</s>Doc ID: 687880 Doc Ref ID: :- MOLAY DATE: 03/26/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: 144-10001-10055 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER # : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NNA FROM : NSA TO : HFCF 2X/0/M/N/XN/T01-63-MEXICO DECLARES PERIOD OF NATIONAL MOURNING FOR TITLE : [R] DATE : 11/23/63 PAGES : MATEOS, SUBJECTS : LOPEZ, ADOLFO MEXICO, REACTION TO ASSASSINTATION MEXICA, DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY DOCUMIENT TYPE : REPORT CLASSIFICATION : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/09/93 OPENING CRITERIA : DETERMINATION REQUIRED ORIGINALATING AGENCY : Determination REQUIRED COMMENTS : COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION [RJ] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS, OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINSATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR.

Summary:  
The document details Mexico's official response to President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. It states that Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, declared three days of national mourning (November 23–25, 1963) for Kennedy’s death. The declaration included the suspension of entertainment and social events, with the Mexican flag flown at half-mast during this period. The text references a secret message from the Secretary of the Navy to HCF, noting the official mourning period and associated measures. The document is classified as restricted under Executive Order 14176, which governs the declassification of records related to JFK’s assassination, Senator RFK’s assassination, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.  

Key People:  
- Adolfo López Mateos (President of Mexico)  
- Fernando Lucio (Secretary of the Navy, referenced in the message)  

Key Locations:  
- Mexico City (implied as the location of the declaration)  
- Washington D.C. (implied via reference to U.S. President Kennedy)  

Key Events:  
- Declaration of national mourning in Mexico following JFK’s assassination  
- Suspension of entertainment and social activities during the mourning period  
- Mexican flag flown at half-mast on November 23–25, 1963  

Key Organizations:  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Headquarters for Communications and Information (HCF)  
- Mexican government (via President López Mateos)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10055.pdf

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