CABLE-CLASTONBURY PHONED SOVIET CONSUL KARASEV WITH PURPORTED REQEST FOR VISA ON BEHALF U.S. BUSINESSMAN.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 07/21/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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CLASTONBUPY PHONED SOVIET CONSUL KARASEV WITH PURPORTED

REQUEST FOR VISA ON BEMALF US BUSINESSMAN. KARASEV SAID HE COULD

ISSUE TRANSIT VISA VALID FOR 24 HOURS WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF

APPLICATION FOR ANY STAY OVER 24 HOURS HE WOULD NEED ABOUT ONE

WEE, PROCESS VISA AND HAVE INTOURIST GET LODGINGS. IMPLIED SCARCITY

OF HOTEL SPACE WAS MAJOR FACTOR IN DELAY OF VISA ISSUANCE.

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FINNISH TRAVEL

AGENCY REP TOLD CLASTONBURY HE CAN MANAGE GET

VIET TOURIST VISA FOR HIS GUSTOMERS IN FIVE DAYS "WITH SOME

PUSHING ON HIS SIDE".

3O WE DID NOT DISCUSS AMBASSADORIAL INTERVENTION WITH KARASEV

BUT BELIEVE IT MIGHT HAVE SOME EFFECI SHOULD OUR AMBASSADOR DIRECTLY

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INTERCEDE WITH SOVIET AMBASSADOR.

HOWEVER LAST MAY VISA FOR PRIVATE

TRAVEL OF EMBASSY FIRST SECRETARY TOOK TWO WEEKS THOUGH OUR EMBASSY

IN MOSCOW WAS INTERVENING WITH SOVIET FOREIGN OFfICE.

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