APPRAISAL OF SITUATION: CAPABILITIES OF THE MEXICAN SECURITY FORCES IN CONNECTI

Created: 5/4/1973

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THE SECURITY TOR THE PROPOSEDISIT OF SECRETARYTAT6 ROGERS Hilt* BY CHARTER, FALL UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECRETARY Or GOVERNMENT, HE LEADING CABINET HEHBER. THE FEDERAL SECURITY POLICEHE SECRETARIAT OF GOVERNMENT* HILL BEN THE PMYSICH SECURITY OF ROGERS AND Nil

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PARTY AND HILL COORDINATE THIS FUNCTION WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL STAFF,ILITARY ORGANIZATION Hi THIN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY. AND THE VARIOUS FEDERAL DISTRICT POLICE SERVICES,

SHOULD THE RELATIVE TRANQUILITY THAT NOHhin MEXI CO CITY ERUPT IN CIVIL DISORDERS OR SHOULD THEREHREAT OF SOME TYPE OF TERRORIST ACTIVITY DIRECTED AGAINST SECRETARY ROGERS, THEN THE LOCAL ARMY UNITS ANDRIOT POLICE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO AID THE REGULAR SECURITY FORCES IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER. THESE FORCES ARE HELL TRAINED* HELL ARMED. AND HAVE bEEN CAPABLE OF PRESERVING AND RESTORING ORDER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THE iv60is.

THE DFS IS AN EXPERIENCED AND DEDICATED SECURITY

ALL VISITING DIGNITARIES TO HEXJCO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHIEFS OF STATE. THE LATTER ARE PROTECTED ALSO BV THE. SECURITY DETAIL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL

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