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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Attn: Photographic Branch

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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. General Summary of Activities.

Activity for the month of December consisted of the following:

• Installation of the SEQUENCE camera at the LIERODE basehouse; Assistance

wa's given to C/MRICHARITY 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

• cqvering Soviet and Satellite Embassies produced below average production

because of the Christmas REPRODUCTION

"2. TDY

On 16 December 1963 PER D SWBEHA

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City to install a SEQUENCE camera at the

POB, arrived at Mexico

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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Training Report (KASNICKA)

2. Sequence Camera reports (3)

3. SWB Report

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for the purpose of training PARMUTH in the use of Str system 99.

3. Training:

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

4.. Operations.

• None.

• 5. Station Support.

PROMIBITED

On the morning of l December 1963, PARMUTH assisted RESCIGNO

in installing audio microphones under the flooring of an LCHARVEST occupied

apartment.

(See HMMA-22608, 1l Dec 63, para 5.d.) Lines leading from the

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

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

RESCIGNO and PARMUTH entered this 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 stagnant 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.

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

LIFIRES 5 while Marvinininna leave.

c. On 6 December 1

PARMUTH forwarded to KURIOT/WAVE

Headquarters two orders of unties month supply per each request.

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

by another TDYer to the States for mailing to Washington.:

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

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

The purpose of this visit was to unlock a closed door which stored the LP equip-

ment which monitors LCHARVEST activities 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

snappec. A new lock of the same type manufacture was installed on the closet

door by the basehouse keeper on 7 December 1963.

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

training period given

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g. On the morning of 17 December 1963, SWINEHARI, LIFEUD/2:

and PARMUTH met at the LIERODE basehouse to install the 35mm SEQUENC

camera and the VLS-2 trigzer device. SWINEHART instructed both L-22 and

PARMUTH very thoroughly on the installation and maintenance of the SEQUE

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canora: • The completi system was then dismantled by

SWINEHART so that L-22

could re-install the system from the beginning. This was done by L-22 and met

with SWINEHART's satisfaction. Although the Consulate door was closed le the

public for a period of six days for unknown reasons as of the niulit of 17 December

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

by the Consulate door. The camera worked well and produced good printable

negatives. On the morning of 18 December 1963, L-22 contacted PARMUTH and

explained that the Consulate door was now open to the public and receiving

visitors as of 1010 that day. PARMUTH and SWINEHART joined L-22 shortly

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

take to be presented to the COs and C/PBRUMEN for

then processed this film at the Station lab and made U heir approval. Both were

well and photographing people entering and reaving this target area. SWINEHARI

very pleased with the photographilots ganech

s type of camera equipment,

at the LIERODE basehouse. As

using approximately 100 feet of bile ween 0900 and 1400 hours follice

hours for the Consulate). L-23 uses the present dark room area to photograph

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

0800 to 1800 hours daily, six days 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 install

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 installatio,, sed statistical and training report concerning this operation.

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

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

of the Airport.

theoupportunity to inspect theRE PRODUCTIO

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

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ineeting 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 operation.

6. Station Support (SW Activity).

On ó December 1963, a visiting TDYer from Tegucigalpa requested

PARMUTH to train SWLUCK/l 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 Statisti

a Number a OREDRODACTION

completed during month: e:

b. Number of TDY!

'PROHIBITE in, the month; o

c. Photographic equipment issued for operational use: SEQUENCE

camera

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d. Photographic equipment repaired: 0.

e. Number of people trained in photographic techniques/ equipment:

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