Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# PROJECT LIFEAT## PROJECT OUTLINE, PART II18. Estimated CostsThe following are the estimated costs for Fiscal Year 1962. All figures are U.S. dollars per year ($US 1.00 equals 12.50 Mexican pesos). Changes in estimated costs for particular items will be noted. These reflect not only the continued Inflationary trend in the Mexican economy, but also the shift in operational emphasis from prime coverage of Soviet/Satellite activities to support of Station operations. In this latter case particular line coverage is of shorter duration, causing greater expense in installation and removal of tap lines and crosses. In the agent salary category total expense in contract agent salaries has been reduced somewhat, due primarily to dropping certain contract agents, while expenses for field agent category has risen, due to the granting during past project year of long overdue salary raises to all but three LIFEAT field agents.a. Salaries(1) Career and contract agentsDavid M. WILSTED (GS-12 equivalent)no expenses Included in Project LIFEATas he is supported entirely by ProjectLINOGWayne C. DRABAND $ 5,300LIEMBRACE-8 (since this agent is notused actively in LIFEAT, and is car-ried only as standby technician whileemployed under MKCHARITY he willcontinue to be funded out of other ap-propriate project.)Carol K. ZINSMEISTER 5, 400Olga A, PARFINIK 4,500Replacement for Olivia N. GLADMON 3,600$18,800(2) Field AgentsLIFEUD-1 5,860LIFEUD-2 2,750LIFEUD-3 1,960
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- 20-LIFEUD-4 2,115LIFEUD-5 3,650LIFEUD-6 3,500LIFEUD-7 2,640LIFEUD-8 2,785LIFEUD-9 2,115LIFEUD-10 (no salary)LIFEUD-11 (no salary)LIFEUD-12 (no salary)LIFEUD-13 (no salary)LIFEUD-14 3,650LIFEUD-15 845LIFEUD-16 1,585-LIFEUD-17 (no salary)LIFEUD-18 (no salary)LIFEUD-19 1,500LIFEUD-22 2,400LIFEUD-23 1,800LIFEUD-1's assistant 160Christmas bonus (in accordance with local custom, this amounts to one month's pay) and gifts where necessary 4,100$43, 415b. Basehouse RentalsANNEX III 2,688ANNEX IV 2,760ANNEX VI 2,500ANNEX VII 1,728ANNEX VIII 3.072ANNEX IX 2,880ANNEX to replace ANNEX. I 2,000c. Basehouse utilities and expenses 2,000d. Allowance for customary rental increase when lease renewed 1,200$20,828e. Purchase of new recorders and dial tape recorder for necessary replacement/modernization 12, 250
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- 21 -f. Local purchase of replacement parts, wire, expendable supplies (as paper, paper tape, carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, wrapping paper, manila envelopes) and emergency and special equipment800$13,050g. TransportationQP car used by DRABAND500LIFEUD-7, car rent500LIFEUD-8, car rent500LIFEUD-14, car rent300ZÍNSMEISTER mileage300$ 2,100h. Miscellaneous ops expenses (Included loss of rent deposits, fund for medical expenses and/or fatalities, termination payments[^1], bribe.., expenses involved in moving and setting up basehouses, and expenses of covering targets of opportunity.)807.004,000GRAND TOTAL$103,193NOTE: Station programed LIFEAT at $US 105, 948 for FY 1963.All terminations of indigenous personnel will be in accordance with Mexican law and will include lump sum separation settlement, transportation and moving expense payments, and any bonus due at the time of the termination.ENCL.-1-HMMA-19129[^1]: All terminations of indigenous personnel will be in accordance with Mexican law and will include lump sum separation settlement, transportation and moving expense payments, and any bonus due at the time of the termination.
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief of Station, Mexico City.CLASSIFICATION: SECRETPROCESSING:| PROPOSED | ACTION                           | ACCOMPLISHED || -------- | -------------------------------- | ------------ || XX       | MARKED FOR INDEXING              |              ||          | NO INDEXING REQUIRED             |              ||          | ONLY QUALIFIED HEADQUARTERS DESK |              ||          | CAN JUDGE INDEXING               |              ||          | ABSTRACT                         |              ||          | MICROFILM                        |              |FROM: Chief, WM DivisionSUBJECT: LIFRAT Project RenewalACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES:REFERENCE: HM-10085, 14 Sept 1961Project LIFRAT expires on 30 June 1962. Please forward renewal request to arrive in Headquarters no later than 1 June.END OF DISPATCHDistribution:2 - Mexico CityCROSS REFERENCE TO:DATE TYPED: 3 April 1962DATE DISPATCHED: 6-APR 1962DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: HMWM-10563HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 050-6-32/1| ROUTING              | INITIAL || -------------------- | ------- || 1 - WH/3/Mexi/Chrono |         || RID/AH               |         || WH/3M                |         |CLASSIFICATION: SECRET| OFFICE        | OFFICER      | ORIGINATING TYPIST            | EXT   || ------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------- | ----- || WH/3/Mexico   | Sara Prosser | nr                            | 2555  || OFFICE SYMBOL | DATE         | COORDINATING OFFICER'S NAME   |       || OFFICE SYMBOL | DATE         | RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE |       || C/WHD         | 4 APR 1962   | J. C. KING                    | 10563 |
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief of Station, Mexico CityFROM: Chief, WH DivisionSUBJECT: LIFEAT Project RenewalACTION REQUIRED: For your information onlyREFERENCE: HHO4-A-17199, 12 June 19611. The LIFEAT Project was renewed on 8 September 1961.2. LIFEAT Project was approved for $98,973. Please note that this means a cut of $12,700 from the Station's original request for $111,673. The cut at Headquarters was made for several reasons: 1) to fall within the approved programmed figure of $99,000; 2) during FY 1961 only approximately $81,000 was obligated and since no expansion was planned, an increase of almost $30,000 could not be justified; 3) to keep the approving authority within KUDOVE.The cuts were made in the following places:|                    | Station request | Approved || ------------------ | --------------- | -------- || Equipment:         |                 |          || Local purchase     | $ 2,500         | $1,800   || New equipment      | 4,500           | 2,500    || Other Ops expenses | 15,000          | 5,000    |3. KUTUBE and KUDESK Staffs concurred in recommending renewal. KUTUBE/D remarked that the project included coverage of highly selective KUTUBE/D interests through technical means and stated that the project provided several items of operational interest not otherwise obtainable, as well as operational leads and background data useful in target assessment. KUDESK Staff reiterated that coverage should continue to be given to carefully selected known or suspect Soviet/Satellite agents in support of the Station's intensified KUDESK type program.END OF DISPATCHDATE TYPED: 11 Sept. 1961Distribution: 2- Mexico CityDISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: HMM-W-10085HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 50-6-32/1ORIGINATING OFFICER: WH/3/Mexico C. L. Bustos-VidelaTYPIST: wrdFTX: 3162COORDINATING:RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE:J. C. KING
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# SECRETPROJECT APPROVAL NOTIFICATIONPROJECT LIVATACTIONNEW PROJECTAMENDMENTRENEWALTERMINATIONEXTENSIONOTHERCAFI/CIPROPRIETARYSUBSIDYDIRECTAREADIVISION WBBRANCH WB/3DESK MexicoCASE OFFICER C. Bustos-VidelaEXTENSION 3162AUTHORIZATIONAPPROVING AUTHORITY C: DD/PTOTAL AMOUNT APPROVED $ 90,973FY 1968AMOUNT $90,973PERIOD OF APPROVALFROM 1 July 1961 TO 30 June 1912196FINANCIAL CODE SYMBOL 2135-5701-5906CONDITIONS OF APPROVALSIGNATUREDATE 11 SEP 1961ODP/PGDISTRIBUTIONFINANCE DIVISION 66A-DD/S.BUDGET DIVISIONOPERATING DIVISION CHIEF OF SUPPORTCASE OFFICERODP/PGFORM 849 OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS.SECRET
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PROJECT ACTIONTYPE OF ACTIONNEW PROJECT APPROVALAMENDMENTGENERAL FY 1962EXTENSIONTERMINATIONLIPEATDIVISIONWHDFIELD STATIONMexico CityBRANCHMexicoCASE OFFICERCharlotte Bustos-videlaROOM #1015 Barton HallEXTENSION3162CONCURRENCES OF DIVISIONORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTTYPED NAME (and signature)DATECOPY NOMEMORANDUM ATTACHEDYES NODATEC/WH/Mexico Stewart D. BurtonC/WH/3 Ned P. HolmanWH/B&F Robert D. CarterWH/PO/A John G. ReynC/WHD J. C. KingCONCURRENCES OF OTHER COMPONENTSAPPROVALFROM PERIOD TOTAL AMOUNT FY AMOUNT1 July 1961 30 June 1962 $ 98,973 1962 $ 98,973.00SIGNATURE DATEAPPROVING AUTHORITYDDP/PG/FI/Prof
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# SUBJECT: Request for Approval of Project LIFEAT1.  It is requested that the LIFEAT Froject be renewed for the period 1 July 1961 through 30 June 1962 for a total of $98,974. This project has been programmed for $99,000 and funds are available in WH Division for FY 1962. During the last fiscal year approximately $81,000 was obligated.2.  No training programs for any LIFEAT personnel are anticipated for the renewal period.3.  Any number of emergency conditions could be listed which might affect the smooth running of this operation. Among then would be the break in diplomatic relations or hot war between Mexico and the United States or the discovery of this unilateral asset by the Mexican Government. Emergency recontact instructions have not been established for the agents of this project since it seems likely that the operation would cease in case of such conditions and the agents would be of no further value.4.  This project was the source of 128 intelligence reports during the past year, 85 of which were disseminated, The remainder were used for Headquarters background only since the information was either partially previously reportad, overt, or of no interest to customer agencies. The following evaluations were received:"Mexican Technicians Going to Work in Cuba" - State Department said this report was of moderate importance and that the information was new and useful."Nicaraguan Revolutionary Activities in Mexico" - State Department said that this report was of moderate importance and that the information was new and useful."Propaganda Activities of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico" - State Department said that this report was of moderate importance and useful as new information. USIA commented that the same report was of major importance."Mexican Government Purchase of Soviet Radioisotopes" - 081 reported that this dissemination was of little importance and that the information was already sufficiently known. ORR said that it was of moderate importance and wore details were required.
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- 2 -"Projected Arrival in Mexico of Polish Travel Officials" -State Department said that this report was of moderate importance andthe 'Information was new and useful. They expressed a continuing interestin this type of reporting."New Policy of the Soviet Commercial Office in Mexico" - ORRreported that this information was new but only of moderate importance.5. WH Division recommends renewal of the LIFEAT Project based   on the field request attached, WH Division has cut the field's original   request for $111,673 to $98,974.
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief, Wil DivisionFROM: Chief of Station, Mexico CitySUBJECT: LIFFAT Project Renewal RequestACTION REQUIRED: As notedREFERENCES:1.  Forwarded herewith and under separate cover for Headquarters processing is the LIFFAT Project Renewal Request covering FY 1962. This consists of a comprehensive review of Project LIFEAT for the period July 1960 through June 1961, and a Project Outline divided into Parts I and II.2.  It is noted that the total of funds requested for the coming project year exceeds that granted for the past year, but it is felt that the additional funds are necessary, and realistically reflect the needs of the operation.3.  It is requested that Project LIFEAT be renewed for the period July 1961 through June 1962 in the amount of $111,673.Willard C. Curtis9 June 1961Attachment: Project Renewal h/w and u/s/cDistribution:1 - Headquarters w/ cys att h/w and u/s/c2 - Miles|          || -------- || AN:      || AB: A    || IN       || PS       || BX       || DES: NFD || FI       || ARI      |Remove frda Project MANGO#3 Classification 50-6-32/1
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# SECRET/KAPOKPROJECT REGION AND PROTECT OUTLINE (PARTS I AND.II).CRYPTONYM LIFEAT CASE OFFICER Edward P. SECHENSTATION MEXICO CITY ASSISTANT CASE OFFICER Jeremy D. NIARCOSCHIFF OF STATION Willard C. CORTIS
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# SECRET/KAPOK12 June 1961PROJECT LIFFATPROJECT REVIEWI. Product of the ProjectA. Soviet EmbassyLIFFAT technical surveillance of the Soviet Embassy and Commercial Office telephone lines was discontinued on 22 June 1960 for security reasons, The withdrawal of LIMAT from coverage of this target hinged on the 20 June 1960 suggestion by LITENSOR to Chief of Station, Mexico City, that the liaison tap operation LIENVOY undertake operations against the Soviet/Satellite targets located in Mexico City. In order not to reveal to LITENSOR that a unilateral tap operation was already providing coverage of these targets, it was necessary for the Chief of Station to agree to LIENVOY extending its coverage to include Soviet/Satellite operations. LIFEAT Immediately severed its coverage of both Soviet and Polish phones so as not to jeopardize the continuing unilateral LIMEAT operation and the personnel involved therein. No security breach resulted from the switch from LIFFAT to LIENVOY coverage due largely to the thoroughness and speed of the LIHAT personnel. LIFEAT security and compartmentation was not harten to any degree what-ever. (Note: LIFMAT again resumed coverage of the Polish Legation--now Embassy--when it developed that LIENVOY did not have the ready capacity to provide "take" from both the Czechoslovakian and Polish official installations.)B. Polish EmbassyDuring the past project year, LIVAT remained the primary source of information on this target and the only successful, continuing penetration of the target, technical or otherwise. The interested Case Officer has described the LIFEAT contribution as "unique" and "invaluable". Examples of the positive intelligence product of the LIFEAT/Polish coverage are:H0MA-15431, 3 August 1960 (Aleksander SEXIER)HM-5133, 22 August 1960 (Promotion of Polish Minister in Mexico to Rank of Ambassador)HM-5144, 24 August 1960 (Polish Minister of Shipping to Attend Mexican Independence Celebration)IM-5106, 22 September 1960 (Projected Arrival in Mexico of Polish Travel Officials)TA-15696,-28 September 1960 (Jan SLL'SANZ)SECRET/KAPOK
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# SECRET/KAPOK-2-HIMA-15722, 30 September 1960 (Piotr WASILUK's Order for Tape Recorder)HM-5338, 9 December 1960 (Appointments to Polish Missions in Latin America)HNA-16255, 11 January 1961 (Gita STEN)HITA-16306, 20 January 1961 (SCORN/RYLAT)HI-NA-16467, 15 February lyél (Possible Polish Sponsored Audio Operation)## C. Cuban EmbassyThe emphasis of the LIFEAT operation during the past year has been placed on coverage of Cuban official, intelligence and propaganda activities. Direct support of Station operations in the JNZIP area has rendered immeasurable assistance to the responsible Case Officers. On various occasions LIFFAT suppert has involved extended periods of live-monitoring target telephones, thereby providing excellent security for Station assets taking part in sensitive operations, LIFFAT/Cuban coverage has also enabled the Station officers to check the veracity and activities of various penetration agents in the Cuban Embassy, again providing increased operational security and increased exploitation of these agent assets. Although LIFEAT has been employed primarily as an operational support asset in the Cuban area, the following are examples of the valuable and abundant positive intelligence production furnished LLITAT:HM-5044, 9 July 1960 (0il From Nexico For Cuba)HITA-15499, 17 August 1900 (ANSEAD-1):-5101, 10 Aις: 106O (Canadian Delegates to Cuban Youth Congress)207, 6 October 10260 (Dissension at Cuban Embassy in Mexico)H-5330, 9 December 196o (Cunen Propaganda Activities in Mexico)HM-5398, 4 January 1961 (Activities of Prensa Latina, Cuban News Agency)HA-5541, 17 March 1961 (Cuban Commercial Activities in Mexico)H-5573, 7 April 1961 (Cuban Request for Hexican Co-sponsorship of UN Resolution)HM-5592, 19 April 1961 (Recruitment of Mexican Technicians to Work in Cuba)HIM-5613, 28 April 1961 (Collection of Medicines for Shipment to Cuba)HMM-5627, 3 Hay 1961 (Links Between Cuban Embassy and Pro-Cuba Demonstrations in Mexico City)TA-17001, 12 May 1961 (Travel of U.S. Citizens to CubaH71-5647, 17 May 1961 (Visit of Cuban Petroleum Technicians to Mexico)## D. American Communists In NexicoAs in the past, most of the targets in this group have been covered at the request of ODENVY, and the production has been partially processedSECRET/KAPOK
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SECRET/KAPOK-3-by them. During the period July 1960 through May 1961, approximately280 reels of raw "take" were passed to local ODENVY for their processing.The most valuable information gleaned from coverage of the targets inthis field continues to deal with contacts, travel, and activities of theAmerican Communist Group in Mexico (ACGM). The following is a sampleof the reporting based on the LIFFAT coverage provided in this areaduring the past project year:HEFA-15467, 10 August 1960 (Travel of Noah SEHORER and Family)HEFA-15481, 12 August 1960 (Marianne de PERALTA (nee YAMPOLSKY)HITA-15917, 9 November 1960 (Berthe Neham SOLDIOFF)HOA-16051, 30 November 1960 (Paul STEVENSON, aka Pablo O'HIGGINS)IEFA-16111, 9 December 1960 (Max SPARER)HITA-16179, 21 December 1960 (Albert F'ALTZ)I2A-16214, 30 December 1960 (Samuel J. NOTICK)HITA-16323, 25 January 1961 (David HALPERIN)HMA-16342, 25 January 1961 (Enos Regnet WICHER)HPA-16404, 3 February 1961, (Noah, Anna, and Robert SEDORER)HPA-16565, 1 March 1961 (Margaret Larkin FALTZ)HNA-16747, 29 March 1961 (Enos and Maria WICHER)HMA-16802, 7 April 1961 (Noah and Anna SEHORER)E. Exile and Revolutionary ActivitiesLIFEAT continues to provide data on the exile and revolutionary groupsactive in Mexico. The bulk of the LIFFAT effort in this field wasdirected toward the coverage of the Nicaraguan exiles, and the resultswere most rewarding in this area. Examples of productivity:1021-5264, 2 November 1960 (Nicaraguan Exile Activities in Mexico)HI7-5192, 27 November 1960 (Edelberto YOMEZ Espinoza)107-5275, 30 December 1960 (Travel of Honduran Leonel RobertoCAVILION to Cuba)HM7-5376, 30 December 1960 (Travel of Nicaraguan Communist)H21-5396, 6 January 1961 (Views of Salvadoran Ambassador on PoliticalSituation in El Salvador)1274-5452, 3 February 1961 (Americans In Nicaraguan RevolutionaryMovement)HM7-5549, 24 March 1961 (Use of Cuban Embassy as Guatemalan CommunistChannel for Messages to Cuba)100-A-17025, 17 May 1961 (Travel of Guatemalans)P. Counter-Intelligence InformationMexico City Station's major responsibilities continued to lie in thefield of CI/CE matters during the past year, and LIFEAT was able toprovide a substantial contribution toward the attainment of the Station'sobjectives in this field. In particular, coverage of the following knownSECRET/KAPOK
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# SECRET/KAPOKComminists added much to the Station's efforts: Xavier GUEPRERO Saucedo and his wife, Clara Porcel de Gommo Carmen PRUFAU Civit; and Juản Lits CAPOS Villalobos. Besides the operational support in the CI/CE field, the following-informational reporting was provided by LIFEAT:HP-5154, 31 August 1960 (Activities of Vicente LOMBARDO Toledano, Méxican Marxist Leader)10-5333, 9 December 1960. (Clara Porcet de GUERRERO)31-5339, 9 December 1960 (General Lazaro CARDENAS del Rio)H-7-5533, 10 March 1961 (Activities of the Latin American Peace Conference)HT-5652, 19 Hay 1961 (Communist Support of Student Demonstration at Puebla)1-5655, 19 May 1961 (Meeting of Luis MARTINEZ Nenocal wi Communists in Nexico)## G. Operational Leads and Support Frovided Other Station OperationsDuring the past project year, LIFFAT continued to support Mexico City Station through the timely production of useful leads, notably in the Cleld of Cuban operations, and provision of continuing support to other Station operations. The following is a selective list of the use made of leads provided by LIFFAT:LIFTAT/Cuban: In this phase of the LIFEAT operation the most important operational function has been the use of LIFEAT leads in checi.ing the veracity and activities of the KUPARK agents in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico. LIFEAT live-monitoring was employed in the case of Guillermo ERNANDEZ Vera to de ermine the suchers of this suspected Cuban ecetration of the ANIRON proram in contacting Cuban officials or fro-Cuban Mexican officials while he was kela in custod, by fexican ammoristen Station assess. In another care LIHAT roviden leads which enabled Station assets or clandestine rrect between a caster of the Cuban Emuassy staff and one Manuel ROJAS Villa (akt. James Bradford STEWART), a fugitive from ODYOKE and a potential CASTRO agent, and ultimately return ROJAS to ODYOKE Jurisdiction. LIFAT was also able to determine the whereabouts of another suspected CASTRO agent, Oscar RODRIGUEZ Koruna, LIFEAT leads and suport provided Increased security for Station assets involved during the defection of Jose FARIDO Llada, CASTRO "propaganda" minister, and provided leads for KUCAGE play on the reaction to the defection within the Cuben Erbassy in Mexico.LIMAT/Pelich: LIFEAT provided vital support in the RECOR: Recruitment attempt which increased the security of the operation and gave a quick and secure means of evaluating the chances of success of the operation. In this effort, LIFFAT support included len;, periods of live-monitoring three separate telephone lines. LISWAT leads aiso pointed out a local care which is a frons for much Polish intelligence activity in the# SECRET/KAPOK