CUBAN PRISONERS RELEASE NEGOTIATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100120032-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: January 9, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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`2t p r' *# '*. `irettar of Csaatrsl hntstlig. cs
lx,#EC;': Cuban Prisoner f .1.... Naa3etiatiosa
t. This assasnor+> a is to ?stabUsh for the record tho r*l?
of tb* AAascy is Conneetios with ntp ,otiattsaas wblch led to tine r*t*"a
at brle'ttaaatata times of Se Cabea pariarenors.
Aa 41re4tera by you. I a*a xt ed raaapNaasibiAty f+*r t ra-
tia all Agsaey action is tataaea*eties With the netutt chows conducted
by {r. .sovsa ,as behalf o/' the Cabao Faw4Iies for latherstisas vat
isenere of 'far, Inc. with Pas isv Cuistu in : o,r sir which
ra4ndtad is the tsieas? of the Cab-* r,isra*rs. VT office a aiaealaaod
a eb*s. liaison with !ho aepraptiats offices of am T+pe:rtn" t of
State. the Drroartraasaaat of Jwtles. and the Crpartm4emt of the Ttroasraty
to a& rd such Iatollis*ots sus port as was silr*prtais. In tr*Ira, wa
gore kept currently isiox:"ed in caarr*plets dataeil on all .iararp .ats
I& toaeecti? s with asgotiatie* an7 all atapa lea?ang ac to the rslsicse.
3. A,art tre a the intelligence sappovt. taatelttdisS makift
*nimble tartan staff spectaatiste Lott coordiasticam and advice to
technical a&atters, the Agency was a it a warty to tie negotiati s
or 9*sr arrangosreats which lei to tha release of the Cmbas priaoaers.
` scifinaliy, se Agcy Is war* cemnxitted tir.ctly or Ladir*ctiy
or in may war idea in cawassetiwa with the firreNkshiwd of the drone
fe*d, asd other aappltss w hies have bosaa sad will be dsil,u.d to
Ca*trs in accor+3 we with t.a.vaa's ao otiatt*e. sr is tommectiois
with the bras sportaatios cal such oappxiea or the transporteetioa of the
.rzsoaers from Cuba to the Tatted States. No Agency Reads weto
to an ,tted directly or t*dl rsctilr or to any way *zPqmt*(J to catuaa mecuou
with t h e cash peyaaiasaet of $2, 9Z ,13CO w ift was de:iaaz> isd by Csstro
as part of the price of the release. Tons, the Ageaty's role t'hroa*t-
out this transaction was era of rsadsriag wraeal tntsiii1s*es support
to the other iatar+fst,ti artaaassto and ajemclos of the uov a ,
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM No.
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DATE
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (RESEARCH)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SUPPORT)
COMPTROLLER
INSPECTOR GENERAL
GENERAL COUNSEL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR NATIONAL ESTIMATES
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their components as required. All copies should be destroyed not
filed, upon completion of circulation. A master file will be kept in
the Executive Director's Office and will be available upon request.
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