= * ‘aareheiies wade vial ao 2 w ° pra jected Aceival fin Mexico of Polish: ‘Travel Offictlale" ~ Beate Departement said. that ‘thie Feport was of woderate impottance and ‘the informatica was Rew and useful, They ‘expressed a continuing’ interest | in this: type of reporting, 7 “New Polley of the Soviet Commercial office in’ Mexico” ~ O88 reported that this inforeatioa Waa new but only of woderata importance, — WH Olviaion recommenda renewal of tha LIFEAT Project based 5. WH Division has eut the field's original om the field requea. attached, request for $111,673 to $98,974,
14-00000 -~y 7 . CLASSIS ATE - POPATCH St Macy AND BQ - - : : ~ Fo a : yd ARGU AETE EE RE NAD . ‘ -4 ch Lef, Wil biv tston ~~ DESE HOW on LO ~ on . riLe) z Ns ee oe : Tino ~ j pes ep. ware ; : , nr A ‘ Chiefeel Station, Mexico CLiy, Sy 43-43 le dime 1°o) ; soar aR Fm (CHECK OX" ONT L. MARCETS FOR INDEKING “NO. NDERINWG ELQUIRED INCOUNG ‘CAN BE AUDGED _ BY QUAURED HQ DESK ONLY Pxzem Projeet Renewal Requent ; : * 7 ACTON wiGuaeo ” yO > As noted . : an ‘ iis ° lL. Forwanied herew! th. and under separate Gover for Hea: dquartérs an ' processing. is the LIFEAT Projéct Renewal Request eovering FY 19G2, * + This congists of a comprehensive review of Project LIMEAT. for the period July..496Q-hrouch June 1961, end a Project Qutline divided trite _ Parts I and Il, 2, Itis noted that the total of funds requested for the coming project year. exceeds that granted for the past year, but it is felt - that the additional funds are neéessary, und renlistically refleet the needs or the operation, 3, It is requested that Project LIFEAT be renewed for the period July 1961 through June 1062 in tne ancunt of SLLL,OT3. 9 June 1961 At.tachnents Caw Project Renewal h/w ard u/s/e bistributions <-. Headquarters »/% eya att h/w and u/s/e 22 Mles Redcve fred Préje iS See 53 Classificattani ; Se. me 86 aap aieseatband ea Festa e.. Porar 2 CLASSICAL ON USE PREWRID Beet, FORM REPLACES FOAMS 157 33 S28 318A AND S129 (40) Whider Ade OBE TE
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fo . SO _ PROJECT _LIFFAT : z So "PROJECT “REVIEW , . I. Product of the Project ~ - . ° A. Soviet Embassy. LIFFAT technical curveillance of the Soviet Embasay and Comercial Office telephone Lines was dincontinued on 22 June 1060 for seourlty reasons, The whthdrawo] of LIPVAT fram coverare of thin target hinged on the 20 June 1060 surrestion by LIVFNSOX .o Chief of Stailon, Mexico City, that the Linison tap operation LIFNVOY uncertake operations ayolinst the Soviet/Satellite targets loeated in MNexteo City, In order now to reveal to LIMMNSOR that a unllateral tap eperstion was already providing coverage of these tarrets, {t was neceszary for the Cnicf of Station to arree to LIENVOY extending its coverare to Include Soviet/" Satellite operations, LIFSAT lomedtately severed {ts coverage of both Saviet and Polish vhones so as not to Jeopumsifse the continuing unllateral LIPEAT oreration and the personnel invualvea therein, No --ogecurpkity brench result ed from the switeh from LIFEAT to LIENVOY coverage due largely to the thorouchness and speed of the LIFAAT personnel, LIFEAT security and compartmentation was not hamnea to any degree «hate ever, (Note: LIFEAT again resused ceverere of the Pullish Legation-- now Himbassy« when it develope that LIENVOY did not have the ready fade " ake™ from boll the Creereclovastan and Polish Cay Lo provid off lefal installations, ) 8B, Poulian Embaaay Durlng, Lhe pest profect year, LISPAT recatued te orimary source of information on this target and the only suceecciul, continuing penetra- tion of the target, technical or otherwise, ‘Tne interestcd Case Offieer has deseribed the LIFEAT confribucton as “unique” and “invaluable®, Examples of the positive intellirence product of the LIFFAT/Polish coverare eres . IPMA~15451, 2% August 1060 (Aleksander SFAIE®) HM-SL33, 2? “nus ust 1950 (Promot fon of Polish Minister in Mexico to Rank of Ambassador) IBM-5154, 24 August 1950 (Pollen Nintstar of Shipping to Attend Mextlean Independence Celebration) "IM-5106, 22 Se,tember 1960 (Profecte: Arrival in Khexteo of Polish Travel Ot fielatc) HEMA-1569€, -20 September 1260 (Jan CUSANZ) SECRET /KAPOK
¥ - . . | - Ce be, . ; ‘Fovas1s722, 20 Septenver 1960 (Plotr WASTIUK! 8 Order ‘for Tape , Recorder). ERN-5335, 9 Décember 1960 (Avpointments io Polish Mi sstons in | Po. . ; batin America) . Po HIPA=16255, 11 January 1951 (Gita STENT HiA-16206, 20 January 1962 (BxCoRN/RYLAT) ; : HPMA-16467, 15 February 1941 (Possible Polish Sponsored Audio pan a . _ Operation) Cotes ; ; con, C, Cuban Embassy The emphasis of the LIFEAT orerazion during tne past year has been placed on coverage of Cuban ot fictal, intellirenee and proparcanda retivitics, Direct support cf Station operations in the JMZIP area has rendered immeasurable assistance to the responsible Case Offleers, On various occasions LIFFAT support has- involved extended perleds of live-monitortng tarret telephones, thereby providing excellent security for Station assets taking part in sensitive operations, LIFFEAT/Cuban coverage has also enabled the Station officers to check the veracity and activities of various penetration arents in the Cuban Embassy, again providine increased operational security and inereased exploitation of whose iment assets, Aithourh LIFEAT has been employed primarlly as ~~ an operational support asset In the Cuban area, the following are examples the valuadle and abundant positive Intelligence preoduetion furnished : vow enmen Wy hee & HRM-SO49, 9 July 10 (O11 From “exilco For Cuba) HPPA-15490, 17 Anpust 1o60 (AMSEAD-1) INT-5101, 10 August 140 (c- : Pelercates to Cuban Youth Congress) Met O7, & October 19G0 (Sissenston at Cuban Embassy in Mexico) H=5220, y December 1Yc0 (Cucu Propararnia Activittes in Mexico) HhM-5293, 4 January 1001 (Activities of Prensa Latina, Cuban News Agency} aE 5M, 17 March 1961 (Cuban Commeretal Activities in Mexico) M5573, 7 April 19GL (Cuban Request for Mexiean Co-sponsorship of UN Fecolution) iPN-559?, 19 April LOGL (Recruitment of Mexican Techaiciang to Work ‘a i tn Cuba) a HIM-"613, 28 April 1961 (Colleation ef Medieines for Shipment to : , Cuba) HYM-5627, 3 May 1061 (Links Between Cuban Embassy and Pro-Cuba ie ; mo Demonstrations in Mexica City} ES ' BITA-L7O0L, 12 May 1651 (Travel of U.S, Citizens to Cuba a HID-SEL7, 17 May 1961 (Visi: of Cuban Petroleum Technicians to a Hexico) Be : : D2, American Communists th Mexico a on : As in the past, most of the (arcets in this sroup have been covered at = : tne requent of ODENVY, and the production has been partially processed ‘ae SECRET /KAPoK My OK