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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Plans)
SUBJECT
Related Mission Directive for Mexico
1. Attached in the revised Related Mission Directive for
Kexico.
2. Your approval is requested.
CONCUR:
4. S
Istime
King
Chief H Division
Date Playd George
H. Collin
Chief CT
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24 Jamary 1961
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RELATED HISSION DIRECTIVE POR MEXICO
I. GRIERAL PROVISIONS
A.
National Policy. The long-range national policy objec–
tives of the C.C. Government toward Kexico are to reduce
to an ineffectual level the influence of international
Communism, to encourage democratic government, and to
keep the Mexican government friendly and favorably in-
clined toward U. S. policies. Purther guidance is given
in the current CCB Regional Operations Plan for Latin
America.
B. Operational Emphasis. The Station's primary emphasis
Will continue to be placed on clandestine collection
operations and covert action operations against the
Sino-Soviet bloc, Cuban, and Communist elements in Mexico.
C. Changes in the RD. This basis policy instruction for
activities in Mexico has been revised in light of the
Station's last Annual Assessment of Progress Report and
to reflect score accurately operational conditions, capa-
bliities and direction. In view of the importance and
threat presented by Communist Cuba to U. S. interests in
Latin America, coverage of Cuban revolutionary activities
in Mexico has been made a specific requirement under
Priority A. Friority B objectives and tasks include
refinements of desired efforts and also provide for covert
action operations against Cuban targets in Mexico. The
former task for production of motion pitures and their
distribution has been deleted, as it is no longer a valid
requirement; two former tasks pertaining to the possible
use of foreign diplomats have been combined; a task to
develop young potential political leaders (ZREAGER) has
Leen added. Two previous Priority C objectives have been
eliminated, as there is no established Mexican intelli-
gence service, and the Station regularly reports on
activities of the security services. Coverage of Chinese
Communists has been raised to Priority B coincident with
the elimination of the former Pricrity C section.
D. Contingency Reporting. In addition to the specific
objectives set forth in Section II, the Station will from
time to time be called on to attempt to satisfy Intelligence
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Guides and Intelligence Directives, but it is expected
that these 
requirements be satisfied utilizing existing
assets. 
Of particular interest on & continuing basis
is information 
on: (a) any indications that Mexico may
be used as a 
base for clandestine activity directed
against 
the U. S. (CI Book Messages 23 and 115); (b)
activities of 
non-bloc intelligence services, especially
those that are 
potentially harmful to U. 3. interests;
(c) the plotting 
of revolutionary groups according to
their current 
importance in attempts to overthrow the
regines 
of their respective Latin American countries;
(d) the current 
alignment and activities of political
forces with the 
potential for assuming centrol of the
Kexican Government
; (e) U. S. Communists residing in
Mexico; and (f) 
the Spanish Communist group.
It will be noted that certain previous contingency
reporting 
requirements 
have been, amended as follows:
The 
former levy for reporting on the stability of the
Mexican Government 
has been changed to a more realistic
and meaningful 
statement as reflected by (d) above.
This 
modification is appropriate, as political changes
in Mexico are most likely 
to occur within the framework
of constitutionality
. The provicus charge for reporting
on secret shipments of 
strategic materials from Mexicc
to bloc countries 
is no longer specifically required and
has been deleted.
II. OBJECTIVES
1.
PRIORITY A
Obtain information on Sino-Soviet ble plans and activi-
ties in Mexico, including 
those of bloo intelligence
services.
a. Continue and, where possible, increase physical and
technical 
surveillance of bloc installations and
residences
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Through controlled agent assets, identify and monitor
the 
activities of bloc personnel; if conditions
warrant, attempt 
recruitment or defection of bloc
personnel.
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c. Continue CI operations against bloo intel.igance
personnel.
2. Seek to reduce and, if possible, eliminate Comunist
and leftist control 
or influence in key governmental
and non-governmental 
organizations, political parties,
masa media outlets, and 
other elements that influence
public or 
official opinion and policies.
a.
Develop political action penetration agents in key
functional groups, 
such as students, teachers and
organized labor
, in order to disrupt and reduce
their capacity 
for carrying out action harmful to
U. S. 
objectives and interests.
b. Expose and discredit illegal or subversive Sino-
Soviet bloc 
activities and representatives in Mexico,
as well as the 
activities and personnel of inter-
national and local 
Communist front organizations.
C.
Identify, discredit, and if possible eliminate
Commmists and 
pre-Communists from strategic positioma
in government, educational 
institutions, state-
controlled 
industrial and agricultural enterprises,
labor unions, and student 
organizations.
d. Provide support and give guidance to individuals, and
organizations that 
can be induced to produce and dis-
seminate anti-Communist
, pre-Free World propaganda
via redio, television
, newspapers, or other media,
and carry out political 
action operations against
Communist or other 
anti-U. S. elements.
S.
Identify, develop, and utilize Important non-Communist
political, business 
or civic leaders to carry out pro-
paganda, economic or political 
actions against Comm-
unist influence and 
induce them to support views
coinciding with 
U. S. Government policy interests.
Continue to support and guide anti-Communist youth
and student 
organizations, publications or agents,
and when necessary, &
velop additional assets in key
schools in Mexico 
City and selected provinces.
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Develop and support covert press assets on the
staffs of influential newspapers.
h. Develop access to individuals and organizations
in the labor field and support non-Communist
leaders and groups in key unions.
3. Obtain information on the organizational structure,
key personnal, financing, covert plana and activities
of the Communist Party of Nexico (PCH), Communist front
organizations and groups, espesially the Partido Popular
Socialista (PPS), and non-Communist and/or anti-U. S.
groups that may be susceptible to exploitation by Inter-
national Communism.
b.
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Exploit and extend existing penetrations in the
PCH and the PPS.
Maintain peastrations of the PCH and seek to
ponstrate the anti-EXCINA wing of the PCM.
Develop and, if conditions warrant, recruit a key
source in the workers' University capable of monitor-
ing cultural contacts between the University and bloc
diplomatic installations.
d. Continue to monitor the activities of selected
Communist-influenced labor unions and front groups
through 
the penetration in the PPS) if conditions
warrant, make selected recruitments in the unions
or 
groups.
Continue to obtain information on Cuban Revolutionary
activities 
in Mexico and support U. S. Government efforts
against the 
CASTRO regine.
d.
continue to conduct penetration operations of Cuban
Embassy 
and induce defections of Cuban diplomats.
Recruit agents in Mexico for operational use in
Cuba.
Secure support of high Mexican Government officials
for the conduct of operations against Cuba.
Continue to provide operational support for activities
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c.
directed against the CASTRO regine in Cuta.
Utilize propaganda media, political action assets,
and other covert means to combat the influence of
Cuban revolutionary ideologies in Mexico,
PRIORITY D
Combat ultra-nationalistic and anti-U. S. activities in
Rexico, and propagandize the dangers of Communism.
a.
b.
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Utilize existing media and political action assets
to combat anti-U. S. propaganda or activities.
Utilize existing media and political action assets to
prevent or negate collaboration between ultra-nationalisti
and Communists.
Utilize medie and political action assets to prevent
or negate the socio-economic and cultural penetration
plans or activities of the Sino-Soviet bloc.
d. Spot and develop for future covert collaboration young
local figures who show potential for political leader-
ship and who may be influenced to beocze generally
favorable to U. S. interests.
2. Obtain information on the secret intentions and activities
of the Mexican Goverment in foreign affairs, particular.y
toward 
the U. S., the Sino-Soviet bloc, and Cuba.
Continue to develop and influence high level contacts
in the Mexican Ocvernment, particularly the office of
the President and the Foreign Ministry.
3. Collect information on the Sino-Soviet bloo.
a. Continue penstration of airline and steamship offices
and official government agencies to obtain advance
information on travellers.
Recruit or obtain the willing collaboration of selected
travellers to bloo ecuntries, especially those who will
resain in blos countries for an extended period and
who may be on scientific missions.
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Recruit third nationals and Latin American
diplomats to be assigned or transferred to Woo
countries.
d. Obtain communications intelligence on blos diplo-
natio traffic.
4. Obtain information on the Chinese Communists in Mexico.
Spot, assess and recruit or develop sources in the
Chinese community.
b. Exploit the Gobernacion files on Chinese living in
Mexico and effect penetration 
of the SHACP.
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