Leonov, Nikolay Sergeyevich, 201-132139

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20 May 1955: Rodolfo NEIVO called Subject and was told "We have found the books and material you requested (re Soviet foreign policy)." LENOV said he would take the books to NEIVO the next day. NEIVO for many years active in the Mexican Diplomatic Service, at one time being Charge of the Mexican Legation in Harrow, Poland. Now about 75 and inactive in Government, but does write articles for the newspaper Exculsior (No. 3735 5 Dec. 55).

1 February 1956: Subject called Velia Jara da NIETO, daughter of General JARA, and told her that the translations of her father's clinical history had been made from Russian into Spanish. Mrs. NIETO said she would visit the Embassy the next day and ask LEONOV for the materials (HELA 4410).

6 January 1956: The daughter of General Heribarto Jaka spoke with Subject at the Soviet Embassy saying she had been told that he was the person who could inform her of when she should come by to pick up translations of the "olincial documents" relative to herself and her father. Subject said they were having some trouble getting the documents translated because of the medical terms, but said they should be ready in about five days (HEJA 4200).

24 February 1956: One Samuel RAMOS contacted Subject who acts as secretary to Soviet Ambassador, Mexico. RAMOS told LEONOV "We are not going to meet at my house this afternoon, but at S. LGO's (which is at) Insurgentes 42S-51 at the usual hour." Subject replied that he thought he could get to the meeting at 1900 hours and sent greetings "to the boys." RALDS said "we have some books we want to order through LEONOV" (LEMA 4536).

2 March 1956: Samuel KAIDS left a message for Subject that "if he has time I hope he will come to my house today" (HINA 4600).

7 March 1956: Samuel RAMOS called Embassy and asked for data on the possibility of staging an international chess match in Mexico. In this conversation it was indicated that RAMOS is in the academic line of work. He stated that he was "back in classes" and that meetings could no longer be held in his home. He told LEONOV that a tournament featuring a person named "PCOMMAND" would begin Monday (12 March) and invited Subject to see some of it. LEONOV said he would attend if he had time. RAMOS then asked when he could see LEONOV to give him a list of books "we want". LEONOV told him to come to the Embassy at any time, and RAMOS said he would come right away (PECLA 4600).

o. 27 June 1956. Subject's personal calling card found in address book of Fidel GASTRO Ruz, Cuban revolutionary detailed in Mexico (MEXI 839 IN 85358 REP: MEXI 826 IN 54161).

22-29 July 1956: Subject served as translator for Eighth International Radiology Congress Soviet delegates (H&H 1752).

1 October 1956 Subject and wife requested U.S. transit visas to leave Mexico 17 Oct by rail, entering U.S. via Laredo; to depart New York 24 October on Queen Elizabeth (MEXI 231 IN 34833 6 Oct 56).