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0571 F3 63 c/s DATE: 24 JAN 63

TO : DIRECTOR

FROM: MEXICO CITY

JAN 24 0253Z 63.

ACTION: WH 8

INFO : CI, CI/CPS, CI/OA, WE 4, FI, S/C 2

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ADDED: WH 8, WE 4

IN 55255

DIR CITE *EXI 3123 RE A. DIR 69713 B. DIR 12178

1. O2. [E. XI TOLD COC OTTO RESARIO T'HAT IN55255

RETTIE, BRITISH 3.B.C. NEWSMAN, WHO IN PAY SECRET SERVICE IN CONTACT LICOOKY-1. RETTIE ACCORDING SMOTH REP READS AND WRITES FLUENT RUSSIAN AND FINNISH, ALSO SPEAKS SPANISH AND FRENCH. FORMERLY MARRIED FINNISH WOMAN. RETTIE LIVES WITH LICOOKY-! GREAT DEAL TIME. HE IS HER PRESENT LOVER ACCORDING SMOTH REP. PETTIE REPORTED THAT L-1 NOT COMMUNIST, VERY INTELLIGENT, EXCELLENT "MISTRESS AND CLOSE JJAN JOSE AREVALO. SHOT REP ALSO SAID RETTIE TRYING MAKE CONTACT WITH MARIO FONTEFORTE TOLEDO.

1. STATION AWARE RETTIE LICOOKY-1 RELATIONSHIP THROUGH L-1.

L-1 INTRODUCED RETTIE TO KONTEFORTE TOLEDO ON 3 JAN 63. MEXI SUGGESTS HOS TELL EVALITE THAT STATION IN INDIRECT CONTACT L-1 RE SUAT EXILE ACTIVITIES MEXI.

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C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED REPLY RE BRIT INQUIRY RE LICOOKY.

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