DISPATCH: REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF LIENVOY PROJECT
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF OF STATION, MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF, WH DIVISION
Document date: 12/31/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Roteranco: INGW-12107 dated 19 Novembor 15963

Attached 18 the LIENVOY Projoct Renewal for the persod

I February 1964 through 31 January 1965.

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21 January 1964

MEMORANDUY FOR:

Deputy Director of Plans

SUBJECT

' : Request for Rencwal of the LIENVOY Project

The LIENVOY Project 19

submitted for renewal for the period

1 February 1964 through

31 January 1965,

for a total of $17,068;

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

No auditlonal funds

amendment submitted in June 1963

are required for FY 1961; howcuerfor $23,000 will not be ordered

as the equipment approved in an

during the remainder of the present Fiscal Year.

1.

Objectlves: The LIENVOY Project provides for a joint CIA/

Mexican Guvernment

sponsored telephone tap unit, and for a non-

official lialson relationship which provides access to the highest

level Mexican Government officials.

Agents: There have been no changes in agent personnel

and none are proposed during the coming sear.

F AREIAR?, Staff Agent, continues to do an outstanding

managing the top center and

in keeping all technical equipment

in repair.

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 abcyance until this opera-

ton cin be discussed with LITENSOR's successor and a mutual

lecision 1:

made about the future operntional pattern

hase of LIENVOY

LITENSOR's successor will not officially replace

him until December 1564.

premises has been tightened and it

Meantime's believed that LITENSOR or

the security of the intercept

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 NUBIRK

of both Fl and CE

type information.

evaluates

the product as being valuable and covering a wide range

of lopics

difficult to cover through other sources.

The types of

th15 Project include such matters as:

LIENVOY-2:

Communist and leftist activity in Mexico

Communist publications

International

congresgey

Mexican political activities

LIENVOY:

communist and leftist porsonalties and

acrivities in Mexico

Travel

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

oroduction this Project is the source of valuable CE information

and operational leads.

The intercept center covors 30 lines. all

of which

are

o1

interest to KUBARK and approximately one-half of

them are exclusively

for NUBARK.

These 30 lines Include Merican

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 Crech Embassy, and since

September 1963 there have been 3 on the Yugoslav Embassy.

center recuras

an

average of 525 recls per month, from which the

tap center monitors prepare daily summaries of significant itens

gleaned

frus all the lines.

These daily resumes total between 100

to 150 pages per month.

The tap center sonitors prepare full

transcripts

in

lines.

Spanish

for the Cuban.

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.

provide detalls of their personnel, their contacts, traved andes

their contacts, travel an

other useful CE data.

Information gained from this source has

led to a successful recruitment in the Yugoslav babassy 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 oporation directed against

the U.S. Embassy by the

use of forged routine forms to embarrass the Ambussy and known

anti-Comaunists.

Soveral contacts made by U.s. citizens with the

Soviet Embassies, and with Moxlcan Consunists wero

recorded.

This information is given special dissentnation

'BI for their action

The most significant of these contacts was

hat by Lee OSWALD with the Cuban and Soviet Embassies

During August LIENVOY contributed support to the

REDWOOD ARJUMBO upcration by providing information on contacts

principals involved in this sensitive SR operation.

6.

Problems: There have been no significant security, cover,

control, or Tialson problems during the past year.

contributes to the friendly attitude of that Government toward

ODYOKE.

November, the day after the assassination of the

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late President Kennedy, the Chief of Station alerted Mexican

selected LIENVOY coverage of the Cuban Embassy which

Concerned Lee OSWALD.

As a result they took immediato action

to PBPRIME by making appropriate arrests, conducting

interrogations, rejecting a Cuban Embassy protest note, and

k11l1ng a Soviet propaganda effort to place the blame on minority

In December 1963, a KUBARK oficial traveled to Mexico with

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 those arms, and thus contri

outing signiticantly to a reaction by the mexican Government on

this important inter-American matter favorable to UDYOKE.

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 KUMONK and KUWOLF, for passage to LITENSOR.

LITENSOR'S

official party was also provided contact with

a KUBARK official

in each West European city so that he might send classified

certain trusted Mexican vificials through KUBARK

channels if

he so wished.

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

matters as the special briefing on the arms cache

in Venezuela were discussed in detail with him.

Plans: No significant operational changes are planned

the coming Project year.

In December 1964 LITENSOR will

probably be replaced by LITEMPO-2.

LITEMPO-2 under the LITEMPO Project.

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 perlod 1 February 1964 through 31 January

1965 for &

of $47 068; $20,530 for FY 1961 and $26.538 for

FY 1965.

additional funds are reauired for fY 1964 since

sufficient funds remain from the past approval to cover thi

$20,530 required under this renewal request

Poulti acco apon the ord Dacoin care a reached to do

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REQUEST FOR PROJECT LLENYOY RENEXAL

A. Current Oblectires.

to doteraino hor this chango will affact the operation of LIENVOY. The COs

Moxico has been assured that WIENVOY Mll remain in operation but LITENSOR wante

B. CANIEOS.

n the last project renoval raquest.

center for socurity reasons.

Indication from LITENSCR on how his successor will foel about the future of

LIaVYOY and the menner he viahos it to operate. The security of the premises ha

been tightened and 1t 18 belloved that INTENSOR can handle any problems whici

might ar1se.

C. Intelligence ProductIon.

Each month an operational report la forvardod to Headquarters l1sting the

dispatches, cablos, and intelligence reporta based on LIEVOY production.

In September 1963 Paul V. LEVISTER (Ps), Headquarters EUTUBB officer, cem

o toxico on temporary duty to rerion the LIENVOY and LIFPAI projects as example

. tochnical operationa producirg a high rate of positive intelligence

isgested that the study propared by this officor be rovierei in connection wil

this request for renoval.

D. Effectiveness.

Bo Problomas.

There have been no significant security, cover, control or llaiso

problems during the past year.

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P. Llaison.

This projoct contributes to the AMendly attitude of the Naxicaa Govera-

0. Interesency Coordination.

here 18 no coordination in toli

ragardi

H. Plans.

Tuero will ve no sigulficant oporational changes until LITENSOR 10 no

placod.

If this occurs during the coning projoct year, a project azandment

will be submitted.

I. Costa.

1. For the past period.

The cost of the projoct (paid by Mexico Station exclusive of

2. For the next prulect yest.

bo spent fron 1 february 1964 through 30 Juna 1965 and $26,538 to

be spent from 1 July 1964 through 31 January 1965.

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30 Agent SelerteE.

VY 64

• LLENVOr-2

LIENVOY -4

LTENYOX-5

LIENOY-6

LIEHIVOY-T

LIENVOY-11

LIENVOY-12

LJENVOY-14

JENYOY-15

LTENYOY-16

LLENVOY-18

aristmas bonus one month's pay 1964

contingency fund for new afento or

$2,400

1,200

1,200

800

800

1,200

1,200

800

260

800

1,200

2,320

950.

800

ocal purchase supplies & squigment

1,000

Jokeop of 2 QP vehicles

Safehouse rental

400

1,000

Entortalment & gifts for Hadcan

offIcials

1,000

Purchaso of Information Vla IIENVOY-?

TOPAL

+ 20,300

FY 65

$3,360

1,000

1,680

1,120 -

1,120

1,680

1,334.

1,200

L,500

800

1,500

Jo AleJo

has been equatent and Headquartora tochnical support sumalahod this projoct

X. Inarsency Conditions.

hore has been no change in enorgency conditions arrangement since th

ust project ranoval request

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