INFORMATION REPORT, STATEMENTS OF A VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL CONCERNING THE MEETNG BETWEEN BETANCOURT AND FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT PRIO SOCARRAS WAS IN FAVOR OF PRIO'S NEW CUBAN EXILE GROUP.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: CARACAS
Document date: 09/20/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of 1992

(44 USC 2107 Note)

NW 53217 6/20/17

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CIA HASTUNICALA REWIN BROGRAM

ROUTING

TO: DIRECTOR

FROM: CARACAS

ACTIONI

INFO:

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DODS, CA Z, CA/FEG,

CA/PROP,

E1/OPS,

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51/0,

F1/INT 6, WH 9,

SAS 12, D0/1, A0/CI 2, AD/NG, RF, VR.

TOS -3/559,496

SEP 28 $931Z

IN 23501

SEERIT 1921402

DIR INFO PACY LANT MAMA WAVE CITE CARA 7976

INTEL/TYPIC

SUPDATA SOURCE CIARK-I FROM CORO. ACCORDING TO CORO, THE NAMES OF THE

TWO VENEZUELANS WERE CLARK-I AND HIS BROTHER. CIARK-I SAID HE WOULD

BE GOING TO MIAMI I1! A FEW DAYS AND WOULD MEET WITH PRIO. FILED 1921482

NO FOREIGN DISSEM SECRET VENEZUELA/NICARAGUA/CUBA

SUBJECT: STATEMINTS OF AN OFFICIAL OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT CONCERN-

iNG THE MEET' L BETWEEN ROMULO BETANCOURT, PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA,

ANO CARLOS RIO SOCARRAS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CUBA. DOI 18 SEPT-

OR FADA VENEZUFLA CARACAS 18

VINCE TIAN GOVERENT OFFICIAL

IL TEN FROM JOSE

¡XILI NEE A COCIATE OF CARLOS TRID• SOCARRAS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CUBA..

13 L'L-NiON EŸ TIE CUSA: EXILE COMMUNITY, AND PRIO REQUESTED

COMO TO PASS THE BRICH MIORMATION TO SOURCE.

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DELE ASTIG INO:

DATE DISTRIBUTED:

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STATEMENTS OF A VENEZUELAN COVERNMENT

OFFICIAL CONCERNIMIG THE MEETING BETWEEN

ECTANCOURT AID FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT PRIO

18 SEPTEMBER 1963

CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINAYTOIP CONTROLS

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REPORT NO TDCS- 3/559,496

DATE DISTR

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PRECEDENCE

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REFERENCES

INFO.

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PLACE &

VENEZUELA, CARACAS

(18 SEPTEMBER 1963)

DATE ACO.

APPRAISAL

FIELO REPORT NO. MUC 2789

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE

A MEDIUM LEVEL VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (F) WITH CONTACTS AMONG CUBAN

EXILES, FROM JOSE R. CORO, A CUBAN EXILE AND ASSOCIATE OF CARLOS PRIO: I

SOCARRAS, FOEMER PRESIDENT OF CUBA.

SOURCE. 19 WELL KNOWN BY THE CUBAN EXILE

LIMMUNITY, ANU PRIO REQUESTEO CORO

TO PASS THE INFORMATION TO JOURCE.

1. CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CUBA, SAID ON 18

SEPTEMBER 1963 THAT FOMULO SETANCOURT, PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELÀ, AT A

ENEAKFAST MELTINE THAT MORNING HAD INDICATED TO PRIO THAT HE (BETAN-

COURT) WAS IM: AVOR OF PRIC'S NEW CUBAN EXILE GROUP WHICH WAS TO BE

BASCO IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, PRIO SAID THAT PRESIDENT BETANCOURT DIO

NOT PROMISE MATERIAL ASSISTANCE BUT DID ASSURE HIM THAT NO VENEZUELAN

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL VOULD PUBLICLY CRITICIZE THE EXILE GROUP. EVEN

TROVOH IT WOULD BE EASED IN NICARAGUA WITH BEHIND-THE-SCENE SPONSORSHIP

¡LUIS SOMOZA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA. PRIO SAID THAT THE

MANE'S OF NO MINCZUTLANS WERE MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE UNOFFICIAL CONTACTS

SECRET

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CH-CONTROLS

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(FIELO COMMENTS SOURCE DID NOT KNOW THE COMPLETE NAME OF PRIO'S

GROUP OTHER THAN IT INCLUDED THE WORDS "CUBAN' AND "DEMOCRATIC. ")

2. FIELD DISSEM STATE NAVY AIR CINCLANT CINCSO.

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