124-10279-10258
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Date:
4/27/201
Identification Form
Agency Information
AGENCY: FBI
RECORD NUMBER:
124-10279-10258
RECORD SERIES: HQ
AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 109-12-221-417
ORIGINATOR:
FBI
FROM:
LEG, MX
TO:
DIRECTOR, FBI
TITLE:
DATE:
PAGES:
02/10/1960
. 10
Document Information
SUBJECTS:
NRO, INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY, MATEOS, LOPEZ, SOUTH
AMERICAN TRIP, CARIBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION,
CUBAN EXILE ACT
PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
DOCUMENT TYPE:
CLASSIFICATION:
RESTRICTIONS:
CURRENT STATUS:
DATE OF LAST REVIEW:
Secret
1B; 1C; 4
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OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE
COMMENTS:
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Date:
2/10/60
To:
Director, FBI
De ploesity on: DADR)
2/13/18 JSG
fserial
From:
Legat, Mexico (100-743G)
Subject: MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
SYNOPSIS
MSCA re 12/22/17 Request
re Rothman
#21132
Classit by
Declassify on: BADR 2/8/85
LOPEZ MATEOS' SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP (cont.) (page 2): Recent South.
American trip of Mexican President gave emphasis to need for
coordinated effort in resolving economic problems of Latin
America. Talks dealt with stimulation of commerce, but for
present principal importance of trip seems to have been
emotional rather than materialistic. DAVID ALFARC SIQUEIROS
(page 3):
While recently in Caracas, Venezuela, SIQUEIROS made
statements critical of both Mexican President and Mexican
Revolution. Mexican administration and public angerod by remarks.
CARIBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION (page 3): Cuba. Meeting sponsored
by Society of Friends of Cuba held at Mexico City, 1/17/60, to
demonstrate support for Cuban Government. Nicaragua: Report
received that Cuban Government still planning to support invasion
of Nicaragua with pro-Communist elements. Haiti: Political
situation reported to be deteriorating. PARTIDO COMUNISTA [4]
@
MEXICANO RCH COMMUNIST PARTY OF MEXICO)】【page 6): XIII
National Congress, scheduled for 2/22-26/60, again postponed
to provide more time for holding of State Congressos and
preparation of discussion material. POCM representatives to be
invited to attend Congress. Federal District Committee to step
up dues collections and general cell activity. JCM held plenum
1/11-14/60 PARTIDO POPULAR - PP (POPULAR PARTY) (page 7)
PP being reorganized and members being solicited to submit
background and other data. PP held annual New Year's banquet
on 2/6/60. PP inaugurated Pioneers, Boy Scout type organization,
on. 2/5/60. VICENTE LOMBARDO TOLEDANO (page 8): LOMBARDO was
principal speaker at PP New Year's banquet and generally spoke
favorably of government of LOPEZ MATEOS and his trip to South
America. SOVIET INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES page 9): VALENTIN
VASILEVICH BAKULIN identified as new Soviet principal of MEX-187
Latter made trip to Los Angeles in January, 1960, ported C.
to Soviets (S)
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Cuban Exile Activities
On January 28, 1960, PSI MIGUEL ANDRES DE LEON ROJAS
reported that responsible Cuban exile groups in Mexico City and
the United States, who have supported Dr. EMILIO NUNEZ PORTUONDO,
are convinced that General JOSE ELEUTERIO PEDRAZA CABRERA, who
commands a group of Cuban military exiles in the Dominican
Republic, would not be a wise selection as the military leader
of the attempt to overthrow the CASTRO government. The PSI
further advised that these Cuban exile groups believe that
PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ, former Chief of the Cuban Air Force,
would be a much better military leader. (A)()()
The PSI also advised that information received from
sources within Cuba reflected that FIDEL CASTRO had prepared a
decree ordering the United States to vacate the Guantanamo
Naval Base. According to this information, the decree was
originally prepared in late November, 1959, but had not yet
been signed for issuance. (✗)04
eugh
The PSI further reported that he had heard reports in
Miami, Florida, of an invasion attempt which allegedly would
be made by supporters of ROLANDO MASFERRER, a Cuban exile who
resides in Miami. The PSI stated that MASFERRER, ROBERTO
*FERNANDEZ MIRANDA, NORMAN ROTHMAN, and their associates form a
group which is not regarded in a favorable light by responsible
Cuban exiles or by responsible elements within Cuba. The PSI
stated that from the information available to him in Miami he
doubted very much that MASFERRER would be able to make an
attempt at invading Cuba or, if an attempt were made, that it
would be successful. (u)
Nicaragua
PSI DE LEON also advised on January 28 that he had
received information from within Cuba that ERNESTO "CHE"
GUEVARA has not abandoned his project to utilize pro-Communist
Nicaraguan exiles and "Cuban "volunteers" in an attempt to
invade Nicaragua. This source advised that approximately 400
guerrillas have been trained to make up the invasion force.
The PSI stated he had received no information as to the timing
of such an attempt, but expressed doubt that it would occur in
the immediate future in view of the concern of the Cuban Govern-
ment over a possible early invasion attempt by Cuban exiles.
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age and is disposed to follow an international policy that
will not only benefit Mexico but its sister Latin American
countries who are bound together not only by historical ties
but by the same economic and social conditions and identical
perspectives. In apparent reference to DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS, GAME
leading PCM figure, he stated that some people, who are unable
to understand national and international politics although
they expound them daily, have been critical of President/LOPEZ
MATEOS trip. During the course of the President's trip
SIQUEIROS made a statement to the press wherein he criticized
the President for not accepting a bid to visit Cuba and stated
that President LOPEZ MATEOS was merely laying the ground work
for a subsequent visit by President EISENHOWER. LOMBARDO was
critical of President LOPEZ MATEOS in certain respects,
particularly in connection with the imprisonment of the
railroad strike agitators and PCM and POCM leaders.
ACTION TAKEN: None.
Will be disseminated in the
next report on the PP.
SOVIET INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
[LAROB](s)
1
4.2.56
Investigation conducted by this office to identify
"VALENTIN, the new Soviet principal of MEX 87 pointed to
VALENTIN VASILEVICH BAKULIN, a Soviet Embassy employee who
arrived in Mexico City with his family on (November 5) 1959 (SJ
As soon as a photograph of BAKULIN became available, it was [S]
shown to MEX 87 who immediately and positively identified
him as his principal "VALENTIN. (5)
On [January 11] 1960, NEX 87 returned to Mexico City [S]
from a trip to Los Angeles. He thereafter kepty a prearranged
meeting with BAKULIN on January 28, 1960, and turned over to [S]
him a [report of his activities in Los Angeles, as well as a
map and newspaper clippings gathered by LA 4199-S. [BAKULIN (S)
instructed MEX 87] to pick up a Soviet message on January 215 [5]
1960, from the dead drop at Pilares and Pestalozzi Streets
The [message] was to contain questions regarding MEX (87] s (S)
report on his trip to Los Angeles, [BAKULIN also set up a [S]
personal meeting for February 15, 1960.
(s)
(MEX-87 retrieved Soviet Message No. 22)] on (January 21](s)
XMEX-87
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CSJ
1960. Contrary to the usual custom,] this message was typed] C5
The Soviets [5]
instead of being on undeveloped 35 mm. 
film.
inquired how and where LA 4199-S keeps the notes of his
observations and the newspaper clippings, among what type of
people does the Los Angeles informant initiate his contacts,
what his expenses have been, the manner in which the data on
the displacement of a ship] seen by the informants) 
was 
obtained [S]
the intensity of traffic noted in the vicinity 
of the places (5)
visited, the possibility of taking photographs, the security
of the objectives, how (LA 4199-S) explains his 
trips to his (
S]
family, and the identity of the objectives on which data 
can
be more easily secured.
MEX-87 deposited his [Message No. 22 in the established CSJ
dead drop on January 25, 1960, and generally answered the
questions posed in the prior Soviet message. (5
(Soviet Message No. 23] was (retrieved] by MEX (87) on (s)
February 1960 It changed the personal meeting between 
(S
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8,
BAKULIN and MEX-87 from 
the third Monday of the month to the (5)
☐ast Monday of the month at the same time and place the (S)
ACTION TAKEN: None, pursuant to specific Bureau
instructions.
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