Cryptonym: LITEAR

104-10414-10124: MEXICO CITY STATION HISTORY

Cecil B. Arliss ran the LITEAR operation. His wife was LITEAR-2. See 104-10218-10046, p. 15: Arliss also had incidental connection with the Frente Civico Mexicano de Afirmacion Revolucionaria (FCMAR). See https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/558064/CoralGarca_georgetown_0076D_11436.pdf - the FCMAR provided security agents to protect JFK from embarrassing demonstrations in 1962. See 104-10183-10103 - Win Scott and LITENSOR/the President of Mexico Lopez Mateos discussed in advance of the JFK visit.

104-10098-10087: DISPATCH:LITEAR PROJECT RENEWAL FOR FY 1964

10/31/63 dispatch HMMW-12045 from Chief, WH Division to Chief, Mexico City Station. Commended Mexico City's only political action project with a proved capability of printing and distributing propaganda on a large scale.

104-10269-10031: CABLE: ON 28 FEB THE CONFEDERACION GENERAL DE TRABAJADORES OF MEXICO

3/3/62 cable from Mexico City to Director, slugline JMRAKE: "On 28 Feb the Confederacion General de Trabajadores of Mexico, country's fourth largest labor union, called for diplomatic break with Cuba at annual meeting. This first time Mexican labor group has made such public statement. Good press coverage. Forwarding clips laterally for relay. FYI: Meeting partially subsidized by station through LITEAR-1 and statement was in return for LITEAR-1's 'contribution'."

104-10175-10167: CABLE HAVE REQUEST APPROVAL RECRUIT AND MAKE L-3 WITING

9/18/64 cable from Director to Mexico City, slugline MHSPAWN LITEAR: Mexico City had previously asked HQ to modify the LITEAR-3 PCA Approval to make it a witting black op and put Oliver Primack (see 104-10052-10066) in touch with LITEAR-3 on an unwitting basis. This cable states "have requested approval recruit and make LITEAR-3 witting LITEAR operation, suggest however plan use outside station asset such as LIHUFF-1/Alfonso Rudolph Wichtrich as cutout rather than Primack directly, will advise soonest."