14-00000 te eee mete ON cae i ae ern ste ie ete ne ate pane ening Ate ee =| staan a — ree waren CONUNUATION OF | DISPATCH ‘SEC R & 1, peepee - UMMA-c4269 ae - é — - = ae . . Bk cee ee cee ee mm mene ee eae an ante agp Ree is-lc-64 : - Russian Embaasy li-25-47 ; Cuban Er:bassy ‘ 35-06-54 Francisca GALINDO Ochoa 46-60-16 Prensa Latina 46-60-15 Prensa Latina ~ 15-01-54 Russian Embassy 43-15-06 Lic, Enrique GONZALEZ Pedrero 23-99-59 Cuban Ercbasay (Teresa PROENZA) 25-07-77 ~ Elena VAZQUEZ Gomes . - - 15-69-87 Russian Embasay i 15-61-07 Russian Ernbassy 45-30-12 ‘ Geech Embassy 10-29-69 Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional 14-13-26 Cuban Embassy 3. Processing of LIENVOY Information. Tae only change in the LIENVOY processing during this period was the aadition of anuther line (25-U7-77), Elena VAZQUEZ Gomez, to those lines from which LIENVOY transcribers provide full Spanish transcripts. This was to support a Headquarters PBRUMEN/AMROD request and places a heavy burden on the three transcribera who are also doing full transcripts of the eleven other lines aoted in reference. During June/July 1944, there were 1222 tapes recorded from whicn 343% pages of text were transcribed, In addition, 2430 pages of text were transcribed in the daily “resumen” which consisted of mly the significant conversatios from lines agt fully transe ribed, 4. Enaploitation of LIENVOY luformation, In early June the first of a task ferce of four persons trom SR Division arrived at tne Mexico Station to begin collating information on Soviet Embaasy personnel, This data was largely collected from LLUENVOY over the past four years and has remained iu the Station files in the absence of personnel tor proper processing and exploitation. MEX1-9705 provided information for a potential REDCOAT LCIMPROVE recruitment. MEXI-9737 reported travel of Soviet officials tothe Mexican-United Stateg border area to »urchase a wew car 31 May to ~ June. Tue information os: Soviet aud Suviet Satelhte travel is reported sirnultaueously to the local Embagey Political Section apd to the Office of the Legal Attache where it is again reported by them to thdir respective Waghingtou ricadquarters ag well ag baca to the Mexico Station, MEXI-9740 reported that a PNG target, Nixday Sergeyevich LEONOV, was returaing PCS to tne USSR, MEX[-9703 reported travel to the USSR of Paecual GUTLERREZ Roldaa, Director General of PEMEX. , Through LIENVOY tne Station has been avie to monitor frequent coutact between the KGB reside..t and a. agent whica tae Soviets recruited whea he was assigned to tne Mexican Embassy in Moscow (see MEXI-3705-RYBATL), a MEXI- 7776 RYBAT reported coutacts betweea the KGB resideat aud U.S, citizens. MEXI-979<¢ reported AMSTET-L travel outside Mexico, At this time AMSTET-| wag a recruitme.t target. | MEXI-97)3 reported contact between tue Soviet Embassy First Secretary and suspect KGB Viadirnic Lvanovich ANDREYEV and Costa Rican Embassy Uouvrary Commercial Counselor who haa been usea ia tae pastas a ~ é - a nana VeRO Ow Teactna cata! hd es ae H H ay v Tj . | j » 6360 wears SEC R OP ~erummacimes wv
noe ae SARE satim ene aE Baer oes Fane mere eraten emanates mt weet races ae we a ne amine ein “nrearanebie ih AE nes ne IRENE matt et wth Ae ASO eh een “On : o ’ CONTHNUATION OF ' OISPATCH SECKE [Seep HIMMAN4le see ee a. ~ means of access to Soviet personnel, AMUEXI-9u13, 2840 and 0412 reported U.S. citazea Ray SPEDDING was trying to arrange through the Soviet Embassy in Mexico for permission to Zo to the USSR... (Subsequently, in late August 1904, the Mexican pressé reported that SPEDDING had committed suicide in Hotel Edison, ) LIENVOY was of considerable value in monitoring the reaction to AMSTRUT <2 defection and also was of value in monitoring the activities of AMSTET=1. In additioa to these reported individually, several other U,S, citizens contacted both the Cuban and Soviet Embassies, When identified, these names were reported to Headquarters and in some cases to the Office of the Legal Attache. MEXI-0204 revealed a contact by Ana Luisa DURAND, Puerto Rican, and the Guban Embasuay regarding a teaching position in Cuba. MEX1-0327 and 0424 reported that the Czechs intended to open an Embassy in Costa Rica, : 5. Liaison, CURTIS had several meetings during thig period with LIENVOY -z and LIELEGANT, Subjects discussed were reported by cables, 6 Security, There were no security problems or incidents during this period, 7, Technical, There were no technical problems during this period, 8, Personnel, In July, representatives’of the Inspector General's Office visited the Mexico City Station, reviewed LIENVOY project files, and met outside the Station with Arnold F, AREHART. They appeared to be pleased with the project and recommended that Siaff Agent AREHART be given a promotion, Thomae W, LUND, Mexco Branch Chief, visited the Mexico City Station 16-19 July and was given a general briefing on LIENVOY, MEX1-02u reported the desire of the wife of Orville LIORSFALL to obtain employment at‘fhe Belgian Embassy. As a result of this and for better security in transporting the LIENVOY reels each day, HORSFALL was eliniiuated from LIENVOY as a courier, He still has tourist cover and it waa felt unnecessary to take the risk of an automobile accident or exposure of hia early morning meetings by accident or design should the Belgians conduct an investigation or neighborhood check. Such exposure could be most embarrassing uuring the pre- election period d LITEMPO-2, RIGGS and AREHART again resumed the daily deliveries of reels to the transcribers or their case officer, The risk of an accident is always present but both RIGGS and AREHART have some cover which should prevent examination of their briefcases, The wife of Douglas J, FEINGLASS was employed to assist with LIENVOY translation and traascription duties, freeing FEING LASS to concentrate on assessment and characterization reports on Soviet Embassy personnel as well as building up a library of voice recordings. 9, Production, There are attached lists of the !23 reports, cables and dispatches tarwarded to Headquartaré during this period, 10. Emergency Cantact Listructions, There has been no change since the theerteeretneeeene atte ereteAenat ~cunencDotetengemmntrn sreeeveeemcaniaaisascsaty saanaaehceets sneyetanpnsh Salt og last report on cantact instructions, hye fh. f é sn fosuena ‘ a STS NEY 6G EC QO To temecneememen 14 i