CABLE: INITIAL REACTION OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR
Originator: CIA
From: OTTAWA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 1963-11-27 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY. INFORMATION

AGENCY : CIA

RECORD NUMBER : 104-10422-10425

RECORD

SERIES

: JFK

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

: RUSS HOLMES WORK FILES

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : OTTAWA

TO : DIRECTOR

TITLE : CABLE: INITIAL REACTION OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR

DATE

:11/27/1963

PAGES

:

2

SUBJECTS : CRUZ

JFK ASSASSINATION

DOCUMENT TYPE

PAPER

CLASSIFICATION

SECRET

RESTRICTIONS

1B

• CURRENT STATUS

RELEASED IN PART

PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

07/09/04

COMMENTS : JFK-RH11 : F2081:

20040324-1064679

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

66990 Date: 11-01-2021

[R] - ITEM

IS RESTRICTED

104-10422-10425

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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE (

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2

TO

FROM

I DIRECTOR

OTTAWA

ACTION:

CAVE 2 (WE/BC AND WH/3 NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTED AT 1759-27 NOV 63)

INFO

DEI, D/DCI, DDP, ADDP,

C/SAS 2, VR: 3 use 5

RECORDS OFFICER STAMP

The Salem

SECRET 2TZLADZ

author ted: DE SeNSITIZe

27H0 63 1:69233

PRIORITY DIE CITE OTTA 12276teM2: 1.

REDAT KEYWAY JASMINE

CONDUCTED Oi-21 MAY 197

REF DIR 85133, PARA 3*

Note:

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reasons ..1

coordinate

1. REVIEW CURRENT JASIME INDICATES INTREAL REACTION OF CUBAN

AMBASSADOR CRUZ AND HIS STAFF TO REPORT OF ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT

AS ONE OF HAPPY DELIGHT. AFTER FURTHER INFO WAS RECEIVED

NDICATING THAT OSWALD HAD CONNECTIONS WITH FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA

OMMITTEE THERE WAS SOME APPREHENSION CONCERNING POSSIBLE U.S.

REACTION.

Document Numbor 1'élEa =121

1976

APR

2. SPEECH OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO UN INDICATED TO AMBASSADOR CRUZ

THAT HE AND HIS STAFF MIGHT BE EXPECTED ADOPT MORE SOMBER ATTITUDE

IN PUBLIC. SOME TIME LATER AMBASSADOR CRUZ RECEIVED CABLE, APPARENTLY

SIGHED"ROA", WHICH ORDERED AMBASSADOR AND HIS STAFF TO GOVERN THEIR

ACTIONS BY OFFICIAL ATTITUDE OF GOVT TO WHICH THEY ACCREDITED.

CRUZ THEREUPON ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS STAFF AND TO CUBAN

• CONSULATES AND TRADE OFFICE TORONTO AND MONTREAL TO CEASE LOOKING

HAPPY IN PUBLIC"•

261-289248

3. WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN CANADA THAT AN OFFICIAL REQUIEM HIGH

MASS WOULD BE HELD, CRUZ, DECIDED THAT ON BASIS HIS INSTRUCTIONS

FROM HAVANA HE WOULD HAVE TO ATTEND ALTHOUGH HE MADE.

_IT CLEAR THAT HE

D: 700-5-41

SECRET

croueT

2/A:63

lostised has o.

REPRODUCTION 5Y OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED

Copy No.

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Number;

CLASSIFIEO MESSAGE

SHONEY

IN É: 22.33 PAGE 2

WOULD NOTDO SO IF HE HAD ANY PERSONAL CHOICE IN THE MATTER. CRUZ

ORDERED OTHER MEMBERS HIS STAFF NOT TO TAKE PART IN OFFICIAL MASS

OR ANY PRIVATE CEREMONIES OF MOURNING.

4. THIS INFO ROUD ORALLY FROM SMACQUIRE ON BASIS QUICK REVIEW

SASHINE AND BELIEVED ESSENTIALLY ACCURATI. SMALOVES WILL PROVIDE

WRITTEN REPORT IN DUE COURSE.

5. STATION HAS CONFIRMED THAT AMBASSADOR CRUZ DID ATTEND REQUIEM

MASS AS OFFICIAL REP OF HIS GOVT.

SECRET

C/S COMMENT: *Because of obvious significance any scrap of information

whicks, bears on President's assassination, desire stations screen carefully all

audio tapes since 22 November 1963 for comments and cable any significant

information so obtained.

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