2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 -5 CREI SENSIND RYBAT PAGE FRP STAFF ACTION LA MCGMXB 373 INFO C ORMS CIC LA LA TERR LADORECORD MDSX ODPD FILE C LA DC LA 3 W 94 8695408 ASR PAGE 001 TOR 022121Z DEC 94 IN 8695408 MEXI 53620 SEC 02212oz DEC 94 STAFF CITE MEXICO CITY 53620 TO NOWOCIN ACTING DIRECTOR FOR LIMIT LA MCGMXB SLUGS WNINTEL RYBAT SUBJECT JFK ASSASSINATION ISSUES TEXT 1 ACTION REQUESTED NONE 2 AS HQS IS AWARE STATION CONTINUES TO CONDUCT JOINT TELTAP OPERATIONS WITH MEXICAN LIAISON AGAINST THE RUSSIAN CUBAN EMBASSIES HOWEVER THE TAKE ON THE CUBANS IS VERY LIMITED WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF INITIATING A UNILATERAL TELTAP OP AGAINST THE CUBAN EMBASSY AND SEVERAL RESIDENCES THUS ANY OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHERE TELTAP TAPES ON OSWALD WERE DERIVED WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON CURRENT LIAISON RELATIONSHIP THE MEXICAN LIAISON SERVICES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO BE SENSITIVE RE THE NWBOLTON RELATIONSHIP AND THERE ARE THOSE WITHIN THESE RANKS WHO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THE MEXICANS SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING MORE THAN A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH NWBOLTON STATION BELIEVES THAT ANY EXPOSURE WHETHER OLD OR NEW AT THIS STAGE OF THE LIAISON RELATIONSHIP A NEW REGIME IS COMING TO POWER WOULD FORCE THE MEXICANS TO REASSESS THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH US AS WELL AS QUESTION OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A DISCREET AND PROTECTED RELATIONSHIP IT WOULD ALSO GIVE OUR DETRACTORS THE EXCUSE TO FURTHER REDUCE OR COMPLETELY BREAK OFF THE RELATIONSHIP GIVEN THE HIGH INTEREST OF POLICYMAKERS IN NARCOTRAFFICKING TERRORISM AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE IN MEXICO THE PRESERVATION OF STATION LIAISON EQUITIES IS PARAMOUNT AT THIS TIME STATION ENCOURAGES HQS TO CONTINUE TO DO WHATEVER IS POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE LID ON THE BOX RE PREVIOUS JOINT OPS WITH THE MEXICANS 3 RE THE lJC c INVOLVED IN THE R I PT ION OF THE EAPES LIMITO 1 13-00000 tl E CR i ' I MHFNO 94-8695408 SENSIND RYBAT ' STATION PLANS TO DISCREETLY CHECK CONSULAR FILES TO DETERMINE IF HE IS STILL RESIDING IN ' J ICO IF '1 r_c5_Er IS INy-'IE XI-CO' WILL QUERY HIM RE HIS REACTION TO FULLER DISCLOSURE OF HIS ROLE WITH THE TAPE9 INITIALqTATic 510_ 3 EACTION RE DISCLOSU E OFJ fOC ' s-i INVOLVEMENT WITH OSWALD rAPEs AND IMPACT ON STATION OPERATIONS AND EQUITIES IS NEGATIVE SIN CE BLOWBACK POTENTIAL COULD BE TWOFOLD IT COULD DRAW 7LIAISON ATTENTION TO POSSIBLE S'T TIOV · _ __ __- -USE OF l'JOCSJ IN ' MEXl AND LIAIS Q WOULD PROBABLY SCREEN MUCH CLOSER S-- ilisI_l'- _ ' _SMEN TRAVELLIN G A BD OPERATING IN MEXICQ -- g FILE NONE MESSAGE DECL OADR DRV HUM 4-82 SECRET S 'ECkkr PAGE 2