[tog-t0167-10023 | ts TE Gwe OL Tap Saat <ppet a om a Bf — ah “Actton: "nena of Project, ; “Attached for Headquarters’ action Is Station's review of Project ; LIEMPTY for purposes of renewing the project for the period 1 Decembe 1962 through JO November 1963, The attached review should also fulfill - the requirement of a progress report for the period since the last project co renewal, Hereafter, progress reports for this project will be submitted quarterly, . 7 a fardC, et G : . ' : > seok Cha: We Attachment: | —_ oes 3 As stated above, The fella 7tz5 - 5 Even pages - herewith autgorice || 3 Odd pages - Under Separate Cover =~ 8 Distributions ~~ 6S WHD w/5 atts R.0. .c82 = Cats “<ttfap eS 2- Files oe : FB Notes oo , 2 oggard inate DATE NPED DATE OegPATOHED oss REFER TO CeGPATON SYMBOE AND NUMBER ‘ HARIA> 20052 ‘ CS £0Py ORAL - 1992 4 + Back wih ce , pack en x6 6-704; mala
pte CY B oe 0) FP om BOO re. REVIEW OF PROJECT LIEMPTY - _ (For the Purpose of Project Renewal) COVER SHEET... CRYPTONYM LIEMPTY FIELD CASE OFFICER \- J 4 en STATION__- Mexico Citys CHIEF OF STATION a “ (wats The attzc hed project action is presented for approval for the perlod 1 December 1962 through 30 November 1963, ..
14-00000 ‘Review of Project LIEMPTY | u So , “For t the purpose of Pro ject Rendiral) 1 CURRENT omectives : AND PRopucr’ ION- a o "OAL ° Oliver G, SCAN T. LING Seginont (discussed In relation to project o vt objectives): — Te : 1. “To cotleet’ operational information pertaining to ‘LIMERICK . pérsonnet and physical facilities." SCANTLING has. continued (see pre~ vious Project Reviews forwarded as attachments to HMMA-17999, 31 - October 1961, HMMA- 14093, 13 November-1959, and HMMA-15979, 18 N. vember 1960) to provide worthwhile information pertaining to thts ob- jective, During the past year SCAN’ TLING has continued to be used ex= tensively to follow up Icads produced by LLFEAT and LIENVOY, An ex- cellent example of-this blending of various Station support assets was the ~ investigation and casing performed by SCANTLING after leads froth both LIENVOY and LIFEAT indicated the possibility of launching a successful technical operation against the residence of a high ranking LIMERICK _ intelligence officer assigned to Mexico.under diplomatic cover, WV ith the aid of the thorough casing report and neighborhood investigation completed ~” by SCANTLING, Statlon KURIOT personnel, supported by ‘other Station support assets, were successful In installing a technical device in the target, ; oe SCANTLING continues to he the Station's primary means of keeping current records on the residences of the many Soviet personnel in Mexico City. This is priniarily accomplished through SCANTLING's follow up of - to: all LIENVOY leads which indicate interest by Soviets in specific quarters, : (See previous project renewal requests for additional details, 2. "To collect operational information pertaining to-other targets of opportunity, foreign official installations and personnel ef intelligence in- terest Operating in Mexico", SCANTLING is very useful for collecting in-" TO. ‘ formation on oiuer Station targets: : a. On the basis of a lead from the ODACID installation In Veracruz, the Station (with Headquarters support) mounted an operation to unobtrusively sabotage a large unit of agricultural machinery (of U.S. origin) which was in transit to Cuba,. Te mount this operation, a precise and detalled casing of the imple- ment was essential, This SCANTLING was able i accomplish ia» wie irip io Yoracruz wich Fess rhar contributed SubgerTyRnbty-£0) the operation, SE * otf ela A Miner ogee ok. Cube
14-00000 ~ : ~~ 7 , Nae i pn oe b  SCANTLING provided the Station a detalled, ikivést gation mo : oe | of Harotun ( Harry’ ) KOPOLAN, _ employee ‘of American Communists: . Albert and. Margaret MALTZ, which ° . determined the residence ‘ of KOPOIAN as well as his family status and connections, an ae ae cia the Satellite area, SCANTLING completed a casing of . | ’ . an offictal Yugoslav installation In conjunction with a projected Station technical operation, ae 3. "To exploit operational leads through recruitments, debricfings, an ’ and survelllances,"" SCANTLING has contrtbuted to this objective both directly and indirectly | as noted in the following examples: ~ ; a. SCANT LING completed a detailed and secure interview of | o2 the flancec of B ESMOOTI to determine her connection with the | ol principals tn the AAYFOWL case, particularly any connection with procuremen of documents used In the flight behind the Lron Curtain, This assignment was extremely sensitive (SCANTLING © wag not told true reason for interview) and SCANTLING did an admirable job while maintaining his cover for having the Interview, b,. SCANTLING was called on for e: zengive initial spade work 62 0% in the[BEKNAVE/B ‘HICK operation, SCANTLING gave his rer usual competent performance despite the fact that the role assigned him was unique-to his experience, c, SCANTLING performed one man surveillance of a sensitive Station Soviet double agent which contributed significamly to that operation, = d. SCANTLING was used extensively during the visic of GPIDEAL as part of the Station's effort-ia providing maximum protection for the GPIDEAL party. e. In addition, SCANTLING performed numerous pretext and neighborhood investigations, some of which were highly ‘sensitive, SCANTLING also does most of the local investigations requested by ODACID and other ODYOKE components, 4, In additton co his contributions to the above objectives, SCANTLING is used for miscellaneous support requirements from the Sration, :For example, SCANTLING handled LIEMBROIL-2 until the return of LIMOTOR- “14 in July 1962, SCANTLING is.also used to shot and rent safe houscg.aud+ for other Station 1 operations, SEL i Dufy
14-00000 Ce! 5. as stated in the precécding Requests for Project Renewal, me ‘although SCANTLING's LIEMPTY Project objectives can never be’ com-. “s: Po pletely fulfilled, it is the Station's opinion thit SCANTLING- has made .. po important and valuable contributions to LIEMPTY Project. objectives ‘ ro. ° * gpeclfically and io other Station act iv ites in. general, SCAN’ TLING's | + production, measured against monciary expenditures, case officér time '- 5: - .>+  - and other intengible factors, unquestionably justifies als continuation . as un Integral pert cf Project LIEMPTY. B. Raymond H, GERENDE Segment (disc usgsed in relat lon to project objectives): i. “To gollect operational information perta ining to LIMERICK : personnel and physical facilities through use of photographic baye houses,’ Three photograpnic bases, LIMITED, LILYRIC and LICALLA, contribute to. this objective. To avoid repetition, the Station is omitting the usual ~ description of the. functions of these threc bases and how they contribute to the above objective. ‘This was described in derail in the 1960 Request for Project Renewal, (HMMA-15979) _ . 2. “To collect operational information and tdentify operational leads pertaining to Station targets of opportunity," The LIENTRAP operation, handled by GERENDE, is still the major contributor to this objective, Among LIENTRAP’S regular and extensive photographie assignments, was the photo stakeout of prominent Méxican Communists (some of whom have never been photographed previously by KUBARK) and Communist Party Headquarters, During this assignment, LIENTRAP was able to cover the recent move of PCM Headquarters (the first information Station had of the move) and to continuc photo surveillance at the new site, _3. “Yo provide operational support to Station operations, {.e. rent hotel rooms and apart ments, and-conduct counter- -gurveillances, ' GERENDE is used frequently to rent horel rooms and apartments for other Station operaziozs and activities. GERENDE’s comprehensive area knowledge and personal operational capabiticies combine to make him an extremely valuable Sation asset for such support activitles,. GERENDE also procures and services post office box letter drops for the many Station operaiions requiring them, Er