EXAMINATION BY MR. G. ROBERT BLAKEY OF SANITIZED PORTIONS OF HISTORY OF MEXICO CITY STATION
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: HAWKINS, MARTIN C., C/LA/MGSB
Document date: 08/24/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

## Page 1

104-10065-10061

SECRET

24 August 1978

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Examination by Mr. G. Robert Blakey of Sanitized

Portions of History of Mexico City Station

1. At 1745 hours' on 23 August 1978, Mr. Scott Breckinridge,

Mr. Norbert Shepanek and the undersigned

met with Mi. G. Robert

Blakey, Chier Counsel of the house select Committee on

Assassinations (HSCA).

The meeting took place in Mr. Breckinridge's

(SECRET), a three volume history of the Mexico, City Station

covering

the periodI

J- 1969.

The portions selected for

sanitization were previously designated by Mr. Gary Cornwell

being of interest to the HSCA:

Mr. Edwin Lopez, of the HSCA

staff, was also present, but did not have access to the Mexico

•City Station material.

as

2.

Mr. Blakey was furnished the following sanitized portions

of the Station history which he read in my presence:

a. Volume I

Chapter II (C) - Station Expansion and

1969), consisting of pages 34 through 57.

b. Volume II, Chapter III (A-3) - The Cuban Embassy,

consisting of pages

221 through 256.

c.

Volume II, Chapter III (A-4) - Operational Support and

Technical Collection Activities, consisting of pages 257 through 298.

d. Volume II, Chapter III (B) - Covert Action Operations

(portion relating to

operations only), consisting of pages

327 through 336.

e. Volume II, Chapter IV

I (portions relating to Project

LIENVOY and LITEMPO only), consisting of pages 409 through 423.

f. Volume III, Chapter X - Merida Base (1962 - 1965),

consisting of pages 485 through 494.

SECRET

05698

---

## Page 2

14-00000

SECRET

3.

I assured Mr. Blakey that I would be happy to discuss

with him any of the deleted items and explain the nature of

the content and the reason

chat since he was personally reviewing the material, and the

same would hold true for Mr. Cornwell, I felt that I could be

a tre to w

for its deletion.

I told Mr. Blakey

very candid in describing the deleted

thanked me, but did not at any time raise any questions about

deletions.

After he had finished his reivew I repeated my

offer to discuss any portion of the material. He again thanked

me and said he had no questions.

Mr. Blakey did not indicate (nor did I ask) whether

he would continue to seek access to the entire three volume

12a to se

history in its unsanitized form.

lawkin:

C/LA/MGSB

SECRET

---