Released under the John es AGENCY: RECORD: NUMBER: RECORD SERIES: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ORIGINATOR: | FROM: ~ TITLE: DATE: PAGES: 8 SUBJECT: DOCUMENT TYPE: ~ Docld: 3227867590 Page 1 F. Kenn Le AGENCY INFORMATION FBI 124-10197-10366 HQ 9-48130-2 DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI SAC, WMFO DIRECTOR, FBI 06/10/1968 THREAT, FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, ERNESTO, CUBAN POWER PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: — 04/06/1998 UPDATE _ DATE: STATUS _ Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: 3 PAGES IN SPANISH, INC 3 TG, ENV of 1992 (44 USC
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 -(44-SC 310 FBI DAER 4-247 3917 7 I. tie, 2. {Folson. | gy . “Deteacs i \* 4 “Oo, ; . . & or 4 Transmit the following in Via AIRTEL ; 7 on 8 LLCS... TO: DIRECTOR, FBI . ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY | | IDENTIFICATION Oh FROM: SAC, WFO (9-2065) (P) : DIVISION ALLEGED THREATS 20 Bovemmmrrs poe 4 DQQ OF SPAIN, MEXICO, ENGLAND AND oO ele St NVA oy RN . 7.57 as : | fs S cli... POSSIBLE EXTORTION 7 5 = » Se" (Oo: . v al f|  &/ oe LL MA | a “ReWFOtel to Bureau Captioned as above, 6/8/68; ¢ 7 Butel to WFO 6/8/68. On 6/10/68, Mr. ALBERTO BECERRA SIERRA, Minister, Mexican Embassy, 2829 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., phone AD 4-6000, advised he was in possession of an envelope postmarked Miami, Florida, and received at the . Embassy 6/10/68. Mr. BECERRA SIERRA felt that the threatening communications were contained in this envelope. UNRECORDED COPY FILED In On 6/10/68, Mr. BECERRA SIERRA was interviewed and he requested that the interviewing agents open the envelope which he thought contained the threats. The envelope was opened and contained therein were three estern Union telegram forms which contained a typewritten Goes in the Spanish language. The contents of each of Oy Bureau (Ene A)” RE, Cj ce reas Cn C6 7— 48130 0 1 - WFO JFC:ssb (7) 7 pol Ae fis A Docld: 32278687590 Page 2? + Hotes.
a) g eo Le] o ° ' Released under the ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). S ° ° DATE: 11-14-2017 % ° o ry WFO 9-2065 No. 3 Western Union telegram dated 6/6/68, to the Honorable GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ, Palacio de Gobierno, Mexico, D.F.:; . "Disregarding the petitions of the Cuban people, it obliges us to give an ultimatum of war against your Government unless you suspend all commerce with the Cuban Communists regime. If you do not do this, you will be the one responsible for the Mexican ships and planes that will be dynamited. To avoid further mishaps, don't make the mistake of under estimating this advice from Cuban power. Signed ERNESTO Delegate General Cuban Power" The envelope in which the above described telegram forms were received is postmarked Miami, Florida, and dated 6/7/68. It is addressed "The Honorable Ambassador of Estados Unidos de México to the United States, Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C."' Mr. SIERRA advised that only he handled the enclosed envelope and he further advised that he has been fingerprinted in the past by the U.S. Immigration Service. SIERRA further advised that the MPD is affording protection to the Mexican Embassy. an Intelligence Division, MPD, was advised of the above information. ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU One envelope and three telegrams contained therein. Gg 130° 2 Docld: 3227867590 Page 3