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“Tis materiel contains information agecring the atioeal Defense of the tranaminon or gevelation of Waich in any manner to an Unauthanmed person te pronibived oy i8y- *~ . : . GeNTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGER.Y Intelligence } Information Cable -60597 PAGE. 1 OF 2 PAGES ROUTINE emer EO ORE AP ee tartare emt eeND ‘SYTATE/INR OA ARMY NAVY AIR JCS gecoge NBA NIC. TOE 39 ONE OCR One OCB CGE CtA/NMCE Secs. 733 Bnd 704, Cnited Ste tates within the meaning of the the Eepiocage Lowa, Title 18, 0.8.0, Gaouw t Qnpuded trom evteceat Goumgradiag end GavianstBentnge. No FOREIGN DISSE i . NTELLIGENCE. ATION REPORT: NOT FINALLY EVALUATED 1 ; THIS 1S AM INFORM a Tocs -314/15974-66 S-E-C-R-E-T IG 22 ar Z pist 16 DECEMBER 1966 COUNTRY CUBA/MEXICO Ol 14 DECEMBER 1966 -suuect CUBAN PURCHASE OF MEXICAN COFFEE SEED aca MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (14 DECEMBER 1966) FIELD NO. SOURCE A MEXICAN INTELLECTUAL WHO 1S A NEW UXWITTING REPORTING ASSET, SOURCE IS IN CLOSE CONTACT AND ON FRIENDLY TERMS WITH CUBAN OFFICIALS TRAVELING TO MEXICO CITY. i. {SMAEL SUAREZ DE LA PAZ HAS SPENT MORE THAN A MONTH IN MEXICO ON A SPECIAL COFFEE SEED BUYING MISSION FOR CUBAN PREMIER. FIDEL CASTRO RUZ. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: SUAREZ ARRIVED IN MEXICO 23 OCTOBER 1966 ASSIGNED Ag AN ATTACHE IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTION OF “THE CUBAN EMBASSY). WHEN SUAREZ FINALLY CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TEN TONS OF SEED, HE FOUND UPON DELIVERY THAT THE | MEXICANS HAD WET THE SEED AND THAT MOISTURE ACCOUNTED FOR ONE TON | Op THE WEIGHT OF THE SHIPMENT, THIS DECEPTION REPRESENTED A LOSS OF $10,000.00 (U.S, DOLLARS) TO THE CUBANS. : | ® « S-B-C-R-E-T we? FOREIGN DISSEM a ~. cacinrenetey RATE! hy mt eerin.mmmmern nee tert remncnt —*
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