DISPATCH:OPERATIONAL MONTHLY REPORT 1-31 DECEMBER 1963.
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF OF STATION, MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF, KURIOT
Document date: 01/16/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1 Operational Monthly Report - - 1-31 December 1963

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Presented below is a reporting of the operational and support activities

of Gregory D. PARMUTH for lhe above mentioned period.

1. General Summary of Activities.

Activity for the month of December considted of the following:

Installation of the SEQUENCE camera al the LIERODE basehouse; Assiutance

was given to C/MACHARITY on an audio operation against an LCHARVEST

target; A locked door containing audio equipment was opened by PARMUTH

at an LP monitoring the LCHARVEST apartment; Station production totaled

2,325 for the month; One agent was trained in SW; and Photographic basehouses

covering Soviet and Satellite Embardies produced below average production

because of the Christmas season.

2. TDY

On 16 December 1963 Peter I. SWINEHARI, POB, arrived at Mexico

City to install a SEQUENCE camera at the LIERODE basehouse. See para 5.g.

of this report for details.

On 17 December 1963 an SWB representative arrived at Mexico City

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for the purpore of training PARMUTH in the use of SW syrtem 9%.

3. Training:

See training report forwarded as Enclosure l on Lewis F. KASNICKA.

4. Operatione.

None.

5. Station Support.

d. On the morning of ! December 1963, PARMUTH assisted RESCIGNO

a installing audio microphones under the flouring of an LCHARVEST occupie

partment. ($co HMMA-22608, 11 Dec 63, para 5. d.) Lines leading from th

audio installation to the LP were strung and secured below the flooring which had

ample semi-crawling apace between the target area and the LP apartment.

RESCIGNO and PARMUTH entered thie crawling space by removing a small

section of flooring located inside the LP apartment. There is also a trap door

leading into the crawl space at the front entrance hall of the building although

the curious would be discouraged to enter this area because of atagnant water

six to ten inches deep on the floors at all times, cob webs, bugs, etc., etc...

Three audio microphones were installed on this operation.

b. During the period 2-14 December 1963, PARMUTH again handled

LIFIRES 4/5 while Marvin A. CABOT was on annual leave.

c. On 6 December 1963 PARMUTH forwarded to KURIOT/ WAVE

Headquarters two orders of envelopes (six month supply per each request)

and one request for stamps.

The envelopes were handcarried by Timothy A.

CAPRIOTT t WAVE Headquarters, avoiding a week's delay if the envelopes

were sent through the pouch from Mexico City. The stamps were handcarried

by another DYer to the States for mailing to Washington.

d. On 6 December 1963 PARMUTH was requested to re-enter the

LP. covering the LCHARVEST apartmerit as reported in para 5. a. of this report.

The purpose of this visit was to udlock a closed door which stured the LP equip-

ment which monitors LCHARVEST activitica in that apartment. Although the

basehouse keeper had a key which worked well for several days previously, the

lock would not open for the agent on the afternoon of 6 December. PARMUTH

entered the apartment at 0130 hours on 7 December and unlocked the door. It

was found that the throw bolt located inside the lock was broken. For security

purposes, two other locks were removed from other doors located in the same

room to check if these locks were in the same bad condition. In each case,

when the key was inserted into the lock and turned excessively, the throw bolt

snapped. A new lock of the same type manufacture was installed on the cioset

door by the basehouse keeper on 7 Deceinber 1963.

On the night of 7 December 1963, PARMUTH was requested by

the COS to install an extension phone at the COS residence. After a short

training period given by RESCIGNO at the MKCHARITY base, PARMUTH was

able to service this request satisfactorily.

This extension was one which

replaced one removed (for study) by KUSODA officials who inspected Mexico.

f. On 10 December 1963 PARMUTH photographed $23 frames, using

the Recordak to fulfill a monthly Staff D requirement for the Chief of Station.

b.

On the morning of 17 December 1963, SWINEHART, LIFEUD/22

and PARMUTII met at the LIERODE basehouse to install the 35mm SEQUENCE

camera and the VLS? trigger device. SWINEHART instructed both L-22 and

PARMUTH very thoroughly on the installation and maintenance of the SEQUENCE

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camera.

The complete sygtem was then dismantled by SWINEMART so that L22

could

re-install the system from the beginning. This was done by L-di and ser

«ich SWINEMAR'I's satisfaction. Although the Conduldio dour nas clured to the

public for a period of six days for unknown reasond de of the niglit uí li December

1963, leata were made using the SEQUENCE camera photographing people walking

by the Consulare door. The camera worked well and produced quud printable

negatives. On the morning of 18 December 1963, Lad contacred PARMUIH and

explained lial the Consulale door wag now open to the public and receiving

visitors as of 1010 that day. PARMUTH and SWINEHART joined L22 shortly

later at the LIERODE basehouse and found that the camera system was working

well and photographing people entering and leaving this larget area. SWINEHART

then procesed this film at the Station lab and inade sample prints of the day's

take to be prosented to the COS and C/PBRUMEN for their approval. Both were

very pleased with the photographic results using this type of camera equipment,

at the LIERODE baschouse. As of this reporting, the SEQUENCE. camera is

using approximately. 100 feet of Plus X film between 6900 and 1400 hours (office

hours-for the Consülate), L-23 uses the present dark room area lo photograph

traffic entering and leaving the front gate of the Embassy and is on duty from

0800 to 1800 hours daily, six daya a week. In order for L-22 to process the film

from both of these cameras and make prints daily, it will be necessary to insall

another darkroom at the basehouse. L-22 will need a Morse Tank for processing

film, a drying rack, and a small PAKO dryer for finishing prints in order to

satisfy PBRUMEN requirements at the Station, Forwarded as enclosure 2 is

the installation, end statistical and training report concerning this operation.

h. On the night of 17 December 1963, PARMUTH and SWINEHART

went lo the Mexico City Airport to meet a visiting SWB TDYer and assisted him

through customs. Before the plane arrived, PARMUTH and SWINEHART look

the opportunity to inspect the passport camera located in he Immigration Section

Sof the Airport.

On the evening of 31 December 1963, PARMUTH was requested by

Michael C. CHOADEN, C/PBRUMEN Operations Officer, to make an emergency

meeting with LIFEUD/22. The purpose of this meeting was to pick up photographs

and logs for 30 and 31 December in connection with a priority PBRUMEN operatiou.

6. Station Support (SW Activity).

a. On 6 December 1963, a visiting I'DYer from Tegucigalpa requested

PARMUTH to train SWLUCK/f'in secret writing. Training was carried out on

7 December 1963 at a local hotel in the city. SW systems 37 and 58 were used in

this operation as per KURIOT instruction in DIR 87130. Forwarded as enclosure

3 is the SW report which is to be sent to SWB.

b. On 20 December 1963, PARMUTH was trained in the use of SW

system 99 by a visiting KURIOT technician.

7. Miscellaneous Statistics.

a. Number of operational targets surveys completed during month: 0.

b. Number of TDY trips completed during the month: 0.

c. Photographic equipment issued for operational use: SEQUENGE

camera.

. do Photographic equipment repaired: 0.

e. Number of people trained in photographic rechniques/equipment: 2.

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8. Production Figures on Jobs Processed.

a. Black and white: 43 jobe.

(1) Total prints: 2,325.

(2). 35mm microfilm: 300 feet.

(3) 16mm film: negative - 400 feet; positive - 400 feet.

(4) 35mm cassetts: 35.

(5) 120 size roll film: 2.

(6) Sheet film (all types): 0.

(7) Miscellaneous: 0..

b. Color: 0 jobs:

c. KURIOT Station Support:

(1) Secret writing:

issued 1 - 37 carbon to SWLUCK/1.

(2) Flaps and seals: 0.

(3) Chemical harassment: 0.

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