-, SECRET cotton ont aaa Wit an tin dinetetinn A ee corel deste. cre . -@f fritarest and the activity and identification of target personnel. Please Gea atteched mesioranda froa E&/P end SR thich express their support of this project renewal. ; 20. Project BESHOWTH, uhich eupparte Voodres D. OA!SOR, who procesene the LITMUS take, is coordinated with Project LIPE&T. ii. Emergency recontsst instructions wll be arnm ged with the ageate under thie project if a altuatien whieh aight require such instructions threatens Mexise. &tteshumta: Station Project Review and Reneva) Pequest Poldsr with pest renceals Heusrendim foor SR Divieien Menerendua fron 58 Pera 660 (in quad) Envelepe contaiaing true nam S8CRET
as ee ey -) @suesecr a an ~ tot ~ a | CABswey aioe +] -- DIS PATCH | | 1O-"r hief, WH Division ~ ral “eas Le -. 30-6-32/1. 2 cece aeeeneeten ene mene et AA ne 1960 TTentca ONE) AGA _ ‘t, Chief.of Station, Mexico City on, | -“LiFiar Protect Ren - GADLING Can at JUDGED “|. #9) QUATHED HQ OFSR ONLY _fetetaencasy' eae suena EY —— HMMW-7935, 14-August 1959, * woh There is attached a comprehensive Review of Project LIFEAT for the period July 1959 through June 1990 and a Project Ouiline divided into Part Land Part Ul for easier processing. 2. It is to be noted that the amount requested in the attached renewal request, $i14,-41l, is $19, 419 under that amount approved for Pruject LIFEAT for the past project.year, Station. Mexico feels this reduction in cost will: not adversly affect the operational impact of the project. 3, It is requested that. Project LIFEAT be renewed for FY 1961 in the amount of $114, 4l11. . 23 June 1960 Atrachments; 1, Odd pages (five copies) - attached herewith, 2. Even pages (five copies) - under separate cover. Distriburton: . - WHD (with five copies of odd and even pages) 3 - Files (with complete project renewal request) Remove from Projectfue svc. . CS Classification: £6 -6- 44/7 108 @7f CE re , Bost“ Folds Cetarexa os USE eRe Os EQITON an he 53 FE ACES FORMS ' | ™~ content ws re oa SECRFT
14-00000 wit dienammmutonea Sow eee oe PARTS | AND It e , : ; - y Cryptonym____LIFEAT Case Officer_Edward P, SECHEN _ hend > Mier : Station MEXICO CITY CITY Chief of wile Wi hl wi TS ‘ : Assistant Case Officer esa / f GEORET /heoN a, 7a Lr o we ‘eS COPY Om Lo Pas
Ee ineneneemmenammentins ice L " “Product of of the Project A. Soviet Embassy “apes con 7 we) A) Soviet Commercial Activities: During the past project year, the LIMERICK phase of Project LIFEAT has provided detailed and continuing reports on the increased Soviet efforts to participate in Mexicaa commercial markets, The following Is a partial but representative Ust of the reports submitted on this subject. of HMM -4322, 12 June 1959, Soviet Commercial Activities in Mexico, HMM-4567, 6 November 1959, Soviet Commercial Activities in . Mexico, Semesters mes saan ome HMM- 4355, I April 1960, Soviet Purchase of Mexican Cotton, HMM-4857, 6 April 1960, Soviet Purchase of Mexican Pineapple, HMM- 4358, 6 April 1960, Soviet Plan to Sell Newsprint to Mexican Government Agency, 2) Soviet Diplomatic Activities: Project LIPEAT provided coverage of many of the Soviet Diplomatic activities in Mexico, [t was able to show the relation- ships maintained berween the Soviet and Sarelltre missions in Mexico, as well ag the increased officlal contact between the Cuban and Soviet governments, MEXI-4304, 21 August 1959, Meeting og Soviet and Cuban Ambassadors to Mexico, HMM-4618, 20 November 1959, Increased Relations of the Sovtet: Embassy in Mexico with the Larin American Diplomatic Missions, HMM-4768, 8 February 1960, Preparation of Soviet Propaganda in Mexico for Shipment to Cuba, Ht 3) Soviet Cultural Activities: LIFEAT has provided detailed information concerning the Soviet cultural activities In Mexico, Examples of such reports are: HMM-4415, 5 August 1959, Soviet Plans to Bring Soviet Espositon tn Fy foxico, , C. a3) 9 : men el pe ns SY cory wi. MY /RAS va
‘HMM: 74449, 38° Aug 1959, Soviet Plans to Bring Pyatnitskty ~ : ‘Chorus to Mexico: from Canada, ee HMMA- “14677, 6 Match 1960, Soviet Cultural Activites, 4 Backgrowia thitormatton oni,» -and Movement of, Soviet: Offictata:. Through LIFEAT information, the Station has been able to maintata @ current roster of the Soviet Embassy personnel assigned to Mexico. LIFEAT has been further utilized to give information on job assignments within the Soviet Embassy, and to determine in advance departures, arrivals, aad replacements of Embassy personnel, Large quaatities of background - - personality information concerning the official and private livea of members of the Soviet staff were also provided, HMM-~4323, Il June 1959, Scheduled Travel of Soviet Offictals. HMMA- -14065, 6 November 1959, Activittes of Soviet Ambassador ~ ~~ "" Viadimir Ivaaovich BAZYKIN, HMMA-13614, 24 August 1959, Retirement System for Soviet Diplomats, we 5) Goods and Services: Throughout the past year, LIFEAT information has been of uge to Project LIMESA, Of particular note have been leads concerning various properties in which the Soviets wece laterested, 6) Miscellaneous Activities of the Soviet Embassy: LIFEAT material which does not fall into any one category but which deals with the Soviets and their assoctationand relared activittes has been reported as necessary, B, Czech Legation* Information obtained on the Czech Legation during the period under review was essentially the same as that obtained from the Soviet Embassy, Although this target was covered only from July 1959 to January 1960 (due to the security prablem posed by extensive telephone company cable renovation work in the vicinity of the basehouse serving the target), valuable intelligence was gained during the period of actual coverage. Examples ne A 5 oe) oe oe . . LOOD PF GTS gt FOF 2