age: 7, While the greatest value of the LIEMNVOY Project un- doubtedly lies in the channel it provides to LERAMA and the CI/CE information it provides, the intellisence preduct is also of value as evidenced by the fact it produces nore posi- tive reports than anv other source of the Mexica City Station. It is hoped that the processing of the raw material can be luproved so that marginal reporting which resulted. in the large | nunber of undisseminated reports will soon disappear. The LIENVOY take also provides a very important Support mechanism for checking on other reports reeccived fron independent sources, and for following deve lopnents related to certain operational activity of the Station, '§, WH Division recommends renewal of the LLIENVOY Project as presented in the attached renewal request subnitted by the Mexico City Station, re beamend FitsCerald Chief Western Hemisphere Division
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14-00000 ' . (1) Operational Mechanism PROJECT LIENVOY KENEWAL A. CURRENT OLJECTIVES The LIENVOY Project provides for a joint KULARK-Mcxican Government sponsored telephone tap unit and for a non-officlal liaison relationship with access to the highest ranking government officiale of Mexico, The tap unit provides , direct support necessary to cover targets and operntional programs levied on the Mexico Station via the[_| as well es spot requests from Headquarters and other Stations. This Project also produces positive intelligence. B, CHANCES r The LIENVOY Project was created {n-late 1958 and put into operation in early 1959 at the request of LITENEOR vho appointed LIELEGANT as his special assistant to work with Willard C. CURTIS in the. supervisalon and adainivtration of the project. In mid-1964 it became evident that. LIRAMA would replace LITENSOR in December 1964, (LIRAMA was then LITHMi0-2 and:a clandestine lialzon contact with Willard C, CURTIS under the LITEMPO Project but was not knowledgeable of the CURTIS/LIELEGANT/LEITENSOR relationship in Project LIENVOY.) On 10 August 196% LIRAMA (LITEMPO-2) asked CURTIS and LIELEGANT for a conference (reported to Head- quarters in MEXT-0521 dated LO August 1904). At thio meeting, LIRAMA advised that LITENSOR had briefed him on the LIENVOY Project in detall and that it ahculd be continued wlth the seme personnel and wounner of operation, LIELEGANT and LIENVOY-2 have been given nominal positions which mrovide cover for dally regorte te LIRAMA, Covernment credentials axe aluo being provided for Staff Agent Arnold F. AREHART and the local agents working in the LP, LIRAMA has requested that the LP. remain in its present location and has provided # credential for the ineide of the front doorway which prohibits entry to anyone withoul speclal perndgulou oblalned from hig office, (2) Agents - During the last project year there have been no changes In the agent personnel. For the information of reviewing officials there La enclosed as Attachsent-l, o chart listing current LIENVOY targets as well as functions of LIENVOY agents. Arnold F, ARSHART, Scarf Agent, has been responelble for malnten-- ance of the technical eaulpment for the pass five years. His work continues to be outstanding and accounts for the fact that after almost six years’ use, the equipment is in good working order and has sustained a uinimum of logs through negligent breskage or theft (both very common in Mexico). There has been no major mechanical breakdown since ARFHART has been supervising the malntenance of the equipment. C, INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION While telephone tap cperations are commonly classified as “support operations”, the LIENVOY Project by nature of some of its targets, has produced considerable