TRANSLATIONS OF INTERROGATION REPORTS OF SILVIA DURAN AS TRANSMITTED TO WARREN COMMISSION.
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Commission No.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON,. D.C. 20505

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21 FEB 1964

MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. J. Lee Rankin

SUBJECT:

Translations of Interrogation

Reports of Silvia DURAN

This is responsive to numbered paragraph two, in your

letter to this Agency dated February 10, 1964 and is further

to my reply of February 19, 1964.

There are attached translations, from the Spanish,

of

the results of interrogations of Silvia DURAN and her

husband in Mexico City during the period 23 to 28 November

1963.

These interrogations were conducted by the Mexican

police in the course of their föllow-up of the OSWALD case

after the assassination. [These materials were given to us

by the Mexican police agency that performed the interrogation.

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Reporte of Silvia DURAN as

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to Warren Commission

This ls responslve to numbered paragraph two, in your

letter to this Agency dated February 10, 1964 and is further

to nay reply of February 19, 1964.

There are attached translations, from the Spanich, of

the results of interrogations of Silvia DURAN and hor

husband in Mexico City during the perlod 23 to 28 November

1963.

These Interrogations were conducted by the Mexican

police lo the course of their follow-up of the OSWALD case

after the assassination. These materials were given to us

by the Mexican pollce agency that performed the interrogation.

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Results of the Interroga ps, MICRo, SER

ton of SIlvia Tirado De DURAN (Silvia DURAN),

her husband, Horacio DURAN Navarro et al, Immediately Following Their

Detainment on 23 November 1963.

With regard to the assassination of the President of the United States,

John F. Kennedy, it was learned that Lee Harvey OSWALD had been in

Mexico prevlously and accordingly this investigation was undertaken with

the following results:

Lee Harvey OSWALD was in fact in Mexico entering through

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. On 26 September 1963 as a tourist from New

Orleans and leaving through this same port of entry on 3 October 1963.

It was confirmed that he had come to Mexico to obtain a visa

from the Cuban Embassy to transit Cuba enroute to Moscow.

In this connection he made contact with Silvia Tirado De DURAN,

Mexican, (Silvia DURAN) with whom he met on two occasions since she is

the Consulate employee in charge of carrying out the necessary procedures

for this type of visa and filling out the cards with data about the requester,

an essential requirement to obtain a Cuban visa.

By direction from her, he contacted the Russian Consulate for

the same purpose. On learning that Silvia DURAN has been one of the

contacts Lee Harvey OSWALD made in Mexico, this woman and her husband,

Horaclo DURAN Navarro, were detained for interrogation. They made the

following declarations:

1. Horacio DURAN Navarro: Mexican by birth, the son of a

Chilean father and Mexican mother. He said that he is an industrial

designer, having received his degree at the Escuela Nacional De Artes

Plasticas. He works for U.N.A.M. receiving a salary of 1400.00 pesos

monthly, 40 years old, no religion, married, address Constituyentes 143,

Dept. 3, Mexico City.. He lived in Los Angeles, California for the first

eight years of his life coming to this capital (Mexico City) with his parents

Rufino DURAN and Lidia NavarIo De DURAN. Later they went to live in

Santiago, Chile where they remained for one and one-half years.

returned to Mexico with his brother Ruben, his sister Lydia and his mother

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2. He entered the Escuela Nacional De Agricultura De Chapingo,

where he studied agricultural englueering for five years and as such

had practiced at the Academia De San Carlos; he chase to continue to

study thls art, which served as a base for speclalizlag in Industrial

desige which he now practices, being head of that subject at the Escuela

De Artes Plasticas De La U. N. A.M., dedicating his freo time to private

work as a designer, for which he obtalne an Income of approximately

5000.00 pesos monthly.

3. In 1950 he marrled Lucille DEJARDIN, fxench, and they have

one son named Paul DURAN Dejardin, who la now ten years old. The

marrlage lasted about six years after which he was divorced on

5 November 1958.

4. He then marrled his present wife Silvla DURAN by whom a

child was born, a daughter named Patilcia age three and one-hall years.

When he met his present wife she was worklng as a secretary at Galeria

Porteo and she later began to meet other people, among them Professor

Agustin Cue CANOVAS, the cultural attaches of the Cuban Embassy and

others. She has served as coordinator of the Mexicar-Cuban Institute

of Cultural Relations, Jose MARTI, and for the last four months has

worked for Consul Euseblo AZCUE and now with MIRABAL recelving a

monthly salary of 1500.00 pesos. He admitted that his ideology is

leftist and that he is sympathetic to the Cuban revolution giving his as

a reason why ho permitted his wife to engage in the activities which it

promotes.

5. He stated that in talking to his wife about the assassination of

President Kennedy she recognized the name of the accused Lee Harvey

OSWALD and Immediately sald that she thought that she had dealt with

the same Individual who in the last days of September or first daya of

October had been in the Cuban Consulate requesting a visa for Cuba In

transit to Russia. That ahe personally attended to him and gave directions

regarding the visa requeat but indicating that lt was necessaryto first

have a visa from the Russian Consulate and that he should send his request

to the Ministerio De Relaciones De Cuba which probably would take

several days. OSWALD became very annoyed and Silvia called Consul

AZCUE, with whom OSWALD had a heated argument. He stated that he had

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never seen of known Lee Harvey OSWALD personally and that in

December 1901, he made a trip to Cuba accompanled by his wife.

They pald for their own tickets.

Stria Tirado De DURAN statod she la Mexican by blith, 26

years old, martled, no rellgion, employed, addreas in Dept. 3, house

no, 143 Constituyentes, Mexico Clty, that she has been marriad to

Horacio DURAN NavAITO since 5 No vember 1958 and that they have a

daughtes named Patricia three and one-half years old; that in July or

August of 1961, she was offered employment as coordinator at the .

Mexican-Cuban Inatitute of Cultural Relatlone, then headed by Lic.

Agustin Cus CANOVAS. That since that time she had frequently vislted

officero d the Cuban Embasay, having personal friendshlp with

Ambassador PORTUONDO, the cultural attaches Teresa PROENZA and

LUlS ALVERU as well as with othor employees. Hor contacts were

principally wIth Maricarmen OLAVARRI, Secretary to Consul Eusebio

AZCUE, a Spanlard and relative of AZCUE, and who received 500.00

pesos montady.

7. In December 1961 she and har husband made a trip to Havana

by plane. They paid for their ows tickets, but all other expenses of

their visit to all the lalands were pald by the Cuban Instltute of Frlend-

ship with the Peoples (I. C. A.P.). and the Cultural House.

8. She did not know her husband's salary slnce his income is

very kIregular - his only fixed income la from the school, 1200.00 peaos

monthly. She as well as her husband have automobiles.

%. She sympathized with the Cuban movement since Its beglaning;

that sho was a coordinator of the Mosican-Cuban Institute of Cultural

Relatlona since July or August 1961 and that she studled for the career

of an English-Spanlah secratary at the Escuela Bancarla. She mastered

English and knows some French and is studying Pallosophy, She has a

leftist ideology, by convlctios, and is in accord with communism, but

does not balong to any political group nor has she participatad in rootiags

Or acto of this nature.

That offlicers of the Cuban Erabanay, Including

the Consul, have been In her home; that she knows almost all the principal

leftists in Mexico without being a frlend of them; that except for one visit

to Brownesville, Texas, she has not been in the Unlted States.

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10. With respect to the attempt on President Kennedy, when she

heard the news she became depressed and thought that the author was

some maniac and when she knew that it was an element of "The Fair

Play for Cuba'', she did not belleve it at first. During President Kennedy's

visit to Mexico, she did not attend any of the functions that were held in

his honor and did not otherwise participate. In talklag with her husband

when they learned of the assassination she sald it could have been done by

radicals and when Lee Harvey OSWALD entered Into the discussion, she

recognlied him as the same person that had come to the Cuban Consulate

about two months previous to request a transit visa to Russla.

11. She remembered his name because of bis unusual characteristles

and the circumstances of his visit l.e.. he was married to a Rusalan and

sald he belonged to the "Fals Play for Cuba"; that she checked his data in

the Consulate's archives and she was then sure that it was the same person.

That he is blond, short, poorly dressed, that his face gets red when he

talka; that he was denled a visa because the Consul told him that in order

to obtaln one he would first need a visa from the Russian Consulate and this

procedure would take about four months and urged OSWALD to leave

Mexico. OSWALD became angry and for this reason she had to call the

Consul with whom he had an argument. That OSWALD was told that the

ald which could be glven to him was to advise him to go to the Russian Con-

sulate. The Consul then spoke by telephone to the person in charge of that

office, and was informed that the case would have to be referred to Moscow

and that there would be a four month delay. That ln the afternoon of the

same day Lee Harvey OSWALD returned to the Cuban Consulate and that

she confirmed that he would only be given a visa when he had one from the

Russian Consulate glving him, on & plece of paper, her name Silvia DURAN

with the office telephone number but that OSWALD was not given her address

since he had no reason to have it. That It was not her place to telephone

the Russian Consulate and if she did it was in an official form and to help

Les OSWALD In the Interest of performing her duties. That lf she gave

him her telephone number It was so that he could later ask lf the visa had

been obtained, but he never called again.

12. It should be mentloned that in the home at which the DURANS

were detained, Herodoto No. 14, Dept. "A"', house of the brother-in-law

of Silvia DURAN, Ruben DURAN Navarro, the persons that were visiting

this home were detained; ther antecedents follow:

13. Ruben DURAN Navarro stated he is originally from Los Angeles.

California, married to Betty SERRATOS, 38 years old, awaiting Messican

citizenship. His job is a decorator and is employed with his brother

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No. 42, Metico City, Telephone 14-10-31. In 1960, he vlalted Cuba where

he remaled for two days and later went to Petersburg, Florida where he

got a job as a decorator. Approximately one year ago, ho vialted an art

exposition at Tollo Street, No, 63, In Mexico Clty, He ly a ftlend of

General JOse De Jesus Clark FLORES, for whom he has done decorating

jobs in Iljuana, Lower Calliornia and with whom he weat on his trip to

Russla last yoar, staying for soven days in that country. His montay

income fluctuates between 5000.00 and 6000.00 pesos.

Wiib respect to

blo presence at Herodoto Straet No. 14, Dept. 7, he indicated that he lived

in that place with his wlie. Besides the presence of Silvia Ilrado De

DUR AN and Haracio DUR AN NavarIo in his home, he stated that his wife

ls a frlend of the other persons and today they were only visiting them.

He stated that he does not know Lee Harvey OSWALD, the accused

assassin of the President af the Vulted States.

14. Betty Serratos de DURAN espressed that abe la originally from

Hondurat and has been in Mexico for ten years, having the status of a

resident hamigrant. She la 33 years old and has attonded a secretarial

course in Kentucky, U,S. A. She does not belong to any political party nor

does she hava leftist ideas. With respect to her presence at Herodoto St.

No. 1t-7, she stated that she liven there with her husband Ruben DURAN

Navarro. Finally, she stated that she does not know Lee Harvey OSWALD,

accused assassin of the President of the United Stales.

15. Lidia DURAN Navarto Vda De Flores stated she ls originally

from Chihuahuz, Chlhuahua; she la 35 years old, llves at Lus Savinon St.

No. 1211-2, and worka at the Tourist Departnent and at the Mexican

Sports Confederation, She Indlested she is not militant in any polltical

party por bas any determined ideology. With respect to her presence at

Herodoto St. No. I4?, she stated that she was visiting her brother and

her alstor-i-law, Ruben DURAN Navarro and Betty SERRATOS, who live

is that Departuzent.

16. Agata Roseno GARCIA statad the la originally from this

capital (Mexico City). Her horse la at Rlvera St. No. 63, Golorla Las

Aguilas, Mexico Clty, Telephone No. 48-53-53; that she studled

dramatic art with Seki sano, Luls Del Liano and Andrea Soler and said she

has portrayad secondary roles la the mavies and actee as director oi

Teatro Infantil. Ilkewise she stated she ls not militant nor has ever been

in political partles nor does ahe have a leftist ideology. With respect to

her presence at Herodota St. No. 14-7, she stated that it is due to her

frlendahlp with Ruben DURAN Navarro and his wife Betty SERRATOS and

that she visite them frequently as occurred on this date. She sald she did

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not know Lee Harvey OSWALD accused assassis of the President of the

United States os North Amorica.

17, Barbara Ann BLISS stated that she bas been a tourist for

olght years, having renewed her documentation flve months ago; her

home is at Bahia De Magdalena No. 125, Telephone No. 45-13-41, 105

which she paya a monthly rent of 1500. D0 pesos. She la divorced and

recalred 800.00 dollars monthly from a company in Washington

which admtaisters her father's estate and of which the holds the stock.

She sald she has been marrled to Juan Esquivel, Costa Rican, whose

mother was Mexican and who presently resides la the Unlted States.

She lived In Cuba for three years slnce her father. Alonso BLISS.

was the owner of a sugar plantatlon in Irinidad and the last time she

was in Cuba was three years ago, but only in transit on a trip to Miarai,

Florida.

18, She stated she maintains correspondence with a Cuban who

sends her Iniormation which she pasnes to her father. With respect

to her father, she said that he has been In Mexico for two weeks,

staying at the Hotol Park Villa, S. A., located at Gomes Pedraza St.

No. 62, Mexico Clty, In which he has stayed for ten days. His home

Is at 2585 Souls Bashore Drive, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida; he

Cash be Dick.

does not bolong to any group nor has any relatloas with the Cubans.

19. Regarding her presence at Herodoto St. No. 14-7, she In-

dicatad thle arose from three months ago, in the home of Carmen PINO.

She raet Betty SERRATOS, with whom she has a frlendship and has

visited in Betty's home on four other occaslons even though Botty her-

self vislis her froquently because both are interested la hearlug mualcal

recordo. She also stated she met Silvia Ilrado De DURAN it a concert

but lo not her friend, Flually, the sald she does not know Lee Harvey

OSWALD, accused assaasta ol the President of the United States.

20. Charles E. BENTLEY statod ho la a tourist, 27 years old.

bas been la the country for three months and is llving at Palermo St.

No. 9, Colonla Hipodromo, Mexico Clty, and that he is employed by

Campania Ganadera De Sonora, In the United States he worked in

Minneapolis as an assistant manager of business and froxa 195% to 1957

served in the U.S.. Navy. He indicated that he does not belong to any

political party nor does he profess leftist ldeas.. He asserted that he

does not know Lcd HaIvey OSWALD, accused assassin of the Presldent

at the United States and that he learned of the death from tho Nows-

paper. He declared he does not have any connections with the Cubans

and Indicated that if he soon did not find employment in Mexico, he would

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leave the country, since the monsy he has and that which he has in

savings in Minneapolis, Is diminishing.

21. With respect to his presence at Herofoto St. No, 14-7, ho

Indicated that he la a frlend of Barbara Amn BLISS and Betty SERRATOS.

Their frlendship bagan two months ago at the Restaurante Rigus,

through the "Baterista". (as li text) Tino Conteras and that was why

he was vialting those people.

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RESULIS OF THE INCERROGATIQN OF SILVIA ITRADO DE DURAN (BUZVIA DURAT) OH

TER MORILLIG OF 28 MOVEMER 1963

Jo she sold that she tney Carlos LECHUCA levia libo vas Cuban

Ambassador In Mexico and who arrived hexe when she vas vorting za

coordinator In the Mexican-tuban Institute of Cultural Relations, She

became friendly with this person but she never did any personal vori

She said that this Anbassador came to der housa to visit

her on the oscasios of a party ubich she held. sue considess bin as

a filend and she sav him freguently. She sald that he cane to be

Istendly with her husband, but that the bad seen kia nare frequently.

Upon being asked 11 she knew Carlos SOLES, Thous I. ROSS,

Richard J. ARAIDA, HAITY ICE ZAFE ADd RAMON DARIOS PALOMINO, sae

ansvered that neither did she know then nor had she hoard speat of

then except for the last one, whon she does not know but does kou of

hts and of the ectivities to which ha 1a dedloated. Neither does she

EnoN PatrIOLO PORTECA.

she said that shile she was varidug in the aforementioned

Institute, and before varking as a secretary in the Consulate she went

to the Cuban Embasay to help Teresa PROLIZA. The help she rendered

there consisted of answering the telephones and doing secondary taska.

The cultural Attache PROENZA never saaigned her any vort outaide the

Embassy.

She sald that she hai turn PROfiZA before sha hai been coor-

dinster for the Institute since she was & good filend of Paul FLORIs

Guerrero, the husband of DURAN's sloter-12-lEn, sho dled about three

and a half jears ago. It tus through FLORES that DURAN net PROsizA.

Sho said that the 11-lau referzed to vas a teacher and a sriter.

4, She stated that the has had her present idealogy for about

five gears, and that it 1s based on convlotion and studtes.. She

Bald the had not belonged sor does she belong to any student groups.

5. DURAN indicated she was acquainted with the Leninist Spartacus

League (INgs, lentriste Espartaco) but that she is not in agreement with

1t, and that her husbend shares her opinion. They admire Jose REVUlLIAS

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ao s wilter but not as a polltioian sinos they ars in disagreement vitt

Party (PartIdo Comrista Mexicano, PCH) valle 1t to obvious that this

party does indeed exist, although it le diverganized. She suld that she

had not balonged to this organization but that she 18 frlendly With 1ts

Lenders such BE JOSe REVUELIAS and the tHo LIZALDES.

6. She disclained membership in the PCH, and sald sha had sot

tirled to join it beonuse the was in diesgreement with 1t except for 1te

support of Gibe.

7. DuraN went on to may that hor beghming salary in the Consul-

ate was $1, 500 (Mexicen pesos) per month, and she continues to receive

this anount, She sald she has la other income nor does she receire

any overtina pay or countaaions because in Cubs this 1s callod valuntary

work and 1a not remmerated. thes she explained her problem to the

Ambassadora-that she bad been arrested he indloated to ber that be

did not belleve that 1t would be necessary for hin to Intervene but

he told hor that ho vould maño s protest. She sald vnen she vas

arrested, the cuben Consulate never gave her any other kind of help

nor did they offer to lave her go to cuba or become a Cuban citizen

because it has always been well establlahed that she and her husband

are Mexicans and they bave not tanted to do to Cuba. On one occasion

when It was learned that her husbead vas a desigoes, and sketched an

idea for the construction of a school 1n cuba, they anked his to go and

do 1t or destgn 1t. He did not accept because he 18 flist and foremost

a Mexican.

8. She sald that the Cuban Institute of Illeniship with Peoples

(Instituto Cubano do Amistad can los Pueblos, ICAP) 18 & coordinating

Institution varrels are concentrated the invitationa mde by diverse

groups who pay expenses of the puests through ICAP. Those luvited to

Cuba by ICAP are not NecessaIily young peoplo. Sue lo graterul to

that tastitution becsune she recalved good treatment and vas very

pleased when she went to Cuba, She has not kept in touch with the

Institution nor does she bave any sore to do vita 1t. she cannot

facilitate travel for other persons as she lacks contact vito the

Cubes. *

The theas walch are requeuted by. ICAP are proceened

directly by the inbassy as l8 dons vith all of those tuvited to

Cuba, Ints type of courtesy or spectal tieas do not go through

the consulate. The Consulate is limited to dealing with pald vleas.

She has no contact with anyone in the sovlet Embasay and has been

there only twices once for the reception for PERIKOVA and CACARIN

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and again for the last anniversary of the revolution of the USSR.

on the latter occasion she vent because the consul did not bave a

car and ho arkod ber to go with him, San stayed only 20 minutes.

9. DURAN added that she does knou Marla Delorea de La MORA

who must be about 2'7 years ald and 18 & newspaper voman. She net

her in the Cuban inbaasy on the occaston of the ostaber crisis, and

she has only seen her two or three t1Des aince. DURAl described

IB MORA aS VErY niCE aid A pEISON With HAOH ShA StrUCK UD & IIItua

attraction fron the moment they net.

she saw her once in the Mextoo-

Cuba Institute and has conversed with her some. DURAl has not been

tO In MORA'e bouse noT has she been to IURAN'B, but they have seen one

another 1n the Consulate, DURAll knova that Ia MORA belonga to an

aristocratle faully, 18 not renotionasy, and that she does not to

to the imbasay very slick.

At lenst, DURAN has not seen her there.

According to DURAN, she 18 pretty.

O. DURAl stated that she knows Inlas CALDERON, the seCrEtar.

in the Comercial Delagation in the Cuben Embassy who was alread

marting there uhen DURAN began to vOrt in the Coneulate, CALDERON

Is unmartled and DURAN considers her a friend although they see one

another infrequently, she is a waite person, about 22 or 23 years old,

and DURAl does not know exsctly vhat her vari involves. She say be

First, second or Third Seuretary of the Comerical, Delegation.

Luisa has been to DURAll's hans, and she the there on DURAN'a birthday.

She lives with her mother. Ino veers ago she went to cuba because

her father was 111. DURAl and. Iviss went to the novies once.

11. In anever to spostal questions, DURAl said that only she and

the consul are in the Conzulate.

She sold that the li'st time that Ice

ELIVEY OSHALD ras In the Canoulate in the morning, to request informa-

t1on about setting to osbs, she aid not observe him very vell. In

the afternoon, hoverer, when he had the argument with the Consul, she

d1d observe hin closely and is sure that he vas not wearing glasses.

12. There la no red-headed negro of that description in tbe

Embassy. Lately, no ner person has arrived at the Embassy.

I4, Wher she spoke with the Ambessador about her arreat, no

Insinuation vas nade to her that she might be taken to Cuba, and she

reiterates that she knows no one fron the soviet Dabassy.

she said the following regarding her trip to Cube where she

spent two weeks with her huaband.

a. During the last days of Novenber 1961, I vent uninvited

to cuba and paid my own expenses.

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b. Upon arriving on Cubers Alrlines 10 Habera, I went

to the Botal Victoria where I pald for my lodglag.

on the

second day of my stay In Habens, I set Benor NAZOLA, the

Director of ICAP, for uhom I vas carrylag a letter ol

Introduction from Ambassador FORTUOIDO. In the letter he

recormended my husband and ule in order that ve might have

an Invitation to stay at the Fabers Rivers Hotel, valea

Is the hotel for the gueste of the ICAP, and there ve toot

C. Three days after my srilval, say husband arrived In

Habans. We had agreed to travel separately for fear of some

aerial aosident, in which case our family would not be left

completely helpless.

We vere invited to travel througà the Orderte PrOTinCe

with a Brazillan lady saned ANTOILA, the wife of the painter

Elbo ROMERO; and an African those rane I do not knot.

1h1s

trip was by the direct laritation of fernando REVUBLIAS, Manager

os the prenas latina. In Finar del Hio ve ment vita sina to

visit his daugater AlbIta REVUELIAS.

e. In the "House of the AMerICAs" (Casa de las Americas)

we were attended by Mia. MarLa LEYSICA and Senor Mariano

RODRIGUES, a printer, after we had traveled fron Habana to

Santiago de Cuba by car and visited the internediate points.

We also Visited Manzanillo and the School Center, "Canilo

Cientuegos", uhich lies at the foot of the sierra Maestra.

He were 1n Holguis, where ve visited the people's taras,

and we returned to santiago there re boarded a passenger

plane for labata.

I. In the capital, ve vialtod almost all af the

schools for art Instructors, and me veze attended by

personnel of the flouse of the Anericas, who have been

mentloned.

B. The vile of the writer, Alejo CARPANMIER (correct

spelling 18 CARPENIER), at our request, toot u8 for e

courtesy vislt to Ambassador BOBQUES.

b. In Varadero, ve spent a day vita the poet pablo

ARMANDO PErDAndez.

In Pinar deL Rio, at the Minos of

Matahambre (Minas de Matahambre) ve vere in & camp of

Ilteracy teachere with Fernando REVUEIIAS.

an iday, and t the ot tae role senday.

We made the roturn trip separately. My husband left

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