SITREP AS OF 1230 LOCAL TIME, 1 APRIL 1974

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• Document Creation Date: September 12, 2023
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• Case Number: F-2021-01570
• Publication Date: April 1, 1974

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SUBJECT t SITREP AS OF 1230 LOCAL TIME, 1 APRIL 1974
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SOURCE THIS IS A MEXICO SITUATION REPORT PREPARED
AT 1230 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON 1 APRIL 1974.
1. THE INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION IN MEXICO, INCLUDING.
ACAPULCO, Is CALm..
2. DERE HAVE BEEN No NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE APPARENT
KIDNAPING OF JOHN PATTERSON, THE U.S. VICE CONSUL IN
HERMOSILLO. ON 22 MARCH 1974. (S0uRCEt U.S. EMBASSY
MEXICO CITY.) COmmENT1 Two 23RD OF SEpTmEBER
COMMUNIST LEAGUE MEMBERS ARRESTED ON 25 MARCH 1974 IN
HERMOSILLO, SONORA HAVE DENIED THAT THEY OR ANY 23RD OF
SEPTEMBER MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE pATTEI;SON KIDNAPING.
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