[1]12A2084
[2]104-10326-10068
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[6]PAGE 1
[7]PRE
[8]STAFF \
[9]CONF: LA/MCGMXB INFO: C/ORMS, CIC/CEG, CIC/CEGLA, CIC/LA, LA/MCG, \
[10]LADORECORD, LIMITO, MDSX, ODPD, FILE, C/LA, DC/LA (3/P)
[11]95 1758303 ASO PAGE 001 ;
[12]TOT: 2214132 SEP 95 DIRECTOR 456844 :
[13]STAFF 2214132 DIRECTOR 456844
[14]TO: IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY.
[15]FROM: LIMIT LA/MCGMXB INFO C/LA/MCG
[16]\Lenuas: WNINTEL KDSOMBRERO KDMARTINI _
[19]SUBJECT: WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON MEXICO CITY TELTAPS
[20]REF: NONE
[22]TEXT :
[24]1. ACTION REQUIRED: TION} COMMENTS PER PARA 3,
[25]2. IN 22 SEP 95 ISSUE, WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE
[26]ENTITLED "CIA RUGGED SOVIET EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY. THE ARTICLE
[27]*IS BASED ON CIA DOCUMENTS DECLASSIFIED UNDER THE<JFK ASSASSINATION>
[28]RECORDS COLLECTION ACT OF 1992. ‘MOST OFTHE DECENSSTPTED
[29]HOCUMENTS ARE EDITED STATION CABLES FROM THE EARLY 1960'S. HOS
[30]HAD ATTEMPTED TO BLOCK THE RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENTS; REGRET THAT
[31]WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL —
[32]3. THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO
[33]*CITY IN TIMEFRAME OF THE<JFK ASSASSINATION.» Most SIGNIFICANTIVD
[34]FROM-A DAMAGE STANDPOINT] -~THE-ARTICLE STATES ".. THE CTA HAS TRIED
[35]TO KEEP SECRET ITS WIRETAP OPERATION, WHICH WAS CARRIBR=0UT yee
[36]THE COOPERATEON OF TRE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT THE AGENCY HAS B8curin
[37]THAT DISCLOSING SUCH PAST ACTIVITIES MIGHT ENDANGER STMTLAR
[38]ONGOING OPERATIONS, IN MEXICO CITY oF nL SEW EL" WOULD
[39]APPRECIATE STATION'S INPUT ON ANY REACTION BY LIATSON
[40](PARTICULARLY KDSOMBRERO) OR UNILATERAL ASSETS TO TEIS FURTHER “~~
[41]DISPLAY OF THE INABILITY OF THE USG TO KEEP CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS}
[42]OQUT_OP THE PUBLIC EYE. 9 - Spe a
[44]4
[45]4. |THE ARTICLE IS BEING FAXED TO STATION. ? .
[46]ww, (FILE: 050-002-037/3, 050-002-633/3 . DECH GADR DRV HUM }
[50]ORIG: LA/MCGMXB (LUCEMW, 39342); REL: C/LA/MCGMXE (LUCE). CL ?
[51]BY 0712052. 0707 re ~ aoe
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