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124-10279-10258] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
JFK Asasination Sysem Date: 4p7no]
Identification Form
Agency Information
AGECY : FBI
RECORD NUMBER = 124-10279-10258
RECORD SERIES HQ
AGENCY FLLE NUMBER : CR 109-12-221-417
Document Infonation
ORIGNNATOR : FBI
FROM: LEG, MX
TO DRRECTOR, FBI
TITLE :
DATE : 02/10/1960
PAGES : 10
SUBJCT
NRO, INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY, MATEOS, LOPEZ, SOUTH
AMERICAN TRIP , CARBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION,
CUBAN EXILE ACT
DOCUMNT TYPE : PAPER TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSFICATION = Secret
RESTRICTIONS IB; IC; 4
CURRENT STATUS Redact
DATE OF LASTREVEW : 05/06/1998
OPENNNG CRITERIA : NDEFNITE
COMMENTS
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Date: 2/10/60
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To : Director, FBI HScA 4 (2/22/n2 uat _
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Fron: Iegat , Mexico (100-7430)
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Subject : NONCHIY INTELLIGEICE SUEIARY
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SYOPSIS
LOPEZ_ILATEOS ' SOUTH ANERICAN TRI? (cont_) (page 2) Recent South
Tnerican trIp or Mexican Preoldent gave empha31s to need for
coordinated effort in regolving economic problems of Latin
Anerica Talks dealt with stimulation of cormerce, but for
present princlpal importance 0f trip geen8 to thave been
enotional rather than materialistic DAVID AIFARC_SIQUETROS
(page_3) Tnile recently in Caracas , Venezuela , EIQUEIROS made
Statements critical of both Kexicen President and Mexican
Revolution_
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Mexican administration and public ongerod by remarks
CARIEBEAN POLITIOAL_SITUATIQN (page 3) Cuba_ Heeting sponsored
by Socfety of Yrlenda Or Cuba held at Mexfco City, 1/17/60 , to
demonstrate support for Cuban Government Nicaragua : Report
recelved that Cuban Government still planning to Support invasion
of Nicarague wtth pro-Communist elements Halti: Political
Situation reponted to be deteriorating R43o _CQWISEA Lu]
VEXTCANO RCM COMUNISP PARTY QF VEXICOTpage 0) XIII
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national tojgreer
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Sonedured for 272726760, agaIn postponed
to provide more for holdlng of State Congressos and
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preparation %f Giscugsion material POCM representatives to be
invited to aftend Congre88 = Federal Dibtrict Committee to step
up dues and generel cell activity: JCM held plenu
1/11-14/60
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C1 IDO POPULAR
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PP POPULAR PARTY) (rage {8631
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PP being reorganTzed and menberj belng BOTTClted to t
baclground and other data_ PP held annual New Year'8 banquet
on PP Inaugurated Pioneers , Boy Scout type organizaticl,
on .
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VICENTE LOVBARDO_TOLEDANO (page 8) LOMBARDO wa8
principal speaker ac Pp New year 8 banquet and generally spoke
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favorably government of IOPEZ MATEOS _ 1q2 his to South
America SQVEE
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Cuban Exile Activities
On January 28 1960, PSI MIGUEL ANDRES DE LEON ROJAS
reported that
responsibie
Cuban exile groups in Mexico City and
the United States; who have buppozeea Dr EILIO NVNEZ PORTUONDO,
are convinced that General JOSBYELEUTERIQ EEDRAZAACAERERA, who
commands a group of Cuban mllitary exiles in the Doninican
Republie: would not be a wise belection a8 the military leader
of-the attempt to overthron the CASTRO government The PSI
further adyiced Ihat these Cuban exile groups belleve that
PEDRO LUIS DIAZ (LANZ, former Chief of the Alr Force,
would be a much better military leader
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The PSI als0 advised that information received fron
8ources within Cuba reflected that FIDEL CASTRO had prepared 8
decree ordering the United States to vacate the Guantanamo
Naval Bge, According to this information, the decree Wa8
originally prepared In late
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1959, but had not
been 8igned for igguance.
tie Yeyeber ,
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The PSI further reported that he had #eard reports in
Miani, Florida, of an invasion atrempt whlch allegedly would
be made by supporters of ROLANDOMMASFERRER, a Cuban exile Who
resides in Mlami _ The PSI stated that MASFERRER, ROBERTO
'ERNANDEZ WTRANDA NORMAN ROTHMAN
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and thelr assoclates form 8
group wnich 18 not regarded in a favorable llght by responsible
Cuban exiles or by responsible elements Within Cuba _ The PSI
stated that from the information avallable to him In Miami he
doubted very much that MASFERRER would be able to make an
attempt at invading Cuba 1f an attempt were made , that it
would be buccessful
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Nicaragua
PSI DE IBON also advibed on January 28 that he had
received information from Within Cuba that ERNESTO m CHE"
GUEVARA has not abandoned his project to utITize pro-Communist
Nicaraguan exiles and ~Cuban W_ volunteers" in an attempt to
invade Nicaragua This bource advised that approximately 400
guerrilla8 have been tralned to make up the Invasion force
The PSI stated he had recelved no information 28 to the timing
of such an attempt, but erpressed doubt that it would occur in
the immediate future In view of the concern of the Cuban Govern-
ment over a possible early invasion attempt by Cuban exiles (ck6)
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age and 18 disposed to follow an international policy that
WIll not only benefit Mexico but 1t8 o1bter Iatin Amerlcan
countries Who are bound together not only by historical ties
but by the same econonic and soclal conditions and Identical
perspectives_ In apparent reference to DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS, %ii
ieading PCM figure, he stated that 8ome people, Who are unable Zv
to understand national and international politics although
they them daily, have been crltical of PregidentIIOPEZ bnerosrpound
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During the course of the President 8 trip
SIQUETROS made a statement to the pres8 Wheretn he critlclzed
the President for not accepting 8 bid to vieit Cuba and otated
that President IOPEZ MATEOS Was merely laying the ground work
for a subsequent visit by President EISENHONER. IOMBARDO wa3
critical of President IOPEZ MATFOS In certain respects,
particularly in connection with the imprigonment of the
rallroad strike ag1tators and PCM and POCM leader8 .
ACTION TAKEN: None , W111 be dlgsemlnated In the
nert report on the PP .
SOVIET INELLIGENCE ACTIVTTTES)
Earo}s)
Investigation conducted bI this offic to identify
CVALENTIN n the new Sovlet principadlof MExt8jr" pointed to
VALENTIN VASILEVICHYBAKULIN, a Soviet Embassy Semployee who W . $: 1
arrived In Mexico City With_hig family on Novenber 51 1959CsJ_
As 8oon 28 a of( BAKULIN became available; it was Cs]
Shown to
8Ex Biiofogcaph
who and pogitively identified
him a8 (h18 principal
17.3.57ai
#VALENTIN
On January 347e1960# MExtevJreturned t? Mexlco Clty
from a trip to Io8 He theneafter kepta prearranged
meeting with
BAXOLII ge anuare %38719662
urned over toDJ
reportLf his activities in Io8
J6ogeieder
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Gazkoge
newspaper_ clippings 'gathered by EA 4199-88 BAKULIN Cs]
ingtructed MEX{87 to pick up a Goviet measage on 21jcs]
1960 from the dead drop at Pilares and Pestalozzj
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The
Tessaggy
was to contain questions regarding MEX{873s
report on nlg trip to Ios Angeleg @BAKULIN elso set up
ersonal meeting for(GBebruary 15,(( 1960
@EK-[87 retrieved Soviet Message No. 22 on (January
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1960_ Contrary t9 the
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this message wa8
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instead of being(on undeveloped_35 , film The Soviets
Inquired how and where LA the notes of hib
observations and the newspaper
epe9-Dkeetagch
among what type of Csj
people does [[he ID8 , Angeles informanbJinitiate his contacts,
what his expenses have been, the manner in which the data on
@he dlsplacement of a ship seen by the @nformantg wa8 obtained
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the intensity of traffic noted in the vicinity of the places
visited, the po8sibilit of taklng photographs the
of the objectives,
howGZA 4199-Jfexplains hie trips to his
family, and the identity of the objectives on which data can
be more easily secured 0)
MExf87 deposttedhhisMessage No= 22
In the establlshed Cs]
dead drop on
January 25] T960, and Feeegai_K )wered the
questions posea (n the prior Soviet
Sovlet Mesgage No_ 231 wae (retrievea by MEX_
ezonCsd
February 1960 It Ghanged the personal meeting befween ld5
BAKULINend NEX-B7Jfron thelthira Monday of the monthlto the
last Monday of tne month]at the Bame time and place,
ACTION TAKEN: None, pursuant to Bpecific Bureau
ingtructlons .
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