SEGrET PREVIOUS APPROVALS : 1 Dec 64 - 30 Nov 65 $45, 300 1 Dec 63 = 30 Nov 6 49,700 1 Dee 62 - 30 Nov 63 49,900 1 Dec 61 = 30 Nov 62 49,500 1 Dec 60 = 30 Nov 61 53,000 1 Dee 58 - 30 Nov 59 95, 380 STAPP “COMMENTS :. FI and CI Staffs concur in renewal.
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- *¢.4F66 1966 MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Deputy Director for Plans THROUGH: DDP/PG SUBJECT: Project LISMPTY Rereval 1. FI Staff recommends approval of the renewal of Project LIEMPTY. This project, costed at 341,500., supports the following Mexico City assets: a panel truck used for mobile photography, three base houses for fixed photegraphic surveillance, a contract agent manager and eight support agents. One of the base homes is used as a control point to dispatch a surveillance team. (The latter is not a part of the project, however.) 2. The LIEMPTY target is the Soviet Embassy and Soviet activities in Mexico City. LISMPTY is part of the complex of station instruments by means of which requirements from a variety of U.S. agencies are met. One cf the sites provided pictures later used in the Warren Commission Report, and the publication of the report created a security hazard. The Station moved the site and it is now back in creration. 3. The possibility of Soviet intercept of radio commo to the surveillance team has been carefully weighed recently by SR, the desk, 0/C and TSD. The decision to accept the risk appears to have been taken with due deliberation. : 4. This is clearly an effective, well-managed operation serving an important need. We recomend renewal without hesitation. 7/W. LLOYD GEORGE vin Chief | ‘Foreign Intelligence Attachment : ; Project ‘ : Pree 2
14-00000 SECRET 3052 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Plans SUBJECT — : Project LIEMPTY Renewal Request 1. Renewal is requested for the LIEMPTY Project for the period 1 December 1965 through 30 November 1966 for a total of $41,500; of this amount, $25,520 should be alloted for FY 1966 and $15,980 for FY 1967. This Project has been programmed in FY 1966 for $50,000.. The last Project Renewal was approved at $45,300. Funds are available within WH Division, 2. The security of this Project appears to be good. The LIENTRAP photo truck was repainted a different color in January 1965 to preserve the security of this vehicle which operates extensively in the same general areas, There have been no apparent ramifications from the publication of the LIMITED Photograph in the Warren Commission Report in September 1964, 3. LIENTRAP is one of two mobile photo surveillance -units at the Station, both of which are used extensively because of the many requirements for spot photo coverage of diplomatic installations, agent mectings, and current identification photos of targets among others. ‘4, Although there are three stationary photo baschouses under this Project all targeted against the Soviet Embassy, there is very little duplication of effort, and the coverage of this Embassy would be weakened through the termination of any of them, LICALLA covers the rear of the Embassy (garden and parking lot) and is in a unique position to observe informal meetings and activity there, In May 1965 a thorough assessment was made of this basehouse to determine whether an audio installation could be based here, directed against these garden conversations. It was determined that due to the high incidence of street and other noises, this was not practical, TSD and SR Divisions are conscious of this requirement, however, and if any new equipment is developed which might make this operation more feasible it will be tested. LIMITED and LILYRIC which both cover the front entrance, provide coverage during different parts of the day, and LIMITED also serves as a fixed radio SECRET: