14-00000 6. I recommend approval of the project and the transfer of the ~*~ ‘ on a Suatl contract. agents as outlined above. The Division is requested to take cognizance of the suggestions.of the CI Steff and FI/OPS in the para~ graphs above relative to the security and the overall direétion of the gurveillance activities to make them more efficient. é@ ” FI/OPS Division Aharon. Approved: COP-DD/P aiiachmentas Project Outline LIEMPTY Addendum to Project Outline PT pee | ne EE tr W. LLOYD GEORGE Chief Foreign Intelligence ae oiny 7259 Date Steff Coordination For C/CI Staff = For C/FI/OPS = c/ccp/ac -
14-00000 MEMORANDUM FOR: FI /oPS ~ Projects Branch CRYPTONYM: __ LIRMPTY DIVISION:___western Hemisphere STATION: ___ Mexico City ‘ 1 HEADQUARTERS CASE OFFICER: Ct ROOM: __2120 Barton Hab), EXT.t_ 2 « 1. It is requested that the LIEMPTY Project approval request be amended to include Simon D. CLACKET? (ps) and Wilma J. FIORDALISI (ps) under the LIEMPTY Project effective 1 January 1958. No additional funds are required, - 4 2. It is also requested that the LIMESA Project be amended to delete from this Project these two Contract Agents effective ] January 1958, Retire ws R. Ne Dahlgren, C/WH/T1 Attachments: Memorandum (in quad) Envelope with true names SEChET any a
SECRET Request for Amendment to LIEMPTY Project 1. It is requested that the LIEMPTY Project anproval request be amended to include Simbn D. CLACKETT (ps) and wilma J. FIOKCDALISI (ps), U. S. citizens and contract agents, under this Project in place of the Staff Agent written into the field project outline, At the same time it is requested that the LIFASA Froject be amended to delete these contract agents from the latter project. ; . 2, CGLACKETT and FIORDALISI are. now approved under the LIMESA Project, They were recruited in the United States to occupy a sensitive LIMESA base= ~. house. Eecause of the sensitivity of the operation and the equipment to be installed in the bnsehouse Headquarters decided U. S. citizens should be used. The Station said appropriate documentation and backstoopirg could _ be secured for those agents so they could be ¢iven false identities under which they could live while they occupied the basehouse, 3. FEXI-2777 (1N 26519), of 14 November 1958, notified Headquarters that security factors and difficulty in obtaining adequate documentation and backetopping precluded tre use of U. ©. citizens under LIMRSA and ree quested permiesion to use indigenous agents for this operation. After dis@~ cussions tetween John B.D, Chief of the Mexican desk, with the LIMESA/ LIEMPTY Caee Officer in Mexico City, and discussions between representa~ tives of F1/D, OC, TSS, and WH at desdquarters, Headquarters concurred in the field's operational decision to use indigenous agente in the LIMESA Project. CLACAETT and FICGRDALISI received only a very superficial briefing regarding the LIMESA Project. It is not believed Subject's limited know- ledge of this sensitive operation will pose a security hazard, 4, Gonstruction on the LIMUST houses is being kept about two weeks from completion until indigenous avents can be cleared and recruited. The delay in completion ig normal heesuse all construction money in Mexico has become extremely tignt because of tne recent presidential inauguration. 5. The Station believes CLAC+£TT will be an excellent replacement for wilfred 0. CLO.ER (ps), former Staff Agent under Project LIPSTICK, who directed and trained that surveillance team, CiaChETT has shown a remarkable aptitude for clandestine operational activity and survei)lance and investi- gative work in particular. He also is interested and enthusiastic in under- taking this assignment for KUB.RK, The Station needs a good bilingual agent to recruit, train, direct, and develop a strong dependable physical. surveil- lance team under LIEXPTY, 6 Glearances and Contacts: CLACAETT was granted a PCSA on 23 July 1958. A PoA/OA for use under LIMESA was requested on 19 August 1958. ORDALISI was grarted an OA for use under LIMESA on 14 November 1958, Requests have been submitted to amend their clearances for use under LIEMPTY, CLACKETT and FIORDsALISI hawe signed contracts effective 1 “eptember 1958. The sensitivity of the LINESS Project required them to leave their young son in SrApeT B.isik. -