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. 50 (Rev. 1-26-66) eo. <a |, Tolson —____ @ ® DeLoach —____ Mohr ‘Wick Casper Callahan ——______ KI Conrad ——___ Felt Gale Rosen —__. Sullivan — yp Tavel —___ See Trotter Jd yTele. Room Gs Holmes Ak Sends 308A , ‘ PREPARATIONS 4/13 NY AS Ly ndon /3,° Toh MS O71 aa 1 WITF JCHNSON . cant s Hn ta BY TERRANCE WW, MCGARRY « UNTTED PRESS INTERNATIONAL MEXICO CITY (UPI)--MEXICANS WORKED FURIOUSLY ON ONE DAY'S NOTICE WEDNESDAY TO CCNVERT PRESIDENT JCENSON'S "SHORT, INFORMAL” VISIT THURSDAY INTO A RANG-UP FIESTA WITH ALL TEE TRIMMINGS, MEXICAN SECURITY OFFICIALS, REPORTEDLY AIDED BY U.S. SECRET SERVICE AGENTS, CONDUCTED A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE MEXICO CITY AIPPORT WEDNESBAY AND POSTED GUARDS AT POINS AROUND THE BUILDINGS, THE AIRPORT WILL BE CLCSED TO ALL DCMESTIC TRATFIC AT 3 P.M, (EST) THURSPAY, OFFICIALS SAID, AND TO INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PLANE AT 6330 P.M, EST. | AT LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER (NOVEDADES) REPORTED THE PRESIDENT WOULD TRAVEL INTO MEXICO CITY IN AN CPEN CAR, A MEXICAN OFFICIAL SAID THAT "ALL ELEMENTS THAT COULD PCSSIRLY CAUSE TROURLE HAVE BEEN 'INVITED' TO LEAVE TOWN FO? TEE PURATION oF THE TWO-DAY VISIT, "THOSE WHO DID NOT ACCEPT THE INVITATICN HAVE PEEN PUT UNDER SUPVEILANCE," FE SAID, OFFICIALS SCURRIED INTO ACTION, APPARENTLY CAUGET BY SURPRISE RY TRE SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VISIT. WCRKERS BESAN PREPARING TEE FOUNDATIONS FOR TWO-STORY HIGH COLCR PORTRAITS CF JOHNSON AND MPS. JOHNSON ALONG TFE ROUTE OF THE MOTORCADE, JCENSON'S JETLINER VILL BE MET AT TEE RORDER AND ESCOPTED Te MEXICO CITY BY A SQUADRON OF MEXICAN FISHTER PLANES, THE AIR TORCE ANNOUNCED, TROOPS LABORED ALONG THE STREETS TEROUGH WHICH TEE MOTORCADE WILL PASS, STPINGING WIRE FOR BANNERS AND BUNTING, LES¢ THAN 24 HCURS AFTER THE VISIT HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED, COLORED POSTEPS WITH PORTRAITS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS VIFE HAD’ BEEN PLASTERED ALCNG THE PASEC DE LA REFCRMA, MEXICO CITY'S MAIN STREET. TEE WEATHER PROMISED TO BE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND SUNNY. OFFICIALS CF TPE RULING PARTY, THE PARTY OF REVOLUTIONARY a INSTITUTIONS, FELD A CLOSED-DOOR’ MEETING WEDNESDAY TC HELP OPE PAPE \— THE WELCOME. KE PARTY WAS CHAPGED WITH INSURING A LARGE cPoKD TUPNCUT AND SOURCES SAIN IT FAD BEEN DECIDED TC TRY FOP A TUPNCUT , OF 500,000. Y/73 neem JO$~ IS 1 75 {AL JOS m— (FARE ALL INFORMATION CORFANVED 176 APR XP 1866 \ HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED . a WASHINGTON CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE DATE YEAS 3 ama | SH APR 20 1966 \ 4 4 ne ———_a ——_