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EVACUATION OF SOVIET AND BLOC PERSONNEL FROM GRENADA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0
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RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
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3
Document Creation Date: 
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date: 
September 10, 2010
Sequence Number: 
67
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
November 1, 1983
Content Type: 
MEMO
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/18: CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0 MEMORANOU ^ YOU WERE VISITED BY- L-j LEASE CALL PHONE NO. P ^ CODE/EXT. FTS ^ ^ WILL CALL AGAIN ^ IS WAITING TO SEE YOU o RETURNED YOUR CALL ^ WISHES AN APPOINTMENT RECEIVED BY DATE I TIME s--b 63-109 STANDARD FORM 63 (Rev. 8-76) Prescribed by GSA *GPO : 1981 0 - 341-529 (115) . FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/18: CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/18: CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0 r` W'VA 3HFAX RRCRIPT pEPARTMEN'T OF STATE Ex tensaon Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/18: CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0 N Q.- 753. ~;LA SIF#,CATION,_?_ INo?Pa s AG _L_ E.: ,~...,~.____...~,.. B. McKinley S/S A(jE DESCRIPTION from Grenada Memo Ye Evacuation of Soviet and Bloc PI1 onnel 23126 .___.__._- --- '/O1l' es'mboll (Extension) lollwer 1UN M) }t ^S 7225 (Room numibsr) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/18: CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0 DEPARTMENT OF STATE w46w.ni1e? CC 7'OS7p November 1, 1983 MEMORANDUM FOR: KR. 11OB;KRT K. KIMMITT EXECIUTIIVE SECRETARY NhTIc)NAJP SECURITY COUNCIL SECUTARY INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CIDL. JOJIN STANFORD E'KEC(-TIVE SECRETARY U.S. Dqi'ARTMENT OF DEFENSE 25X1 SUBJECT: Ewactiat.ton of Soviet and Bloc Personnel fro* GIFen4lda Arrangements ace 'Indlerway to facilitate the departure of all of the Soviet jper glonjiel in the Soviet compound in St. George's. We have I.nfinmed the Soviets here and will i,nfotm them tomorrow morning in Moscow of Governor General jtcoog's decision to break rellitippns with the USSR and request the departure of the Sovilit }personnel within 24 houts. !s bav* also informed the Soviet{a that aircraft will be available foz the departure of their plorsonnel. Ambassador Gillespie strongly urges that wq, g1tt all the Bloc nationals out. of Grenada as soon as poi:ail)le. We understand from the Svvist Ambassador that there ark, six East Germans, 15 North ll;oreans, and three Bulgarians in }r he Soviet compound. There are olio 17 Libyans in their own premises. We plan to offer to evacuate the Bulgarians, North Ko#;eans, Libyans and East Germs together with the Soviet46. We hope to accomplish this by noOA tomorrow, November 2, or as soon thereafter as logistics and' ooordination with the SoT{iets permit. If you have any cc,mmj)nts on the above, I would sPP_eci hearing from you at openjing of business, Wednesday, ste November 2. , Cha lea 11 Executive S retasy DECL: OADR C- ~38`i Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/18: CIA-RDP85M00364R001502590067-0

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