« ‘8 . : po enter ee ae oP cater att Net SPEAR Gr ete a .8 Ne rere an eare CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH ' SECRET i HMMA-2. 720 The complete aystem was then dismantled by SWINEHART #0 that L2 camera. This was done by L-22 and met could re-install the system from the beginning. with SWINEHART!s satisfaction, Although the Consulate door wae closed to the public for a period of six days for unknown reasons a@ of the night of bf December 1963, testa were made using the SEQUENCE camera photographing people walking by the Consulate door, The camera worked well and produced good printable negatives, On the morning of 18 December 1963, L-lé contacted PARMUTH and explained that the Consulate door wag now open to the public and receiving visitore as of 1010 that day. PARMUTH and SWINEHART joined L-~2 shortly later at the LIERODE basehouge and found that the camera system was working well and photographing people entering and leaving this target drea. SWINEHART then processed this film at the Station lab and made sample prints of the day's take to be presented to the COS and C/PBRUMEN for their approval, Both were ‘very pleased with the photographic results using this type of camera equipment, at the: LIE RODE baschouse. As of this reporting, the SEQUENCE camera is ueing approximately. 100 feet of Plus X film between 6900 and 1400 hours {office hours-for the Consiillate), L-23 uses the present dark room area to photograph traffic entering and leaving the front gate of the Embassy and is on duty from 0800 to 1800 hours daily, six days a week, In order for L~22 to process the film from both of these cameras and make prints daily, it will be necessary to install another darkroom at the bagehouse, L-22 will need a Morse Tank for processing film, a drying rack, and a small PAKO dryer for finishing prints in order to satisfy PBRUMEN requirements at the Station, Forwarded as enclosure 2 is the installation, amgl statistical and training report concerning this operation, h. On the night of 17 December 1963, PARMUTH and SWINEHART went to the Mexico City Airport to meet a visiting SWB TDYer and assisted him through customs, Before the plane arrived, PARMUTH and SWINEHART took the a to inspect the camera located in | i, On the evening of 31 December 1963, PARMUTH was requested by Michael C, CHOADEN, C/PBRUMEN Operations Officer, to make an emergency meeting with LIFEUD/22. The purpose of this. meeting was to pick up photo, raphs and loga for 30 and 31 December in connection with a priority PBRUMEN operation, 6, Station Support (SW Activit a. On 6 December 1963, a visiting TDYer from Tegucigalpa requested PARMUTH to train/SWLUCK/P in secret writing. Training was carried out on 7? December 1963 at a local hotel in the city. SW systems 37 and 58 were used in this operation as per KURIOT instruction in DIR-87130, Forwarded as enclosure 3 is the SW report which is to-be sent to SWB, Coy f2 wos Se b. On 20 December 1963, PARMUTH was trained in the use of SW system 99 by a visiting KURLOT technician, 7. Miscellaneous Statistics, a. Number of operational targets surveys completed during month: 0, b. Number of TDY trips completed during the month: 0, c. Photographic equipment issued for operational use: SEQUENCE camera. _d, Photographic equipment repaired: 0, e. Number of people trained in photographic techniques/equipment: enna CASS! a? ote n= meweweterrene—aeenevann nae ai Stam scpana ob Mb OE LE OOON $o cS t : , ase ale y eat ~— 2 S3a SOM si ina are HY SEG RET { i neta es Pe eC
14-00000 Ah SRB RTE Pony HMMA-~22726 sAbDe «atte . CONTINUATION OF ee, | DISPATCH SECRET | 3. Production Figures on Jobs Processed. a. Black and white: 43 joba, ; (\) Total prints: 2,325, (2). 35mm microfilm: 300 feet. (3) lémm film: negative - 400 feet; positive - 400 feet, (4) 35mm cassetts: 35. (5) 120 size roll film: 2. (6) Sheet film (all types): 0. (7) Miscellaneous: 0,. b. Color: 0 jobs. ce. KURIOT Station Supports (1) Secret writing: issued 1 ~- 37 carbon to\SWLUCK/LJ (2) Flaps and seals: 0, (3) Chemical harassment; 0, 350 -6~fS¥ rene meinen RSS ray = [eace Pou? wo SE tebe CUS ED | ]