTO RCVD ORAILY FROM SMACQUIRE ON BASIS QUICK REVIE

JASMINE AND BELIEVED ESSINTIALLY ACCURATE. SMALOVES VILL PROVIDE

WRITTEN REPORT IN DUE COURSE.

SO STATION HAS CONFIRMED THAT AMBASSADOR CRUZ DID ATTEND REQUIEM

MASS AS OFFICIAL REP OF HIS GOVT.

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C/S COMMENI: *Because of obvious significance any scrap of information

whieh bears on President's assassination, desire stations screen carefuily all

audio tapes since 22 November 1963 for comments and cable any significant

information so obtained.

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