U.S. Confidential Telegram (September 1968)
Item
Identifier
MT8
Title
U.S. Confidential Telegram (September 1968)
Description
A secret September 27, 1968, telegram sent from the US Embassy in Mexico a week before the massacre described how the upcoming games were effecting the Mexican government’s response to the student protests, stating that the “Govt has been committed to forceful showdown with students since army took over Unam. [. . .] Govt at moment not seeking compromise solution with students but rather seeking to put end to all organized student actions before Olympics.
Creator
U.S. Department of State
Date Created
September 27, 1968
Publisher
The National Security Archive at George Washington University.
Bibliographic Citation
Harper, L. "The Declassified Record on the Tlatelolco Massacre that Preceded the ’68 Olympic Games". The National Security Archive at George Washington University. 2014.
