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18 July 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch

FROM

SUBJECT

: Mr. Ramon R. Hart

: Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa

#210 838

1. The first phase of the sudio surveillance of the

Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed.

The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963.

The

owner of the listening post, Mr. Peedom,"

moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on

12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas PCS assigament.

2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has

advised that the subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr.

Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to

Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on

Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio

coverage of the downstairs

bar and telephone and the main floor

Living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's

conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case

officers.

The case was assigned to the District Field Office,

and Special Agent assolo SWePTsirwas designated as responsible

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agent.

It 1s Agent HErE to plan to place microphones in the

downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the

SUES:/OS'telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the

ASSE/ECST

In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will

set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by

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the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Un-

beknown to the Subject and his companion, & case officer will

Chave to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents

Itself.

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4. The cover story to be used by Agent

the installation is that he is working on the house at the

request of the leasor, Washington real estate agent, Mr. Auto

Stend TERESH owen Bot. Mr. toast supposedly maintains

the house for a New York lawyer in order to billet the latter's

transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to

clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be

told to stay away it Agent Sunstihineeds to do work there on

It was also discreetly requested. by the undersignec

clans are making the installation.

5. It is expected that the audio results of this type

I coverage will be superior to the results of the previou

-age will be superior

radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing th

recorders on a timely basis.

Firm

R Hut

Ramon R. Hart

cc: #252 529

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