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› June 1960
MENORANDUM FORS Acting Director of Central Intelligence
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SUBJECT
REFERENCE
1 Deputy Director (Plans)
Conversation between President Lopez Mateos of Mexico
and Mr. Winston Scott, Chief of Station, Mexico
MKII 5693 (I-43514), dated 8 June 60
1. This evorandum contains a suggestion, in Paragraph 3, for the
consideration of the UCI.
2. On the night of 7 June, President Lopes Kateos requested Ar. Scott
to infora "his good friend, President Eisenhower," of the followingt
A.
That the President is a friend of the United States, "not only
because of necessity but of genuine desire and ideology”.
B. That the invitation to President Dorticos of Cuba was extended
two weeks after it was indicated that vorticos was going to Mexico
"on his own", through the Yexican Ambassador in Cuba.
c. That be will not invite Fidel Castro to Mexics even though Cuban
Ambassador Jose Antonio Portuondo told President Lopez Mateos that
Dorticos vill request an invitation for Castro.
3. President Lopez Mateos also asked that President Eisenbover be
informed that he is delighted that a decision has now been made 
to get 
rid
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4. President Lopes Nateos was indirectly informed of CIA intentions
in regard to Castro through a conversation between Hr. Scott and Joes Lorenzo,
Cossio, Advisor to the Mexican President, who informed Hr. Restt 
that President
Lopes Mateos would not invite castro to Visit Mexico, even though 
Dorticos is.
Going to ask him to do eo. Mr. Scott suggested that if the Mexican President
helped CIA to achieve the overthrow of Castro, he would not 
have to deal with
the problem of inviting Castro to Kexico.
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CC8 DOCI
DOP
J. C. King
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division