</s>104-1007-103424 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 DISPATCH CLASSIFICATION SECRET PROCESSING ACTION 9.0 PRESSING ACTION 10 Chief, Western Homisphere Division MARRIED FOR NOTHING X NO HING FOUNDED Attention: Chief, WH/1 NO HIGHLING FUNDED Chief, W/H/W/HISPAWN INNITY QUALIFIED DISK INNTY INDIING INDIA Chief of Station, Mexico City ORPORATIONAL/LIANCHOR WALFORD ACTION ROUTE OPPORTAL/LANCHOR Progress Report for December 1967 - May 1968 Action Required: None: FYI A. HMA-3370, 13 December 1968 References Mexico City-13-6868, 25 May 1968 B. Mexico City-5868,25 May 1968 SUMMARY 1. During the reporting period the LIANCHOR leftist writer press service produced 35 individual articles and sorterized publication produced 35 individuals articles and to 20 utilized political throughout Latin America and are known to authorized articles published at least 12 newspapers, and have been published regularly at least twelve newspapers, not achieved the objectives are for it for the Mexico Station and in the Project Outline. late June, 1968. Prior to submission of a project renewal request in late June June, 1988, the Mexico State station will attempt to convert the LIANCHOI 1968, the Mexican Station effective and politically more leftist operation. Four of six LIANCHOIICHOR press service more leftists operation, four of six LXHONCHOR press services hopefully by Identifyly, a six-sided independent leftist Mexican editorialist for the prestige center-left daily EXCLUSION! If by the end of June, 1989, the operational Continued ... Attachments: A. Identities (U.S.C.) B. Translocation & Articles (U .. S.C.). B. Tranbill, Brochure, Open Letter (U . S. C.) Distribution (C.S ., C.) 9271 2-C/HWD/Watts A, B. B. C. C ., U. S ., S .- C.) 1- C/WII/MESPAWN/WATTS A, A. B, Band C. (u.s.c.) 1-C.C. (U ... s.c.). -C.) C.P.COPY DATE

Summary  
The document details operational activities of the LIANCHOR press service, a covert project managed by U.S. intelligence in Latin America during 1967-1968. The project aimed to produce and distribute leftist political articles through a network of writers and journalists. Key figures included "LINLUCK" (a pseudonym for an operative) and other contributors such as Ricardo Ortega, Eunice Odio Infante, Alfonso Sánchez, Ernesto de la Penna Munoz, Manuel Calvillo, Alicia Rynas, Francisco Zendeza, Rodrigo Garcia Treviroza, René Salvarez, and others. The press service operated under the Mexico City Station, with efforts to expand its influence across newspapers in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Bolivia. Activities included drafting open letters to Soviet figures like Vyevonovskýevnývyský, distributing pamphlets, and managing covert operations against perceived communist threats. The project faced challenges with writer reliability, financial constraints, and operational viability, leading to plans for restructuring or termination by 1969.  

Key People  
- LINLUCK (pseudonym for a U.S. intelligence operative)  
- Ricardo "CARBAY" Ortega (independent Mexican political writer)  
- Eunice ODIO Infante (naturalized Guatemalan, writes for "EL SOL" and "EL DIA")  
- Alfonso "MARTINEZ" Sánchez (former secretary to Jacobo ARBENZ)  
- Ernesto de la "PENNA" Munoz (poet, writes for "EXCELSIOR")  
- Manuel "CALVILLO" (Mexican author and editor)  
- Alicia RYNAS (writer for "EL SOL" and "EL UNIVERSAL")  
- Francisco "ZENDEZA" (book critic for "EL SOL", former Radio KEW secretary)  
- Rodrigo "GARCIA" Treviroza (political author, historian)  
- René "Salvarez" (former head of Guatemala's Young Communist League, economic reporter for "EXCELSION")  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City (headquarters for LIANCHOR operations)  
- Guatemala (involved in covert actions against Soviet poet Vyevonovskýevnývyský)  
- Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Bolivia, and other Latin American countries (newspaper distribution networks)  

Key Events  
- Drafting and distribution of open letters to Soviet figures to influence policy.  
- Management of a press service producing articles for leftist newspapers across Latin America.  
- Covert operations targeting Soviet poet Vyevonovskýevnývyský through pamphlets and assets.  
- Challenges with writer reliability, including some members abandoning the project or producing subpar work.  
- Financial constraints and plans to restructure LIANCHOR as a "roof project" for administrative use by 1969.  

Key Organizations  
- LIANCHOR press service (cooperative leftist writers network)  
- Mexico City Station (U.S. intelligence unit overseeing operations)  
- WOFIM (funding or oversight entity for covert projects, referenced in financial details)  
- Communist Party of Guatemala and other leftist groups (targeted or involved in operations)

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