I was curious which Presidents were CIA assets, and it's three (that we know of):
- Adolfo López Mateos (1958-1964)
- Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964-1970)
- Luis Echeverría (1970-1976)
> The declassified U.S. documents reveal CIA recruitment of agents within the upper echelons of the Mexican government between 1956 and 1969. The informants used in this secret program included President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz and future President Luis Echeverría. The documents detail the relationships cultivated between senior CIA officers, such as chief of station Winston Scott, and Mexican government officials through a secret spy network code-named "LITEMPO." Operating out of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Scott used the LITEMPO project to provide "an unofficial channel for the exchange of selected sensitive political information which each government wanted the other to receive but not through public protocol exchanges."
They were "Secretarios de Gobernación" which at the time were the heads of the Mexican intelligence apparatus and therefore responsable to manage the sharing of intelligence between Mexico and other countries.
> Scott used the LITEMPO project to provide "an unofficial channel for the exchange of selected sensitive political information which each government wanted the other to receive but not through public protocol exchanges."
Keep in mind that from the Mexican side the relationship with the US is very difficult to manage and has to be done carefully and sharing of intelligence is a way to keep the US at a healthy distance.
It’s certainly more of a situation where they play both sides. Do things for the cartels and the CIA, less of a playing your enemies against each other and more of doing the minimum to survive.
I was curious which Presidents were CIA assets, and it's three (that we know of):
- Adolfo López Mateos (1958-1964)
- Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964-1970)
- Luis Echeverría (1970-1976)
> The declassified U.S. documents reveal CIA recruitment of agents within the upper echelons of the Mexican government between 1956 and 1969. The informants used in this secret program included President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz and future President Luis Echeverría. The documents detail the relationships cultivated between senior CIA officers, such as chief of station Winston Scott, and Mexican government officials through a secret spy network code-named "LITEMPO." Operating out of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Scott used the LITEMPO project to provide "an unofficial channel for the exchange of selected sensitive political information which each government wanted the other to receive but not through public protocol exchanges."
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB204/
They were "Secretarios de Gobernación" which at the time were the heads of the Mexican intelligence apparatus and therefore responsable to manage the sharing of intelligence between Mexico and other countries.
> Scott used the LITEMPO project to provide "an unofficial channel for the exchange of selected sensitive political information which each government wanted the other to receive but not through public protocol exchanges."
Keep in mind that from the Mexican side the relationship with the US is very difficult to manage and has to be done carefully and sharing of intelligence is a way to keep the US at a healthy distance.
I wonder how many westerners who celebrate the anniversary of Tiananmen Square every year have never even heard of Tlatelolco.
It's a hienous part of Mexico's history. Although more recently also a bus of 43 students that went missing.
It’s certainly more of a situation where they play both sides. Do things for the cartels and the CIA, less of a playing your enemies against each other and more of doing the minimum to survive.
Nobody seemed to be playing the blame game, that just devolves into emotional appeals.
Most important to highlight the systemic structure of these problems.