INFORMATION REPORT BACKGROUND ON RECENT R ECALL TO CUBA OF RAUL ROA KOURI, AMBASSADOR TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 06/19/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Background on Racent Rocall to Ciba

Of Raul Ros Kouri, Ambassador te

Crochoslorale

DATE OF

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April 1962

REPORT NO. CS DB-3/05€,553

DATE DISTR

19 June 1958

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NW 53295 6/15/17

DATE ACQ.

Marico, Maxico City (18 May 1962)

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Cuban (C) with nary contacts anong gorerment officials; from sodiar lovol,

non-Coramist goverment afficial.

Appraisal of Content: 2.

Raul Ran Kouri was recently rooalled to Habana as a result of a denunciation

by the u? representative in the Cuban Embassy in Prague. I Ros Fouri vas

denouncal for not being a good Comunist, for being bourgeols, and for being

rannical to subordinatos. He was accerpanied to Habana by his ssouser.2

Roa Fouri had a long official conversation with Fresident Osvaldo Dortioos,

fram which he emerged unscathed. Ils accuser, however, vas to remain in

Habana in rolativo disgrace 3

1. Headquarterg Canment. CSDB-3/650, 1Ii, dated 15 May 1962, from as

Indarendent source, reparted that Roa Kourl had returned euddonly

to Babana on 18 Apr1l 1462, only a fow woalos arter a routino trip

to Fabana for consulation.

Sourca Comments

2. The name of the accuser is not kown, hut 1t 19 possibly Machado (inu), of

the Gaban Embassy in Prague.

3. The charges against Ros Kouri sere essentially of & local nature and did

no: constituto a nationally-diroctod offort of the Cuban Commmist Party

agatest hin or his family. He nas able to clear hinself largely becauso

he vas able to demonstrato that the charges against him vere falso and

that his accuser was incompetent, about which he had provicasly complained.

Six nonths ago, when the political climate was different, Ros touri

probably would not have been claared af the charges against hin.

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