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

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24 August 1978

MENORANDUM 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 1973, Mr. Scott Breckinridge,

Mr. Norbert Shepanek and the undersigned

met with Mr. G. Robert

slakey, Chiet Counsel of the House Select Conmittee on

Assassinations (HSCA).

The meeting took place in Mr. Breckinridge's

office.

The purpose of the meeting, inter alia, was

to make

available to MI. Blakey certain sanitized portions of CS HP 329

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

covering

the period 1947 - 1969.

The portions selected for

sanitization were previously designated by Mr. Gary Cornwell

as

heing of interest to the HSCA.

Mr. Edwin Lopez, of the HSCA

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

City Station material.

Mr. Blakey was furnished the following sanitized portions

of the Station history which he read in my presence:

a.

Volune I, Chapter II (C) - Station Expansion and

: (Joint Operations (1959-1969), 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 Supyort and

Technical Collection Activities, consisting of pages 257 through 298.

d.

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

(portion relating to student operations only), consisting of pages

327 through 336.

e. Volume YT. Chanter Il

Joint Operations and Projects

(portions relating to Project

LIaNOY and LITENPO only), consisting of pages 409 through 423.

£. Volume III, Chapter X - Merida Base (196? - 1965),

consisting of pages 485 through 404.

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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 for its deletion. I told Mi. Blakey

hat since he was personally reviewing the material, and the

same would hold true for Mr. Cornwell, 1 telt that I

could be

very candid in describing the deleted portions.

Mr. BlAkey

thanked me, but did not at any time raise

any questions about

deletions.

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

me and

said he had

no questions.

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

he would continue to seek access to the entire three volume

history in its unsanitized form.

HawkIn

C/ LA/MGSB

SECRET:

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