CABLE:REVIEW CURRENT JASMINE INDICATES INITIAL REACTION OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF TO REPORT OF ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT WAS ONE OF HAPPY DELIGHT.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: OTTAWA
Document date: 11/27/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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RECORD NUMBER : 104-10422-10115

RECORD SERIES : JFK

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

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Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53320 Date:

06-26-2017

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : OTTAWA

TO : DIRECTOR

TITLE : CABLE: REVIEW CURRENT JASMINE INDICATES INITIAL

REACTION OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF TO

REPORT OF ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT WAS ONE OF HAPPY

DELIGHT.

DATE: 11/27/1963

PAGES

.: 2

SUBJECTS

: CUBAN AMB CRUZ

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER

CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 12/03/98

COMMENTS : JFK-RH11 : F200

1998.12.03.08:28:44:123120

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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ACTION:

INFO

CONDUCTED ON_

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CITE OTTA 1277Signed:

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REF DIR 85133, PARA 3*

Note:

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reasons and coordinate

1. REVIEW CURRENT JASIME INDICATES ONETIAL REACTION OF CUBAN

AMBASSADOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF TO REPORT OF ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT

WAS ONE OF HAPPY DELIGHT. AFTER FURTHER INFO WAS RECEIVED

NDICATING THAT OSWALD HAD CONNECTIONS WITH FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA

COMMITTEE THERE WAS SOME APPREHENSION CONCERNING POSSIBLE U.S.

REACTION.

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Document Number -

1976

APR

FOIA Review on

20: 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

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".

201-2

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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

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

D: 200-5-41

_SECRET

22N8063

REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED

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Number

Fer sterile copy of this coconut

-CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

IN 692:33 PAGE 2

WOULERNOTDO SO IF HE HAD ANY PERSONAL CHOICE IN THE MATTER.

CRUZ

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

OR ANY PRIVATE CEREMONIES OF MOURNING.

40. THIS INFO ROUD ORALLY FROM SMACQUIRE ON BASIS QUICK REVIEW

JASMINE AND BELIEVED ESSENTIALLY ACCURATE. SMABOVES 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.

SEC

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