MEMORANDUM: REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF THE LIENVOY PROJECT
Originator: CIA
From: C/WHD
To: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANS
Document date: 01/21/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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21 January 1964

MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Plans

SUBJECT

Request for Renewal of the LIENVOY Project

The LIENVOY Project is submitted for renewal for the period

1 February 1964 through 31 January 1965, for a total of $47,068;

$20,530 for FY 1964 and $26,538 for FY 1965.

No additional

are required for FY 1964; however, as the equipment approved in an

amendment submitted in June 1963 for_$23,000 will not be ordered

during the remainder of the present Fiscal Year.

Objectives: The LIENVOY Project provides for a joint CIA/

Mexican Government sponsored telephone tap unit, and for a non-

official liaison relationship which provides access to the highest

level Mexican Government officials.

2.. Agents: There have been no changes in agent personnel

during

the past year, and none are proposed during the coming year.

Arnold F. AREHART, Staff Agent, continues to do an outstanding job

in managing the top center and

in keeping all

l technical equipment

in repair.

3.

Changes: During the past year, Headquarters approved the

Station's plan to move the LIENVOY intercept center for security

reasons, and to replace the older equipment with new and more mobile

equipment. This move has been held in abeyance until this opera-

tion can be discussed with LITENSOR's successor and a mutual

decision

is made about the future operational pattern of the tap

phase of LIENVOY.

LITENSOR'S successor will not officially replace

him until December 1964. Meantime, the security of

the intercept

premises has been tightened and it

is believed that LITENSOR or

LIELEGANT could handle any problems which might arise.

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4.

Intelligence Production: LIENVOY is one.of the most

productive telephone tap projects in KUBARK of both FI and CE

type information.

From 1 February 1963 through 15 January 1964,

this project has been the source of 309 positive reports,

56 of

which were not disseminated. LIENVOY-2 was the source of 16

reports, and the tap intercept program accounted for the remain-

ing 293.

No customer evaluations were requested, but wH/3

evaluates the product as being valuable and covering a wide range

of topics difficult to cover through other sources.

The types of

reports originating

from this Project include such matters as:

LIENVOY-2: Communist and leftist

activity in Mexico

Communist publications

International congresses

Mexican political activities

LIENVOY:

Communist and leftist personalities and

activities in Mexico

Travel

Soviet and Satellite Activities in Mexico

•Cuban activities in Mexico and developments

in Cuba

International conferences and delegates

Communist Chinese activities in Mexico

5.

Effectiveness:

In addition to the positive intelligence

production this Project is the source of valuable CE information

and operational leads.

The intercept center covers 30 lines, all

of which are of interest to KUBARK and approximately one-half of

them are exclusively for KUBARK.

These 30 lines include Mexican

Communist and leftist leaders, Prensa Latina, the Local Security

Service (Direccion Federal de Seguridad-DFS),

5 lines on the Soviet

Embassy, 3 on the Cuban Embassy, 2 on the Czech Embassy, and since

September 1963 there have been

3 on the Yugoslav Embassy.

This

center records an average of 525 reels per month, from which the

tap center monitors prepare daily summaries of significant items

gleaned from all the lines.

These daily resumes total between 100

to 150 pages per month.

The tap center monitors prepare full

transcripts in Spanish for the Cuban, Yugoslav, and Soviet Embassy

lines.

The reels for the Soviet and Satellite coverage are given

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the Station for passage to Station assets who translate the

Soviet, Czech and Yugoslav portions.

Coverage of the Cuban, Czech, Yugoslav and Soviet Embassies

provide details of their personnel, their contacts, travel and

other useful CE data.

Information gained from this source has

led to a successful recruitment in the Yugoslav Embassy during

the past year.

Examples of some important non-disseminable information

obtained through LIENVOY during the past year are:

During. May, through LIENVOY, the Station uncovered

a harrassment operation directed against the U.S. Embassy by the

use of forged routine forms to embarrass the Embassy and known

anti-Communists.

b.

Several contacts made by U.S. citizens with the.

Cuban and Soviet Embassies, and with Mexican Communists were

recorded.

This information is given special dissemination to the

FBI for their action.

The most significant of these contacts was

that by Lee OSWALD with the Cuban and Soviet Embassies in Mexico

prior to the assassination of the late President KENNEDY. OSWALD'S

contact was cabled to Headquarters on 8 October 1963 and this

information was immediately disseminated to the appropriate ODYOKE

offices.

c.

During August LIENVOY contributed support to the

REDWOOD AEJUMBO operation by providing information on contacts

between

principals involved in this sensitive SR operation.

6. Problems: There have been no significant security, cover,

control, or liaison problems during the past year.

7.

Liaison: This Project encompasses an unofficial liaison

relationship with high-level Mexican government officials which

contributes to the friendly attitude of that Government toward

ODYOKE.

On 23 November, the day after the assassination of the

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late President Kennedy, the Chief of Station alerted Mexican

officials to selected LIENVOY coverage of the Cuban Embassy which

concerned Lee OSWALD.

As a result they took immediate action

favorable to PBPRIME by making appropriate arrests, conducting

interrogations, rejecting a Cuban Embassy protest note, and

killing a Soviet propaganda effort to place the blame on minority

groups in PBPRIME.

In December 1963, a KUBARK oficial traveled to Mexico with a

visual presentation concerning the Cuban arms cache in Venezuela.

There he gave a special briefing to LITENSOR, pointing out the

authenticity of the Cuban origin of these arms, and thus contri-

buting significantly to a reaction by the Mexican Government on

this important inter-American matter favorable to ODYOKE.

In connection with a trip made by LITENSOR to several East.

and West European countries in March and April 1963, the Station

was provided several briefing papers on these countries,

by KUWONK and KUWOLF, for passage to LITENSOR. LITENSOR prepared

official party was also provided contact with a KUBARK official.

in each West European city so that he might send classified

messages to certain trusted Mexican officials through KUBARK

channels if he so wished.

8.

Inter-Agency Coordination: No formal inter-Agency co-

ordination is required in this Project.

The Chief, PBSWING, Mexico,

is the only ODYOKE representative in Mexico outside KUBARK who is

aware of this project and its provision for a special channel to

LITENSOR.

Such matters as the special briefing on the arms cache

in Venezuela were discussed in detail with him.

9. Plans: No significant operational changes are planned

during the coming Project year.

In December 1964 LITENSOR will

probably be replaced by LITEMPO-2.

This should cause no major

adjustments since the Station is already on good terms with

LITEMPO-2 under the LITEMPO Project.

It is anticipated that

LITEMPO-2 will continue the intercept program without change.

10.

Funds: Approval is requested for the renewal of the

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LIENVOY Project for the period I February 1964 through 31 January

1965 for a total of $47.068; $20,530 for FY 1964 and $26, 538 for

FY 1965.

No additional funds are required for FY 1964 since.

sufficient funds remain from the past approval to cover the

$20,530 required under this renewal request.

11. Recommendations: WH Division recommends renewal of this

Project based upon the above memorandum and the attached field

request

Rt Herlent

J. C. KING

C/WHI

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