[THE POLITICIANS OF VENEZUELA HAVE PRIVATELY EXPRESSED ANNOYANCE THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS NOMINATED THE DEPUTY-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) TO ACCOMPANY THE FIRST]

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002400050020-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: March 11, 1974
• Content Type: PREL

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CIA OPERATIONS CENTER
NEWS ANALYSIS SERVICE
*LASS IFIED-
11 Mar
Item No: --
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Date:
NU-I X. / t 77
RNR 231
NIGHTLEAD VISIT 2 CAR A CAS
T HE POLITICIANS OF VENEZUELA HAVE PRIVATELY EXPRESSED-
ANNOYANCE_HAT THE UNITED STATES HAS NOMINATED THE DEP Y-
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) TO ACCOMPANY
I HE FIRST LAD Y ON HER VISIT.
INFOR M ED SOURCES SAY THE OFFICIAL PRESENCE HERE OF THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR , GENERAL VERNON WALTERS,. AS MRS. NIXON'S
INTER PR ET ER IS CONSIDERED A DIPLOMATIC BLUNDER.
MEMBER S OF THE D E MOCRATIC ACTION (AD) PARTY, WHOSE LEADER
IS T A KING OVER AS PR E SIDENT, ARE ANNOYED AT THE CHOICE BUT HAVE
SO FAR LODGED NO COMPLAINT AT THE U.S. EMBASSY HERE, THE
SOUR CES SAID
T E R S
W 1
S
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A HA
BEEN THE OFFICIAL INTERPRETER FOR THE
NIXONS ON ALMOST ALL THEIR OVERSEAS VISITS, A U.S. EMBASSY
SPOKESMAN SAID
SECURITY IS EXPECT ED TO BE TIGHT FOR MRS. NIXON'S VISIT
HER E -- HER FIR ST SINCE 1958--WHEN SHE AND THE THEN
VICE-PR E SID E NT WER E SPAT UPON, STONED AND NEARLY LYNCHED 'BY
ANT I -AMER I CAN CR O WD S IN THE STREETS OF CARACAS.
W ALT E RS WAS ALSO WITH THEM ON THAT OCCASION.
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