FAIR TO OPEN IN MEXICO CITY
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 11/22/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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1. ECON OFFICER'S SOURCE IS NASSER FIRM REPORTED LATE 21

NOV

THAT ALL GOODS FOR CHICOM FAIR, IN MEXICO CITY AND THAT TARGET DATE

FOR FAIR OPENING WAS 5 DEC. ALTHO NO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO DATE •

AND OPENING DATE NOT COMPLETELY FIRM, FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, STATION

WORKING AGAINST 5 DEC DATE.

2. STATION PLANS FOR HARASSMENT CHINESE INCI FOL:

A. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION CARDS INVITING LOCAL POPULACE

TO FAIR GROUNDS FOR FREE MEAL ON SPECIFIC DATE AND TIME. PLAN HAVE

STATION ASSETS IN CROWD THAT GATHERS IO TRY INCITE DEMONSTRATION

AGAINST CHINESE.

B. HAVE STATION ASSEIS SURREPT IT IOUSLY LEAVE COPIES

"GENERAL TONTO" AT FAIR GROUNDS. PRESS ASSETS WOULD THEN PLAY

THEME OF CHINESE PROPAGANDA AT FAIR. SINCE "CENERAL TONIO" IS KUBAR

PRODUCED AND HAS BEEN-SUBJECT CONDEMNATORY ARTICLE BY CARDENAS,

WOULD EXPECT SOME FURTHER BUILDUP SINO/ SOVIET FEUD FROM THIS CAMBII.

C. BRIEFING PBPRIME

NEWSMEÑRE CHICOM FAIR AND MENACE THIS

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REPRESENIS. FIRST RESULT THIS ACTION WAS 17 NOV ARTICLE IN NEV YOF

YORK

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D. PRESS PLACEMENIS MEXICO.

3. IN ORDER ACCOMPLISH ABOVE NEED RAPID HQS SUPPORT INCL:

A. POUCHING 5 BE COPIES GENERAL TONTO AND/ OR OTHER MATERIAL

SUITABLE FOR USE AS OUTLINED PARA 2?.

B. GUIDANCE FOR USE IN BRIEFING POPRIME AND FRIENDLY NEWSMEN

WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON RECENT CHICOM ACTIVITIES ELSEWHERE IN

FREE WORLD, EMPHASIZING LATIN AMERICA.

C. CONTINUING FLOW GUIDANCE FOR PASSAGE TO KUBARK PRESS ASSETS

FOR USE IN LOCAL PRESS.

4. NOTE THAT GUIDANCE REQUESTED CAN ALSO BE USED BY COS WITH

HIS HIGH LEVEL GOM CONTACTS.

5. REQUEST HQS VIEWS RE USE STENCH-DEVICES, ITCHING POWDER,

ETC. AT FAIR GROUNDS. ALTHO STATION HAS CAPABILITY, NOT SURE USE

THESE DEVICES WOULD HAVE DESIRED EFFECT OF DENIGRATING CHICOMS AND

MAKING MORE DIFFICULT IHEIR CONTINUED PRESENCE MEXICO AFTER FAIR

CLOSES. PLEASE ADVISE HOS VIEWS.

6. SOLICIT ANY COMMENIS INCL ADDITIONAL IDEAS FOR HARASSMENT.

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