—er HW 53320 Ave bo Deputy Director for Plans | yp Tber os Za HEMORANDUM FOR: SUBIECT i Request foe Renewal of Project serait: aga 1. Renewal ig ‘yequested of Mexico City Pruject LIFEAT. for the period 1 July 1965 through 30 Juse 1066 for a total of $167,200.00. This fiscal year we have combined with Li~ Pear the LINOG Project which has always covered David &. STER, a Career Agent eho is the outside Case Officer for LIPEAT. his combination will veduce administrative work and will give a clearer ploture of ¢he total cost invelved with LIPEAT. Last year LIFEAT was approved for $84,741.06 and LINOG for $10,990.00 for the 1965 Fiseal Year, a total of $104,071.00 compared to $107,200.00 requested this year. The WE Divieion 1866 Operational Prograg provided $111,000.00 for Project LIFEAT. Funds are available. 2. The LIpEAT Project is one of two telephone tap oper= ations of the Mexice City Station, The other one, LIENVOY, | ig rub jointly with the Mexicang and ail take ig shared by both EUBSARS and the Mexicans. LFENVOY covere 36 Lines, and LIPEAT averages about 22 lines at a time, The GIFRAT cever- age ie clogely coordinated with other operations rum by the  . ‘Station in the SR, EB, FE, CP ond CA fields. It fs responmive bed zr eandly, every primary objective in the recently revieed 3. LIFEAT's naia value lay im the feet thet the Station hes secese to @ unilateral technical surveiliance capsabliity for use in the CE ficid and im support of Station operations. It ie used in specially sensitive eases direetly afrectiag the security of the United States, such as in the cage of a former employee of GPLOGIC who is known te be in contact with . the Soviets. It is uged for checking on agente such as LITANIL- 6 in the Cuban Embassy, and DMPETAL in the Yugoslav Embsgey. The tap on the VYugeslave was particilarly veluable last year when the Yugogslave discovered a microphone which we had planted in the Embassy. Through LIFEAT we were able to moniter the veaction of the Yugomlaye. I¢ bas ala@o been of use in the CA £1e1€, in on operation mounted against a Communist Party bookstore. fhrough LIFZAT the Station wae able to moniter — Docld:32392662 Page 2 a
‘the effectiveness of the operation and to plan follew- up ection. Im the field of Political Action the LIFEZAT coverage of a Cuban target has been invaluable in the planning and execution of a denigration operation (AMROD). The Station alec uses LIFEAT to cover agents who have been terminated under circumstances which we feel might iead the particular agent to blnckuwail o» cooperation with the opposition. Personality data is also gathered on Soviets, Cubans and Commimists for assessing purposes for possible future recruitment. The FBI also takes advantage of our upilateral capability, and we cover selected American Communists for than, a. “LEPEAT. @1se produces gone popitive imtelligence. Buring the period 1 July 1964 te 21 dume 1965, 26 positive dfatelligence reports have been received which are partly — or wholly attributable to ¢his project. Very many of these . “eporte are only in part based on LIFEAT coverage, many others consist of short mecsages which are mot of great intelligence value when taken by themselves. However, the operation fulfills a very essential function ia the inteliie genee Lield by confirming other intelligerce reports made by agents, EMM 9689 which reproduced a telephone. coaversa- $iom of Vietor RICO Galan had a great impact ia Headquarters _Sinee it pointed up an important feature of Communist policy in. the Doninican Republic. From the positive intelligence point of view, ome report of this calibre gées & long ‘way Pt justify even am expensive project. -. 8, Phere are no security control problens. “During he paet year when a Headquarters trainer was in Mexice on another ease, the Station tock advantage of hie presence to give dustruction te WILSTED in clandestine communications, — operational security, and reporting. Three agente under this project were given LOFLUTTER examinations last year. Whea WILSTED comes to Headquarters during hie hone reave thia coming year, he alge will be given an LCPLUTTER 6, The operational reporting on this project has becn good. Quarterly progress reporta have been received on both Project LIFEAT and Project LINOG. The latest reports cover the period through March 1966. HW 53320 bs, Docld: 32392662 Page 3 So
7 Cc ine tye Cire eae Sad cae a — ne 3 “y of Re > 1 RE Fd , . = om Ac rr 1 | a : ‘ _ - 2 ‘ a io . . ce a? 6 af. ~Zom 7. WH Division supports the Mexico City Station's : yeguest for renewal of the LIPEAT Project. In view of the > .. importance and variety of the CE targets in Nexice, the — common border between Mexico and the United States, and the  vesulting security considerations, it. is believed imperative : that EUBARK Bave access to a unilateral technical. surveillance . capability such ag that previded umder LIFEAT. ee William V. Bree —  Chier ; Western Hemisphere Division HW 53320 Docld:32392662 Page 4 ‘,