Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# FIELD INFORMATION REPORTGRADING OF SOURCE A Completely reliable B Usually reliable C Fairly reliable D Usually reliable E Not reliable F Not applicable (Applied to sources of doubtful honesty or loyalty, regardless of their competence; Reliability cannot be judged (Applied to untested or insufficiently tested sources".APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1 Confirmed by other independent and reliable sources. 2. Probably true 3 Possibly true 4 Doubtful 5. Probably false 6 Cannot be judged,SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSENCOUNTRY MexicoREPORT NO HMM-10,019SUBJECT Efforts on Behalf of Victor Rico Galan by FriendsDATE OF REPORT 18 August 1966NO PAGES 2REFERENCESDATE OF 12 - 17 August 1966INFOPLACE & Mexico, Mexico CityDATE ACQ (18 August 1966)SOURCE: THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION SOURCE GRAD NCS ARE DIFF VI ALF CONTENT IS TENTATIMexican intellectual who is a personal friend of Victor Rico Galan, with whom he disagrees politically. Source has reported infrequently on Rico Galan's activities. The reported infor- mation was obtained both from Mrs. Rico Galan and from Francisco Martinez de la Vega.1. According to Francisco Martinez de la Vega of the magazine Siempre, Colonel Eduardo Estrada Ojeda at Police Headquarters where Victor Rico Galan and others wore being held after their arrest on charges of subversion had been instructed to permit packages from Mrs. Rico Galan to be delivered to her husband.2. Elena Garro, writer, told Mrs. Rico Galan that she was going to speak to Minister of Interior Luis Echeverria to try to get his to ensure that Rico Galan would not be manhandled by the police during the interrogation.3. Miss Garro expressed a scepticism about the whole affair, saying that it was a farce and that she believed that many of those arrested with Victor had been paid to make the statements that they had.Source Comment: On 17 August Francisco Galindo Ochoa, Press Secretary In The Presidencia, complimented Martinez de la Vera on the piece on Rico Galan's arrest which appeared in the most recent issue of Siempre.Field Comment: A short, unsigned article titled New Conspiracy? appeared on page 8 of Siempre. It presented briefly an account of the arrest of and charges against Rico Galan; took a swipe at what it termed the periodic paroxysms of patriotism which seize the Mexican police; and then went on to suggest thatSECRET/NO FORRIGH DISSEN
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SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM-2-Rico Galan, a political journalist accustomed to expressing his ideas in signed articles, could hardly be thought of as a conspirator, and concluded by pleading for respect both for Rico Galan's constitutional rights and for the rights of a free journalism.SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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INDEX: ☐ YES ☐ NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.N-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID ☐ DET. TO. BRANCH ☐DESTROY ☐ SIG.DISSEM BY **39** PER **CS 8027**ACTIONIW (PMB) ☑ RID COPY ☐ ..... ☐ SLOTTED ☐ FOLDERADVANCE COPY UNIT TIME BY DINFO VR. FILE, ADDP. CA 2. CA/PEG, CA/PROP. CI/OPS. CI/IC 2, FI. FI/D CS/DOFI/INT 6, SOD 4, DO/H 4, CA/O 4, CI, CI/PS, RI/AN, CS/SGO, SB 8, WH/C 8,WH/REG 8, WH/1/M 5.CLASSIFIED MESSAGE**SECRET**TOTAL COPIESREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDTDCS-314/10419-66(HMM 10,614)S E C R E T 172325Z CITE MEXICO CITY **S2 SS** **CS COPY**DIRECTOR INFO MONTERREY (POUCH), PANAMA CITY.INTEL 18 Aug 66 78385SUPDATA: LIFTER/3. INDEX. -PPARAF-FILED 17/23252 S-E-C-R-E-T![logo of CS copy]
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY## Intelligence Information Cable IN 78385PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGESSTATE/INR DIA ARMY NAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NSA NIC AID USIA SOO ONE OCR ORR DCS COS CIA/NMCC FBIThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Tide 18, Via.Boca. 753 and 704, the tranemisson or revelation of whisch in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT. NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE:CONFIDENTIAL 180434 Z CITE TDCS-314/10419-66COUNTRY: MEXICO DIST 18 AUGUST 1966DOI: 16 AUGUST 1966SUBJECT: COMMENT IN THE POPULAR SOCIALIST PARTY ON THE ARRESTOF VICTOR RICO GALAN AND OTHERS ON CHARGES OFSUBVERSIONACT: MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (16 AUG 66) FIELD NO 441-10,614SOURCE: VETERAN AND TRUSTED MENDER OF THE POPULAR SOCIALISTPARTY (PPS) WHO HAS CLOSE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AMONGRANKING MEMBERS OF THE PARTY. HE HAS BEEN A PROLIFICREPORTER OF RELIABLE INFORMATION, THE REPORTEDINFORMATION WAS OBTAINED OR CARLOS SANCHEZ CARDENASOF THE NATICHAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE OF THE PPS.1. THE POPULAR SOCIALIST PAPIY (PPS) 11E NOT FORMULATEDΑΕ OPINION ON THE 12 AND 13 AUGUST 1966 47958TS OF VICTOR RICOGALAN AND SOME FORTY OTHER SONS ON CHARGE OF CO.HOWEVER, CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RATIO"IL SCOTTSDATEOF THE DOS SAID THAT THE PPS WILL DO NOTHING TO ELP THEYCONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEMIN 78385TDCS-314/10419-66.PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGESAND IN FACT I.. PLEASED TO SEE PEOPLE OF RICO CALAN'S STAMP ARRESTED BECAUSE THUS ARE ELIMINATED ENEMIES OF TΗΣ PPS AND OF ITS SECRETARY GENERAL VICENTE LOMBARDO TOLEDANO.2. ACCORDING TO CARLOS SANCHEZ CARDENAS OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE OF THE PPS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT A MAN LIKE RICO SALAN COULD BE THE LEADER OF A ARMED REPEL MOVEMENT. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED A MARICT INTELLECT JAL BELONGING TO NO PARTY WHO HAS CONFINED HIS BATTLES TO THE PAGES OF MAGAZINES LIKE POLITICA, SIEMPRE, AND SIKESOS. LOMBARDO TOLEDANO PARKLY THOUGHT OF HIM AS INCAPABLE OF DOING ΑΞΥTHING THAT INVOLVED A MASS FOLLOWING.3. AS FOR RAUL CALDE ALVAREZ WHO IS ACCUSED TOETUR "ITH RICO SALAN OF BEINC A LEADER OF THE GROUP, SANCHEZ CAPDEKAS SAID THAT HE IS KNOWN TO HAVE ONCE BEEN A MEER OF THE YOUT ORGANIZATION OF THE RIGHTIST KATIONAL ACTION PARTY (PAS) 4 THEN WENT TO THE EXTREME LEFT AND PECAME A OF T PEOPLE'S ELECTORAL FRONT (FEP), WE DAS AN FEP CANDIDATE OPIN THE LAST ELECTIO, SANCEZ CARDONAS SAI.4. THE PPS ASCUNES, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT CERTAIN, E MAJORITY OF THOS ARRESTED APE ٢٩٦٥٠ ٢٥ זן מייCONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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# CONFIDENTIALNO FOREIGN DISSEM...78385TDCS -314/10419-66PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGESTION MOVEMENT (MLM) AND BELONG TO THE RADICAL SECTOR OF THE MLN WHICH LANTS TO CONVERT THE GROUP INTO A MARXIST-LENINIST PRO- CASTRO POLITICAL PARTY.5. SANCHEZ CARDENAS OFFERED THE OPINION THAT THOSE ARRESTED ARE OBVIOUSLY MORE IN TUNE WITH THE CHINESE THAN THE SOVIET VERSION OF MARXIST-LENINIST DOCTRINE. PICO SALAN AND POSSIBLY OTHERS HAVE MAINTAINED CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY AS WELL AS WITH THE SOVIET, POLISH, AND CZECHOSLOVAKIAN EMPASSIES. BECAUSE THEIR ALLEGED PROPOSALS FOR ARMED AND IMMEDIATE REBELLION ARE USELESS, PROVOCATIVE AND CRIMINAL THEY SHOULD BE CONDEMNED BY THE LEFT IN MEXICO BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ONLY IMPERILED OTHER LEFTIST ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO BUT THEY HAVE ALSO ENDANGERED THE SOCIALIST BLOC EMBASSIES WITH WHOM THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH. CONDITIONS IN MEXICO ARE NOT PROPER FOR LAUNCHING AN ARMED REBELLION. THE PROXIMITY OF THE UNITED STATES WOULD DOOM TO FAILURE ANY SUCH ATTEMPT. IN THE FACE OF SUCH NEGATIVE CONDITIONS ARMED REBELLION SHOULD BE CONDEMNED AS ANTI-MARXIST.6. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE ABOVE STATEMENTS, SANCHEZ CARDENAS SAID THAT IT WAS BY NO MEANS CERTAIN THAT ARMED REBELLION WASCONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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IN 78385TDCS -314/10419-66PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES* CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEMIN FACT PLANNED BY RICO GALAN AND HIS ASSOCIATES. IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT REASONABLY RATIONAL PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY PLAN SO UNEQUAL A BATTLE WHOSE OUTCOME COULD ONLY BE TOTAL DEFEAT FOR THEM.7. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY NAVY AIR FBI CINCSO.REPORT CLASS CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSCONFIDENTIAL
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY# Intelligence Information CableROUTINEIN-77639PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGESSTATE/INR DIA ARMY NAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NSA NIC AIO USIA ROO ONE OCT OPN DCB COAFBIThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C., Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEMS-E-C-R-E-TTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.170155Z CITE TDCS-314/10379-66COUNTRY: MEXICO DIST 17 AUGUST 1966DOI: 16 AUGUST 1966SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ARREST OF SUBVERSIVESACQ: MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (15 AUG 66) FIELD NO. 444-13,613SOURCE: HIGHLY PLACED POLICE OFFICIAL WITH GOOD ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON SECURITY MATTERS. HIS REPORTING IS BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE.1. PRESIDENT GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ HAS ORDERED THAT PUBLICITY ON THE ARREST OF VICTOR RICO GALA*N AND SOME FORTY OTHER SUB- VERSIVES OF 13 AUGUST 1966 BE PLAYED DOWN AND THAT THE PRESS BE URGED TO EMPHASIZE THE DANGER DEVELOPED FROM THEIR IDEATIONS AND TO PLAY FOR A LONG TIME, (FIELD COMMENT:   THAT FIELD LIAISON REPORTED “'NEWS” OF 15 AUGUST QUOTED ACCURATELY DIAZ ORDAZ CALLING AND DESCRIBING THE ARRESTED ACTIVITIES).2. IT AVAILABLE TO PROVE THAT * ACTIVITYS-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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N-77635TDCS-314/10379-66PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES*S-E-C-R-E-T*NO FOREIGN DISSEMADVOCATING AND TEACHING THE OVERTHROW OF THE MEXICAN GOVERN-MENT BY VIOLENT MEANS.3. THE TIMING OF THESE ARRESTS IS VERY FORTUITOUS SINCE IT PAVES THE WAY FOR THE INCLUSION OF A POLICY STATEMENT IN THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT TO THE NATION ON 1 SEPTEMBER. DIAZ ORDAZ WILL CITE THE ARRESTS TO SHOW THAT THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WILL NOT TOLERATE SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES OR INTERFERENCE BY EXTREME LEFTISTS.4. ALTHOUGH PROOF IS STILL LACKING, THERE IS SUSPICION ON THE PART OF OFFICIALS IN THE MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND ELSEWHERE THAT THE EXPLOSION IN THE PEMEX REFINERY IN POZA RICA, VERACRUZ, WAS AN ACT OF SABOTAGE AND WAS CONNECTED WITH THE ARRESTS OF RICO-GALAN AND HIS GROUP.5. (SOURCE COMMENT: IT IS HOPED THAT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THIS GROUP AND CUBA, PRIMARILY VIA RICO GALAN, CAN BE DISCOVERED TO WARRANT A WARNING FROM DIAZ ORDAZ TO CUBA AND TO THE LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION.6. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY NAVY AIR FBI CIDCO.
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CLASS FIED MESSAGE# SECRETREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDTOCS-314/1057-14HM-10.610ACTION IW (UMZ) RID COPYINFO VR. FILE, ADOP, CA 2. CA/PEG. CA/PROP. CI/OPS. CI/IC 2, FI. FI/D CS/DOFI/INT 6, SOD 4, DO 4, DO/H 4, CA/O 4, CI, CI/PS, CS/SSO, WH/REG 8, WH/1/M-S.8262 17 DEC 6519.77639SECRET 162313Z CITE MEXICO CITY EEAAAAAAAAADIRECT OR INFO PANAMA CITY, MONTERREY (POUCH)INTELSUPDATA LITEMPO/4 WHO HAD JUST COME FROM MEETING WITHLITEMPO/8. INTERROGATIONS CONTINUE AND STATION HAS BEENPROMISED RESULTS. REF DIRECTOR 27993.FILED 162310ZS-E-C-R-E-T
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# SECRETINDEX: YES NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO. 201-336.974 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE G TOTAL COPIES 32S-REF TO FILE NO.FILE DID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIO.REPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDDIESEM BY33/3ACTIONWH 818 AUG 66RID COPYSLOTTEDUNITTIMEBYFILE, VR, CI, CI/OPS, Cilicz, I/OA, FI, FI/INTZ, 5006, CISCO, CAZ, CAlO4SECRET 172245Z CITE MEXICO CITY 2231DIRECTORMEXI CS COPYREFERENCE: A. MEXICO CITY 2533 (N 82882 FER 65)B. MEXICO CITY 2594 (IN 86943 FEB 65)C. DIRECTOR 87326D. HMMA 25472E. MEXICO CITY 3262 (IN 77634)17 Auc 66 783421. FROM REFS IT WILL BE NOTED LIRAME HAS LONG EEEN INTERESTED IN VICTOR RICO GALAN AND HAS CONSIDERED WAYS CIRIAILING HIS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION AT ONE POINT OF TRYING DENATURAL IZE AND DEPORT HIM. DEDATURALIZATIC UPON STUDY, APPEARED TOO DIFFICULT AND CUMBERSOME, WHILE RICOCALAN ANC GROUP, AS CLAIMED BY PRESS AND AS TOLD TO COS BY/LITEMPO-8 ON 16 AUGUST 66, DEVIOUSLY INYOTVED IN SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES, BELIEVE MEXISOVT'S KNOWLEDGE THESE ACTIVITIES RESULTED FROM LOS AND TEDIOUS SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATION OF RICO ORLAN, PURPOSE OF WHICH WAS DALLOP INFO ON WHICH ACE ON COULD BE TAME.2. FORVARDINO CCHIES TWO MEMORANJA PASSED TULLISM IOSKA VIA LIELEGANT IN LERUARY AND APRIL OD CONTAINING INFO ON RICO GALAI. THIS COIL AT RECLS LINARA UND THEN CONSIDERINECRET
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PAGE 2 MEXICO CITY 8281 SECRETACTION AGAINST HIM.SECRETБТECRETAUG 31 9 16 1 66FORETNNNNCZ FOAA
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SECRETDOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCESUBJECT OF DOCUMENTDOCUMENT IDENTIFICATIONRI FILE NO.3. DISPATCH DE SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO.4. DATE9. SOURCE CRYPTONYMS. DATE OF INFO.   EVALUATIONANALYST6. DATE PROCESSED10. DISSEMINATED 1011. DATEDOCUMENT DISPOSITION12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE13. TRANSFERRED TO    #I FILE NO.PERTINENT INFORMATIONRICC GALAN, VICTOR201-336474050-CC9-008SEX M CCB ?MEXI-0826217 AUG 66CIT MEXICOHNA -10610GCC ?P2PART OF A CONSPIRACY ADVOCATING ANDTEACHING THE OVERTHROW OF THE MEXICANGOVERNMENT BY VIOLET MEANS.18. FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.FILE IN 201-336274SECRET
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MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES: 23FILE RIDSECRETROUTING15263748ODESTROY RETURN TO SB/CBRANCHFROM: DIRECTORCONF: SB 8 RID COPY INFO: VR FILE WHS, CAR, CABOL(CLASSIFICATION)SECRETINFO(DATE AND TIME FILED)22 [17122] CITE DIRECTOR 29508TO: MEXICO CITYREDBLOCK DIZTAG MHSPAWNRE MEXICO CITY 8241 (IN 76854)1. PLS AIRMAIL TO HETMANEK ADDRESS COPY 15 AUGUST THE NEWS   ARTICLE AND ANY OTHERS SHOWING CZECH INVOLVEMENT.2. PLANNING PLACE IN PRESS COMMENT FOR REPLAY ELSEWHERE.END OF MESSAGE![signature]SB/CA ![signature] C/SB/C ![signature]WH/1 ![signature] DC/SB/BLOC ![signature]SECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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INDENTINDEXCLAY.۱۲۷ TO FILE NO.N-REF TO FILE NO.POLE RID ORET, TODESTROY 910.CLASSIFIED MESSAGEETDCS-314/10347-66TOTAL CORLESHMM-10,602SECRETPRANCH ODISSEM BYPERREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDACTIONIW.(EJMD)CS COTT☑ RID COPYADVANCE COPY1......BLOFTEDUNITS.DOLTIMECS/DC 07002 DINFO VR. FILE, ADDP, CA 2. CA/PEG. CA/PROP. CI/OPS, CI/IC 2. FI, FI/D CS/DOFI/INT 6, SOD 4, DO/H.4, CA/O 4, CI, CI/PS, RI/AN, CS/SGO, SB 8; WH/C 8, WH/REG 8WH/1/M 5CS COPY106570054SECRET 152226Z CITE MEXICO CITY 8241PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO PANAMA CITY, MONTERREY (POUCH)INTELSUPDATA LITEMPO/1 TO COS 14 AUG, TRACES ON ARRESTEES BEINGSENT SEPARATELY. LIENVOY REPORTED BROTHER OF VICTOR RICO GALAN,FERNANDO RICO GALAN SCHEDULED TO GO CUBA 12 AUG, DAY HE ARRESTED.ALTHOUGH LITEMPO/A REFERS MRP AS TROTSKYISTS PRESS HAS NOT SOFAR DESCRIBED GROUPS OR THOSE ARRESTED AS SUCH.INDEXFILED 15/22252 SECRET O.KCS COPY
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# MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES: 30ORIO J. STEWART/nrFILE RIDUNIT: WII/1SECRETEx: 3654NO INDERDATE 15 AUG 66FILE IN CS FILE NO. 201-336474DISSEM BYPERROUTINGDESTROY RETURN TO BRANCHFROM DIRECTORCONFI WH8 RID COPY FILE WH/C 8, CAZ, CA/PROPEXSSIFICATIONS SECRET Eifes, click, FI, DO4 PO/H3(DAYE AND TIME VIDE15. 21 592 CITE DIRECTOR 27990TOPRIORITY MEXICO CITYDEVOUR PERUMENA. MEXICO EMBTEL 878B. MEXICO EMITEL 879RE ARREST RICO GALAN GROUP 12 AUG 66 REPORTED IN REFS AND REVIERSDISPATCH APPEARING WASHINGTON POST 13 AUG, HQS VERY INTERESTED RECEIVINGSTATION'S COMMENTS AND INTERPRETATION MEXICAN GOVERIMENT ACTION AGAINSTBACKGROUND MEXICAN-CUBAN RELATIONS, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL PERTINENTSTATION DETAILS. NOTE THAT REUTERS ARTICLE MENTIONED MEXICAN POLICECLAIMS THAT MEMBERS GROUP "HAD BEEN IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ORGANIZATIONIN CUBA." ALSO NOTE IN THIS CONNECTION THAT JUAN MASCARO MEVES, FORMEREMPLOYEE CUBAN CONSULATE TAMPICO ARRESTED AND DEPORTED TO VENEZUELAABOUT 26 MAY 66 WAS REPORTED HMM-10415 BY RELIABLE SOURCE DE KEYCONTACT RICO GALAN.END OF MESSAGELEZA. BROE/C/WHDRELEASING OFFICEAWH/C/CICSCOORDINATING OFALSEASSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.c/m/1AUTHENTICATINOOFFICER
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY## Intelligence Information Cable* PRIORITYIN 76854PAGE 1 OF 5 PAGESSTATE/INR DIA ARMY NAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NBA NIC AID USIA SDO ONE OCA ORR DCS COS CIA/NMCC FBIThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEMSECRETTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT. NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.160245 Z CITETDCS-314/10347-66DIST 15 AUGUST 1966COUNTRY: MEXICODOI: 14 AUG 1966SUBJECT: ARREST OF SUBVERSIVES HEADED BY VICTOR RICO GALAN:PEMEX EXPLOSION IN POZA RICA, VERACRUZACQ: MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (14 AUG 66) FIELD NO. HMM-10,602SOURCE: HIGHLY PLACED POLICE OFFICIAL WITH GOOD ACCESS TOINFORMATION ON SECURITY MATTERS. HIS REPORTING ISBELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE.1. FIELD COMMENT: THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE FEDERALDISTRICT ANNOUNCED ON 12 AUGUST 1966 THAT INVESTIGATIONS OF THEACTIVITIES OF SOME GROUPS WHICH HAD BEEN CONDUCTED OVER THEPAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAD PROVEN THAT THESE GROUPS WERE PLANNINGCLEARLY SUBVERSIVE ACTS WHICH THREATENED THE NATIONAL SECURITYOF MEXICO. COORDINATED RAIDS ON THREE HOMES IN MEXICO CITY BYTHE MEXICAN JUDICIAL POLICE AND SECRET SERVICE FORCES RESULTEDIN THE ARREST OF THIRTY-THREE PERSONS AND THE CONFISCATION OFQUANTITIES OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND MAGNETICSECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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IN 76854TDCS-314/10347-66PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGESSECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEMTAPES. VICTOR RICO GALAN, WELL KNOWN COMMUNIST WRITER WHO HASBEEN LINKED WITH TROTSKYIST GROUPS IN MEXICO , AND RAUL UGALDEALVAREZ WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHOSENAME IS REPORTED TO BE THE POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT(MRP - MOVIMIENTO REVOLUCIONARIO DEL PUEBLO). ALSO INCLUDEDAMONG THOSE ARRESTED WERE RICO GALAN'S BROTHER FERNANDO (ALSOREPORTED AS VICENTE RICO GALAN) AND RICO GALAN'S SISTER, ANAMARIA RICO GALAN, WHOSE HOME REPORTEDLY WAS USED BY THE MRPAS A TRAINING CENTER. RICO GALAN AND HIS BROTHER ANDSISTER WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE INSTIGATORS AND FINANCIAL BACKERSOF THE MRP'S SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITES. THE PRESS OF 14 AUGUSTREPORTED MORE ARRESTS, RAISING THE TOTAL TO ABOUT FIFTY PERSONS.ACCORDING TO A BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MEXICAN POLICE MANY OFTHE PERSONS ARRESTED HAD BEEN INVITED TO MEXICO CITY BY THELEADERS OF THE MRP WITH PROMISES THAT THEY WOULD BE PREFAREDFOR HIGHLY PAID JOBS. ONCE IN MEXICO CITY, THEY WERE SUBJECTEDTO TRAINING IN SUBVERSIVE TECHNIQUES, WERE HELD VIRTUAL PRISONERS,AND WERE THREATENED WITH DEATH IF THEY ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE THEHOUSES IN WHICH THEY WERE BEING TRAINED. A FURTHER ITEM INTHE POLICE STATEMENT REPORTED THAT GUMERSINDO GOMEZ CUEVAS HADSECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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IN 76854TDCS-314/10347-66PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGESBEEN ARRESTED. GOMEZ REPORTEDLY WAS IN CHARGE OF DRAWING UP PLANS OF ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIAL CENTERS IN MEXICO, INCLUDING RAILHEADS, POWER PLANTS AND PETROLEUM CONCENTRATIONS. GOMEZ CUEVAS WAS ALSO SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BOMBS AND SIMILAR DEVICES. FINALLY, ON 15 AUGUST THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY THE NEWS REPORTED THAT SEMI-OFFICIAL SOURCES LINKED BOTH THE CUBAN EMBASSY AND CZECH COMMERCIAL COUNSUL AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER EMIL HRADECKY WITH THE MRP'S ACTIVITIES. HRADECKY, WHO EARLIER IN THE YEAR HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF INTER- FERING IN THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY IN NARAYIT STATE AND OF MEDDLING IN THE DISTURBANCES AT THE CERRO DEL MERCADO IRON MINES IN DURANGO STATE, WAS RECALLED BY HIS GOVERNMENT THIS WEEK.2. FIELD COMMENT CONTINUED: ON 14 AUGUST THE EXPLOSION OF A TANK OF NATURAL GAS LOCATED NEAR THE PETROLEOS MEXICANOS (PEMEX) REFINERY IN POZA RICA, VERACRUZ, TOUCHED OFF TWO EXPLOSIONS OF TANKS OF DIESEL FUEL. SIXTY NINE PERSONS WERE WOUNDED, SIX HOSPITALIZED, FOUR OR FIVE ARE DEAD AND TWO ARE MISSING. DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED AT SOME SIXTY FIVE MILLION PESOS. CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSIONS IS NOT KNOWN, ACCORDING TO A PEMEX OFFICIAL.3. THE ARREST OF VICTOR RICO GALAN, RAUL UGALDE ALVAREZ
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IN 76854TDC5-314/10347-66PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGESSECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEMAND SOME THIRTY FIVE OR FORTY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE POPULARREVOLUTIONARY. MOVEMENT (MRP) IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE ARRESTS INAPRIL 1966 OF EIGHT TROTSKYISTS. (FIELD. COMMENT. THESE APRIL(TDCS-314/05258-66)ARRESTS WERE EXTENSIVELY REPORTED. PLEASE SEE HMM-10,293/ANDHMM-10,307/) THE ARRESTS WERE TIMED FOR LATE FRIDAY, EARLYSATURDAY TO PREVENT THOSE ARRESTED FROM OBTAINING BONDS ORAMPAROS AT LEAST UNTIL MONDAY, 15 AUGUST.4. ALSO, AN INVESTIGATIVE GROUP FROM THE FEDERAL SECURITY   POLICE, IN MEXICO CITY WAS SENT TO LIVESTIGATE THE 14 AUGUST   EXPLOSION IN THE PEMEX REFINERY IN POZA RICA, VERACRUZ.   (SOURCE COMMENT: THERE IS DEFINITELY BELIEVED TO BE A   CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ARRESTS OF THE MRP MEMBERS AND THE PEMEX   EXPLOSION.) (FIELD COMMENT: SOURCE REFERRED TO THE MPP GROUP   AS TROTSKYISTS AND NOTED THAT MEXICAN SECURITY AUTHORITIES   HAVE BEEN AWARE OF TROISKYIST ACTIVITY IN POZA RICA FOR SOME   TIME, HMM-12,551 OF 27 JULY 1966 REPORTED THAT SENIOR MEXICAN   GOVERNMENT SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE POZA RICA TO BE OF KEY   IMPORTANCE TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF MEXICO BECAUSE IT IS THE   CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH MEXICO CITY IS SUPPLIED WITH GASOLINE.   FOR INIS REASON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS'SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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76854TDCS-314/10347-66PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGESSECRETNO FOREIGN DISSEMPARTY/TROTSKYIST (POR/T) ARE BEING CLOSELY MONITORED IN POZA RICA. TROTSKYIST ACTIVITY IN POZA RICA WAS ALSO REPORTED IN HMM-10,316, HMM-10,367, HMM-10,384, AND HMM-10,400).5. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY NAVY AIR CINCSO FBI. REPORT CLASS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM