DISPATCH-LEON ALEKSANDROVICH *BAGRAMOV.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF OF STATION, MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF, SR DIVISION
Document date: 5/4/66
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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104-10218-10062

Leonor.

DISPATCH

Cuief. Sa Diricip

Chiot, Na: Coles, HE; adaná di Siatlo.,

Chicí of Station, Mexico Clay

MiREUROOD - LOOS Aleksandrovich a BAGRANDY (201-314967)

ba mind to dip its

REFERENCES:

A.

NEXI -6918,

B

C.

DIR-4488%,

DIR-95216

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NIOD-0801

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8: 2964-3546

11.

00110233:512

DIE -96805

April 1966

W1k-96998

DIN-90593

Gu 10-2693

I.

: 0311-3896

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3a014:505944

V.

164-713,

LIFIRE Topened Subjoch's arrival in Mexico Ciay on 26

April lid vla varit dlighe 6i6.

il chinack

reported tust subject

left Mexico biay on 29 April I9o0 via Canadian Facifle Flight 55.

{OT TOrOIIO

and Montrsal.

- continuod.

Distribution:

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+201-132139...

- HARIA • 26855

201-314904

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HIMA - 25355

2.

LIEMBRACE survelllance was pur on the Motel San Francisse

In Mexico City at 1715 hours on

28 April 1966.

after le, was learned

where subject was staying.

FOllowing Is cha LIERCE coverage

until subject's ouparture s

1812 hourga

Kustan Aleksandrovich TUCHNIN (301-205304) drove

up in nis cor (plates 50-CC) and Subject got out.

went into

bar of Hotel

san francisco to have a

coke. TUbMIN drove off.

1620

subject came out of bar and bene up In elavator;

he wore sports clothes and carrled a canara

around his neck.

2101

TUCHIN arrived In same car; he gor äut and malice

lo corner of luis toya and Inuependencle, chen

came back to car.

2106

2129

JUCININ went Into hotel, leaving car la frunt.

subjoce and TUCHNIN cane oui of hotel and crove

off.

2136

Thoy arrived at Garlboldl square on san Juan de

they got out of car then and

Went to penal mine to a place caribala

no. 12.

2209

2211

They care out. (They bare alone wille in there.

They ment Into night club "Guadalajara de

Mocho, " Honduras 17.

2320

2322

2330

They came out. (They mere alone while in there).

They arrived at car and drove off..

They

arrlved de hoiel san Franclaco and Suoject

want Inslde.

2342

They come our with a bellboy carryiny tro

suitcases, 2 siral bos and a pocko,e trapped ir

fraper.

They put all this in

trunk of car and

ThaIN and Subject drove off.

0017 (29 Аргії)

0026

0028

Aiter taking the long way to alrport, thay

arrived there and parked In International areal

they then couk laguage out of car and veni to

Canadlan Pacifle Alrlines counter, Subject

chacked In for fllght 582 golng to Toronto and

Montreal.

Thay walked off after subject checked in.

They wont through gate 5 but came. out and went to

Banco Haclonal do Merico ofiice.

0037

They left bank and went back through yare 5

and out to plane, jutect was dropped

0045

off dusy

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ACCordIng LO LIFEAT, When Subject called TUCHla Ssuspace

RU, on 4 Aprll 1906, he asied If LECHOY was In Mexico.

Sergoyevich LEONOY

KnomI Küb officer.

20n5 April 19có subjere called anu spite co

LEOKOV'& wifo.

In Mexico.

(piesinally ins mire or alcasey Yakowlovich PoPoY,

Soviet Counselor in Ortant).

201-158104.

LIFEAT Indicates thai LECHOT MAT

Subject's plans and bus with subject untll 0190 on 27 april 1906.

LIERVOY also reports that subjoct erled so contace LEoNov or

26 april 1966.

Accordina to LIFEAI

sublect tried to contact Tuchi

the nornina after his arrival

TUCKiN was out and expected homa at 1400 hours.

sunjeet callin

back that afternoon, sald he had been sighiseeing argume Mario

JUCININ'S MITO sala at TOCiNIA mula

proudly be tled up all airernoon at the Emassy.

suoject sald

TuCiell and LECady ware the only people he tanted lo see in toxico.

subject told TUcNNika that he had had a cy dle la Chlia.

He and (Virally Pronorleh) RUBYSH (201-711305) and ifaul poLymy

hold stoyed in

the samn hotel. le did not binow wirector KosTsH

would stay In Chile or not.

subject also told TullidA that ho had eas names and

addrasses of

people In Manico who spoke English, since le spoto

no spanish, but les seemed reluctant lo

there up withour navina

someong along who could at least speak scanish to the taxt driver.

One of the men was (fru) Floris, whom sujee, bellerd to be a

university professor.

(COMENT: PossIly Moracio FLORES de

Pena, letolsi Oirector of cha school of Ecolanies at lark).

Apparently

Tuchild sas unable to ser Subject intll the

afternoon of do April

TUCHIN SAld he had Lans SurE LENNOY

could lave care o: subjoct, lui subject seniad sombiar put out

over YUchlas neglect.

subject wanted to borrow lucil's

camera to take sone pictures"of the historical sights," and

YUChiN agreed

to met hir that afternoon, (sources

LIFEAT).

LIFEAT also reported that on 27 Aprll 1956 Andres Gunthor

FRAMK (Aerican CorenisE

in kerico, former

school of Economici at liAM) told Earlquo SENO Caler

(2010154927

alternato member of the contral Committee of the PCM) that a trlond

of his (subject) was ln town and that one of the things he muic

Ilka to do was enor with the director of the Sentral Enerasles

Interuslante

(C6l - Maxicon Comminiat peasant orgonizallon, lig

Is Arturo CRONA Ginaz, wio ls

also i member of the Central Commiereo of the FOM).

SIMO Agreed

to make ino appointment for 28 sorll 1955, saying no mould describe

subject as correspondent for e sovlet agricultural remspaper.

FRANk adced that subloct was also very encrosted in intormation or

the salt In Manicall, and SEMO

sald he would

appolntment altin an engineer who had written on the subjoct. in the

SubJect than spoke to SiMO and rapeared the

fact that his tho

nein intorests dore in learning shar the CCl

mas doing and finding out abour the salt.

(CCKHENT:

subject was in contset

Suoject went through

FRANK to reach SEMo. An explanation lles possibly In the report:

53 c

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froM LIFEAT that FRAMK has an offer which he appears to be

apparently startina in sereaver 19660l niverso nolo fortreal,

Me Is also negotlating

"new untersleys in Toronto.

FRANK may Chus have been one

of the two names of people yiven subject to look do in Manico

eto care o above, In connection ulth his future job in Canada.

The sterlon would be Intarested In knowing shether Subject

Is en Identifiod GRU officer, particularly In view of his concaces

wIth the PCM on his vialt here,

subjoct lo Headquarcers' concurrence, the station

suggests that

che Stunnes be told of subject's contacts with

TUCHMIM and LEONOV and WIch FRANK.

The seation mould appreciato

any Iniormaçion avallable to the SMOli, confirming FRANK's

plans so move to Canada.

Millard

FOr CURTIS

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