Dec. 9, 1964 - Maj. Ernesto Che Guevara, Cuban Minister of Industry, arrived in New York from Havana today to take over, temporarily, the leadership of the Cuban mission to the United Nations and to address the U.N. General Assembly Friday.
A heavy security guard of airport and city policemen was waiting when Guevara’s plane, a Cubana Airlines Britannia, on a special flight, landed and taxied to a cargo area more than two miles from the International Arrivals Building at Kennedy International Airport. Fifty policemen stood guard as the party was cleared by customs, immigration, and health inspectors.
After 10 minutes, Guevara appeared, clad in an olive drab military fatigue uniform with beret, a long trench coat, and highly polished black boots. Walking with military bearing, he raised his right arm in greeting to a party of newsmen held behind police barricades and then entered a black limousine.
His car drove immediately to the headquarters of the Cuban mission, 6 East 67th Street, where he began a round of conferences. Aides said he would live at the mission.
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