SITUATION APPRAISAL" STUDENT CAPABILITY TO CAUSE DISRUPTION TO THE OLYMPICS

Created: 10/2/1968

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OM THE BASIS Of INYORHATIOM AVAILABLE Kl ITELIEVED THAT THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT MILL BE ABLE TO MAI FT AIM INTERNAL ORDER TO THE EXTENT TH..'. THERE MILL BE NO SERIOUS DISRUPTION OF THE OLYMPIC EVENTS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE

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f. Dimns earl ICI stages Of the current period ofT coi IT leaders ab theral strike council crh) had seized BFOfl theulnerability ofernhebt which txjdlo be exploited by the students Through threat and jrtihidatioi.

the carbesort to iris hears of applying pressure tt ah opeb letter to president gustavo diaz ordaz on ibhe governrent rejected this aitenpt af blackmail, one bui vocally km enphatically. hone recently the cnh has repeatedly denied Having any intention of interfering with the forthcohiigbut the cnh againhe night of sb septerbeb stated itf circumstancesold deh0rstrat10hs during the olympics.

he hexica1 goverihekt has not only providedthe international olympics cohhittee that the studentunder control, but has demonstrated its deter ml nat iobolympic installations and visiting athletes from arydistractior* the unprecedented occupation of theoreptember by arhy troops was probablythe unwillingness of students to abandon plans to hold{

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TROOPS WERE STATIONED STILLA be OBia THE AFTERBOOS OPEPTEMBER, ARD IT HAS REPORTEDESTS OP THE OFFICE OP FEDERAL SECURITY HEREED ALSO TOST ALL ATT LEAST ORE STUDEIT EMPLOYED AT OLYRPIC village HAS BEER ARRESTED FORA BO BILLSB FDR THE RELEASE OF POLITICALOBERSITHEREFORE, BE CLEARLY a)T TO ANYONE HHO HAS DESIGNSKE OLYMPICSARGET FOR SABOTAGE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HILL BROOK BO INTERFEREICE.

T IS LIKELY THAI, WHEREAS THE LEADERS OF THE STUDENT HOVEHENT PROFESS THEIR OPPOSITION TO ANY FOBS OF UTOLENCE^THET HILL NOT BE AVERSE TO RAKIBB TKElR PRESENCE KNOWN TO THE THOUSANDS.ISIT'RESENT IN MEXICO FOR THEVENTS, StRTICULARLY TO THOSE REPRESENT IBB TKE TORLD'S NEWS SERVICES. ATTEMPTS TO PR0PA6ADIZE THE STUDENT HOVEHENT, BEFORE TELEVISION

CAMERAS, FORRE TO BE EXPECTED .

BYUCH AS TKIS OCT, OF THE LIKELIHOOD OFACTS DESIBBED TO DISRUPT TKE NOR HAL COURSE OF EVENTS

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ST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT TKE PRESENCE OF RADICALS AND EXTREMISTS WHOSE BEHAVIOR ISE TO PREDICT. SUCH PERSONS AND GROUPS DO EXIST IN HEXICO. THERE ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, TROTSKYISTS, MAOISTS,

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CASTA01STS, ABARCH1STS, AID OTHERS, AND it HAS BUNAT CERTAIN Of THESE ARE PLANNING TO SA&OTAOS TKf OLYMPIC GAHES. THEIR NOHERICAL STRENGTH IS NOT BEL lEVETJ TO BE GREAT ENOUGH TO EIA3LE THEH TO CREATE SERIOUS DISTOTBAHCES; SOT TRET DOUSTLES*

HAVE LIMITED CAPASILI':,AND PROBABLY THE INTENTION, TO CAUSE

DISRUPTION TO PUBLIC UTILITIES SUCH AS ELECTRIC POWER AKT> TELEPHONEHD TO ERGAGE IB ART SIHILAR ACTS OP HISCRIEP AT SOHE DISTANCE PR OH THE SCENE OP OLYHPIC ACTIVITIES WHERE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE IS CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. THE HEXICAB GOVD.jTf.BT IS

VITH TACTICS SUCH ASND IS

TO PROTECT THE HOPE VITAL INSTALLATIONS.

HE MEXICANI PREPARING FOR TTSROLC ASTHE MIHBTEEMTH- OLYMPIAD, HAS ACCOMPLISHED VHAT MANYIMPOSSIBLE. THE EVENT F THE UTMOST IMPORTANCEGOVERNMENT AMDTOXICAIS, AND THIS FACT IS SOTTHOSE WHO MIGHT CONSPIRE TOITAL HORX. BUTKBOV ALSOE SAME DEGREE OP DEDICATIONBEEN DEMONSTRATED IN CRtATIBG THE OLYMPIC SCENE VOLIN DEFENDING

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