Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination 
Records Collection Act of 1992 
(44 USC 2107 Note) 
NW 53295 6/15/17
104-1 0183-10105 nN \ ws He said many of-us have that fear; the fear that in countrie will form a new political party"; ~ col . f. [LI ENSOR|as.ed if Ambassador Mann were sure General CARI ENAS wae not merely expresasny a fear that the money would aot get to the poor--"lixe Senator Mansfield fears". s like El Salvador the ruling families will reap all the benefits. He said Mexico is different, ‘We have fifty years of Revolutionary govera- ment and millions of landowners. 1 assured him that Ambassador Mann had had it made clear to him by CARDENAS' messenger that CARDENAS was “willing to be an adviser" to help (since he was honest and respected) to see that the money got to the poor and was not taxen by ‘governing persons". _ ol) g. I said The Ambassador wished /LITENSOR to now of the approach and also would appreciate any suggestions/LI ENSOR Of would give: him. The Ambassador wished to «now whether LYfENSOR | o] ‘would sug,est that he forget the matter or try to make contact with General CAKDENAS. | ol h. [it ENSOBIwas very profuse in expressing his gratitude to The Ambassador(for -sending me to see him and for sendin, this _report.} As to suzyestions, he said that/the approach should not be g4 He suggested that The Ambassador ignored it was very interestin;. ‘send General CARDENAS a copy of The Constitution" of the Inter- American Bank and send him word that a - Commission of Advisers" such as he sugzested could not be established without an Amendnient to the Conaitution. fur ENSOR said the sovernment in each country was (by the Constitution of the Bank) to represent that country--and no provision for a group of advisers. was made. He further suggested that Ambassador Mann say that Ambassador Mann would be willin, to discuss the n.atter further with General CARDENAS "at any time General CARDENAS wished to call on The Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy Residence’. ol < i. ihe EN OR[asxed if 1 had ever talked to General CARDENAS. said | had never met him. He said he is intelligent but very fixed in his opinions, is willing to diacuss any question but does not change his ideas because he listens to arguments againet him. He said General CARDENAS is never ‘openly angry". SECRET— ae Ay ie i a i . . IML 4
104-10183-10105 Swe : “SEGRET_ of 3 [tA fENSOR [repeatedly assed that I thank The Ambassacor. k. [LI ENSOR brought up Jorge TAMAYO's visit to Guaymas {Project MERCURY). He asaed if The Ambassador was "preoccupied" over the visit to the Guaymas installation by Jorge TAMAYO. I said we were concerned when we learned of the visit. al. 1, /LIFENSOR|eaid TAMAYO was invited by either MENDEZ Docurro (Director of IPN) or by MONGES Lopez without/L1 ENSOR's prior. xnowledge. . or m. I told him that Ambassador Mann had eaid that we should not be so concerned over TAMAYO's visit because: first, there wae nothing secret about the installation; and. second, we in the O/ . USA invited TASS and PRAVDA reporters to Cape Canaveral. {LIfENsoR liked this.) — a. I told/LI ENSOR|of the Como:unist circular as«xing voters to write ‘Libertad por Presos Politicos" on their election ballots. He had not heard of this, I promised to send him a copy. . cl 3s. 1 left! LITENSOR(at 2110 hours. Distributioa: Of Orig -[LIfENSOR P- 1 - P-1493 (CARDENAS) 1 - Amb. Mann file ———~ 1 - LIENVOY, Prod. i. SEGRET Du\'