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Regraded Unclassified

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B7SLR Dale FEB 211974 FILE: cno •• 2eoP ••

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Regraded Unclassified

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CftD ,.. .... 11M2 10 :14 ..

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INCOMING MESSAGE

Proa: QJII t• CZ To: •uid

llo . sat, ~ t, 1N2

fti• i• parapllr ... ot our ... ...,. re1erred to ia your 1073: a larp orcutaat1011 operated by Georp Gouola ud 1 outoo are

eqaced 1D npplp1111J fuel to e-y -~:.ars .. a aecordlDIJ to Britteb Jotelltceace . 1bte _..oup obtato oil 1a balk tbrOQIJb 2 -..scaoa 1D Puerto ... teo belteftd to be o._d Goeaales ud hrea. Tbe

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duDpe oo 1elaede raactoc trOD Alacrau CDap ott Procreeao Meaico to Paaaaa. !D&ll boate are ..... : Prooto, Toeta, BraYo and lltalU . Gerald Coe 1• Gouabe aaeat te:~ -uaa place ia Paaaaa i• tbe Florida Cabaret io : oa _.oee actiYity pod ha• au~tted report• to oil· 1 of S eete of code .... by tbeae ... baYe beea obtalHd. Britt ... ...._- that ac:Uoa OD tlata •atter be delayed •laort u- uotU IIOI'a lot~tton aecared. Pcd will coatrol Goucla boate atteiiPtlDIJ to eater or l e aft Cual ZODe .

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COPY No.

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-OECLASSIFIED E. 0 . 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date <1/ 3/ q..(

Regraded Unclassified

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Regraded Unclassified

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FOLLOO':ED ,.!EI!OPE ~1C Tt:D Ht:R OFF C:lURSE AI\D RETURNED

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t•GRt:EAOLE SUPI'LYH:C OCTAILS REFUELI~C AND 5Uil li RIIIE

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Regraded Unclassified

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t>ECLA SSIFIED E. 0 . 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Soc. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date <~/, i/ 'it

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Regraded Unclassified