14-00000 21 November 1961 oo ' _ LIEMPTY Project Renewal Request ry : 1. It is requested that the LIEMPTY Project be renewed for the : poried 1 Neeenber 1942 through 30 Nevenber 1963 for a total of 319,500; $29,500 for Fiscal Year 1962 and $20,000 for Fiscal Year 1963, These amounts can be broken down as follows: FY 1962 FY 1963 Salaries — 2h 000 15,500 ; Trensportation 1,100 900 v Operational Expenses 3,900 3,100 Operational Equipment 500 500 Totals 29,500 20 ,000 : -  @. It is not anticipated that any training will be required during the next project year. 3e Emergency recontact instructions for Raymond H. GERENDE and Oliver G, SCANTLING are on file at Headquarters, he This project is primarily a support asset and does not provide positive intelligence. . 5. WH Division strongly recommends renewal of this project which covers some of the most valuable investigative and support assets available to Mexico City Station. € wn ny yf . 50-6 - teffy
14-00000 SECRET/Kage : REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY (For the Purpose of Project Renewa)) | COVER SHEET CRYPTONYM LIEMPTY FIELD CASE OFFICER -f-- FP. Luh Quinton N, OUSLE STATION Mexico Clty CHIEF OF STATION Vit The attached project action is presented for approval for the perlod 1 December 1961 through 30 November 1962, SECRET sas. filha. as cary sre fe egy |
14-00000 SECRET AGRE Review of Project LIEMPTY (For the Purpose of Project Renewal) L CURRENT OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCTION A, Oliver G. SCANTLING Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives): ef ~~, . ue fiwitrg, ~ Fe? 7 1, “To collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK personnel and physical facilities." SCANTLING has continued (See the last two Project Reviews forwarded as attachments to HMMA-14093, 13 November 1959, and HMMA-15979, 18 November 1960) to provide » _ worthwhile information pertaining to this objective, a, During the past year SCANTLING has continued to be used to follow up leads produced by LIENVOY. For example, | operational information recently indicated that the LIMERICK target was using the services of a Mexico Clty firm to repair safes, Through discreet investigation SCANTLING was able to: identify the firm, its location and the name of the owner In the | event that we later wished to make an approach to him or to exploit this Information in another manner, b, SCANTLING Its still the Station’s primary source for keeping current records on the residences of the many LIMERICK personnel in Mexico City. This ls accomplished in several ways; the most important being SCANTLING's follow up of all LIENVOY leads which Indicate the LIMERICK people are interested in ' renting a given piece of property. (Sce previous project renewal request for additional details), 2. “To collect operational information pertaining to other targets of opportunity, foreign official installations and personnel of intelligence interest operating in Mexico." SCANTLING Is very useful for collecting information on other Station targets: SECRET ASS. i 2 ean 3 Age . ‘ ‘
14-00000 SECRET ASR a. On the basis of a request to the Station from the ODACID Chief, SCANTLING was sent to Puebla to be an _ eyewitness to the 4 June 1961 Catholic Inspired anti-CASTRO demonstrations, Not only did SCANTLING obtain the destred information, and samples of many‘of the leaflets used, but he prepared hts report for the Station in time for the COS to give the ODACID Chief a briefing at 1000 hrs., 5 June 1961, SCANTLING does an excellent job on this type of assignment due principally to his ability co observe and report objectively, b, SCANTLING was instrumental in establishing that Fernando LLANES Cavero and his wife were Ilving at a local Mexico City address, This case has been of considerable counterespionage Interest to Headquarters, ec. SCANTLING has continued his contributions to the Paul Frederick KIRSCHHOFF case by periodic interviews with the subject's neighbors and associates, 3. “To exploit operational leads through recruitments, debriefings, and surveillances, ' " SCANTLING has contributed to thls objective both directly and indirectly as will be noted by the examples listed below: a. SCANTLING devoted a lot of time to the surveillance and attempted recruirment of Abel ARTEAGA, a Mexican national employed at the Cuban Embassy. SCANTLING talked with ARTEAGA several times and undoubtedly was primarily responsible for the later success of the recruirment made by another Station agent, b, Some addittonal time was devoted to the Cesar GONZALEZ Sanchez case in February 1961 when SCANTLING determined that GONZALEZ was still in Mexico Clty, See the last renewal for additlonal details on this case, <. In connection with the above objective SCANTLING has performed numerous pretext and neighborhood investigations for the Station, SCANTLING also does most of the local — investigations requested by ODACID and other ODYOKE components, SECRET/RERBK
14-00000 toy SECRET cane -3- d, SCANTLING spent six weeks during July and August of this year giving tradecrafe and surveillance '. training to LIPAILS 5 and 7 from Monterrey. Although this ls.not a direct contribution to the above objective, it is considered sufficlently related to mention here, 4, In addition to his contributions to the above objectives, : SCANTLING ts used for miscellancous support requirements from the Statton. For example, SCANTLING is now handling LIEMBROIL-2 and ' will continue to do so until the return of LIMOTOR -14 in June 1962, Also, during the past project year, SCANTLING handled the LIRICE survelllance , team until July 1961 when Simon D, CLACKETT (ps) returned to Mexico "Clty. SCANTLING Is also used to spot and rent safe houses and apartments for other Station operations, 5. As stated in the preceeding Requests for Project Renewal, although SCANTLING’s LIEMPTY Project objectives can never be completely fulfilled, {tts the Station's opinion that SCANTLING has made important and valuable contributions to LIEMPTY Project objectives specifically and to other Station activitles In general, SCANTLING's production, measured against monetury expenditures, case officer time and other Intangible factors, unquestionably justifies his continuation as an integral part of Project LIEMPTY. B. Raymond H, GERENDE Segment (discussed in relation to project objectives): 1, "To collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK personnel and physical facilitles through use of photographic base houses, " ‘Three photographic bases, LIMITED, LILYRIC and LICALLA, contribute to this objective, To avoid repetition, the Station is omitting the usual description of the functions of these three bases and how thev contribute to the above objective, There has heen no change in the coverage as described in the 1960 Request for Project Renewal. 2, "To collect operational information and identify operational leads pertaining to Station targets cf opportunity." The LIENTRAP operation, handled by GERENDE, Is still the major contributor to this SECRET/33=33R