DISPATCH APPRAISING THE ROLE OF THE MEXICO CITY STATION.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 12/17/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DISPATCH

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We would like to take time out in our Investigation of the President's

assassination to appraise the role of the Mexico City Station in the whole affair.

Since

the

major

early afternoon of 22 November 1963, Mexico City has been the only

overseas reporter in the case.

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While this is partly dictated by the

of Lee OSWALD's life, we have not overlooked the really outstanding per-

formance of Mexico City's major assets and the speer, erecision, and perception

with which the data was forwarded. Here it was relayed within minutes to the

White House, ODACID, and ODENVY.

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Lour LINTO data, the statements of Silvia DURAN, and your analyses

were major factors in the quick clarification of the case, blanking out the really

ominous spectre of foreign backing. s

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We regret that we have beer able to send you so little Information in

return, but we have not been given much yet. We do know that Lee OSWALD denied

he had ever been to Mexico'except for a jump to lia Juana.

We have quickly

screened the FBI reportion the

retention.

whole case but we do not yet have a copy for

It does not.

Imes has printed abouts

Basically, what the New York

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We have meanwhile been flooded with fabrications, of which the ALVARADO

story was the most troublesome.

They are still coming in.

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You have had good support fron your liaison, but as usual the really

outstanding features were Mexico Station's lamous generalship and the skill and

devotion of its personnel. Please convey our adniration to all who participatea,

down to the last technician, translator, and monitor.

We know that the work

your Station did during the President's

1962 visit made you feel this tragedy

with particular keenness, as did we.

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