A CABLE ON NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON THE CAPTURE OF YACHT "EL AMIGO".
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 10/26/1968
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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260ст 68 IN 2 1 358

1. LOCAL MEXICO NEWSPAPER CARRIED ARTICLE ' OCTOBER ON

OPTURE OF YACHT "EL AMIGO" BY AUTHORITIES FORM BELIZE BRITISH

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HONDUREAS, ARTICLE INDICATES YACHI HIJACKED BY AMERICANS 18 OCT.

TWO MEXICANS FORCED GO ALONG WERE ALONSO CAMPOS MASTER OF YACHI

HANO NAMON MATHNA

ABODER AS HARLES O° COMED

AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIED FIVE DE THOSE AN

HERBERE LO PENDER FRANK BONELLE

ROBERTa

BE:.

CURTIS ANDEMAX CORRANE DAMES OF REMAINING THREE ABOARD

WITHHELDBY BELIZE POLICE.

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20 SEARCH OF YACHT REVEALED CARGO OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, •

AMMUNITION, GRENADES, PISTOLS, MAPS OF BELIZE TERRITORY WITH

MARKED AREAS ON BORDER OF BRITISH HONDUREAS-GUATEMALAN BORDER.

PROPAGANDA FOUND ABOARD CALLED ON PEOPLE OF BALIZE TO REBEL AGAINST

FRIME MINISTER GEORGE PRICE AND DECLÄRE SELVES IN FAVOR OF ANNEXING

BRITISH HONDURAS TO GUATEMALA, AFTER QUESTIONING GROUP CLAIMED

GUATEMALAN MOVEMENT " TO SAVE" BELIZE. YACHT MASTER SAID

WAS FORCED LOAD ARMS AND PROPAGANDA IN MEXICAN PROT OF PROGRESSO.

NEAR MERIDA, CALONSO MARTE

VAZQUEZ

YACHT OWNER LEFT FOR BELIZE

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PAGE 2 MEXICO CITY 7818 SECRET

TO FILE HIJACK CHARGE AGAINST ABOVE GROUPS.

30 OTHER ARTICLE DATELINED MERIDA STATED ABOVE FIVE MEN AND

EIGHT OTHERS WHO EVADED CAPTURE WEREACUSEDOF PARTICIPATING

RECENT MEXICO CITY STUDENT RIOIS.

MEXICAN AUTHORITIES IN MERIDEA

CLAIMED CLOSING IN ON MISSING MEMBERS OF GROUP AND EXPECTED

APPREHEND THEM MOMENIARILY.

STATION EXPECTING ADDTIONAL INFO ONYACHT INCIDENT FROM

LIAMATOR- 1 THRU LIRENO- 10

INDEX D'CONNEL, PENDER, BONELLI, CURTIS, GORMAN•

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