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~ET one instance, the Hammer and Sickle was used to form the 'T' in the word Traidor on a sticker that was being prepared for propaganda use. 30/ In anticipa- tion of the possible visit, 10,000 stickers of an anti-Khrushchev, anti-Soviet nature were forwarded from Headquarters to Havana Station. The legend on one of these was "Cuba, Yes; Russia, No; Khrushchev, No;" and a second item showed a prisoner behind bars formed by the stripes of the Cuban flag with the words Sin Palabras -- "Without word~.n* 31/ Despite these advanced preparations, no oppor- tunity was presented to utilize the p~anda stickers.** Although both Castro and Khrushchev were in attendance at the 15th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, 19-28 September 1960, and even though Castro flew out of New York in an Aeroflot jet, the Khrushchev , visit did not materialize at this time.*** * See following two pages for copies. ** More det~iled information on propaganda leaflets and the dissemination of such materials by air drop is given in Volume I of this history, Air Operations. *** Khrushchev flew from New York directly to Moscow at the close of the UN session. On 22 October 1960 in the course of an interview in Moscow with a Cuban journalist Khrushchev did state that he wanted to visit- Cuba and its people as soon as possible. 31a/ - 228 - ;+-OP SECRET: