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Summary  
The documents consist of multiple classified communications from 1962–1963 involving U.S. intelligence and diplomatic operations in Mexico City, Cuba, Venezuela, Poland, and other regions. Key topics include surveillance of Cuban vessels suspected of smuggling arms to Latin America, technical maintenance requests for equipment such as B-10 recorders and Ampex devices, logistical challenges with communication systems, and discussions on secure diplomatic channels (e.g., KUBAR). References to code names like LIMTEMPO, LITENSOR, and projects such as LENOY highlight operational planning. Diplomatic efforts involve coordination with Mexican officials, including Adolfo López Mateos’s European tour, and proposals for nuclear-free zones in Central Europe. No direct reference to John F. Kennedy or the assassination investigation is present in the text.  

Key People  
- Arnold F. Arehart (technical officer requesting equipment replacement)  
- LITENSOR (code name or individual involved in diplomatic/intelligence activities)  
- COS (Chief of Station, Mexico City)  
- Adolfo López Mateos (Mexican president)  
- Rappacki (Polish diplomat proposing nuclear-free zone initiatives)  
- J. Ortiz (alleged informant regarding arms shipments to Cuba)  
- Juan Jose Arevalvo (individual linked to ammunition shipment inquiries)  
- Diaz Infante (Cuban revolutionary group associated with arms smuggling allegations)  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City (central hub for intelligence operations and diplomatic coordination)  
- Havana, Cuba (context of arms smuggling surveillance)  
- Bonn, Germany (site of López Mateos’s scheduled visit in 1963)  
- Warsaw, Poland (center for nuclear-free zone discussions)  
- Brownsville, Texas (location of ammunition shipment inquiries)  
- Spain (source of Alberto Bayola’s training materials)  

Key Events  
- Technical maintenance issues with B-10 recorders and Ampex equipment  
- Surveillance operations targeting Cuban vessels suspected of smuggling arms to Latin America  
- Coordination of secure diplomatic communications via KUBAR channels between Mexican and European officials  
- Planning for López Mateos’s 1963 visit to Bonn, including logistical arrangements  
- Proposals for a Central European nuclear-free zone by Poland, with U.S. and West German opposition  
- Requests for Spanish/Russian-speaking translators for intelligence operations  
- Investigations into alleged arms shipments to Diaz Infante’s forces in Cuba  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, implied through code names like LIMTEMPO)  
- Organization of American States (OAS, referenced in surveillance protocols)  
- U.S. Department of State (involved in diplomatic coordination and press relations)  
- Mexican government (through contacts like Altimonio Romero and Winston Scott)  
- Polish government (via Rappacki’s nuclear-free zone initiatives)  
- KUBAR secure communication network  
- DFS (Director Federal de Seguridad, Mexican intelligence agency)

JFK Declassified Files

104-10187-10003.pdf

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