14-00000 SBCRET t Yh . ‘e + pes ‘ Ne PRODUCTION - JULY 1963 ; MEXIs _ HMMAs3 HMMs { MEXI-5570 HMMA - 21824 HMM- 7542 MEX1-5569 HIMMA-21802 HMM- 7539 MEXI-5565 . HMMA -21762 HMM-7502 MEXI-5532 ; HMMA -21742 HMM-7501 \ 7 MEX1-5487 LIMMA-21709 HMM-7500 \ ‘ MEXI-5465 (HMM-7547) [IMMA - 21693 HMM-7499 : : MEXI-5459 HMMA- 21681 HIMM-7498 : MEX1-5458 (HMM- 7543) HMMA-21673 HMM-7497 : . ~ MEXI-5457 (HMM- 7544) HMMA- 21672 HMM-7496 MEX1-5452 HMMA - 21669 HMM-7495 MERXI-5438 LIMMA~- 21655 EIMM-7486 MEXI-5412 HMM-7481i MEX1-5377 (HMM-7525) HMM-7480 MEX1-5353 (LIMM-7524) HMM- 7478 MEXI-5351l (HIMM-7523) MEXI-5340 MERXI-5334 MEXI-5296 MEXI-5295 (HMM-7403) rn ee nee nee 19 + il + i4 GROuP ¢ Excisded vam avtsmate Gawnyrasiay seco f declaseaine’’i ‘ » eect
‘eae nanoseeeeetsesene barristers A TAA ALAN PRU TESS Ate ag ate Baad FO Re [| DISPATCH | owe. | t t Chief of Station, Mexteo City Koo iaeexims eto CIT ] 0 | . . i od AN OMLY QUALIFHS OG Se nn Disnoe bso be | AN BoE ROLL { Faxes : : SURtCT . . ; mayea/iteavr _ - eee BETIOA FLCUIRED - REFEREMCLS References: A. MEXT 5b48 B: MEXE 5467 i. The referenced enables describe two recent incidents in which the Mexico City Stution mie use of LIENVOY information to take investigative or punitive action agninst security suspects. The first reference reported the identifying and "trapping" of a PRPEIME citizen who was offering his services , ‘to the Cuban Embassy, and the second reported the deporting of a Cuban IS “ft agent identified by LIENVOY material. { | i | \ i | . , 2. In both of these cases, there seems to have been departure from the j extreme caution with which the Mexico Station has always handled the LIENVOY | material. Admitting that the cables do not set out enough facts to enable us to make a final judgment, we still feel a little uneasy mout this use of | - LYENVOY material. In the first case, the Station sent an agent to the suspect's | hotel, posing as a Cuben Embassy official to "trap” him into revealing his intentions. The scheme, which was admittedly clever, succeeded, but we vere concerned about what would have happened if the Cubans themselves had decided te eontact the individual. Would not the LIENVOY speration have been exposed | to same extent? We grant that the Cubans and other bloe pergcnnel in Mexive City may suspect LIENVOY exists, but they do not know it --= yet. Incidentally, we had no traces on the PRPRIMER involved. \ | 1 | ! | t | 3. The second case involved the detection, spprehension and deportation of a Cuban IS agent whose whereabouts vere learned througn LIENVOY. From the ™~ few facts we know about this case, we cannot really judge the “possible risk to LIENVOY. The Mexico Station created LIENVOY and has always guarded ite security with serupulous care. Haas there teen 4 change? hk. Finally, pleasenote that both these cases should have been reported to Heedquarters before action was taken. In general, arrests, deportation, ™ trapping, or other action against security suspects should be approved by Head- quarters, except where in the opinion of the Chief of Station, the added time needed would seriously impair ODYOKE security or the security of our operations. The Mexico Station has always done this, and the coincidence of two recent cases where. it was. not done inspires us to query you. Please let us know your views. ; END OF DISPATCH ; Remové?d fron Projeat 4OoAwe . csye Distribtuion: 308 geet ication: yur G- 23745 2 ~ Mexico City Bors’? 02” 23/94 sce ae es ate ce ace ce pte con aces naman ete ae na Bold - ia Soll worn ewe CROSS REFERENCE TO H DISPATCH SYREOL ANT NETHER i DATE “7 988 ne BOS Aut. 19630. ' Cp anal CATON ; i HOS PME PeUnlitt i : Hl h. se vey pes BECRET None eG ba 15/3 ORIGINATING CPLA Taesst Aer tad 1 - CI/ops/wH c/wi/3 John HM. whitten: enty le c/wa/3 LOCGRE NATING Riceasnd . errr ere 1 UATE ae : AT. fay | AEP LE C/WH . 4. of KEK 2 aA miter end Le REN hte NT REIS np OISET RCS SURAT ARSENE Ore £1 ES ea ae eenbeeaaaon err tn ce On et Niner ort ceestien eee