14-00000 4 ‘propaganda, Attachmenta: ‘Project review an quad) Va MEMORANDUM POR: Chief, FI HEADQUARTERS CASE OFFIGER SUBJECT .8 Project LISMPTY . Name C, dehrung “= Reneval =~ Room _2121 Barton OB Date__9 December 1959 1. It 4 requested that the LIEMPTY Project be renewed for the ‘period 1 December 1959 through 30 November 1960 for a total of $84,910,003; $48,485.00 for fiscal year 1960 and 336,425.00 for fiscal year 1961, LIENPTY vas last approved for the period 1 December 1958 throiigh 30 November 1959 for a total of $95,380; of which it ie estimated $74,259 has been obligated, - 2. It is requested that the Project be renewed on the basia _ of the Project review prepared by the Station which is attached, 3. The security incident referred to in paragraph IV.B on page & of the attachment, occurred on 20 September 1959, While on an operational assignment LIEMPTY/10 and the LIENTRAP vehicle were oo. temporarily detained by the Servicio Secreto de Mexico (Mexican Secret Service), At the time of the incident the LIENTRAP vehicle was carrying out en ‘assignment of photographing a Cuban rally which it was expected would ba attended by many of the leading Mexican and Central American Communista, The police were also covering the meeting for thé.purpose of preventing a Communist—inspired demonsatra= tion and they searched LIENTRAP believing it might contain Communist When they saw the film they seized the filn,the truck and LIEMPTY-10 with the belief the Communists had filmed same rough-handed techniques used by the police against some persons attending the rally. before his release was obtained, When a member of the Station using State Department cover intervened with the police on behalf of LIEMITY-10, the film, LIENTRAP, and all the equipment were also returned in tact. LIEMPTY-10 hed not been. interrogated and had not been formally charged or booked,. Although the FBI representative end the U.S. Embassy Security Officer also learned of the incident, the Station does not believe that this incident has matertally effected the security of the Project. The Station, however, 19 allowing a one month's cooling off period for the -LIENTRAP vehicle and LIEMPTY-10, Cla? if Envelope with past renewals Memo Justification of Purchase of Aute Form 680 (in quad) Envelope with true namea t
14-00000 ; ., “ a an | i . i . et —_, . CRYPTONYM LIEMPTY FIELD CASE OFFICER QuintenN. OUSLER ~~ = - . SY © ” | STATION Mexico Ci CHIEF OF STATION? eink L- ( Rhy . \ ? Based on the attached REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY, it is requested that ° the Project be renewed for the period 1 December 1959 through 30 November 1960. SEC
14-00000 REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY (For the Purpose of Project Renewal) 1. PRODUCT OF THE PROJECT A. Oliver G. SCANTLING Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives): . i. “Toe collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK personnel and physical facilities.'' During the past year SCANTLING has devoted a significant amount of time to the furtherance of this project objective. Although other Station operations and personnel are aleo concerned with vase collection of operational information about LIMERICK personnel, SCANTLING's contributions are unique as to type and complement information received from other sources, For ‘example, SCANTLING is used primarily as the source of information about LIMERICK physical facilities. He is constantly on the alert for building modifications, con- struction activities and the kinds of outside services utilized by the LIMERICK installation. He regularly visits Inez PARADA de Moreno, the occupant of property adjacent to LIMERICK, for the purpose of obtaining a close view of the interior grounds of LIMERICK and to debrief Senora de Moreno about any unusual activities which she may have-observed, At the present time SCANTLING is preparing a thorough casing report on the electrical power supply used by LIMERICK and all other residences and establishments in the same block. This operational information is intended for KURIOT's use and will show all transformers in the block, electrical meters for measuring the amount of electrical power used and the precise points where wires enter each property. Because of his other sensitive activities and because other operational activities provide adequate coverage, SCANTLING has been used sparingly for physical surveillances and investigations which might conceivably impair his future usefulness to the Station. During the time he spent training Simon D. CLACKETT (ps) in radio controlled mobile surveillance, SCANTLING did perform some surveillance work at the LIMERICK installation; however, it was concerned mostly with briefing CLACKETT on dispatching tech- niques and the procedures used for the control of several vehicles on a surveillance team using two-way radios. 2. "To collect operational information pertaining to other targets of opportunity, foreign official installations and personnel of intelligence interest operating in Mexico." By far the most important contribution made by SCANTLING in connection with this project objective has been his support to the LITACIT operation and just recently actually gained entry to the LITACIT target using a pretext cover story. During this visit SCANTLING managed to collect highly valuable operational information about the security of the installation, which has added materially to KUBARK.'s knowledge about t#@t#rget. SCANTLING has also cased and prepared reports on the LITABBY target in anticipation of mounting SECRE T, geet
“—— SECRE Tages’? . 22 @ photographic surveillance and in initial preparation for a future LINIMENT type activity. SCANTLING haa performed investigations of numerous other Station targets of opportunity which, depending on their significance, have been reported . im separate correspondence. : 3. "To exploit operational leads through recruitments, debriefings and surveillances." This objective was included in the LIEMPTY project because SCANTLING is used to follow up LIFEAT leads and leads obtained from the LIEMPTY ‘photographic bases. During the past year SCANTLING has investigated a quantity of leads obtained from the above sources. The information resulting from these in- vestigations has enabled the Station to maintain current data on the various firms used by the LIMERICK target and in one instance, Octavio VIDALES (201- ). caused the Station to make a recruitment pitch in an effort to carry out a technical penetration of the LIMERICK target. Although VIDALES was not recruited, the Station anticipates that SCANTLING will some day be successful in just this type of activity. SCANTLING is the Station's principal source for the follow-up of LIFEAT/ LIMERICK and LIEMPTY photographic base house leads as they pertain to the primary target. — 4. Not covered by a specific project objective but, névertheless, of significant importance to the Station are SCANTLING's contributions to the overall Station support efforts. In addition to the extensive training given to CLACKETT, SCANTLING also prepared a detailed and sophisticated radio dispatch procedure for use by the LIEMBRACE surveillance team. He devised a superior method for numbering streets which enables the radio surveillance team to specify a location without reference to street names and areas. The entire radio dispatch code, when used properly, practically defies identification as the conversations of a clandestine surveillance team. From the standpoint of Station security, SCANTLING conducted an investigation of LIVESTOCK-2Z based on two leads which were 30 years old and reported significant information which contributed to the Station's final decision to terminate LIVESTOCK-2, SCANTLING's other support activities consist of renting hote! rooms and apartments in fictitious names, supportim operations such as LICOOL-12 by performing sentry duty and by serving as a capable and responsible cutout between the Station and agente from other geographical areas, 5. Although SCANTLING's LIEMPTY objectives can never be completely fulfilled, it is the Station's opinion that SCANTLING'has made important and valuable ' contributions to LIEMPTY Project objectives specifically and to other Station activities in general. SCANTLING's production, measured against monetary. expenditures, case officer time and other intangible factors, unquestionably justifies his continuation as an integral part of Project LIEMPTY. B. Raymond H. GERENDE Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives): otk