104-10052-10275 ™, 3 ef , . - ns a 5 , . ‘ so - “ oon ea a a ne rome Ce ~ —see ¢ ¥ ee ° 4 of ¢ _ ( - ‘ . =, CLASSIFICATION, < , tO PROCESSING ACTION —secret | luna je foomemee | . ONLY QUALIFIED DESK . oO CAN NUDGE INDEXING | Chief, KURIOT. ‘Attn: Photog raphic Branch GICROFILM ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES = Presented below is. a reporting ‘of the operational and support : activities’ of Gregory D, _PARMU TH for t the above mentioned i Period. coke : lL. General Summary 0 of Activities, : oe a . " Activity for. the month of December consisted of the following: eS, - Installation of the SEQUENCE camera at the LIERODE basehouse; As sistance oe , was given to C/§@ACHARITY, on an audio operation against an LCHARVEST . target; A locked door containing audio equipment was opened by PARMUTH at an LP monitoring the LCHARVEST apartment; Station production totaled 2,325 for the month; One agent was trained in SW; and Photographic bagehouses covering Soviet and Satellite Embassies produced below average production a ; because of the Christmas ‘season. 2 7 ee a Be “Tpy _ On 16 December 1963 Peter T, SWINEHART, POB, arrived at Mexico _ City to install a SEQUENCE camera at the LIERODE basehouse, See ° Para | Segoe oS of this report for details, : o oe re ee On 17 December 1963 an SWB representative arrived | at Mexico 0 City: - (continued) | . 1 Training Report ¢ (KASNICKA) _ .2. Sequence Camera reports OC) 3, SWB 3 Report Coe o er Digtribution: = 7 woe - KURIOT, w/enclé a ‘| - WH, w/o encls =. CROSS REFERENCE TO ee ge ff DISPATCH anno A AND NUMBER | HMMA~22726_ | 16 January 1964 ' | HQS FILE NUMBER. 50-6-18 |
14-00000 _ CONTINUATION OF Se pe Bo te Dee _ DISPATCH ae — SECRET © - | ‘HMMA- 22726 . 4 __” CLASSIFICATION SSPATCH MEST AND NO. “See training report forwarded @ as Enclosure Le on Lewis Fe KASNICKA, 4, "Operations. ar oo ; 7 7 _ Nones S a ee a 5. "Station Support oe co i - ae a - : an oS - a . * . ‘on the morning of 1 December 1963, PARMU TH assisted RESCIGNO in installing audio: microphones under the flooring of an LCHARVEST occupied . apartment, (See HMMA~22608, ll Dec 63, para 5.d.) Lines leadizig from the © -audio installation to the LP were strung and secured below the flooring which had ample semi~-crawling space between the target area and the LP apartment, .. — . RESCIGNO and PARMUTH entered this crawling space by removing a small - section of flooring located inside the LP apartment. There is also a trap door ee ‘leading into the crawl space at the front entrance hall of the ‘buildizig, although - -. the curious would be discouraged to enter this area because of stagnant water a - _gix to ten inches deep on‘the floors at all times, cob webs, bugs,. etc. » etc. oe - Three audio © microphones were 2 installed on this operation. Oe ae. b “During the period 2-14 December 1963, PARMU TH again handled LIFIRES 47 5 while Marvin As CABOT was on annual leave. coe! On 6 December 1963 PARMUTH forwarded to KURIOT/WAVE. . Headquarters two orders of envelopes (six month supply per each request) © and one request for stamps. The envelopes were handcarried by Timothy A. - - CAPRIOTT to WAVE Headquarters, avoiding a week's delay if the emvelopes — were sent through the pouch from Mexico City. . The stamps were handcarried.- . ‘by another TDYer to 2 the States for mailing to ) Washington, d. “On 6 1 December © 1963 PARMUTH was requested to re- enter the _ LP.covering the LCHARVEST apartment as reported in para 5.a, of this report, The purpose of this visit was to unlock a closed door which stored the LP equip- ' -ment which monitors LCHARVEST activities in that apartment. Although the ‘basehouse keeper had a key which worked well for several days previously, the lock would not open for the agent on the afternoon of 6 December. PARMUTH | ‘entered the apartment at 0130 hours on 7 December and unlocked the door. It was found that the throw bolt located inside the lock was broken, For security | a ‘purposes, two other locks were removed from other doors located in the same room to check if these locks were in the same bad condition. In each case, | when the key was inserted into the lock and turned excessively, the throw bolt ‘snapped, A new lock of the same type manufacture was installed on the closet — a door by” the basehouse keeper on 7 December 1963. On the night of 7 December. + 1963, ‘PARMUTH was reque eated iby. the COS to “inetall an extension phone at the Cos residence, After a short a ‘training period given by RESCIGNO at the @MECHARITY base, PARMUTH was a sable to service this request satisfactorily. T This extension was one which .. ‘replaced : one Femoved or study) by KUSODA officials who inspected Mexico, a 7 ~ the® Recordak to. fulfill a. 2 monthly, Stait D >. Fequirement: for 1 the. Chief of Station, 7 _ of f. On 10 December 1963 PARMUTH photographed 423 frames, | using yo “ge On the: morning of17 Deceniber 1963, ‘SWINEHART, LIFEUD/22 _ ‘and | PARMUTH meét at the LIERODE basehouse to install the 35mm SEQUENCE : camera and the VLS-2. trigger device, SWINEHART instructed both L-22 and. --PARMUTH very thoroughly on. the installation and maintenance of the SEQUENCE ~ FORM 10-57 (40) Dl USE PREVIOUS eDition. | ST SRSTERTON . a ! 7 “REPLACES FORMS : ae ANTIMUED | 530 ee gest aS 5¥.29: a “Ss E Cc PR E: T a klconue “ WHICH ARE OBSOLETE.
14-00000 COSSFICATION +) ¢  CONTINUATION OF coe cc rn - DISPATCH. SEC RE : en 1 HMMA~22726 © camera. The complete ay stem. was then dismantled by S SWINEHART so that 22 could re~install the system from the beginning. This was done by Li-22 and met with SWINEHART's satisfaction. Although the Consulate door was closed to the public for a period of six days for unknown reasons as of the night of 17 December 1963, tests were made. using the SEQUENCE camera photographing people walking by the Consulate door. The caméra worked well and produced good printable negatives. On the morning of 18 December 1963, L-22 contacted PARMUTH and explained that the Consulate door was now open to the public and receiving visitors as of 1010 that day. PARMUTH and SWINEHART joined L-22 shortly later‘at the LIERODE basehouse and found that the camera system was working well and photographing people entering and leaving this target area. 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 LIERODE basehouse. As of this reporting, the SEQUENCE camera is : using approximately 100 feet of Plus X film between 0900 and 1400 hours (office . hours for the Consulate). 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 a from both of these cameras and make prints daily, it will be necessary to install - another darkroom at the basehouse. 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 ee statistical and training report concerning this operation, iy he On the night of iz 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 opportunity. to. inspect the - of the Abrporte | . tals ee a oe 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 photographs and logs for (30 and. 31 December in connection with a Priority J PBRUMEN operation, a 6. Station Support (sw Activity). oe On 6 December 1963, a visiting TDyer from Tegucigalpa requested PARMUTH to train 6wiLucK/1 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 i is to be: sent. to » SWEe os Cres a3 “a. an x 2 fond b. On 20 December 1963, PARMUTH was trained in the use of sw _ system 99 by a visiting KURIOT technician. oe he Miscellaneous Statistics, - Be re . as ‘Number of. operational targets surveys e completed during month: 0, -- De ‘Number of TDY trips completed during the month: 0 + Photograph equipment j is. ssued: for operational uses SEQUENCE camera, oS : a ‘Photographic equipment repaired: 0. Ce Number of people trained : in Photographic techniques/ equipment: Be FORM 5. USE PREVIOUS EDITION: |  CIASSIAEATION CO a. - 10 ee EAR AND 51-29 Lo ‘8 E CG R EB T. Coed conrintien _ (40) so WHICH ARE OBSOLETE. |.
14-00000 ‘ . ® , ~ . ot ‘ Pa : “A  @ . : ° ( nae mom A CLASSIFICATION DISPATCH’ SYMBOL AND NO. CONTINUATION OF. = |S cena a DISPATCH” -. SECRET | HMMA-22726 Be Production Figures on Jobs Processed, - a. 3 Black and white: | 43 jobs. | a “ o- ‘Total printer 2, 325, i oo @). 35mm microfilm: 300 feet. 7 - (3) 1omm film:. _ negative - 400 feet; positive ~ 400 feet. ; ). 35mm cassette: 35.0 | | O21 120 | size voll film: 2. . a > : (6), Sheet film (a type om o. 7 ae mo “Miscellaneous: 0. nee oe b. “Color: 0 jobs. os - : | a Ce" KURIOT Station a Support oo _ — | ms Secret writing: issued 7 - 37 carbon to  SWLUCK/. | ; @) Flaps and seals: o | | a, (3) ‘Chemical harassment: 8. - “-." _LAUSE:-PREVIOUS EDITION. |: SIASSIFICATION, “REPLACES FORMS Rep ao ”. $198. SbQBA: AND $1-29 fo ig B CRE ‘TT  . s . CONTINUED”. -- | WHICH ARE OBSOLETE.