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[36]JFK Assassination System
[37]Identification Form
[38]Agency Information
[40]FBI
[41]124-10279-10258
[43]HQ
[44]CR 109-12-221-417
[46]Document Information
[48]FBI
[49]LEG, MX
[50]DIRECTOR, FBI
[52]02/10/1960
[56]a
[58]‘NRO, INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY, MATEOS, LOPEZ, SOUTH
[60]AMERICAN TRIP, CARIBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION,
[61]CUBAN EXILE ACT
[63]PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[65]Secret ;
[67]1B; 1C; 4
[69]Redact
[71]05/06/1998
[73]INDEFINITE
[75]Date:
[77]4/27/201
[79]Y Date: 2/10/60 4i3/a TSe fe
[80]am : To: Director, FBI Be HSCA az 12/22/27 Rag anf
[81]o Ag
[82]| Pron: Legat, Mexico (100-743G) at ;
[84]Subject: MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE SULMARY Classi ae
[86]SYNOPSIS
[88]LOPEZ MATEOS' SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP (cont.)(page 2): Recent South *
[89]ferican crip or Mexican President gave emphasis to need for .. L .
[90]coordinated effort in resolving economic problems of Latin a
[91]America. Talks dealt with stimulation of commerce, but for 4
[92]present principal importance of trip seems to shave been 2,
[93]enotional rather than materialistic. DAVID-ARFARC SIQUEIROS VG
[94](page 3): While recently in Caracas, Venezuelt, SICUETROS made \
[95]Statements critical of both Mexican President and Mexican
[96]Revolution. Mexican administration and public angercd by remarks 4 :
[97]GARTEBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION (page 3): Cuba. Meeting sponsored |\
[98]y Socievy of priends o a held at MexTeo City, 1/17/60, to :\' >
[99]demonstrate support for Cuban Government. Nicaragua: Report _
[100]received that Cuban Government still planning to sUpport invasion
[101]of Nicaragua with pro-Conmunist elements. , Haiti: Political
[102]ituation reported to be deteriorating.
[103]TEXICANO ~ PCI
[105]Pa
[107]wok
[108]4
[110]PARTIDO COMUNISTA Cul at
[111]COMMUNIST PARTY OF MEXICO) {page 6): Japa
[112]aviona reas, schedule or . ~ » again postponed “36
[113]to provide moré-time for holding of State Congressos and
[114]preparation of scussion material. POCM representatives to be ;
[115]invited to agtesa Congress. Federal District Committee to step,—
[116]up dues co Léctions and general cell activity. JCM held plen J
[117]L111 eo Gi IDO POPULAR = PP (POPULAR PARTY) (rege T):
[118]PP being reorgania and members being solic Oo submit
[119]8, background and other data. PP held annual New Year's banquet
[120]: ‘on 2/6/60. PP inaugurated Pioneers, Boy Scout type organizaticn,
[121]on. 2/5/60. VICENTE LOMBARDO TOLEDANO (page 8): LOMBARDO was
[122]principal speaker a Yew Year’s banquet and generally spoke
[124]favorably f government of LOPEZ MATEOS gnd his trip.to South ye?
[126]America. SOVEET INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES page 9): LENTIN
[128]VASILEVIC en ed asfnew Soviet principa V MEX487 )
[130]latter mad ip £8 Los angeles n (January, 1960, {4 pPprtcd 444
[131]: 7 fn dt .
[133]t
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[140]= UHR
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[145]to Soviets qs) _ Rae Fe pa
[147]td ¢ . A
[149]Ji 28 = Bureau QHD
[151]ma gh 5 anus City < ‘ ms x
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[158]SB, Hiren * fae ean
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[165]AFERNANDE
[167]"SECRET)
[169]MC 100-7434
[171]Cuban Exile Activities
[173]on January 28, 1960, PSI MIGUEL ANDRES DE LEON ROJAS
[174]reported that responsible Cuban exdle groups-in Mexico City and
[175]the United States, who have supp ed Dr. LIO 2% PORTUONDO,
[176]are convinced that General JOSEYELEUTERIQYPEDRAZSACABRERA, who
[177]commands a group of Cuban military exiles in the Dominican
[178]Republic, would not be a wise selection as the military leader
[179]of the attempt to overthrow the CASTRO government. ‘The PSI
[180]further adipced, nat these Cuban exile groups believe that
[181]PEDRO LUISRDIA Z, former Chief of the Cuban Air. Force,
[182]would be a much better military leader. (q' Aly
[184]The PSI also advised that information received from .
[186]sources within Cuba reflected that FIDEL CASTRO had prepared a
[187]decree ordering the United States to vacate the Guantanamo
[188]Naval Base. According to this information, the decree was
[189]originally prepared in late ye hel 1959, but had not yet
[190]been signed for issuance. (% tn er.
[191]The PSI further reported “hat he had éard reports in
[192]Miami, Florida, of an invasion a pt which allegedly would
[193]be made by supporters of ROLANDOAMASFERRER,! a Cuban exile who
[194]resides i ami, The PSI, stated that MASFERRER, .ROHERTO
[196]ca MTRANDA, NO OTHMAN, and their associates form a
[197]group which is not regarded in a favorable light by responsible
[198]Cuban exiles or by responsible elements within Cuba. The PSI
[199]stated that from the information available to him in Miami he
[200]doubted very much that MASFERRER would be able to make an
[201]attempt at invading Cuba or, if an attempt were made, that it
[202]would be successful. (&) (W
[204]Nicaragua
[205]PSI DE LEON also advised on January 28 that he had
[206]eceived information from within Cuba that ERNESTO "CHE"
[207]GUEVARA has not abandoned his projéct to utilize pro-Communist
[208]éafaguan exiles and~Cuban "volunteers" in an attempt to
[210]invade Nicaragua. This source advised that approximately 400
[211]guerrillas have been trained to make up the invasion force.
[213]The PSI stated he had received no information as to the timing
[214]of such an attempt, but expressed doubt that. it would occur in
[215]the immediate future in view of the concern of the Cuban Govern-
[216]ment over a possible early invasion attempt by Cuban exiles. (44 (it)
[219]SECRE
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[223]Ne
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[229]age and is disposed to follow an international policy that
[230]will not only benefit Mexico but its sister Latin American
[231]countries who are bound together not only by historical ties
[232]but by the same economic and social conditions and identical
[233]perspectives. In apparent reference to DAVID ALFARO re unable=e-.
[234]leading PCM figure, he stated that some people, who are ble~-.
[235], to understand national and international politics altho
[236]they xpound them daily, have been critical of / LOPEZ.
[237]' trip. During the course of the President's trip ”
[238]SIQUEIROS made a statement to the press wherein he criticized
[239]the President for not accepting a bid to visit Cuba and stated
[240]that President LOPEZ MATEOS was merely laying the ground work
[241]for a subsequent visit by President EISENHOWER. LOMBARDO was
[242]critical of President LOPEZ MATEOS in certain respects,
[243]particularly in connection with the imprisonment of the
[244]rallroad strike agitators and PCM and POCM leaders,
[246]ACTION TAKEN: None, Will be disseminated in the
[247]next report on the PP.
[249][Sovaer INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES XS)
[251][Esn08 Ys)
[253]ynvestigation conducted ay this xf to identify
[254]"VALENTIN," the new,Soviet prineipay) of expe pointed to ne
[255]ALENTIN VASILEVIC LIN, a Soviet Embas or yy ee who, “5%:
[257]arrived in Mexico City with.his family on (Novémber 5} 19596 $3.
[258]As soon as a ph api ho im off BAKULINj became Gor teeie? it wasCs}
[259]shown gO who immed ately ‘ay positively identified
[261]him as{his principal MWALENTIN.
[263]on 3 ioe tpg 11 bar "ifs to Mexico city C5
[264]from a trip fter keptyaA prearranged
[265]eme with| BA Linpen (Ganuary 1960, an urned over to
[266](eeport oe hk his activities in’Los A ered ans fsa as a
[267]ame clippings cathered by fA 4199-8) PBAKULIN cs),
[268]Gadbins ne 7\to pick up 3 Boviet message on uary els
[269]1960, from p(s Bs drop at Piladres and Pestalozz ee
[270]The[messag are to contain questions regarding MEX art 53,
[271]Geport on His|]trip to,Los Angele KULIN \also set up al
[272](eport 9 meeting for (Fe (February 15,419 0. i
[274]fxr retrieved Soviet Message No. 22)o0n ae -
[276]~Q-
[277]SEGRE
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[281]SECRET
[283]MC 100~7434¢
[285]. Te err
[287]1960. contrary t (the usual Gaston) this/message was typed Cs)
[288]instead of being(or undeveloped_35 im. film. The Soviets $)
[289]inguired how and ere LA 4199-S\keeps the notes of his
[290]observations_and the newspaper ipp s, among what type of s)
[291]people does e los Angeles informant )jinitiate his contacts, CS
[292]what his exP@nses have been, the mannerin which the data on
[294]e displacement of a shipJseen by the informants) ss obtained {. is)
[296]e intensity of traffic \noted in the vicinity of the places Cs)
[298]sited, the possibili of tak photographs, the securit
[299]of the objectives, how 4199-S\explains his trips to his bs
[300]family, and the identity of the’ ‘objectives on which data can
[301]be more easily secured. %&)
[303]MEX+87 depos .ed |his [Message No. 22 in the established Cs}
[304]dead drop on ary 25 60, and generally answered the
[305]questions posed{in the prior Soviet message. XS)
[307]Soviet Message No. 23) was retrieved| by MEX TJon Cs
[308]e pérsonal meeting between C54 5
[309]an
[311]Februa. 19 It chang
[312]LIN mex487)from the[third Monday of the month up the $
[313]ast Monday of the month |at e same time and place.
[315]ACTION TAKEN: None, pursuant to specific Bureau
[316]instructions.
[319]SEGRE
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