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PANAMA CITY RADIO NIA NETWORK IN SPANISH 1100 22 MAY 64 P

(CITE) FIVE CUBAN EXILES, INCLUDING MANUEL ARTIME, ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE ILL-FATED BAY OF PIGS INVASION, LAST NIGHT MADE CONNECTIONS AT TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR VENEZUELA. THE GROUP ARRIVED FROM SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, IN THE AFTERNOON AND LEFT AT 2015 HOURS ON PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS FLIGHT 315 FOR CARACAS, VIA MARACAIBO. BESIDES ARTIME, THE GROUP CONSISTED OF CESAR BARO, JESUS SANSI, MILO NESMER, AND RAFAEL QUINTERO. THE GROUP REMAINED AT THE AIRPORT WAITING FOR THE PLANE TO TAKE OFF.

22 MAY 1205P FS/RH