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This Central Intelligence Agency dispatch, dated 4 December 1953 and released under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, forwards a letter from Mrs. Page Johnson asking about the wife and son of a cryptonymed individual living in Alexandria, Egypt, along with the reply. The dispatch discusses a customs bill of about 9,400 Egyptian pounds, a reported hostile campaign by Uruguayan Communists, and whether the family could obtain exit visas. It contains no UFO material.
Operational/KHAN AIR NA- //77457 S7CEETSECURITY INFORMATION 4 DocembOr 1953 UFOs _HEADQUARTERS °BMUS - Messages for WASTING RfOr s NECA4175 1, We are forwarding a copy of the letter received by RNPENNON from the American otlketillOSTING, and his reply to it We leave it to your discretion to ioLi 5s,tirrirria'REAST/NG through the existing channel in the manner you think best. If you think it is imulostroablo i let us know so that we awn con- eider SA alternative. The question in paragraph 4.(B) below can be tied to this if you think it desirable. 2. We believe there is a strong possibility that the letter to RNPENNON was in- wired by KNOWN* He, himself, pointed out that the estate is in an isolated spot, and had been abandoned for 30 years. The wreaking could have been done by ordinary vandal'. Furthermore, he wondered how his correspondent could know it was the work of Cemounists. 3. You will probably note a story in the 3 Decodber issue of 9z aire that Alexan- dria customs have presented RNCAST/NO with a Carstens bill of L.•. 9,400. 4. To slam up several matters, we suggest you query RUCASTINO an the following pointer (A) Try to confirm the allegation contained in paragraph 11 (II) of ref- AMMOSO. (This information was briefly given to you orally by while you were here.) We suggest you do it indirectly, as, vs come to our attention that you are the subject of a hostile campaign w Uraguyan Communists. Can you confirm this and do you have any evidence that this campaign might come to attempts at physical violence on yourself or family/ If so, who are the individuals concerned/1i (B) In connection with RNPENNON ts letter, ask RNCASTINO if he would be willing to have Mrs. OUSTING and their sou leave the country imp. mediately. For one thing, such action would establish definitely whether or not the Egyptian Government will ranee them exit visas, (C) We are not quite NECLASSIF IER AND RELEASED DY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE XGENt/ SOURCESNETNOGSEXERPTIUN3D/D LAZI WAR CRIMES O1SCLOSUU A1 y
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