REF R EQUES FULL 1 A5 B5 October 29 1990 ' ' ASUI SGTON n c SO NOV -6 P3 19 Dear RE 'E''' n l - I am wr to ask your assistancelNiTr fllda a most serious s ation facing this nat U R 8Tctfr d111i i reducti on effor your are aware improvements to our interdiction li__ throughout the Caribbean has forced the avi smuggling threat to shift their operations to o and the southwest u s border C - _ __ Responding to_ thi -II' • the Department of pe fens monitoring D M Central and South America drug smuggling activity thr The recent deployment of two equipped aircraft to Mexico t tactical operations have prove Operations on October 14th alone by Mexico of 10 1 2 tons of cocai crash of 2 other and various vehi ' 1 '- However in addition of the most pressing lo · missions has bee - 2 - when several successful Mexican seizures occurred and intelligence indicated the smuggling organization began to relocate operations to Guatemala To be able to adequately respond -- - antici ated chan es I very much appreciate the assistance the Department of State has provided in our ongoing efforts with the Government of Mexico and thank you in advance for your consideration of the above request which if implemented wi l have a major impact of continuing to deny the air smuggler a safe place to operate • Should you require any additional information please contact me or Mr Bob Asack at FTS 535-6368 Sincerely I i ll j I et The Honorable Melvin Levitsky Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics Matters Department of State Washington D C 20520