U.S. TO PAY RANSOM FOR CUBA PRISONERS?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200020046-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: October 8, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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~~~;~:~ ~,'nRK H~T~j'~j~-BV~t]~Or ~telease 2000/08/25 :CIA-R?P75-0000-~ RO~O~Ob02004~YRGHT
For Cuba Prisoners?
CUBAN HOPES
~' ~ tl'!le `United States were
'buzz last. night wits} ho}~eful
;emulation that freedom was
altntis~ a~E#-hand" -for their com-
patriots who were captured in
Apxil's abortive. Bay of Pigs in-
vasion attempt.
w ?'They have, been. held -prison-
er3 since the invasion.
Cuban families were alerted
for imminent release of the
1.,33 pxi~,oszers._ - -
41?'-PrTs~tir~q?~~~ of ~c"I~~w~-
'
`"
e~
~~~
Qn~y, that "we are ,hope-
#ul." Hut ~ representativ8-,of the
committee 'said there might. be
`big news", tClday.
Committee.,headquarters,`at
527 Madison Ave.,. bore an azr
of expec ancy as 'at~oi'i~iey
James $novan, whp, fias
~fieiaic in >zTavana, flew back to
~Mfama~ T,
~" '1C~`r. bonpvan, Democfatic
~notninee for senator, would say
nof+tti>~. Hut ft was,.' lei-recd
that members of the rtY~k3~ttee
began drying qufetry " obtain
the se~yices of ,thx~,e,,iet plates.
'the 1,113 prisoners ~' b'e
(lawn out in eight #liglits, ants
i ' *.l'~8r'~ Baas anoti~t? reppri_'
~]1~I:a~ti that the return of .l4~rF.
DCanaLaYk~ '~rt}4rl .fla1'BYS?~ .nzira'hr,
to Pay Ransom
The hapless prisoners -scixed b~ Fidel, Casta?o at
the Bad of Pigs' ;~aseo will probably be ran-
som,e~l as the best altnrnnt.i~re. besetting the Ad-
n~tinistration, Hertcld Trtiz+,ae 8,pecitrl i~Jriter Joseph
Alsop predicts on page ~lS.
;tiii> rrcetzng A1?;et'ia'a Ahrnr+! $cxr r~li;i vrstrs-da
'che committee here 1 ~' 'n
that Castro and his ~ent;~~ieil
are driving for ~,~}d bargain
in drugs. and food,,.
,
,
This line of ~p;ging held~~
6 sin more money in this
ry, Europe and Latin
'vrith which to pus-
h ,drugs. It said the "U. S.
p rnme~tt has not yet been
p ioaC~, on furnishing snr-
T f " 1 u1< the committee
o ?es ~,is is necessary
i ill ~i'~ve " favorable con-
- -----?
iivery~.-before sign ng ,~ -- ~theti r. ~andvaz~ v"rho arranged
dotted line. ' `- '' , ~ ( release of Francis Pawers,
'rhe comrtlittee statement.;', TJ-2 ~pilat
in exchange for
,
here said "t7nitre~ States drug; ~ let spy Col. kudolph I. Akl,ei,-
manufactt~i~rers hadw giver! a:~-~, e t to Havana last month. to
n""in"'m .St-Approved Fo a ease
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j ear on condition that t11ep trti
o raise X62 million as "n-
iemnity" for damage suffered
n the insasion attempt.
The Cuban Families Commit-
ee statement. s,ai.~ "So ~et~r-
rus .was the "response pf ,tl~c
>`merican, Europn snc~.L~4;isa
merican people tp, this human-
tarian appe~lr~ tl'te commiitee
now hopeful of tiie early
elease of the pri8iohers."
It said furti r~~sing eifGU?ts
ad been "highYp sut;cessfu~. to
` ate" and.. .that turd.,. pt~,serr~t
nurse of negotaititlns'cayl sfor
renewed and morn aggressive
j fforts to secure"additional con-
! ributions ante dtina.ttons'" ' i,ra
ring about ate Pa'r?lt~ ~rP~ar
The er,m'rn itfipa c~ i
"~'he Graben rwfrr~apc h~th;9n
tLe U. S,. in Eurn,pe aazri L,at,tt
,America. have been an?rtaa~ the
Targest sttibsgribrrs. Ma?~y Atne,
lean ir}dividuals and large busi-~
Hess 6arporations in the t7. S
have been generous contribu-
tors. Many lmuropearttg also are i
bf -theme prl8oners. The num~''
bar t~,f '~veeltthy .Cuban refugeesi,
who have.. subscribed h beer
one of thb more hel~iul ~spect:~'
oT Che t3rive." ' ' ~ ~ ~ ,
r Mr. ~-ngv~'i's- nt$ntatit~sts'
with Castra. 3we$at.rdela5~ed `~#
'hours last z~e~ rwhen the Ne~v~r:
York attorney' suffered a se-
vere attack tsf 'bursitis:
Mr. Donovan ;Ys iw~e T3ertaa.
retie canditlata o ~e-
publican Ben.. Jacob Davits
Nov. 6. ~~ _.
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