DISPATCH OF OPERATIONAL MONTHLY REPORT, 1-30 NOVEMBER 1963.
Originator: CIA
From: COS, MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF/PHOTOGRAPHIC BRANCH
Document date: 12/11/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Operational Monthly Report, 1 - 30 November 1963

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Presented below is a reporting of the operational and support

activities of Gregory D. PARMUTH for the above mentioned period.

1. Ceneral Summary of Activities.

One photographic operational assignment was completed by PARMUTE

which was photographing banners used at a demonstration

PBRUMEN Embassy. A total of three work days was spent at the MKCHARITY •

installation constructing a counter for the airport and supporting

RESCIGNO in preparing for an audio operation. One agent was trained in

Station support kept PARMUTH extremely busy from 15 to 30 November

working with LIFEUD/22, the airport passport camera and Station assigh-

ments concerning the assassination of the President. Print production

totalled 3,100 for the month.

Photographic basehouses covering Soviet

and Satellite embassies produced normally with the exception of the

LIERODE basehouse which is now working a six-full-day week regardless of

the embassy visiting hours.

2. IX.

None

3. Training.

See training report forwarded as an attachment/on KASMICKA and

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4. Operations.

C. Choaden, Chief of PBRUMHN operations, to potograph a Station supported

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grouped. PARMUTH, taking advantage of this re-grouping several blocks

from the embassy, photographed the banners which were used in this

operation.

5. Station Support.

(a) On 15 November 1963, PARMUTH photographed 593 frames, using the

Recordak, to fulfill a montbly Staff D requirement for Chief of

station,

Mexico City.

(b) From 19 to 21 November 1963, PARMUTH, MULFORD and RESCIGNO

constructed a new counter for the passport camera and repaired both pass-

port cameras which are used at the Mexico City airport.. As of 3 December

1963, Captain Raul Zambrano will load and unload the camera at the airport

and meet with PARMUTH to exchange the film once a week at Captain ZAMBRANO's

home.

Forwarded as Attachment 2 for Headquarters retention is a memorendum

to the Chief of Station from PARMIH concerning this airport operation.

(c) During the period 22 to 26 November 1963, because of circum-

stance surrounding President Kennedy's death which involved Mexico City

Station (and Lee H. Oswald), PARMUTH was requested by the Chief of Station

to render special photographic support to the Station, to meet with

PARMITE's basehouse agents on emergency standby basis and to keep in close

contact with FEINGlass, meeting him three times a day during the above

mentioned period.

(See HMMA-21817 5.b.)

(d) On 30 November 1963, Joseph P. RESCIGNO requested PARMUTH £0

support in preparing for an audio operation which would take place or

1 December 1963 against an ICHARVEST targe au au apartment building here

in the city.

6. Station Support (SW activity)

(a) On I4 November 1963, Michael C. Choaden requested PARMUTH to

train LICHAP/1 in secret writing. Training was carried out on 15 November

at a local hotel In the city. Forwarded as attachment 3 is the SW report

which is to be sent to SWB.

T. Miscellaneous Statistics:

Number of operational targets surveys completed during the month:

Number of IDY trips completed during the month:

Total number of days:

Photographic equipment issued for operational use:

Photographic equipment repaired:

Number of people trained in photographic techniques/equipment:

2

Production Figures on Jobs Processed:

stal prints

35mm cassettes: 400 feet

35mm cassettes:

120 size roll film:

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35mm cassettes:

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120 size roll film:

Sheet film (all types): O

Miscellaneous:

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KURIOT Station Support

Secret writing: I agent trained (LICHAP/1)

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