104-10054-10049 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief of Operations, DD/P - SUBJECT ; (Renewal) Project blah “Wo - Me: cLco- l. Tne attached project, originating in WH Division;: 4s: presented for renewal for the period 1 December 1959 through. . 31 Novemper 1960. The project provides for physical’ and. photo~- graphic surveillance operations in support and. exploitation’ of. a - other Mexico City operations, particularly those ‘targetted at : Jee. Soviet versonnel and installations. ee ty is requested to obligate: $84,910 | operating budget: 345, N85 Por fis: Por fiscal 190l subject to the availability sums include $61,910 compensation for five -— (three of whom serve as principal agents for. the project), and sixteen support agents}. 335 500°. maintenance and commercial carrier travel; 87, 500... or OF onal equipment; $5,000 for maintenance of three _ safehouses; $2,000 for additional safehouse, post office box, and vehicle rental: $1,000 exchange. commodities; $2, 000, "key" money, broken contracts,. etc.3; and $2,000 for. the purchase of.. information, documents, payment of ‘bribes, etc. oO & G o 3. Tne attached renewal request,. prepared in the.  Divis fou: end supported by a orojeet review orepared in the Field, reviews She activities of the project during she aast year and present . 'g Getailed breakdown of the runds requested. The project » operates in three segnente: -(a) Contract agent Oliver G. SCANTLING is an independent asget who is used to follow-up ‘and. oe exploit cverational information on target x sonnel: and’ installa-\ tions, to case verious installations oF int rest. acquire oro- perty, ehe.; .(b) a photographic surveillan ean, under prin- iv: % aymond oO. Gain Utilizing | € fouses or. apart-.- heto tr agent ; ct | 2 oO . bu ge, ins. wed os Pry i ri | os Pen 627. oe BB
14-00000 “4 ‘w ined ¢LACKET! in radio controlled mobile surveillance. wNTLING also nas rendered valuable support to the LITAC ID ° ration having zained entry to the target under a. fabri- oe ted cover. He has als cased and prepared reports on the LITAPSY target in prenaration for future operations and per- °° I I | { i | i i | | i | | | ae] res a s 1O.0 Ger Ere Cn 2s formed investigations or numerous otner Station tarcets of coportunity. “He investigated many leads from other audio- » surveillance operations enabling. the Station to maintain. ‘current: data on various Soviet. contacts: and resulting ina . recruituent attempt which, while unsuccessful, is believed: to Indic ther bea _ teams ar Station ~ houses ‘graphs motion a i sation a. (Sion By a mobile we vetllan coverag ww 2 ct ve future potential along this line. He has fur- sed to develop radio orocedures for the mobile rent various _propertie $s in support of other sratious. |The, GERENDE segment, using ‘three base photography ,. ‘opoduced upwards of 12,000 photo- ‘ing the year. One base has recently begun taking - sures ox Soviet personnel ih the course of conver h have been forwarded to FI/D for péssible exploite- reading analysis. This segment algo operates. the o surveillance vehicles. <A mobile photography sur- 7k has been. used during the project year. for arious Station targets “which do not oe aoa the - establisnn of permanent photographic bases. . GER EH nas also served to rent post,.office boxes, hotel rooms, votes. in ‘support of other Station operations. During the past eroject ' year CLACKETT,, ‘windo returned to'Mexico in early“April 1959 after Headquarters training, spent the following two nonths being trained by SCANTLING in mobile. surveillance techniques. He. then undertook training of a four member team which was _ dudged ready for operat tional use toward the end of the project. year, Two additional contract agents, Wilma J. FIORDALISI and ‘Louise J. MACRINO, performed translation and support functions. — eg o- ct e oO a Guay  O pot oy wn oe e ey D Xr fete 8 Q a Le are} Ln] Ft re) bn Ory Oo p Rb ck ee OO fi tay He) ch <d Appropriate start components concur in recommending (a) GEStHPE notes ‘that the CI value ‘é6f the project. 0 is difficult to judge since it apnea ars that much of the material preduced remains. in the ¢ ion for exploita ey Honey: v, Gi-Staf? remarks that the value of ° orofect sho td oe inereased wnen the CLACKST? surve 3 Seain 1t0. active operation... G&Ste cra & 3b a wv a PACE cs of. —_——* _ Cory He ee
14-00000 (b) BE/OPS notes that while the project review pre- — “sents a clear picture of the aims and objectives of the various segments, it does not provide;.except inthe |. case of SUANTLIVG, detailed indication of the value or a usefulness of the others segments, particularly the photo- ~ <*. grapnie activity. FI/OPS requests that the Station pro- Vide such an appraisal during the first quarter or. 1960. “ST/OPS recommends strongly that the photo coverage be a a reviewed rrom the standpoint of value and usefulness with. a view to determining whether the LILYRIS activity could dee 106 be safely eliminated and the additional photographic - coverage eonductéd ‘on a more selective basis, . without - materially affecting overall usefulness. ~ PL/OPS notes. that, in the absence of further proof of usefulness , ne color photography and.moving pictures. appear to be 3 i3 is) ck ¢ t : er urinecessary Luxury » “BI/OPS | commends the careful handling *- ‘oP the CLACKETT segiient and reduests that the next progje ot “action inelu dé examples. of the team' Ss ‘progress. *” “be ak 5... I recommend renewal of Project LIEMPTY. as oresented 7 with attention n to the staff cotinents in paragraph 4 above.: Foreign Tntelligence CO? -DD/P Da Attachment: Start Goordina tion: 2~rojeet Outline LIEMe™ For For on Lor fete eee on meee erin pentane ae pte tetas Seen pears mtn fm
14-00000 Toccoa we _ Mexico City ee STATION = PROJECT Willard C. CURTIS, Chisf of Station ‘ . i) . |
14-00000 - . I. . CURRENT ORIEORLVES AND AND, PRODUCTION RELATED THERETO re —s A. Oliver G, SCANTLING Segment. (in relation to project objectives.). 1. "Po collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK. personnel ‘and physical facilities." SCANTLING has continued to provide worthwhile in- formation in support of this objective. | (See previous project review. forwarded ‘by HMMA-20052 of 18 October 1962.) - During the past year SCANTLING ves used: to: follow up Leads produced by both LIFEAT: and LIENVOY in support of this objective. . In particular SCANPLING provided 7 in blueprint detail, easing reports on the | homes cof two Soviet in veelligence . officers who are. targets for Station technical” operations. . SCANTLING also is used to aid + the Station in. maintal ning a urrent: ‘records * “ of the res ” oo, snees of Soviet personnel living in Mexico. . This is accomplished by. he - SCANTLING's féllowap of LIENVOY leads which indicate Soviet. interest in renting 7 specific properties. a ; oe 2. ied collect operational information pertaining to other : targets: “OF op- | portunity, foreign official ins tallations and. personnel OF: ifttelligence interest operating in Mexico,” . SCANTLING has Proved successful in providing information: on other Station terse CSF 7. @. SCANTLING obtaitied information on AEMIQUELET-2, a suspect Soviet suppert agent which was the basis of. further Stet tion operations against this target. b. SCANTLING provided a casing of the former Yugoslav Commercial ffice against which the Station had plamned a technical operation. However, this site was evacuated by the target. mission before plans were completed for this attempt. -¢. SCANTLING has conducted detailed investigations in various cases involving possible agents. or contacts ‘of hostile intelligence ser~ yices, .These cases were or prime concern to Station Mexico but .. frequently were underteken at the reduest of Headque cters or other Pa ee ~ : . . . . “ _mequested | by Sue Ts " however, the 3 ay. taken other forms. Exaciple es: from » this area.of e Sores on SCANTLING's part:
a , | a - . Lo. | “Be Support of the sensitive AMROD operation, in | which ‘Raymond H. GERENDE also played a vital role, was of singular importance to. the success of the operation, SCANTLING's many: fields of op: éretional experience were draim on fully and he thereby provided | aunigque contribution to the operation... Without the assistance — of SCANTLING and GERENDE with their unique qualifications, this opération would have been difficult in the | ex creme if indeed at all possible. : woe es 0 6B OT support of the Station’: 'S ‘harassment camp ailen against: Joan Jose : , AREVALO Bermejo, launched at. the réquest of Headquarters, vo SCANTLING again provided the theans for carrying out a large portion | of the. action teken. ' SCANTLING's efforts ranged from the mailing | . of "poisoned" candy to the target.‘to the placing of threatening . ohone ecalis. SCANTLING also made calls to various Mexican news- wapers and tailed "montage! pietures of AREVALO and a Soviet in- & ” 8 a telligence officer to Guatemalan newspapers in the camoaign to. a seredit and discourage AREVALO. in the Guat emalan. Presi idential eanmpaisn. : ec. SCAHTLING is used as the alternate contactin a “sensitive LAURICLE. project. This is for the purpose cf minimizing the danger of the - action agent in this. project being recognized. as being in contact. with en obvious PBPRIME citizen, SCANTLING's contribu rtion to this - - operation has been noteworthy both | from the standpoint of security.” and sent handling. ; £ cu. iS CANTLING continued to eonduct numerous pretest and neighborhodd!’ investigations. As in the past many of these investigations were’ in relation to highly sensitive cas ES» _ . - 4. Alshough SCANELING' s LIEMPTY project objectives c 3 i an nob be ‘completely 7} f is the Station's opinion that SCANELING continues to meke valuable ce ‘to the objectives of the project ani to other Station setivities. 3 action, méasured agains ~ monekary.oxpenditure, case officer time and stgibles foctors, unquestionably jus stifies Ais cor ‘timing as an he wt of Project LIEMPTY. : FRENDE Segtient, (in relation to pro Cute ane ph Giiotosrapbic hasahos exaphi CALLA, Gontribute to these abies: ALthoush SCA qwG now acts as cutout with the LINTPED base, GERENDE: contimues to be r nsihie for she processing of all photo bake from the LIne’  operetion BO avoid te petition, the thess three pases and how above . “obie ‘fully described | in. the: 1950 ‘Re (HEMA~15979) . _ . Ss 4 i i. PAGE gee CORY. HOw. _ —
14-00000 ed Vag 2. Mpg coklect operational infortation and identify operational leads: - pertaining to Station targets of opportunity." The LIENTRAP. operation, handled by GERENDE, is still the major contributor. to this objective. 2. LIENTRAP operational emphasis continues to remain in the area of photo stakeout ‘of prominent Mexican Communists end is presently working fulltime on providing | ‘pictures of individual Cormminists, homes suspected of being meeting sites used ' y the.Communist Party and the Communist Party Headquarters itself. LIENTRAP - has also recently. begun to be used on ZRKNICK leads. .It is expected that | activities of HEENTRAP tn that latter area. wild ex cpand in the. coung. years. 3. "To provi de operational support to Station operations ineluding ‘the reriting of hotel rdéoms and safe apartments, renting and servicing of post office. poxes, and conducting. counter-surveillances." . GERENDE" § contribution ‘to the ~ - AMROD operation was noted in paragraph I.A:3.a. ‘above. GERENDE's comprehensive : area knowledgé and personal operational capabilities ehdble Him to make a: —_ . valuable contribution in.such operations as AMROD and also enable him to procure . oS _. the most desireable safe sit 68 in support of the. Station's operations. The nan a project's assets, particularly GERENDE and LIEMPTY-10, presently provide 20. , a zt pox mail avons for use of Mexico ONY Station and other "Stations. agdvesses), » an atibor or. post office: boxes will be retained for us € in future operations. So ; hk, The quality and quantity of opsrati onal int Porthation ‘produced by the - oOtograpnie bases and other activities under GERENDE's - control and supervision , ac by the Station worthwhile and in some cases unique. It is con-" ‘ core, » that this segment of the LIEMPTY Project should be contimied. ~: to the Related Mission Directive As noted in the examples given above, Project LIEMPTY has provided valuable suppors to many Station operations and thereby has been 4 contributing factor to’ the oie nent of the Related Mission’ objse tives of thé Station. ‘The project: par any positive intelligence hor is it imbended to do so. The: : nrpese is’ to provide a mechanism for the development of opera-. ‘tional dy ~ormati ron. a -di. CHARGES GERENDE- 2 Tt “also makes “for bey ter. rapport LIne is closer in agé to him than ise J. MACRINO (2s) suffered a peeurrénce of the heart coniit y caused her. death approximately aight years ago. Complete rest ‘PAGE a te st —_—
14-00000 we crag tee tee - ordered by her doctors and an operation may be necessary in early 1964. | It is therefore unlikely that. she will be able to work during the coming ‘project year. Station does not plan to request cancellation of her operational clearance at this time, but has not included sslary payments to her in the estimated costs of the project for the coming year. The umisual salary increase reflected for Lamiety-19 in the "Project Costs" (below) sectionfor the cotiing year is. due to this agent's new duties of LIFRAT - processing .in addition. to her old duties as translator. Agent's OA Was ‘amended. for this use on 2 January 1963. | oe a 2a Id: EFFECTIVENESS The ¢otmehts made concerning the project's effectiveness’ in he Project - . Renewal, of 1960 (HMMA 15979) remain valid. Indeed thé Station's need for ‘the - type of services provided by the assetsiof this project are. at Least: as great today as they were when those comments vere originally forwarded. . TV. PROBEEMS a There are presently no known major! problems facing the operation which ‘wouka | affect. elther the security or the ef ffectiveness of this operation. . The security . problem facing the LICALLA portion of the - operation and described in HMMA-15979 = and stibsecuent reheWal requests has ‘beeh resolved by the. Cuban Government 's. release . of three KURIOT. personnel earlier this year. As was noted previously, one of |: this group had imowledge of the LICALLA operation. , ; Both SCANTLING ané GERENDE took the LCF SLUTTER. during the month of. October 1963. No security problems were revealpd by this test. ¥. PLANS a , a | ‘The Station considers that the pro jee t is operating at its optimum size and. does not plan to expand it during the coming ye ar. Efforts will be continued to; refine end setter utilize the existing 2 ect orgenization. and to improve the . | compartmenvacvior and security of the pr te ro; ojec oF "10: 5300" will, ; will make’a ‘Sobel: expendit: "Or thee aod ‘US 1,500 under thet whi ca was allotted 700 budget » itend ized below, approxi - * ond the renginder SUS. 19,410 in: Be Next Project ¥ Ares ew AAA mately BUS 36,290 - FY 1965. , rei bar he) seutig de
14-00000 5- AGENT SALARTES _ . $03 per year “FY 196% FY 1965 X'mas bonuses) =” a og ") Raginond. H. GEREN . 6,000 Oliver &. S¢. NTL ING os . 5,500 ‘Louise J. MACRINO . ae no salary (at $US 2.02 per hour) : SIRT | By hoo SEMIS 4 000 (at UB 1.75 per. hour) Lo SLIEMPTY-6 | | 3,700 LIMPPY-7 no salary LEEMPTY-8. 0. en 2,00 — MIPTY$9 5,600. LEEMPIV-1000 a yhoo. LIEMPTY¥-11- a oo 2,500 LIEMPTY-22 = + 2,000 LIEMPTY-15 a + 2,000 _ LTEMPTY-14 —_ 7 2,000 LISMPTV-i9 ; 42,000 oe no salary wo a - SUBTOAL sb 38. 39,500 «$US. 24,540. $us"25,2 PERATTONAT, EXE ‘apnea atm 7a etarmetaeneraetnreata eee range of “Mi2279 5
14-00000 : é ; woe ~ ‘ 2 ry Poa Co * ' . 6 . : a a 3 L - 8 a . ee ae eer i % a . "a i . é ° . Fy . ( .a ve H cd ( . . a * wo : ! , a + A é SUS Per Year FY. 196) se) SEBS onal enses. Real E Bate, te. : : . os : Rent, utilities ond maintenance _ ST oe of basehouses - : LIMITED* an _ . . 3,300 LILYRIO. os "4,200 ob Procurement of safehouses, post Sa ‘office poxés, and rental of automobiles. So : 500. - , _ Purchase of info ormation, documents - re : _ and bribes Sk SB ORAL . 9,200 © 5,390 3,610 r, maintenance and purchase of replacemert photographic equipment £ film 1,000 - SUB TORAL . 41,000 °° 560th GRAND TOTAL gus 49,700 $US 30,290. . $US 19,410 VII, EMERGSICY coNDITTONS : peenoy recontact arrangements for ‘Oliver’ G. SCAR LING and Rayn rnona He 2 on file in Headquarters (ses HMM4 15982 of 23 November 1960 and Hi of 23 November 1960+) For further information see Project renewal - request. of 1950 forvarded by EMMA 15979; oN. “Lparrep to LIME BSA . . a ; . q D. wa é . : : - . . ; _ : : ; ; . . . : ; . ; " . ; ; : PyeLe Pe PARTI BM AL GHAR BET LE MLAL font go Mb IABP DP.
ey eo _ REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY _ (For the Purpose of Project Renewal) - .COVER SHEET _CRYPTONYM___LIEMPTY STATION -__ Mexico City The attac hed project action is presented for approval for the period ; od December 1962 through 30 November 1963, f \. eet : . iad een OY phen pet he POOR &. 4
14-00000 Review of Project LIEMPTY | (For the purpose of Project Renewal). I.. CURRENT OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCTION A. Oliver G, SCANTLING Segment (discussed in relation to project - objectives): . 1. "Yo collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK - _ personnel and physical facilities.”". SCANTLING has continued (see pre-. - vious Project Reviews forwarded as attachments to HMMA~17999, 31 ; October 1961, HMMA-14093, 13 November 1959, and HMMA-15979, 18 November 1960) to provide. worthwhile information pertaining to this. ob-. . jective. During the past year SCANTLING has continued to be used ex-- . _ ,tensively to follow up leads produced by LIFEAT and LIENVOY, An ex-. “-'+ cellent example of this blending of various Station support assets was the — investigation and casing performed by SCANTLING after leads from both LIENVOY ard LIFEAT indicated the possibility of launching a successful - technical operation against the residence of a high ranking LIMERICK. a intelligence officer assigned to Mexico under diplomatic cover. With the’ aid of the thorough casing report and neighborhood investigation completed | by SCANTLING, “Station KURIOT personnel, supported by other Stati ion support assets, were successful in installing a technical device in the. target. me -SCANTLING continues to be the Station's primary means of keeping. current records on the residences of the many Soviet personnel in Mexico City. This is primarily accomplished through SCANTLING's follow up of all LIENVOY leads which indicate interest by Soviets in specific quarters, {See previous project renewal requests for additional details. ) - . 2. “To collect operational informati ion pertaining to other targets of © _ opportunity, foreign official installations and personnel of intelligence in-- . . terest operating | in Mexico”, SCANTLING is very useful for r collecting in- formation. on other Station n targets: ae ne On che & bas is: of a lead. from. ‘the ODA CID: installation.in a Veracruz, the Station (with. Headquarters support). mounted.an- | operat ion to unobtrusively sabotage a large unit of agricultural ~~ machinery (or U.S. origin) which was in transit to Cuba. To. . mount this operation, a precise and detailed casing of the imple- | ment was es ssential. This SCANTT. ING was able to eccomplae in- one tript the ope racion, mead . ae Hm wert co Oa rc oo