AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI | RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10200-10384 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  105-165503-25 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG. MX TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/25/1967 PAGES: 8 SUBJECT: DOCUMENT TYPE: ORIGINAL Secret CLASSIFICATION: . PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT REVIEW DATE: 03/16/1998 STATUS  Redact JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: INC MEMO, NOTE Docld: 3227891058 Page 1 RESTRICTIONS: NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: |
XI Vv a as oO ° Qa ° el a) ag ° og ee . °s . ~ Phe B no ee ential ure | copy iQ asciats Walter Toagiey May 31, 1967 | Ed bet me Ss stant ttorney ner i a.m, “Wannall wo on 7 4 —y N > Boa 8 Director, FBI Classified by2re ~ Ur. Nasca eer oe Declassify on: CANE ee) . : 4 / at EY Oe ‘ ‘ . ~ . ae a> 4 } | Ra gage ‘FRANK ANGELO FIORINI, and others EXTENDED ue ps Tee ouloa, rluel4 Beg REPORTED: PLANS: TO. BLOW. UP CUBAN .SHIP REASO a aed oe “A IN MEXICAN PORT, POSSIBLY. VERACRUZ Fel WS ANG Bete 3828 INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA FC, IN gy \ NEUTRALITY. MATTERS ~ CBA Se Dgetassiribitioy yg lq)... ts \ 7 ., BRSRASSH Reference is. made. to our previous communications WAY in: the ‘captioned mather, particularly to our communication | wo” dated May 2 1967,lwhich transmitted ‘a number of photographs depicting t Igo Of the buried explosives by: Mexican Fi authorities. a & The explosives recovered fron the burial place in ‘the £/ state of Tamaulipas. Mexico, are in the custody of the Mexican ‘Arny an Mexico City. The possibility.of having the explosives. presented at a trial within the United States together with / competent witness from the. Pireccion Federal de Seguridad (Federal. Security Police =-DFS) or the Army. has: been proposed z On May 25, 1967, our rep ntative in Mexico > furs 2 nished ‘the following information SS (a) . Re to the: ‘Mexican Government. , 1 1957 On. May 25, 1967, Fernando Gutierrez Barrios, Director \J of the DFS, and Rafael Hernandez Ochoa, Under Secretary of | 4 Governnent ’ (interior), advised that no decision has been ~ reached. as the matter is. very sensitive. politically. There | isa ‘feeling that the DFS ‘should not be compromised ‘in this il matter even ‘though they are anxious to see the:, subjects prosécuted. While it might be possible for Yexican Arny demolition experts te testify, this also poses political’ # problems which require further thought. wy MAY } . Our representative noted that the final decision, Co x in this natter may ; rest with the natn eat tee Tolson DeLoach Mohr Wick cacser REG. OZ Bley Conca 105-165503 Ao Sa” 2 - Miami 2 - Mexico City — XICO CITY PAGE TWO ~ Foreign Liaison Unit (route 7 M rough “os c 29 , Holmes FSI ie ¢38196/ er for Review) -_ /05 108502 ” We S kGandy THN ROOM TELETYPE UNIT SEE: NOTE {PAGE TWO . / "MAIL ROOM McA ie advised of developnents. nen eo Felt Gale | Rosen | Sullivan Tavel | Trotter Ea ? On FOR MIAMI AND » GonFTdential Docld: 322789105 Page 2?
° ° "Oe a . eo ° . o 4-3 (Rev. 1527-66) ° Tolson ° . \ : DeLoach ° . ; . : ° : Mohr = Wick = Casper o . . ° ° Callahan STATE Ok URGENT NDB A TO DARECTOR (105465503) GEASGH FN¢ FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY NO. 289 FOIM, i, oo | DECLASSIFICAT! ON. ..---2 fs INTERNAL SECURITY, ce FRANK Ane’ 10 “As ET ALe 4 (age Lise ae ‘uelpde, Deviassify on: CALF ia REBUAIRTEL MAY 9 LAST. THIS OFFICE HAS DETERMINED THAT EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED- ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED 2 0 igh FROM BURIAL PLACE IN STATE OF TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO, ARE IN THE 3h CUSTODY OF THE MEXICAN ARMY AT MEXICO CITY. THE POSSIBILITY = sh OF HAVING THE EXPLOSIVES PRESENTED AT A TRIAL WITHIN THE ® q UNITED STATES(TOGETHER WITH A COMPETENT WITNESS FROM THE iC DIRECCION FEDERAL DE SEGURIDAD (DFS = FEDERAL SECURITY POLICE) | 3 OR THE ARMY HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT. @ ae Cul | ON MAY 25 INSTANT, FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS, PIRECTOR TRS acclfied cn Exemot fro~ This rer ~\ me tiny y IS A FEELING \y/ a MATTER 1S VERY SENSITIVE POLITICALLY, THERE THAT THE DFS SHOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED IN THIS. MA —J HD aan “peop ery”, | (CCMA OF “Ree. 52 Dee ee # ten Pare fot oe swtfatley tm SH 2 [wr DELOACH FOR THE DIRECTOR |<” | iq JUN 7% 1967 If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. praia Pte Docld: 322789105 Page 3
oO¢ Callahan ~ Conrad Felt DECODED COPY a . en SECRET! coal COAIRGRAM xxCABLEGRAM RADIO CiTELETYPE °°." eee eee ee ee ee ie i ei ae Se eS SS a Ee a ee Ee eee ; . so oe at OD 4-9 (Rev. 1-27-66) y “se 8 Detach e ‘ . g . Mohr . : , Wick » : Casper —_ ay ; Oo Peay PAGE 2 FROM LEGAT MEXICO. CITY NO} 289 THOUGH THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE SUBJECTS PROSECUTED. WHILE !T MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE MEXICAN ARMY DEMOLITION EXPERTS TO TESTIFY, THIS ALSO POSES POLITICAL PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE FURTHER THOUGHT, (© THIS OFFICE 1S OF THE OPINION THE FINAL DECISION IN THIS MATTER MAY REST WITH PRESIDENCY, DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY AND BUREAU KEPT ADVISED. #fic) RECEIVED: 9848 PM JRL Stes a oy CC. MR. SULLIVAN aRD CC: MR. BRENNAN conti paKten 952165503" LS If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. SECRET Docld: 322789105 Page 4
° 4 ‘ ' ° ras Tolson _ 4-3 Rev. 1427-86) 9 an ° DeLoach eo. ° °. : : . . . , Mohr a og 0 \ ' Wick 2 : A Pm os Casper ———____- °° = oo 5 ° cone! ft — Felt * DECODED COPY a Cont Ment ial SECRET travel tter ———___—— = AIRGRAM. _ACABLEGRAM RADIO ciTELETYPE =! Gandy STATE Oh a mae 2 tent el Lele fKe URGENT 5225-67 | ) ee Declassify on; GAR TO DIRECTOR (105-165503) FROM/LEGAT MEXICO CITY NO. 289 FRANK ANGELO FIORINI, AKAs ET AL. 1S = ouehastie ayer REBUAIRTEL MAY 9 LAST. ep Eee)! . ; CATION. ..----- : 1... : THIS OFFICE HAS DETERMINED THAT EXPLOEPLES RECOVERED FROM BURIAL PLACE IN STATE OF TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO, ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MEXICAN ARMY AT MEXICO CITY. THE POSSIBILITY NW CONTAINED ALL IRNFORMATIO HEREIN IS UNCLAS OF HAVING THE EXPLOSIVES PRESENTED AT A TRIAL WITHIN THE UNITED STATES (Tose THER WITH A COMPETENT WITNESS FROM TRE DIRECCION FEDERAL DE SEGURIDAD (DFS © FEDERAL SECURITY POLICE) OR THE ARMY HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT. | @ ON MAY 25 ANSTANT, FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS, DIRECTOR, ASSIFIED OTHERWI SE > DFS, AND RAFAEL HERNANDEZ OCHOA, UNDERSECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT (INTERIOR) ADVISED THAT NO DECISION HAS BEEN REACHED AS THE MATTER 1S VERY SENSITIVE POLITIGALLY§ THERE 1S, APEEELING. ; * “Ns fo] Leb b (Ube 7 Nd Fo - NE a D-H Mn aibeons ADVISED BYeAses UH. Wi \g / cassis <j J! Sf] Berra HOOF Oe gaelinals: surr(s) oro Date of “\ ae parE __ If the intelligence contained in the above me€sage is to be paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic syst ComGont tel SECRET Loe ey a miktited outside the Bureau, IL tS SUBBY dtthat it be suitably, Docld: 3227891058 Page 5
we . ‘ * Tolson ‘ 4-3 (Rev. 1-27-66) an *“ .e °° DeLoach © a os % og ° : ‘ : Mohr aP? 42° . i. : Wick . e a © Casper ow . ° Callahan Conrad | Felt DECO DE “D C OP YSECRER = CAIRGRAM (xxCABLEGRAM af FADIO TELETYPE fatal PAGE 2 FROM LEGAT MEXICO CIT THOUGH THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE SUBJECTS PROSECUTED. WHILE 'T MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE MEXICAN ARMY DEMOLITION EXPERTS TO TESTIFY, THIS ALSO POSES POLITICAL PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE FURTHER THOUGHT. (@) | THIS OFFICE 1S OF THE OPINION THE FINAL DECISION IN THIS MATTER MAY REST WITH PRESIDENCY, DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY AND BUREAU KEPT ADVISEDs wy RECEIVED: 9848 PM JRL SRD CC: MR. BRENNAN * -¢ MELRIAED - If the intelligence contained in the above message: is to be disseminated_outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic system. Configkntial SECRET: Y  0S-SO$S02°25° <= 3 Docld: 3227891058 Page 6