</s>104-10179-10143 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce 100 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET ATE 19 AUG 62 ROUTING PAIDRO 0. 19 AUG 60 DIRECTOR 3 6 ROM : DIRECTION MEXICO CITY AUG 19 01252 6e CTION: TV 10 DOP, C1, CIOPS, CI/OPS, C/OA, W1, W7, W2, S/C 2 ROUTINE 4º0 DIR INFO SAN WAVE CITE MEXI 1743 IN 47287 CYROSE DIR DIR S3636 (OUT 66673) 1. JERRY C. BENADUN, WHO HANDLES (LITEMPO VISA) CHANNEL, BELIEVES 01, 24 PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE GET MEXICAN VISA BY APPROACHING MEXICAN CONSULT 1. JULY OR JERMY C. BENDUNG, WHO GET MIXICAN COBENADUNG COBERNATION VISA PERMIT. CORBERNACION HAS LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS STACKED UP ON WHICH ACTION NORALLY BURROCATICALLY SLOW ANY AND ON WHICI CORNERNATION DOES NOT REALLY DESIRE TAKT ACTION, BECAUSE AND DANGER CIVANS WILL BECOME PUBLIC CHARGES, BEST CHANCE IS FOR ANY HIGH LEVEL MEXICO OFFICIAL OF MEXICA CITY FRONT OF AMBANG-1 AND FOLLOW UP HIGH CASE CLOSELY CORNERNAIGN. NEXT BEST CHANGE OF A-1 IS NOT SO MUCH HIGH LEVEL CONTACT IS TO USE ANY BEST CHANCES OF HEXICO HIGH HIGH LIGHEL MEXICAL CONTACT. THIS IS USUAL METHOD. USE OF STATION OF STATEMPO CHANNELS WOULD NOT DO IT NECESSARY BURN OFF OF HIS HEXI HIGH LEVEL HEXICAN CONTACT OFFICIALS SOMETIMES KNOWLEDGE INTEREST USE A-4 BECAUSED CHANNEE CHANNELF CONNECTION FOR PERSONAL INTERESTES AND CASES AND MIGHT. VERY VISA BE BEING THE CHANEL THESELVES IN A-I'S CASE, IF BY COINCIDENCE A-15 CUBAN FRIEND MEXII HAPPENED TO APPROACHE THEM. STATION HAS NOT DISCOURCATED, SUCH USE SECRET Ded by the C-1 Dedicated to the <loc_583><loc_851>C REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROMIC OFFICE, IS PROHIBITED.

Summary  
This document is a classified message dated August 19, 1962, concerning efforts to obtain Mexican visas for an individual referred to as "A-1." The text discusses the challenges of securing a visa through official channels, noting that the Mexican government has accumulated numerous applications and processes them slowly. It suggests alternative methods, including leveraging high-level Mexican officials or personal connections, such as a Cuban friend in Mexico City. The message emphasizes avoiding direct involvement from U.S. agencies to prevent exposure of intelligence channels. It also mentions potential interactions with the Mexican consul in Miami and instructions for handling visa-related inquiries if complications arise.  

Key People  
- Jerry C. Benadun (involved in visa procedures)  
- Jermy C. Bendung (possibly a misspelling or variant of Benadun, referenced in context of visa applications)  
- A-1 (individual seeking visa, likely an operative or intelligence asset)  
- Mexican consul in Miami  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City  
- Miami  

Key Events  
- Attempted visa procurement for A-1 through official and unofficial channels  
- Bureaucratic delays in Mexican visa processing  
- Potential use of personal connections (e.g., Cuban friend in Mexico City) to expedite visa issuance  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- U.S. State Department (via references to consular procedures)

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