14-00000 ae SECRET aZa ane Gs There would be other oreblems confronting such a team from a security standpoint, such as cover credentials, which would always pose a threat to the operation. ? 2. To-sum up, it would appear that the proposal in 2a of reference: ig not feasible because of the time and expense involved plus the always latent security hagard. - 3. I agree with paragraph 2 b of reference. Not only should the personnel of the surveillance team be recruited at the atation, but as onute lined in paragraph 3 it should be relatively easy to find suitable candidates. For example it is proposed under the new LIEMPTY project (this consists of the remainder of the non-blown LIPSTICKs and the LIJERSEYs) to recruit a physical surveillance team. Two of the station's outstanding indigenous agents, Seantling and Gerende, are umer this project and both are capable ef spotting, developing, ond recruiting agents. 4%, I agree with paragraph 3b, @, and d, and believe that Headquarters should make every effort to find an experienced end competent case officer to f112 Clower's slot as the outside surveillance case officer. deka B. Brady is WS/T11/Mexico SECEET a - ne Senne
_ : Lh Octeber 1958 MEMORANDUM FOR: CWH SUBJECT. Development of Physical Surveillance Assets in Mexice _ Le: .On & October 1958 a meeting of representatives of SR Division and-CI Staff was held, attended by the undersigned, to discuss means for building up physical surveillance assets in Mexico, The SR and CI repree sentatives pointed out that their current and projected work on BOMORNING and their cases requires a considerable strengthening of physical surveile jJance assets, and it was the consensus that these assets would be used far into the future on Soviet targets, It was further agreed that since the LIPSTICK operation has encountered difficulties “this year, new assets should be sought. 2. Various approaches to the problem were discussed, the most viable of which were as follows: a, Recruiting of teams or basic elements for teans dn the Mexican colonies of the southwestern U. S, be Dispatch of a new case officer to Mexico with the sole and specific duty of developing and running tho new teama, e, A combination of a and b, 3, Initially, it is believed the dispatch of a new case officer to Mexico would be tho most successful and give the best immediate results, for the following reasons: Be Headquarters and Station records contain the namea of munerous cleared contacts or contacts who could be clearud and through whom introductions could be made tv perscns suitable for surveillance work. Hitherto these have not been fully exploited owing to the heavy workload on Station personnel and the unimpaired functioning till recently of the LIPSTICK group, Some of these contacts were felt out as recruiters ard spotters in years past but the matter was never pushed since the need waa not so groat aa now, b, A new case officer is needed beacause the present Station staff is still too busy to devote the amount of time nesded to build carefully and train thoroughly the new assets, ce, The new assets will require the full time direction and coordination of a case officer who has no other responsibilities, In this connection, it would be advisable to try to select, train and utilize at least twelve new agents as soon as possible,
oe 2 = d. In brief, a replacement of the former physical surveillance leader is indicated, but 4 more mature and competent case officer is needed. 4. Plan a, recruitment in the U, S., should not be dismissed from consideration, It would take longer than the other plan but might be beneficial in enabling the new aganta to be trained in the U.S. ‘they would then have to spend time getting into Mexico and familiarize thenselves with operations and operational climate there, This plan, however, presenta @ problen as to who ie te do the recruiting and training in the U, S. SR Divieion has offered to be of whatever assistance they can, but there 4s no indication they could do any better at this than WID, So It may be of interest to you to know that the SR representatives said the best work done anywhere in the world on the BOMORNIN? case, which has wide international ramifications, was done. by LIKAYAK=»2 in Mexico, ChapbrW.- Che HARLES W, ANDERSON WH/FI Distribution: Orig & l ce = GH 2 cc » WH/FI
14-00000 4, EQUIPMENT: 1 QP auto | Photographic Equipment . cee ; 5. PROJECT ACTIONS: First approved in 1958, the FY 1971 Renewal Request was submitted in April 1970, 6. COST: FY APPROVALS 1966 $45,200 1967 41,590 1968 45,000 1269 43,300 a 1970 49,463 (Estimated Obligatyon) 1971 23,635 (Reavest) SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJFCY COSTS: FY 1970 Salaries and Bonuses $40,580.00 Real Estate, Utilitics and Rent 6,188.06 Car Maintenance 1,200.00 Property Maintenance and Replacenent 500.00 Supplies 1,000.60 TOTAL $49, 468,00