SOVIET VISA ALLEGEDLY SOUGHT.
Originator: CIA
From: DELETION
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 07/21/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. CLASTONBURY PHONED SOVIET CONSUL KARASEV WITH PURPORTED

REQUEST FOR VISA ON BEHALF 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

WEEK PROCESS VISA AND HAVE INTOURIST GET LODGINGS. IMPLIED SCARCITY

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

2. FINNISH TRAVEL AGENCY REP TOLD CLASTONBURY HE CAN MANAGÉ GET

SOVIET TOURIST VISA FOR HIS CUSTOMERS IN FIVE DAYS "WITH SOME

PUSHING ON HIS SIDE"•

3. WE DID NOT DISCUSS AMBASSADORIAL INTERVENTION WITH KARASEV

BUT BELIEVE IT MIGHT HAVE SOME EFFECT 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. THOWGH

OUR EMBASSY

IN MOSCOW WAS INTERVENING WITH SOVIET FOREIGN OFFICE.

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