CABLE - PROGRESS REPORTS RE CUBAN TRAVELERS.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR, CIA
Document date: 11/30/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REF DIR 56657 - requested progress repbats re Cuben travellers

1. FOLLOWING KEYED TO RESte:

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A. 23 MEXICANS TO CUBA.

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24 MAY 1976

B. 25 MEXICANS FROM CUBA.

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C. CUBANS 47, AMERICANS 10, ARGENTINEE A, BOLIUIANS S

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ERAZILIANS 2, CHILEANS 7, COLOMBIANS 5, COSTA RICANS 1,

ECUADOREANS 3, HONDURANS 7, PERUVIAN 1, URUGUAYANS A,

MAY 1976

VENEZUELASN Y, BRITISH 9, BELGIANS &, CANADIANS 220,

Document Number 263=672

CZECHS 3, DUTCH 22, FINN 1, FRENCH 11, GERMAN 1, HUNGARIANS 3,

INDONESIANS 6, ISF ELI 1, ITALIANS 3, JAPANESE 5,

POLES 4, SPANIARDS 10, SOVIETS A, SWEDE 1, SWISS A, NORWEGINAS 1,

UAR 1, VATICAN: 1, TRAVELERS REPORTED THRU 25 NOV 63.

D. CUBANS 589% AMERICANS 18, ARGENTINES A BOLIIVIANS I

BRAZILIANS 2, CHILEANNS 2 COSTA RICANS 1, PERUVIANSET URUGUAYANS 4.

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AUSTRIAN 1, BRITISH 8, BELGIANS 2, CANADIANS 18 201-289248

CZECHS 2. DANE 1, DUTCH 2, FRENCH 9, GERMAN I. INDONEESIAN I,

ISRAELI 1, ITALIANS 4, JAPANESE 3, POLES 5, SPANIARDS 4, SOVIETS 4,

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SUEDES 2, SUISE I NORWEGIAN 1, PORTUGUESE 1, TURX 1, VAR 19•

TRAVELERS REPONTED THAU 27 NOV 63•

E. O5 509 CHUBANS TO MEXT, S! WERE REFUGEES APRIVING WITHOUT

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G. COB WRID INVESTIGATED REPORT CLANDESTINE AIRSTRIP YUCATAN

GED FLY IN CUBAN GUERRILLA SUPPLIES. INVESTIGATIION REVEALED NO

CONFIRMATION.

He NONE

la PUBLIC REVELATION OF LEE OSWALD VISIT TO CUBAN

EMBASSY MEXICO CITY SHORTLY BEFORE ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT KENNEDY

CAUSED CONSIDERABLE COMMENT MEXI. PRESS AND RADIO

REACTION TO INCIDENT INCLUDED SPECULATION ON THE EXTENT THAT

CUBAN EMBASSY SUPPORTS LOCAL SUBVERSION. PROBABLE THAT CUBAN SUPPORT

LOCAL SUBVERSIVE AGENTS MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT IN FUTURE.

So MEXI GOVT RECEIVES AIRLISTS THRU DES. "MIN INTERIOR AGENT

ALSO WITH STATION COOPERATION IN PROVIDING CAMERA, FILM, MAKES

PHOTO DOCUMENTS TRAVELLERS FROM CUBA. MEXI STATION NOT AWARE EXTENT THEIR

USE THIS INFO SINCE PROJECT PLAGUED BY MALFUNCTIO IN CAMERA.

RE PRESIDENT KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, STATION ALERTED MEXI

OFFICIALS 23 NOV TO SELECTED LIENVOY COVERAGE PBRUMEN TARGET MEXICO.

AS RESULT BELIEVE THEY INFLUENCEDTAKE ACTION FAVORABLE

PEPBIME.

MADE ARREST AND REJECTED PBRUMEN_ NOTE

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* (PORTION GARBLED-BEING SERVICED)

KILLING SOVIET PROPAGANDA EFFORT PLACE BLAME MINORITY GROUPS PBPRIDE.

WITH WIDE PRESS PLAY MEXI FORN MIN PUBLICLY

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RETURN PROTEST NOTE AS UNACCEPTABLE AND NOT IN KEEPING WITH DIPLOMATIC

PROTOCOL. WHILE THISACTION PROBABLY ON INSTRUCTION

WITH LITENSOR AS RESULT TREMENDOUS WELCOME EXTENDED KENNEDY ON

RECENT VISIT MEXICO, MEXI STATION PROVIDED APFROFRIATE

LIAISON AUTHORITIES WITH INFO AT TIME PROPITIOUS FOR ACTION

ALL LEVELS FAVORABLE PBPRIME.

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