REPORT COVER SHEET: PASSAGE REQUESTED FOR 35 NORTH VIETNAMESE TO FLY TO CUBA
Originator: CIA
From: SAIGON
Document date: 11/12/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REQUEST

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REPORT COVER SHEET

FROM

SAIGON

REPORTING OFFICER

URSULA I. GREGSAMER

REPORTS OFFICER

RUTH Se

DELCHSTETTER

APPROVING OFFICER

LEWIS We KALENT

BACKGROUND DATA AND COMMENTS:

CONFIDENTiAL

DATE OF REPORT

RD. NO.

PROJ.

S'CE CR.

REPORI.1Ò.

FVS - 9840

12 NOVEMBER 1963

LUNLONZ

1. DISSEM 1 T024

AN OFFICIAL FRENCH SERVICET FROM A SOURCE DESCRIBED

AS RELIABLE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT-

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

OF VIETNAM PROBABLY WAS MAKING THE ARRANGEMENTS DESCRIBED-

ALSO SEE FIELD COMMENT.,

3. PARI 1267 UNION REPORT DATED 24 OCTOBER/

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COUNTRY

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NORTH VIETNAM/CUBA

SUBJECT

O PASSAGE REQUESTED FOR 35

NORTH VIETNAMESE TO FLY TO CUBA

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1. BY 24 OCTOBER 1963 THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM /DRV/

MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAD ASKED THE DRV

EMBASSY IN PRAGUE TO RESERVE AIR PASSAGE TO CUBA FOR 35 PERSONS

WHO WERE TO LEAVE DIRECTLY FOR HAVANA FROM PRAGUE OR MOSCOW ON.

11 NOVEMBER. /FIELD COMMENT. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT IN JULY ~ 1963.

OF NGUYEN VAN HIEU, FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL FRONT

FOR THE LIBERATION OF SOUTH VIETNAM INFLSUN/ AS PERMANENT REPRE-

SENTATIVE TO CUBA, HANOI RADIO ANNOUNCED THAT ON 27 SEPTEMBER A

''COMMITTEE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH VIETNAMI HAD

BEEN FORMED IN CUBA. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT EITHER THE NFLSVN

SO GORY

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OR THE DRY TRADE UNION DELEGATION PRESENTLY IN MOSCOW FOR THE

TRADE UNION CONGRESS MIGHT LATER VISIT CUBA.

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