LIEMPTY PROJECT RENEWALS THROUGH FY 1968 (RENEWALS FOR FY 1969 AND FY 1970 ARE IN PROJECT RENEWAL FILE)
oer rn | MPS/BG/FI . liJan 67° PROJECT BRIEFING PROJECT: LIEMPTY . WH - Mexico City ACTION : ADD/P approval of renewal 1 Dec 66 - 30 Nov 67 PURPOSE: Provides stationary surveillance against the Soviet Embassy and a mobile photographic baschouse which is used primarily against the Polish Embassy and local Communist party leaders. - PROGRESS: Three basehouses (LIMITED, LILYRIC and LICALLA) pro-. . vide coverage of both the front and rear of the Soviet Embassy. Throughout the past renewal period cach operational component contributed. actively and concretely to the fulfillment of the operational tasks levied on the Station, In the first nine-month period approximately 17,000 individual frames of operational photographs were provided from the fixed basehouses, These served to confirm the identities of Embassy personnel and their visitors and provided detailed reporting on the movement and habit patterns of selected targets of special interest. The mobile unit (LIENTRAP) provided over 1,000 individual photo-~- graphs, Of particular value were photographs of local and exile Communist leaders. Raymond H. GERENDE (p) continued in the role as principal agent for Project LIEMPTY, His overall operational assignment involved at least 12 clandestine meetings per week, in addition to his meetings with the LIEMPTY project case officer, PROBLEMS: In mid 1966 LICOWL/1, who owns a small store near the Soviet Embassy, reported tnat a Soviet official had approached him and asked him to inform on his neighbours, Reportedly the Soviet named LIEMPTY/6 of the LIMITED basehouse by name and also asked about the tenants of the building housing LILYRIC, However, in view of LICOW L's previous history of lying, it is difficult to assess exactly what the Soviets requested and just what LICOWL/1 may have told them, The Station is still looking into this development, me fie,
ety FUNDS : $45,000 . $29,020 in FY 67 Programmed fer $45,000 FY 67 Salaries: | . GERENDE Others (8) oe Vehicle maintenance (2) Rent and utilities Equipment maintenance and replacement Miscellameous operational expenses PREVIOUS . APPROVALS: 1 Dec 65 - 30 Nov 66 1 Dec 64 - 30 Nov 65 I Dec 63 - 30 Nov 64 i Dec 62 ~ 30 Nov 63-- 1 Dec 61 - 30 Nov 62 i Dec 58 ~ 30 Nov 59 STAFF GOMMENTS: FI and CI Staffs concur in renewal, $15,980 in FY 68 $ 7,000 23, 900 5, 000 7,600 506 1, 000 $41, 500 45, 300 49, 700 49,900 49, 506 95, 380 CISTAFF: Strongly urges the Station to continue its close monitering of Soviet interest in the installation buildings and attenzpts to obtain information on sensitive project personali- ties, The Station should devise necessary contingency pians of action to elirninate any security hazards if it is determined that the Soviets are intensifying such efforts and could be getting "too close" to the project installations, personalities and activities.
i t MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Deputy Director for’ Plains , THROUGH: nes/eG SUBJECT: Project LIEMTY 1. This action seeks renewal of Ps: oject LIRGTY covering Monten City Stutien's stutlonary surv gillance bacchouses almed Gos’. gl i against the Seviet Embarcsy. he wotdivite wilh 3 0,00 Tor ALYproval ts the period 1 Decasber 1265 to 3U Novasber LAO. recomended. ‘ i Fa &. Froject LISMPTY nas been in being for olive yours. At present it suppox ts three stution.zy basehouses near the Soviet ta Bibussy and a moblle rhotcurashic } wasghouse. These are used obtain photogrurhic coverage and logs of Soviet soveszvnts and visitors to the Soviet Bnuassy. The mobile baschcuse is used also to cover meeting gltes of the local comuusist purtles and turgets of oppovtunity. 3. a principal ageat and eight agents are used in the LIGMEIY activity. The agents are variously employed us Dusehouse keepers, pheto isb techni¢lans and surveillance operators. 4. Security has been Genevally gord ulthough one ineldent ceuurred ta ad 1266 whieh may have some jimact on the future security of the operation. An appreach wus made te an ugent ef “ss + 9 the Sustion, who owns a gnu3h store near the Soviet Eubassy, tx report on his neighbors wacng one, LIEMPTY-6, was wentioned by name. ‘The Station is vatebing tuis developuent curefully. ho @he LISMEYY activity proved its worth during the past eur vhen check “ tude on confiieting stories icid “by tHO Station ajgeats. f the agents was swine weout his contacts wlth the Uoviets. LISHETY is well sanuged end centinues , City station need. mg Whom are soue of the LIEMDLY age.nt: o¢ LIEMMIY surveillunee veports proved that ane to Seive an iuportuat Mexico