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14-00000 B. witiste tail Uh PROJECT LIONION Identification. This is a technical (primarily photographic) surveillance operation against the PBHUMEN Embassy in Mexico City. Objectives: The operation ia designed to (1) furnish photographic coverage * during daylight -hours of the entrances of the target installation, (2) dispatch physical ‘surveillance teams against persona assoclated with the target, .and (3) keep in readiness a listening post for the aonitoring and “Fecording of eventual technical penetration operations of the target. The target installation ig the PBRUMEN Bubassy compound (including Consulate) in Mexico City.” The above-listed objectives are accomplished by ‘two trained, full-time surveillance agents who live across the street froa - the target. . The project is in consonance with Priority A, Objective 1, of the eurrent Related Migsion Directive for Mexico. Background. This project, herewith presented for approval for the first tine, does not.represent a new operation. LIONION activity has been yoing on since ' 1962 and costs have heretofore been charged to PBRUMEN FI funds. The operation produces photographs of persons associated with the PBRUMEN bEnbassy, both staff and visitors. These photographs are normally reviewed for identi- fications by the PPBRUMEN section at the Station, then show separately to LITAMIL-~9 and LITAMIL-7 who are They are subsequently forwarded to the section of wH/SA wnere they are shown - to PBRUMEN intelligence derectors AMNIP-1 and AMMUG-1. Of those assets to whon they are routinely shown, LITAMIL-9 has to date made the largest nuabver of identificatiéns. The photos have proven of great value. Within hours of the arrival of a new ‘inbassy staff member his photograph is in the hands of the Station, In addition to the identification of staff and visitors, the photos {accompanied by a log kept by the LIONION agents) reveal patterns of action (arrivals and departures) and detalls of personal associations (who associates with whom) which are of great value to the Station in mounting operations against the target. In addition to photography, LIONION-1 and LIONION-2 are often called upon to do visual surveillance of the target installation and LIOHION-1 is essentisl to the dispatching of the LIsMBRACE surveillance team against individuals associated with the target. Because of the presence of police patrol cars in the vicinity, the Station's mobile surveillance assets cannot come close to the target, hence the need for LIONION-1's dispatching services. eS The presence of LIONION-1 and LIONZON-2 also insures continued occupancy of a@ valued piece of real estate which will be used as a listening post when the Station succeeds in installing additional technical surveillance devices in the target in the form of concealed radio transmitters. pehei cating padens Yak