(04-0444 10407 : ane’ . - _ " . .. PLISHED " ' |__| MARKED FOR INDEXING | x NO INDEXING REQUIRED ONLY QUALIFIED HEADQUARTERS DESK , es CAN JUDGE INDEXING | } | Chief of Station, Mexico City NN ABSTRACT | LIEMPTY Pr ACTION REQUIRED. REFERENCES es Action: Renewal of Project > oject Renewal ___ Attached for Headquarters' action is Station's review of Project — -LIEMPTY for purposes of renewing the project for the period 1 December. 1962 through 30 November 1963, . The attached review should also fulfill the requirement of a progress report for the period since the last project renewal, Hereafter, progress reports for this project will be submitted quarterly. . . 7 ‘Willard Cc, CURYI Attachment: - dyauine antion is . : | As stated above, . . nthaeinea oe de — Xd : Even pages - herewith RS lA : Odd pages - Under Separate.Cover i — — Distribution: . a a . ; 5 [ $3°> WHD w/5 atts ae RO. #650 ~ vant Loko; é ' cos 2 Files a Note: if Gestruction, -cite | reasons and coordinate ° & af appropriates. : . 7 | * - nn sae = nersiatet a pe - SO-6-714fy DATE TYPED =. [DATE DISPATCHED 2 a 18 Oct. 1962) | °C cRoss RevenEndé 7 ~~~ - of CLASSIFICATION Sg { oo
13-00000 REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY . (For the Purpose of Project Renewal) _ COVER SHEET (CRYPTONYM___LIEMPTY_ _ STATION Mexico City) The attac het project action is presented for approval for the period 1 December 1962 through 30 November 1963. an. town ing ard soltts athe ~
13-00000 Review of Project LIEMPTY (For the purpose © of Project Renewal) I. CURRENT OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCT ION A. Oliver G, SCANTLING G Segment (discussed in relation to Project object ives): 1. "To collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK © -. personnel and physical facilities, '' SCANTLING has continued (see pre- vious Project Reviews forwarded as attachments to HMMA-~17999, 31 October 1961, HMMA-14093, 13 November 1959, and HMMA-15979, 18 November 1960) to provide worthwhile information pertaining to this ob- ‘jective, During the past year SCANTLING has continued to be used ex~ tensively to follow up leads produced by LIFEAT and LIENVOY, An ex- — cellent example of this blending of various Station support assets was the investigation and casing performed by SCANTLING after leads from both LIENVOY and LIFEAT indicated the possibility of launching a successful technical operation against the residence of a high ranking LIMERICK intelligence officer assigned to Mexico under diplomatic cover, With the aid of the thorough casing report and neighborhood investigation completed by SCANTLING, Station KURIOT personnel, supported by other Station - Support assets, were successful in installing a technical device in 1 the target. Po, SCANT. LING continues to be the Stat ion's primary means of keeping current records on the residences of the many Soviet personnel in Mexico ~ City. This is primarily accomplished through SCANTLING's follow up of all LIENVOY leads which indicate interest by Soviets in specific quarters. . (See previous project renewal requests for additional details. )» 2. “To collect operational informati ion pertaining to other targets of -opportunity, foreign official installations and personnel of intelligence in- _ terest operating‘ in Mexico”, SCANTLING is very useful for periaede in- et, formation on. other Station targets: shea Nace a Chee te te . a. On the basis of a lead from the ODACID installation in - Veracruz, the Station (with Headquarters support) mounted an operation to unobtrusively sabotage a large unit of agricultural machinery (of U.S. origin) which was in transit to Cuba. To mount this operation, a precise and detailed casing of the imple- ‘ment was essential, This SCANTLING was able to accomprish in in one trip to Veracruz 5 the operation, fant A--H trem t ro Ce i .
13-00000 _ for other Stati ion. operations. - ceary ; teh e: . " -2- | b.. SCANTLING provided the Station a detailed investigation . _ of Harotun ("Harry") KOPOIAN, employee of American Communists ‘Albert and Margaret MALTZ, which .::: determined the res sidence of KOPOIAN as well as his fam ily status and connections. In the Satellite area, _ SCANTLING completed « a.cas ing of an 1 official Yugoslav installati ion in ‘conjunction with a Projected ‘Station technical operation... .,:: 3. "To exploit operational leads through recruitments, jGebrietings, and { surveillances, " SCANTLING has contributed to this objective both.» directly and indirectly as. noted in the following examples: a. 'SCANTLING completed a detailed and secure interview of the fiancee of (SESMOOTH to determine her connection with the. ': principals in the MOMAYFOWL case, particularly any connection ‘with procurement of documents used in the flight behind the [ron - Curtain. This assignment was extremely sensitive (SCANTLING was not told true reason for interview) and SCANTLING did an _ admirable job while maintaining his cover for having the interview. b. SCANTLING was called on for extensive initial spade work in thoBENAVE Decree operation, SCANTLING -: gave his _ usual competent performance despite. the fact that the role assigned » him was unique to his experience. - Cc. " SCANTLING performed one man surveillance of a sensitive _ . . Station Soviet double. agent which: contributed Sign ttteaptly te to that oan / operation, oe Poe a Pee re eae 4, SCANTLING ° was 5 used d extensively during t the visit of _ GPIDEAL as part of the Station's effort in providing maximum _ ‘Protection for the GPIDEAL party, — @, In addition,. ‘SCANTLING. perfor med: numerous. pretext and... me ae ighborhood investigations, some of which were highly sensitive, __ SCANTLING also does most. of the local investigati ions 5 requested by . ODACID and other ODYOKE components. . . AL In addition to. his contributions to the above objecti ives, _SCANTLING is used for miscellaneous support requirements from the Station, For example, SCANTLING handled LIEMBROIL- 72 until the return of LIMOTOR -14 in July - bea Ld. con
13-00000 5. As stated in the preceeding Requests for Project Renewal, although SCANTLING's LIEMPTY Project objectives can never be com- pletely fulfilled, it is the Station's opinion that SCANTLING has made important and valuable contributions to LIEMPTY Project objectives © specifically and to other Station activities in general. SCANTLING's production, measured against monetary expenditures, case officer time and other intengtble factors, unquestionably justifies his. continuation as an integral part of Project LIEMPTY. 8B, Raymond H, GERENDE B Segment (discussed i in relat ion to project — object ives): . , 1, "To collect “operational information perta ining to LIMERICK ‘personnel and physical facilities through use of photographic basé 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 they contribute to. the above objective. This was described in detail in the 1960 Request for Project Renewal, (HMMA - 15979) 2. “To collect operational information and identify operational leads pertaining to Station targets of opportunity. " The LIENTRAP operation, handled by GERENDE, is still the major contributor to this objective, Among LIENTRAP'’s regular and extensive photographic assignments, was the photo stakeout of prominent Mexican Communists (some of whom have ‘never been photographed previously by KUBARK) and Communist Party ‘Headquarters, During this assignment, LIENTRAP was able to cover . the recent move of PCM Headquarters (the first information Stati ion had _ of the move) and to continue Photo surveillance at the new site, 3. "To provide operat ional support to Station operat ions, L e, -rent hotel rooms and apart:ments, and conduct counter- surveillances _GERENDE is used frequently to rent hotel rooms and apartments for other che ~”. Station operations and activities.'--GERENDE's comprehensive area 2~*:#2°-+2..0°. 4. knowledge and personal operational capabilities combine to make him an -extremely valuable Sation asset for such support activities. GERENDE _ also procures and services post office box letter * drops for the many Station operations requiring them,
13-00000 "Dee xq o 4, The quality and quantity of operational information produced _ : by the photographic bases and other activities under GERENDE s control _ and supervision is considered worthwhile and in some cases unique. The Station concludes, therefore, that this Segment o of the LIEMPTY Project should be cont inued, C. Relationship to Related Mission Directive Objecti ives: As stated in previous project renewals, it can readily be noted that . Project LTEMPTY has provided support to many Station operations and in | this manner has been a contributing factor to the furtherance of the Related ' Mission Directive. The project has not produced any positive intelligence nor has it been intended that it should do so. The project's sole purpose _is to provide a mechanism for the development of operational tnformaci ion in 1 Support of other Station operat ions, Il, CHANGES There have been 1 no changes in the LIEMPTY Project duri ing ‘the: past project year affecti ting either objectives or personnel, Ill. EFFECT IVENESS There has been no change in Project LIEMPTY which would alter the validity of the remarks made in Secti ion it of f 1960 project. renewal re- quest (HMMA 19979) WV. PROBLEMS : The security problem in connect stion with the LICALLA operation, which was described in 1960 renewal request, is still present but has caused no known difficulty. At Headquarters suggestion in HMMW-9736, the - LICALLA base was reactivated on 29 May 1961. The base operator.con- — _. tinues to be alert for any unusual incidents which h might indicate that the base has been compromised, ~ “~’ , V. PLANS . The Station considers that the project is operating at.its optimum size and does not plan to expand it during the coming year. Efforts will _be continued to refine and better utilize the existing project organizational arrangements, As in the past, the Station will continue its efforts to improve the compartmentation and secuzity of the project, . 23 = ome - awt Fee *
13-00000 VI, .COSTS A. Past Project Year ~ Station finance records indicate that Project LIEMPTY expended approximately $26, 250 during Fiscal Year 1962 (L December 1961 - 30 June 1962) and has thus far during Fiscal Year _ 1963 (through 30 September 1962) expended about $7,000.00. It is. anticipated that about $8,000.00 will be.expended during the last two | months (October and November 1962) of the project year. This will - make a total expenditure during the project year of about $43, 250, or $6, 250.00 under the budget estimate of $49, 500.00. B.. Next Project Year - Of the total $49, 900. 00 budget, itemized below, _approximately $30, 400.00 should be expended during the remainder of Fiscal Year 1963 and the balance, $19, 500.00 should be expended during Fiscal Year 1964, Normal accounting procedures will be used for all ex- penditures. — _ _ AGENT SALARIES $US Per Annum FY 1963 - FY 1964 (Includes Christmas bonus ~ 1962) Raymond H, GERENDE $ 6,000.00 : . I Oliver G, SCANTLING 5, 500. 00 Louise J. MACRINO a oo —— a Le (at. $US 2,02 per hour) ~  .° §00.00 . - oO LIEMFTY~4 ‘> 2, 400.00 | (at $US 1. 7 per hour) - --1,000.00 .."... - LIEMPTY-6 - 3,500.00 LIEMPTY-7 (no salary) iiiea | LIEMPTY-8 2,200.00 | -LIEMPTY-9 ‘3, 200,00 © LIEMPTY~-12 | 2, 200. 00 a | LIEMPTY-13 os. . 2, 200. 00 LIEMPTY-14 a _ 2,200.00 © | LIEMPTY-19 1,000, 00 | LIEMPTY-24 (no salary) aiatatel | | | SUB TOTAL
13-00000 ( -6- OPERATIONAL EXPENSES - $US per annum ; FY 1963 FY 1964 Transportation: ‘Maintenance of MV 2279, . MV 2284, and 2236 a 2, 000. 00 Real Estate: - Rent, utilities, and maintenance safehouses _ €LICALLA . ~—_:1, 700.00 LILYRIG = 1, 200.00 “Procurement of safehouses, | | post office boxes, and renting | of automobiles 1,000.00 Purchase of information, iden- | tification documents, and bribes 500,00 SUB TOTAL ° $9, 700, 00 — $5, 700.00 ) $4 000.00 OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT > Repair, maintenance and pur-— | chase of replacement photographic equipment and d purchase film “1, 200, 00 00 SUB TOTAL $1, 200,00 1200.00. ——SS $700, 00 § £500.00. 500,00. “LIMITED +s 3,300.00 | "GRAND TOTAL $49, 900. 00 Oo $30, 400.00 $19; 500. rl (per project year) a (FY 1963) (FY 1964) “+ NOTE: LIMITED and LICALLA rente are returned to Station by LIMOUSINE oe . and credited to miscellaneous receipts.) : | | | —— wt be Exclude “ “tes ey gute emails " gowngradieg 1g Gad declagailicatiad
13-00000 4 C - 7 = VIL, EMERGENCY CONDITIONS 7 . § . Emergency recontact arrangements for Oliver G, SCANTLING and Raymond H, GERENDE are on file in Headquarters (See HMMA 15982 of 23 November 1960 and HMMA 15981 of 23 November 1960.) For further infor- mation see project renewal Tequest | of 1960 forwarded aby HMMA 15979, VII. TRA INING No training, other than that within the competency of SCANTLING ' or GERENDE to give, is anticipated for the coming project year, eee serene enero eee nen in 2 a cerngecnt, rn deciacst ed gers 2p cece ccd we 2a Hort pp - 200 F72. 8