10041 xf : or . C el au . a C ; “tose . ey s . . ve . ar "Fe SUASSIFICN fe] r Sk ick : NO INDEXING REQUIRED INFO, a ONLY QUALIFIED DESK FROM na Chief of Station, Mexico city sussect AQUATIC/Operational ° Monthly Operational Report for the Period 1 « 30 November 1964 ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES , Action Required: None.~- for your information. PROCESSING ACTION MARKED FOR INDEXING Presented below is a report of the operational and support activities of Hugh « FRANCOTTE during the above mentioned period. 1. General Summary of Activities. » The major activities for the month of November were focused upon two photographic operations, a major F& S requirement was fulfilled, partial reactivation of the LIONION photographic basehouse, and Station support. e 2. TDY, «= None, TDY Visitors. -- None. 3. Training, -- None. h, Photographic Operations. A. In support of an FJSTEAL operation, Gerald F. GESTETNER requested ¥ photographic coverage of a double agent meeting (LIOYSTER-1) on Sunday, 1 November, The contact was to be made in front of a restaurant, located ina (continued) ATTACHMENTS: herewith A. Monthly Statistical Rpt for Photo Ops. B. Statistical Report for SWB C. TDY Report for KURIOT/Disguise Distribution: C2) chier, KURIOT w/atts. n/w 1 - Chief, WHD w/o atts. 2- Files ; GROUP 4 Excluded from automaty downgrading aad daclassificailan CROSS REFERENCE TO DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER DATE HMMA-24922 10 December 1964 CLASSIFICATION HQS FILE NUMBER SEGRE» 50-6~18 FH 1w1 6
14-00000 - : ws - “ay ¢ ‘| + GONTINUATION OF . DISPATCH DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NO. HMMA-24922 CLASSIFICATION Steer busy downtown section of Mexico City. Prior to this operation, the orca was cased by FRANCOTTE who selected a room in a nearby hotel overlooking and approxi- mately one-half block from the target area, as being the most advantageous point from which to photograph the meeting. A KUBARK staffer, under alias, then rented this particular room, retaining occupancy until after the operation. From the hotel room window, FRANCOTTE successfully photographed the meeting, with the aid of a Balscope and Pentax camera. I.D. photographs of FISTEAL officers, acting as counter-surveillance in this operation, were also obtained. i B. At the request of Lee R. MYLECHRAINE, the LIFIRE photographic truck was activated for a motion picture operation on 2 November. MYLECHRAINE requested 16mm black and white motion picture coverage of a possible "agent recruitment" which was to take place at a prearranged location. Although the recruitment was unsuccessful, FRANCOTTE exposed approximately fort® feet of TrieX film, obtaining motion pictures of Oliver Q. WIMPHEN engaged in conversation with the target indi- vidual. ‘ . C. The LIONION photographic basehouse was partially reactivated on 25 November, at which time FRANCOTTE supplied LIFEUD-22 with a Pentax camera and Balscope. The Station is now receiving daily coverage of all activity centered around the gate of the PBRUMEN Embassy. FRANCOTTE is meeting LIFEUD-22 twice weekly to receive the undeveloped film which is then being processed and printed in the Station KURIOT Lab.. It is anticipated that the LIONION basehouse darkroom equipment and pulse camera will be reinstalled in the near future. D. The passport camera is operating satisfactorily, although it was necessary for FRANCOTTE to remove this particular piece of equipment for necessary repairs, A second camera was installed during this short period of time. The inoperative camera was taken to (MKCHARITY where the repairs were effected, with the helpful assistance of Joseph M. RESCIGNO. . - E. Photographic coverage of the DIZTAG Embassy, supplied by LIHABIT, was normal during this reporting period. Seventeen agent meetings were held by FRANCOTTE during the month of November. . 5. Station Support. a. The microfilming project for thé RI/Registry Section is continuing _ satisfactorily. A total of 1000 feet of microfilm was processed by FRANCOTTE during this reporting period. b. Seventy-five feet of microfilm was exposed on 12 November to fulfill a monthly requirement for the Chief of Station and Staff D. c. In support of a standing monthly requirement of the KURIOT Postal Intelligence Section, FRANCOTTE purchased 1000 Mexican postage stamps on 18 November. These stamps, for the December mailing, were forwarded to KURIOT Headquarters via HMMA-24795, dated 20 November. ad. The Nikon Repro Kit, camera, and Micro~Nikkor lens, requested several months ago by FRANCOTTE, was received during this reporting period and immediately placed into operation. With the exceptionally high volume of require-~ ments for "photos of photos", this equipment is a most welcome addition to the KURIOT Lab. , e. A total of 37 job orders were completed during this reporting period, with a print production grand total of 533. There is no back-log at this time. 6. Secret Writing Activity. “ a. On 10 November, at the request of the Deputy Chief of Station, Robert L. EASBY, FRANCOTTE opened and completely tested a letter, suspected of connection with the ZRKNICK activity, for the possible presence of secret writing. The bath sheet process, in which FRANCOTTE was trained at KURIOT Headquarters, was applied on both the letter and envelope. The results were negative, The en- velope was then reassembled, the letter inserted, the envelope resealed and placed back into the local mail system. PAGE RO. » CLASSIFICATION SECRET -. USE PREVIOUS EDITION. 10-57 REPLACES FORMS 140) 530 §3-28 $1-78A AND 51-29 . WHICH AE OBSOLETE
14- 00000 | - ae OT a CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH a, b. On 3 November, two SW messages were received from DEGRIP, written in the 37-Carbon System. Both messages developed exceptionally wéll and were 100% recoverable. CUASSIFICATION— ~~ Sbcrkie-7 DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NO. HMMA~2h922 7. Flaps and Seels Operations. a, At the request of Michael C. CHOADEN, FRANCOTTE successfully opened and resealed an unofficial “Prensa Latina" pouch, forwarded from PBRUMEN and addressed to the PBRUMEN Embassy in Mexico City. The outer wrapping, a large brown envelope was securely sealed with paper tape. The contents consisted of five medium-size envelopes, addressed to numerous Latin American countries. Each of these envelopes contained smaller envelopes addressed to individuals within these countries. Since FRANCOTTE was only afforded seventy-five minutes to complete the operation, CHOADEN first selected the envelopes thought to be of most importance, and these were opened, photographed and resealed. The remaining time was devoted to opening and resealing the lesser important correspondence, During the time allowed, fourteen envelopes were opened, their contents photo- graphed, and the envelopes resealed. FRANCOTTE was able to reuse the original paper tape in reassembling the outer envelope of the pouch. ~ . be In addition to the operation described in the above paragraph, FRANCOTTE opened six other letters during November. Each letter was checked by non-destructive methods for the presence of secret writing, photographed and resealed, 8. Documentation. On 3 November, FRANCOTTE documented Floyd N. AIMONET with various U.S. alias documents. These documents were to be used by ATMONET while on a TDY within Mexico. Numerous gredit and "flash" cards were issued by FRANCOTTE, including a State of|___Joperator' s license. 9. Operational Disguise Activity. During the month of November, Lola M. CAPOZ2ZI was requested via DIR-62810 to TDY to the Panama Station for two days, beginning 16 November 1964, The purpose of the trip was a briefing for CAPOZZI on new disguise cases being programmed there by Gary T. BERNARD, who was on TDY from KURIOT/Disguise in Headquerters, These persons will be trained by CAPOZZI in application of the matericls. CAPOZZI will again TDY to the Panama Station when the supplies are received there, She will also provide maintenance support of the disguise materials as the need arises. There was no disguise support to report at the Mexico Station for the month of November. A separate TDY report is attached for KURIOT/Disguise, 10, Miscellaneous Statistics, a. Number of Operational Target Surveys completed during the month: 0. be. Number of TDY trips completed during the month: 0. c. Photographic equipment issued for operational use: Balscope/Pentax Camera, d. Photographic equipment repaired: Passport Camera. e. Number of people trained in photographic techniques/equipment: 0. Production Figures on Jobs Processed, a. Black and white: 35 jobs. * (1) Total prints: 533. (2) 35mm microfilm: 1400 feet. 3h, (4) 120 size roll film: 6, IFICATION ry , FORM USE PREVIOUS EDITION. CLASS A r 7 PAGE NO . REPLACES FORMS 1? 53a 51-28, 51-28A AND $1-29 s-~eicG Be Cex) continues 3 ane WH:CH ARE OBSOLETE (3) 35mm cassettes:
c= ‘ « " . | &: , a . “ . * . 1» + GONTINUATION OF DISPATCH b. Color: 2 jobs. 14-00000 ,° - : C : “os CLASSIFICATION Rte. e ee PDISPATCH SYMBOL ANO NO. HMMA-24922 (1) Total prints: 0. (2) 35mm cassettes: 8. (3) 120 size roll film: 4, _ (4) Sheet film (all types): 0. ec, KURIOT Station Support. (1) Secret Writing: 2. (2) Flaps and Seals: 20 envelopes. (3) Chemical harassment: 0. FORM USE PREVIOUS EDITION. Nee PAGE NO. 1657 §3q REPLACES FORMS TS Ad tat $1-78. 51-284 AND 51-29 SE C:BRT COR TINUED 4 oo WHICH ARE OBSOLETE