ARTIME TRAVEL PLANS AND PUBLICITY.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 2/11/60
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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C. MEXI 5102 (ON 39555)

1. STATION PROCEEDING ARTIME TOUR ARRANGEMENTS. IN ORDER NOT OVERLAP IKE

VISIT SA WHICH WOULD DETRACT ARTIME PUBLICITY, IT NOW. PLANNED ARTIME BEGIN TOUR

APPROX 16 FEBRUARY WITH FIRST STOP R100, THEN BUEN, MONT, SAGO, LIMA, CARA, ANO

CA COUNTRIES, TRIP TO TAKE APPROX 45 DAYS AT COST APPROX $3, 000 WHICH INCLUDES

ARTIME'S PERSONAL FUNDS AS OUTLINED REF B, ROUND TRIP TOURIST FARES FOR A ANO

COMPANION (POSSIBLY VARONA), AND $500 ACCOUNTABLE RESERVE FUND IN NAME A IN MEXI

FOR POSSIBLE UNFORESEEN TOUR EXPENSES.

2.. VAROMA HAVING DIFFICULTIES OSTÄINING PERMIT REENTER U.S. IF HE ACCOMPANIES

# ON TOUR. V'S CONTINUED PRESENCE IN U.S. OF VALUE TO CUBAN ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES,

HENCE, A MAY SELECT LOCAL CUBAN EXILE TO ACCOMPANY HIM.

3. BESIDE A'S TOUR COVER DOCUAENTS PER REF C, ALSO HAS ENTREES TO LA VAY

AFFILIATES AND INTRODUCTIONS TO LA ANTI-COMMIE ORGS.

4. MEXI WILL CABLE STATION OF ARTIME'S ITINERARY AS SOON AS FIRMED UP. A ALSO

INSTRUCTED CABLE HIS CONTACTS EACH COUNTRY TO ARRANGE POSSIBLE PUBLICITY WHEN

TRAVEL DATES AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIDNS FIRM.

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CS COMMENT:.

•CHOS CONCURRED STA PLAY SPONSORSHIP ARTIME TOUR.

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