Messersmith, G.S., Mexico City. To Spruille Braden, Washington.
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Enclosure: See No. 1764. Enclosing copy of memorandum from Civil Attaché on [Vicente] Lombardo Toledano; not surprised he is suffering from nervous exhaustion; he has no regard for truth, is without principle and utterly brazen, but he is very sensitive and vain, and he has had several blows recently; whole Mexican press attacked him violently after his speech accusing "imperialistic" interests in U.S. of sending arms to aid Sinarquists in Mexico; then came disavowal of what he had said by Mexican Government; through his own newspaper, he tried to plant the idea that the protestors who had been killed in León were really a violent mob and troops had fired in self defense, but popular reaction to this was against him; he has not received hoped for support from C.I.O. for strengthening his position with labor leaders in Mexico and other American Republics.