CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
24 SECRET
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: PANAMA CITY
ACTION: C/W-5 (W/H COPY SLOTTED 1515 25 OCT LMG)
INFO: ADDP, DDP, C/CI, C/FI/o b, C/SAS, AF, VR
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PRIORITY DIR CITE PACY 1054
SBAT/HYSAGE
REF PACY 1033 (IN) 416/90 KK
1. DURING MEETING 24 OCTOBER HYSAGE-1 PROVIDED FOLLOWING AMPLIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION ROLE OF MEXICAN JOURNALIST, RICO GALAN:
A. GALAN, CONTRARY TO HYSAGE EARLIER STATEMENTS, RECENTLY SPENT EIGHT DAYS PERMIER ON "VACATION" WITH AMRUH, DURING WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENT ON WHICH HE NOW TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. ALTHOUGH WELL KNOWN LEFTIST, HE IS ABLE TO TRAVEL BECAUSE HE HAS SOME SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH MEXICAN GOVERNMENT, DETAILS OF WHICH NOT CLEAR TO HYSAGE. ARRANGEMENT GIVES GALAN SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FROM MEXICAN EMBASSIES IN PLACES HE VISITS. HYSAGE COMMENTED THAT MANY MEXICAN AMBASSADORS WILL BE ANGRY WHEN THEY LEARN HOW THEY HAVE BEEN USED GALAN.
B. GALAN'S MISSION IS TO PERSUADE LEFTIST PARTIES IN COUNTRIES HE VISITS TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY ACTS SABOTAGE AND VIOLENCE AND TO THY MAINTAIN THESE IN ORDER TAKE PRESSURE OFF VENEZUELA. GALAN HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUCTED TO BRING BETTER UNITY AMONG COMPETING LEFTIST FACTIONS TO ENSURE GREATER IMPACT THEIR WORK. IN THE CASE OF PANAMA, IN ADDITION FOREMENT [IND] INSTRUCT. OSS, GALAN WAS TOLD
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