— aay : a CLAS ACG . ae DISPATCH | SECRET a PROTSENG ACTION pease pete, _ . -4, ; ee Chief, WH Division 11 Rts sors naweio INSO. are ~ ° of Bp rt . ‘ . 7 ; a HONTY QUALEED CE5E Cae. (AN RIDGE ADELUNG TRON or oO : Station, Mexico cull ae | Chief_ of _§ a Ta) PBRUMEN, LIONION Operational i MCROE sb LONION Progress_ Report, . 4 _April through. 30 Sevotember 1968 ACTION REQUIRED . eZee Ny i) Action Required: FYI Reference © ;  HMMA-34525, 25 April 1968 BACKGROUND de . . 1. The LIONION Project is a fixed photographic surveil- lance capability of LIRING, a base for the radio dispatch of the LIEMBRACE Surveillance Team, and a listening post (LP) for LISAMPAN, BAKER and LISAMPAN/DOG. The basehouse is manned by LIONION-1 and LION{ON-2, who are fully qualified to onerate all of the technical equipment installed in the basehouse. OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS fae -meet regularly frequently fulfilling "Watchlist" obligations. This team has Operated under this Project for nearly six years, = Operational Meetings. The Case Officer and LIONION-1 at the beginning of each week and subsequently when the circumstances demand. LIONION-1 reports telephonically During the- temporary absence of the Case Officer during September, '  EYONION=1 was handled by Walter C, CORNBURY (with whom he is familiar) and Gerald -D. FAHLANGER. 3. Photozraphic. There were no Significant changes in . the photographic coverage of LIRING during the reporting period. Continued........ Distribution: : Orig & 2 ~ C/WHD es cory. 25 October 1968 ROSS REFERENCE 10 TOSPATOH SVMECL AND NUNBIR CAT HMMA ~ 35683 CASSFATICN SECRET 50-6-122/3 . é
14-00000 ‘ eet toe TLR A TE TEM Fee a EM - CONTINUATION OF Hl . - DISPATCH r SECRET | . iasIA - “36003 ‘ . [— * t 4. Audio - General. The singulat technical problem during the period under review concerned LISAM AN, BAKER. | Though LIONION-L. was able to activate DAKER regularly eveny morning, the BAKER line would then deactivate mysteriously, only to reactivate after several attempts. The first” ser tous incidént.of this nature occurred on 5 April, and after con- sultation with the WOACRE representative, Walter W, CORNBURY, -. LIONION-l was instructed to terminate all attempts to activate BAKER over the ensuing weekend. The Station checked to .détermine that LIRING had. no techitcal inspectors visiting, - that preceding week as a security measure and found no evidence - that this was the case. On 8 April, LIONION-1 successfully activated BAKER. An inspection of the equipment by CORNBURY ..on ll April produced no satisfactory explanation for this phétiomenon .- At this time, CORNBURY began a compilation of: facts," i$tatistics, and. observations concerning the behavior. ‘pattern of BAKER asa basis for determining what corrective action could be taken. Between 13 and 17 August, a WOACRE’ representative from Panama City visited the Station and spent. several days at the LIONION Basehouse conducting various tests. The. outcome of that study resulted in a more regular behavior, pattern and better understanding of the technical difficulties surrounding BAKER. ‘The technical aspects of this study have “already been reported and will be commented on.in the LISAMPAN Progress Report of the same period. At this writing, BAKER does not present any of the technical mysteries nor the ; interrupted service that marked its initial operation. “4 : 5. Audio = LISAMPAN/DOG. On 10 April 1968, Walter wl” , CORNBURY installed a carrier current transmitter in LISAMPAN/ +. LISASH for the transmission of LISAMPAN/DOG to the LIONION | Basehouse. On Ll April 196%, CORNBURY then installed a carrer current receiver in the LION ION Basenouse after several months of efforts to achieve this hook-up. he objective of this | operation was to giv a inweL tears at the 2 Gatehouse _ of |! LIRING which would assist him in identifying callers whom he. ‘photoyraphs. This facility has proven very worthwhile. " Co= incidentally, the live-monitoring of DOG by LIONION-1L has | proven most useful oper rationally since LIONION-1 has reported most timely on subjects of high interest to the Stution. A ller report of this operation will be covered in the LISAMPAN progress Report for the same period. i ; 6. AMNGIFT=-1. On 13 August 1968, AMGIFT-1, an AMEDIT~| trained transcriber from JMCOBRA, arrived at the Station. ‘His task was to transcribe LISAMPAN/BAKER, the most _important and productive of the LISAMPAN. installations. LIONION- 1 was [ introduced to AMGIFT-1, under alias, and assisted in the- | } latter's handling since LIONION-1 had heen serving as the LP VW operator for BAKER, AMNGIFT-1's transcriptions were very good - the best effort to date - and coupled with LIONION- I's intimate knowledge of LIRING, they made a very good team.” LIONION- 1! and AMGIFT-L met several times each week to enable LIONION-1 to provide AMGIFT-1] with important background information on LIRING. Unfortunately, AMGIFT-1's chronic obsession with what. turned out to be notional surveillance led to his return to, 4 JMCOBRA prematurely without any jeopardy to either of the |. operations. , to 7. Miscellaneous. During the period under review, _ LIONION-1 provided the Station basic information on LIRING which was incorporated into Station studies. For example: t . a. Physical target study of LIRING, HMMA-35228, |. 9 August 1968. oo, b. Surveillance of LIRING in support of a recruitment attempt, HMMA-35276, 19 August 1968. Traee So | 2of 4 cee nee ne ee ep cet ee ere ee 53a USE PREDOLS LUTION, SECR ET te ee ee cet heen ae Anh
14-00000 En ne SUITE PETIT GEEranardunereTyErrer tall . Rat SEB ANGI SOLER E BL ana, enernsonentrti : ” Tee eee TC ATIC TLR a TE BS RE, CONTINUATION OF DISPATCN Sheol j chil stan ata Sadat 1 lL. ‘ UMMA - 35683 ©. Physical target study of LIREING, 30 August © PRODUCTION 8, Photographic Aspects, The following is “a statistical breakdown of LIONION-1's photographic praduction: a. Individual Photos: April = -478— June -~ 461 August = 505 May = 369° July © = 672 September ~. 412 The first three months of the reporting period nearly equaled the production figures of the previous ~~ “¥eperting period but-rose sharply in July and August because of PBRUMEN celebrations and local student disturbances. LIONION-1's target in this phase of the oreration: remiins the same: suspect WOLADY visitors, visiting PBRUMENers, and the few others he has not seen beforg who do not fall in the fore- going categories. | b. Impulse Production, LIONION-1 produced 5,900 feet of film during the reporting period. The ; _Station continues to forward the film to Headquarters voc «for development and processing. n ‘9, “Miscellaneous. Because LIONION-1 live-monitors LISAMPANBAKER and LISAMPAN/DOG, the Station received timely reporting on the following: ‘2. PBRUMEN offer of asylum: to Antonio ARGUEDAS, ex-Bolivian Minister of Interior. b.. The use of LIRING as a mall channel in Support of PBRUMEN clandestine operations in Latin America. c. The initiation of a new television station in PSRUNEN, d. Arrival and departure of LIRING employees, PCS or TDY. e. LIRING reaction to the detention by the LITENPOS of an AMBASSOON eniployee. SECURITY 10. There have been no known incidents during the reporting period which adversely atfected the security of this operation oy of its personnel. . 11. Though LIONION-1 and LIONION-2 surmise that LISAMPAN/ DOG is controlled by another baschouse, they have not been briefed that this is the case nor have they made any inquiries. 12. The unusual behavior of AMGIFT-1 affected LIONION-1 measurably, but once LIONION-i was assured that AMGIFT-1 was not under surveillance he regained his composure. 13. Because LIONION-1 live-monitors LISAMPAN/BAKER and DOG an increased measure of security has been added to the LISAMPAN operation not previously possible because of the lack of timeiy veporting from the LISASH LP cperaters. ‘ a ant mee se pam acre eee near erate an tte T et TN SECRET | LX leownues
CONTINUATION OF boo, DISPATCH . i" SECRET * HMMA = 35683 FULNAXCES bt. Turing the reporting period, LIONTON-1 was given a raise in his salary effective L October 1968, 15. Breakdown of Expenditures: April. : ‘ ; Salaries: LIONTON-1 and LIONION-2 $6475.00 MN 1750.00 Rent: Two Satesites Misc. Operational Expenses : Ss907.90 MN t v Salaries: LIONION-1 and LIONION-2 : $6175.00 MN - Rent: Two Safesites . 1750.00 723.90 Misc. Operational Expenses $8945.90 MN June oo “Salaries: LIONION=1 and LIONION~2 $6475.00 MN Rent: Two Safesites 1750.00 Misc. Operational Expensas 324.40 ; : $8519.40 MN- July ; : . ~ : Salaries: LIONTON-1 and LIONION-2 $6475.00 MN Rent: Wo Safesites : ; : 1750.00 309.75 Bray es Mise. Operational Expenses . a $850.75 MN August ; a Salaries: LIONION-1 and LIONION~-2 SG475.00 MN Rent:. Two Safesites . 1750,00 Mise. Operational Expenses L479 40 $9704.40 MN September Salaries: LIONION-1 and LIONION-2 $6475.00 MN Rent: ‘Two Safesites 1750.00 - 221.30 Misc. Operational Expenses $8446.50 MN Quarterly Costs: Last quarter FY 1968 - $26,406.20 MN First quarter FY 1969 - $26,685.65 MN PLANS 16. The Station does not anticipate any unusual changes in the LIONION operation for the ensuing period, row Misear€, CURTIS a . CLASREFICATION wi a sect nee ctiene USE PAT.OLS TOT EN | SECRET HE deosanves F dof 4