MEXICO CITY SITREP (DELETED)

Created: 9/14/1968

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I.ATES OP THE NUMBER OF MARCHERS PARTI CIPAT1 BS IS THE STUD EFT DEMONSTRATION OFB IB HEXICO CTTY RANGE FROM FIFTY THOUSAND PASSING THE AMERICAS EH8ASSY, AS CALCULATEDERVERS AT THE EMBASSY. TO SEVENTY THOUSANDOINT APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MLLE BETORD THE EMBASSY, AS JUDGED BY AS AMERICAN JOURNALIST OBSERVER, TO ONE HUNDREDIGURE DECIDED UPON BY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. AT THE ZOtALO, THE FINAL DESTINATION OF THE "AACMERS,]

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ONOR ELATION Of SEVENTY-FIVE TO EldXTT THOUSAND PERSW;

no BYSTANDERS. AS3 HOURS, TBE DEMONSTRATION VAS MOIIlim TO BREAK Uf. DURI HO THE COURSE Of THE EVEVIBO THERE HAVE BEER BO REPORTS OP DISTURBARCE3 RELATED TO THE DEMONSTRATION.

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VITH STUDEBTVABCES PROCLAIHED THROUGH THOUSARDS OP BARBERS ABD PLACARDS. THE HARCHERS VERE APPLAUDED ALOK IHE ROUTE, BOT

BOT KBOVR TO VHAT EXTERT THIS VAS XRSP1RED BYVAS REPORTED BY SOHE OBSERVERS. ALTHOUGH ITTHE DEHOHSTRATIOB LACKED THE EVIDENCES OPCHARACTERIZED IKE PREVIOUS HARCM ONUGUST. UNLIKEEVENT. NO INSTANCES OP VANDALISM, SUCH AS THE PAINTIB8

OF SLOVAKS ON SIDEVALKSLLS, VERE OBSERVED. BANNERSPLACARDS VENTILATED THERANSF OF STUDENT COHPLAJ NTSHE ADMINISTRATION, BUT THEY LACKED THE OFFErSIVE CHARACTER OF THOSE EXHIBITED INEARLIER DEMONSTRATION. IT IS EST1 RATED THAT SEVENTY-FIVE PEFCENT OF THlM VERE TKE SAKE AS THOSE USED PREVIOUSLY* ARD THE 3EHAINDER COaSiSTED HAI RLT OF SLOOARSO TO THE TOPULACE TO JOIN IRE HOVEHEVT.

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ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE TAXI DRIVERS, On; HUNDRED PETROLEUM WORKER*HALL NUMBER OP ELECTRICAL WORKERS.IVER SI TIES DEBTS PIED BT THEIR PLACARDS WERE FROM THE STATES CF PUEBLA, SI PALOfl AND VERACRUZ.

R8ARXZER OF THE DEMONSTRATION ISSUED IRSTRUCTIOBS TO PARTI CI PARTS BEFORE THE MARCH BEGAN THAT 8AHRERS ARD PLACARDS PROMCTIPR3 POREIBH CAUSES, SUCH AS PRAISL' OP CHE GUEVARA, WOULD ROT BE PERMITTED.

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