-DATE- 19590125 -YEAR- 1959 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- MEETING -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CASTRO-BETANCOURT MEETING -PLACE- CARACAS -SOURCE- RADIOTELETYPE -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19590126 -TEXT- Castro-Betancourt Meeting Paris, AFP, Radioteletype in French to Agency Offices, Jan. 25, 1959, 2258 GMT--E (Text) Caracas--Fidel Castro met Romulo Betancourt, President-elect of Venezuela, near Caracas today. Although no statement was issued on the subjects discussed during the meeting, it is assumed that the two men discussed a plant for mutual aid applicable in case of a counterrevolution, and the possibilities of eliminating customs barriers between Cuba and Venezuela. Betancourt, who has been on a tour of the interior of the country since last Saturday and who this morning was still in Maracay, 100 kilometers from the capital, is reported to have received Fidel Castro on the estate of a political friend, some 20 kilometers from Caracas. -END-