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DISPATCH
CLASSIFICATION
PROCESSING ACTION
SECRET
MARKED FOR INDEXING
TO
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
XX
NO INDEXING REQUIRED
INFO.
ONLY QUALIFIED DESK CAN JUDGE INDEXING
FROM
Chief of Station, JHWA VE
MICROFILM
SUBJECT
TYPIC/AMID/Operational
Request from Widow of Angel PASTRANA Santos (Case #118) for Assistance in Leaving Cuba.
ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES
ACTION REQUIRED: See para 3
References: A. UFGW-6607, 13 July 1967
B. UFGA-27805, 14 June 1967
1. As suggested in Reference B, ANTIKI-1 advised the widow that the only legal means for purchasing passage from Cuba to Spain with US dollars was by purchasing the passage at Iberia Airlines’ Madrid office. In a letter dated 11 September 1967, the widow acknowledged receipt of the letter from ANTIKI-1 and stated that she had contacted the Iberia office in Havana and had been told that this procedure is no longer allowed. The widow then went to the National Bank of Cuba where she was advised that the only way she could purchase passage would be to receive funds in Canadian currency through the Cuban bank. The bank suggested that the fastest way to effect the transaction would be to have the money sent by telegraphic transfer through a Canadian bank to the National Bank of Cuba.
2. A check with the Iberia Airlines representative in the JHWA VE area confirmed that the procedure suggested by Headquarters is not permissible. The representative stated that the procedure suggested by the National Bank of Cuba was correct, adding that a Spanish bank and Spanish currency could be utilized instead of Canadian if so desired.
3. Headquarters guidance regarding the adviseability of effecting such a transfer of funds to Cuba through Canada or Spain is requested. Attached are copies of recent correspondence concerning this case.
Attachment:
Correspondence mentioned in para 3, h/w Raymond K. PANUSES
Distribution:
3 - WH/COG, w/att.
5:1 0 18.7
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
UFGA-28654
6 October 1967
CLASSIFICATION
HQS FILE NUMBER
SECRET
19-124-25/5
201-294245
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