MEMO RE THE HSCA INVESTIGATION OF THE MEXICO CITY STATION.
Originator: CIA
From: SMITH, HAVILAND
To: THE DIRECTOR
Document date: 06/15/1978
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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June 15, 1978

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The Director

SUBJECT

: Haviland Smith

: The HSCA Investigation of the Mexico City Station

1. The memorandum from Scott Breckinridge, attached hereto, dated

15 June, addresses only one aspect of our problem with the HolA.

In the

fall of this year, the HSCA will prepare a report for the Congress which will

are acle so contest it successfully either with the Com repe or perhaps even

in the Courts, will contain sensitive information, the revelation of which

Not only will this report

ments of the Mexican Government are: involved in activities which are: illegal

under their own constitution The best example of this, but not the only

example, is theip telephone tap activity, the evidence from which will be

2. Mexico City is a focal point for Soviet intelligence operations

against the continental United States.

There is a long, documentable history

of soviet activities basedan mexico being run inte our country.

The relation-

ship that we have with the Mexican Security Servicejis a critical ingredient

in our abitity to protect ourselves against these Soviet intelligence acti-

vities a You will

recall that the Boyce-Lee case was brought to our attention

by those elements of the Mexican government.

If, as we suspect, the Conmittee

liaison seationship winfoe disastrouse Ot will Serious le weaken outs

It will seriously weaken our

ability to protect our country from Soviet intelligence activities.

3. We believe that the issues raised by Chairman Stokes in his letter

to you affords an excellent opportunity for you to underline to him some of

the problems which are inherent in an ultimate declassification and publica-

tion of the sensitive information they have gleaned from our files on general

intelligence activities in Mexico City.

This may not prove to be helpful

in dampening the ardor of the HCSA staff, but it most certainly will put

them on notice that the course they are taking will have direct repercussions

not only on CIA activities in Mexico City, but on our bilateral relations

with that country.

Grans

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