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1. ('.') On 2'• ~eptcnher 1068, the hull~ of "'cxican !TTfl':' trOOf'S ·~ich..Jr<w f'ro.,. l'·c !>ut lJ.ints or t!H! lr.tlltf t<Jt(l Polytcd:nico ::., ci.,r • .al (!"::) in ti•e r;lsco 1!.:- ::~ut~ TC"'N"> anc! :;.ea.tenco .1 r<'a.s o ,- ··~::1co (1 ty. tolUiet's ;,ad nove.J tr.to t1.'! : uil / 1 :-... ..: J n t!,e early ~min~ :c()ur3 ()f t:'e s;;oac L.:i.•t, ,\r.t!' ;:>;:.troh ~l~o ren.a!r.e,. 1~ tloc vlc:id::· · \!t~r troon"' :1ad dislnt:etl students frotr tl:e C'-33CO C-.! !"anto ':'CI~·a~ 1.uU~ir.:-s {:1' ''''l JI')C Fere <!et.'linc(!) , Dn ."'.t.O::CI\Al'' Of t.('l rt~ tols, Sr.tall-calit>tf" rifle", ~:l('C~UI":S, knives . :,tcvcle"· c~ains, ;')t;>e-1enrc;ts nnl ovet" 1,000 :•ol otov coct..t~~l,, •·n~ "('IU"''..! 4nd r~oovcl. :.lsc ff"ur.~ ·~s • 'lutar~t1ty of :--ropar,•nc!a ar.c:! o;evera.l roltc:- .._-nlfor.~

U:'ich,. it .... .,s 0?1ned, ''C!re for stu::!ect u:"e to poroit t.:.er to nove !reel~: t? l_'.:Jlhe:ln{onnation . "'C!rorccdl:.o, four ['l~ r~onto diet1, three ~.·e:re serjoo~ly injuret..' 01~\· 'l.~n:·

othe rs d1&11 t ly i njurec! in t~te hour~-lout i>a ttle t.cc:,:een students 3n,· :--oHcc !" the C.Ssco de Santo TOL"'.DS .:u:ca. pri or to usc or /ray trocps. :.!so cr. ~l. :-.. _.;te:-.b..l':',

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trrn!'s of c:~e 3~ti: ::J.li.titcy :one, nccor:.,anie'' i>y Judicl~l ""~o!ic::! , c:or.;one•\ ~;f t:~

.'-utcnonous l.":":.ivers i cy <>~ f"u..!rrcro i.n c:.ilr:-ancin:-o ·1t. :: ";orOC:Olut~onary ~.e~s· ~r!!'' ,

:: cvc:!cnt3 t;,-:_rc itelG 3CC-tin~s co .:!cternin~ Sf t:!cy \:ould :.~ on $tri:~.:! t<' ~u"port c:.e · ·c:<ico Cit? student!'. $ i:;·d.:ii:.r :~ctior. ::~s tab~:• :tt t!:e ::or--a l r.cl~ool in l:;~al~. :':1.1ert'cro. t'llcrc solt.!.(:T!'> :ds.., "ere $Cop~in- csrs nt c:~e cit:·'t~ ed~·~ to c: ~.;:c:: =-'~:::s~n&er$.

"' (C) tn ~catter<!c1 out~ur:::tt of violo.'ncc or. ~5 ~crt~r.!~.er, student~ in -.!iffm•er.t o1TC:~ of '!e:;-ico Cit? bt;t"'C(: 1-uses, ~trce~c.ars .;md oci.er vehicles {total o( v;). lt \.:."ls rerortcl.! t!.~t one. ~cro;C'In ~l.:lS l· ill.::J .:tr.U t11C' t."'un..:ed :-;~· ~~~ir=. ~r.d r..any \'<:.her!$ :o:H:::ltlj' injure<l ft:. oc:1cr •;.:1y:s. ;~out 7nr.; sol.!iers and ::!5 vehicles, !nclu.:!in% ar.::-<lrcd car"• r.>ere usc..! in titc :.fternoon to ~'real: t::"' a ~t'Ou;" o! $.:u.·:ents or. the ".'l9eo de l:l ~cfC'Ir!l":t 1'!2:'\r tla~ :·u~~IJ!'"I of :~·. c:.oro::-olor:• ·~iaCt'(' c: .. c.:-' ,·ere try'in" to C'lrzor.he ~ ~reh. Tl:e :-;ovcrnir:~ ~·o•ly of thl! :;ntionol :utO:'IOPOUS ra-,1\"Ct'~ity (i.~!;\:t) voted Wlar.i ... ou$1~ not to .lCCC!'t t!)e ,.!rre:voc:::\~ 1,~ 11 res1sr...-tic-n o~ ~~ctor J~\·:~r ;.._'lrros f.icrl:'a . T1P ~~<:tor ':al. .:mnounccd ::j~t rc;si::nation on :!:! ~CI"'ter-.i er "heeauGC of

' v~r!':.al (lttac!ts or. htf"' !-;r ::!t:t:l t!t'."l; of t !,f"l: ":evolut1on3ry 'f'arty (.,!=:!).

3. (t') (It' :~ !:e!·t"e::.~er. vi.olence in :he c1.c~ (:~cr~ao;e<~, ,·it:\ ot:l;: seve-:-: Vf"l:!•iclc!'=" re!'\nrtc~ t:uruec!. 'tToors "ou:'l(1 t:,e l ocJy of a st\IG~1:t in n.~ :~:; !::'uildf.n!'. ~t f'f'r.<:o c!~ !:anto Toea~; ·'l~'O')r,:!ntly he t:2d b.:!en ::illcJ t ;ie n!:::•t of :.'!) ~erter::..:rr. ~·~litO:.!';;'

:mt! ;tolicP. !>8tt'ols "JCt'C cor.tl1~1~ed in t!~c scnsi tjvc orces. "='ector ':"·tlt't'OS ~!err~ O"ree~ to CO;".til".ue !r. ~is T"'~t et tN.:':, callin~ fC'lr •dth('r3•·'8.l o! f,, ,~l!t'al forc"·s frC'IM .111 ur!versit;· ;-ro;-erttes and reest=1~lisJ-.;..~ut of orCEr. \'ne Yf!x:c.fl Cir;~~ ~;-ani~il-br.;ua:;e r:e•.•s!>a;-~1:' -:-u!-!i:;ited the fnlloo!i:~:; statiscict. ~·,ide:~ "!C!"t" !.Oj·,'. ::r reJ')r~sent tot.a l lO$:Ses since th<" bc£1m\in":" of the :t>tudcnt (!i!'Ot<!er!: on =c. .Tul:: (o:n :;oentior: ,:as !.".'l~C of c!eati:s cor !n.1uries):

t-... Sfl) rutlic transil u:t1ts (~t'i~orily !..use~;) Caaa!:c..;; s~all rerc-:mt CO!":?letel:· Ges troyed. (~is laq;c fizurc ~ro'lahl:r included tuses 011 ,.,.1·ic;: s t :..ll..:·•\t::: r-ainterl slo:,taos)

c. Thirty million pesos (about US $~.qoO.fJfJ0) : ·usincss losse:co, .;,nclu~·in .. !:.ro::en •·.'indo-,..s aod looted propert y)

d. :'en streetcat's burned 3nd partially Ucstroy~d

f. 12 tru.c~:s L~lon"'lr.~ to rcdcral ':!strict !'~rtiall;~ clcstroycd

t · ~!;": tt ~olice· t-.ar.el true's burn~d

!1. H. ':".:Otorcycles of traffic r>olictf hrr11e..!

j. Si.:-: !\Olicc rndio ~atrol cars hnrr.cd

!:. :)at'la~es to r.ruly street sit,ns ~r.d traffic sir,no!s

1.. . (C) Or: 27 ~e:ote:-::b<'r t :·,c ~!e:d.can f"..ovrrn::net~t a~rtour.ce<l that .'· ~· croous !.'c-u1<! ~ <: \:ic:,..;r::um fron the t."~;" camr-u.') ~t t'niv~rsity Cit;-> as soon a:<> con!"etent univr-;rC"ity auc~oritieJ=:: re~u~sterl sa:c:; .actior'l . i'roo~s r-.nd ~eer. occu!'l~'ir"; th~ Cil:O:'"''u~ ant. :-u ; l\!in:-s since tl~e lS !\cpt<'a:~cr t~·:~ovP.r. ~tv~ent reaction ~:a!'> r b :ed, •·.oith t~.e

-:;;ilitants o! th~ ~:atitmal ~tr~~ I" C.our:ci! (c:n:) ~ic:clarinf. the t<f:-oht ~:ould coo:t(r.ac . T~:e "exicttn '!'out~ C<>nf-'!<!r:ration called for a trvce ant;i co-olif'!-:-off "'t!ricd to ttt"": t :H

le~st t~rou~~ the Cl~·r:-ic~. · ·c:d.co r.~ c:: ··:~s <;a.dct. :.~~out 3,~rn. $t. ;u!.::nt~ hcl.;! ::o rderl;' r.!ll;· at t ;:e ~lP-2:1 ,;)f "i.:: r~,c Cultures in c;,~ !'latelolco-::.mnolco .ue:-. . · ·:.(::'C

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$CV\!r~l .spt!al:ers a.;~rc:sseY t:lc grOu.J rrou ;::: ;.;alcony Of on.e of C:'e lturroun~ inr apartn.tnt bui!Jin!!t&· !":te <;..!neral to•·c.: of t..ac speecttes c3lle~ for .:. con·dnu.:nico 0~ tloC: St~ent scriL.e.

j . (1.1) Vn ~.; Sc.pu:r·ber , :' • ..!ctor :~rros $i<:t't~ hsue4J .a ::;c~ccocnr; .Jsl..ir:; . .:roo:-s t ....

l :!3Vt: :;,:.\:1 grouu<is :md ::.uildings i:l ;.;ntvtlrsicy City. :-: .e t:niver.Jicy ~our.;:il ACt co discuss a date for classes to resume. ?re.ciJe:nt C:U4t3vo :>13-:o:. · • .)r<.i.a~ appenreY a t t:.c onnu&l ~lico.ry ~radu.ation cerez:cu;y "'hici; 1,;~s hel~ in :Uli t•'l'Y <~•:: "'! insc.:a~ of the usU3l ~anpo .. zrt.!, :.ilich is loc.llt~U just off t . .c r'11seo ..it- la -\!fo""o. (".JI-: 7:11S svltci'l of location for t:te: c~r<o::oay v-:.:ry ~:>slbly vas bu.: to c:u: iact totat ~"0 ·:arce ~oas been prepar~ for I..SC o: ('<;;:...:str1ao ~·.r.!nts .2ur1~ ti1e .:t;..:plcs.) n,e situ::.tion in tt.e city va.$ quiet 31.<.! it :..o!~ou co loo:: .::.s c:~ou~n pro~rl!ss was bein~ MA~e for ~ settle~nt of the stu~~nt pro~lc~.

6 . • ~9 Ser.ccooer v:1s :11·.ocr.er oiJ1et c!ay. ·:roor• rcn.:1ine~ at '-.. .. A:.~ an~. ~ccordins- ~~ stat et:e.nt !'roc. 3 representocJ.vc of c:~ot ~ecr~c•ry of A!f.:~.:e. ~o·~r.: e:n&aged ic clc:-3nit".; t-be buildit.gs .an<.! r;rvua~-.:.. FT.!foar.etory to tun-.ing, t:.e:- over .ls soon a.s proper u.nlvcrsit:y author!.ti..:s c3Coe ~or.:.:.rC lo otcctopc tiacet. TrCO;"S :al40 r~ .. :dned at elK. :r:: c.;mpus: ;:~c C:ascf"l Lc =ar.to Ioa.:ts. r:.cult!' nc~~rs- 3"r.~ re:jnfse.ltat i·,~-: of t:O.oe: Loart of z.o\•err.ors of :: •• ::· =et to ~ia:cu:os \J.:lys .uu: i:IC.:!.ns o( r¢t•:r; . .!..n& c;.i! to not"Q.:Jlc-:,•.

a. '!'~1e studc:;ts • ::atio:tal Stri!.a (.Ouncll (C::::) aut.ou:r:cct! ~lzr.s !or .: sil.c:-.t "'cot:1c:rs ' uarch~· on l ~~co:..er to be SC..1tecl !rou t~ut aoc:.ers' C'lOI'a:c.enc ~t !ul..!.iv~n !'4r:.. just eft ~a:;:eo Ce 1~ -~!ora.'l to ::tc C:1~cr of ~;tutit-$. ·.; t :-..Arc.. \:.".3~ to ·.-..!

c.a!lc u~ of '"Dlt~ers'' to :»retest chi.! C:ctencio!l :...y aucJ.oricies o_. :. .. c!r c:~n..:r~n. :\c.corc!in;- to ::: •. •\l:ms, t:~is ~,s to ~c !'o.i.loued on :!. jcto!.e.=- • 'Y a :"'e":ti!~· cf stuC:t.nts .lt t::.__ i"l.:~,::o of ·.:~:rec Cultur~s in t.:c !l3telolco arc~·.

:.:. ln ;'oz:1 !".!.c:\ . '.'cr.2cruz. . ~ j't.:po~tratcr;,· stu...!Cht :'!e.J of ~ur.sMt •l()u:·.t.!::; in .. si~ir::!s;a \:ith police.

c. !'olice authorttJe.s c::ontia~o~ei :trprei:e r.C:ir.;: lc:3~ers o! t •. c. n~<..;.r.;. .0\.'.!.::,ert for ~ilon !:arrants vere outst.a.o.c1.1D8. '!"r.zss .:aec;ountc s01i.._ t~\at c: ~r:u ·.·e:-·,; :-1..3c.:~ "'t..:ial!'lt 67 .,rreste.d 1a. connection ~~:itJ. tl:e vi.:.lcnce ,Jt r.asco d~ :'a:!lo ~.,:·:u~ .

7. .• :~t about 1230 , 30 Septem.bc:.r, the 1, J •){) sohliors (inch:CJ.r..: r:.c. ;•;:~r.:!~roor &;attolion) .:md 45 Gdlitary vehicl~s le!'c I~CA.M and officially tur~c~· c:.e c?.:~!·us 40d :rour...Is over to univ~rsity aut:!oritl.!s. l '::e nJ.llt:tf"!' contio:a::t ~·~s -.:,~..:~[' t. t: c<m03nd of :lri::; {".c:. Jo~e :·ernandeJ. Tolt:do. !roors ;:.oc: !.ce~ at i . ..• : :!nc~ t:=:.,y occu;o!et.i !:niver::ity Cic:: o~ 13 Sertn .. c:r. Lltl. c~.e ~·it.ltr.:r-..:i:l o": tr~;-- ... :ro= ·-:·:· · • fe<.:eral forces r.:r.a.ineJ .:at ~~: inst.;,llatior,.s in l'".asco ~< ~anto ·:c-.u ~; .. ··C"cltior::l Sc:ooola S .a.nC ]. ~:it!\in hours of the P'.ilit01.cy '!V.3CUIIt!or. of :-::•:·: f'.-· .!c:a.;.;.rs ~v.td tr •• G~clarin; thu.t stuc:!i!ots cot only t:ould cor.tir.ue t~~c!r nr!::.e. '·u~ ··:Cn!•: step up t he p.:1cc Oc the !!.~;!.c and !4~craD~e ch~ir t.lem.ar.<1R on t::e ,:'0\'t.'!'r.n::::.. • . • leaden said at t1 rrc.~~:s cc-r.!crenc~, litter.<!.!~ :y reprt.sc11t:tt!.v~s oi c:.·: .t.·r.-:::n rrus, t:\\lt oo to.l~-4 \.'Oul~ ~·c hcl..i tit!t c!-le ::exican '".o'·P.rnr~r.t u::.t! l all 1c::~l buildtn:a h.ad >ee:~. evacuatc.i '::!' ,olice ~d troop& , ~u ctuder.ts rc..le:-.... t:.: ....... · .. .been dttained ,!~:.{eC'f'l tl-;c 'i~orc!er~ ::e:z:n io Ju~y ~nc! nll .. r~,r~o:.sfc.- ·· cf ::::::t·c!'-·;.t:; :,Y authorities stopped. ":":·~? dec12rft<! t'•ey ._.outY in.sist r~t o:!l!· c:-: c::eit -:J:· or~ino:tl Jeman~s, but \'Ou!L firl:t to Cti'"(' "t1ll crisis ttn<! r-overt::1

• .J.JH~rt~: : y t .; ... people. ':tczar dins the .: "'ctol·er •!~:--onstr<ltion, cl:e le!i.c.rler s s~l<~ <~~tcC,:.c~ :\'1•1h: &ather at the !'lata of th<" ":!lree Cultures .1.nd ~rch to C3scc ~<: ... a:ltO 7~:·::.1'> cc de.t:.3nc! •.:ic:~.dra:..:al o{ nut~.oritles frot.t tr:: inst3ll at1ons t:~er~ .

3· • 'eam.."hU~ . .:llso (If: 3l S.e~c<'f:.!:er, the rr~-a.rnour.ced '"'·oc· .t;r4 • "'"!:rC: " ·:;.s held •• schedule~, uit~ ,, .o:-ut on~ t:·ous.anc! ~.-or:~n, =tO~tl? ,irc:sse? !:"' ' :..:c: • yroceettn: froA the ·~nurrent to "4thc:r,.ood .:it :::ulllvan !tart·., ju: t t:!! ::· ;:,; .,.::coroo de l.n "t!on".a , to the ~:r-=-1 '>"r of ':'e!rucies. "":;evrral tl.ousan<~ C\t• er ; 0:-..-?:;r- joln.•t i n the 'll"'t\rch. T'!-e ("han!'-cr ..!oars VC't'C! shut ti::;"•t \:11'!0 they arriv~~. ":-1\~a<!c:r(' (r:f.ot rolice) Perco •;cnt'!C"r~~<' ~ lon: t :lc route of ll'.Qt'Ch, '·ut c··cr~ .•. ,. "<' "iso-<'~r

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7;. lt \'.'\" lenrnei t~.3t tl c ... ecre.t~riat of ·::ation:.l ':'e'torse i\a(l iss··•t! 1ncotructions :-;ivtn~ aut~M"ricy to all ·:nican ::o.tt- ~:.r.der~ co Mwc ;lc-Air.sc stu~t:!C.t dis tur~.one~a t! rnuf"hO\:t ··~:··ico ._.;_ t.~oout a\13! t tr... • '!"'• t ruction.,. !'" r<.'n ··e>~ic~

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3 . e-n f•n 1 "ecot,er, c:~ CJi :·eJ.( t'-'o r~laes "t t~:A)', .':-c\• •.-1t: <~<ev':'ral c::ou:--a:'l·~ ='"rtfe!f)ant!l :"n~ "\C)t lc-otvin~ c: e ;t.,1v~rs1t:· !:'T¢unt'.... ~po:~::cr" c r :;cJ c· e :Jtu,!.,.:: t c: to i'ltt~nd the ~ t)ctot.cr r:.lly at c: e ~laz.l of lhrra l"ulture:J tn '1;\Yc:1 co c~...- f..:'lntt\ Tora~ l!':; C3f"jU!t •

.;1. r~fN' of~lcialA tlaid cl;3SSC:S <1n<.1 (l::..l rd.n~tiOn:l "OU)~J '>C";in :!n ·:o•Jc ... :,.~r after t!·u "'!~·t:ptc~, hut C!!' TC!"t'C.'Oer.t.::ttfv~s . •c,cl:lr~,; ~ot1 1n-; \-•nul<' r~turr. to .,,.,r::::J.l until t:~c. ~ove.rn~nt :)tv,.~ S:1tis~4c t1on co c:le: si~ ori:.!n.'":l l'tutJ .. u~t ~.-c:.!Ar,c;s ,. "'lu.ct t!le t;~rec nev ones.

:- . In :to:~ ttJu, s-:verll :::ocsa:td stu:!e:!ts :::.J.rCile(J tr. the scccnd ~la:· of rroc:e.sts a,:31r.sc the l·illin: of ;J. stuc!cnt i.·y ol rolicer-ftn. '":tu~cnts ;J.t t~te i'r.h·et··-..ity of =or:.oro :..,·~ ti~ l'r.t·.:ersi:y c! "'or,cotrr.,:' or.noU'"'Ct:(' ll sto;-p~'lte of cl3::.Sct: to !+W"~rorc .. e:odco C"ity stcc!c~ts. ~tu..!cnt~ ::t thi ;,:"tversit:· o! · ·or:oJo.;~

'1o-:ev'~!r. voted to ret~nl to clas:;a-;;.

c. rour youths, re:'""rteLl~ t<>a t:u.lt~,.:;lans, ON! "'<!xican ""<! one ':.-:t:ladia~;~

·:ere a.rrcsteJ 1 y roU co in ~~exict< C!cy for ;.~vins ln t~ct r 3~&rtr.ent o~c "'u:.~,c::tr:ctun, ri~los an..c "'ren3des .

d . -:'!.c .:Jroi'ro.,chir.'"' "l~":"!pics l'.c-:ar: to ;-u!it. stu~cnt cffl\1 .. ~ o! f t~e ft'o1:t ~a-cs o~ "400~:ico Ci c:r r.~'•:"a;')Ct'P.

'!".'- J't.. r.e1: hish ir. violence in the st:ldflnt <!ison:ora \.'Otl Nttl!c!·. cr. ~ "'cto"~r ·:bn; c:1e stuc.!cnt l".eetin~ ac che !"lotZ3 of c:tc r;,rce ('ultures, 71.3 tclnl co, ,;P.:'t'"'ler~tO(l !ntO 8 Sht)Ot:l OJ: m.:ttc~ ':Ct\JCen stu<!cr.t $11ipara 11!1',,; ~l.!c~ ,,::: '·1":!~· troo!'s· [arl y "oflici•l" figures in..:ic:tte:<.! :2 C.,a.:H.l 3nd 37 o:oun•!cd, ::ct o ti!E!" H~ures pu~lished indicat~d "40 detac.i am~ :~:> ~:oun'":e.; . \r."'n'. t;le \.-oun..:~~~ ,.,.en- sc .. _rrc;-rescnt:at ives of the foreign pre.ss. -!ncluf!in:! ~n ItaliAn ••ONot COt'Tt'~;'Or'.•.k-r:.t . ~ho ''Our..ded ser!Du.ly vas .Brtg Ce.n Jo!'>'-' ··.zrnandez ':'ole(}o, C(" o' c:•e ""~=.:tt roo:

~~ttal1on, ...,ho h.ad·been in ~rge of trcwr-; occur~in:: 1·.:/J! ..

.3, ':'he •tudeftt ~etint a.t t!:.e !"laza1 -;:ith 3-5.~:1 in !'\tte~~'\ncc ;:;;t:r' Nr:1 othoer,; (1nclu4:!$n:t curit~C::l residcrtt::;) lolatct-.i::.: fron ' :r.l.!ou• a:-C: !'-alcon!e:; o! :· r-3:"'0it't.l:'ll!nt h.a!ldin~• •urrourod(n~ t!le !'l.CZ-'l~ ~tarte! OJt ~out 1730. t.t .'l~;:t: 1~1 ~. 3.s stu.Jent lcac!ers ''er& ::aJ·inr Sioec::e..." fro~ ;~~ halcor.~ o~ O:"le cF t~e l•ail41n::~~ Ar=ry troopr. and roll ce ~~~1 1:"1. -~rte•~ly, tl'.e stud•nts n:·ra to ~J(' !r.fo-c:::~~ t .. ~~· '.oul.! not ~e ~llo•-:ed to carch to !:i'X !.uilC::i~s :tt C:tcco de <'.;t:~to 7or..ac . ~c~cr tC~OrtS 1r.clicatec! th:tt :StUdP~t'S alreaQ~ i:.":J \lc.:.Cil.ie! :"lOt tO tr;: t.i~ r.a.rc:1 ira V: ...... , of t he :'tescnc.e_ 0! ;'~Olica end .,rT"'!' tl"W):f)f. s • .':. <."C.C.Ut'o1tO'J :ICCOU,it oF \1'l3t :•:l!'J'rcnr.:_ ~ ... -: t:•e next fe\t ninutes cf ter troop:;c st.art~d to oova i:'l rrobnbl:- t1!!l rc;:•J(>t' ·~e • :-o•.·1 . ':Ost acc.ount11 any 4 jl:.!-.ot \:.:t!ll ~e:\r..! , source. t:r.b.1ow 1~, t~;h<'rtly a~tar \Jh!dl .... fl.--r~:

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b. "ost :tccounts trdicate th:tt .'rr:v "er sonr.cl f!rnt !ire\: into t~ e ~ir .:~.: : t~.:at snipet':; in :and on the sutToun~·ir'lt ~~; .. :rnlstic :lp.ortr.-ent !·u.i!Cir.:t F~ rc(l (';-. troo:-s and !'Olice tl.r:~, a~!'arently. at l~:~ oo;t occ:~.sior..ally, •n(ascr1"\~n:tt,...!~· i:tr·· t'.c. c r oo·<!. Pe"'' crs or "hie'• ''crP fr;:!ntidlly tr:'inr to lmwe tl.~ !"laza .• '•nt "er.'! J'l~t":"ercd (3nt 10""At wer-: crot!':':!'!etf) 1 "! f!!':C!rclir.:;: foot 4;01~1er" ~nrl r!"cor. v-:>:tic..':· ... TrOO!"S and l"()llcc fir,..,• into t: ~ tt:rec <'r !'->ut' _,!'~rU·'G.nt :•uJ !,!!ro:s fro:- :-;-.i~:; r~r<.:A$ c:trcctecl at t~1e::. ::,..re ~l!ce re:prC$:~ntativc:s, in :'lair. .:lot!tc-.. ""!t'•! lc";i · c·~ 'uild!n ... & •tlch t~ ... l't" joecti~~ o! ar-rcr:t!..r'- C'::"' Jc.a"('r~. C"C\'('ral f-ir..,..,. ··er\

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to the ~ Occc1>cr i\CCrav. The fate o~ the lcne :c;:ntper ~;as neve:- anr.ounced. Sew•r.d '$tu<lents were arcestet b,. rolice a 6 ter they $et off ~ '~or~. ncar the \'iaducto !'.le..":J.3n ·..tith the ~rtp:n:ent intent of sabota:dn• an 3q~,:ec!uct. Only ci!'tio~S' d:\:..'\re c:ut<J~--::!.

12 • • On 5 0ctol-f'r, .a\:tl'.orities continueC: t~1eir 1uterro~at1on of these ~etuine,1 Vurtnr ar:.d after the 2 C\c.tt)ber U~!;t. :.cc·:S'PS:'er accocnts :inc!1c3ted a toea! of 7:i5 !'lad l>otn released ;"l!'ter r:ut!sc!otdn:;. !':evo3:r:sl SUl tC!I"'e:-.ts "lade t,y etvdc::t lea.C::cr~ were released to the press ~nd r~ade !1o.:t~l1ces. It~ ~~" St:lter".tnt, c·.~· lea~-ler Socrates .~do Caz-~1 Leuus isplic:~ted several fon:~er !IOlitieal l"dcr~ ir. c·~e o;tudent situ.3tion. !.e sail.! t~.n !1e one! sever al ot~er stude::ts :,nd •f't t"!l'iter '.len.:~ Carro and uere: told ~~ ,..er chon th~ ltudent ~vMent \.·a~ g.aicinr. ropular s:.s"lport and neede~ a leac!er of ::atic-n3.l pro:dnence. for •-1hie~ 1ol, she sur.se...•ted •";arlos :=.a.draz.o (farner rre,ic!ent of t he Pi\1 and fornet ~ovcrnor of Tal~G.sco). apparently also indicating hb ovaUDtility co assist the noveMnt through his !ormer secretory . An tel Vcra:u. . t;ae~oos Lcnus said the. offer \135 turned c;o~rr. t cuvse it was belie.ved the rover-lent should be le~ by studenta. ~·e a.lso said thAt ~a!"Ct and stencils (for stud•nt ~roraranda) had been $uppl1ed bv araulio :;.l®nado, ex-r.overnor of Oaja California, and that Cu=texto ~ro. Friva:e aeere~~ to for.aer rr~!Je:nt Lone-,. ~~teos. h3.d been oentioned u Providin& 1a0ney and naterial heln to the stuc!e.nts. C.otTOs !..c.~us. •.Jho said 3e i1&d visited Cub3 ir. 1966 ~o • ' crainin:". trip'·. revealed th~t the atudent scril~e leadership (0.1ih.·as d!.videc! into a P.IOterate element ,.nich favored sec~:in:! secclc.a:ent "'•ith the 30vern~nt. and an ulcra-hord dement whic:h ":anted to overturn the tovernment. ~!e S3id that the hard eler.cnt had fot:r~ed £1ve a~d "securitv coluals" for the 2 tlcto~er ru~etir.:t at the Plaza of ~1ree Culture~ . ruroosc of ~hie~ vos co protect strike l~aders ~nd to fire on pOlice 3nc! o\nry el~nts uhcr. t:ley arrived.

a. l'!te o.r;: (leta those arrestee!) "'et vith the press on 5 .,c.tober snd issued a eall for students to reno~ce violence and cease street ~~onstrations. T!te lc.adersbir said that r.o vtol~nce wss plann ed duriD8 the Olympic gaacs, ~ut the ~tuOents would oot renounce their conet1tution3l rlthts, Ol~ic~ or no Ol}~pics. It vaa also cl.abne:d that stude.ncs c!id not surt the violence on : l"'ctobe!'", :·ut an a.naec! sroup whose Meabers ide.nd.fied theQ.Selves b:- • g!oved left !l&nd st.erte~ firinct, titus provid.iOC::., preteD: for Aray ele.-:ents to start fir1~.

;;' . . ... b. :x-Preeident.~er.l''t.&&aro C.rdenas issued a public stateU'Ient urr.-1na

!:e_xica.ns to prf#Jerva 'th.U.r "'national integrity!'_ :!e decl ared he vos conv!nce<! thct there existedA!anti-~ion.al and forait;n ~le:::.ents11 \rlhO had entered the :·lerlcan scene acd, ef!lPloyins al-as and t en:or. ":ere taki~ advancaze of internal conflicts ·•vhich only :texic.ana could solve".

13. -- Oo 6 Octob•r. t~.e persona na-e.d by Caapos ~ue ia. his a t.otencnt ..:tS

iov~ in the stude.nt situation iaeu.ec! Vigorous public denials. T1"H~ inte:r«>t••tllorl of the detainees ~tinued . Those detained included 14 foret:ncrs, ineludin~ one .\lrla.riun. One IPU professor , Ayax Sc,gura Garrido, eorrotorated the statement by C-anpoa Lenu . .as of there edscing 1~ the student oovement leaC:ership two .sectors: o ooderatc one which wonted only satia!actioo of the aix orisinal Ucaands: anC A

!lard-line one vhicb vance<! to change the ~iean Covern::nent for one alone; co.::aunlet Unes. !.:e. said that the i•ard-l.iners planned violence And had !ot'Qed "action colu=asn vhtch bad confronted the A.rrxt and pollee on 2 <'c.tober. ~;e $a:1•! they also :'lanDed other violence, includint: c:-te bcmbin~ of the ncwapaper f.l Sol, which was not a popular n~·spaper ~~th t~e students. (This newspaper 4Ctually ''3G bombed during the n1Sht of 13 Octo::,er.)

a. :ievs photograrhe.rs "'ere pemitted to photosraph the .. arseMl" of to"!'C3f!Ons ~nd acaunition found in the ··chihuahua'' apartgcnt ~uUdinr. after tl~e 2 r.:ctc~er ~booctns utch. Incluc!e.! ...-ere thre<t. aub~U~•in~un&, 14 rUles~ <JE.veral uit:i: telescopic sishts, !ive s1~ttuns, four carbines, 31 pistols of v~r1ous caliber~. 5,C?? eartridge.s, and also e~uip~nt for refilling cartridses and a radio.

b. !!e\;spapero nr.noun~ecl t :.at f'tvc ~·lc.xie:~uA COl~tured in tile "tole o~ ncrt~cru~ had 'l3nned to c~rt"!' cut ~uPrr!llo t;~rfar"" in ':':ol:asco. CcnsiUeral-,le pu''!!ctt:t 3] so W'S ziv~r. co ~"..rccnt!ne t.'Ct'..1.n :::ilvta. Oliv:trcs ··ho :djnd~d a ·~ex.ican CO!l'll""erc.::al

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-· 14. (1J) nr. 7 t:c:to:~erJ quiet rn:.'JAU~o.tl i.n "':":dco Ch)'· ::-:c 1f\t~rro .. :-c.10r' ~f Atudcn:;s nne! oc:,eu: detafnc~• c:or:.tinw.:,; ty fc,'en.l ~n'' ~c~nt.ct offid..!l~ ~t ::tl1t3ry CArli' !'1. 0':' le.a~cr~ ~iii t1u.~~· veu turnin,. t~~ :-:tuUrnt mv• ,t irto n "constitution.J.l stru!;,Slc.!• Hhic.h co--.ulC last a lo~ tir.c, .~n:~ )At'~': ;:-.. c:in~c: ·'lC•1

clashes •dth ;u.:t~crities ~:oult! :,c avoided. tt !..'as tJtn~ .... c·~3t, in c~t(" rutur~, 3lt G~m :ren!Jers ttould he screen<'<! to l·e<'r nut t~ose itl(:lJn• «' to vJolcr.c,..

lj . .. t)" !: '::c:tol-er, a J'l"'•ll contin3ent of Arrry r-crsf't.rc:; r:a·:ti=-~~ .o:t. the. Tlatelol.;o osrea. A ST'\Illl ~ttudent (:!sturllanc:c in !'uohl3 · .:tc; Orou!::·.t uu • .'C'!r control by police and troops of the 25th '·U.:ttnry i:onc. Yit1: o~c :•.u,;:mt bet~ injure<). It was lMrne<!. fro::. a reprc.sentativ~ o( the ":ecretar iat or ··~tiona\ O.C:~enr-4 th:at Crl:: ~n ::~r~.anc!e.z Toledo. tr.jureJ in t ?\e ~ ncto:•er H:·:c!,:, "3S rec:o,·cr!r..-:, aatisfactorll~· at the Central !:illt:ary l!os!'ital.

16. (t;) .\n:y troops contlnuc:d or ~ t,c.co:-.er vith a re:luc(( :-uard nt tite Tlatelolco area. St.ater:e:nte o! tuo ,-::.: le:a.d•rs detalnc.: "c ••JUtAr~ t;~t:' ~l vue releasee:. ~rlos ~!!!.! ~~;~ "'arJC:e de 1..con and ren~::,'o Jt'!:c ... '\vJla Jiccncz both said fn their statf!li!Cnta t'•.at t1•<"· :\rr.:t troops d!d z·~t fire fi.r"t ~ ,.. the 2 October cl.:):Sh and that dvnrw!te UAG t .:tl.en to the !"l:tz.~ nl' ":.'hrPe -:ul t:.~r~s or. 2 ')c:to;·"!r to use against Ai-cy t:ml c. Tt va• not used ~~r ! :o.:r of a. '~'·uutcrt'' ~~ the crO\~, hut so~ vas subeec:uentl~ uscJ in the l-oot. in· -.. ;o~r t.,e ~!:u!ucto ' 1-l".:J: . :!.artin c'.el r:ar.!f'O said that tn 1?67 rocr3t~~ hrlO.do C31:'20' '.~""'V'I inv1.u . ..; :,in to t.1::c guerrtl~ trainin!: in the ~tAte:- o~ :"'ue~·la under llrr:sy C'Ol"'t~!n T.orenzo t'::r"en.as B•rajas. t;he !;;roup (he centtoneJ .stx persona) took tra1n!=-r in '!ea!'Or•'l ~!rin: "r.rt .ountain cli:lbing vith the 1\!ea o!: f'orcie!': a ~uerrUla ... r-•·o.•~ to o,e.r"te 1r. the Puebla aount3ins. tie said he droppot1 out of the s-rouf" ~~t•~r .:a brief fl't~rvc.l

because lae c:oul~' t get alons 'Jit:l the .~tl:ly Cll!)tain.

a. In Zac.atee&s, t.roops of the llt!. Xilltary Zone. .•:.r·~ rorortcJ '"' ~.e e::,e:c~.-1n~ autos after r~,oru were recei'\':::· 1 ndieatin: ':uCel'lS were on· th~ state capital for n ;(·etinz.

17 • • On 10 fron a repreeer.t;:.t.ivC" of t:,e .:l'!.;r-.-:t2r!at oi >:atioo.al t.'he Mexico City er.;.: •.ttr.t no lCI:~.;J:r or ''Jll alert, but under whicl1 they i~34! :o checi~ ···it:. theJr parent unit or Yurin::: non-duty hours. rress accoul'lts in4!1c•te~ that. the Coamandias: the 25th :.Ulltary Zone 1::. "u'!!~la had amlOUl'IC:<e~ th\o arreat by aoldiera ia the area of Uu.aucttinanso of ten !)er~ns (i.ncllll:lr-: one AMrican) on chargee of agitation. t:ae ten were sent to -~~:-:ico City. -:'! "!on• CoiiWIIBnder Stlid demonstrations vould not :;,e rermitted in ":Jchla. :.:e :~lso cler.ie4! that there e..xi.sted in the ~t~te <"f rucbla a tchool for :~t'rillns tts ctt,dent Martin del Car.:po d'\clared in his ~:cx1eo City atate.ae.nt.

4. Q:lt leaders said at a meetin~ in Caea del Loco t:·.nt a dialo:-ur had CDaa:ncnCed between students and 't'P.!)rotsent.:~tivca of ~e ''e:<"..!c.:m ('".('overurtnt a;-d t'•at the repretent•tive. had off~r~ to atop t~e apprehension o! ~tudents 1f they continued their movement in 4 le.~al Nnner., the reooval o~ !·n.y an<.! J:'<'l1c.e !.rer student buildings and minimum pen.nlttes for student.s orrest.e<! enc1 found sutlty o" criiK!s. The leaden stUl bl.ttoe~ the !~exican Covernt'IC:rt .cor the s1tu.1t1on. a,..d aatd that thetr three de=.a.nds aust :le ~t (eutation of a! l nolic:e ar.G \n:r-.t ttrepression" J 'the vithdraval of. roltce an<! troops fro"' all ~~hool built! tnt~. 3"1•1 the freein& of all 'J)ersoDS arrestc~ in connection \lith ti-t: atudent Jfaorckrs) before a public di4logue with tovcrnncnt rc,re.Beotativ~s •10uld he orene:.~.

b. J. total of 128 rersons arrestetl on and after : ·~cto'" Pr vere "ort'lall:' charged: the charge• included inciting to rebellion, aet.:ition, rro!'lerty (:i\r-.3£:~"•

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1~. (\i) (in 11 Oc t ober, stut.l~r.cs :1cld a nw:-h~r of nectint" i n various: locations chrou~!louc :to;.1.co City -tn llhic:h they etair~~d rro1-ress ua-!1 bdn!; o::1de in ta~l~s vJ.t:l toovcr-01!.\ent rel\rescncacives . 't~ev said th:tt w'l<'fl their tJ·t~e at:d~<! Uer..:mds t~ere ~c, they wouid en:;.age in a r~lic di:slo!;ue uith the tOV"!~:::r.:cc ovt'r t!tetr $1:-:. or1~1nal deaands. :~eo Cicy r en31ned quiet~ except !or an ur.con!irncd report of the attempted burnin3 of a !-us u.erl for crantportin~ of Oljmpi c at~letes , all ()f "hom left the bus '"~thout lncident.

19. 111 On 12 October , despite A fev rugors of possi~l~ trouble. t~e cereaony offtetally opening the 1968 Olym~tee vas ·held in Ol,.apic Stediuo 1o :~xtco City "ithout 1ncident. Some forei~ pre..o;s accou:.u in~ieate«! the nllitary waa very n:.uc..'l in ev1denc4!. around the stadium, Out.. r..trbassy personnel uho attended the ccr~nies said most of tho Military personnel observed apparently were ge~ere or t~e Olyo:pic &atta.lion, fon:ocd hy the ~texican Arm:' to asst.st in security- and other Ntters in the conduct oC t.he ~8lllC8· :_!nar-.ed, unifor-ed National ~111tary Service (~) 18-year-o1ds also uere used to keep W.c)r crovd.s alone d-e route used ~y

• runners to ta1;e the Olyc.('lic flame to the stadiua. According to nevepaper accou:nta, coccittees at t."N'AM and tPZl (includint sooe ~1i ae~bers} stated that all student a ctions would be avoide~ ~hich would hinder the Ol~pics. Press accounts also reported that all persons who had been held in mutary C.u:p !!1 hat either been r~>

leaaed or arraigned.

20. (U) The period 13-lS October has been ~thout known incident i nvolvint students. The OlYf!lrie t;ames have almost completely pushed the student situation out of the Hexico City n~~ columns. In a press interview on 15 October, Seeret .ary of ~fense Lt Ce.n Carda Barragan aaid that the ,.~ va.s not incre..asil\8 iu v!gilanc:c duri.QP. the Cl)'IIPic: Ct.Du. !!e. alao sat~ that troops would rec:JJ1=" at lP~ installations at C.Ueo de Saoc.o Tomas and Zacatenc.o until their vithdra"'al tJaa ordered by competent authority.

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1. - - AU·.US.~?J'f~~~ o.therviu, vith. """'"'~~~1!11~~ have cUscusaad.:f#!e.:"S'tul'ea.t.~on, feel that there vi·t_ be no student disorders oC any consequ~~e.~, .. ~~·\"tll~~~on of the Ol)'llpics. (!1ost do not wle out t~tc pooaibility~~<"t•·;;r.,;lf.'>~!!iJ i.n~idents involvic, a f<PN of the 100at radical of the student ·l~~~~ioo has not been resolved by any r__un1, however, and it 18 gene'fttr'iffit''i1lrt' thc otudenta vill .-ea~tivate tl>.eir eacpd!n after the Olympics. Tho

11C:Oolia.g-ofr· period may help, however e.nd. hopefully, ?Oat-olympic

actions vill not take the violent course of pre-olympic actions.

2. ·-· There has been an inten.ee concern aoonz •lmost all ~can• that the •tudent situation would either pre•ont or h&cptr the Olympics. It 11 believed that tbi1 feellng bu had an effec:.c on gove'C"n!:Dent- and Anny actions, -whid', on seve:rGl· oeeaaioD.S could pos.s:ibly be called "over-reactions ... eauaed 'Pri~rily by the desire to settle or at least arrest the proble~, by foree if necessary, to avoiC effects oo the Olycpics. After the Olympic•. this pre1aure factor vill not ~c present.

3 . • the question of vho fir·ed f1rst- Aruy or studentl-at t he 2 October battle of the Pla:a of Three Culture• probably will never be definitely ~nswe~e~. Several eye-vitness accounts, received second and third-handed inrlic~te that the students vere the first t o fire to kill. Other evidence t•nds to corTOborate this, primarily the vound1~ of nri~t Cen t!e:maade: Tolec!o at t he vcrv be$1oning of the sbootinS· Certainly at least soae of tb• student cxtremiats v~nt to t~e 1DI!etins prepared to shoot . aa is vitne..s1ed by the nUDber of ,.-e.eoons found later. and tho fact t .hat these persons located thc:::!Selve:s strate~iCGll)r at ~.-in<!ovs aport~ent buildings surroundin~ the plaza. It is possible they plann~d en a~~un~ of security forces . They reportedly so~te o! tt.eee

l!!iii! th4! to leave. t.herc v.\$

1~undin~ cf C.eneral ?.ern~nCe~ un~ there wa~ sorrc in(iscrL~i~~tc

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n.rinP ~Y soldicrn Hito firu: ·<~ildly at the a:p.arc•::cnt hui ldi~.'s , r~t~tc:r t~~~n cryJn:': to loCDce t!la e::zct s ources o! ti~e 1nipcr f ire. .:o ind!acr!r.! Mt::." i i r int ~:"· solcHe r.s into the crowd in t!";e !ll3:t" \t3S re;>orce;.: , }10\.lcv-er. Th ese sOJ,De ;~urccs di<i say c:u1t aold.!ars ~ere observe!! lootin.r. aito~s in the t;ro ~o.mt! floors of 3cvc ral of the hu!ldin::-s , a situat ion v1tic:t in(!icates they "·ere not very uell controllc.C ~Y their officers soc! ~:OJ'a.

1, , .._.. /'.:; it typical in Hexico, IJCcurtttc statistics concernin::; tl-e f\\Jr.bcl'" of casualties in the 2 October ba.tcl.: c.e.nnot be fo..and. r.epon.s h.:tve been receive <! of ~h aa 350 killed. n.e. b.e.st e.st~te .la Oat this f~ure is h~tttf!en 1~:) anC: 200. of ::a tioual

~o soldiers vere tl:a.c e.i~tht

soldiers 'ICre ldllet.

5. • The Pa ratroop &attalicn and the G4th lr.faccry ~attalion Cl3dt: up t~e bulk of the troopa used on 2 October. Over-all eoc:unC:e.r vu tl.aj Ceo Crisoforo ~ Piceda, CC of the Infantry Brigade.

6. • The U!:meQinte a ftermath of c.be 2 October battle vas to quiet and sub:!ue the students. It ia not 1~ovn if this v:aa Cue to the e:«:ent o! :he violenc~. or that the ttQSt oilitant of the student leoders were C4ptured. It is generally ~elic.vcd that oa.c.y of the ~at oilita.nt lee.ders vere. arrested and tbot their subsequent ioterrogation ha• resulted in the 1dent1f1c.ation of ochers.

7. Ill t here have been no anti-US aspecte to the student disorder s. Desnite the-occasional violence (notably oo 2 October), the student di.ord~s h4ve bad very little effect oa ~co City aa a whole, with the tnpact being felt aloooc ~elusively in the ~diate areas of the demonstrations . Tbe average cit izen of the eity has fel t the disorde rs mostly tbrougn occasioDAl disruption of traffic and public transportation. -

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t of Oefe.ose, the public sale of veapons haa the durati.on of the Olyc::pic.a". It '"--ill he &llowed to reopen after the Olyopics .

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