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CONTINUATION OFDISPATCHCLASSIFICATIONSECRETDISPATCH SIMBOL AND NUMBERHMMA-381193. After several largely abortive attempts to get GERENDE to   follow up operational leads (and after noting, at the same time, a   fine job he did in recruiting LIRICE-13), the Station decided to   present GERENDE with what amounted to an ultimatum: Following a   six-week leave at the home of relatives in the US, he was told that   in recognition of his past services he was being given a salary   increase to $7,000 US per annum (which may not seem like much until   it is realized that GERENDE pays no taxes on this, and has the use   of a QP car, to boot). He was also told that he would be given a   number of leads to follow up (in some cases persons to whom he had   natural access; in other cases leads which he would follow up under   cover and in alias), as well as agents to handle (in alias). It   would be up to him to take advantage of this opportunity to perform   up to his level of ability; if he did so, Headquarters would be   willing to work out an annuity program which would relieve his   worries about eventual retirement. If he did not put out, he could   expect to be terminated by the end of FY 1970. GERENDE expressed   his gratitude and his willingness to put his shoulder to the wheel,   and, in fact, he has done so. In October 1969 he took over the   handling of LIANVIL-1-from Oliver G. SCANTLING, and the Station has   started to give him leads to follow up. His performance has improved   in every way--his punctuality has improved his written reports   are continually improving, and he has made the effort to devise   approaches to the various leads and to start to follow up on them.4. The Station was therefore highly encouraged, until 24   October, when GERENDE reported that his wife wanted a divorce. The   problem is basically one of incompatibility of personalities,   exacerbated by the fact that GERENDE's operational activities   resulted in his being home more often than a man who works a normal   office day. GERENDE's wife had taken a long vacation alone earlier   in the year, visiting her parents, and the leave taken by GERENDE,   referred to above, followed his wife's return and did not include   her. Both times GERENDE had the four children. Thus the news of   the divorce request did not come as a real surprise. The problem,   however, is that both parties want custody of the children, and the   dispute becomes daily more bitter and more violent. The station   has taken the position that security of GERENDE's operations must   be preserved at all costs, hoping, of course, that the divorce can   be avoided. At this writing, the outcome cannot be guessed. If   the bitter fight results in the surfacing of GERENDE'S RVROCK   employment, LILYRIC and LICALLA are faced with at leastame threat   of exposure. The MHHARSHers are quite aware that a LILYRIC-like   facility exists; whether they suspect LICALLA is a moot question.   LICALLA is in many ways more useful, and the MHHARSHers could put   it out of business very easily by making their wall higher. Little   could, or probably would, be done to prevent LILYRIC from functioning.5. Other than LIANVIL-1 and the LIEMPTY assets directly   handled by GERENDE (LILYRIC and LICALLA personnel and LIEMPTY-4)   other Station assets whose security might be affected by GERENDE's   current problems include LIENTRAP, LIRICE-13, and the PCM OP.   GERENDE is also aware of the fact that some sort of operation,   presumably technical, is or has been conducted from the LIMESA   complex; he is aware of the existance and knows some of the members   of the LIEMBRACE team (LIEMBRACE-1, -2, and -4, among the currently   active), and he knows of the existance of LIENVOY and LIFEAT. His   wife is LIFEAT-19 and_has been a substitute transcriber as late as   late 1968, and his mother was LIFEUD-19 (a former LIFEAT basehouse   keeper, inactive since June 1964). GERENDE also knows SCANTLING,   David M. WILSTED, and Raymond L. BARCENAS, as well as current Station   officers Vincent P. RIZZUTO and Bruce H. FERNALD (the latter in   alias) He has also met Andrew E. PELLEMENT, who used an alias.   In his 15 years, GERENDE has worked in almost every phase of the   Station's support activities, and even though in recent years he   has been pretty much restricted to LIEMPTY, his knowledge of   activities and assets which are still current is considerable. It   is too early to judge the outcome of GERENDE's problems, but the   Station is making every effort to see that security of operations   is not affected by whatever decision is reached.