MEXICO CITY SITREP (DELETED)

Created: 8/10/1968

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POLYTECMIIC IHSTITDTE CIPU IH LEADEMONSTRATION OlUGUSTTHEY XITEID TOERMIT FROM CITY AUTHORITIES TO HOLD THIS DEMOISTRATIOI. DRAM PROFESSORS HAVE BEER ASSISTIHO STODEBTS IH PREPARATIONS FOR THERAT IO I, DORATIRO MO SET, ASSISTIIB IR FUBD-RAISISS PLAIS ARD OTHERWISE PROVIDIBBTUOEIT BRIGADES HAVE BEEB ORED TO VISIT SI CORD ART AID NORMAL SCHOXS TO SEEK THEIR SUPPORT, ARD OTHER BRIGADES HAVE BEEB VXSITIflS FACTORIES II MEXICO CITY. THUS FAR THE STUDEITS HAVE SUCCEEDED II OBTAIN HO PLEDGES iF HO HAL SUPPORT FROM WORKERS. f

A.EXTIIS AT UBAM Ol THX EVEN HQUGUST, ATTEHDED BT THREE THOUSAND STUDEITS AID PROFESSORS, IT VAS AGREED THAT CLASSES AT EIGHT OF THE UIAH SCHOOLS AID AT THREE PREPARATORY SCHOXS VOULD BE SUSPERDED UNTIL THE GOV ERNHEBT MEETS ALL STUD EFT DEHAIDS, AID ALSO THAT THERE

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IF THESE DEMANDS ARE NOT RET. STUDERTS AT IPS ARE ATTEMPTING TO GATHER EVIDENCE THAT THE COVERNHEIT HAS DISPOSED OF BODIES OF STUDENTS RILLED

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BODIES'ot STUDtBTS VERE cremated AT THE MILITARY NOSPTIAL.

'TUDEBTS AT IPS HAVE RICKED Uf AHD APE EHBELLISHIHQ STORIES BY LEFTIST WRITERS WHICH ARE APPEARIBO IB NEWSPAPERS ABO HAOIAZIHES CHARGING THAT THE U. S. CENTRAL IBTELLIGEBCE AGENCY PROVOKED THE RECEBTTORIES ARE CIRCULATING THAT DOTTED STATES' COHPABIES, ALONG WITH. GOVERHHEST, HAVE SEES EBCOURAGIHG STUDENTS TO REVOLT, THAT THEY HAVEARMS AND CVEH HALLUCINATORY DRUGS TO CHILDREN. THERE ARE RUMORS AT IPH TO THE EFFECTARGE DEHOHSTRATIOB WILL BE HcLD TO DEHAHD AHAT. IBTERVEHTION.

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GOVERNMEBT IS AWARE THAT THERE ARE DIVISIONS AMONG THE VARIOUS STUDEBT FACTIONS, ABD II IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CREATING FURTHER DIVISIOH SO THAT HP REALLY UNIFIEO LEADERSHIP GROUP

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TKZ GOVERNMENT L'ELIEVES .HAT THESE ISOPULAR SUPPORT POR TKZ STUDUTS, AID IS HOPIIO THAT, AS XI THE PAST, VHEI THE STUDENTS DISCOVER THAT SUCH SUPPORT IS LACKING, THEY Via ABABDOB TKE STRUGGLE. CHARGES THAT TKE BODIES OP STUDEBTS HAVE BEEI CREMATED AT THE MILITARY HOSPITAL ARE

HOT TRUEl THERE ISREHATORIUH AT THE HILITART HOSPITAL.

TO DATE, IOT OBE SPECIFIC PABEBT HASROTEST OR HAS COM PLAIRED

UTDEBT KILLED OR UBACCOOBTED FORESULT OF THE

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THE AHETICAB PROFESSIOHAL "FOOTBALL GAHE

SCHEDULED FOR II AUGUST THAT HE DECIDEDCEL TKE EVENT.

KBOVB CORHUBIST AGIATORS HAD PURCHASED TICKETS FOR THE GAHE,

AHD OTHER AGIATORS VERE GIVES HO HEY BY COHHUNISTS TO buy

THEIR TICKETS. SOHE OF THE LATTER GENERALLY DO HOT HAVESIW)

THESE ABITATORS AHDIRET HANDS" INTENDED TO CAUSE

DISTURBANCES, TO START FIGHTS, TO THROB ROCKS AND GENERALLY

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