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Travel SITTLE FOR eriy Ynom t Conmittee for ac to Cuba "The Columbia Owl," a weekly student newspaper of Columbia University, New York City, December 13, 1962, issue, page 1, conteined an article Cuba During Eolideys." This the Ad Hoc Student Committes October 14, 1952, by a group entitled "Students to Visit ervicle stated in pert that for Travel to Cuba was formed of students from New York City universities, the University of Wisconsin, Oberlin College, and the University cf North Carolina, who stated that es students they would like a chance to see and evaluate the situation in Cuba for themselves and had received an offer of transportation and two wees stay in Cuta from the Federation of University Students in Havana as guests of the Federation. The commitiss accepted the offer and applied to the United States State Department for passport validation which was refused; however, over 50 students planned to defy the State Department ban and go to Cuba, A source advised on December 6, 1962, that during December, 1962, it was learned that the Ad Hoc Student Committee for Travel to Cuba had recently been formed by the "Progressive Lator" group. « "Progressive Labor," Yolume 11, Number 1, issue of Januery, 1953, page 11, in an article captioned “State Dept. Pulle Strings to Keep U.S. Students. from Cuba" states that "For more information on the Cutan Trip Contact the Ad Hoc Comittee for Trevel to Cuba, 42 5¢. Marks Place, New York 3, A second source advired on April 24, 2963, that a party sponsored by the Permanent Student Comnittes for Travel to | . Cubs was held on April 20, 1963, in New York City. At this party 4t wes announced that the Ad Hoe Student Comzitvee for Travel to gues is now known as the Permanent Student Committes for Travel to Cuba, : cs * The same source further advised that at this party it was announced that the committee had received a cable from the Federatic of Univereity Students in Havana inviting the students to spend the month of July, 1963, in Cuba, and a new trip was planned whereby th students would leave New York City the Jest wsexend of June 1963, f« Canada and travel by plane from Canada to Cuta. to