4 cent tate ep enengae CONTINUATION OF eee eet is caer on memento cane a te ene Aare rene ARC 08h Ys te mS OISPATCH i i nortreeceeeterenpreeten tenet CLA SSTEICAT IONS SECRET See ATOM OYMANCL ANG NINEES HMMA = 38 cn a ae snare tn nner 996 # AS reported tn.the last Progress Report CHMIMA-38488), the Station paid LIONION-1 $250.00 unexpected medical expenses of LIONION-°?. been intended as the second of . LIONTON-1 for cutting his. long - from one month to two weeks in ‘ment .of this. payment in the FY "> aétually in lieu 6f a salary increase). _ Bix major target. personnél (i.e. LIRING off ' time continue their target analysis work, FORM : aes 53a +408 PLANS: -~7l budget is requeste Re USD in January .1970 to cover the This sum had originally — two installments to compensate overdue vacation trip to Europe early summer of 1969. instate- (and is . -° 8. AS discussed above, the Station plans to continue using _the LIONION Base as a collection point for background information -on LIRING ahd its employees, to assist the Section in target tribution™to this effort. remain alert for ‘analysis work, The Station is trying to collect information on icers), and in order =.-to properly asséss' the personnel selected, and try to recruit and ’ run-access agents ‘against:them,. additional information is needed. on théir pattern.of activity, friends, contacts, work habits, etc. It is hoped that LIONION-1 will be able to make ‘2 worthwhile con- ‘At the same time, he will be asked to Ls for any visitors of possible interest (Americans, students; etc.)..The next step in the Station's over-all. plan will ‘be to assess LIONION-1's ability to observe and draw appropriate conclusions from his observations, and write these up for the Station. The Station will also try to find some formula for per=- mitting LIONION-1 and 2 to continue photographic coverage, but perhaps on a more limited basis than in the past, and. at. the same Although not pjanned for the immediate future and dependent "on the need for Consulate coverage, to install a TV monitoring system on the Consulate a live, manual camera coverage of the main entrance. the Station still may wish s well as This feature was discussed in the previous LIONION operational report. USE PREVIOUS EDITION. or/Horace E. CLASSIFICATION SECRET i 4 “ ‘ Ae PRALLETT 7 PAGE NO. i continuen’ | 4°0f 4 Ne
ee pe [Ries averse : a -ere RRR | Mir oer -  secrer. | |. | Ef bate en ote Chief, Western Hemisphere Division foo wrote nou 2 Chief of station, [| (aTty: KSPICE) rea WDGE MOLINE” --[ .Acting Chief of Station, Mexico Cit Wig | mm .SacOperat ional /PBRUMEN/LIONION/TECHS pe _ _ -— BIOMON, Pronress Report, 1 October 1969 through 31 January 1970 <3 - : ae Reference: HMMA -. 38073, 7-November 1969 BACKGROUND 1. The LIONION Project’ provides a-fixed photographic sur- velllance of LIRING and a base for the radio dispatch of the LIEMBRACE surveillance team. The basehouse is-manned by LIONION-1 and LIONION-2, who have operated aS a team against the LIRING target. for more: than six years. : ; 72. Operational Meetings. During the reporting period LIONION-2 continued to be handled directly by Andrew E. PELLEMENT. Regular meetings were held on an average of once a week with additional _ meetings held as required to answer short suspense requirements. 3. Photographic. There was no significant,change in. the photographic coverage of LIRING during the reporting period. The subject of a replacement for the pulse camera. coverage of the Consu- late was discussed with the MKSPICE technicians who visited the |. ‘Station in November 1969. They agreed with the Station that photo- graphic coverage of the Consulate could be managed through the installation of a closed circuit television system with a remote controlled Robot camera coaxially mounted. ‘The TV monitor and remote control trigger would be located in the same room from which LIONION-1 regularly covers the LIRING main gate. LIONION-1 coula thus check the TY monitor, see if targets of interest appeared on the TV screen and use the remote controlled camera to take only those pictures which he considered of value. While the Station agrees that this oe nen Ast es erEensaAsARAN ert Serotec nent ees ECS ELSEERGT TED este eEPEEE “| : _ Continued... . Distribution: — Orig. and/1/~ Chief, WHD | i - cos, id t ; ; Perens : SST Sr CCT TC STS TT cs HMMA - 38488 |: 49 February 1970 CASSETCATION ~ “Ties Fag waist SECRET | /50-6-122/3
1 NRC AMRDING “ORBEA aPAS a ees hog cout a at 0 Fant Res ONC AREY ENA vDAASRRN ARAN Ree, RE PEG nc f a a ETE SEenRIAnEnr TE NERrereraaretemperereree-udererarreremeenet eee ULASEL. Ola tic sy CISPATCH OYMBCOL ANC NGMOLA CONTINUATION OF. i ‘DISPATCH 6 wf SECRET UMMA - 38488 1 foment een mee tne «enna atte ome Bn Anca a At nee ee ee etter ree mgm ad irae p system should provide good photexrachic coverage ‘of the Consulate resulting in a manageable number of additional ‘photographs the Station has ie Laye ed installation af this system pending. improvement in the Station's: ability to identify the subjeets of LIONTON-1's photography. ‘The “Station does not wish to increase the number of photogra aphs ‘if a significant portion - of them cannot be identified. 4. Audio 9 Requirements for LIONION, AS note 2 loss of LISAMPAN, DOG caused a noticeable jis noted An reference, s° ability to identify the ‘LIRING visitors -photoyraphed by LIONION-1. Station studies of the LIENVOY coverage have shown that, LE ENVOY coverage alone ‘is. not sufficient! to significantly increase the identification process. even .if this coverage was furnished live. te “LIONION-1. The. Station has recently received additional. ‘information » concerning’ the interior communications system of LIRING and is" ‘presently taking a study ‘of this matter. This subject will be dis- cussed with Cedric. B. - REDINBATT during his forthcoming TDY to tho . Station. PRODUCTION . Se while the Station continued to be seriously hindered in its identification of LIRING visiters during the reporting period ‘for lack of a suitable replacement for LISAMPAN/DOG, the Station was able to verify visits of LITAINT-2 and other agents to LIRING on different occasions. LIONION-1 is aiding the Station in the identification of new Pcs LIRING personnel. Through LIENVOY and ‘LIFEAT, we are aware that LIRING is going through a period of numerous personnel changes, ‘the extent of which has yet. .to be deter- mined. LIONION-1's photographs and cersonal observation has greatly aided in determining which persons are visitors and which appear to have arrived PCS. Some functional identification of new personnel . has already been nade hased on LIGNION-1's reports on the people with whom the new employees usually associate. Increasing use was made of LIONION=1 to dispatch the LIEMBRACE team during the reporting . period. Except for a period of" abeut one month when the dispatch radio was out. of commission, LIONION~-1 has dispatched the team on an average of once a week in support of the Station's attempt to learh the new addresses of LIRING personnel, and Jearn more about the off duty activities of personne! considered of priority interest “in LERING. "SECURITY 6. There were no developments affecting the security of the LIONION operation during the reporting period. FINANCES 7. During the reporting pericd, routine LIONION expenditures amounted te $4270.00 USD. In early December 1969, LIONION-2 — suffered a serious accidental fall while at home in the basehouse. ‘Due to her age, LIONION-1 sent. her to San Antonio for a complete medical examination. The doctors found her in good health for uer . age and she is now feeling fine. Instead of giving LIONION-1 the i loan che requested in order to cover the cost of the trip, the Station FoR 8-63 re ton) gave him the one-time gift programmed in the FY-70 LIONION budget ‘of $250.00 USD. This. money had originally been programmed to xeimburse LIONION-1 for the additional cost involved in deferring. half of his planned one month vacatioa to Europe in summer 1969 until 1970, LIONION-1 had not had a regular vacation in more than five years, and the Station felt that while he was certainly entitled to the month's time, we could not cicse the LIONION operation for that period of time. Although no conmitment has been mace to CLASSIFICATION | | PAGE NO. { 33a USE PREVIOUS EDITION. i . . SECRET IIxs| CONTINUED } 2 of 3