wy Date: 12/08/04 JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John AGENCY : CIA » Kennedy RECORD NUMBER : 104-10246-10027 Assassination Records RECORD SERIES : JFK ollection Act of 1992 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A (44 750 2107 Note). ase#: NW 53217 Date: DOCUMENT INFORMATION h 6-21-2017 AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : WITHHELD TO : MEMO FOR RECORD TITLE : PHOTO OPERATION TARGETED AGAINST THE CUBAN CONSULATE DATE : 01/01/1900 PAGES : 8 SUBJECTS : CUBA PULSE CAMERA DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1A 1B CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/13/93 COMMENTS : JFK31 : F6 : 1993.10.13.13:34:20:840022 : DRAFT MEMO {[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10246-10027 HW 53217, BDocld: 32371757 Page 1
_ . “ ; ( —_ ) DISCUSSION HSCA Researchers, Dan Hardway and Ed Lopez, reviewed Agency files on the following dates: 26 Mey 1978 22 June 1978 5 duly 1978 20 July 1978 21 July 1978 This Files contain materials cited in the SUMMARY, including sample photos of the Consulate gate using the K-100 and Robot Starr systiids triggered by the VIS-2 9 veken—auring—e-—test—peried These systems are res vlkant readily identifiable py nature of the forints. The K-LOO is 16mm format and is so marked on the reverse side of the print (although misidentified as Attachement A to HMMA-22433 when it should have been Attachment B). The Robot Star is 35 mm format. timtkinmon mse None of these prints, which were sent to Headquarters as test results on 7 November 1963, has the distinctive mark of the Pulse Camera in the lower left corner. The Bulse Camera recorded a time/date smage in the lower left corner from an internal Accutron movement . This can be seen in a sample picture sent to Headquarters “ ay we on 20 Hans t06eTtmann -26u24), entitled Betails of LIONTON Pulse Camera Operation. This report confirms, too, that the Pulse Camera did mot begin operation until "mid-December 1963." CES hot INFERENCES curclude, From Duron +estimemy The Warren Commission record assuens Oswald visited the Cuban Consulate sermatind of tor gq. upenm~arriving in Mexico City on the Morning of 27 Septenber 1963. That same morning, across the street at LIERODE pasehouse, ‘the new trigger device and K-1O0/Robot Star systems were in provess of being installed. If the installation were to have gone: smoothly, the systems may have been tested against the HW 53217 DBocld: 32371757 Page 3
\HW 53217 Su epased target at the very moment when Oswald AL is ascuned to have appeared. However, the reocrd of that momings efforts shows that the K-100 had a nel. funetioning part which had to be re-machined. |Stne would have bee Wembargets"—avettap: =b sb~purposes! Oswald 4+00Q,.there hag on thet viark of nidlis remote. aR eo ~testing-and—when-—Oswadkd: e-onty “aes me av.e-beon....2t— the.ConsulLate , the-necord-docs—not-showange~ That As Assuming that LIONION = began work on Monda}\morning, 30 September 1963 at normal hours and started to operate the #K-100 and Robot Star systems against the Consulate gate for test purpo as he was instructed to do (m01A-22307), the test photos sent to Headquarters may have been the result, Bie None of these individuals appedrs to be Oswald. The Warren Commission concludes, too, that Oswald only visit Consulate on 27 and 28 September. 23 Spptenber is a Saturday. The Consulate is closed cording kz to the posted sign). The LIONION spect DoclIda: 32371757 Page 4
It is possible that this installation, begun in the morning, may have taken well into the afternoon to complete. becausex (1) this was a new installation ori . in a new room of the basehouse’ (2) the technicians experienced problems with the equipment. The ultimate set-up would have been testedTwhen it was complete. But the Consulate officially closed at 1400 hours, after which there would have been few, if any, targets (at the gate) for test purposes! It may have been likely, then, that the instealation, when completed, was not tested against act¥al ( and avaiable) targets until the opening of business, Monday morning, 30 September. Oswald is not known to have visited the Consulate Saturday “Tle LiaNnien Hota she dal ow aftert28 Septenber. oF Silva-Diiran's tegtimony Indicates that Oswald visited the Consulate twice on Fridey, 27 Septener : in the morning when she directed—him_to the Soviet te and Consulate; “in bhe afternoon (4 pm) when she telephoned the soviet Cay Saeco este Bg tA during official office hours;10-2.-This is strengthmed by the fact the when the Cuban vem ee argued with Oswald? the "morning visit) which was Oswald's first contact with the Cuban-Consulate he was again at the Consulate, after business hours, at 4 pm. If he had not iit cE AES CIM visited earlier during normal business ‘hours, he ee ‘have been rebuffed 6 L. cetlen mal at the 4 pm visit with“the suggestion shat he come. during business hours! He a) was not rebuffed....from which I suggest that hep theveferey visited the Consulate before 2 pm. and, mostly likely, during the very houss that the technocians were in process of setting up the new tnstallanion 52-LINOTON ac the street, a I conclude that the pe probablity of having taken a photo of Oswald during his visit(s) to the Cuban Consulate on 27 Sept. 1963 is remote. HW 53217 DBocld:32371757 Page 5
a . ' . . . , > ~ wa oy ‘ a € 6 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION The files reveal the following supplemental information: A.\ LITAMIL 7, LITAMIL 9j penetrations of the Cuban Enbassy, ere aware of and assisted in the production of LIONION. HSCA researchers have reviewed this item. had access to B. LIONION I and 2 were terminated 1/11/72. The termination report gssumed that they were wither doubled of their operation was being monitored. HSCA researchers have had access to this item. C. LIONION 1 and 2 intended to resettle in Madrid on 1 Sept. 72. HSCA researchers have had access to this item. D. 70 volumes (5 packages) of LIONION production from late 61 through December 1968 were sent to Record Center, 12 Aug. 69 to Headquarters with a recommendation that they be forwarded to Records Center for retention of 10 years from date of information. (thus, the earlier production may have been destroyed! ) This item is HMMA-37684. Unknow if HSCA has seen. E. Photos of Pulse Camera in operating position sent to Headquarters as Enclosure 3, HMMA-22881, 13 Beb. 64. Location of Enclosure or HMMA-22881 unknown to undersigned. Unknown if HSCA has. seen. F. Photos taken using Pulse Camera were sent to Headquarters as HMMA-22836, 31 Jan. 6b. Location of photos unknown.to undersigned. Unknown if HSCA has seen. G. Pulse CAmera removed for reconditioning during May 64. H. All equipment removed from LIONION basehouse on 26-27 Sept. 64 for 6-8 weeks as precaution after release of Warren Commission Report. I. LIONION basehouse partially reactivated, 25 Nov. 64 with only coverage of the Embassy gate....Pulse Camera to be installed in near future. se HW 53217 Bocld: 32371757 Page 6
HW 53217 l. Various Items Re; LIONIONP Project Item Seen By/When LIONION Project initiation, 16 Feb. 1965. pH 5/26, 7/5, 7/21 "Both I and II know they. are working for AIS. [ LITAMIL-7 and LITAMIL-9} who are penetrations of the Cuban Embassy, are aware of this activity as they are used to help identify individuals photographed." LIONION was originally a walkin agent in Havana. LeI, L-2 Termination "This in iteself is enough to make him suspect." HMMA-1490 1/11/72 AM/QUAKE and AM/STAFF "We are further assuming that they (XSXXHXEXXx?) DH 5/26, 7/5, 7/21 then either doubled him (L-1) ar (L-2) or that they are successfully monitoring the op. thru a combination of physical and audio surveillance." ‘ (e-1,4-%) . 7 ; "Theytintend to départ Mexico for Madrid on 1 Sept. 72" (to resettle) . 3. Details of LIONION Pulse Camera Operation HMMA-2641) 22 June 65 "This dispatch is intended to familiarize HDQTRS with the ‘asg in 2, details of the Pulse Camera operation in Mexico City, which . was mounted in Decmber 63 and is targeted against wk the Cuban Embassy and Consulate. " The technecian arrived with this particular piece of equipment (Pulse Camera) during mid-December 63, and proceeded to install and test it at the LIONION-f basehouse." "The Pulse mera is in operation 6 hours per day, 5 days each week..." | "Attached are samples of photographis coverage from the Pulse Camera...” (Note, the unique time/date stamp in the lower left corner of the Pulse Camera frame..this only comes from that camera!) DoclIda: 32371757 Page fF