CABLE: MUCH IMPRESSED WITH HORSFALL. TRANSCIPRTION TESTS VERY SATISFACTORY
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: MEXICO CITY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 07/17/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DIR CITE MEXI 5412

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1. MUCH IMPRESSED WITH HORSFALL TRANSCRIPTION TESTS VERY

SATISFACTORY. BELIEVE LINGUISTIC CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE BUEN

AND BANG QUALIFY HIM EXCEPTIONALLY WILL FOR LICAPER SUPERVIRSOR

OR LIENVOY IF IT CONTINUES. APPEARS CAPABLE ADAPTING MEXICAN

PECULIARITIES AND NOT AVERSE BEING CUT OFF FROM OFFICIAL COLONY:

2. MAIN QUESTION ONE

OF TIMING. KNOW HE EAGER RETURN HERE

AND GET SETTLED. HOWEVER FEEL UNDESIRABLE EXPOSE HIM LIENVOY

PERSONNEL IF HE TO WORK ULTIMATELY IN LICAPER. DO NOT WISH LOSE HIM

HOWEVER AND CAN GUARANTEE KEEP HIM BUSY DOING PBBAND TRANSLATIONS •

FOR LITENSOR

AND LIENVOY PBRUMEN TAPES WHICH WOULD REMOVE FROM

LIENVOY FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE ARE TOLD SAS WANTS THESE VERBATIM

WHICH LIENVOY PRESENT STAFF CAN NOT HANDLE.

3. STATION REQUESTS THEREFORE RETURN HORSFALL HERE SOON AS

FEASIBLE IN TOURIST STATUS. WOULD LIVE IN FURNISHED QUARTERS UNTIL

NEW PRÉSIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NAMED (EARLY OCTOBER AT LATEST)

AND FATE OF LIENVOY AND LICAPER KNOWN. AT THAT TIME CANDIDATE CON-

CERVED WOULD ARRANGE COVER AND HORSFALL STATUS WOULD CHANGE FROM

TOURIST AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS COULD BE BROUGHT IN. PLEASE •

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AUTHORIZE HORSFALL BUY. COMPACT QP VEHICLE HERE AT

41, 000 PE SO

CEILING. WHEN PERTINENT HQ SHOULD ARRANGE HAVE HIS PIANO SHIPPED HERE

TO SOMEONE STILL ELIGIBLE RECEIVE IT.

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C/S COMMENT: #ORVILLE R. HORSFALL WILL ARRIVE MEX! 1243 HOURS WEDNESDAY 10 JULY.

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