Documents / FOIA release
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.
closure No. (2) Reply by REPEMON 7a/1-2--;•9-./2.7617 Mrs. Page Johnson 120 East 75th St. New lerk„ New York My Dear Mrs. Johnson, I have received you note of 23 November 1933 in which you ask for information about the situation of Mrs. RECASTING and son. Although the Zanily and certain members of the entourage of RUCASTING are planning eventually to proceed to the United States, RNCASTING is in. volved in certain Aiwa semplicatione with the Egyntian Government. It does not seem likely that he will leave the country until these questions have been reselve44 I am interned that RECASTING and his family continue to reside in their -Alexandria house. They are not being "hale except perhaps in the sense that the Egyptian authorities might interpose ob. jections in their leaving the country before having settled their affairs to the Egyptian Government's satisfaction. A member of the staff at the Consulate General in Alexandria, where Mn, RECASTING is registered for a United States visa, will infer* her of your ingeiryt Should she and the )oung boy desire to proceed to the United States in advance of her husband, and should the Egyptian Government grant this exit visas be assured that the Consulate General will render them every appropriate assIstanee* A member of cif staff is keeping abreest of developments Latta', matter and as soon as there is a change in the situation, I shall let you know* RNPENNON ..5 "2-
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