et er tr et a rte e aerve create settee can prepreg ER Rm eae a PROTESENG A DISPATCH [sicss [ose | uy ; Chief of Siation, wexico City a [eo morning ewok INFO, oo . lomr QUALIFED Ova ; . . CAR JUDGE BENEES sts] a ee Chief Western Hesisphore Division _ san a0ttUa ~ + USAT ‘ i LIONION Project Renewal a ACTON REUUED -REFERIMCGSSS REPERENCE: mane 57024, 33 April 1969 Project LIONION has been renewed for FY 1970 in the amount of as forwarded by. ‘the Station, Norris W. DAMICONE i | Distribution: Orig & 1 - COS, Mexico City CS copy GROSS REFEROKE TO ” {SPAIN VMOU AAD WUNDERS bani 12 oy bse PMY 17364 8 July 3969 0000 i CASSIE CATION Wes Hu NUMER - | SECRET | 50.6-122/1 RI - 1 CHRONO -— 1 BATE sd ewer aes . 1BOE MFG. 11-08
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ted ba he be -16 June 1969 . MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division SUBJECT : LIONION Project Renewal Request 1. Approval is requested of the LIONION Project _for the poriod 1 July 1909 through 30 June 1970 (FY 1970). fo Funds are available. oe 2. Project LIONION is a support project which’ provides the Nexico City Station with fixed photographic and physical surveillance of the Cuban Embassy and Consulate in Mexico City. The surveillanee is ‘conducted by two indigenous agents located in a basehouse directly across from the Cuban compound, At times the principal agent aiso acts as a dispatcher for the LIEMBRACE surveillance tcam. Information is radioed to the. team concerning the departure of Cuban officials, thus allowing the team to remain a more discreet distance from the target. i 3. As reflected in the attached Project Renewal, an. audio device planted in the gatehouse of the compound could be monitored at the LIONION basehouse, aiding greatly in identifying visitors. Since the: time the Station submitted ‘the renewal, however, this device ceased to function along with the rest of the LISAMPAN devices. This’ installation was monitored through carrier current from the LISANPAN/ _ LISASH baschouse, also situated in front of the compound. Since the connection between the two basehouses was by carrier current only, and since the agents in each basehouse are un- aware of the other's activity, a possible compromise of the LISAMPAN/LISASH activity should not affect LIONION security. 7 4. Although the LIONION. Project does not produce dis- seminable positive intelligence, it is considered by the Station as essential to its Cuban operations. The 4.100 or more selective individual photographs produced annually,
«, Coupled with the visiial observations, were effectivo in Providing timely operational Information. In addition, over .8,000.fcet of. pulse camera film is produced annually, recording “othe image of cach visitor to the Consulate. The years of : experience of the Principal agent have given him intimate knowledgo of the target personalities. He often brings mattors to the immediate attention of the Station without having been lévied the specific requirement to do so. As a result, the . Station is uided sreatly in keeping abreast of the day to \ day activities of the Cuban compound. ot ; 5. In recent months, the LIONION Project was useful to | the Station in checking out statements made by ESMARROW-1, \ 6. In March 1969, the Project provided photos-of three | U.S. citizens who visited the Cuban Embassy and were suspected of being draft dodgers. The photos were passed to the FBI within three hours of the request for information, 7. Other than the loss of the audio device in gatchouse, there have been no changes. The operation continues to run smoothly, , 8. Approval is recomncnded. Acting Chief, WH/1
PROCESSING ACTION DISPATCH [ os Term fonnatmme 1a Chief, Wi Division no X fro moame mou neo. ea ® OMT QUALIFID OFS . . on (AN JUDGE INO LUNG Chief of Station, Mexico Citys/) 1 weet Operational /LIONION u” ; 4 __ULTONION Project Renewal for FY1970 . . ACTION REQUIRED . REFLRENCES . Action Required: Renewal of Project -. Reference : HMMW-17154, 11 April 1969 1.“ Attached is the Station's ‘renewal roqucst for Project LIONION, The Project should be submitted tor renewal for the period 1 July 1969 through 30 June 1970 for a total of 2. -Information concerning the performance of LIONION-1 and the project operations during. the second and third quarters of FY 1969 has been olaborated, and a Separate LIONION Progress Report for this period will not be prepared, The Station will Submit a regular progress report to cover the period 1 April through 30 June 1969 in July 1969, * Willard C. CURTIS Attachment: i. Renewal, vight Side; ‘h/w 2. Renewal, left side, u/s/e ‘Distribution: . . . Orig & 2 -.C/VHD (w/att = 2 copies) 0S cory CROSS REFERENCE 10 a nn an af. HNMA - 37024 25 April 1969 COSSICATION RC eran or pet W50-6-122/1 i SECRET? =
7 a ae ba SECRE? LIONICK PROJECT RENEWAL REQUEST Project _LIONICh Field Case Officer! Station __lMexleo City Chief of Station : i t SECRE?D Ske att: | HmnA- 37044 _ ES"copy