-& 4 CASH ECATION _ tO a T DISPAICH |... 10 XX [eo eancas erquats . Chiet, WHD aro omy GoMndD oeta Cae ROa ODOURS Frou ~ _ Chief of Station, Mexico City muceoran Action Required:. Por Your Information le Im December 1966 Raymond H. GERENDE, Principal Agent for the LIEMPTY Project, was asked to prepare a security resume, including his opinions, on the security of the LILYRIC, LIMTTED and LICALLA Basshouses vis-a-vis Soviet knowledge of their existence. The following paragraphs contain a slightly edited version of GERENDE's report, which was received on 28 Decembar 1966, Station comments follow GERENDE’s and are ao noted. LILYRIC 2. In its present new location LILYRIC is the newest of the photo bases under my control, Aecording to LIEMPTY-15, there has been no indication of interest of any sort by the Soviets in the family's move to tha new apartment nor was there in the past any show of interest or peculiar behavior on their (Soviet's) part with regard to the old base and the possibility that they might be under photo surveillance. 3. The cover for the work carried on by this base is good since the wife, LIEMPTY-14, who does most of the work has no trouble in justifying her presence at howe all of the time. The son, LIEMPYY-27 is a medical atudent and attends hia classes regularly and can justify his hours as study hours. (He continues to be an excellent student and wag exeupted from ~ examinations at the end of this, his second year in medical school, Actually, he studies most of the night). LIEMPTY-13 requires no cover as he has a full-time job as oroduction manager for a large concern and he usually makes his meetings with GERENDE on hia vay to or from vork. cortimied.s os Distribution: (o- Chief/WHD - part ae i ge tc , | Dare yen _— or CROSS AEFEREMCE TO : OCASPAT CH SV MR AND MUVRES 1 H i HMMA-3L168 oe 2h Jarmary 1967 t t » HOS FRE MUMBER ne Sf - , | CLASSIFICATION i i SECRET . °° 50-6-32/3
es Pa at CL Abe? LAT Cote CONTINUATION OF .. jaan pews eens DISPATCH - SECRET HMMA-31164 eeremamteatne wtnmrnterereeettetnec tne CORON i ntneteentansti srt tt feat ee th Ht seen cette mene Ee medtcttntt thet =e vee ne mee anys 4, The set-up in the old as well as the new base is thx following: The equipment - caméra, 3cope and tripod -. ie mounted in one ‘bedroom behind venetian blinds with one slat removed. This room is locked to keep servants or any chance intruder from entering. The operators do not spend all their time behind the camera, but go to the adjoining bedroom where a table and uo. typewriter are set up and where the daily logs are transeribed, knitting dane, " or some other activity that does not require. full concentration is carried out. The curtains and blinds in this room are kept partially or fully open to allow good visibility and provide a normal appearance. Most of the daily movement of the Soviet ‘personnel is followed from this room and when it is necessary to _ take pictures of visitors, unknown persons or newly arrived Soviets, the “operators go to the other room and use the pre-set equipment. -5e GERENDE's Comment. It seems to me that any careful observation by the Soviets would have revealed the tell-tale position of the venetian blinds in both the old and the new bases. I have no doubt that the Soviets realize they are under photo surveillance. The move by the family from the old to the new building must surely have been noted by the Soviets. Possibly the Soviets think the family is working with the local authorities due to LIEMPTY-13's former association with the Mexican Arny. 6. Station Comments, The Station agrees with GERENDS that careful observation by the Sovlets would have revealed the missing slat in the venetian blinds and also the fact that these bliris are seldom open. The Station also asrees that the Soviets realize that they are under photo surveillance. This was pointed out recently when a Soviet shielded an LNEHGO walk-in when they passed the front gate of the Embassy and made a sign to the walk-in indicating that they could be seen by someone watching with a telescope troa the buildings across the street. Also, as Heedquarters is aware, there have been numerous comments by residents of Mexico City to the effect that anyone entering the Soviet Embassy is photographed; however, seldom has it been rumored that the “Americans” are doing it, which might indicate most people balteve the Mexican Government is doing any such photographing and thereby reaffirming GERENDE's statement that the Soviets possibly believe the Mexican Government runs the base. 7. Given the assumption that the LILYRIC base is blown, the Station at this point does not plan to terminate or revamp the LILYRIC installation, Any operational change by the operators would be spotted by the Soviets and if the Base were closed the Soviets would start looking for a new installation. Tne LILYRIC Base is performing a useful function and it is believed that it will continue to do so. The Soviets nave had opportunities to complain to the Mexican Government about being monitored photographically and have not seen fit to do so and it is believed that they probably wlll not do so unlesa there is a radical change in Soviet and/or Mexican policy. The Station has instructed GEHENDE to take every precaution during his meetings with LIEMPTY-13 to assure that LIEMPTY=-15 does not lead the Soviets to him and thereby jeopardizing other operations, especially LICALLA. LINTTED 8. The operator of the LIMITED Base, LIEMPTY-6,1is, to my knowledge, the oldest hand in the photo surveillance of the Soviet target and possibly the mcst likely to be “burned”. His residence for years at the former Base (now the site of the new LILYRIC building) and his move to the present base could not have gone unnoticed by the Soviets. His cover is that of an insurance salesman, but he actually does not work at the cover and fie at a disadvantage in trying to explain his source of income, At times, in years past, he had to afford full-time coverage from the base, which allowed him no time to engage in credible cover activities, 9. GERENDE Cooments. I do not believe that LIEMPIY-6/LIMITED is a security risk; however, his present means of working from an open door leading to his balcony probably can be spotted by the Soviets. LIEMPTY-6 is extremely eautious about checking himself for surveillance when making meetings. ee ee ELAS SIFICATION | | SENS 8 530 USE PREVIOUS EDITION SECRET [Bre P72 °3 COPY aces eae nen
3 Fok 1 wate cr a “TR . CONTINUATION OF oom . DISPATCH . SECRET HMA = 31164 ~ 10. Station Commento, The same Station comments aado in reference to LILYHIC aloo apply tu LIRITED.  Alzu, the uso of LIMITED ag the radio alert tase for the LIEMBRACE surveillance teen has weakened tho security of this tase. In regari to LIMITED, LICOWL-1 has reported that the Soviets are very~ - ¢nterested in LIEMPTY-6/LIMITED and that co many Goviota have talked to hin (LICOWL-1) about LIEMPTY-6 that he fs convinced that the Joviets have a "fear" \ and an “obsession” about LIEMPTY-6. LICcvl-1 reported on 4 January 1967 ' that the Subject of 201-7 bE 5G) and the. Subject. of 201-756168 asked him on . 19 December 1966 for full details known to him about LIEMPTY-6 and Subject of 201-756168 went so far as to say that he believes that LIEMPTY-6 1s “watching the Soviets". LICALLA vo ll. When the Soviets raised the height of the wall in their backyard about two years ago, they could have ‘blocked completely the view of this ‘ , base's working window by making the wall a few inches higher. Since they did ‘ not do this, it would seem to indicate that they are not avere that their _ activities are being monitored from this point. On the other hand, in recent months LIEMPTY-9, the operator, has reported that activitios in the back vard heve been curtailed more and more. For example, the women no longer 7 . eongregate there daily, the school children enter their classes by a route | not visible to LIEMPTY-9 ar. the trees and shrubs have not been trimmed in ' . years, making LIEMPTY-9's view poor in moet directions. LIEMPTY-9 says that he has never noticed any undue interest in his house or his activities by the Soviets, Access to the operating room can be sean from the window which)! / ' LIEMPI'Y=9 belleves to be the commo room in the target inatallation. rks ; 12, The cover for this base is that of a normal residence. LIEMPTY-9's cover work is that of a car and insurasice salesman in a local automobile agency in the afternoon only. LIEMPTY-9 does work in hia covere LIEMPTY-9's cover for the use of the operating room is that he does accounting work for - elient firms, ‘The door is kept locked at all times and LIEMPTY-9 never allows the servant to enter, even for cleaning purposese The equipment is kept locked in a trunk within the room when not in use and all logs and photos are kept in a safe located in LIEMTY-9's bedroom closete 13. - GERENDE Comment. I believe the Soviets are aware of the photo surveillance being carried out by this base due to the position of the window end the curtains during the hours when LIBGPTY-9 is operating. 1h, Station Comment. The Station does not believe that this photo base 46 known to the Soviets. This belief is based on the fact that the LICALLA coverage ie excellent and there, has been no indication that the Soviets act for the benefit of observers while they are in the backyard, It is interesting to note that the Soviets made no effort to "“srotect the LNERCO walk-in mentioned in paragraph 6 above during a visit to the backyard and LICALLA did obtain photographs of the walk-in, The school ehildren no longer pass through the backyard because the location of the school was recently chanzed and the children now go by another route. The Station has instructed GEHENDE to take every pre- eaution in order to protect the security of the LICALLA base. 15. As @ generdl comment pertaining to the security of the bases ine volved in Project LIEMPTY, it should be noted that the Soviets are aware of the fact that LIMOUSINE is the owner/builder of the now LILYRIC building. LIMOUSINE is also the owner of the LIMESA complex, through a holding company. 16, The Station realizes that most of the details reported in this dispatch are dmown to Headquarters; however, the Station wanted to make the opinions of the Principal Agent and the Station a matter of record in a consolidated form. a4 “ { Fob Balietalileh RETR on | arene At te roRw ace = §90 USE PREVIOUS EDITION, +agt