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Q) ; "The Colunbia Cel", weekly stu New York City, December 12, 1 issue, fe, conte an Y eriiele eee, "Students to Visit Cuba During Holidays." 3 “article stated in part that the Ad Koc Student Comcittes for Tre to Cuba wes forced October 14, 1962 by a group of students from hew York City universities, the Univ y of Wisco: Oberlin College and the Univ ty of North Caroline, who stit they would like a chance to ses and evalucte the sit and had received an offer of transportation and two weexs stay in Cube fron the Federation of University Students in Havens, es guesis of the Federation. The Committes accepted the offer end applied te the United States State Department for parerort velicction which was refused; however, over fifty students plenned to defy the State Department ben and go to Cubs. . A source advised on December 6, 1962 that curing December, 1962, 4% was learned that the Ad Hoc Student Conmrittee for Travel to Cuba had recently ben formed by the Progrescive Labor Group. A second source advised on Septexber 13, 1963 that # group of 59 incivi- duals who had assembled in New York City, departed New York City by cir en June 25 1963 and traveled to Faris, France; Prague, Crechoslovakiar and then to Havens, Cuba. The group remained in Cuba until August 24, 1963, ct wich time they departed by air for New York City via Madrid, Spain. The group arrive. in New York City on August 29, 1963. The seme source advised that the leaders of the group wers members of Progressive Lebor end the trip wes planned and orgenized by Progressive Letor membere. _ . . : "The Columbia Owl", Merch 11, 1964 issue, page one, carried an erticle ceptioned, "Ancther Visit to Cuba Students Will Defy. Student Travel Ben This Sumer." Tnis article sets forth in part that three members of the Student Committee for Travel to Cubz spoke at an assexbly sponsored by ths Progressive Labor Club of Columbia University. At this assexbly VICKI CRTiZ, Student Comsittes for Travel to Cuba cempus representative, stated that the Federetion of University Students in Havana had extended another invitation for 500 students to visit Cuba in 1964. Hiss ORTIZ stated that the Student Committes for Travel to Cuba was, therefore, planning another trip to Cuba in July, 1964. -