wero ¢ I. CURRENT OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCTION RELATED THER:ZO A. Oliver G. SCANTLING Segment (in relation to project objectives.) 1. "Lo collect operational information pertaining to LIMERICK personnel anc physical facilities." SCANTLING has continued to provide worthwhile ‘n- Sormation in support of this objective. i (See previous project review forwarded by HMMA-20052 of 18 October 1962.) Durisg the past year SCANTLING was used to follow up leads produced by both LIFEAT and LIENVOY in support of this objective. In particular SCANTLING provided, in biueprint detail, casing reports on the hones of two Soviet intelligence officers who are targets for Station technical overations, . SCANTLING also is used te aid the Station in maintaining current recoris of the residences of Soviet perscmmel living in Mexico. This is acconplished by SCANTLING's followup of LIENVOY Leads wiich indicate Soviet interest in venting specific properties. : . 2. “To colle on pertaining to other targets of op- portunity, (Eero and personnel of intelligence interest operating in Mexico." SCAN-LING has proved successful in providing infornation on other Station targets: @. SCANTLING ovtained information on AEMIQUELET-2, a suspect Soviet support agmt which was the basis of further Ststion overations aseinst tils tarzat. ' b. SCANILIZG provided a casing of the forner Wtpneaen enone Office against which the Station had planned a technical opsration. However, this site was evacucted by the tarzet mission beZe re plans were coaleted for this attempt. c. SCAUTLING has conducted detailed investigations in various ceses involving possible agents or contacts of hostile inteZlisence ser- vices. These cases were of prime concern to Station M2xico but «requently were undertaken at the request of Headquarters ov other Stations. ° ; ’ 3. "To provide support to other Station operations as may be requested by the Station officers .congerned.'' In the past SCANTLI2G's activities.in this are ware concerel peloactly with reeruitments, devricfings and.surveillangses. Duwing the reno-sing psviod, hovever, the welsnt of CCANTLING's supsert to obiarStation onavecle¢as neve taxen other forms. taaples from this nrea of activity ineluie tne most frulvful efforts on SCANTLING's part: t SCE TTT & HW 53199 Docld:32343404 Page 4
re * /sR ; ° a. Support of the sensitive AMROD operation, in which Reymond H. GERENDE also played a vital role, was of singular importance to the success of the operation. SCANTLING's many fields of op- erational experience were drawn on fully and he thereoy provided _ & unique contribution to the operation. Without the assistance of SCANTLING and GERENDE with thelr unique qualifications » this operation would have been difticutt in the extreme if indeed at all possible. SCANTLING again provided the means for corrving out a > large vortion ;Slecredit and discourase BB “campaign. ec. SCANTLING is used as the alternate contactin a sensitive LAURICLE project. This is for the purpose of ninimizing the éanger of the action agent in this project vaing recosnizei as being in contacts with an obvious PBPRIME citizen. SCANTLING's contribution to this operation has been noteworthy both from the standpoint of security and agent handling. dad. SCANTLING continued to conduct numerous pretext anit netshbornosd investigations. As in the past mony of these investisations vere in relation to nishly sensitive cases. 4, Although SCANTLING: s LIEMPTY project objectives can not be conpleteix filfilled, it is the Stetion's opinion tint SCAMTLING continues to swke valuable chirlhbutions to the objectives of the project and to other Station activities. . BQUTLING's production, measured against monetary o:mnenditure, case oflicar time anl other intangibles factors, unquestionably justifies his continuing as an inlesral part of Project LIBAPTY, ; ‘ 2. Heymona H. GERENDE Segment (in relation to project objectives) : :. J. "Po coliect onevational information pertaining to LIERICN personnel: - and yysieal facilities tay ough use of ‘ghotegraphic besehouses." . Three ‘pads0-- Grepkic bascs, LIMITED, LILYRIC and LIGALLA, contribute to these objectives. Altho:rn SCANTIING now ects as cutout with the LIMITED base, GSRAIDE continues to be responsisle for the processing of all photo take fron the LISOTY operation including take from LUAITED. To avoid repetition, the Station is onitting the deseritption of the 3 fumations of these three bases and how they contribute to tae apove sbjective. Tnis was | Aully Geserived in the 1950 Request fom Profeet Rensiei (IE-Li4-15979). eee eee se HW 53199 DoclId:32343404 Page 5
2. "To collect operational inforvavion and identify operational leeds pertaining to Station targets of opportunity." The LIMIRAP operation, Aied by GERSHDE, is still the major contributor to this objective. LISWERAP operati aphasia continues to remain in the area of photo stakcout eee re MixcLoan Comnauni 9% gna is presently working fulltime on providins at E z ating, sites used skye LIENTRAP has also recently begun to be used on FRENICK leads. It is expected that activities of LIENTRAP in that latter area will expand in the coming year. 3. "To provide operational support to Station operations including the renting of hotel rooms and safe avartments, renting and servicing of fpost ofrice boxes, and conducting counter-surveillences.” GERENDE's contribution to the AMROD operation was noted in paragraph I.A.3.a. above. GHRENDE'’s cosaprehensive area knowledge and personal operational capabilities enable him to make a valuable contribution in such operations as AMHOD and also enable him to procure the most desireable safe sites in support of the Stetion's overetions. The project's assets, particularly GERENDS ani LIEMPTY-10, presently provide 20 post office box mail drons for use of Mexico City Station and other Stations. Although it is planned to reduce this namber considerably during the next year, (since other Station assets now can provide a number of live accommodation addresses), a number of post office box3s will be retained for use in future overations. 4, The quality and quantity of opsrational information produced by the vhotosrenhic bases and other activities under GERENDE's control and supervision is considered by the Station worthwhile and in some cases unique. It is con- cluded, therefore, that this segment of the LIEMPTY Project shonli be continued. C. Relationshiv to the Related Mission Directive As noted in the exanples given above, Project LIEMPTY nas provide’ valuable support to many Station operetions and chereby has been « contributing factor to the fulfillment of the Releted Mission objectives of the Station. Tae project has not produced any positive intelligence nor is it intended to do so. The project's sole purpose is to provide a necnanism for tue development of opera- tional information. II. CHANOcS ; . . Tne one major change made in the LIEMPTY Project was the replacement of GENSHD! by SCANTLING as cutout with the LEIITED basehouse. This was arrangea 30 as to provide GENES with more tine. for: rapid processing of the LIE.PTY , shototake.: It also makes for better rayoovt with the. baschouse keeper (LIMMPTY 5) since SCAIZ7LING is closer in age to him than is GERENDE. Louise J. MACRINO (ps) suffered a vecurrencs of the heart coniition which nearly caused her death approximately eight years ago. Complete rest nas deen sas HW 53199 DoclId:32343404 Page 6
ordered by her doctors and an operation may be necessary in early 1964. It is therefore unlikely that she will bé able to work during the comings project year. Station does not plan to request cancellation of her operational clearance at this time, but has not included salary payments to her in the estimated costs of the project for the coning year. The unusual salary increase reflected for LIEMPTY-19 in the "Project Costs" (below) sactionfor the coming year is due to this agent's new duties of LIF=AT processing in addition to her old duties as translator. Agent's OA was emended for this use on 2 January 1963. ' The comments made concerning the project's effectiveness in the Project Renewal of 1960 (HMMA 15979) remain valid. Indeed the Station's need for the type of services provided by the assets of this project are at least as great today as they were when those coments were originally forwarded. III. EFFECTIVENESS IV. PROBLEMS = There are presently no know major, problems facing the operation which tould affect either the security or the effectiveness of this operation. The security problen facing the LICALLA portion of the operation and deserided in Hitta-15979 and subsequent renewal requests has deen resolved by the Cuban Government's release of three KURIOT personnel earlier this year. As was noted previously, one of <his grouv hal knowledge of the LICALLA. operation. Both SCANTLING and GERSENDS took the LCFLUTTER during! tre month of Cetober 1963. No security problems were revealed by this test. i] Vv. PLANS : The Station considers that tne project is operating at its optimm size and does not plan to expand it during the coming year. Efforts will be continued to refine and better utilize the existing project organization and to izprove tre compartmentation and security of the project. VI. COSTS i A. Past Project Year - Station records show that Project LIEMPTY expended aporox- imately $US 50,690.00 during FY 1965 (1 December 1962 - 30 June 1953) and has to date in FY 1964 (through 50 Sentenoer 1963) expended SUS 7,620. aAvoroxinecely WS 10,500 will be e:mended” during’ th: last.tvo sonths of the groject: y2cr. Thais wii make a total expenaiture for che project year of about 35 +3,6C0 or * UG 1,500 under that which was allotted Zor this project. 3B. Newt Project Year - Of the total Gus 49,700 budsset, vemized below, apvroxi- unvely $U3 30,290 will 2e expended in FY 1964 end the remainder US 19,41C in aoe HW 53199 DoclId:32343404 Page 7