[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]

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CIA-RDP80R01731R002400050020-3
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July 16, 2003
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March 11, 1974
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TOP SECRE proved For PotW 2003/07/30: C g9F&ffif .1 jR00240005 DIST: DCI DDCI DCI/IC DDI DD/M&S DDO (2) DDS/T D/OCI OSR OSI (2) Ch/OpsC PDB INDICO DDO/DO (2) mea eap V CIA OPERATIONS CENTER NEWS ANALYSIS SERVICE *LASS IFIED- 11 Mar Item No: -- Ref No: 2 7 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 _ 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. RE LITER 1704 These comments reprgAlgYl-i~a~ei~ip'd~I~tevQ~$4I~R/$~Qthkl~pg(~?Qg~'}~'~~Qf1&~(~1352~?rate analytic component in the Agency to the attached item from the news wire services.