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Samer we TE RLIINIAT | ec RRR INTRON EE Loreena “a eam omelet ae 7 6 nes & mee, a CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ¢ ROUTINE Intelligence Information Cable  ™ -ais13 PAGE 1-OF 2 PAGES STAVE/IN® 4 AAMY fave aie JCO seCcoRT caine information éecttn, cting the Wat National Defence of the United ‘States within the meaning 6f the Expionsge Rawa, Tithe 38 U.S, ot which in unewtnorised pereon ig prohiirited by law, Thie material son Gece. TR) and 704, ihe irananiaem oF im any menner te sis figemgooding ond davigetiggngn, SSEM THIS 19 AN INrTC AMATION REPORT, Bo APAR FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. FOCS ~314/10568+66 . — _ «2322862 CITE 66 eee pe ee ITD 23 AUGUST 1966 “COUNTRY8* MEXICO DOIs 14-28 AUGUST 1966 SUBJECT s PRELIM VIHAR’ RESULTS OF iNVESTIGATI 10H OF PEMEX EXPLOSION AT POZA RICA, VERACRUZ REF: His 13,622 ° ACQ: MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (22 AUG 66) FIELD NO. HMM-13,624 SOURCE $ PRELIMILAGRY RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION BY MEXICAN le SECURITY OFFICIALS OF THE 14 AUGUST ECAPLOSION AND FIRE 18 THE rye be bee 2X REFINERY AT POZA RICA, VERACRUZ, HAVE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE “TO INDICATE #HO #IGHT BE RESPONSISLE FOR THE EXPLOSION. INVESTIGATION 15 HASPERED BY THE FACT THAT SECURITY PRE- ALMOST NONEKISTENT. AT THE Ft CAUTIONS AT THe SEFINERY ARE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION ONLY ONE GATE GUARD AND TWO SOLDIERS © - HERE ON OLTY IN THE ENTIRE PLANT. $-E-C-R-E-T $a) FOREIGN DISSEM #64 NIC AID UBIA 80G ONE OCA CORA Ble CGB clAs~Me won a“
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