CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Tee material dostea wtormoton eMecting the Me? ste! Teleow of The United Iteter otha fhe mocnag of the ipennge awe, Caw th USE “Sees. 783 ang THE, tag tremmion en of receister Of Wack -@ bo, mesnes 09 09 wasethar sed Henne @ peob.ted be tou . ~ CLASS. FICATION — = OISSEMINA?/ON CONTROLS | SECRET - : (When Filed” fap” ° - ——* ° - . " COunTRY ‘cuBA : . REPORT NO. TDCS -3/' 525,985 . : SUBJECT =«- REACTIGNS OF CUBAN DIPLOMATS IN MEXICO CITY ate Dist. 25 ocreaee 1962 : TO THE CUSAN CRISIS ; ; . i PRECEDENCE «ROUT INE j, pare OR REFERENCES . Wy, INFO. 23 octoser 1962 45661 PLACE & CATEACO. MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (23 OCTOBER 1962) APPRASAL 2 FIELD 8£°ORT NO, Hum &799 a reer PS REEIEASTUSTTESTSTINSEEEN cantante Seenacanenddhannpantee etter AeA - i rsts ts UNE VALUATED InroruatidN. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 15 TENTATIVE, SOURCE A MEXICAN (a) WiTh GOOD CONTACTS AMONG CUBAN EMSASSY OFFICIALS IN HERICO. 1. SIRGADD (FNU), A CUBAN DIPLOMAT WHO ARRIVED iN MEXICO CITY ON 20 OCTOBER 1962, SAID ON 23 “StTOBER AFTER THE SPEECH BY JOHN F. KEN CODY, PRESIDENT OF THO UNITED STATES, THAT THE UNITEO STATES BLOCKADE OF “CUBA WAS MFRELY TO SOUND OUT THE SOVIETS TO SEE HOW FAR THE UNITED STATES COULD CO AND ALSO TO GET AN OPINION ON HEMi= SPHERIC SUPPORT AND ATTITUSE TOWARD UNITED STATES ACTION WITH REGARD TO CUBA, (SOURCE COMMENT: THIS IS UNOOUBTEOLY BELIEVEG To @£ THE OPINION OF THE CUBAN FOREIGN OFFICE AND THUS CONSIDERED A BREECH OF SECURITY ON THE PART CF SIRGADO,) SIRGAOO LEFT MEXICO CiTY ON 23 _TCTOOER FOR THE HE UNITED NATIONS AND {T 1§ BELIEVED HE Wilt PASS CLASSIFICATION — O1SSEMINANONM CONTROLS . sins SECRET - 2b-b3? . ofan ge yee
14-00000 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY , 4 : , Tan material comteins iphormetion aitectag fig Mationat fotema of tel Ueited Steoles w.thin the messing of ime lieonege bows tate. ~ Be Yer. FO) oad P04, the tredumnsde or .evelehoe ot whack Ie ony mosner te an was efor 3ee peruae i areh.tted by lew od CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION € CONTECLS SECRET a (Whee Pulled ap ' weront NO. TOCS -3/ 525,905 COUNTAY CUBA ” SUBJECT REACTIONS OF CUBAN DIPLOMATS, IN MEXICO CITY BArEoISTR 25 ocroser 1962 30 THE CUBAN CRISIS - oe be PRECEDENCG «ROUTINE 7 : ’ . DAT OF : bo REFERENCES IN INFO. 23 octoser 1962 45651 PLATE —— DATE ACO, MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (23 ocroace 1962) APPRAISAL 2 FELD REPORT NO. num 6799 yHis § UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SQURGE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. A>PRAIIAL GF COMTENT 18 TEMTATIVE. } _ a pe en an ln nn ten eee entertain SOURCE A RES ICAN (s WITH GOGO CONTACTS AMGNG CUBAN EMBASSY OFFICIALS IN MEXICO. 1, SIJRGADO (FNU), A CUBAN DIPLOMAT WHO ARRIVED IN MEXICO CITY ON 20 OCTORER 1952, SAID ON 23 OCTOBER AFTER THE SPEECH BY JOHN F. KENNEY, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT THE UNITED STATES _ BLOCKADE OF CUSA WAS MERELY TO SOUND OUT THE SOVIETS TO SEE HOW FAR THE UNITED STATES COULD GO AND ALSO TO GET AN OPINION ON HEMI- SPHERIC SUPPORT ANO ATTITUDE TOWARD UNITED STATES ACTION WITH REGARD TO CUBA, (SOURCE COMMENT THIS 1S UNDOUBTEOLY BELIEVED TO BE THE OPINION OF THE CUBAN FOREIGN OFFICE AND THUS CONSIDERED A BSF ECH OF SECURITY GN THE PART OF SIRGADO,) SIRGADO-LEFT MZXICO CITY ON 23 SCTOG@SR FOR THE UNITED NATIONS AND IT iS BELIEVED HE WILL PASS CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS ee SECRET oS aor INFORMATION REPORT Esagne (15-283 POO! YK 0 onsorers reeviows zprnoxs.
14-00000 ~ Th ee ee Cm naan ete tt NEDA ES Smt. we Bie AOA STie WAS REE ag Fal Ya oe tel his o ee oe eS 7° —, CLASSIFIED MESSAGE ROUTING * 10 =: DIRECTOR ley i 6 _ . - _ : - ‘YY u ge ? ‘ ve . ~ ROMs MEXICO CITY . fi: on t f ° ACTION, = Iw 2. (WH TEMPO COPY SLOTTED AT: O145, 24. OCT.JwCJ ocr 2 ‘oz - BRET 68 _— | SECRET INFO, Ct, ODP, avoP, ooP/sit 3, soo 5, ca 2, ca/rec, - PREORITY ca/prop, ca/o 4, ci, cifops, cific 2, Ft, Fifo, rifint 6, Tew 12, wH 7, we 4, sx 6, oo/t, aofce 2, IN 44758 ap/ne, os 2, s/o 207. ; PRITY DIR WAVE INFO [__ente MEXE 2284 INTEL ’ TOCS ~3/525, 928 SUPDATA SOURCE LITAMIL-9 FILED 2323552 REPORT CLASS SECRET HM4.6797 CUBA SUBJECT COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE CUSAN EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY ON THE SPEECH BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY. DOI 22 OCTOBER 62 PADA MEXICO MEXICO CITY 22 OCTOBER 62 APR 2 PERSON (8) WITH GOOD CONNECTIONS IN THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY, iw COMMENT: =o-NO SEPARATE CASLE SISTRIBUTION 1S GEING “ASE OF THIS TOCS, To Tn a 2a nC 307 Or ce RES ——L. os/sso fn pt TOCS -- a eS et nen PRECEDENCE f : _ coe rte ee - _ ~ mo ~ op ae “ ROUTINE - an - ns a wee tee ee Gea oe magn — To x. PRIORITY __ RELEASING | “DATE DISTRIBUTED T BASED ON uy oF 1 25 ocroper 1962 i - OTT ! 172 : NO FROSECT “UAIgSon, (eit amin 3)
COUNTRY’ > cu BA SUBJECT - COMMENTS BY MEMBERS oF. THe. CUBAN EMBASSY DATE OF : INFO. - 22 ocToseR 1962 PLACE & CTE ACO, MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (22 octoser 1962) sOpRAISAL 2 | THis 1s UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 15 TENTATIVE, } f CENTRAL- INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Thig materia! eostecas leformation . ditecting the Mat: onal * Detessa of the tin. tes "States wihee The mpanng of tae Exp.onege Rows, fue 86, 28% 0.8 793 eng hi fhe traaemaroa. or e@veleton Of whi sl ia ony meaner fo * wrauthonred Bernese © prohibled by lew CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS _ "SECRET. _CWhea- Pile fa) ve Tn RRPBAT HOL__EDCS-=3/525,928 pate otk, 24 october 1962 iN MEXICO CITY ON THE SPEECH BY PAESIOENT KENNEDY ; PRECEDENCE «PRIORITY REFERENCES , IN 4u7358 Fieto rerort no, HMM 6797 PERSON (s) WITH GOOD CONTACTS AMONG CUBAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MEXICO CITY. SOURCE $ . ia IK OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS. 1. CARLOS LECHUGA HEVIA, CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO, SAID ON 22 QCTOBER 1962, AFTER THE TPEECH BY JOH! © KENNEDY, PPESIDPNT OF THE UNITED STATCS, [THAT THE SiTUsTION WAS “ORAVE," OTHER MEMBIRS OF THE CUBAN EMBASSY STAFF COMMENTED THAT THE SETUATION WAS SERIOUS. HOWEVER, SOME SAiD THAT THEY DID NOT EXPECT GREAT BRITAIN: TO RESFECT THE BLOCKADE OF CUE. ANHOUNCEO S¥ CRESEDENT KENNEDY, 2, FELD DISSEM: STATT LOMY DAVY AIR FBT 1anS CENCARIS CINCLANT, OND OF MESSAGE CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS iT 13-20) iu