MISCONDUCT ON THE PART OF RAUL ROA, JR IN THE SOVIET UNION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06928840
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2022
• Case Number: F-2020-02125
• Publication Date: October 14, 1966

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This material confers Information affecting ihe Notional Defense of the United S,ates within Ihe meon nsi of fin. Espienage Lows, Tine
IC U.S.C. Son. 793 and 794. .she transmission or re,ieletion of which in any in,sner to on uratunlotheti person is prohibited by taw.
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SUBJECT Misconduct on the Part of Raul Roe, tit. in DATEDMTR.
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the Soviet Union
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1. Raul Boa ejr, the son of the Minister of Foreign Beleticns, wee sent to tte
USSR-ler1963 on a scholarship from the Ministry of Industries to study Economics !
in a five veer course at the University of Mbscow.
2. In late 1964, the acc was notified through the Ministry of Blucation that
Raul Boa, Jr, was having problems,. Young Roa did not want to study and war
spending rost of his time drinking and carousing with Soviet women. Me was
sent back to Cuba, was tried and received a suspended sentence when he pro-
mised to reform. He returned to the USSR to continue his scholarship studies.
3. Liter in 1965 Raul Roa,Jr again had serious problems in the USSR Again a
message was sent to the Ministry of Illucation about his conduct, and the GOC
requested he be sent back to Cuba. This time, however, the Soviets refused
since according to the Soviet officials, this time he not only would not study
but in addition to his drinking he was having affairs with four or five dif-
ferent women and got, one of them 1:regnant. The Soviets related they had tried
him and sentenced him to a rehabilitation eeme in Siberia for two years.
Later, the Soviets notified the GOO thee Roe. hat' eeeared from the rehabilitation
camp and had nude his way back to //Decoy, only to be eepteeed and ehipped back
to Siberia.
When Raul Boa, the father, yea notified of his songs escape and subsequent
return to baeria, ee requested permission from the GOC to go to the USSR,
to try to use his influence in resolving his songs problems. Roe, Sr went
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