JFK Assassination System Date: - 4/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10279-10258 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 109-12-221-417 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG, MX TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/10/1960 PAGES: -10 SUBJECTS : o "NRO, INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY, MATEOS, LOPEZ, SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP, CARIBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION, CUBAN EXILE ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/06/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 1 | HW 55271 Docld:32301923 Page 1
a: 6 forud 4 Dat 2/10/60 afi he TS ! - . To: Director, FBI Be HSCA Age l2/22/?? Rag uaet at Az. | From: Legat, Mexico (100-~743q) at aay b: Subject: MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY SSH \ SYNOPSIS LOPEZ MATEOS' SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP (cont. ) (page 2): Recent South. - nmerican trip o exican president gave emphasis to need for .. 4 \, coordinated effort in resolving economic problems of Latin ky 7 America. Talis dealt with stimulation of commerce, but for present principal importance of trip seems to shave been enotional rather than materialistic. DAVID.ALFARC SIQUEIROS page 3): While recently in Caracas, Venezuelé, SICUEIROS made \ Statements critical of both Mexican President and Mexican Revolution. Mexican administration and public angerod by remarks ; CART BBEAN PORTTTCAL SITUATION (page et Cuba. Meeting sponsored ; al y society o ends o: Guba he MexiTéo City, 1/17/60, to :\'° demonstrate support for Cuban Government . o Nicaragua: Report : \ \ received that Cuban Government still planning to support invasion, 4. \ of Nicaragua with pro-Communist elements. Haiti: Politica] a 4 “ot > JFK Act 6 5 — ia PYPAREIDO POPULAR - PP (POPULAR PARTY) (Page 7 6 PP being reorganized and members being s ed to submit a 8, 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 ; 43a principal speaker a Yew YearTs banquet and generally spoke : oie favorably pf government of LOPEZ MATEOS and his trip ye Gciw America. Rpage 9): 4 “ ee JEK Act 6 yore wares He - Bureau AT AA a4 1 - Mexico City Pam ’ 3 3 waar her spfb EOL. CA LSA Z me ~ ian Oe | rahe fps ee ed ake ete pe Le HW 55271 DBocld:32301923 Page ?
HW 55271 SECRET) MC 100-7434a Cuban Exile Activities On January 28, 1960, reported that responsible Cuban exile groups,in Mexjco City and the United States, who have supp ed Dr. LIO INEZ PORTUONDO, are convinced that General JOS LEUTERI EDRAZSACABRERA, 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, hat these Cuban exile groups believe that PEDRO LUIS"DIA NZ, former Chief of, the Cuban Air. Force, would be a much better military leader. (&' Ay 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. (¢% e2Sy 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 " g¥oup 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. AW Nicaragua Pst on te 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 éaraguan 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. (4) “JEK Act 6 (4) -~5- sStcRe or DoclId: 323019273 Page 3
"SECRET MC 100-743¢ age and is disposed to follow an international policy that 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 SIQUEIROS, “4/440 leading PCM figure, he stated that some people, who are ablew , to understand national and international politics altho = they pound them daily, have been critical i oe ' 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, ACTION TAKEN: None. Will be disseminated in the next report on the PP. JFK Act 6 (1) (B) 'S) JFK Act 6 (1) (2S) LE nvestigation conducted by this o ¢ to identify JFK Act 6 (1) (B) CsJ fe) 1960, ° 20 breast eturned to Mexico city C5 J from a trip coos ES es; He the caf ter kepty-A prearranged meeting wit Ponl se CC*C“i«é‘iLC ONY’ Nr over to (ag well as a 4 “ d newspaper clippings sathered pv mgtructed_MEX{87lto pick up al SOS™~CS FF 1960, frods—“‘CSCCO#O#O#O#(#(O#O#(C#C#C#C#PSE meets," Tha _—s—s—sW Wass’ Go contain questions regarding MEXy (Cs). rip-to Los Angeles,| ss plso. set up a Cs ~Q- JFK Act 6 (1) (B) HW 55271 DBocld:32301923 Page 4