Cryptonym: LICOAX
104-10414-10124: MEXICO CITY STATION HISTORY
Leo C. Redlich, US citizen and professor at the University of Mexico, a contract agent serving as the outside case officer for covert action project LICOAX. (Note: Redlich was known as LICHEW.)
104-10175-10415: CABLE: AS HQS AWARE, MARXIST RECTOR UNIVERSITY LEON
3/16/63: "As HQs aware, Marxist rector university Leon recently was removed from post after long campaign against him sparked by Monterrey base. Very recently Marxist rector of University of Puebla also replaced. And on 15 March Eli de Gortari rector of Morelia University was fired. Disposal of Gortari followed four weeks of confllct, including general strike and occasional violence. Campaign against him and previous campaign in Puebla was financed and materially supported by LIHUFF, LISIRE, LICOAX, and LILISP C. Thus Mexico's three top Marxist educators have been toppled, all following campaigns supported by Mexi station and Monterrey base."
1993.07.19.17:04:36:430340: PHOTOCOPIES OF ALL DISPATCHES SENT FROM HQ TO MEXICO STATION 15 OCT TO
LICOAX project was renewed on 9/20/63: It was HMMW-12061. http://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=27328& search=dtgodown#relPageId=13&tab=page On 11/12/63 (MEXI-6820) there was discussion at a meeting with Redlich and Rikon of a long-planned merger betweeen LICOAX and ZRAFRAID. http://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=45243&relPageId=2&search=licoax
104-10092-10140: OPERATIONAL - FURTHER LIFE OF THE PROJECT
9/23/63 memo: "During the period of the student riots and other activities connected with the ouster of Eli de Gortari Morelia, LIMOTOR produced three reports confirming Station efforts. Reports have also been produced on LILISP-C, LIHUFF student group and LICOAX...LIMOTOR-22 has also reported on LICOAX harassment activities at UNAM and in one instance was a victim of same." Who was Eli de Gortari? A Wikipedia article on him states: "In August 1961 he was elected rector of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, a post he held until 1963 when he was overthrown by the state authorities for political reasons. Back at the UNAM, he devoted himself to defend the university students under attack from local groups and the federal government headed by Gustavo Diaz Ordaz." https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%25C3%25AD_de_Gortari&prev=search Another memo states that LIMOTOR-22 and LIEMBROIL-2 were in the best position to monitor LICOAX and LILISP-C. http://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=34070&search=%22LITALON-3%22#relPageId=5&tab=page
104-10211-10046: DISPATCH: PROGRESS REPORT, SEPTEMBER 1963
10/28/63, memo by Curtis (Win Scott): "The LICOAX organization has taken over the student organization at the University. Now it is fighting to hold on to this new position." During this time, LICOAX was engaged in harassment activities: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=63021&search=licoax#relPageId=3 Also see 11/2/63 memo at 104-10527-10367.
104-10100-10398: DEADLINE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF TELEGRAMS OF SUPPORT
11/8/63, DIR 81548, WH/3/MEX to Mexico City, IMMEDIATE: "If deadline of telegrams support LICOAX-1 now four days, can he cable student groups in name of LICOAX instead of ZRAFRAID asking for desired support?"
104-10093-10277: RECTOR BAFFLED BY GROUP'S RISE TO POWER
11/12/63 cable MEXI 6771, Mexico City to Director: "LICOAX remains in control student federation at National University. Rector however baffled by LICOAX sudden rise to power and suspicious that LICOAXES backed by political enemies intent on removing him from his post. Although this not true no way to convince rector within bounds of security." Request HQ to support the campaign on behalf of LICOAX. Also see 104-10527-10367, slightly more legible in places with more redactions.
104-10093-10355: CABLE RE PROPOSAL
11/19/63 cable MEXI-6846, Mexico City to Director: "Fastbreaking local developments including station press placements and rector's sudden belief that LITEMPO-2 (Diaz Ordaz) is power behind LICOAZES has alleviated situation. It no longer appears probable rector will attempt oust LICOAX/2." The chief of station, Mexico added a comment: "HQS will take immediate action (with) USNSA (US National Student Association) and COSEC (Coordinating Committee, International Student Conference) if station cables (have the) gist (of) press coverage."
104-10069-10447: CONTACTS LIST
9/20/67 memo: "The LICOAXs found it necessary to oppose the National Center of Democratic Students." Three pages later: "The National Veterinary and Zotechnical School...was closely associated with the LICOAX group." Page 10 refers to the rectorship of Ignacio Chavez, who was rector of UNAM (The National Autonomous University of Mexico, established in the 16th Century) until he was forced to resign in 1966. http://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=146763&relPageId=134&search=IGNACIO Also see page 8: "LICOAX-1 was the director of the Youth Organization of the NCMAR(?)...(then appointed as) District Coordinator for the CNOP."
104-10069-10442: DISPATCH RE { } TRANSMITTAL OF CONTACTS LIST
In 1967, Redlich created a Transmittal of Contacts list for all the LICOAX contacts. Written up was their student contacts, many active in UNAM student affairs and those in leftist organizations. Making a "realistic determination of the LICOAX political action/intel potential in GOM-PRI-UNAM circles...we are also giving the most careful study to the LICOAX relationship with the LITEMPOs"