74-00000 4 Lan one CONTINUATION CISPATCHK: pararcraphs hin, i ns 6. Other Operational Developrients: ‘fos +) the operatTon continued as"us ‘ops peo. dawn to midnight stay :with. the Agen activitiés Quality of: e PBRUMEN--visitors has, 7 increased drastically. . -ddentitication of TDdvers and transit personnel, “a studies mentioned in paragraph suecessful qT. routine occas and by the our CI oper baud stute of nerves, vacation to Acapulco to ¢ 8. 9. Sa, , b. Cc. 2A er nner ear pe erent eee, nn ot USE PREVIOUS EDITION. . ‘ T 1 sree nace atnanentenee sane een nn a Feplacement site and a they béeTLeve tne contri. ance of Stel ano. peratTon ts worthw hile (tne Station -perieves” it iso we, the agent just as before, We wlll go ahead with the '. ito demonstrate thi tog lh. “be -involved, ek t Lobes Opportunity. ilo was last SWIRLED on 18 Apr 7 ; .., routine they have established over the year " mentioned instructions toc -with resistance. event of the period.was eur obt alternate courier (to Which KDAFGHAN-1 had not been alerted). Agent Personnel: DLN SoA TORE p DISPATCH GT MUL ASO NUMBER oF 5 E SRE T ot SMA MAIO We wili start a.search for a Hcadqiiarters indicates~that 14-16 of Reference 4. Fene as soon as intend “to” continue-to handle Ny our greatest confidence in proceed to improve his equipment and. operation and. planned technical consultation (Reference £) 5S. NO sensitive equipment or information will We further intend to SGSWIRL this agent at the: first il 1967. mo ; indicati Other than the above, The Case Officer had another t to-observe AMFINK and its and “to wotk with the: Agent on improving -his production, the photographs has improved: and identification of .the with the use of KDGLACIER Passport photos - ~- We are now hitting over Gighty percent The planned io 12 of Reference A have not been as KDAFGHAN-1 and 2 ave so set in the S that the above hange their way Of operation have met This is being. overcome. The one outstanding alning a photo of SYCEVENE-6's ual. as was hoped for. No changes. The break in their regular Yequests for more work on their part extra and irregularly scheduled meetings caused by ation seemed to. have increased KDAFGHAN-L's already Tne Case Officer sent him-on a three day alm him down ~ and it did somewhat. loned by our ministrative/Finances: No changes. Headquarters Action Required: Advise if Headquarters concurs with the Station as to the desirability of continuing with this type 6f Operation after the projected termination of the KDAFGHANS. Please pass this dispatch to the JMROD unit. Their Suggestions are solicited, : . , Please retrace all known relatives of KDAFGHAN-1 and 2 and advise the Station of the results, poe3eSS5e R, GARDALPHE - . fos aen ra 7 PAGE No. “ so] cownmves I 4 of 4 CLASSIFICATION SECRET i
tS 44-0000 tro , . \ | ' BE § PATCH a a ae ; 7 1 3 i Doo pope : hoy fb i ¢€ a ad _* ~ SECRET . ; fmsceio 1oe OLN 7y i | i I. _vhaeck of Station id Hexico City wee _ -. : : Ino (MOH NE SCUETD 4 of a I nt cr Cor o : TP Fe iiY Guatitnt Gee ie : i io wnbel of Station | + jean 1ybSeanct ass 7 i ¢ see er ee ToT retrace et a ce ere ate suey et wp racer cee eee : | | Chief, Western liémisphere Division - baceornm : Set PBRUMEN/KDAPGIAN > “Gonzents on Proposal to Terminate KDAFGUARC] Gado oo) PRCTION QRS BH REN CEE . . ; oT ae i G mo : : \ } COC ARO. SER, i ACTION =: Paragraph § MAR 2 2 1972 REFERENCES: A, MEXICO CITY 18887~- MiCROFK.MED so ‘Be. DIRECTOR 228192 : ; ~ C. HHMA $1590, -11 Jaliuary 1972 | - 1. As a result of the disturbing information contained in a - Reference C, we undertook a reasonably thorough review'of the CI a aspects. of this project as contained’ in Headquarters files. We cameo up with no new insights into the security problem outlined in Reference C that are not already known to the Station. We commend the Station for its thorough CI review of this project and the positive efforts being taken to improve its’ security, While the positive results of KDAF juWW-1l's SGSHIRL (per Reine | A) suggests that he is probably not actively cooperating with i AMSTAFP against BATRUST, his PBRUMEN exile status, the long period of time he has been operating his OP site in close proximity to | the PBRUMEN Embassy and the potential (perhaps immediate) danger presented by his and KDAFGHAN-2's PBRUMEN relatives, make it clear that this tear must eventually be phased out, whether or not . replacements can be recruited, We defer to the Station concerning how. best to implement this terinination and Strongly concur with the Station's attempts to prevent KDAFGHAN-1 and 2 fron reaching the conclusion that they are no loneer trusted by RKTRUST, As. the Station has indicated, aa overlap between the new and old OP sites is highly desirable. Presumably, the Station will continue its efforts to determine whether or not KDAFGHAN+1 has been "doubled" or is being monitored by ANSTAFF {the latter appears more likely, if AMSTAFF is indeed on to the KDAFGHANS)., CONTINUED. . . DISTRIBUTION: Co | | Orig § 1 - COS, Mexico City po fF 2 - Cos, pal. . | RISE LRRENCE TO ~— “‘DePAIGN FymSaL ory ~ batt aoe _ -- 23> SoS 4 24 Y | saan 18913 _ | _ | “CLASSIFICATION ~~ i Te 3373 = - ~ | ; . TOA be Sy Oe y SECRET 208 FRE 43 ,Os i) ORIGINATING ' : : , . OFFICE = PERM Wettit _ TYPIST - a = To Distribution: - WH/L rim (yped 6 March 72) | 6954 1 - WH/1 COORDINATING l - WH/COG ORES BICL | pale OFFICER'S NAME ; 1 - IP/Files —WH/COG/FI pom OHKE praise C/WHS 1 erence at Ee ee oN Pe So ee tee ves tne eta ae em -j Ca ane ee none rem wsGiirtt
' oo . — eeterenetee etter re ates steed atte Spent sone aeideme-ni pumas aeteoe, Tes AS Su Ste ANG NUMECR CUSS Si ICate CUNT UATION OF a DISPATCH - SECRET 2 BAIN 18913 2. While ‘reviewing this activity, we were seruck by the thought which has occurred: to others in the Past, as: to why KDAFGHAN-1, an educated and reportedly intellivent individual, has been willing to devote the last ten years to this dull and very routine effort. It ts difficult to draw, a completely satisfying answer to this question fron the files. The security aspects aside, the Station is - probably doing KDAFGHAN-1 a favor, in terms of his aental health, by forcing hin to look outside his small and insular world and séek a new fora of employment. The - frequent references to KUAFGHAN-1's pent up nervousness contained in the Station's reporting indicates that _ ee KDAFGIIAN- 1's -obsession with his work may finally be catch- ing up with him, ~ a Be - . . i -.3. While we are more than a little ambivalent concern- | ing the over-all value of this activity as presently consti<' | tuted, given the priority need for Coverage of the AMSTAFE personnel Stationed at: the PBRUMEN Embassy and the relative dearth of PBRUMEN target access agents, we believe that this activity should be continucd. We share the Station's concern | about our inability tc identify the photographs of non- . | - -PBRUMEN personnel who visit the Embassy or Consulate, but appreciate the difficult technical problems involved. Gn a More positive note, the recent group of photographs of -PBRUMEN Embassy staffers forwarded to Headquarters for review by AMBEDEW-1 and AMWIIEN- 1} (the latter has not yet been - ; | completed) were of high quality. .As a result of the high quality of these photographs, AMREDEW-1 was able to identity still another AMSTAFFer assigned to the Embassy. We assume | . from the contents of Reference C that when and if a new oP Pod Site team has been recruited and a new site ebteained, further - efforts will be made by the Station to increase the identifi- | cation of visitors to the PBRUMEN installation concerned, | Meanwhile, the high rate of identification of PBRUMEN visitors | | | i | | | ( i i l t | | | | | i | to. the Embassy currently being achieved by the Station testifies to your determined efforts to obtain the maximum "take" from this operation. 4. In conclusion, we concur with the Station's plans to continue this oneration and to improve the identification | of non-PBRUMEN visitors to the PRRUMEN Embassy. We concur. with ‘the Station's plans to terminate KDAFCGHAN-1 and 2 at an H “appropriate time after a new OP site team haus been recruited i and trained and a new OP site obtained. Per Reference BR, we | will trace KDAFGHAN-1 and 2's relatives residing in PBRUMEN | once their names and addresses have been forwarded by the Station, We discussed this operation with the JMROD unit and | it was decided that KDAFGHAN-1 and 2 are not suitable for . | 1 JMROD purposes. 5. Action Requested: Paragraph 4 above, Grover E, CAITHAMER ‘ | Poy det }oi fof. “ Po; 1 meee rere vem aman esse we CRASSIEICATION mee . PASE NO. 1 H USE PREVIOUS EGITION, =} P nimies ; : Saved CONTINUED 2 of 2 pen oe BR Re Pe