424-10279-10258 AGENCY: RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : vol JFK Assassination System Date: - 4/27/201 IdentificationForm sl . ‘ Agency Information FBI 124-10279-10258 HQ CR 109-12-221-417 Document Information FBI LEG, MX DIRECTOR, FBI 02/10/1960 -10 oe "NRO, INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY, MATEOS, LOPEZ, SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP, CARIBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION, CUBAN EXILE ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret ; 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 05/06/1998 INDEFINITE | HW 50953 Docld: 32301923 Page
“ Date: 2/10/60 43/4 JSe ff “ . To Director, FBI Be HSCA Az l2fez/o? Rag uaF at Ag. [| From: Legat, Mexico (100~743G) at any d: Subject: MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY assis SYNOPSIS LOPEZ MATEOS' SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP (cont.)(page 2): Recent South “° merican trip or Mexican President gave emphasis to need for .. 3 . coordinated effort in resolving economic problems of Latin ‘ _ 7 America. Talks dealt with stimulation of commerce, but for 4 present principal importance of trip seems to yhave been ; emotional rather than materialistic. DAVID.ALFARC SIQUEIROS ij i page 3): While recently in Caracas, Venezuele, SICUEIROS made \ Statements critical of both Mexican President and Mexican Revolution. Mexican administration and public angered by remarks 4 CARTBBEAN POrTTTCAL SITUATION (page mE Cuba. Meeting sponsored -\ y society o ends o: Cuba he Mextéo City, 1/17/60, to :\' demonstrate support for Cuban Government . Nicaragua: Report aot received that Cuban Government still planning to support invasion, of Nicaragua with pro-Communist elements,_Haiti: Political ane 4tuation reported to be deteriorating. | uy | a cd JP IDO POPULAR = PP (POPULAR PARTY) (page 7): PP being reorganized and members being so ed to submit . background and other data. PP held annual New Year's banquet ‘on 2/6/60, PP inaugurated Pioneers, Boy Scout type organizaticn, on.2/5/60. VICENTE LOMBARDO TOLEDANO (page 8): LOMBARDO was principal speaker a Yew Year's banquet and generally spoke favorably of \ and his trin.to South age 9): t UNRECORGED COFY Fil. te otpete contra tet spew BASE wera & LEED or oh dh Se a_s cask CHOWN UPuLAs 3 " “8 = Bureau 2) oo ip , __ of A ei A are 7~A\} | “i vi ee ~- Mexico City a : #F ae 0 oS a “3 ee :pTb PECs. D0 agp MGS - , Ae Cc “Na at ESP Ait » a, JA fe sy ee? AG WW 50353 Bocldad:32301923 Page 2
Hiv SECRET) MC 100-7434 Cuban Exile Activities On January 28, 1960, PSI MIGUEL ANDRES DE LEON ROJAS reported that responsible Cuban exile groups,in Mexico City and the United States, who have supp ed Dr. LIO 2 PORTUONDO,; are convinced that General JOS LEUTERIOQPPEDRAZSACABRERA, who commands a group of Cuban military exiles in the Dominican Republic, would not be a wise selection as the military leader of the attempt to overthrow the CASTRO government. The PSI further sdypsea, nat these Cuban exile groups believe that PEDRO LUISWDIA NZ, former Chief of, the Cuban Air. Force, would be a much better military leader. (%' Aly The PSI also advised that information received from |. sources within Cuba reflected that FIDEL CASTRO had prepared a decree ordering the United States to vacate the Guantanamo Naval Base. According to this information, the decree was originally prepared in late November, 1959, but had not yet been signed for issuance. (¢% e2y a Miami, Florida, of an invasion a pt which allegedly would be made by supporters of ROLANDO SFERRER,' a Cuban exile who resides a TRANDA, The PSI stated that MASFERRER, ROBERTO The PSI further reported shat he yes gard reports in ERNANDE NDA, NO OTHMAN, and their associates. form a " group ¥ which is not regarded in a favorable light by responsible Cuban exiles or by responsible elements within Cuba. The PSI stated that from the information available to him in Miami he doubted very much that MASFERRER would be able to make an attempt at invading Cuba or, if an attempt were made, that it would be successful. “P&) (ws Nicaragua PSI DE LEON also advised on January 28 that he had eceived information from within Cuba that ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA has not abandoned his projéct to utilize pro-Communist édfaguan exiles and~Cuban "volunteers" in an attempt to invade Nicaragua. This source advised that approximately 400 guerrillas have been trained to make up the invasion force. The PSI stated he had received no information as to the timing of such an attempt, but expressed doubt that.it would occur in the immediate future in view of the concern of the Cuban Govern- ment over a possible early invasion attempt by Cuban exiles. (44) 5a Stokes — “sd i ’ 50953 DBocld: 32301923 Page 3
ee "SECRET MC 100-743¢ will not only benefit Mexico but its sister Latin American countries who are bound together not only by historical ties but by the same economic and social conditions and identical perspectives. In apparent reference to DAVID ALFARO STQUETROS 2 “4/000 leading PCM figure, he stated that some people, who are able~ , to understand national and international politics altho they cpound them daily, have been critical of LLOPEZ. ' trip. During the course of the President's trip . SIQUEIROS made a statement to the press wherein he criticized the President for not accepting a bid to visit Cuba and stated that President LOPEZ MATEOS was merely laying the ground work for a subsequent visit by President EISENHOWER. LOMBARDO was critical of President LOPEZ MATEOS in certain respects, particularly in connection with the imprisonment of the railroad strike agitators and PCM and POCM leaders, age and is disposed to follow an international policy that | “vy! ACTION TAKEN: None. Will be disseminated in the next report on the PP. S) S) Investigation conducted by this -oftigg to identify “pointed to eo - os. “f. Jy CsJ | te on ; 19605: , |returnea to Mexico city C5 from a trip Los es. to tne fter keptyaA prearranged meeting withl Ben 11960, an Ls, ~ nim newspa Clippings @athered bv $) “instructed ME} o pick up a | 5] 19 as to contain questio C, rip to_Los Angeles, Iso set up a sJ ersonal meeting fo 11960. (6) ~Q= SECRE™ WW 50353 Bocld: 32301923 Page 4
‘SECREW MG 100-7434 1960. contrary tell Tl this Cs} instead of being $) <—a=—=treeps the notes of his observations and the newspaper ippings, among what type of 3 people does initiate his contacts, CS s expenses have be the manner_in_which the data on seen by thd Was obtaineaL S$} ted in the vicinity or the placesCS$ ) sited, f tak photographs, the securit of the objectives, how| pxplains his trips to his bs family, and the identity o @ objectives on which data can be more easily secured. &) at, te questions posed 96 & chane ACTION TAKEN: None, pursuant to specific Bureau instructions. Al 4G ; * -10=- SECRES WW 50353 DBocld:32301923 Page 5