re - Attach nt _ SECRET KAPOE HAORAT12936 Be ‘pining t for the Futiirg ee ’ During: the coming” year. station capabilities wilh) be. expanded - to pernit yee. \°" "monitoring of approxi mtely 24 lines. pasic coverage of ‘Sovis t, Czech and polish activities will be continued to the maximua extent possible and assets and capabilities will be maintained for exploiting importet targete of opportunity. at the present tim: and with the pew system effected for LIFEAT lines, Station bolieves that 2 will be the aaximum number of Linea which can be properly handled and handled securely by the personnel cur rently available for LIFEAT« lp ~ perfcrmance of agents Jn general the performance of the LIFEAT agents has been good and secure during the past year. Tha personnel from the AYCALL group were ; terminated during this period and compartmentation has been employed in the re-assignmnt of tasks among LIFEAT chain. In view of the high degree of securl.ty necessary for the personnel involved in this operation, it is planned to screen vory carefully any possible candidates-before they ~ . . aré approachad for wo in this operation after prior aoproval has been ae procured from Headquarters for m approach. om Se feoenditures during Period under peview Approval was granted for the period under review, 1 July 1953 = 30 gune 1954 to spend g159,590.09. The proposed LIF-aT budget for Fy 1960 is contat nas in the attached Fleld Project Qutling Part IJ. 6° Status of comaltrents {here are no domaltments other than those provided for in the outline and th: individual contracta of several LIFKAT personnel . SECRET KAPOR.
ce ee Attachmat . - SECRET _- KAPOK ILI A-12930  ~ ns ae KAPOK=163R00 PROJECT , OUTLINE Be PROMCT: IFAT PaRT I i. = area of operations This project is run froa the ppxico city Station. It is concerned with targets located in yexico city. . ee Purpose . : fhe purpose of this project is to deternins Sino-Soviet and Jateliite — plans, activities and connections with other Ccoumunist elemnts through the uge of technical surveillance. This purpose is in consonance Frith the Related itiasion Directive for wexice, Priority a, objective one. ; i 3 3e packground Project LIFEAT Waa initially approved on 3 October 1950. actual — : o overations began 14 January 1951 and have run continuously. since that time. . Tho LIFEAT Project was begun with the installation of one telephone tap anl hag been expamled ainca that time to where ths present coverays averages 18 lines. project LIFcaT is a unilateral operation. It is comlately independent from any liateon arrangement and is staffed by KUBARK staff and contract employees with-a substantial number of local indigenous comrolled agents. puring the past eight years project LYIFEAT haa predwed more than 55,000 pages- of operational and intelligence informtion in direct support of the Mexico clty Stationts objectives specifically and has contributed materially to the intelligonce- gathering activities connected with the Sino-Soviet and Satellite Bloc. In addition, Project LIFZAT has been of considerable value and assistance in monitoring the activities of amrisang residing in wexico City in which ODENVY has major intereet. ie = kofferences &e HiOi-A-10198, 31 Nay 1958, Renewal Request for FY 1959 be HMoite-6820, 2) Sept. 1958, approval of Renewal Request for FY 19596 Loe . as SECRET KAPOK
14-00000 a Rees aa e hm hee OO _ ; - Karns objectives cee ne oo - cae fo: Ldentifty Soviet and Satellite intelligence personnel and to Gollégt“information on the. nature and extent of their clandestine - intelligence snd propaganda activities in wexieds Be “To oollect. ‘information on Sovist and satellite comercial, diplo» matic, cultural aid military personnel and thelr activities in Mexico. Ge To collect blographic information on Soviet and Satellite offielale. de fo collect infarmation on the movements, assignaents and positions of Soviet and Satellite personnel. @s fo collect information on proalnent yexico Comaunists and pro= Gommunista and their activities. . £. fo collect information on proninont Comnunists, other than Mexicans, active in yexico and to identify them and their associates. fe fo sollect Informatlon on salle grovps activu in MEXLC Os he fo collect information on targeta of opportunity in mexico. yar guts | For objectives “at through ad o & Sslected Soviet Embassy and comercial office telephone conversations. be Selected Satellite offices and hame phones. rer objective Ret ow | @. Telephone conversations from the reiidences of senior Casnuniste or proCommuniste. Fer objective fa = ae Telephone conversations from the residences of known Anerican Communists « For objective aga @e Telephones conversations euanating from the residences and/or offices of selected targets, 1.@.,; LIERODE, in pexice. SECRET KAPOE
74-00000 +f we ee ee et . i ~ = = = — ewe ee = me ; - ; Abttachnsnt ~, zB. , a SECRET KAPOK tet A-12936 For objective ahe ~ vd - fe felephone conversations which can be ‘monitored of targets of . opportunity, G@ege, BOMORNINGs . tes he ewe - case Officer = Edward Pe SECHEN 4aste case Officer - gene Fe BRADDOCK @ Supervise the operational and administrative activities of ail LIFEAT staff, contract and indigenows personnel. 7 _ De Ymintain awareness and provide direction in all operational matters pertaining to the managecent of the LIFEaT Poojecte @e Provide guidance and day-to-day supervision of the operatimal _— phases--LIVEAT/LIMFRICKs LETMUS,-LIVERY, LIERODEs BOMORNING and American Communist Group in Mexico activities. Tabs OW ea NOS ae A tate ae Parnes ia ~——-~d@e Coordinate information received from LIMGRICK with other station operations e ~~ @e Maintain LIFEAT capabilities for mounting operations againat targets of opportunity. £2 yeaintain supervision over basehcusea and training of the personnel therein. Be Coordination — . @e Information preduced by LIFEaT is closely coordinated with other operations at the Mexico city Station. No operational coordination is required with any cther ares but they are kent infornzed of ay information produced by LIFEAT which may be of interest to thome be Project LINOG, Which supports pavid M. WILSTED, who is the principal outside LIFEAT Case officer, is effected in coordination Why} with Project LEAT, coz whch fre write Modine DW Crtdes eh yy Ahi hehe a tae thy bof foo *: Leip haz 1 fie hod —— co Pe fers Cate hee eet “ye ~€ rf £Y AR - : ao Staff agente, Ralph Be#RAFANELLI = under unofficial connercial cover(201~176295) - SECRE? KAPOK