(404-10188-10083 roto artow FISD | MARIE FOR IROEHRG ee eH ; ease wee a OLIFEAT Progress Report, January 1963. - Ag Oe REQUMED “ALTERS DISPATCH Chief.: WH. Diviston - 4% Action: Seo paragraph G, Ref : HMMA-20531 i, The following report ts submitted in accordance wich CSFHB-F 52-6-1, sectloa V, paragraph 2 (d) (1). A, EXPLOITATION OF LEADS ELAR PIECE meeateeNy ettntteetientse 1) LIFEAT/SOVIET Continued coverage of the home of Aleksandr G, SIDOROV provided valuable ma- terial concerning the activities and routine of SIDOROY, his wife aid ats mald, This informa‘ion ts considered essential for a planned re-entry of Subjeci's quarters In connection with the MKCHARITY=20 operation, 2) LIFEAT/POLISH Provided con:inutng information on the dally activitles and contacts of the Polish Embassy personnel In Mexico Clty, 3) LIFEAT/YUGOSLAV During the reporting perlod, LIFEAT provided Informa.ion chat gave timely war- ning of the possibility of gaining access to Yugoslav official correspondence, LIFEAT information enabled the Statioa to plan this attempt in d2tail and remain abreast of developme:..s In this case while awalting Headquarters’s decisioa, whether or not to proceed with this effort, LIFEAT also provided travel infor- mation on a Yugoslav TDY Inte omg officer which was very useful to ODENVY. Reneve from Project © 7 ; Cs Classifications oe a DATE TYPED DATE OSPATCHED Cc tinue . (Conchue) sua + oN "7 Mar, 1963 {8 Mar, 1963 Box:___:_, Feid “RFCORD COPY | CASPATCH SYMOOL AND WUMBEER HMMA = 20373
14-00000 CONTINUATION OF | DISPATCH Nt rweemenemecerenite eee gan we neeneeeenerntnet re cn Twat one yr HBS, ane aS "HMM -20873 a i fi 4 SECRET; ‘ 4) LIFEAT/QUBAN LIFEAT coverage of wo relatives of AMSTRUT-2 provides an “esseazial” check on the. dctivities of AMSTRUT-2, and particular information which aids the Ine ici cated case urficers jain whe aciual coiacis with AMSTRUT- -2 plus the progress ofthe AMSTRUT operation, The value of LIFEAT providing an unilateral check on the activities of AMSPRUT~-2 and her relatives during critical periods of the AMSTRUT operation cannot be over emphasized, Copies of the daily take from the two lines covered: by LIFEAT for the AMSTRUT operation are forwarded iwice a week wo WAVE, 5) LIFEAT/ EXILE LIFEAT inforniation ‘is drawa on heavily both for the present hazassment campaign direcied against ESLARD-1 as-well as for dally intelligence on the activities and - contaéts of this target, Weekly summaries of LIFEAT provided material are cabled directly to Headqua rters and Station Guatemala City, 6) LIFEAT/AMERICAN COMMUNISTS As per reference, coverage in this area was resumed on 22 January 1963 with the return from home leave of the ODENVY processor of these lines, Travei and contacts of the American Communist Group in Mexico (ACGM) provided by the” LIFEAT take are of particular interes: to ODENVY, . B, PROCESSING OF TAPES Only change noted in paragraph 1. A (6) above, C, LIAISON : Resump:ion of local llaison with ODENVY as noted in paragraph 1, A (6) above, D, SECURITY 1) The installation of new municipal lighting for many areas in Mexico City noted in referénce continued during January 1963, bui at a reduced scale, Some areas covered by LIFEAT basehouses are now free of the installation crews, ti) Due to the circumstaaces under which most of the LIFEAT basehouse keepers were originally recruited or shifted from other projects to employment in LIFEAT (in mos:icases at least tea years ago) they are either aware or have reason to suspect that they are now, or at one time were, employed oy KUBARK working out of the local ODACID installation, LIFEAT outside principal agent, Devid M, WILSTED, (at Station direction) is making a major ard continuing etfort ‘to orient the LIFEAT personnel coward the idea that there is 10 presen contact with the ODACID ‘nsiallation, that WILSTED and Ws me C, DRABAND (under alias) are solely responsible for ihe operation and that they report directly to “Head- quartecs” in PBPRIME, Waen and if necessary for the Station Case Officer in charge of LIFEAT to meet any of the local agents under LIFEAT, it is under alias, lf protracted meccings of this type become necessary a cover story will be devel- oped for the Case Officer's continued presence in Mexico... such as “tourist” status or commercial employment with an winamed PAPRIME firm daing business in Mcxico, . a An additional six Revere audio recorders were received during the menth of January 1953 for the LIFEAT operation, These have been placed in operation aad ure per- forming well, $108 Saat HOF
14-00000 Pe oer ce | HMM’-29873 ASAT ATG CONTINUATION OF ; . DISPATCH | SECRE | F, COVERAGE During whe ronth of January 1993 LIFEAT provided unilateral coverage on a total of l3 targe: lines, Coverage by target was as follows: i, Aleksandr G, SIDOROV 2, and 3, Polish Emlassy . 5. and 6, Yugoslav Embassy and 8. AMS(CRUT Operaiton : . jan Jose AREVAi.O Bermejo 10. Sergio BELTRAN Lepez Ll,. Home of a Czech Intelligence Officer 12, Francisco WALTZ Olivera 13. Albert MALTZ 6 she § e 2 _ G, PERSONNEL -David M, WILSTED returned from home leave o1 1 February 1963 and assumed full tesponsibilities as LIFEAT outside Case Officer. Wayne C, DRABAND and LIEMERACE-S who subszitured for WILSTED in the LIFEAT operational and techni- cal phases respectively during WILSTED's absence are te be commended for their maintaining LIFEAT at the high level of efficiency and security normally enjoyed ‘by the operation, DRABAND's performance was the subject of separate correspon- dence (sce HMMT-3469), As presently projected, Wayne C, DRABAND will be leaving Mexico on or about | November 1963, The responsible Station Case Officer and WILSTED are attempting to resolve ihe problem of a replacement for DRABAND at the local level, primarily from the pool of agents already emploved under the project, This would have the advantage of not further disseminating the fact that LIFEAT does exist, but would have the serious drawback of giving knowledge of the whole operation (i.e, all basehouses) to another Mexican national, (Notre: At present LIFEUD-2 and LIFEUD-3, the two[____] wao now coaneci the tap lines :o :he basehouses, are the only Mexican nat lonals who know of the location of all LIFEAT basehouses.) The Station does not desire another staff employee co fill this position, but would prefer a U.S, citizen, technically competent, with some working knowledge of Span- ish or ability to acquire a working knowledge of Spanish, Since working papers are extremely difficult to obtain at present, for.cover purposes anyone coming into ‘Mexico to fill the LIFEAT position would probably have to come as a recired person with a guaranteed income, It is thought that perhaps an individual retiring from one of the Armed Forces in a technical rating might have the best possibilities of filling all the requirements noted, Although the S:ation will continue to explore all possible solutions to the problem, it is requested that Headquarters’ views and, if possible. assis:auce be givea the Siation in chis matter, ; . 2, O.ring the reporting period a number of memoranda were prepared by _ the Station for passing to local ODACID and ODENVY based in whole or in part on LUFEAT provided material. The:following HMMs were provided as a by-product of the LLFEAT Operation: HMAI-6993 HMM- 7095 HAIM-7OLE rr HMM -7048 * HMM 7G73 Ltt EF lle -—~ FAS CURTIS 5e-~ . — 3. Pact NO /3 SECR E a TF sno ICHREE Dis 2! tribution: cowie 2- = ites Z