» 104-10428-10206] ered Jay 7 I 5. Sire ACTION: LA=& (792) INFO: FILE, vk, NCI/SPA, DBDUH=4, CS/KE, DDE, C/PCSe. CAw4, CCSe2, Cled, CUMMOR7, CwO-2, EPS/EG=2, IP/OMS, LSN/IL- LOPL=D, ED-4, OGC2, OLC, SAavyvo “8, SECUR=%3, Sla, SIA/FL, SIA/IC, (o3/m) . oo 78 0258730, __ PAGE 001 IN 0258750 TOR: 2701512 Jan 78 [| 43499 j i SEC RE T 2700082 JAN 78 STAFF CS | crre| | a3099 . . Ly TO? IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR. Ay an WNINTEQ RivVIER MHSPLASH ws ff REFS: A. CIRECTOR 15413) B. DIRECTOR 154958 4, °C. 43602 0236567 (oD. . 43110 1. REVIEW OF FBI DOCUMENTS RELATING TO LEE HARVEY. CSWALO TRANSMITTED BY TM=25066 WERE RECEIVED AT’ eS JAN AND HAVE BEEN REVIEWED. COWCUR HOS ASSESSMENT CONCERNING POTENTIAL DAMAGE WHICH CAN BE DONE 10 | | OPERATIONS aND[ SJ ACTIVITIES AS RESULT THEIR-REVECATION. | | SHOULG DOCUMENTS BE SURFACED MExICo CITY. BELIEVE we CAN a ANTICIPATE THAT SENIOk MEXICAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AWD . OUR WILL BE SHOCKED (AS THEY WERE IN - CAS VIOUS REVELATIONS) THAT AwY GUVERNMENT COULD . WILLINGLY REVEAL INFORMATION SO EMBARRASSING AND COUNTER} PRODUCTIVE To IRELATIONS. | e. IN ADDITIUN TU THE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN REF He ‘THERE ARE OTHERS wHICH COME CLOSE TQ CONFIRMIN MUNIST ALLEGATIONS COArERNING ReLarTOnonres setwcen | fano JORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICIALS. WILL RECALL THAT KDIMPACT/1) SPECIFICALLY WARNED (REF D) ABOUT WITH THE MINISTRY UF GOVERNMENT BEING MADE PUBLIC. ID THAT THIS wUULD "CAUSE GRAVE PROBLEMS. FOR ALL CONCERNED." SUM TOTAL THESE DOCUMENTS WILL GO A LONG WAY. TOWARDS CONFIRMING RECENT COMMUNIST ATTEMPT TO EMBARRASS THE VICE=PRESIDENT BY SURFACING BANNER ARTICLE IN PROMIENT LOCAL NEWSPAPER ABOUT CIA USE OF MEXICAN OFFICIALS TO SPY OW MEXICO. CREF C). SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE COMMURIST ALLEGATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: . A. BLING MEMG BY FBI DATED MARCH lo. 1964 CAPTIONED, LEE. HARVEY OSWALO." FIRST PARAGRAPH: "A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ABROAD wHO IS THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THE WORKINGS OF THE MEXICAN MINISTRY OF GOBERNACION )JINTERIOR) HAS SECRET
13-00000 SECRET . STAFF 78 O258730A | . PAGE 002 IN 0258730A CORRECTED COPY TOR: 270151Z JAN 78 43699 FURNISHED YHE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CUNCERNING THE PROCEDURES UTILIZED BY THE MEXICAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENTRY AND DEPARTURE OF NON@MEXICAN CITIZENS INTO- AND OuT OF MEXICO." . B. URGENT CLASSIFIED TELEGRAM TO DIR/FBI FRUM | LEGAT MEXICO CITY, NG. 3606 DATED 2=7=64, CONTAINS STATEMENT? "LIC. LUIS ECHEVERRIA, ACTING MINISTER OF GOBERNACION. WiLL | BE NOTIFIED RE PUSSIBLE POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION OF ROJAS+ HIS Se IDENTITY AND ALLEGATIONS MADE BY RUJAS RE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION | i i | | AND ECHEVERRIA'S CUGPERATION REQUESTED TO CONDUCT SAIC EXAMINATION.® C. MEMG TO DIRECTOR, FHI FROM LEGAT, MEXICOs DATED. APRIL 28, 1964 REVIEWS INVESTIGATIUNS CARRIED OUT BY FBI ‘AGENTS IN MEXICO CITY. UNDER "SA JOSEPH B. GARCIA" ON PAGE TWO APPEARS THE FOLLGWING REPORT: "HANDLED LIAISON WITH: THE MEXICAN MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT, RECEIVING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND DATA FROM LICENCIADO (ATTORNEY) LUIS ECHEVERRIA,. ACTING .. . on, MINISTER, AND THE SUB=DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT UF IMMIGRATION, “8070” fae: LICENCIADO RAFAEL HERNANDEZ OCHOA. ALSO HANDLED LIAISON WITH ae a THE MEXICAN FEDERAL SECURITY POLICE AND ARRANGED FOR DELIVERY —— | OF A CUPY OF THE SIGNED STATEMENT OF SILVIA TIRADO DE DURAN pe BY CAPTAIN FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS." nn D. BLIND FEI MEMO DATED MAY 5S. 1964 AND CAPTIONED "LEE HARVEY OSWALD" SAYS ON PAGE 9: "ON MARCH 24, 1964, CAPTAIN FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS. SUB=DIRECTOR OF THE MEXICAN FEDERAL SECURITY POLICE (DFS), ADVISED THE THIRD CONFIDENTIAL SOUKCE ABROAD THAT HIS AGENCY HAD CONDUCTED NO INVESTIGATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRAVEL IN MEXICO OF LEE HARVEY’ OSWALD AND DID NOT HAVE IN ITS PUSSESSIUN ANY PASSENGER LISTS: FROM ANY BUS LINES." 3. OTHER DOCUMENTS OFFICIAL RECOGNIZE THAT CIA IS ACTIVE Inf __ MEXICO CITY, HAS JURISDICTION OVER AND MONITORS THE : “ACTIVITIES OF THE CUBAN AND SOVIET EMBASSIES, AND CONDUCTS _ : | "SENSITIVE COVERAGE" OF THESE INSTALLATIONS (PHOTOGRAPH) x PRIOR ALLEGATIONS OF CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES OF THE FBI IN MEXICO ARE ALSO CONFIRMED BY STATEMENTS SUCH 4S "DECLASSIFICATION (OF ThE DOCUMENT) WOULD DAMAGE OUR OPERATIONS IN MEXICO CITY," REFERRED TO IN AT LEAST FIVE DOCUMENTS. Two UF THE DOCUMENTS GO SU FAR AS TO IDENTIFY THAT THE FBI HAD A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT (AN ACCOUNTANT) IN THE CUBANA AIRLINES OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY. ANOTHER MEMO DATED APRIL 1, 1964 oe SECRET
13-00000 Che ; ' § SECRET STAFF 78 02567308 PAGE 003 ©  . IN O258730A. CURRECTED COPY TOR: 2701512 JAN 78 © Cece) 2222? ACKNOWLECGES THAT CIA. RAD AW OPS- INTEREST AT OWE TIME, oR ANOTHER: ' IN TRREE ANTI=CASTRO GROUPS, THE DRE» JURE. AND 30TH OF NOVEMBER. 4. HOS STATED IN REF 8B THAT IT HAD MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FRI/FOIA FOR FURTHER DELETIONS IN. AND DENIAL OF, CERTAIN DOCUMENTS. wE ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FOUR +. DOCUMENTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH ONE ABOVE. PLS ADVISE URGENTLY WHAT ©. ACTION wAS TAKEN BY THE FBI CONCERNING THESE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS. PRESUME THAT ALL DOCUMENTS NOw MADE PUBLIC AND THUS TOO LATE TO DENY THEIR RELEASE. 5. (pc annine PROVIDE COPES OF ALL THE - DOCUMENTS TO IKDIMPACI7I) IN ORDER TO ALERT HIM WHAT ‘TYPE OF PUBLICITY MAY BE FORTHCOMING. 6. FILE: 200"120"150. EAs IMPDET. END OF MESSAGE SECRET