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224CONTINUATION OFDISPATCHSECRET DESENSITIZEDHMMA - 345701720 When the conversation ended, ROWTON and LIREALM-1 moved to the men's room, where LIREALM-1 was able to check the amount of money for him and sign the enclosed receipt.3. It will be noted from the above that the ROWTON/ LIREALM-1 meeting with FRADYER was not planned in advance. (as pointed out in reference A), but was a hasty recommendation made to FRADYER by ROWTON and an equally hasty decision taken by FRADYER on the spot. ROWTON and LIREALM-1 had met previously only in ROWTON's home, except on two occasions when ROWTON picked up LIREALM-1 in his car in the Ciudad Deportes (near the main Mexico City bull ring) between regular meetings to pass him funds. ROWTON had never met with LIREALM-1 at Sanborns or in any other public place prior to this meeting.4. LIREALM-1 also amplified his written report sub- sequently in one significant detail. In reference to the remark of LOGINOV to the offect that he had seen him with his boss at Sanborns two Wednesdays previously when "you had a drink in the bar and then talked to your boss," LIREALM-1 told ROWTON on reflection that LOGINOV had also stated that "you were having a drink at the bar and a man came up to you and brought you to your boss." This indicates that FRADYER was meant as the person described as LIREALM-l's boss.5. With regard to where and how often ROWTON and LIREALM-1 have had operational mootings in the past, as requested in paragraph 3 of reference B, Station files show that between 20 October 1967 and 16 January 1968 ROWTON met with LIREALM-1 at his home ten times. Besides these meetings with LIREALM-1 at his home, ROWTON recalls only two other moetings with LIREALM-1, when he picked up LIREALM-1 in his car for brief meetings to pass him funds. Since the LOGINOV/LIREALM-1 episode, ROWTON has met with LIREALM-1 at obscure bars to avoid possible positive identification of ROWTON in the event LIREALM-1 was under surveillance. LIREALM-1 has passed his reports to ROWTON between their weekly meetings via a P.O. letter drop taken out previously by LIREALM-1 under alias. The only telephone contact that has existed between them has been brief calls to ROWTON's home by LIREALM-1 alerting ROWTON, in double talk, that he has left an envelope at the drop.6. With regard to the frequency of LÍREALM-1's meetings with LOGINOV, mentioned in paragraph 4 of reference B, LIREALM-1's contact reports list only four meetings during the same period, all of which occurred at the French Club, and one of which, on 2 November 1967, was a casual encounter at which very few words were exchanged. It is significant to notę, however, that at the 12 November 1967 meeting, while LIREALM-1 and LOGINOV were chatting in the showers after the match, the latter "joked that (LIREALM-1) should bring some of his friends from the Embassy" to join them in playing tennis. LOGINOV added, also apparently with a slight grin, "all of them are WOFIRM." FRADYER, to whom this remark was promptly reported, did not consider it to have any special meaning since he knew from personal and direct experience tha: LOGINOV is a born provocateur who cannot resist needling people (Mexicans and foreigners) with whom he comes into contact. WOFIRM often comes up in LOGINOV conversations, not only with FRADYER, but with persons of other nationalities. It was decided, however, to again warn LIREALM-1 at his next meeting with ROWTON on 16 November, when LIREALM-1 submitted his report, not to involve himself with LOGINOV. LIREALM-1 assured ROWTON that