Declassification of CIA files in 2025 revealed collaboration with Mexico

The recent declassification of documents by President Donald Trump's administration has brought to light details about the collaboration between the Mexican government and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

All this, during the 1960s and 1970s. These files, related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, reveal Mexico's involvement in espionage and counterinsurgency operations in the context of the Cold War.

Implications of the declassified documents

The declassified documents indicate that the CIA maintained a close collaboration with the governments of Mexican Presidents AdolfoLópezMateosandGustavoDíazOrdaz.

This cooperation included espionage activities targeting political opponents and foreign diplomats on Mexican soil.

The information suggests that MexicowasakeypieceintheU.S.agency'sespionagenetwork during that period.

Additionally, it has been revealed that the CIA had operations in most South American capitals, includingBogotá, where it maintained a secret base.

These revelations highlight the breadth of U.S. intelligence operations in Latin America during the Cold War.

Reactions in Mexico and the United States

The declassification of these documents has caused various reactions in both countries. In Mexico, historians and political analysts have expressed the need to review and analyze this information tobetterunderstandthecountry'sroleinthegeopoliticaldynamicsoftheera.

Meanwhile, in the United States, the publication of these files has sparked a debate about the extent of the CIA'sinterventioninLatinAmerica, as well as its influence on the region's governments.

The Mexican government, meanwhile, has avoided making an official statement about the revelations.

However, various sectors have demanded that an investigation be opened to clarify to what extent the Mexican governments of the time allowedforeigninterference in national security matters.

The declassification of these documents confirms what has been suspected for decades. MexicowasastrategicallyoftheCIA during the Cold War.

These revelations compel a review of the country's recent history and raise questions about the degree of autonomythatMexicangovernmentshavehad in the face of foreign intelligence agencies.

The publication of these files also highlights the importanceoftransparencyandaccesstoinformation in order to understand the past and avoid the repetition of practices that compromise national sovereignty.

Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico

In September 1963, two months before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald traveled to Mexico City.

During his stay, from September 27 to October 2, Oswald sought to obtain visas to enterCubaandtheSovietUnion, visiting the embassies of both countries.

These efforts were unsuccessful, as consular authorities denied him the requested visas. According to recently declassified documents, Oswald met at the Soviet embassy with Valeriy Kostikov, a high-ranking KGB agent.

This meeting has been the subject of numerous speculations and conspiracy theories, suggesting possible linksbetweenOswaldandforeignintelligenceagencies.

During his stay in Mexico City, Oswald stayed at the Hotel Comercio, a modest establishment in the city center. In addition to his visits to the embassies, it has been documented that Oswald maintained contact with SilviaTiradoBazándeDurán, secretaryoftheCubanambassadorinMexico. The exact nature of their relationship remains a subject of debate among historians.