ge -4 a f . . . a a a : a Pe CRYPTO Leer _— - HRADCARTERS CASE GEFICRs : PIELD STATIT £11) city ROM Wr ZIPL Ras TARGKT akSae “HYICT CITY ~ - Parte 22 Jaly i000 SUBJECT: LIPEAT Preject Renswal i le 1% 48 requested that the LIFVT Project be renewed for the poried -— 1 July 196) through 30 June 1961 for o total of S3,901200. Last fiscah = year the project was aporowed for £123,539 of which 873,88) was oblicsted. The approved orogresmed figure was £90,900 for Fiscal Yeer 1961. The extra & 9,000 required vould esas fra the fallewing programmed projectes . ; LIMTR « $2,900 oD to ~ $1990) . 2. Subsequent te the pranacction ey tie Statian of the et tached i Project, review and renewal request for LIST, the follewing situation developed in Mexico whieh has directly affected the entire LIPKéT Projeete | j A% a mesting with the Chief of statian on ¢5 June 1960, LITEIO[K asked the Station and LINLUGNT to inedistaly begin covaring the Soviet, Polish and _ ; Ceseh Ambassy undar LIGNVIY. LITIS suggested that the Kexicans towmpe late the Spanish and that the station forward the tapes to + ashingtes for translation of the Lusslan, Toalish ari Czech pertions. The Chief af Stetion - had no alternative but to empress prest interest in the coveras ef tarreta i of such deportance. In arder to protact the security of the LIMArT epere]= tions, the Station stomped the LUTTICK end LIYHUG (LIVERY had mot been in i operation for the rast eix months for security roasane) ceveruge an £2? uma, : prior to the LIEN activation. 1t was determined that LIOEVCY would cover : 5 Soviet and 2 Creech lines. The take continues to be processed by 14 Ge TER and LIPLIPWM, The LIENTOY soniters extract from the Spanish only the i ; most iacortant points for the dally resuens which are passed to LITLE Wn, i - LIELWRM? has been taki ve will infera hin of rertinernt informstion ede : : tained (ostensibly fron linadqvartern proceacinr) of the doviet and Caveh text fur paseing te LITOT OR, LIPS.:T will contdmws (ta unilateral, coveragm ; " @f Polish and other targets of intereste 3e The Station doas not enticipste avy problem comnacted with the - exploitation of leads since LICLOV FT has evinced no interest in this aste ter. In view of the lack of lanzung@ capsbilitdes by the Mexicans and sur ability te contrel whist is mased (ostensibly f rea dsadquarters), the Stee tion sees no problew arising froa tle present arrengewrte
re SECRET ke ‘The station does ot intend to eut daim on independent LIFEAT . operctions since thare ere are plenty of targets to beep ath LOOT ond Lie . FoaT oocupleds ‘ Se’ ie LIFEAT Project was the source of $9. pettigs intelligence reporte, 72 of which were disseninated. Those not dlagerdnsted were cone sidered by Yeedquerters to te of value for erarational backer zund or were eutdated. KR ande the folleting evaluations of LIP? reporter ®4ewiem: Interest in Procurement of Kaphthalane from Ceschenloe vakia,”® of value, probably tru, and of importance to receive further ree: parts. "Soviet Comercial activities," of value, protebly truss. and of importance to receiw further reports. , “Soviet Plans to call tawprint to Mextiean Govarnmasnt Agancy,® of little importance. eS ovist Nepotiations for Mexigan Cotten,® ef average valves useful as new information. The Tepartacnt of > tate made the following evaluations of LIFE4T reportas =fforte te Sell Suvaxr to tae UTR,” of value, cogsibly true, end of iaportance to receiv further reports. ce cae eae Lopes nena ca " T wea t ; TO ee cmnenetiags ¢ nae ha cent ee § eReRapA Ap tet eye” SPurvhage of Soviet Tractors by “exlean Goverment,” of slicht valu@e Soviet herotistions for Maxidan Cotten," of averego value, us9@ fal in confirming other reportas : 6, . The Station used LIFEAT information in the preperation af sence ! vanda directed to the “sabassy and FRI representatives in Mexico in reply te : iscal requests for infersmtion. Turing the poriad July 1959 throwh Moy 15950, 15), neworanda were fornished the Uabasay and 69 wamoranda were fare nished the FHL bazed on LIPUY infornations Te H Mvieion feels that the pusitiwe and CK information received froa LIFEAT f6 invaluable. Yost of the information ia not available fron other Station assete. heperta on travel and the identification of target persinalities often serve to confirm information previously received. Lie FOAT assets ales have been used effectively to cheek on recently-termimated agents to secerteain thst the tersination was segura. LISuAT salsa has heen esed to check on reports by dmble arante thst they haw contected er bean i contacted by tmir rasnsctive ooviet or Satellite contasta. 6. Information received froa LETITE is passed to Kil/h and any oper ations undertelen on the besis of oxek ‘infers tion are closely coomiinated with that Srangh.