13-00000 ie mf So did, ca sub-agent_in_the postal system -(I“think at the airport); ‘His case of fficers; Alfonso Spera, ; vere la ter/Puckett, Revert Peldaamn, and Alan White. \ see af aLaoEborage as unreliable and insecure as characterized by the nature: of the Mexi can: services. at that time. The Mexican DFS (Direction of Sederah Seauntty Dewvith 4 which we dealt was a “hip pocket group run ot of the Hinistyy VOLT 3OVEE Beis} ah This” “MRS Spe aS -a-najor— jor_part of Tts time_on_eontrel of sorengnans and_fe soliticar “nvestie gations. “Their azents were. vicious,~ “enal® Ceorrupt “extontionists, Robert Mélbérg established contact with one of them , . Aks (Levine 1 De_ Teod (later LIFIRE group) in “about 1950 or 51. He gave them some tredning. fe group of ‘about Five: surveillance ° types) ha” travel cont “control working were poorly organized ‘and often. inaccurate. Now and ‘then, however, some useful information was ‘developed but it could not be depended ‘upon. Wetberg, was replaced by Wal Rostlingsh (resig ened aa “Remained. in. Mexico), Mahoney, “Thomas Heaitts ‘aaa ‘Robert _Pelanamh 60 als Va Etter, ) During 1958, “Win Scott: met socially | some of: the @imeniea_of oF the Ciexiean President elect, KaSTLS Lopez } Mateos! During this period, the U.S. Ambassador Robert C. Hil (reflecting the policy of then Sec State IF, Dulles) “was energetic in organizing groups to "fight communism". One of these seeds grew into a proposal Miguél Aleman -(jr._son of former Nexi President); actinggp for hoxes Mateos, | made to Win Scott for a joint telephone tan operation. This project (LIENVOY) went through about four distressing years of a shakedown, Che Hexiean in control (LIELEGANT) was inexperienced, old, and greedy. (His) fs son_(LIENvoy=2) was a masterpiece of deceit and corruption. LIELEGANT also manipulated control over the principal agent of LIBIGHT Wail - L intercept, The first case officer wasAlfonso Spera inside with Turner Siiithy (retired) outside and John .  . (TSD training officer for surveillance and head of the listening | Post where thirty televhone lines would connect as well as a transcription room SER a Ye ha Bee ngewe
13-00000. SECRET. - Uegiean ar FE , cue : . ; . . staffed by can SEH. officers. ) Taitially the station tried to meet every demand yy UT Mexicaiis . Both Gaim and John hed language difficulties and bersonal problems associated with being outside the stetion govthet™ the Mexicans wquervirtustiy™ CeOHEFOLIE Sle, spéndie-money as they p pleased,“ squ. squirrelling aw ; Bway “ + —— ; equipment. ‘ate enormous costs, and neglecting their part of the bargain inthe) production o: af “transeripts—or-placing taps Wiig ve vented) Svera was replaced by eck Pay. SRE SE Re tea pincer novenent_of-having Sout approve” a request” OY. EIELEG GANTT Finally when the cost. ‘became exhorbitant and there was little to show for it, the project was revarped. Gait and Jon returned to the U.S. and were replaced by a TSD of icon gs@iiabecabin, who was put inside the Listening post to naintain -Brady was reassigned to other duties pending a transfer. the equipment. 4 Scott took over the project as case officer meeting with LIELEGANT. : He designated Ann Goodpasture to meet | dailing with Hlick for routine supervision of the Listening post, " picking up transcripts and tapes. Goodpasture hed no < ‘Healingal ithe Hextear except when Scott was ill or out of town. Generally, ~ all decisions. were nade by Scott. “This: was about late. ‘1961. - - 3. My nenory is | a. Little vague about the origins of the Cuban Babassy but iro think ¢ the staff. first developed, from a pro-Gastre group celebrating on New. Years” eve 1959. - As I recall, it was a makeshift arrangenent of volunteers “through nost of 1960 and 61 with, Ton Hazlitt producing voluminous reports on their activities and reeruitirg ag gents right and left anong cuban nationals in Mexico City. | | | | Ae Personnel ‘assignments. or interest to “us now 4 is who was: in Mexico during the period ‘prior to Oswald's visit and the subsequent investigation by the Marren Commission, To deternine who. Was: there and what | they | were. doing Tr _ have grouped persons together chronologically with | areas of. their assignment | covering Con (EB to 1969 SO ape names pop up, ‘one can ‘tell what . li period they: were in Mexico and their seotgntente Sto the tine. SEGRE