“Shief, Western Heatephers’ Division So July 1955: a on Chief of Station, Mexico : oo ‘Operational LIPSTICK/LIMITSD REF: a. . EXE 962 | b, DIR LOR 6, MeXI 979 1, Reference sot forth the. basic estimates for the establishment — 02 a bookstore to provide cover for tho LIPSTICK/LIMITAD baseh uses , Reference b recommnded agaist. the institution of this aover beemuse. of the diffieultios involved dn-the doteilec planning and supervision of @ proprietary project by both Head g stated that LIPSTICK/LIMIT:D would be iaitdated with residence cover tut osutdoned thet this Stetion did not belicve that lons-tim rooldense WAGE ES Wi woth ond cover would be operationally secure. — 2,. ‘During tho negotiations for the rurchasa of this base. by LOU INE, he had put forth the explanation: to hie scployees mil tho bank wig | handled tho purchase for bin, that he nlansal to tin the house into ‘business property. Whoresas this factor, in itself, is not controlling, LeUTTs ‘4t-does ropresent’a potential security hagard, . Should efthar LIMDUSINE'Ss | employees or the employees ‘of the bunk ever apeculate ao to tho reason for LIMOUSINE's anparant chenco of plans, they nay cporoxinate the trvth since the looation of the house.is obvious to all concarnod, ‘De An ndditional factor which indfeates that residence cover will probably not’ provide adequate security is ths comerat Lecale of the house, The house ia located.on a fairly busy otreet surrounded by .  eomseroial bul dings, In the noxt block ‘there. are too apartaont cudlde ~ ings, ono is a lowemiddle class apartment house end the other 1a noatly- offices with a few Living apartments(one af whic! is the RarPaR base), Generally, it may. be seid that with the exception of the LIMERICK target SECRET quarters ami tho field, References -
ih . : bd : . se 7 as / I Rh buy 9 : ; ath “Ga though tiie “LUSTICN/LDGISD, ave ‘has paen-a: reeidence.for many years, Bi this makes- the base appear vary different. frou ‘its ~gurroundings... This: wo -faat is in opposition to tha priaciple of, cover, that inconspielousnsss 3. “ g'pedmary requisite of, operational: jeourlty.. -- we Sy Te as ‘he ~ This Statioa recognises that's proprictary project requires a-greato ooo degree of attention end close suporvisions. -Itds ‘also rocognised that -_ ae Ms “Yt places: ar additional: banien. upon Headquarters. However, it fa ‘the: opinion of ‘thie. Station trust residence gover will not suffice for a sustained - nd 4 , must. be found to make the 7 ocaupation of this basa a balievable thing. ‘Gommoroial cover 88 ou in reference & appoare to'satisfy most of the requiremsnta for what is _bolleved to’ be goo, durable cover. “It 1s thorefore requested that if fleadquarters agrees with this sroposal, this Station be authorised by - th the establishment of a business cover as outlin operation and that some other. form of cover ~ gable to procéed wi ‘in referencos go 5, Aa of adaistanco to Readguarters in arr following outline of the proposed business cover a, LIPSTICK-14 and his fanily of two sons and a wife will occupy the bagehouse, Clearaics roquests hava been submitted on tho older gon and tue wife who will assist LIFSTICK-14 in the operat:on of he shop, and possibly tha 820 will also sssist in the technical work 4nvolved, LIPSTICK-14 has beon a book salesaan for many yoars and is fairly conversant. with the intricacies of the beek tmsiness. Although it: gould not bs said that he is experienced in the retail bock atore business, he rorresents the beat asset avallaoile to this - Station for such a cove? business while still fitting inte this . lower middle class neighborhood and sufficiently trained in clandestine _gethods of work, twing at‘a decision, the - ia submitted. b, The present house mst be remodoled to provide for a street entrance into the store and also fur somo amaller alterations to enlarge the room thet is planned to be used for the store. -It is estimated that this will ‘est approximately: $500.00 U.S. e, Tho initial purchase of stock is estimated to cost approximately 8500,00 0.5, At present it is contemplated that the store will deal in paper-becked Spsrish novels whieh would be about tho level of reading in this neighborhood, Magasines and some otatdonary GECRET
&-00000 SEGRE 4 _) “@osay Ever thouen ee ee ‘comparable store | ~Raigrbartiood. and it fo einaorely £02" ‘that ‘there 1s-a remote che “that the business may broak “there 1a “a atronger: feoling at ; that o D as Interior counters and display cases havo beon estimated ‘to cost around $100 0.5. Most of ‘the equipment will be seconl-hand but somo: new bookeass9 “will have to be built nround tho walls. i cn, e, LIPSTICK-1/, has stated that the normal way of goaducting & retail book bistness ie to buy tock on a 30-, 6U= or 90-day note. “€pe publishers will extent. this credit if you oan ohow a bank balance —ogugtiolent to pay the note after all other debts have been prid. . ro AtLO _your books to sec if your balance — $-deposited 1s not . dn the i @ it will be doposited in a bonk merely for the. purpose of establishing 4 eredit rating. . ‘Thera my be occasions whon some pill will have to bo paid from. thas. amount but avery attempt will be muie to preserve 4t intact. LIPSTIOK-L4 has suggested that oll checks °F thig account be aligned by at least _ Ania people. At present the second aigner has not ‘boon enosen bul the most Likoly oam.idate ie LivstICk-19 whom we consider to be completely trustvorthy's Naturally, before any exponditures are mule, the Case - Officers will have to approve thom. It ia eatimnted that 321000 U.3. must be deporited in order to establish grodit for this size and ¥ pe of business. , : f,. It bas been eatimated. that approximately g100 U.S. will be necessary Yor ‘the purchase of. a business liconse and several small items of oftice equirment, such as lodgers, typewriter ania small aiding machine. Tide amount showld also cover the necessary beibes and payoffs which are usual items dn the conduct of a business in Meacico Gity. — ae ; g. The total emount estimated to start this cover business 18 - $2200 U.S, It ie submitted that this relatively emall anount will - give this operation the very best chance to function in a aecure manner, - vm SECRET J+ Wesh 2 - Piles _ 7 = -
14-00000 , , i i we, eo eg Mew arta . : *, . : : re GUAG DIET Boe “abo aan : 6 WULYSS | prima Foes rua 2, s/t 2 eX IN 2 2148 5) Og6e7. 5 az hit_ 85 as ROUTINE: —- PRES ESaKGE ‘DIR DIR 10576 (our 505k9 1 CASE OFFICERS RES . CALLED ONLY Ss CREDENTIALS ‘READY, DAYS AND LIPSTICK 17 AND LIPSTINK : (TIME CASE OFFICERS ILL NO LONGER THIS LAST RESORT WAS NECESSARY: TEAM. oe . . . _ oI END OF SECR IT'1S FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A CCPY OF THIS MESSAGE CITE:  SMEXE Re Hama - -3130. LAST RESORT UNTIL CUT-OUT WITH Lipstici 19 TILL HAVE CREDENTIALS WITHIN: THO AT THAT HOWEVER 20 WITHIN TWO WEEKS, RE USED AS LAST RESOPT. THE PAST TO PRESERVE MORALE OF ell . VESSAGE oT Cory Na,