Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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SECRET/-5-III. EFFECTIVENESSThere has been no change in Project LIEMPTY which would alter the validity of the remarks made in Section III of last year's project renewal request.IV. PROBLEMSThe security problem in connection with the LICALLA operation, which was described in last year's renewal request, is still present but has not caused any known difficulty. At Headquarters suggestion in HMMW-9736, the LICALLA base was reactivated on 29. May 1961. The base operator has been cautioned to be ever alert for any unusual.incidents which might indicate that the base has been compromised. This is the only problem experienced by the LIEMPTY Project during the past project year.V. PLANSThe Station considers that the project is now operating at its optimum size and does not plan to expand it during the coming year. Rather, efforts will be devoted to refining and better utilizing the existing project organizational arrangements.VI. COSTSA. Past Project Year - Station finance records indicate that Project LIEMPTY expended $21, 458.00 during Fiscal Year 1961 (1 December 1960- 30 June 1961) and has thus far during Fiscal Year 1962 (through 30 September 1961) expended about $11,000.00. It is anticipated that about $8,000.00 will be expended during the last two months (October and November 1961) of the project. year. This will make a total expenditure during the project year of about $40, 500.00, or some $12, 500.00 under the budget estimate of $53,000.00.B. Ensuing Period - Of the total $49, 500.00 budget, itemized below, $29, 500,00 should be expended during the remainder of Fiscal Year 1962 and the balance, $20,000.00 should be expended during Fiscal Year 1963. Normal accounting procedures will be used for all expenditures.SECRET/
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SECRET-6-AGENT                                            U.S. $ PER ANNUMRaymond H. GERENDE                                  $ 5,520.00Oliver G, SCANTLING                                   5,000,00Louise J. MACRINO(@ $2.02 per hour)                                   1,500,00LIEMPTY-4                                          2,200.00LIEMPTY-5(@ $1.75 per hour)                                   1,000.00LIEMPTY-6                                          3,000,00LIEMPTY-7 (No Salary)                                -0-LIEMPTY-8                                          2,000,00LIEMPTY-9                                          3,000,00LIEMPTY-10                                         3,900.00LIEMPTY-11                                         2,800.00LIEMPTY-12                                         2,000.00LIEMPTY-13                                         2,000.00LIEMPTY-14                                         2,000.00LIEMPTY-19                                         1,000.00LIEMPTY-24 (No Salary)                                -0-Christmas Bonuses 1961                               2,580,00SUB-TOTAL                                            $ 39,500.00OPERATIONAL EXPENSESMaintenance of MV-2279, 2284 and2286.                                              $ 2,000.00Procurement of Safehouses, postoffice boxes and rentingautomobiles.                                         1,000,00Purchase of information,identification documents, andbribes.                                                 500.00SUB-TOTAL                                            3,500.00OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENTRepair, maintenance and purchaseof replacement photographicequipment.                                           $ 1,000.00SUB-TOTAL                                            1,000.00
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SECRET/-7-REAL ESTATERent, utilities and maintenanceof following safehouses:*LIMITED $ 3,000.00*LICALA 1,500.00LILYRIC 1,000,00SUB-TOTAL 5,500.00GRAND TOTAL $ 49,500,00*LIMITED and LICALLA rents are returned to the Station by LIMOUSINE andcredited to Station miscellaneous receipts.VII. EMERGENCY CONDITIONSPlease refer to last year's request for project renewal and HMMA-15982,23 November 1960, and HΜΜΑ-15981, 23 November 1960![US COPY]SECRET
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# DISPATCHChief of Station, Mexico City| CLASSIFICATION | PROCESSING           || -------------- | -------------------- || SECRET         |                      ||                | ACTION               || X              | NO INDEXING REQUIRED ||                | ONLY QUALIFIED       ||                | HEADQUARTERS DESK    ||                | CAN JUDGE INDEXING   ||                | ABSTRACT             ||                | MICROFILM            |Chief, WH DivisionLIEMPTY/Project RenewalThe LIEMPTY Project will expire on 30 November 1961. It is requested that your recommendation for renewal be pouched to reach Headquarters by 1 November 1961.END OF DISPATCHDistribution:2 - Mexico City|                 |      || --------------- | ---- || WH/Registry     |      || ROM/Mexi/Chrono |      || RIVAN           | D.K. || RIV/TY          |      || WH/S/Mexico     |      || CROSS REFERENCE TO |                                  || ------------------ | -------------------------------- || CLASSIFICATION     | SECRET                           || OFFICE             | ORIGINATING TYPIST EXT           || WH/3/Mexico        | J.A. Brooke  AC/WH3/Mexico 2555  || OFFICE SYMBOL      | DATE COORDINATING OFFICER'S NAME || C/AHD              |                                  |6 September 1961RRW-1007450-6-74/1DATE TYPED DATE DISPATCHEDRELEASINGJ. C. KING10074DISPATCH
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief of Station, Mexico CityFROM: Chief, WHDSUBJECT: LIEMPTY Project RenewalACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES: HPIA-14793, 8 April 19601.  The LIEMPTY Project Renewal was approved on 3 February 1961 for a total of $53,000; $31,900 in fiscal year 1961 and $21,100 in fiscal year 1962.2.  No comments were made by the coordinating Staffs.END OF DISPATCHDistribution:2 - Mexico CityDATE TYPED: 13 February 1965DATE DISPATCHED: FEB 1961DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: HMMH-9491HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 50-6-74/1OFFICE: WH/3 MexicoORIGINATING TYPIST: new C/MexicoEXT: 2555RELEASING OFFICER: Paul P. Paxton
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief of Station, Mexico CityINFOFROM: Chief, WH DivisionSUBJECT: LIEMPTY/Request for Project RenewalACTION REQUIRED REFERENCESACTION: See belowREFERENCE: IDMW-8515, 25 February 1960Project LIEMPTY expires on 30 November 1960. It is requested that your recommendation for renewal be pouched as soon as possible.END OF DISPATCHDistribution:2 - Mexico CityDATE TYPED: 15 November 1960DATE DISPATCHED: 15 Nov 1960DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: IDMW-9261HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 50-6-74/1CLASSIFICATION: SECRETORIGINATING:OFFICE: WH/3/MexicoOFFICER: R.HuitslanderTYPIST: bj C/WH/3/MexicoEXT: 2555COORDINATING:OFFICE SYMBOL: C/WHDRELEASINGOFFICER'S SIGNATURE: J.C. KINGDISPATCH![photo of initial handwritten marks]
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief, WIH DivisionINFOFROM: Chief of Station, Mexico CitySUBJECT: LIEMPTY Project RenewalACTION REQUIREDREFERENCE(S): Renewal of ProjectSECRETIMMA-15979-184250-6-74/1DATE18 November 1960MARKED FOR INDERINGX NO INDERING REQUIREDINDERING CAN BE JUDGEDBY QUALIFIED MQ DESK ONLY"Attached are the requisite number of copies of the Request for Renewal of Project LIEMPTY.Shillard c. (wrtsWillard C. CURTIS16 November 1960Attachment:As stated above. (Even pages forwarded herewith)(Odd pages under separate cover)Distribution:3 - WHD (with five copies of attachment)2 - Files (with one copy of attachment)RECORDS OFFICER STAMPThe following action isauthorized: do-ReleasedSigned: PlaisR.O. 1030 - Unit WH/18Note: If Costruction, cite reasons ari coordinate ir appropriate.FORM 5310 57(40)USE PREVIOUS EDITIONREPLACES FORMS51 28 51 284 AND 51 29WHICH ARE OBSOLETECS COPYSECRET50-6-74/1CONTINUED
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CRYPTONYM: LIEMPTYOPERATING DIVISION: WHHEADQUARTERS CASE OFFICER: Charlotte L. ZehrungFIELD STATION: Mexico CityROOM NO.: 1015 Barton HallEXTENSION: 2555/3162TARGET AREA: MexicoDATE: 13 December 19601. It is requested that the LIEMPTY Project be renewed for the period 1 December 1960 through 30 November 1961 for a total of $53,000; $31,900 for fiscal year 1961 and $21,100 for fiscal year 1962. The LIEMPTY Project was programmed for $85,000. During the past project year, approximately $59,880 was obligated.2. This Project provides operational support to the Station and is not a source of positive intelligence. Examples of operational data developed through this project are given in paragraph I of the attached Station Review of Project LIEMPTY. There have been no disseminations made at Headquarters of intelligence produced through LIEMPTY.3. The only training provided LIEMPTY personnel during the period under review was given to Raymond H. GERENDE. He is being given training in basic flaps and seals techniques so that the Station will have a trained agent outside the Station who will be able to provide this service if required. No further training for GERENDE or any of the other LIEMPTY agents is being contemplated for the coming year.4. Attached for the information of the Staffs is a dispatch from the Station (HMMA-14793) dated 8 April 1960 which answers the questions raised at the time of the last renewal.5. With reference to Paragraph VII, Emergency Condition, contained in the attached Project Review, the Mexican desk has on record in the permanent file of Raymond H. GERENDE and Oliver G. SCANTLING, the details of emergency recontact instructions which have been agreed upon between the Station and each Agent.
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SECRET-2-6. It is requested that the LIEMPTY Project be renewed on the   basis of the attached Project Review.COORDINATION:Ned P. Holman, AC/WH/3C. W. Anderson, WHD Proj. OfficerApproved for Transmittal :J. C. King, C/WHD12/30/60DATEATTACHMENTS: (4)Review of Project LIEMPTYCopy of HMMA-14793Form 680Folder with past renewalsSECRET
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SECRET/SREVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY(For the Purpose of Project Renewal)COVER SHEETCRYPTONYM LIEMPTY FIELD CASE OFFICER-Quinton N. OUSLERSTATION Mexico City CHIEF OF STATION Willard C. CURTISThe attached project action is presented for approval for theperiod 1 December 1960 through 30 November 1961.SECRETCS COPY
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# SECRET/## REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY(For the Purpose of Project Renewal)I. CURRENT OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCTIONA. Oliver G. SCANTLING Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives):1. "To collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK personnel and physical facilities." SCANTLING has continued (See the last Project Review forwarded as an attachment to HA-14093, 13 November 1959) to provide worthwhile and significant information pertaining to the above objective. There follow a few examples of SCANTLING's production:a. A detailed casing of the LIMERICK electrical power supply was forwarded to Headquarters as an attachment to HMA-14496, 12 February 1960. The production of this type of operational information, which takes several weeks to compile accurately, illustrates the unusual talents possessed by SCANTLING together with his valuable contributions to the Station's operational information collection effort.b. SCANTLING has been used frequently to follow up leads produced by LIFEAT/ LIMERICK (now produced by LIENVOY). For example, in May 1960, LIFEAT indicated that the LIMERICK target was having considerable contact with an AGENCIA ROBLES concerning the handling of incoming and outgoing shipments. By discreet investigation, SCANTLING was able to provide the Station with additional pertinent information about the address, owner and type of business engaged in by the firm. Such information then becomes readily available for exploitation should a LIMERICK shipment of particular interest come to the attention of the Station.c. SCANTLING is the Station's primary investigative asset for keeping track of current residence addressees of LIMERICK personnel. The Station considers it important from the counterespionage standpoint to maintain information on the location of all
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## -2-LIMERICK residences. In addition, specific targets are continually considered for LICOOL installations. A recent example of SCAITLING's efforts in this connection would be the spotting and acquisition of the LIMOTOR base in the same apartment building with LITALOK -1. Contributions of this type operational information are quite time consuming due to the necessity for checking cut several apartments that a LIMERICK individual may initially be considering as a residence.2. "To collect operational information pertaining to other targets of opportunity, foreign official installations and personnel of intelligence interest operating in Mexico." As indicated below, SCANTLING is also extremely useful for collecting information on targets other than LIMERICK:a. In March 1960 SCANTLING was instrumental in locating property adjacent to the LITABBY installation which the Station has since rented in anticipation of initiating photographic and technical operations. SCANTLING was able to accomplish this assignment only after a thorough casing and pretext investigations of the several pieces of property appropriate for such operations.b. SCANTLING is also used to follow up sensitive leads in connection with LIFEAT and LIENVOY production from LITABBY and sister targets (See example as to type under I,A,1, b and c above).c. SCANTLING was used as an investigative asset to determine the local address and exact employment of Gordon William GROVES (201-220025), a counterespionage case of interest to Headquarters and ODENVY.3. "To exploit operational leads through recruitments debriefings, and surveillances." As examples of SCANTLING's contribution to this objective, the following cases are listed:a. SCANTLING devoted a considerable amount of time to his attempts to locate Cesar GONZALEZ Sanchez, a known agent of a Communist Country. He followed various leads on GONZALEZ from March to August 1960 before
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SECRET-3-GONZALEZ was finally identified and his Mexico City home and business addresses were ascertained. See FANA-15626, 9 September 1960, for further details on this case.b. The preliminary investigative work on a KUSODA case of priority interest was conducted by SCANTLING. During this investigation it was necessary for SCANTLING to travel to Aquascalientes, Guanajuato and Minatitlan to obtain the information required by Headquarters. Sce the attachments to HUNT-1416, 20 May 1960, for the results of the investigation.4. In addition to his contributions to the above objectives, SCANTLING is used for miscellaneous support requirements of the Station. For example, SCANTLING handled several of Raymond H. GERENDE's (ps) operations while the latter was away from Mexico City during August and September 1960. Also, SCANTLING has been managing the LIJERSEY surveillance team since the departure of Simon D. CLACKETT in August 1960. It is hoped that SCANTLING can be relieved of this assignment as soon as the LITEMPO project is approved. SCANTLING has also been used to spot and rent safe houses for various Station operations, a valuable operational support service.5. As stated in the preceeding Request for Project Renewal, al though SCANTLING'S LIEPTY Project objectives can never be completely fulfilled, it is the Station's opinion that SCANTLING has made important and valuable contributions to LIEMPTY Project objectives specifically and to other Station activities in general. SCAN TLING'8 production, measured against monetary expenditures, case officer time and other intangible factors, unquestionably justifies his continuation as an integral part of Froject LIEMPTY.B. Raymond H. GERENDE Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives):1. "To collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK personnel and physical facilities through use of photographic base houses." Together with their extensive photographic coverage of the LIMERICK target, the photographic bases also contribute other types of operational information:a. LIMITED - This base compiles daily logs indicating all arrivals, demrtures and, where possible, identities of every person visiting or working at the LIMERICK target.
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# SECRET-4-This information is particularly useful in keeping track of LIMERICK personnel and assisting with the identification of visitors to the installation. Also, LIMITED maintains a summary attendance list of LIMERICK employees on a daily basis; this enables the Station quickly to ascertain the presence or absence of an employee on any given day. Finally, one other significant service is performed by this base, the radio dispatching of the LIEMBRACE surveillance team on LIMERICK personnel and targets of opportunity. LIMITED's photographic.coverage is still concentrated on visitors, as opposed to employees, to the LIMERICK installation. A recent example of the base's contributions to Station efforts is the case of Joseph Ralph MAURI. In this case, a LIENVOY lead indicated that an American might visit the LIMERICK target on a certain day. The base was alerted to dispatch the radio-controlled surveillance team on any person appearing to be an American. The results of this assignment were indicated in MEXI-6392 and several other cables. LIMITED was also able to provide photographs, which when compared with photographs provided by Head-quarters, left no question as to MAURI's identity.b. LILYRIC - This base's output of high-quality clandestine photographs has been in about the same quantity as last year. In addition, the base operator, LIEMPTY-14, prepares weekly reports on LIMERICK employees and their wives, IILYRIC also performs the assignment of noting and reporting the license plate numbers of all cars bringing visitors to the LIMERICK installation. LILYRIC photograplis also are con- centrated on visitors to the target, as opposed to employees, It should be noted that LILYRIC operates for photographic coverage during the hours from daylight to 1400 hours each day of the week except Sunday. The LIMITED base maintains photographic coverage from 1400 hours to darkness each day except Sunday.c. LICALLA - As reported in previous correspondence, the LICALLA base contributes to the collection of operational information through photographic coverage of LIMERICK employees and their families. Also, the base operator,SECRET
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SECRET/-5-LIEMPTY-9, supplies extremely worthwhile information pertaining to the apparent positions and jobs of the target employees. He accomplishes this objective by careful observation and analysis. LICALLA also maintains a daily attendance roster of all LIMERICK employees. LICALLA coverage of the target, both photographic and physical observations, enables the Station to keep abrest of LIMERICK personnel changes, a vital contribution to the Station's counter-espionage effort.2. "To collect operational information and identify operational leads pertaining to Station targets of opportunity." The LIENTRAP operation, handled by GERENDE, is the major contributor to this objective. It has been possible for LIENTRAP to take photographs and to perform pretext Investigations in support of numerous Station activities. The cases listed below are cited as examples:a. In the case of Cesar GONZALEZ Sanchez (see I, A, 3, a, above) LIENTRAP was able to procure photographs of GONZALEZ at his Mexico City residence which, when compared to Headquarters provided photographs, left no doubt that GONZALEZ was the subject of interest to Headquarters.b. LIENTRAP confirmed the identity of Olga CASTILLO de Ledon, a frequent visitor to the LIMERICK installation and an ardent supporter of the present Cuban regime, through a pretext investigation of the residents of an apartment building where CASTILLO was believed to live. Later, LIENTRAP supported the results of the Investigation with excellent photographs of the subject,3. "To provide operational support to Station operations, i, e., rent hotel roorns and apartments, and conduct counter-surveillances," GERENDE is used frequently to rent hotel rooms and apartments for other Station operations and activities, GERENDE's comprehensive area knowledge and personal operational capabilities combine to make him an extremely valuable Station asset for such support activities. GERENDE also procures post office box letter drops for the many Station operations requiring them.
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SECRET/N-6-4. It is the Station's conclusion that the money and case officer time expended on this segment of the LIEMPTY project is worthwhile and should be continued in view of the quality and quantity of operational information produced.C. Simon D. CLACKETT Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives):1. "To collect operational information and to identify operational leads pertaining to the LIMERICK target and Station targets of opportunity." During this project year the LIJERSEY surveillance team under the direction of CLACKETT began contributing to the Station's support efforts through pretext investigations and physical surveillances. Some examples of the team's work are listed below:a. Rafael TISCHLER Guzman (201-64372) is a Guatemalan Communist which the team had under surveillance from November 1959 to April 1960. The surveillance, together with information acquired from other sources, eventually resulted in an unsuccessful recruitment attempt on TISCHLER.b. Pericles FRANCO Ornes (201-64546) - FRANCO is a Dominican of interest to the Station. The LIJERSEY ream devoted portions of five mouths, January to May 1960, collecting Information on subject through physical surveillance.c. Jose Maria "Chema" LOPEZ Valdizon (201- ) was the subject of a physical surveillance during May and June 1960. LOPEZ was later deported from Mexico through the efforts of LITEMPO-2.d. CLACKETT and the LIJERSEY team performed numerous pretext Investigations on Station targets of opportunity and on three separate occasions during the project year served as a counter-surveillance escort for Station officers in other operations.2. CLACKETT, just prior to his resignation in August 1960, spent about five weeks giving tradecraft and operational skills training to LITEA-1. Although not specifically covered by the project objectives, this ability on CLACKETT's part is considered a significant con- tribution to the Station's support efforts.SECRET
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SECRET-7-3. In view of CLACKETT's resignation, which was effective 31 August 1960, and the proposed transfer of the LIJERSEY team to the LITEMPO project, this segment of the LIEMPTY project wipl not be renewed. However, for the record, it is considered that the CLACKETT segment of LIEMPTY was worthwhile and the expenditure of Station assets in connection with LIJERSEY operations were justified.D. Relationship to Related Mission Directive Objectives:It can readily be noted that Project LIEMPTY has provided support to many Station operations and in this manner has been a contributing factor to the furtherance of the Related Mission Directive. The project has not produced any positive intelligence nor has it been intended that it should do so. The project's sole purpose is to provide a mechanism for the development of operational information in support of other Station operations.II. CHANGESA. Simon D. CLACKETTThe unexpected resignation of CLACKETT in August 1960 has necessitated the decision as how best to utilize the LIJERSEY surveillance team and still benefit from the training and experience gained by the team during the past year. As explained in the LITEMPO project outline, it was decided that the LITEMPO Staff Agent would have the time, the need and the requirements to handle and manage the LIJERSEY team on a regular basis; consequently, the Station believed that such a solution to this problem would permit the Station to continue to profit from CLACKETT's past efforts.B. Oliver G. SCANTLINGSince CLACKETT's departure, SCANTLING has been handling the LIJERSEY team as an interim measure pending Headquarters approval of the LITEMPO project. SCANTLING has been exposed to, and likewise knows, only one of the team members, LIEMPTY-20. SCANTLING is known to L-20 only by an alias.SECRET/