CABLE: CUBAN REACTION TO JFK ASSASSINATION
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: OTTAWA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 11/27/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ACTION:

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PRIORITY DIR CITE OTTA 1277Signad:

RYBAT KEYWAY JASMINE

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10 REVIEW CURRENT JASIME INDICATES NEHEAL REACTION OF CUBAN

MBASSADOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF TO REPORT OF ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT

ON.

WAS ONE OF HAPPY DELIGHT• AFTER FURTHER INFO WAS RECEIVED

NDICATING THAT OSWALD HAD CONNECTIONS WITH FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA

COMMITTEE THERE WAS SONE APPREHENSION CONCERNING POSSIBLE U.S®

REACTION.

1976

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SPEECH OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO UN INDICATED TO AMBASSADOR CRUZ

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

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

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Hor FOlA Review 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 STAFF AND TO CUBAN

CONSULATES AND TRADE OFFICE TORONTO AND MONTREAL TO "CEASE LOOKING

HAPPY IN PUBLIC"®

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30 WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN CANADA THAT AN OFFICIAL REQUIEM HIGH

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

FROM HAVANA HE WOULD HAVE TO ATTEND ALTHOUGH HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE

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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED

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WOULD NOTDO SO IF HE HAD ANY PERSONAL CHOICE IN THE MATTER.

CRUZ

ORDERED OTHER MEMBERS HIS STAFF NOT TO TAKE PART IN OFFICIAL MASS

OR ANY PRIVATE CEREMONIES OF MOURNING.

4. THIS INFO REVD ORALLY FROM (SMACQUIRE ON BASIS QUICK REVIEW

JASMINE AND BELIEVED ESSINTIALLY ACCURATE-

SMADOVES

WILL PROVIDE

WRITTEN REPORT IN DUE COURSE.

5 STATION HAS CONFIRMED THAT AMBASSADOR CRUZ DID ATTEND REQUIEM

MASS AS OFFICIAL REP OF HIS GOVT•

SECRET

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

which bears on President's assassination, desire stations screen carefully all

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

information so obtained.

SECRET

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