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Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
To: WINSTON M SCOTT
Document date: 10/16/1961
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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16 October 1961

MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE:

FROM:

Winston 16. Scott

SUBJECT:

LIFENSOR

1. At 2030 houra on Friday, 30 June 1961, 1 Baw/LITENSOR.

2. I said I had been

a. I had been sent by Ambassador Mana;

b. Ambassador Mann had had an approach from a

friend of General CARDENAS who had maid that General CARDENAS:

i. Thought the plan of President Kenedy to help

raise the atandard of living in Latin America was a great plan by a

great man;

ii. Believed it necessary to see that the benefits

(money) which were distributed in Latin America gel down to the poor;

iii. General CARDENAS was willing to act as a

"consejero" himself to belp see that money reached the poor instead

of getting into pociers of ruling class and the rich; and

iv. That General CARDENAS was willing to meet

with Ambassador Mann to elaborate on this idea should the Ambassador

wish it.

c. I gaid Ambassador wished LITENSOR]first to know that

the Ambassador wished to support LITENSOR and the PRI:

• I said that Ambassador Mann was concerned over th

ossibility that this "plan" of CARDENAS' might be in some wa

connected with the reported plan of CARDENAS to form a new political

party in Mexico and with his reported organization of "Estudiantile:

Cardenistas" in the I. P. N. and other schoola;

• LENsORjaaid "I don's believe General CARDiNAS

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will form a new political party"":

1. LIfENSOR anied il Ambassador Mann were sure

General CARDENAS was not merely expressing a fear that the

noney would lot get to the poor--"lie Senator Mansfield fears".

• Ho said triany of us have that fear; the fear that in countries lie

El Salvador the ruling families will reap all the benefits. He said

Mexico is different.

We have fifty years of Revolutionary govern-

tient and millions of landowners.

I assured him that Ambassador

Mann had had it made clear to him by CARDENAS' messenger that

CARDENAS was "willing to be an adviser" to help (mince he was honest

and reupected) to see that the money got to the poor and was not taken

by 'governin: persons".

8. I said The Ambassador wished LITENSOR to i now of

the approach and also would appreciate any suggestions LITENSOR] C

would give him.

The Ambassador wished to r.now whether LITENSOR] Ol

would suggest that he forget the matter or try to make contact wsth

General CARDENAS.

n. [LIFENSORiwas very profuse in expresging his gratitude

to The Ambassador for sending nie to see him and for sendins this

repors.) As to suigestions, he said that/he approach should not be 24j

ignoredf it was very interesting. He suggested that The Ambassador

send General CARDENAS a copy of "The Constitution"' of the Inter-

American Bank. and send him word that a ' Cormission of Advisers"

such as he sifiested could not be established without an Amendnient

to the Connitution. LITENSOR said the government in each country

was (by the Constitution of the Bani) to represent that country--and

no provision for a group of advisers-was made. He further suggestec

hat Ambassador Mann say that Ambassador Mann would be villin, to

discuss the ratter further with General CARDENAS "at any time

General CARDENAS wished to call on The Ambassador at the U.S.

Embassy Residence'.

1. LIfENSOR] asked if l had ever talked to Cieneral

CARDENAS.

I said I had never met him. He said he is intelligent

bur very fixed in his opinions, is willing to diacuss any question but

does not change his ideas because he listens to arguments againat him.

He said General CARDENAS is never "openly angry".

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1. /LITENSOR]repeatedly adied that I thank The Ambasrador.

"preoccupied" over the visit to the Guaymas installation by Jorge

TAMAYO. I said we were concerned when we learned of the vialt.

prior. knowledge.

m. I told him that Ambassador Mann had said that we

should not be so concerned over TAMAYO's viait because: first.

there was nothing secret about the inntallation; and, second, we in the Of

USA Invited TASS and PRAVDA reportera to Cape Canaveral. (LITENSOR

liced this.)

n. I told/LITENSOR|of the Communist circular asking

voters to write "Libertad por Presos Politicos" on their election ballots.

He had not heard of this, I promised to send him a copy.

3. I left|LITENSOR}ar 2110 hours.

Distribution: ol

• Orig - [LITENSORJP-

i - P-I4*s (CARDENAS)

1 - Amb. Mann file ~

1 - LIENVOY, Prod.

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