</s>104-1010-10044 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 DISPATCH CLASSIFICATICH FACILIZING ACTION MATED FOR INJECTING INTO Chief of Station, Mexico City STOP NO INCREDING RECORDED NO INGREDIING RECOUIRED INTO NO INQUALIZED ONE NO INCOMEING RECUIRED INTO ONLY QUALIFIED ONE CHIEF. MID CAN ALOSE INCLUSING MOPOTUA PROBUNEN/ANU/ANUC/Operational: Shipment of explosives to Mexico ACTION REQUIRED/BENEFICES Action: FYT Following is a translation of a report sub-sited by AMU-J.1 concerning a shipment of explosives of Mexico: The Communist Party of Fl Salvador had asked me to send twenty-five-five requer-quaritor pen. jakages of gelatin explosives. They require that they were sent to explosives gelatin ex-explosives. They were required that they received that explosives then then to El Salvador. In View of the request, I spoke I took it to: PINEERING THE SHIPNIGHT ISSUEL, I was still as well as I in the following: recording my trip to Mexico (March 1993). I spoke with Tropical HORIGUEZ Lopes: record: This is as and he to Mexico I took a type of explosive that will be able in the to Mexico Mexico to the type of explosion that I was able in this Embassy. I then told RICOIFICE that I want answer the requests. I told RICIFICE. That I would answer the Upon returning to Cuba I spoke i spoke with INERO, who told not to send to send the explosives as the orders now more to send me not to the explosion. I spoke to the recent exposure of the arms shipment but money due to the incident exposure of Distribution: 2 - CCS, Mexico Cty (1) Master D. DALI-O.D. Distribution :: P1365 COSS REFERENCE TO DISPATICN STUDIO, AND MUMMER CAT INTERNATIONAL ON CLASSIFICA ON 201-7/8/051

The document contains fragmented, partially translated records from U.S. government entities, primarily concerning Cuban intelligence activities in Mexico during 1962–1964. It references logistical details for explosive shipments to Mexico requested by the Communist Party of El Salvador, interactions between Cuban operatives and Mexican officials, and travel records of individuals with ties to Cuba and Mexico. Key figures include Esher Gavilian Rosales, a Cuban national with diplomatic passports, and Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez, identified as a Cuban intelligence officer stationed at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City. The text includes administrative notes on classification levels (e.g., SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL), coded instructions related to communications and operations, and references to events such as "July 26th celebrations" in Havana. While no direct connection to the JFK assassination is made, the documents highlight diplomatic and intelligence activities involving Cuban and Mexican entities during this period.  

Key People  
- **Esher Gavilian Rosales**: Cuban national with diplomatic passports, married to Rosielle Rodriguez Lopez; moved between Cuba and Mexico.  
- **Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez**: Cuban intelligence officer (second secretary at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, 1962–1964); used pseudonyms "Kudaido," "Casino," "Jose Antonio," and "Dol."  
- **Manuel Pineiro**: Mexican official involved in discussions about explosive shipments.  
- **Raul Cosio Villegas**: Member of a cultural commission associated with Cuba-China relations.  
- **Carlos Catalan, Augusto Alamo, Regolio Redfucues, Berta, Roa**: Individuals linked to Cuban intelligence or political networks.  
- **Fernando Romero Hernandez**: Mexican official with alleged Cuban connections; mentioned in 1963 federal directory.  

Key Locations  
- **Mexico City**: Central hub for diplomatic and intelligence activities, including the Cuban Embassy and meetings between Cuban and Mexican officials.  
- **Havana, Cuba**: Mentioned as a destination for travel plans and events (e.g., "July 26th celebrations").  
- **Cuba**: Context for passport identifications and operational details.  
- **Nuevo Laredo, Panama City, Lima, San Juan de los Línos, Veracruz, Morita, Incinerator**: Locations referenced in travel records or surveillance activities.  

Key Events  
- **Shipment of gelatin explosives to Mexico** requested by the Communist Party of El Salvador, coordinated with Cuban and Mexican officials.  
- **Travel records of Esher Gavilian Rosales** between Cuba and Mexico, including diplomatic passport usage.  
- **Logistical planning for events in Havana**, including vehicle details (e.g., a 1964 black galaxy 500 car) and flight schedules.  
- **Coded instructions on communications, explosives, and operational tactics** involving Cuban and Soviet embassies.  
- **Surveillance activities** tracking individuals linked to Cuban intelligence, including "Eligio 'Cocoa' Norono" at National City Airport.  
- **Meetings between intelligence agents in Mexico and Panama**, including June 2, 1964.  
- **Diplomatic personnel movements** such as Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez’s transfer or retirement from the Cuban Embassy in June 1964.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Monitored Cuban diplomatic personnel, including Rodriguez Lopez, through intelligence reports and intercepts.  
- **Cuban Embassy in Mexico City**: Central to operations involving explosive shipments, diplomatic travel, and intelligence coordination.  
- **Soviet Embassy in Mexico City**: Mentioned in coded communications and field reports.  
- **Panama Station (U.S. intelligence unit)**: Involved in tracking Cuban and Soviet embassy interactions.  
- **Cuban Intelligence Service (CIS)**: Referenced through operations involving officers like Rodriguez Lopez and Vega.  
- **Sociedad Mexicana de Amistad con el Pueblo Chino (SMAP)**: Mentioned as an organization associated with cultural exchanges between Mexico and China.

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