- -- - J ·' MtHORA i DUM '· SUBJECT · • · · - ·· r - · 1 dc1enc1um t- o- 11-1exi can St'Udent · 4 O tober _lS S 8 · · c isis ' ·· · ' SUMM1' RY - • · •· - · · ' rhere· is no hard evidence- that either the Cuban - ·· - or· Sovi-et· en b assj eo in HG 'ico· City- n s t ex-m±nded-tne cu1 -ren£- -• • I • • • ' • • •• • •• • I• •• • • • ' · · dist rQanc-ef j__ despit e repeated allegations to that af fecu · · · by ' he Nexic n Gove rpn1ent We h ve unconfirmed report s -t h t they_hE Ve given moral and p ssibly soma financial c lasistance o ever atld there is evld en_qe that many k110'11n · · - · · -1' ioan C om 'l'lunis ts ·have openl r participatod i ' l the riots • · · f' '• ·-1 ·· · Oe spi te the· ·· · · ·£n the disol dersr s i n other countr-es t e ·- eKtrem s s ave cap a izec1 on ·· the cli sorclers Emel members of the Mexican Coro munis t Party j · · · PCM the c·ommunist · out h J' CN ' · the Comrnunist-orionted National Oe11 o·orat io St udents' Cent i·al CNED and the · · · · Trotsk 'ist and Castroite groups have all participated in ··· · - v yi i g ·w cs · · · · · · '· ' · · · 2 ThC l FC 1 has sone on record as endorsi g _the· stu dent · · · · demands · bl l-t party· leade 7s h ye privately etat ed that none of their princioal funct i onaries should l come directl in · · ·· volved ·iri the vlolen ce Known Com ri mist studr nts re · · as so•ciated wl th the National Strike Council and other organi za · ·· tio·n·s tbhat have c rioen during t h · disturbances as are Trots y·· _1 •· · ist s f nd me l' bers of the other Communist_ gJ O 1 pS The JCM · · · ha also· instructed representatives to state 01 ·ganizations · --· ·· to· participa t in a11r loc al student activities· in suppol·t of · tpe ·M xl co Ci tr p r otes ts · _ • •· GSOnE'i NO E'OREIGN DISSEH -· ' l '• · ·_ _ • 1 • •• • • - - - - - - - - -_ _ · DECLASSIFIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE GENCY SECURITY CLASSIFICATION APPE · _ - - - - - - - - - - ANEL E 0 12958 AS AMENDED SECTION 5 3 b 3 ALS ISCAPNo 7-oo o 2 'g •· • Y- - r l · - ·- ' - - ' ' - · · • ° t •• · II • •' j ·' · ' t • SSCM'P NO FOREIGN bISSEt-i • ' - ' • •• • • • • ' • • • • • • • · · · - 3 · Th are io some videncn palnti ng to ci1ban moral · backin ·and of cssible financial aid for the Me -- icat st uo e 11 ts reported in mid•A gust t ha t two ·· · · · · Cub m inl ell gence agent had _come O t he · Mexican capital to · · 1 ·ep ort on the disturbances but hacl s 1 tlc' left Othe1· · • · - evidence ehows· that · Castr ' G ir1tall gence agents assigned · · · ··· · - to M x t co nt'a intc in contact with c tuc'ont el0mGnts there • · ·· ' · Evlde 1ce that these agents have assi s tec'l tne· studcm l s is · · _ SCql f · ho'f evex - · One· unconfirmed report states • that C1 1 ban f nds have l iee11 adva t C• -i 1 in h o instances '$8 1 000 from the · · · · Cuban EmbEtssy to 'the PCM or1 30 Sept ember· to be givei-1 to 'd e · GtUdel' ts who t articipated in the dernol strati ons ove 11 two ·lno1 ths ear lier · o°i-i 26' Jull' that· t ouch d off th a crisis ana hat · a C l i m movie director had r aasea $7 ooo to l m nu er of th 'l CM c Em't rlil oom niittee The Cub·an consul · in voraci-uz is - reli b ly reported to be · counseli g st 1 lden t gitators there • · • • ' •• • • • Ii t · ' · - 4 · In general c1espi t e evlde11c e that Cuban O'f f loJ als have becoma ·i 1 1volved i i some internal Mexican affairs th y have ·ge1teralli refl ained f 1 •om hostile acts against the Mexic at · · _ · 90 1 rrunent the' oni L 1tin J mei·ioa 1 goverr1 me r t ·with ·which · · · lfovana tCla'intai ns diplomatic telati ona The Cubans a3rpear · ··reluctant tq ·• jeoparoize this vc1luable base for mounting · ··• olandesti ne effort in G 1at·e n ala and eleewh re in the· Western Hemisphere · ·· · · · • 5 The Scv tets ·h ve similarly appea cea an xious to • Pr'Ote ct their• _embaasy in Me' dcto CS t y s f l ba se for operating _ gainst taroets in the US a nd else '1 'here in tho hemisphere · nd have b n areful to·minimlze their involvement in ao·m estic Mex_ioari affairs Thu$ altho gh they have provided · · ' · ·some fin anc al ass5 sta1 ce to ·Mex i cat Conu un1 sts in the past 1 • · ··· · there _is no- evi d ence of dir e ct iJ'l volvamain t _'in the st udent · · • · ·i iots ra port that mamhcrg of the Soviet · · · E n l a·sslf staff m6i nta 1 col t act with stuoent elements as the ·· have· for ome· yeal·s The most i ecent raport of a payment • states that shortly pri·or to the st1 1cent distl u lHm es t he · emhassy gave ·$6 000 to thG PCH to inal ce st ldent acti-vit · in the s ate of Michoaoan est of the capital ' • · · 6 · 'rh 'e st rongesl circumst ei ntial evidence that the - ·s tudents ha've received fi1 ancia l aid dut·ing the disturbances ·· ia the' appearan ce of extensive ads in Mexico City dailies ' i · · ' • · I • · · - J • • - sscroqcp NO 1 0REIGN DISSSM -2- '••· - • · ·t ------- ·--------- •L -· · • · ' •' - · - ---- -------· ----- i -· ····- - ······ -- ' ' ·f I ·t • ·- • - • · _ ·· t • • a -- • · • • • Ii• • • ' ' - ' • •••• • • · •• •· • • I • · - ' ·· · ' · • •• J • • · · SSClitBQ NO 'FOnEIGN DlSSEN • • • · •• · · '• i ' I thous ands dollars Func1 s coulc1 · easily come ·'f 1 om domes·tic opponents of the ·Dia z Ordaz govern · · · · · merit J10wever in vial ' ·or the c1i§'grunt fem ant of some rorroar officials in both party an 1 s-overnment ho have f a llen fl 'Om favor - The students similarly would have little o if icultv in -oot· lning their Wcilpons stookn f om ample domestic so·urco · ·· · · · · · 7 i of t f l · · - · Whatever the extent o Cuban or Soviet encou ·agc m nt st_udentE it ·if3 cle£ t' hat th demon trations have 9ro 1h p rimari-l y out of dom istiq c1 rc1 1rnstances • • There hava be n -lilmost no nnti--us over ton s The s tuqents and some · ·politicfans have· £elt · n·crE as·i 1glr a · o«ds w ith ·the r·igi lity ·· · and 09r·n pt1on of the Me ic1a n 9ove11lment and official • ineptness· in aea lin g with t he -prot er t on the v of the •'Qlyr1pio Games ha he ped k1 ep them 901ng ·· I A' - 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