23 AMERICANS IN CUBAN PRISONS TO BE FREE SOON, DONOVAN FEELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100370094-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 94
• Publication Date: February 20, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

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r 23 Antericans in Cuban Prisons
To Be Free Soon, Donovan Feels
.antes Ii. onovan, c
iiator for release of prisoners
taken in the Bay of Pigs in-
vasion, said today he believes
23 Americans held in Cuba
,will be released within a few
weeks.
Donovan, a New York at-
torney, told members of the
inland Daily Press Associ-
Lion that release of Americans'
l!would not involve any ex-.
A&
ange of goods as did t1lo, States was enhanced, Donovan
lease of Bay of Pigs prison-said, by the payment of ran,
fined to di.~cuss details pend- A - merica and other countries
with Premier Fidel said.
the release of Amer- Donovan also said Cuban,
were aware that drugs and
of the United food used for ransom cam:
from the United States he
cause much of. it was marked
with the U 'S. flag or other
identification. 4
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