14-00000 . ae kee © tates tw PAGE 2 MEXICO CITY E416 SE CRE pPECRET "TUVO CONCCIMINENTO DE LA INTEGRACION DE LAS ESCUELAS DENOMINADAS HIDALGO Y MORELOS, DONDE VIVIAN DIVERSAS PERSONAS, PRINCIPALMEMTE DE ORIGEN CAMPESINO, EL LICENCIADG RAUL UGALDE LO INVITO A LA THAUGURACION DE LAS MIMAS, PERO QUE NO -PUuDO ASISTIR POR ENFERMEDAD. POSTER IORMENTE, A INSTANCIAS DEL LICENCTADO UGALDE, ACEPTO DAR PLATICAS DIARIAS, EN LAS CITADAS ESCUELAS, SOBRE ECONOMIA POLITICA, SOBRE E 4 MOVIMIENTO REVOLUCIONARIO INTERNACIONAL Y SOGRE LA HECESIDAD DE UNA TRANSFORMACION DEL GOBIERNO ACTUAL, PECURRIEHDO A LA YVIOLENCIA Y A LA LUCHA ARMADA, SIEMPRE ¥ CUANDO EL GOBIERHO LLEGARA A EJERCER UNA PRESTON CONTRA EL PUEBLO DE CARACTER VIOLENTO, “ ACEPTO HABER USADO EL SELDGNIMO DE ‘MARLO". "EN GUS PLATICAS HIZO ALUSION A SUS EXPERIENCIAS EN LA GUERRA DE GUETHILLAS ADOQULRIDA EN SU CALIDAD BE PERIODISTA CUANDO ESTUVO EG GUATEMALA, VEHECUELA, SANTO DOIMNGO Y NECASAGULA,. “LAS UXPLICAC TONES Que EL O10 A LOS aASLSTENTES A DICHAS ESCUELAS SOBPR LA InTEnsidad DESTRUCTIVA DE La OINAMITA Y EL uso Se hee be FA DEL PLASTICO GUE CO“%Q EXPLOSIVO USABAN LAS FHERZAS ARMAGAS DE LERERACTION NACIONAL EN VENEZUELA, Fuk DES IDO A OuUE LOS ALUMNOS LO FESPECTO aL usSO DE EOMBAS MOLOTOV Y OTROS EXPLOSIVaS, | PNT ERROAANON JEC? er
14-00000 PAGE 3 MEXICO CITY 8416 SECRET pECRET INSTRUYO A LOS ALUMNOS SOBRE EL ARME Y DESARME DE LOS MISMOS. “MANIFESTO ADEMAS QUE DESDE EL PUNTO DE VISTA INMEDIATO ES NECESARIO UNA TRANSFORMACION DEMOCRATICA DEL GOBIERNO MEXICANO Y, DE NO SER ASI, EN FORMA MEDIATA UTILIZANDO LA VIOLENCIA ARMADA.” 4. ACCORDING TO OTHER STATEMENTS MADE BY THE CONSPIRATORS, THE RICO GALAN GROUP USED BOOK ON GUERRILLA WARFARE BY CHE GUEVARA IN THEIR CLASS DISCUSSIONS, ALONG WITH THEORETICAL INSTRUCTION THE GROUP WAS GIVEN LESSONS ON DISSASCEMBLING AND ASSEMBLING PISTOLS AND RIFLES, MANUFACTURE AND USE OF MOLOTOY COCKTAILS, TIME BOMBS AND PLASTIC BOMBS OF MURIATIC ACID. REFERENCES TO GUERRILLA EXPERIENCES IN GUATEMALA, VENEZUELA, SANTO DOMINGO AND NICARAGUA WERE MADE DURING THE COURSES. ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP, A FARMER, TESTIFIED HE HAD BEEN PAID TO ATTEND THE COUTSES AND PREVENTED FROM LEAVING THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE CLASSES WERE GIVEN, (3) ON 22 AUGUST A MEXICO CITY JUDGE RETURNED INDICTMENTS AGAINST - f 27 OF THE ACCUSED PLOTTERS. NINE OF THE RINGLEADERS WERE 19 16QTED ON THREE COUNTS OF CONSPIRACY, INCITEMENT TO REBELLION AND ACCUMU} LATION OF ARMS. SENTENCES ON THESE COUNTS COLLD TOTAL UP TO 14 YEARS IW PRISON FOR EACH OF THE MINE. THE NINE WERE VICTOR RICG GALAN, RAUL UGALDE ALVAREZ,*ANA “AR (A RICO GALAN cvicToR's sisten) PECREP
; ae en PAGE 4 MEXICO CITY 8416 SECRET SCORET CARLOS AGUILERA DELGADILLO, GILBERTO BAL AM PEREYRA, DR. MIGUEL CRUZ RUIZ, GUMERSINDO GOMEZ CUEVAS, DR. OLD MAINERS HUEBNER AND ISAIAS ROJAS DELGADO. IN HANDL 116 DOWN THESE INDICTMENTS THE JUDGE . : . r STATED THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST THESE NINE BY THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WERE PROVEN BEYOND A DOUBT. FOLLOWING MEXICAN LEGAL PROCEDURES, THE FINAL VERDICT ON THESE WINE WILL BE HANDED DOWN BEFGRE THE END OF TWELVE-MONTH PEATOD FOLLOWING THEIR ARREST. OF THE RESAINING 27 ARRESTEES, 12 WEXE HELD ON 189,000 PESO BAIL ON CHANGES OF CONSPIRACY AND TwO WERE RELEASED, Ge SUPPLEMENTING ABOVE, POUCHING ADDEES 39 AUGUST FULL TEXT OF COLRT STATEMENTS AGAINST RICO GALAN AND CO-CONSPIRAT ORS, 7. TO HELP ADDEES TAILGR RICO GALAN CASE TO LOCAL SITUATIONS, PEP MEZICG CITY 3354 PARA 2-B, STATION ALSG POUCHING WITH PARA 6 TEAT COPIES OF "PORTRAIT OF A CASTRO-COMMUNTST,~“ A SIX-PAGE AIOGRAPRIC HISTORY OF RICO GALAN, AS CF auGuST 4955, IN WHICH HIS COMMECT IONS WITH CASTRO AKD LA GUEFRILLA MOVEMENTS ARE DESCRIBED. ADDEES CAN SELECT AND USE THIS MATERIAL FREELY IN PROP PLACEMENT OR VEA CIATSON, BIT IN LATTER CASE VERBATIM PASSAGE SHOULD BE AVOIDED. %, FOLIGWING ELEMENTS IS 2106 Cae CASE APPEAR PROVIDE GOOD : & PEGS FOR ADEE EXPLOITATION GEARES TO “CASTRO EXPORTS REVOLUTION” Sms. ih &
cate ak, Seemann eaneneS PAGE 5 MEXICO CITY 8416 SECRET . SECRET THEME ¢ A. RICO GALAN HAS BEEN EXPOSED AS ONE OF CASTRO’S MOST IMPORTANT AGENTS AND CHANNELS FOR FORMETING REVOLUTION AGAINST DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA. HIS PAST ACTIVITIES INDICATE HE REGARDED MEXICO ONLY AS A BASE OF OPS, A SPRINGBOARD, FOR LARGER HEMISPHERE OPERATIONS ON BEHALF CASTRO. RB. ALTHOUGH RICO GALAN AND HIS GROUP HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED VARIOUSLY AS CASTROITE, TROT SKYITE AND PRO-CHICOM, HIS CLOSE AND [WOIMATE CONTACTS WITH LOCAL CUPAN EMEASSY AND INTELL IGENCE OFFICIALS IND ICK@ETE HIS CONTINUING LOYALTY AND ADHERANCE TO CASTRO IN THIS CONNECTION A CURRENT MEXICAN NEWSPAPER ITEM DISCLOSED THAT RICO GALAN WAS [N CLOSE CONTACT WITH CASTRO AS FAR BACK AS 1956, WHEE CASTRO AND HIS FOLLOWERS WERE HIOISG OUT IN MEXICO AND UNDERGOING TRAINING IN GUERRILLA TACTICS aT a RANCH NEAR AYOTZI8GO IN MEXICO, THIS AYOTZ (NGO GROUP LATER FORMED THE EXPEDITION THAT SAILED ON THE "GRANMA” FRG" TAMPICO, MEXICO, AND ULTIMATELY CVEN- THREW THE EATISTA GOVERSMENT. Ce A NEWS REPORT FROM CARACAS REPLAYED LOCALLY STATES THAT THE VENEZUELAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION CASOCLACION VEMEZOLANA DE PERIOD ISTAS) HAS SENT & TELEGRAM TO MEXICAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO SECRET BI a stCRET re NANG
14-00000 3 a t 1 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET IN. BSS SI pace Sch \ boy FINAL SECTIQ: OF TWO) . DIAZ ORDAZ, FROTESTING RICO GALAN'S ARREST. THE LOCAL NEWS ITENS - GUCTED “INFORMED PERSOWS” IN MEXICO TO EFFECT THAT ELEAZAR DIAZ RANGEL, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, IS A MENBER OF THE VENEZUELAN COMMUNIST PARTY WHO WAS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM SAN CARLOS nti any mo PRISON IN VENEZUELA WHERE HE WAS IMPRISONED ON CHARGES OF CONSPIRING AGAINST THE LEOMI GOVERNMENT. CARACAS.STATION MAY BE ABLE TO ELASGRATE ON DIAZ RANGEL == RICO GALAN TIE TO DOCUMENT HEMISPHERIC IIFLICATIONS OF RICO GALAN CASE. De. COMMON PEG FOR ADDEE EXPLOITATION IS FACT THAT RICO GALAN CONSPIRACY, LIKE OTHER SIMILAR RECENT SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES IN OTRER LA COUNTIRES, WAS APPARENTLY HATCHED AND GUIDED BY TRI-CONT INENT CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS ANO IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS EMANATING FROM tN HAVAUAs FOLLOWING EX@CERPTS FROM LEAD EDITCRIAL IN 19 AUGUST EDITION OF PROMINENT MEXICO CITY DAILY NOVEDADES MAY SERVE AS PEG FOR ASQEE TIE-IN WITH LOCAL JMFRACAS ACTIONS, TITLED “ARTIFICO Y FONDO UNA CCNJunA.” EGITORIAL STATES: "LA INFORMACION QUE AYER QUE LOS TERROR ISTAS SINOICADOS -- oe PROPGRCLIONG NOVEDADES ACERCA DE CON PRUEBAS TAN ABUNDANTES QUE LLEGAN HASTA LA CONFESION -- DE PRETENDER ATENTAR CONTRA LAS INSTITUCIONES Y SERVICIOS GFICIALES Y PRIVADOS, HABIAN SIDO {A PUESTOS A DISPOSICION DE LA PROCURADURIA | o SECR ET |
14-00000 mney RONEN creme eID EROS Ty PAGE fA MEXICO CITY eaese CRE AQE 104g . GENERAL DE La REPUBLICA, NO CIERRA,» SINO APENAS INAUGURA UN NUEVO CAPITULO PROCESAL DE ESTE PROGRAMA EXTREMISTA. NO PUEDE PREVERSE LO QUE SAQUEN.A LUZ LAS INVESTIGACIONES JUDICIALES EN CUANTO A CONEX IONE-S E IMPLICACIONES; PERO LO EVIDENTE ES QUE NO SE PUEDE NI-SE DEBE TOMAR, COMO UN HECHO SIN IMPORTANCIA, 0 JOCOSO, 0 INGENUO, LA’ ACTIVIDAD DE ESTE GRUPO DE CONS ER ADOS, PORQUE YA HABIAN LOGRADO ENFOCAR- SU INTREPIDA ACCION CONTRA LOS SERVICIOS Y EL ORDEN PUBLICOS, PLANES DE TERRORISMO DIRIGIDOS CONTRA LA TRANQUIL IDAD Y. EL BIENESTAR DE ToDO0S Los MEXICANOS...NO ES EXACTAMENTE CIERTO QUE . MEXICO ESTE AL MARGEN DE LOS PROGRAMAS SUBVERSIVOS INTERNACIONALES. LOS CASOS DE VENEZLELA, GUATEMALA, PERU Y OTROS, ARROJAN SUFICIENTE CLARIDAD SOBRE LOS LINEAMIENTOS ESTABLECIDOS EN EL EXTERIOR PARA PERTURBA EL ORDEN SOCIAL Y POLITICO Y POWER A LATINCAMERICA ENTERA EN CONDICIONES SUBVERSIVAS. EN EL FONDO SO SE HA DESCLEIERTO NADA EN CONDICIONES SUBVERSIVAS. EN EL FONDO SO SE HA DESCUBIERTO NADA QUE NO SE SUPIERA YA, PORQUE’NO SON UN SECRETO, NI MUCHO MENOS,. LOS PLANES DE TERROR ADOPT ADCS EN LA CELEERE CONFERENCIA TRICONT INENTAL DE LA HABANA, AUSPICIADA POR CASTRO EN ENERC DE ESTE ANO. CUALQUIERA PUEDE ENTERARSE DE ESAS DIRECTRICES, QUE BUSCAN PESCAR’ EN EL RIO REVUELTO DEL CAOS, PORQUE HAN TENIDO SUFICIENTE PUBLICIDAD." SECRET A es wipe, spore *
14-00000 ae ite, PTO & oct me an Se a as ae . —_ 5 & ¢ “8 : PAGE be MEXICO CITY 8416 SECRET SChET OYE FOES “E. GUATEMALA CITY ‘STATION EMPHASES ON RICO GALAN'S 1964 TRIP.TO GUATEMALA AND CONTACT WITH YON SOSA WOULD BE DESIRABLE AS BASIS OTHER STATION PICK-UP AND REPLAY TO DOCUMENT RICO GALAN'S ACTIVIST ROLE AS CASTRO AGENT USING MEXICO AS BASE OF. OPS, SIMILARLY, RICO GALAN TRIPS TO, PANAMA, GUATEMALA, COSTA RICA, VENEZUELA’, NICARAGUA, BRAZIL CIN 1963) AND HIS INVOLVEMENT IN DOMINICAN REBELLION (BEGINNING JAN 1964) MAY PROVIDE PEGS FOR OTHER STATION ~ FOLLOW-UP. AND EXPLOITATION, DETAILS THESE ASPECTS INCLUDED IN PARA 7 “PORTRAIT” OF RICO GALAN BEING POUCHED ADDEES. - Fe ADDEE EXPLOTITATION SHOULD INCLUDE CONGRATULATORY COMMENTS. ON SWIFT AND EFFICIENT ACTION TAKEN EY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES AGAINST RICO GALAN CONSPIRACY. MANNER IN WHICH MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS NIPPED THIS SUBVERSIVE GROUP IN BUD SHOULD SERVE AS EXAMPLE FOR OTHER LA GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED WITH DEFENSE OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITU- TIONS., AT SAME TIME, FACT THAT RICO GALAN GROUP AIMED AT VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF MEXICAN GOVERNMENT SHOWS THAT CASTRO HAS ADDED MEXICO TO LIST OF TRI-CONTINENT TARGETS IN LATIN AMERICA, FACT THAT MEXICO IS ONLY LA COUNTRY MAINTAINING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND [TS SERVING CASTRO WELL AS CPEN DOOR TO ENABLE CASTRO TO CHANNEL REVOLUTION TO OTHER CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTIRES DOES NOT INS sqo oy
+ mete Lees eter ane abe phe bm NR aA INE EERO BISECTS os pete Te pln tsssq PAGE { wextco CITY 8416 SECRET sECRET FPA AAG APPEAR TO HAVE EXEMPTED MEXICO FROM CUBA‘-DIRECTED. SUBVERSION AIMED : sf in ‘LichT Rico yh AT EXPORT ING CASTRO#S REVOLUT 10N TO MEXICO ITSELF; GALAN CASE, MEXICAN GOVERNMENT 1S. COMPLETELY JUST IFIED IN FAKING ANOTHER HARD LOOK AT THE SO-CALLED ADVANTAGES OF MAINTAINING RELATIONS. HES Lemp ' Lae WITH CASTRO. 9. WILL ADVISE ADDEES ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS RICO GALAN CASE Bo “WHICH MAY PROVIDE BASIS FOLLOW- UP REPLAY AND EXPLOITATION YOUR AREAS. REQUESTS AND SUGGE ST IONS FOR FURTHER INFO oR ELABORATION ON ASPECTS OF CASE WHICH MAY BE APPLICAELE SPECIFIC ADDEE SITUATIONS wOULD BE WELCOME. ADVISE ACTIONS TAKEN. RELAY ALL CLIPS LATERALLY AND MEXICO CITY FOR POSSIBLE LOCAL REPLAY. SECRET " SEepgy