(eee dy Even a0w with the shift of operational emphasis to Stat fon ‘operations support, it is thought significant to Include a lst of HMM's produced through April "1962:(10 months of the project year) as a by-product in the LIFEAT operation, HMM 5742° HMM 6220 HMM.5743 HMM 6230 oe HMM 5836 HMM: 6266 HIMM 5883 HMM 6292 * HMM 5894 HIMM 6311 a HMM 5915- HMM 6322 HMM 5920 HMM 6337 ‘HMM 5922 HMM 6340 HMM 5960 HMM 6344 HMM 5975 HMM 6349 _HMM 5977 HMM 6359 ' HMM 5985 HMM 6364 HMM 5987 | HMM 6376 HMM 6012 IMM 6377 HMM 6015 HMM 6379 HMM 6142 HMM 6382 HMM 6162 HMM 6390 HMM 6191 y
-_ ® -” ” to Both Station necds and Headquarters requests, Presently, LIFEAT stresses January 1951, and the operation has run continuou.ly from that date, The pro- PROJECT OUTLINE, PART 1 Area of Operations This operation tg run-from’ Mexico City Station and ts concerned with targets located within Mexico City, a Purpose The purpose of this projec ct Is to provide, unilaterally, daily information on the’ activities of official forelgn installations In Mexico and the personnel thereof, as well as coverage of the act ivittes of selected individuals and groups in response flexibility of coverage with support of Station operations and CY/CE coverage . receiving the greatest emphasia, 72 Background Project LIFEAT was originated on. 3. October 1950 as a untlateral telephoné'tap operation, Actual initiation of operations under this authority occurred on 18 Ject was opened with the Ins:allation of a single tap and has grown tn the past eleven ycars to coverage of as many as thirty lines in.a given month, The LIFEAT Project {s a unilateral operation ‘completely independent from any — llaigon arrangement. It ts staffed by KUBARK contract employees with the ma: jority of personnel being indigenous controlled agents, During the past eleven years, Project LIFEAT has produced more than 83, 500 (estimate) pages of operational and lutelligence Information ta direct support of Mexico City Station's specific objectives, and contributed matertally to the tn- telligence gathering activities connected with the Sovlet-Sarellite Bloc and more recently with the Cuban representatives in Mexico, In addition, LIFEAT has been of considerable value in monitoring the activitles of the American Communist Group in Mexico (ACGM), as well as the activitles of the exile groups ‘and local Comumunisis,
14-00000 e s ; With the LIENVOY' 8 assumption of coverage of. the ‘Soviet and Czechoslovakian official installations: in July 1960, LIFEAT assets were released from continuous coverage: of.these two. targets, These asséts. were then employed tn direct support of Station operations--a role ideally sulted for a- ‘unilateral operation such a8 LIFEAT, and extremely important to the security and success of Station operations, LIFEAT, after spending much of Project Year 1961 - 1962 - programing to this new role and redirecting its assets, has now adjusted to ool . this role and Is fully employed in this vital assignment, | ae 4, References St . : a, HMMA - 17199, 12 June 1961 (LIFEAT Renewal Request for FY 1962) b. HMMW-10085, 14 September 1961 (Approval of LIFEAT Renewal ' for FY 1962) 5, Objectives a, To Identify Soviet and satellite intelligence personnel in Mexico and to provide tnformation on the nature and extent of their clandestine Intelligence and propaganda activities in Mexico, b, To collect Information of the Satellite offictals both as to their activities ag well as Information of blographic nature, . ¢, Tosupport specific Station operations, especially In the recrultment, defection, Comtnunist Party penetration and counter- intelligence fields, d, To collect information on prominent Mexican Communists and pro- Communists and thelr activities, e, To collect: information on prominent Communists, other than Mexican, active in Mexico, and to identify them and thelr assoclates and activities, f. To collect information on exile-groups and. individuals active in Mexico, To provide coverage of targets of opportunity In Mexico City in support of Station objectives and Headquariers' requests, 6, Targets For objectives a and b: Do { a. Selected Soviet intelligence officers home phones,
b., Selected Satellite officlala office and home phones, c, Selected private phones being used by known and suspected Satellite - ‘ intelligence personnel, : ; For objective c: , d, Selected telephones as requested by Stat ion Case Officers | in support of thelr going and/or projected operationa, For objective d: e, Telephone conversations from residences of senior Communists and pro- Communists, For objective e: {. Telephone converaatlons from residences of known American Commiinists residing In Mexico City. For objective & Telephone conversations from the residences or offices of prominent exlle leaders or thelr contacts In Mexico City, Por objective g: h. Telephone conversations which can be monitored from targets of op- portunity, Tasks Case Officer - Jeremy L, NIARCOS a. Supervise the operational and administrative activities of all LIFEAT personnel, b, Maintain awareness of and provide directioa in all matters pertaining to the operational management of the LIFEAT Project. ¢, Provide guidance and day-to-day supervisioa of special operational phases of LIFEAT coverages,