(toa-tor75-10184]- rr a SECUET JLIHuFE-] MENORANDUX FOR THY EECORD * qupmcy; Heedquartera Briefing for leprezentatives of the Mexise City Anerican Chazber of Cammerce. . ° i. Thies mesorendua is for your information caly. ae qhe above meeting took place on 2 May in the conference recs of ¢he Headquarters building. Thre following maubers of the Chauber ettenéed tas meeting: 1) Hr. dJesese C. Oliver, member of ths Board of Trustees Undversity of the Americes ani on publicity comaittee the iuericen Chamber of Commerce im Mexico. 2) Kr. Willard 3. Eeeason, member of the Deltes Banking Corporation, Mexico City. ; - . 3) Mr. Tomer M. Eesley, director general of Compenia Mexico de Aviacion. i &) Mr. John Lunpkin, partner, Arthur Anterson Conpeny, ‘ Rexzico City. . ' 5) Mer. Fold Austin, lewyer, Merieo City. 6) Mr. MeSeil Stringer, presigent, Stringes & Associates, ' Maxieo City. 7) Mr. A. BR. Wicktrich, executive with Boyel Crown Cola. . 3. The meeting convened at 1:45 pw. and teminsted three hours sow ee later. introductory remarks to the group vere made by Io=8 A vho ales introduced the speacer, IDSH B. The otner participart wae Ibm ¢ of \B/lL. EH B esve a ceneral ani lucid exposition on Cuban commasist activities in Latin fserica end on the Soviet presemee in Kerxico. Towards the letter half of the meeting the discussion wes turned om éevelogeents in Mexico and the United States Chamber of Commerce pare ¢ieipemte were asked to express their views on the following: see a . 8 po SECRET. oy a Tm att x « ech se AL Landay Pe an os
14-00000 vue eee oe ese san cuttin nginntein a BO ey UE eR, hn og Ts : tag GS gman * g a (a) PAL - The preveilins opinion vas thet uhe Fit is a bilizios influence vithin tie country ecai thac its col aarits @ wed efvectiveness is increasing. sbicld the rif be svi the country would suffer serious “isomers. lit a:5 is pr . wilercoin: 2 transitional period ond is rerfereiny its esenan tina Zor : causing “zress rocts" opinion. 20 is essential thas it suceseu li this ¢ffert since the public et tarse Las itscuts im the last ducace more corhisticated and nore azticilate. She nain, cll-important obdective of the FRI is to maincain the “ras Social”. (b) Presidential Dlecticons (1970) - Tae movailin; opinion 3s thet it is too early to say with a cegre2: of cervaaty pore) wilt succeed to tue cvésidency. As it is .reen traditiiaaib:, ct instencss, the minister of GeLermacion has cesr tne * designated one). Eovever, e5 teis gumeturs cue 2216 likely candidcte vould be the mayor of iacico Cit, The ceneral feeling vas that the cuccesser ‘*o Fresidenus Diaz “Ontat, .. . woule be a Liberas, vo Cuiuiece-sl Lls f fot trae There , WES Seneral azreensnt that the “Inner Council” - Gecisicn concerning the presiganzvial candiaate uutil rare at the earliest. . (c) "fhe Inner Council” - The grow was umanineuy in the cca- viction that netiozal policy is formulated by wuz yresicent with a soll voverful ecxmcittee, comsesed bring sly ol nou-urPiclal necbers. Lr. Oliver vas convinced thct,the pover®ul baniin- cireles of Mextes heve rembershio in this council. de pointed cat chee this is a iosical certsinty “since the banks ccrtrcled about CUw ol ubl industry in the country." Others vere unanimous that certain leccuin; iudustrialists : end comercial interest also wer: sart co? tis Deier vouncii. fhe pervlcirants were wiable to coacity or sinjle soa as being co rene her of the council ond were urable to deseribe wis Tuner Councin with eny Gegree of certainty although severe: well-nns-n Dusiness Aeciers were. nentioned as possibilities, such es Erumo Fagliz:, Carlos Trouyet and Manuel Islesias Sssinosa. : (4) The RESPARTS Furor - Mr. Oliver volunteered the cbservetion ; that the MAMPARTS exposure as it was played iv t..2 ilexiean press di wt not Lave eny upsetting results in Mexico a:-for as te could tell. He ° eeid that WOFACT handled the situation “excrenaly well” and observed . that uor ‘s public relations officers must 52 cl the nignest caliber. - He olso said that the prevailirs opinion emony Mexicans concerning these exposures ves simply: "So what?” (e) EL Dia - Several of the members vere of the opinion tkat the | most influencial paver within Mexico, at least for govermaent ccficiala 0 - -- . .e. end other people who may be termed opinion maicrs, is the newspaver ; : 51 Die, which has a circulaticn of approximately 40,000 daily. | She hewspaper is leftist in tone and generally oucvsoohen on inportcat domestic ani intermnutionel matiers. j { Petaet ten cetage . . . . ° i ' te | : “ ; St ener enero ee cee nee cee eS en deere an my Se & 8 Tage tea og BL ages We ee eet EO fe - «her. 43 Srey SaaS ! j . e ¢@ ' : , . oat + are ma planet mR me og at
14-00000 i : 1 “3 (¢)} fhe QKFLGuAGE - The croup.waz generally critical of tis. ; effestivences of the QEFLOWMIE wlacion in Mexico...bone emong the .- ; group hed direst dealings ia the recent pert with CXTLOWAGE officers em) felt that thay were ineffectual and unresponsive. fhe group yolesd the opinion that they would welncms close coopsration vith. ; WOPAG? mission in Mexico ami even expressed tha hope that cecesional.. _ : gounieteble mestings, such as the one today, could be scheduled in : an Mexteo City. It was qouerally agreed that this wes probably not feasible. &. ‘Phe general opinion mong the group wes thet this meeting was bighly useful to thas and the group expresead ita gretitude for the efforts of the WOFACT officers. ; 4 S. IDEN A cloesd the mecting with the remaxk that it be oce- . eiéereé, confidential eni not be ende the subject of conversation with others outside the group. : i : , : H i SECRET
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