CUBAN EMBASSY AND MEXICAN GOVT PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS RE TRAVEL TO AND THROUGH CUBA.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 5/1/84
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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I, SOVIET ENE AND COUSULATE ARE FOI OPEN TO PUELIC. OUPICES ARS IN COI

POULD ACCESSTELE TO FUBLIC EY APPONTIMENT, SOVIET GUARDS ARE OS OVISIDE GATE

AROURD CLOCK, FORMAT. HORK HOUES SUP 1963 VERE 0900 TO 1800 SUI RECENTIN CHAIGED

0900 20 I400 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SOV CONSULATE FREQUENTI CHANGE, NOW OPER

1Z00 TO 1300 MONDAYS AND FETTAYS. SIXTER SOVLET FANTITES LIVE IN CONFOUND.

VISITORS RING BELI AT GATE AI ALT TUS BOUES. BUSSIAN SPEAKERS CAT GEI IE

ATTIME, OTHERS USUALILY TURIOD AHAY EN GUARD AFTER HOURS.

SOVLAYS ARE NOT

KHOMS TO ISSUE PERNITS FOR PRAVEL CUBA,

2 CUBAN EMB AND CONSULATE II SANE CONFOUND BUT HAVE SEPARATE ENTRANCES.

COTSULAVE RECHIVES VISTIORS FRO 1000 TO 1400 HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

EMBASSY WORKING HOURS ARE FROM 0900 TO I700 HOURS SANE DAYS BUT HOST EMBASSY

VISITORS USUALIS ALIENIED ELFORE 1400 HOURS, THESE HOURS AISO APPLIED DURLING

SEPI 63.

3. CUBAN EIS PROCEDUELS AND REGULATIONS FOR ISSULIG PERINIS FOR TRAVEI. TO

AND THROUGE CUBA: VISAS HORMATAY VALID FOR TERME MORIES FROM DAVE OF ISSUE.

PRIOR AUTEORIZANION FEON HABATA INVARTALY REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUARCE ANY VISA.

APPLICAIT COMPLETES VISA APPLICATION FORI AT CONSULATE, PERMISSION OFTEN OBRAINKD

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Il EXCHANGE OF CABLOS BETELE IIASSY AND HINKEX HABANA. IN MAHY CASES VISAS

ISSUED WII SEPAZATE SHEET PAPER IN EFFORI CONCEAL FACT OF TRAVEL.

4. MEXICAN GOVI PROCEDURES AND REGULATIOHS RE TRAVEL, PRPRIME CUNTZERS TO

AND JEROUCH CUBA UNCHANCED SEYCE HIMA 20887 DANED 3 HAY 1963. PEPRIVE CITIZUS

VLUE PASSPORTS AND CURAN VISAS ARE FREE TO TRAVEL TO CUBA.

PEPRIVE CITIZENS

CAN OBTATE TOURIST CARDS JBOM FIXICAN CONSUL HAVANA FOR REFUSE TIA MEXICO.

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