14-00000 ~ of reports from this source are: HMMA- -13295, 10. july i939, Czech Legation Activities, “HMMA: 13522, 14 August 1959, Czech Embassy Activities, a HMM- 4543, 30 September 1939, Czech Interest in Importing | Megican Copper, HMMA-13919, 9 October 1959, Czech Diplomatic Couriers, HMM- 4576, 6 November 1959, Czech Pians to Setup Commercial Company in the Free Zone of Curacao, ("Czech Legation ratsed to Embaasy status dur ing July 1959) C, The Polish Legation The type of LIFEAT information gathered on the Polish Legation ee ee : closely paralicls that gathered frora the Soviet and Czech targets; “LIFEAT ~ ~~ remains the primary source.of information on this target, HMM-4458, August 1959, Proposed Mexican Art Exhibte in Poland, HMMA-~-13713, li September 1959, Influence of Polish Minister on Mexican U, N, Voting. —. HMM- 4482, Seprember 1939, Polish Commercial Interest In Cuba, HMM-4544, 23 October 1959, Polish Commercial Activities, HMMA-~-14843, 20 April 1960, Activities of Polish Technical Investigators. HMMA-15055, 27 May 1960, Activities of Alexander BEKIER, D. American Communists in Mexico Most of the targets in this group have been covered at the request of ODENVY, and the production has been partially processed by them, - Approximately 370 reels were passed to ODENVY for their processing + during the period June 1959 - April 1960, The most valuable type of information obtained on these targets deals with travel, contacts, and aciivities of the American Communist Group in Mcxicu (ACGM). The following is a sample of the reports furnished through coverage of this target group, HMMA~13792, 25 September 1959, Albert and Margaret MALTZ, HMMA-14191, 4 December 1959, Albert MALTZ, HMMA-14885, 27 April 1960, Maria WICHER, HMMA-15135, 10 June 1960, Noah SEBORER, HMMaA-15144, 15 June 1950, Maria WICHER, wAR ET foe SE bAE | ay td ky
‘ . . - - - se - oa ; . oo io E. ‘cuban: Embassy: os _LIFEAT has” pfovided ‘timely information ¢ on 1 the activities and personalities’ of.the Cuban Embassy. Of ‘particular interest-has been the indications provided -by LIFEAT of closer relations and increasing contact betweénthe Cuban ‘and'Soviet officials in Mexiéo, LIFEAT was ‘also able’to provide a firm indication of the Soviet-Cuban announcement of resumption of diplomatic relations two weeks in advance of the actual event, Examples of LIFEAT Cuban coverage are: HMM- 4489, 24 September 1959, Recall of Cuban Military Attaches - tn Mexico, -- HMM- -4649, 4 December 1959, Pro-Cuba Publication in Mexico, HMM- 4907, 27 April 1960, Projected Joint Announcement by Cuban and Soviet Government s, HMM-4919, 29 April 1960, Travel to Cuba of Soviet Ambassador in Mexico, F, Exile and Revolutionary Activities LIFEAT continued to provide information on the exile and revolutionary groups active in Mexico. Coverage of the Nicaraguan Communist exiles wes particularly rewarding for the operational information provided, HMM-4317, 12 June 1959, Letter from a Guatemalan Communist Concerning the Seventh World Festival of Youth, MEXI- 4271, 13 August 1959, Travel of Nicaraguan Communists, HMM-4450, 4 Seprember 1959, Nicaraguan Revolutionaries’ Efforts ; to Meet a Former President of Mexico, MEX1-4488, October 1959, Travel of Dra, Concepcion PALACIOS Herrera, Nicaraguan Communist, . HMM-4967, 25 May 1960, Aaivities of Rafael RAMIREZ Delgado, G. LAURICLE Information During the period of the project review, LIFEAT, as in the past, continued to contribute materially to several matters of LAURICLE interest,
-H.. Counter- Intelligence Inforination  CI/CE matters ‘cbatinued to: Constitute a ma’ jor p portion a of the : - Mexico Gity.§ Station’ spr ‘iority objectives during the review. period, | H "Project, LIFEAT was able to provide a substantial contribution to the “attainment of these objectives, Of particular note in this: respect has- “béen coverage: -provided on known Communist Party membérs,  especialty: valuable being that.provided oa Juan Luis CAMPOS Villalobos, I, Operational Leads and Support Provided Other Statioa Operarions During the period covered by this project review, LIFEAT.continued to support the Mexico City Station through its timely production of leads which were especially useful, and in most cases essential, in assuring the success of other Station operations, . The following is a list, necessarily selective, of the use made of leads from, and support of other projects rendered by Project LIFEAT, *) SEIFEAT/LIMERICK: 1) Of special note is the support pro- vided to the Sration’s AEIMPULSE operation, Leads and information rendered by LIFEAT enabled the responsible Case Officer to prepare adequately for this recruitment attempt of an officer of the Soviet Embassy, Following the actual attempt, LIFEAT/LIMERICK was used as a security device to protect the Scation assets employed in the operation. 2) As noted in LA, (5) above, Protect LIMESA was provided with continuing support by Project LIFEAT, Notable amoag the information and leads provided were those concerning specific properties which the Soviets were interested in renting and/or buying. 3) LIFEAT has provided a check on doudle-agenr LITARDY-I, giving verification of his activities and contacts, A similar check has also been provided on the activities of informant LIPAGAN-L, LIFEAT/LIVERY: 1) This phase of LIFEAT closely supported the projected LITACIT physical penetratioa operation aimed at the LIVERY establishment in Mexico City. LIFEAT provided essential information on the rostérs of night duty officers as well as background information on the target. 2) LIFEAT/LIVERY provided support for the installazion of technical survelllance against LITACH, Without the informacion provided by LIFEAT, this operation would have been extremely hazardous at best, and probably would have been entirely impossible. SE od /E if A Ae weak: baa al N
14-00000 cain Maa. LIFEAT/LiTMUS:. iy LIFEAT i provided-i information, which. lead to the successiul: récrultment of ageiit BEYAN who: was: _ in a position.to provide. information on: ‘BESOOT, 2) LITMUS -: leads: also- lead to the attempted, but unsuccessful, recruit- ment of oie , bélieved to have beén a-conract of Polish officials in Mexico, 3) LIFEAT leads also lead to the survelllance of a clandestine meeting of Alexander BEKIER, Polish Counselor of Legation in Mexico, Due to the advance notice of the meeting given by LIFEAT, MKCHARITY was given time to plan technical coverage of the meeting anJd prepare especially fabricated equipment for this coverage, 4) LIFEAT was also responsible for the discovery of the location of a Polish’ Intelligence basehouse. This information was Operationally important to the responsible Case Officer, LIFEAT/LIERODE: In this phase of the LIFEAT project leads have been most rewarding in terms of agents actually. recruited and operations supported by LIFEAT provided information, 1) LIERODE produced leads which were directly responsible for the recruitment of agents LITANGO-1 ~ and LITAMIL-3, while providing security check and information which have increased the valuc of agent LITANGO, 2) The defections of LITAINT-1 aad LITAG-1 were greatly aided by LIFEAT leads and information. The internal reaction to the defections in the target establishment were also readily available through LIFEAT, 3) At present LIERODE is providing coverage, both from a security and informational standpoint, of the attempt to place a recruited agent as Mexico-based advisor to a high official of the Cuban Intelli- gence, This operation Is largely dependent upon LIFEAT leads and support for security coverage of the agent's activittes, 4) LIFEAT/LIERODE has been unusually successful in providing information which has enabled the Station to identify nearly all the Cuban agents operating tn Mexico, Due to the increasing importance of the Cuban target, these revelations are of utmost importance, Coverage of a CI/CE nature was provided by LIFEAT targeted against a recruited member of the Mexican Commuaist Party, aad has produced leads on semi-clandestine travel of party members behind the Iron Curtain, as well as providing a check on the veracity of the agent. Project LIFEAT has been emploved also in sup tha rye ce highly sensitive LIEMIT operation, A: _ ‘* ate ji ‘A ry a x