Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# FIELD INFORMATION REPORTCOUNTRY: MexicoSUBJECT: Activities of the Soviet Erbassy, Mexico City, September 1956REPORT NO.: ДУ-2038DATE OF INFO: 1-30 Sept. 1956PLACE ACQUIRED: México CityDATE ACQUIRED: 1-30 Sept. 1956DATE OF REPORT: 7 November 1956SOURCE, SOURCE EVALUATION, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT: Source having access to Soviet diplomatio circles in Mexico (3). Arraisal of Content: Documentary.SOVEST ENBASSY ACTIVITIES IN FEC:The following information on the activities of the Soviet Ercassy in Fexico was developed during September 1956. Information on Soviet commercial activities is detailed in a separate commercial report.## PIPICUATIC:ad Blations with Pexican Government:1. On 11 September Jose File Zarata-of-the Mexicay Foreign Ministry invited Soviet Ambassador anatoliy Georgiyevich Jim KOV to a luncheon to be held on 12 Septercer in honor of Jose FIGERS, Fresident of Costa Rica, visiting in Mexico. boris Aleksandrovich ZANTS, Pirst Secretary, informed (fmu) CAPRION Andrade of the Protocol Division that he would accept the invitation to the luncheon for PEERSS, but that he would attend alone as his wife was in Hoscow.2. On 12 September Rafael/FUSONI, formerly of the local United Nations Office of Information, thanked Hikhail Frolovich CHEKKASOV for the use of the typewriter, and asked what the Russian delegates had thought of the Geology Congress. CHEPKASOV indicated that they thought it "magnificent." FUSONI also informed CriKASOV that on Friday evening, 14 September at 8:00 p.r.; a small diner was being held at his home for an engineer named Eduardo GZiad of Penex, (inu) GARCIA Rojas, and some other engineers who helped organize the Congress, and that he would like to invite CHERKASY and the man who accompanied him the last tine, CPASOV indicated that he and Vitally Aleksandrovich First Secretary, would be pleased to attend.
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H024-2038Page 2.3. KAZANTS37 informed the Oficina de la Comision Economica para la Avorica Latina (CEPAL) on 13 Septerber that the Ambassador would be unable to attend the reception that day, but that CHERASOV would come in his place.4. The Ambassador's request for an audience with the Mexican Foreign Minister was postponed until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday of the following week, 18 Septerber, which is the usual reception day.5. On 19 September Carles POON del Valle, Chief of Protocol, informed Nikolay Sergeyevich IZ20V, Secretary to the Abassador, that he would be unable to accept Ambassador KULAZEKOV's invitation to diner on 27 September because of a previous engagement with the Ecuadorean Ambassador.6. On 20 September Boris A. KAZANTSEV, First Secretary, discussed with Cristobal LARA of CEPAL a resting of the Economic amission scheduled to take place in La Paz, Bolivia at the beginning of 1957. No definite date has been set, but LAFA estimated it would probably be held in May of the following year. Since LAPA was leaving the city on Monday, 24 September, for a two-week vacation, he could rot accept KAZANTSEV's invitation to lunen, but promised to call him on returning to Mexico City.7. Ja 25 September KAZANTSEV indicated he was sending a gift to Delfin SANDEZ Juarez, a layer, of the International Affairs Office of Seguro Social (Social Security).8. Also on 25 September KAZANTSEV tentatively arranged a luncheon date for Thursday, 27 September, with Eduardo WZMAN and (fru) GARCIA Rojas to thark both of them, in the name of the Ambassador, for all the attention they had paid to the Soviet delegation to the Geological Conference.9. Alfonso ROSENZ BIG Dias of the Foreign Ministry invited Yevgeniy Mikhaylovich ICHCT, Third Secretary, and his wife to dinner at his home on Tuesday, 2 October. POPOV, who expected to be out of town fron Saturday until Tuesday or Wednesday, suggested a later date. Arrangements were then made for Thursday, 4 October, at 8:30 pm. at POSZKAZW3IG's home, Pirules 136. ROSENZETU promised to send FOFOV directions for reaching his home, since it was a little difficult to find.10. Octavio/PAZ of the Foreign Ministry accepted an invitation to dinner at the Soviet mbassy on 27 September.SECRET
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# SECRETH24-2038Page 311. Arrangements were made for KAZANTSEV to meet with Bernardo TEES Morales of the Direccion General de Prensa (Foreign Ministry Press Section) on 29 September at 12:00 a.m.B. Relations with other Latin American Diplomats1. Vladimir Mikhaylovich PANOV of the Soviet Embassy arranged a meeting between CHERKASOV and the Venezuelan Ambassador on 4 September. The Ambassador had previously expressed a desire to see CHERKASOV on that date.2. On 3 September PANOV made arrangements for CHERKASOV to see the Haitian Ambassador at 4:00 p.m. at the Haitian Embassy. PANOV also made similar appointments at the Guatemalan, Dominican, and Costa Rican Embassies. An attempt to contact the Honduran Charge d'Affaires was unsuccessful at that time, but an appointment was made later in the week.3. Gaston MORALES Barragan, Second Secretary of the Peruvian Embassy, contacted the Soviet Embassy on 7 September concerning a communication about the disarmament question addressed to the President of the Chamber of Deputies and a note of Soviet opinion on the Suez question. Since Peru does not have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, MORALES could not send these notes to his country, and would return them to POPOV.4. On 12 September KAZANTSEV contacted Hugo NAVARRO Bolandi, First Secretary of the Costa Rican Embassy, who said he had attempted to reach KAZANTSEV about a certain matter, for President FIGUERES had told him that he would save an opportunity to see the Russian Ambassador both at dinner at the Foreign Office that day and at the reception in the evening.5. On 17 September The secretary of the Nicaraguan Ambassador made arrangements through Nikolai LEONOV, Embassy official, for a meeting between the two Ambassadors for 27 September at 8:00 p.m. in full dress.6. KAZANTSEV attempted on 19 September to arrange a meeting with Antonio/CHOCANO Batres, First Secretary of the Guatemalan Embassy. CHOCANO appeared hesitant to commit himself to a specific date, and finally asked KAZANTSEV to call him on the 25th. KAZANTSEV seemed to ignore CHOCANO's disinterest in the matter.7. On 19 September LEONOV left a message at the Ecuadorean Embassy, saying that Ambassador ULAZ-ENKOV wished to invite the Ecuadorean Ambassador to luncheon or dinner on 25 or 26 September. No definite plans were made.SECRET
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# SECRETH-2038Page 48.  On 20 September the Argentine Ambassador attempted to contact KULAZHINOV who was busy at the time with the Norwegian Charge d'Affaires. He wished to know the time of the Soviet dinner on 27 September as the Venezuelan Embassy was having a ceremony from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the same day, and he would like to attend both functions. The Soviet invitation was for 8:00 p.m. so the Argentine Ambassador decided he would go to the Venezuelan ceremony first, and arrive a little late for the Soviet dinner.9.  On 21 September the Secretary of the Cuban Ambassador informed Albert Alekseyevich MATVEYEV, Attache, that she had just talked to the Cuban Ambassador who was ill and would like to postpone their luncheon date for that day until Thursday or Friday of the following week. They decided on Friday, 28 September and MATVEYEV said that the Soviet Ambassador would also like to invite the wife of the Cuban Ambassador to a motion-picture showing that same day. After checking with the Ambassador arrangements were made for 7:30 p.m., Friday, 28 September. The Cuban Ambassador and his wife, and Francisco DOMINGUEZ Comas, Second Secretary of the Cuban Embassy, would attend.10. Plans were made for KAZANTSEV and DOMINGUEZ of the Cuban Embassy to meet for lunch on Wednesday, 26 September. However, KAZANTSEV later cancelled the date upon learning that they would have an opportunity to see each other at the Soviet Embassy.11. On 25 September KAZANTSEV talked to Francisco AGUILAR, Counselor of the Salvadoran Embassy, concerning some records which PIMENOV had sent to AGUILAR. The latter put off a proposed meeting with KAZANTSEV, suggesting that he contact him the following week.## C. Relations with other Iron Curtain Missions:1.  Appointments were arranged between CHERMASOV and Bedrick PISTORA, Minister of the Czech Legation, for 3 and 10 September.2.  Plans were made between Boris FUTILIN, employee of the Soviet Embassy, and Lubomir BLAZIK, Czech Cultural and Propaganda Officer, for a volley-ball game to be held at 10:00 a.m., 9 September, at the Balneario Olimpico.3.  On 7 September Bedrich AUBES, Attache of the Czech Legation, made arrangements to stop by the Soviet Embassy on 10 September to discuss some motion pictures. Although the Soviets had no special representative for motion pictures, AUBES was told that either Leonid Ivanovich BOLSHAKOV, Commercial Counselor, or Aleksey Danilovich MAYEVSKIY, Assistant Naval Officer, could help him.SECRET50-41-294
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SECRETK2-2038Page 54. Czech Minister PISTORA and his wife were expected at the Soviet Embassy at 1:00 p.m. on 19 September.5. On 22 September a member of the Czech Legation informed Mariya ZINOVOYVA, Soviet employee, that Minister PISTORA accepted the invitation to dinner at the Soviet Embassy. On the same day BLAZIK arranged to confer with Lev Nikolayevich ZUKOV, First Secretary, concerning the fiesta which was to be held at the Minister's residence, Amores 923, on 29 September. Further information indicated that some forty Soviets were expected to attend the party.6. On 27 September an appointment was set up for Karel STARICKY, Counselor of the Czech legation, to visit the Soviet Ambassador that day.7. The Czech Legation contacted the Soviet Embassy on 29 September to ask if they had a truck or pick-up that could be used to transport a ping-pong table from the Czech Legation to the Minister's residence for the party that evening. At first PANOV replied that they did not have such a vehicle, but later offered to pick up the table for them in their "truck."D. (Miscellaneous Diplomatic Relations)1. On 7 September (Mrs.(Ina) MARETTI of the Italian Embassy thanked KHARITONOV for the photos he had sent her, and indicated that she and her husband were planning to have a dinner at her home for the people, including CHERKASOV, who had been together in Aguascalientes. (This probably refers to the group who attended the Grape Fair in Aguascalientes in August.)2. The Indonesian Charge d'Affaires accepted an invitation to a motion picture showing at the Soviet Embassy for 8 September.3. On 14 September a woman from the Association of Diplomats advised GLOTOV, KAZANTSEV, POPOV, and RCHANOV that the association would meet at 1:30 p.m. on 17 September at the Restaurant 1-2-3. GLOTOV informed her that all would probably attend, and that KAZANTSKY would like a receipt for his association dues.4. Arrangements were made for Ambassador KULAZHENKOV to receive the Israeli Minister at 12:00 on 17 September, and the Norwegian Charge d'Affaires at 11:45 on 18 September.SECRET
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H2-2038Page 65. KULAZHIKOV, CHERKASOV, and POPOV and their wives were invited to attend a reception on Friday, 23 September at the Lebanese Legation in honor of the Lebanese Ambassador to Washington, D.C., who was passing through Mexico. The Soviet Charge d'Affaires also, accepted an invitation for dinner at the Lebanese legation on 29 September at 8:00 p.m.6. On 19 September ROMANOV made arrangements to call on(Dr) Guillermo de ASSA (ph) of the Cultural Committee of the Organization of American States, who had recently been home to Argentina. ROMANOV mentioned that he had also spent three months away from Mexico on vacation in the Soviet Union.7. Felice/STERN (ph) of the British Embassy contacted CHERKASOV on 19 September concerning plans for a luncheon and some table tennis games on Saturday, 22 September at 1:00 p.m. Since she could only seat ten persons and there would be five from the British Embassy, she would like to invite five of the Soviets. They decided on the Ambassador, CHERKASOV, ARSENOV and his wife, and GLOTOV and his wife. However, since that added up to too many guests, CHERKASOV agreed to let her know exactly the following day, and added that since he played table tennis badly, he would serve as referee.8. On 21 September J. K. Ganju of the Indian Embassy congratulated KAZANTSEV on his promotion (see section on Personnel) and asked about the chart which the Soviet geologist delegates had distributed at the cocktail party at the Embassy. Part of the chart received by the Indians was missing and they would like another copy. KAZANTSEV said that all but six or eight of the delegates had returned and the rest were visiting in Yucatan. He would try to get another copy, but if he could not, he was sure the Indian delegates could get it through the Soviet delegate at New Delhi,9. Olavi K. MURTO, Charge d'Affaires of the Finnish legation and his wife, accepted an invitation to a reception at the Soviet Embassy on 27 September.III. CULTURAL AND PROPAGANDA ACTIVITES:A. Relations with Cultural Institutes:1. Instituto Mexicano Bellas Artesa. On 12 September Luis SANCHEZ Arriola of Bellas Artes invited Vladimir K. KHASTUKAVICH, Second Secretary, and Boris P.
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# SECRETID2-2038Page 7.KOLOMYAKOV, Attache in the Cultural Office, to a cocktail party being given at the Palacio de Bellas Artes that same day in honor of Maestro (fnu HERRERA de la FUENTE) who was leaving for Europe. SANCHEZ apologized for not having been able to notify them sooner, but stated that he had been sick. He informed MASYUKEVICH that Jary FAWALOWSKI, Cultural Attache of the Polish legation, was going to attend and that he thought that it would be very interesting for the people from the Soviet Embassy to speak with the people that were going to be there. MASYUKEVICH promised he would do everything possible to be there.b. On 13 September SANCHEZ Arriola apologized to MASYUKEVICH for not having come that morning and said he had been with KOLOMYAKOV the night before. MASYUKEVICH was aware of this and said arrangements had been made. SANCHEZ inquired about some pictures, but KOLOMYAKOV know nothing about them and was leaving next day for San Luis Potosi, so MASYUKEVICH would talk to him about it later.c. Arrangements were made for the Ambassador to see Miguel ALVAREZ Acosta, Director of Bellas Artes, at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, 24 September.2. IICMR (Mexican-Russian Institute for Cultural Interchange)a. KOLOMYAKOV contacted the IICMR on 13 September and told Tomas CHAVEZ Horado that it would not be necessary for the Institute to send over an operator and projector as they had been able to obtain a 35mm copy of the film they were going to show.b. On 25 September the president of the Sociedad de Querrerense contacted the Soviet Embassy and requested some motion pictures to take on a cultural tour through his state of Querrero. He was referred to the IICMR as the films were not kept at the Embassy.B. Specific Cultural Activities of the Embassy1. Artsa. Ignacio NARVAEZ Rodiles, prominent Mexican leftist in education and artistic circles, informed KOLOMYAKOV on 7 September that he had received at the Comite del Trece a letter from the Soviet Painters' Federation or Union, and would like to talk to KOLOMYAKOV concerning it, because it was related to a plan which they had already taken up at the Embassy about Mexican cultural relations. An exposition of Mexican paintings would be ready to leave China around the end of November and they must decide whether it would return to Mexico, or whetherSECRET
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# CRETEI-2033Faze 8they should take advantage of the invitation which the Soviet painters had made for 1957. The Soviet painters eculd not receive the exhibition this year because of lick of space and other expositions being presented. indicated that they would like to have the exhibition go to the Soviet Union, and he would like to talk with both KOLOYAZOV and the Ambassador concerning this matter.b. HARUKZ called HATVAYEV on 7 Septerber, and told him that the committee of the Frente Nacional de Artes Plasticas, of which he is a member, had received a letter from the Union de Artes Plasticas in the USSR and he would like to talk with the Ambassador concerning it. He was told to take the matter up with the Cultural Attacre first. Later arrangements vore made for PAR LES to see the bassador at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 13 September. FARCES wished to bring all the corrmittes with him, because of the in; ortance of the matter, but was told to bring just one other person.2. Kotion picturessa. Gaston LiARCIA WARCIA Cantu (of previous record) contacted FASTUKEVIE to ascertain if he had any photographs of the fila "Viva Mexico." MASYUKEVICI replied negatively, but added that they did have a photograph of "Sergio and he would look for a copy.b. On 15 September ATVAYEV conferred with Kario/CLE! to see if he had received the new Soviet films. Calvet said they had received the following: "Las Damas; a short entitled licnumentos Historicos del Kremlin":"Al Callito de la Cresta de Oro"; a short, "Antilope de Oro"; "Kashtanta"; and "La Degas of which they had a previous cozy. later the same day a zan from CALVET's office contacted BOLSHANOV to see if he could cope ty/the film, "Cerilla Sueca, "which was to be used for matinee showing to the Sindicato de Cinematografistas (Hotion Picture Union), who had requested it. The man was told to come 'by the Embassy and ask for Boris.3. Dance - Theatresa. On 22 September, SA CEZ Arriola, asked MASTUKKVICH if Juan TOLEDO had to ask authorisation to put out publicity on the ballet. HASYUKEVICH said he only had to make some arrangenent with the Soviet Embassy so as to be in agreement about the påblicity, but he believed they could publish what they wanted.b. KOLOKHYAKOV confirmed to Juan TOLEDO on 19 September what they had previously said, and stated that they were raporting nia idea. TOLEDO said that it was only a matter of consultationSECRET
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# SECRETHM-2038Page 9because (fra) L/DEROSO had told him that they usually asked for the opinion of the embassies of each country to be certain that no country would object. Soviet opinion was positive. KOLOYAKOV promised to go by one day and greet TOLEDO in person.C. Jose Lule/PARTIEZ of/Esta informed NASTYEVICH that the article on the Eussian ballet had been published..C. Sovint Information Billetin:1.  During the month of September Honorio KATEOS Mendes, of Privada General Jesus & Flores 3, Colonia del Coservatorio, D.F., called the Soviet Embassy and requested that they send his copy of the bulletin to his new address as listed above.2.  On 18 September Salomon KAHAN, music critic for contacted the Embassy to ascertain how he could obtain a copy of the bulletin which carried an article about the Russian pianist, Yevgeniy KALDIIN. KAHAN gave his address ast Tribuna Israelita, Bolivar 36, office .505. DF.3.  Honorate/de CATPO called the Embassy to give them a change of address for mailing his bulletins Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 547. Colonia Irrigacion, (CASTRO is a member of the Spanich Poace Corzittee)D. Hacellaneous Cultural Activiticas1.  Qa 3 September an unidentified woman contacted the Soviet Embassy in an attempt to locate some pamphlets on Hungary. She was referred to the Soviet Cultural Attache.2.  Also on 3 September an unidentified man called the Erbassy, stating he was interested incobtaining literature on the Social Security Law of the USSR, He was told to contact Fatvey Petrovic LOTOV, the representative of International Book in Mexico.3.  On 17 September (Srta) (Inu) / LORES Covarrubias of Pemex, Paleontology laboratories, informed SAFRONOVA that on Saturday she had delivered some micro-paleontological samples to the Embassy for Kadane ZUBOT DA, in care ofZIAS NOV (phonetic), and she wanted to be sure they had reached the proper persons, as the gateman to whom she had given them spoke very little Spanish. She also stated that she had left a small box containing & silver iten and Mexican cent-piece which she was pending to ZUBOTINA as a remembrance of Mexico. Sra. Maria Luisa KROBIES, Chief of Paleontology of Pemex, had asked her to check on these things. She would stop by the Embassy around 3:00 p.r. to check further, as she lived near ty.# SECRET50-4-1-2914
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SECRETEW-2039Page 104. On 28 September HASTUKEVICH talked to (fnu) RODRIGUEZ Toro and his wife and apologized for the glass broken by their child when they were at the RODRIGUEZ home. He said he had some gifts for them, perfumes from Moscow, and was only awaiting an occasion to give them to them. RODRIGUEZ told HASTUKEVICH that he had his lighter. HASTUKEVICH had thought it lost and bought another. RODRIGUEZ mentioned that he had been in Veracruz and had seen AK-207 there. He also had spoken with Alberto BELTRAN, pro-Communist artist, concerning the possibility of going out to the country on Sunday. HASTUKEVICH thought it an excellent idea.IV. ACTIVITIES OF THE MILITARY1. Captain Carlos SANTANDER Batlla of the Second Section of the Mexican Army Staff informed Naval Attache REZIZOV on 2 September that Captain Vladimir Nikolayevich, of the Soviet Military Attache office, had brought them a list of Soviet technicolor movies from which they could choose. It was arranged that KALIN would talk to SANABRIA about sending the following pictures which they had chosen: "Circo Ruso," "Los Virtuosos del Ballet Ruso," "Cerilla Sueca," "Romeo y Julieta," "Deporte Sovietico 17," and "Vuelo a la Luna." On 5 September KALIN contacted the office about the movies, stating that they could not send them all at once, but that he would bring by "Los Virtuosos de Ballet Ruso" and "Romeo y Julieta" when they were ready.2. Naval Lt. Jesus RAZO Reguero cancelled a luncheon engagement with REZIZOV on 4 September because of the illness of his daughter. (Field Comment: RAZO, who joined the Mexican Navy on 14 September 1939, was promoted to 1.g. in 1958, served as an assistant at Petty Officer School in 1950, and currently is an aide to Vice Admiral Inspector General of the Navy.)3. On 6 September REZIZOV contacted Comandante Alfonso CASILLAS Gomez and asked when they were going to hear Mexican music. Arrangements were made to get together at 8:00 p.m. on 11 September at REZIZOV's home. Both men sent greetings to each other's families.4. Nikolai Demidovich BYKOV, Assistant Naval Attache, talked to (fnu) RAY at the Second Section concerning the invitations they had received to the ceremony of delivering of flags to the Naval Units of Mexico and checked on the address.SECRET