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[15]HENORASDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Plans) !
[16]SUBJECT t Related Mission Directive for Mexico
[17]1. Attached ia the revised Releted Rission Directive for
[18]2. Your approval is requested,
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[42]RELATLD MISSICN DIRECTIVE PCH MEXICO
[44]I, QFUERAL PROVISIONS
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[48]Bb.
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[54]Katicnal Policy. The long-range national policy ebjoc-
[56]ves © 1 U.c, Gcvernment toward Kexico are to reduce
[57]te an ineffectual level the influence of intarnational
[58]Coemumisa, to encourege demecratic governzent, and te
[59]keep the Mexican government friendly and favorably in-
[60]elined toward U. S. policies. Purther guidarcce is given
[61]in tha current CCB Regional Operationa Plan for Latin
[62]america. :
[64]operations) Enpnaa is: The Station's prigary emphasis
[66]wilal continue to pieced on clandcatine collection
[67]oserations and covert ection operaticns agsinst the
[68]Sino-Seviet bloa, Cuban, and Ccamunist elemente in Koxicc.
[70]Changes tn the AD. This basle policy inatructicn for
[71]activities 'n Nexlcso has been revised in light of the
[72]Statica's last Annual Assesament of Pregrean Report and
[73]to reflect score agcurately operational conditicas, capa~
[74]biiities a.d direction. Ina view of the tupcrtance and
[75]tnreat presented by Covennnist Cuba to U. S, interests in
[76]latin Anerica, coveraze cf Cutan revoluticnary ectivities
[77]in Mexico has been ease a apecific requirement under
[78]Priority A. Fricrity Bobsectives and tasxs include
[79]refinenents cf deaired efferts and alao pssvieés fcr covert
[81]: -e@cticn cperaticns against Cuban targets in werico, The
[83]former task for preducticn of acticn prtures and their
[84]distribution has been deleted, &8 1% iz no icnger a ryalia
[85]requirenent; two former tasks pertaining to the possible
[86]use of foreign diplomats have been combdineds @ tasx to
[87]develcp young potentiat pelitical leaders (ZREAGER) has
[88]Leen added. Two previcus Pricrity ¢ cbhjectives have been
[89]eliminated, as thore 16 no established Kextcan intelli-
[90]geuce service, aml the Station regularly reports on
[91]activities of the security services. Coverage of Chinese
[92]Ccmmmnists has been raised to Priority B coineident with
[93]the eliminaticn of the former Pricrity C section.
[95]Contingency Reporting. In addition to the specific
[96]cbyectives bat forth in Section II, the Station will fren
[97]time to time be called cn to attempt to satisfy Intelligenc:
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[110]Guides and Intelilgence Directives, tut tt ta oxpected
[111]that these requirerzants be Batisficd uttitzing existing
[112]easets. Of partioular interest cna continuing basis
[113]is informatica on: (a) any indications that sexico may
[114]te used as a base for clandentine activity dlreoted
[115]against the U, £. (CI Beck Messazea C3 ani 115); (bd)
[116]eotivities of non-bloe lutelcigence services, eapedctally
[117]those that are potentially hareful tc U. 3. interests;
[118](c) the Plotting of revoluticnary groupe asccrding te
[119]their current importance in attezpts to cverthrow the
[120]regipes of their reapcective Latin Arerican sountries;
[121](ap the current alignaent and activities of politica)
[122]forces with the potential for aBsuning centre! of the
[123]Mexican Oovernsent; (e) U. 8. Communtets reaiding in
[124]Mextccs and (f) the Spanish Ceccauniat grcup.
[126]It will be noted that certain previous contingency
[127]reporting requirements have been acended as follows:
[128]Te former levy for reporting on the stability of the
[129]Hexicen Government has been changed to a more reailstic
[130]and meaningful statemant a3 reflected by (4) above,
[132]This modification is @ppropriate, as political changes
[133]in Mexico ave moat iikely te occur sithin the fremewcrc
[134]of censtitutionality. the Frevicus charge for reporting
[135]on secret shipaents of Strategic materials frog Hexliec
[136]to bloc countries is no longer apecificaily required and
[137]has been acletei,
[139]RIORITY A
[140]1. Cbtain information on Sino-Scviet bles plans and activi-
[141]ties in Mexico, inoluding those of bdloo inteliigence
[142]services,
[144]&@. Continue and, where pessible, increase physical and
[145]technical survetliance of bloe installations and
[146]residences,
[148]b. Through controlled agent assets, identify ang monitor
[149]the activities of bice Perconnel; if conditions
[150]werrant, attempt recruitzeat or defection of bloc
[151]perponnel.
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[170]@. Continue CI operations egainst bice intel .tgance
[171]perscnnei.
[173]Seek to reduce and, if possible, elininate Communist
[174]and leftist contrel or infiuence in key geverrmecatal
[175]1d non-governmental organizaticns, politics) parties,
[176]Rass Media outlets, and cther elecents that Influence
[177]public ¢r official Opinion and polletes,
[179]&. Develcp politica) action Penetration agents tn key
[180]ticna: groups, such es students, teachers and
[181]organized labor, tn erier tc Glsrupt and retuce
[183]their capacity for Carrying out acticn harztui to
[184]U. S$. cbfectives ana interests,
[186]b. Expose and diseredit iiierzal cr subversive siag-
[187]Soviet bloc activities end repreacntativesa in Nexzice,
[188]a5 wel: @s the activities sri poréeummel cf tnter-
[189]naticnal and Iccal Ccanunist front organizations.
[191]c. Identify, discredit, anda if pouaible e.iminate
[192]Comrmists and pre-Cosmuunists from otrategic positicas
[193]in goverment, educaticnal instituticna, state.
[194]controlled industrial end agricuitural entorpriges,
[195]iaber unions, and student organizations,
[197]@. Provide Support end give guidance ty individuals and .__
[198]Organizations. that can be induced ts produce and dis-
[199]Gominate euti-Comsunist, pre-Free yvorid prc paganida
[200]via redio, television, newspapers, cr other Bedia,
[201]and carry cut political action operations against
[202]Conmaunist op other anti-U. S, eleneote,
[204]@. Identity, develop, and utilize Important non-Cemmunist
[205]Political, business Or civic leaders to carry cut pro-
[206]pagenda, eccnomic or political acticns egainst Com-
[207]unist influence aad induce them to support viens
[208]coinciding with u. 3. Goverment policy interests,
[210]£. Continue to Support and guide S&nti-~Ceeemnist youth
[211]ena student organizations, publications or agents,
[212]and when necessiry, velop additicna: aasets in key
[213]echoois in Mexico City and aclected previnces,
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[233]&. Develop and support covert press asseta cn the
[234]steffs cf influentia: newspapers.
[236]Bh. Develop access te individuals and organizaticns
[237]in the labor field and support ucn-Communies
[238]leaders and groups in key unions.
[240]Obtain infcrnation on tho organizational structure,
[242]key perscnnel, financing, covert Flana and activities
[243]of the Communist Party cf Mexico (PCH), Comauniat front
[244]Orgenisations and groups, eapeslaliy the Partids Pupuler
[245]Scialista (PP38), and non-Cemcunist and/or anti-u. S$,
[246]ercups that may be susceptible to exploitaticn by Inter-
[247]naticnal Commnaion.
[249]@. Exploit and extend exlating penetraticns in the
[250]PCA and the PPS.
[252]db. Maintain pessiretions of the PCH and seek to
[253]penetrate the anti-hicINA wing cf the PCH.
[255]©. Develcp and, if conditiens warrant, recruit 3 key
[256]source in the Workers’ University capable of wealtor-
[257]ing cultural contacts between the Ualversity and bloc
[258]Giplematic installations,
[260]4G. Continue to monitor the activities of selected
[261]Ccumunist-influenced labor unicns and front grcups
[262]through the penetration in the PPS) 1f ecnaltions
[263]Warrant, make ss.ected recruitzents in the unions
[264]oY groups, .
[266]Continue to obtetn informaticn on Cuban Reveluti
[267]a@ctivities in mexico end Support U. S, Goverment efforts
[268]against the CasfAo regine,
[270]@. Continue to conduet penetration operaticns cf Cuban
[271]Eubaasy and induce defecticna of Cuban diplcmata,
[273]b. Recruit agents in Mexico for cperational use in
[275]€. &soure support of high Mexican Government officials
[276]for the conduct of operetions against Cuba,
[278]a. Continue to provide operational Support for activities
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[285]directed agsinst the CASTRO reglne in Cuca,
[287]©. Utilize propaganda media, political asticn assets,
[288]and other covert means tc ccrmbat the infiuence of
[289]Cuban revolutionary ideologies in Mexico,
[291]PRIORITY B
[293]2. Combat ultra-nationslistio and antt-U, 3, ectivit:es in
[294]Kexico, 8nd propagendize the daigers of Ccummion,
[296]& Utiliso existing media and political ecticn assets
[297]to combat anti-U, S, propaganda or activities, i
[299]b. Utilize existing media and political action assets to
[300]prevent or negate collaboraticn between ultra-naticna. 1st
[301]end Communists,
[303]GC. Utilize media and political acticn asacts tc prevent '
[304]or negate the soelc-economic and cultura) peretraticn :
[305]plang cr activities cf the Sino-Scviet bloc,
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[312]a. Spot and develcp for future covert collatcraticn yousg :
[313]local figures «ho chcw potential for Pelitica: loaters
[314]Ship and who may be influenced t. beocna generaliy '
[315]favorable to U. S$. interests.
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[318]2. Obdtain information en the secret intenticns and activities
[319]of the Mexican Gevernment in foreign affaira, particularsy ;
[320]teward the U. 8., the Sino-Soviet bloc, and Cute,
[321]& Continue to develop and influence high level scotacts i
[322]in the Kexican Ocvernnent, particularly tho Office of
[323]the President and the Foreign Hinietry,
[325]3. Collect information on the Sino-Seviet bloc,
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[330]@. Continue penetration of airline and steamship offices |
[332]and official governacnt agencies to cbtain advance {
[334]information on travellers, ’
[335]B. Recruit or obtain the willing ccllaborstion of selected
[337]travellers to bloo ccuntries, especially these who will
[339]venain in blee countries fer an extended pericd and
[341]who may be on scientific nissicns,
[343]Re Re Tt NON, PR RG FMR me ee - se wee
[347]@. Reeruit thir nationals and Latin Anerican
[349]Giplemats to be e2algned or traneferred to hLles
[350]countries,
[353]MAtio traffic,
[355]Obtain information ca the Chinese Coseuniate in Nexico,
[357]&. Spot, essess and recruit or develcp scurces tn the
[358]Chinese commnity,
[360]b Exploit the Gobernacicn files on Chinese living in
[361]Rexico and effaot Penetration of the SHACP,
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