104-10413-10299 . or o . - . . ~ — ” CRYPTONYN LIFEAT STATION MEXICO Crry
13-00000 PROJECT LIFEAT mers fr Yt & G2 ~ Aey es E. Preduet of the Project A, soviet Coverage installation in Mexice City since 22 June 1966 when Project LIENVOY asgumed this responsibility. This freed LIFEAT to previde, with its unilateral coverage, home phones of selected Seviet efficials which could better support net only the Station's CE effort but also other Station operations against the Seviet target. In this effert, LIFEAT eovered the homes of four of the more active Soviet Intelligence Officers stationed in Mexico during the reporting period, Samples of the operational information provided by LIPEAT follows: © — has not provided coverage of the entire Soviet awar | Hem-6479, 15 June 1962 (Hexican Winners of Soviet Scholarahips te Patrice Lasumba University) EMMA-19826, 21 September 1962 (Transmittal of LIFEAT Report - Viedjian TI. HMMA-19839, 21 September 1962 (Prenemittal of LIFEAT Report £ Aleksandr G. SIDGROT) EDA-19879, 28 September 1962 (Aleksendr G. SIDOROV Tatiaya - HN-19996 12 Octeber 1962 (Goviet Personnel Assigned to Mexieo City LIFEAT has remained a primary source on this target throughout the past project year, Further, LIFRAT information is considered a fruitful source of operational leads by the responsible Case Officer. Selected examples of the valuable intelligence preduct derived from the Polish coverage are: HEMA-19500, 3 August 1962 (BRCHICK Telecon) HMA-20896, 15 March 1963 (BEKNAVE Status Report) '«-HMMA-19552, 10 August. 1962. (BEKNAVE~BRCHICK) - 3 BMM-7270,214 May. 1963,(Polish Ambassador to Mexies: to Present - eredentials te Haitian Government.
13-00000 Cc. Yugoslav Coverage LIFBAT eoverage of the Yugoslav offielal installation in Mexico City has provided a wealth of information on the contacts, activities, and travel of members of that mission. Since the Station's effort against this target was greatly increased within the last year, LEIFEAT infor- mation has been used extensively to provide the basic operational and personality data necessary for this stepped-up progrem, Examples of LIPEAT preduced positive intelligence and general operational informa- tion on thie target are as fellows: HMMA-19311, 10 July 1962 (Activity of the CP of Yugoslavia in Mexico City) HMMA-19344, 15 July 1962 (Yusoslay HYMA-19653, 24 August 1962/ HMMA-19689, 24 August 1962 (Yuse HMMA-19973, 9 October 1962 PMOIA-20016, 11 October 1962 _ -WR-6995, 8 February 1965, Projected, Travel to Yugoslavia of Eeilio Portes Gil)” ia Mexico City) — . HMA-7005, 8 February 1963 (Plan of| | to Visit Yugoolavia HMM-7011, 12 February 1963, (Possibility of New Mexican-Yugoslav Commercial Aid Treaty). HeM-7106, 19 Mareh 1963 (Yugoslav Project te Promote Economic Relations with Mexico) EMMA-21005, 29 March 1963 | 1 Hat-F710, 23 May 1963, (Plan for Tito sign New Mexican-Yugoslav Cultural Agreement During his visit to Mexieo) During the reporting period LIFEAT coverage of the Cuban target was Girected toward the support of KUBARK operations in this field and was not designed to provide positive intelligence, LIPEAT covered a total, in direet support of operations in this field, Most of the product of this area of operation was forwarded by cable to JPNAVE and Headquarters. Exanples of poush commmioations in this féeld ares " FBUA-20032, 16 Oatober 1962 (ANSTROT/LIFRAT Coverene) a -BUMA-20825° (28 December 1962, (Jose eRDOGET): *
13-00000 American Commamist Group in Mexico (ACGM) — As noted in past preject reviews, most of the tergets im this greup have been covered at the request of ODENVY, and the raw take has been processed by them. During thepperiod July 1962 through May 1963 approximately 3590 reels of take were passed to the local GDENVY for their processing, On 23 August 1962 the local ODENVY advised, "This office feels the coverage mentioned is quite valuable and many useful leads are obtained from this coverage, particularly with regard te trevel in end out of Mexico of American Commmists whe are in contact with individuals on whom coverage 19 maintained”, Typical examples ef reporting bese? on LIVEAT severage of the ACGH are: DMS 10 August 1962 (Albert MALTZ, Noah SEBORER, Charles HMMA-19678, 2% August 1962, (Albert MALTZ-Margaret MALTZ) HMMA-19771, 7 September 1962 (Albert MALTZ and Charles SMALL) HYMA-20937, 22 March 1963 (Albert MAIPZ, Noah SEBORER, Charles Exile and Revolutionary Activities During the pest year this area of activity, in adéitien te the already noted Cuban coverage, aceaunted fer the greatest pereentage ef the LIVEAT effort. Moat of the information provided by LIFEAT in ite eoverage of targets in this area was not available from other seurees. While Ceverage hae been provided on Spanish Republican, Guatemalan, Coste Riean, and Miearagnan exiles, the bulk ef this has . resulted from the coverages of end various of his acquaintances, the “take” being forwarded to Headquarters and Station Guatemala by either weekly cable summaries or Immediate action scabies when, warranted ie neted that the coverage has been most rewarding im the ease of and the recent coverage of Judith FERRET Segura. Ezemples ef productivity in this areas HMH-6452, 3 June 1962 (Contacte of in estes) ) 99, 22 dune 1962- (Activities oF] HMMA-19499, 11 July 1962 nt S505 13 July 1962 ¢ sting 5 Between eee | HMB-6780, 9 5 gotober 1962 ete te ae in Mexico of Leading rei 5 damary 196 ~ (appointaent Between, -
13-00000 G. HMM 6935, 5 Janvery 1963 (Planned Travel of | to Venezusla and Santo Domingo) HMM-6936, 15 January 1963 (Travel of Lic. | | HMM-6937, 15 January 196 tween | and HMM~ 1963 (Confersation - and HMMA-21059, 3 April 1963 (Judith FERRETO Segura) EVM-7169, 9 April 1963 ts of EMMA-21087, 16 April 1963 (Judith FERRET . HMMA-21338, 10 May 1963 (Judith FERRETO Segura) HIN-73530, 24 May 63 (Contacts of |in Mexico City) Counter-Intelligence Information Mexico City Station's Related Mission Directive places greatest emphasis on operations in the CI/CE area. LIFEAT was able to provide a continuing. merbndhile eontributien in the: attainment: of the. , s field. Coverage ineluded that on AEGENERATE, (vio acts in the capacity as covert Liaison 1 between the CP and the Soviet Embassy), and a PCM safe house. In addition to the continuing operational support in the CZ/CE field, the fellewing informetional reperting was provided, HEM-6626, 10 August 1962 (Soviet Scholarship for the Daughter of _ David Alfero Siqueires, Imprisioned Commmist) BMM-667,.- 24 Acgnet 1962, (Hexiean Delegates to Technical Movie Congress in Moscow _HMMA-20140, 6 November 1962. (LISTEED-1 and 2). HEMA-20721, 14 February 1965. ¢ HEMA-21109, 19 April 1963 (Dr. Operational Support and Leads Provided other Station Operations During the past project year LIVZAT continued actively supporting the operations of Mexico City Station through the preduction of leads and the providing of information on selested targets in the manner available enly through the uze of a unilateral telephone tap operation. Indeed, it ts in this area, secure support. totthe Station's operations,. that . LIFEAT is of greatest and unique value te the Station. - ‘The following is a list of selected contributions by LIBBAT of cperational support — and leads provided te the various Station Case Officers and Station operations as a whole:
13-00000 LIFBAT/Soviet: The valuable assistance whieh LIFEAT rendered Station Sfforts inthis area was emply diaplayed in its support of Statien assets mourtting a tecimical surveillance operation targeted against the home of a known Soviet intelligence officer stationed in Mexico City under official eover. LIVEAT information provided vital infor- mation which enabled the Stetien to establish a pattern of action of both the family of the Soviet officer and his maid. This infor- mation made possible the setting of a time for the actual entry into the target, and contimning coverage (ineluding live monitering of the target line immediately preseeding the operation) by LIFEAT made — possible a degree of semority for this operation whieh would net have been possible without the support of a unilateral tap operation. ~ Further LIFEAT ceverage has, in additien to giving information on the dally activities and contacts ef Seviet offielals, provided an exe eellent check’ en the contacts of three KUBARK sontrolled double agents with their Soviet Case Officers, This coverageshhas enabled the respon- sible Case Officer to guide his operatiens with increased assurance “that: his agents continue to be’ fully cooperative and under his control. LIFEAT/Cubens LIFEAT setivities in this area were concerned primarily with gupport te the ANSTRUT operation. Coverage of reletives of AMSTRUT-2 previded an excellent “window” inte the operation uhich enabled the responsible Case Offieera te move with more certainty and security in developing his operation, The Case Officers involved considered the LIFEAT coverage an essential eheok on the activities of the principale in the case which was especially valuable during the initial stages of the operation. Travel plans of AMSTRUT!2 provided by LIPEAT were also essential to the timing of the operatim. Also in the Cubm area LIFEAT coverage of G-2 agent enabled the Station te gain an ingight inte his eontacts and activities, YPurther, recent initiation of coverage ef a Cuban Commeredal Official gives evidence of producing solid information of commercial transactions and Mexican Commerefiel conteetea ef the Cuben Government.. LIVEAT/Polish: LIPEAT continued its coverage in the REKNAVE/EECHICK operation. (See previous project renewal for background ef this case and the LIFEAT participation in it.) Of great interest to this operation was LIFEAT information indicating that the wife ef BEKNAVE had become — aware of his interest in another woman, and later revelation of, resss{gn- aE ment and travel plans of BEKRAVE.
13-00000 LIFEAT/€tigoslav: In addition to the usual information concerning the Yugoslav officials and their daily contacts and activities, LIPEAT prowided leads which could pay off in future operations. One example was a lead which revealed that a diplomatic courier would be travelling alone and taking a new travel route while earrying an official pouch. With this early warning, the Station wag able te plen an operation to previde access to this. correspan- dence, Although Headquarters finally veteed this particular oper- ation, sufficient early warning was given by LIVEAT so that the eperation could have been carried ont, Another exemple of this type of lead was the data available from LIVZAT eoverage that a new location was being seught for the Yugoslav Embassy, and which specific lecatiens were under consideration. Armed with thie inferma- tien the Station has been able te make a technical casing of one of the prospective sites and obtain information necessary for entry inte the other sites. LEFEAT/Exile: As noted previously, LIFEAT coverage of the exile - estivities was the aingle major effort by LIVEAT during the project. . Pape year, In paerticuler, LUFEAT ceverage o whieh included lengthy periods of “Live called for coverage of five lines, Cabled summaries of LIFEAT information were provided Headquerterea and Station Guatemala, It ig believed that the importance of this LIFEAT ceverage ean net be streaged too much, LIFEAT Coverage of a Costa Rican Commmist exile resident in Mexico City has lead to a wealth of operational leads MGBDMiing the discovery of this person's envolvement in a Communist funding mechaniem. Also, LIFEAT wes setive in cevering the Spenich Republican exile comamity in Mexics City @uring the GPIDEAL viait te Mexico. L&VEAT coverages in thie case was considered nesessery te reveal imediately any renewal of an earlier planned attempt on the life of an ODYGEE official by one group of the Republican Exiles, UPB BALeAT» LIVEAT revealed the departure from Mexico of two of the PFinglesaders in the plot. LIFEAT/CIAE: At Headquarters request LIFEAT was established on & former SMOTH agent whose past actions gave some suspicion of his present activities, Preduet from this line has revealed an effort by a group of this individual's friends te discredit the senior ODACID official in Mexico, Early warning by LIFEAT has made possible the preparation. of counter action. (see HMMA-21364). LIFEAT has also - provided coverage of a suspected RIS support agent. This coverage had previded the background material necessary for checking on the activities ef this suspect agent. Centinuing LIFEAT reporting on the American Commmist Group in Mexiee (ACG) bas provided ODENVY with: great quantities of information on activities of leftist friends of
13-00000 | | | of the ACOM including their travel plans te Mexico and in some cases Cuba. As noted im paragraph I. E. abeve, the looal effice of ODENVY considers this ceverage "quite valuable”. As abso noted in previous renewals, LIVEAT ability te give the interested ease offieers a check | on active and former agents inereases the security of present opera- tiens and provides greater security fer long temm asseta whe may have been in contact with now terminated agents. | | i ] EH. Coenelusicon it is the opinion of the Mexico City Station that the support previded other Station operations, the CI/CE information and-leads, and the _ ability of the unilateral LIFEAT cperation te cover sensitive targets without revealing Station interest te the liaison ferees, well justify the expenditure of fimds, time, personnel and security risk. As i% has been noted in the past, that evenmith the Station's envolvement in the Per that reason, LIFEAT, in addition te maintaining its present heavy | severage, mast be available te mee agein undertake coverage of the effielal Seviet end Czech effielel tergete in Mexico City. Therefore, .. LIFEAT's present orientation, thoughhteward supporting Station operations and CI/CE misaion rather than toward targets witch would provide positive intelligence, leaves it readily available for recall inte the Soviet- Czech coverage. Ft is the Station’s firm opinion thet the LIFEAT project provides a substantial and vital contribution in fulfilment the several pricrity objectives of the Station's Related Mission Directive. z. Tee ee Oe ee eae ee ee mead iro ELFEN? provided terial during the period July 1962 through May 1963, as a by-product of the projest*s prime responsibility of providing support te Statien eperatiens. ~ It. Progress of the Operation The objectives of the LIFRAT Project are of a continuing nature and ere therefore not considered for fulfillment during any given peried of time. For this reasen persentage Meurer as to completion of preject ebjectives ceamet. be dram. However, an indication ef the coverage provided in working toward fulfillment of the objectives can be noted in. that approximately 12,500 pages ef raw text were produced in the period July 1961 through April 1963. LIFEAT has been in dafly opera- tion during the review period with the average mmber of Lines covered per month being 18, and a high in Oeteber 1962 of 25 lines covered.
13-00000 Itl. Plemning for the Future As was indteated at the time of the last project renewal, LIFEAT hopes to remain uncommitted to coverages that require the expenditures of & great portion of LIFPEAT resources but provide coverage of but ene terget...guch as Soviet. Embassy coverage. It is added emphatically, however, that should the need arise for LIFEAT te again assume such responsibilities, it is fully able to do so. Until such time LIFEAT will centime te enjoy greater flexibility in the employment of its assets, especially in the areas in which the Station dees not wish to reveal its interest or operations te the liaison forces involved in the LIENVOY operation. Vv. | ExpendiGures . Approval for renewal of Project LIFEAT was granted 8 August 1962 for FY 1963 in the amount of $99,000.00. The preposed budget for FY 19645 is breken down in the attached Field | Project Outline Renewal Roques’. Part IZ, and totalst83,908. co Vi. Stetus of Commitaents rae There are no commitments other than those noted in the project cutline submitted herewith and in the individual contracts and oral agreements (memoranda of oral agreements were forwarded as necessary) of the various LIFEAT personnel .
13-00000 3s Area. of Operations This operation ie run from Mexioo City Station and is concerned with targets lecated within Mexico City. Purpose The purpose of this prejeot is te provide, wiilaterally, daily infermation on the activities of official fereign installations in Mexice end the personnel thereof, as well as eoverage of the activities of selected individuals and groups in response to both Station needs and Headquarters requests, Presently, . LIFEAT stresses flexibility of coverage with support of Station operations and CIAE coverage receiving the greatest emphasis. Background Project LIFEAT was originated on 3 October 190 as a unilateral telephone tap operation. Actual initiation of operations under this authority occurred en 18 Jamary 1951, end the operation has run sontinmueusly from ths date, The project was opened with the installation of a single tep and has growm in the past eleven years to coverage of as many as thirty lines in a given month. The LIFSAT Project is a unilateral operation campletely independent from any iiaisen erreangement. It is staffed by EVBARK econtract employees with the majority. of pergennel being indigenous eontrolled agents. During the pest twelve years, Project LIVEAT has produced move. thes 97,000 . (estimate) pages of operational and intelligence information in direct support ef Mexico City Station's specifie objectives, and contributed materially te the intelligense gathering activities eonnected with the Soeviet-Satellite Bleco and more recently with the Cuben representatives in Mexico. In additien, ._ ELEFEAT has been of eonsiderable value in monitering the aetivities ef the. American Commmist Group in Mexico (ACGM), as well as the activities of the exile groups and lecal Commmists, . With the LIENVOY'’s assumption ef coverage of the Soviet and Czechoslovakian official installations in July 1960, LIFEAT assets were released from continuous coverage of these two. targets, These assets were then employed in direct =. support of Station operatiens-~a rele ideally suited for a unilateral operation. seach as. LIFEAT, and extremely important to the security and sussess of Station operations.
13-00000 - , 5. . For objectives a and bs 4 References &, HMMA-19129, 1 June 1962 (LIFEAT Renewal Request for FY 1963) b. Hw-10803, 31 July 1962 (LIFEAT Project Renewal) ¢@. HMMA-19641, 21 August 1962 (LIVEAT Progress Report, July 1962) ad, HMMA~-19845, 20 September 1962 (LIFEAT Progress Report, August 1962) e, H@A-20156, 8 November 1962 (LIPRAT Peogress Report, September 1962) f. HMMA-20261, 28 November 1962.(LIPEAT Progress Report, Octeber 1962) g. HMMA-20457, & January 1963 (LIFEAT Progress Report, November 1962) h, . HMMA-20531, 18 January 1963, (LIFEAT Progress Report, December 1962) i. HMMA-20873, 8 Mareh 1963 (LIFEAT Progress Report, January 1963) j. HMMA- es 12 April 1963 (LIFEAT Progress Report, February end — Bareh 1965 , Objectives a, To identify Seviet and satellite intelligence persennel. in Mexileo and to provide information on the nature and extent of their clandestine intelli- -b, Pe eollect information of the Satellite officials both as to their agtivities as well as information of biographic nature. cs, Te support specific Station operations, espeelally in the recruitment, defection, Commmdst Party penetration and equnter-intelligence fields, a. fe collect infommation on prominent Mexican Comamists and pro- Comamists and their activities. 6. To collect information on prominent Communists, other than Mexiean, active in Mexico, and to identify them and their assosiates and activities. f. Te eollect information on exile groups and individuals active in Mexico. gs. Te provide coverage of targets of oppertunity in Mexieso Gity in support of Station objectives and Headquartera'’s requests, Targete Be Select Soviet intelligence officers heme phones, b, Selected Satellite offleials office and home phones,
13-00000 @, Selected private phones being used by known and suspected Satellite intelligence personnel . Por objeetive ex & Selected telephones as requested by Station Case Officers in support of their going and/or projected operations. For objective dz Bs Telephone conversations from residences of senior Commmiste and pro- Communists. For ebjective @: £. Telephone conversations from residences of known Ameriean Comamiats residing in Mexies City. g. Telephone conversations from the residences or offices of prominent exile leaders or their eontacts in Mexice City. . Fer objeetive gs hh. Telephone conversations which oan be monitored from targets of opportunity . 7. Tasks" Gage Officer - Jereny L. NIARCOS &, Supervise the operationel end administrative activities ef all LIPBAT persanmnel. — b, Maintain awareness of and provide direction in all matters pertaining ' te the operational mandgenent of the LIFEAT Project. @. Provide giuldence and day-to-day supervision ef special operational Bosses oF LIFEAT coverages. a. Coordinate: information received from the LSREA coverage with other Station operations, end ceerdinate as necessary with the Statienppersomnel responsible for the parallel LIENVOY operation.
13-00000 Se, ay ‘targets of opportunity. Meintain LIFEAT capabilities for mounting operations against f. Haintein supervision over basehouses, equipment, and training of perzomel assigned to the LIFEAT operations, Coordination @, Information produced by LIVPEAT, primarliy a Station operational support asset, is clesely coordinated with other operations of the Mexico City Station. Ne operational coordinatidn is required with any other geographical area, but they are advised of any information produced by LIFEAT whieli may be of-interest toe them, b, Project LINOG which supports the principal "outside" Case Officer, David M. WEISTED, is effected in coordination with Projeet LIFEAT, Coomdination.with. the parallel, but. lieison.project. -  LIENVOY, is . eloaely, ecordinated between the responsible Case Officers of both projects, | particularly releting to the diviaion ef coverage between the two eperations, thereby assuring that the unilateral LIFEAT operation will not be endangered _ by the indigenous personnel ef the LIERVOY operation. &,. Although there is no direct somection with the reeently activated LIEDIK operation of the Merida Bese, LIFEAT experience in unilateral telephone tap procedures and especially security and processing of information, aided COB Merida in settinguup the LIQUIX cperation, P 2 i . a, Career and Centract Agents (1) David M. WILSTED (201-009195), principal “outside Case Officer. (2) Wayne C. DRABAND (201-255095), outside assistant to David HM, BRABAND was introduced inte the LIFEAT operation in November 1961. His OA was amended 14 November 1961 te pravide for his use in this operation. His tour in Mextoo has recently been extended to ° o) ‘LIMERACE-8 (201-111616) was intredneed into the LIFEAT operation as backup technician to WIISTED, He was actively employed in the teeabnical phase of the operation during the home. leave period of WILSTED in December 1962 and January 1963. Since LIEMBRACE-8 continues with his normal functions under MECHARITY, he will not be funded under LIFEAT except in the event of WIISTED's prolonged absence or incapacity. | LIEMERACE-8's OA was amended 7 April 1962 to allow his use in LIFEAT. ca Tee a ct fk u : | |
13-00000 (4) Carel K. ZINSMEISTER (201-117968).: LIFEAT processor/ translator and former basehousekeeper who ean be recalled for temporary reassignment to basehousekeeping duties. (5) Olga A. PARKIMEK (201-117978), LIFRAT processor/tranalater., OA for LIFEAT employment dated 28 September 1954. b, Field Agents (1) LIFEUD-1, OA granted 17 Ostober 1950 (201-182704) 2) LXIFEUD-2, OA granted 14 August 1951 (201-117971) ) LIFEUD-3, OA granted 14 December 1953 (201-117971) 4) LIFEUD-4, OA granted 1 October 1953 (201-117743) ) LIFEUD-5, OA granted 16 December 1953 (201-117744) (8 LIFEUD-6, See Olga PARFINIK - Contract Agent seetion above 7) LIFRUD-7, OA granted 21 Oetober 1954 (201-117980) _ (8) LOFEUD-8, OA granted 31 Mareh 1955 (201-119521) (9) LIFEUD-9, OA granted 27 April 1956 (201-117984) (16) LIFEUD-10, OA granted 13 September 1956 (201-114085) 11) LIFEUD-11, OA granted 21 August 1956..(201-113595) .. (12) LEFEDD-12, OA granted 6 August 1956 (201-1173569) (13) LIFEUD-13, OA granted 13 September 1956 (201-115833) (18) LIFEUD-15, OA granted 19 Jamary 1957 (201-126315) (15) LIFEUD-16, OA granted 2 July 1958 (201-222786) (16) LIFEUD-18, OA granted 2 October 1957 (201-185370) - (19) LIFEUD-23, (formerly LILILLY-2), amendment of OA requested (201-305604) (20) LIPEDD-2%, OA granted 24 September 1962 (201-1195) 21) LIFEUD-25, GA granted 3 January 1963 (201-332535) (22) LIPEUD-26, POA granted, OA requested 31 October 1962 (201-332335) sc. During the past project year the follewing personnel were dropped from Preject LIFEAT, fer reasens neted below. (1) LIREUD-14 (201-117972) end LIFEUD-17 (201-195370). ‘This couple, having experienced a number ef apparently inseluble marital problems, mutually decided upon separation end eventual diveree, Since their use in LIFEAT (as basshousekeepers) would not be possible with the breakup of their hone, they - were terminated as of 30 September 1962. Termination was effected on a ~ mtually agreeable basie-and ne security problem has arisen'to date, nor is ' amy expeoted im the future. os ne
13-00000 5 (2) LIFEuD-22 (201-288248) and LIFEUD-23 (201-305604), son and mother, presently cecupy the LIERODE phote basehouse and were never directly envolved in LIFEAT type work. It had been originallly planned to use LIERODE basehouse as the terminus for the LIFEAT/MKTRAP technical operation targeted against the official LIERODE mission in Mexico City. LIFEUD-22 and 23 were to have been the basehousekeepers for this operation. When it was found that the MATRAP eperation could net be reuted te this basehouse because of technical considerations, the bage was employed as a photosurveillance base targeted against the LIERODS mission. Since this operation is not commected with LIVEAT operationa or persennel, these two agents will no longer be carried under the LIFEAT project. (3) LIFEUD'27 (201-332331) was granted a POA on 20 September 1962 fer use ag an alternate LIPEAT basehousekeeper However, due te a change of plans envolving agents's availability for LIVEAT work, she was never recruited and this clearance was cancelled on 25 Jannary 1963. 16. Operational Clearances See See$ion 9 above. il. Gover There are no changes in the cover of persenne] who have been previcusly employed in the LIVEAT operation. With the new agents employed since the last projest renewal, eover is eas follows: a. LIVEUD-24 has natural cover of manager ofa email | profitabie - gmedieine distributerehip in Mexice City. Subjest'’s office hours and activities are therefore not serutinized by a superior and subjeet can devete the necessary time to his LIFEAT duties and cover his LIVEAT salary without difficulty. b. LIBEUD-26 has natural cover of housewife (wife of LIVEUD-24) and mother, = performs her LIFEAT duties only in her home (LIFEAT ANNEX VI &. LIFR0D-25 has natural cover of the wife of a retired. businessman . (Lrreup-4). A review of LIFEAT personnel. files during the past _ year revealed she had been inoluded on her husband's olearance request in 1953 but had never been granted clearance in "her own right”, This was corrected when on 3 Jamary 1965 LIFEUD-25 was granted a full GA.
13-00000 12. ib. 1A, Contact and Communications Daily contact is maintained between the Case Officer and the agents employed. in the project. These contacts are made in e clandestine manner with varying patterns established fer car pickups, foot contacts, and emergency meetings. Pre-arranged signals are employed in setting and accomplishing the meetings, When heavy er bulky material is to be passed, meetings are held at night. Entrance te the besehouses by ether than the basehousekeepers is made only om the besis of strict necessity; such as need for equipment repeip installation for new line coverages, or line coverage cut off. As to agent recontast arrangements, there is littie possibility that project LIPEAT eould continue to operate in its present form in the event Mexico would become a “denied area” pelice state, It is possible, however, that certain ef the presently employed agente could be converted to straignt FI ftimbtiens or support agent roles. Reeontact ean be effected by mentioning that. the person recontacting the agent is a friend ef "Ingeniero Stanley” (title used by David NM. WILSTED with LIFEAT indigenous agents) and mentioning the LIFEAT work the agent previously engaged in with ~ingeniero Stanley" . (This Feeontact commmication procedures have been developed which apply to ‘the present eperational enviormment, and are reviewed periddically by beth WILSTED and the responsibile Case Officer and are updated as necessary. felephone contact concerning the project and with the agents is kept to a minimum, Pre-arrenged open code is used for phone conversations between Case Officers and agents. These systems of contact and commmication appear suitable for the project and function adequately from the seaurity and utility standpoints. Locations and times. of meetings are reviewed periedically and are changed frequently te decrease the pessibility of arousing the suspicions of the residents of areas in which meetings are held. Centre] and Motivation Control and motivation are primarily based on two factorsii ideology and finenelal gain. A secondary factor is the fear of reprisal from the local police should discovery escur. . Seourity. During ihe past project year there were no incidents whieh were beyond the ” capability of the persone] immediately involved to isolate and remedy immediately. In centrast to previcus years, there was no instance of telephone werk erevs epproaching a basehouse to check or remove the tap lines rurming to that baseshouse. Some ef the | made in the telephane
13-00000 have been removed by the workmen, but these are of no danger to the operation unless a investigation is made of one of these unusual ecrmmetions. During the past project no such investigation | has been undertaken, and no suspicion of the LIFEAT nas been revealed | te date... The greatest dangers faced by LIFEAT in the past year centered on two developments: 1) the continued efforts of the telephone company toward moderni- zation of the Mexieo City telephone system and 2) the investigation launched by the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Obras Publicas (SCOP) to determine if the telephone company has not been providing maxinams pessible service to Hexico City residents by holding from use certain “spare pairs” of every cable an distribution box. In the first development (which has been in process for the past few years and was so noted in past project renewals) the most neteable ineidents which effect LIVEAT security are the installation of new underground cables re- placing the old overhead telephone wires (thereby reducing access to target “= lines and tap routing lines) and the institution ofa more efficient system "te keep’ track of daily asefgaments of the (thereby reducing the mobility of the two LIFEAT || bnd one] | LIFEAT - hes managed to somewhat ate the first of these by | However, there is no way that the tap routing line can be completely eoneealed when it is rum from the terminal of the _ telephone cable to the basehouse itself. With fewer legitimate everhead wires te mask the presence of the tap lead-in lines, these lead-in lines The limiting of the mobility of thelLLIVEAT | seriously with LIPEAT security or efficiency. ° eas have 8 pro as yet no gatisfactery solution has been found. LIFSAT persomel are contiming their attempts to negate this preblem, too. - As to the SCOP investigation, which is presently being pursued with more viger than is usuallg famd in Mexieen bureaucracy, the preblem here is also two-fold, First is the problem that the SCOP crews have authority to enter ‘any (and eventually all) telephone distribution box and check back on each os eomection in these boxes to see if they are actually in use. On one cocasiém {| - they have rung back.on a "spare pair” which was in use by LIFEAT to route a tap to a basehouse. Although no seaurity problem ensued it'is an example loa of the daily denger faced by LIPEAT in this case,
13-00000 5. 16. 18 Another problem, and in the long run a greater danger to LIFEAT, is the distinct possibility that SCOP will force the telephone company to use the “spare pairs” for providing service to new subscribers, This would eliminate LIFEAT use of these pairs to route tap lines to its basehouses, in effect leaving LIFEAT with no way to get the tap from the to the basehouse. Even the possibility of > insistanee on only a ion in the mumber of "spare pairs” held from use by the telephone company could affeet LIFEAT adversely, since this would reduoe the options LEFEAT has in routing its tap lines. However, until t the investigation is completed, and no firm estimate of a target date is presently known, the real danger of LIVEAT ean only be speculated upon. LIFEUD-1 is alerted to obtain the recommendations of SCOP when given to the telephone company and all efforts will be meade by LIFZAT persomel to either negate or take advantage of any recommendations which are placed inte practice. It should be noted at this point that the LIFEAT operation could "blow" at any time through any.of a large number of security dangers LIFEAT | faces in its daily operation as a unilateral effert. LIFEAT personnel are trained and experienced in taking whatever action is necessary to negate or lessen the damage amsmmecessary, but it fs true that there can eceur a situation which will "blow" the operation despite the best efforts. Praining Initial training of new persome] and contimuing refresher training for the experienced personnel are handled primarily by the "outside" case officer, ' David MB. WILSTED. Minor repair and maintenance of equipment as well as emergency security procedures are stressed and centinually reviewed with. the agents. Equipment and Support With the funds requested for this purpese in last approved project renewal, LIFEA® audio and dial tape recorders were replaced during the past year, Exeept for the usual problems discovered in equipment which has been shipped for any distance, this new equipment has worked well since initial use in the operation. It is believed that there will be ne need to purchase additional lerge amounts ef special equipment for some years in the future, provided that there is no radical shift necessary in the tap techniques _ ““peepently employed in tae operation, 17. Timetable LIFEAT has been in continuous operation sinee its inception in January 1951, and as a vital Station operational support asset, it is planned to continue it indefinitely. he tyes
13-00000 e FROJECT LIVEAT PROJECT OUTLINE, PART IT 18, Estimated Costs The following are the estimated costs for Fiscal Year 1964. All figures are U.S, dollars per year (US $1.60 equale 12.50 Mexican pesos). Changes in estimated costs for particular items will be noted, These reflect not oily the continued inflationary trend in the Mexican economy, but also the LIFEAT operationel emphasis of suppert to Station operations, Im this iatter case particular line coverage is of shorter duration, causing greater expense in installation and removal of tap lines and crosses and frequent ehifting of basehouse sites, . In the agent salary category total expense in contract agent salaries was _, increased somewhat (due to raises granted DRAPAND and ZINSMEISTER during > 3.he past year) and reduced considerably in the field agent category (due primarily to termination of three well paid agents.) Overall funds requested for FY 1964 total $83,808 compared to $99,000 granted for use an FY 1963 -- a reduction of $15,192. A great part of this reduction was possible by programing novmew equipment purehases for the coming year (see paragraph 16 above). a, Salaries (1) Career and contract agents David M. WILSTED (GS-13 equivalent) no expenses included in Project LIFEAT as he is supported entirely by Project LINGG. Wayne C. DRABAND 6,000 LIEMBRACE-8 (since this agent is used in LIFEAT only {n emergency situa- tion in the event of WILSTED's absence and is actively employed by MECHARITY, he will contime to be funded under that project Carol K. ZINSMEISTER 6,400 Olea A. PARFINIK 8,500 Additional translator/processor to be recruited. 3,600 | $20,500 iS.
13-00000 (2) Field Agents -5 LIFEUD-6 (see Olga A. PARFINIK in , -@ontract agent section above) LIFEUD-7 LIFEUD-8 LIFEUD-9 LIFEUD-10 (No salary) LIFEUD-11 fie salary) LIFEUD-12 (No salary) LIFEUD-13 (No salary) 18 Two basehouse keepers te be recruited Christmas bonus (in accordance with 2,800 2,000 2,200 3,650 2,700 2,800 2,200 855 1,585 leeal custom, which amounts to one month's pay) and gifts where necessary. Basehouse utilities and expenses Allowance for usual rental increases when lease renewed 21,328 ree,
13-00000 © e, Lecel purchase replacement parts, wire, expendable supplies (as paper products, typewriter ribbons, and emergency-special equipment) | 8 £, Transpertation MV 2455 used by DRABAND LIVEUD-2, car rent LIFEUD-7, car rent LIFE0D-8, ear rent LIFEUD-5, car rent ZINSMEISTER mileage | S¥ESEY & Miscellanesus ops expenses (ineludes less of rental deposits, bribes, expenses in moving and setting up basehouses, and expenses involved in special eoverage of targets of opportunity) 1,000 ‘e GRAND TOPAL 83,808 (NOTE: For the coming project year Station has not included, as was done in past, a md for extraordinary expenses involved in agent terminations. The ordinary cests will be absorbed by the project. If wmeueal expences ecour, Headquarters will be requested te amend Froject LIFZAT for the necessary amount, ) All terminations of indigenous persomel will be in accordance with Mexican law and will include lump sum separation settlement, transportation and moving expense payments, and any salary due at the time of the termination.