PROJECT REVIEW AND PROJECT OUTLINE (PARTS 1 AND II) - LIFEAT
Originator: CIA
From: COS, MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF, WH DIVISION
Document date: 05/28/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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PROJECT REVIEW AND PROJECT OUFLINE (PARTS I AND II)

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CASE OFFICE

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STATION

MEXICO CITY

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PROJECT LURBAT

mans nor - for July 62 - May 63

I. Produet of the Project

A, Soviet Coverage

Erniest InTRAT, has not provided coverage of the entire Soviet offloial

Installation in Mordeo City since 22 June 1960 when Projeat LLENVOY

assumed this responsibility. This freed LIFRAT to provide, with 1ts

unilateral coverago, home phones of selected soviet offlolals which

could better support not only the Station's CB effort but also other

station operations against the sovlet target. In this effort, LIFEAT

covered the homes of four of the more aotive Soviet Intelligence

Officers stationed in Mexico during the reporting perlod. Samples

of the operational information provided by LIFFAT POlLONE:

HMM-6479, 15 June 1962 (Mexican Winers of Sovlet Scholarships

to Patr100 Lammba Univeralty)

HMMA-19826, 21 September 1962 (Transmittal of LINIAT Report -

Vladilan I. SAMOKHIN)

EMMA-19839, 21 September 1962 (IrenEmittal Of INFRAT Report !

Aleksandr G. SIDOROT)

EMMA-19879, 28 September 1962 (Aleksand G. SIDORON Tatlays

SOKOLOVSKAYA)

HN94A-19996, 12 October 1962 (Soviet Persomel Assigned to Mexdoo

City)

B. LIPIAT has remained & primary source on this target throughout the

past project year. Further, LllPAT Information 1s conaidered a

fruitful source of operational leads by the responsible Case Officer.

Selected examples of the valuable Intelligence product derived from

the Polish coverage are

НИМА-19500,

3 August 1962 (BECHICK Felecon)

ЕИМА - 20896,

15 March 1963 (BEKNAVB Status Report)

HNMA-19552, 10 August 1962. (BEKHAVE-BBCHICK)

HM4-7270, 14 May 1963, (Pol1ah Ambassador to Mexico to Present

credentials to Haitian Government.

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C. Yugoslav Coverage

LIFEAT coverage of the Yugoslav offloial Installation In Merdeo City

has provided a wealth oi iniormation on the contacts,

activities, and

travel of members of that mission. Since the Station's effort agalnst

this target was greatly increased within the last year, LIFEAT InfOI-

mation has been used extensively to provide the basio operational and

personality data necessary for this stepped-up progran.

Examples of

IJFEAT produced positive Intelligence and general operational infarma-

thon on this target are as follous:

HMRA-19311, 10 JUly 1962 (otivity of the CP Of Yugoslavia 1n

Mexico City)

HMMA-19344, 13 July 1962 (Yugoslay Embassy Mexico CIty)

HINMA-19653, 24 August 1962 (MIodrag RADOVIC)

EMMA-19689,

24 August 1962 (Yugoslav Travel)

HNMA-19913, 9 October 1962 (Djorajo VilE)

11 Ootober 1962. (GustaY VLAHOY)

Em1110 Portes 011)

•EMA-7005, 8 February 1963 (Plan of Adollo Lopez Mateos to Visit

Yugoslavia)

HM4-7011, 12 February 1963 (PosalbIlity of New Mexlean-Yugoslav

Commercial Aid Treaty)

HP-7106, 19 March 1963 (Yugoslav Project to Promote Boonanio

Relatioas with Mexico)

INMA-21005, 29 March 1963 (Zdenio HAS)

HNN-4310, 24 MAY 1963, 1P112 for TItO tO sIgA NeM MeXiCan-Yugoslay

Cultural Agreement DUFIng hiS VIBIE tO MOTiOO)

De airban coverare

Duting the raportIng perlod ITIAT coverago of the Cuban target nas

directed tonard the support of XUBARK operations in this fleld and was

not designed to provide positive intelligence, IVERAT covered a total

eL 10 linas in direet support of operations in this flold.

Most of

the produst of this ares of operation was farmarded by cable to JHAVE

and Headquartars. Ixamples of pouch commntoations In this flald are:

HM1A-20032, 16 October 1962 (NASTRUS/LIPBAT Coverage)

НУЛА-20308,

4. December 1962 (AMSTRUT)

HHHA-20425: (28 December 1962, (JOBe ORDOCHI)

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E. Amerloan Conmnist Group In Mexico (ACOM)

As noted in past project reviens, most of the targets in this group

have been covered at the request of ODENVY, and the ran take has been

procassed by them. During thepperlod July 1962 through May 1963

approximately 390 reels of take vere passed to the local ODENVY fOr

their processing.

On 23 August 1962 the local ODENVY advised, "This

office feels the coverage mentioned 1s quite valuable and many useful

leads are obtatred fron this coverage, particularly with regard to

• Typioal examples

of reporting based on ITHEAT coverage of the ACCM aros

HИMA-19531, 10 August 1962 (Albert MALIZ, HOsh SEBORER, CharLes

SMAII.)

EMMA-19678, 27 August 1962, (Albert MALTZ-Margaret MALIZ)

SMARt..

я-21299, 7 May 1963 (Charles SHALL and Nosh SEBORER)

F. Exile and Revolutionary Aotivities

suring the past your this area of astivity, in addltion to the already

noted Cuban coverage, ascounted for the greatest percentage of the

ITPEAT sffort. Most of the Information provided by IMPEAT IN 1tE

coverage of targets ln this area vas not avallable frol other sourees.

while toverage has been provided on spanish republiean, tuateualan,

Costa floss, and Mearagnan exties, the bulk of this produst haB

resulted from the coverage of JUAN JOBE AREVAID BRIneJO and vArious of

h1s asquaintanses, the "tate" belng forweirded to Headquarters and Station

Quatenals by other meekly cablo summaries or Immediate sotion cablas

when warranted. It 1s noted that the soverage has been nost renarding

In the ORBO Of AREVALO and the recent coverage of Judith FERRETO Segura.

Examples of produotivity in this areas

ни4-6499.

22 June 1962-(ketivitles of Juan Jose AREVALO)

HNHA-19499, 11 Jaly 1962 (MArIO MONTEFURTE Toledo)

HHM-6565, 13 July 1962 Westing Betreen Fernando Aguero and Juan

JOse AREVALO):

HMA-19J05, 14 September 1962 (Coverage of Juan JOBe ARIVALO)

HNM-6780, 9 October 1962 (ATTIVAl 11 MeXICO of Lending Arevalists)

EM4-6914, 25 January 1963- (Appointment Between Juan JOse AREVAIO

and Adolfo IQPSZ Mateos)

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ENM 6935, 5 January 1963 (Planned Travel of Juan Jose AREVALO

to Venezuela and Santo Domingo,

HNM-6936, 15 January 1963 (Travel of LlO, Ilis Jimenez de ASUA)

EMM-6937, 15 January 1963 (Planned Meeting Between Juan J050

AREVALO Bermajo and luis Jimenez de ASUA)

HM4-20835, 5 March 1963 (Confersation - Juan Jose AREVAID and

Sacha VOLMAN)

HMMA-21059, 8 April 1963 (Judith FERRETO Segura)

HDM1-7160, 9 Apr1l 1963 (Whereabouts of Juan JOse AREVAIO)

End 21001s 16 April 190y (dudith Paúaro sagura)

HMMA -21338, 10 May 1963 (Judith FERRETO Segura)

HNH-7330, 24 May 63 (Contacts of Angel MIDLAN in Mexioo City)

G. Counter-Intelligence Intornation

Mexico City Station's Related Mission Directive places greatest

emphasis on operations in the CI/CE area. LIFIAT was able to provide

a continuing northuttle contribution in the attainment of the station's

objeetives in this fleld. Coverage Ineluded that on ARGENTRATE, Carlos

Humbert ILLISCAB (who acts in the capaolty as covert llalson link

between the CP and the Soviet Embassy), and a PCH safe house.

addition to the contiming operational support in the CI/CR fleld, the

fallowing informational reporting nas provided.

FNH-6626, 10 August 1962 (Soviet Scholarship for the Daughter of

David Alfaro Siqueiros, Impristoned Commist)

HNM-667, 24 August 1962, (Mexican Dolegates to Teamical Movie Congress

107 MOSCOW)

HNMA-20140, 6 November 1962 (LISIKED-I and 2)

MNMA-20722, 14 February 1963 (AEGIRRATS)

EBM4A-21109, 19 Apr1] 1963 (DE, JESUS LOZOYA SOl18)

H. Operational Support and leads Provided other Station Operations

During the past project year LIFlAT continued actively supporting the

operations of Mexico City Station through the produation of leads and

the providing of Information on selented targets in the manner avallable

only through the use of a unilateral telephone tap operation. Indeed,

It is in this area, seoure support totthe Station's operations,. that :

WAT 1s of greatest and unique value to the station. The folloning

Is a Ilst of soleoted contrlbutions by LItRAT of operational support

and leads provided to the various Station Case Officers and Station

operations as a whole:

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LeLFEAT/Soviet: The taluable assistance which LIFEAT rendered Statian

efforts in this area nas amply displayed in Its support of Station

assets mounting a tecinical surveillance operation targeted against

the home of a knon soviet Intelligence officer stationed In Mextoo

City under offleial cover. IliAT Information provided vital infor

mation which enabled the Station to establish a pattern of action

of both the fantly of the soviet officer and his maid. This infor

mation made possible the setting of a time for the actual entry into

the target, and contiming doverage (Indluding live manltoring of the

target line Immediately predeeding the operation) by LIFEAT made

possible a degree of security for this operation which would not have

been possible ulthout the support of a unilateral tap operation.

Further LIFRAT coverage has, in addition to glving Information on

the dally aotivitles and contaets of soviet offlelals, provided an exe

cellent cheat en the contacts of three KUBARK controlled double agents

with their Soviet Case Offloers, This coveragahhas enabled the respas-

sible Case Offloer to guide his operations with Increased assurance

that his agents continue to ba fully cooperative and under his control.

LTPRAT/Cubans LisAT sotivities in this ares were concerned primarily

with support to the AMSIRUT operation.

Coverage of relatives of

ANSIRUT-2 provided an excellent "windon" into the operation which

enabled the responstble tase offlors to move with more certainty

and seturity in developing his operation. The Case Officers involved

considored the ITILAT coverage an essential cheak on the sotivities of

the prinoipals in the case which was espeetally valuable during the

1n1t1al stages of the operatien. Travel plans of ANSIRUNi2 provided

by ITErAT vere also essential to the timing of the operation. AlBO

In the tuban ares lilai coverago of t2 agent enabled the station

to gain an insight into his contacts and aoltultles.. Further, recent

initiation of coverage of a Cuban Cameralal Off1o1al gives evidence

of produoing solid information of commercial transactions and MerLoan

Cameratal contacts of the Cuban Government.

ITHEAT/POlISh: LIFRAT continied 1t8 coverage In the BEKNAVE/LICHICK

operation.

(see previous project reneral for background of this sase

and the IliBAT partialpation in 1t.) Of great interest to this operation

MAs LIFEAT information indicating that the wife of ESKNAVE had become

aware of his interest in another voman, and later revelation of reassign

ment and travel plans of HAVE.

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LIFEAT/rigoslav: In addition to the usual information concerning

the Yugoslav offloials and their dally contaats and activities,

LIFEAT provided leads which could pay off in future operations.

One example was a lead which revealed that a diplonatio courier

would be travelling alone and taking a new travel route while

carrying an offlelal pouch. With this early warning, the station

was able to plan an operation to provide adoess to this correspon-

dence. Although Headquarters finally vetoed this partioular oper-

ation, sufficient early warning was given by LIfEAT so that the

operation could have been carried out. Another example of this

type of load was the date avallablo iron IliAT coverage that a

nen location was being sought for the Yugoslay Embassy, and which

spoolfio locations were under consideration. Armed with this informa-

ton the Station has been able to make a tacnical casing of one of

the prospective sites and obtain Information necessary for entry into

the other sites.

LIFEAT/Exiles As noted previously, IlIRAT coverago of the extlo

aotivitles.nas the.angle.major sffort by ITHAT during the projest

уваг.

In particular, liBAi coverage of Juan Jose AliVALo bermajo,

which Inoluded lengthy perlods of "Iive-nonitoring", on occasion

called for coverage of five lines, Cabled sumarles of LTERAT

Information vera provided Headquarters and Station Guatenala. It

18 belleved that the importance of this IllAT coverage oan not be

stressod too much. LIBAT Covorago of a Costa Rioan Communist axllo

resident 1n Mextoo City has lead to a wealth of operational leads

Intialing the discovery of this person's envolvement in a Comnist

funding nechanism. AlsO, ITFEAT Has sotive In covering the Spanish

Rapublioan estle commity in Mextoo CIty during the APIDEAL visIt

to Hex100. INFEAT coverags in this BAse Mas considered necessary

to roveal lumediatoly any reneral of an earlier planned attempt on

the 1180 of an ODYAKE afflotal by one group of the Republlean Bdles.

Ultimately, LlicAT revealed the departure fran Mexico of two of the

ringleaders in the plot.

LATFEAT/CI/CEs At Headquarters request LIFEAT

his present aotivities. Product fron this line has revealed an effort

by a group of this individual's trends to discredit the senior ODACID

offiolal in Madiso, Barly warning by LIFtAi has nado possiblo the

preparation of counter astion (see HMMA-21364). ILVRAT has also:

provided coverage of & suspeated RIS support agent: This coverage

had provided the background material necessary for abeaking on the

activities of this suspect agent. Contimuing LIFEAT reparting on the

American Commist Group in Madoo (ACCH) has provided ODENVY with

great quantities of Information on aotivities of leftist friends of

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of the ACGM Including their travel plans to Mexico and in some cases

tuba.

As noted in paragraph 1. I. above, the looal office of ODiNVY

considers this coverage "quite valuable", As also noted in previous

renewals, IPEAT ability to glve the interested ease offleers a check

on astive and former agents Indreases the security of present opera-

tions and provides grester security for long tira assets uho may have

been in contact with now terminated agents.

H. Conclusion

It is the opinion of the Mextoo City Station that the support provided

other Station operations, the (1/CR Information and leads, and the

ability of the milateral IlFHAT operation to cover sensitive targets

without revealing Station Interest to the liaison forces, nell justify

the expenditure of funds, time, personel and security risk. As it has

been noted in the past, that evenith the station's envolvement in the

parallel, but l1afson-type LINVOY operation, a change in attitude by

the present lonal government administration or s change in government

diministrations could end Kulfik partialpation in that l1aison projeat.

For that reason, IliAT, in addition to maintaining Its present heavy

coverage, must be avallable to moe again undertare coverage of the

offloial Sortet and Crech offlelal targets in lexico City. Therefore,

INFEAT's present orientation, thoughhtonard supporting Station operations

and CI/CE mission rather than toward targets which nould provide positive

Intelligence, Jonvas 1t readily avallable for recall into the soviet

Gaaah coverage.

It is the station's firy opinion that the LIFEAT

projeot provides a substantial aid vital contribution in fulfilment the

several priority objeotives of the Station's Related Mission Direative.

I. There i8 attached a llst of the Hills produeed fron LIPAT provided

material during the perlod July 1962 through May 1963, as a by-produet

of the project's prime responsibility of providing support to Statior

operations.

II. Progress of the Operation

The objestives of the IliBAT Project are of a contiming nature and

are therefore not considered for fulffllment during any glven period of

time. For this reasen percentage figures as to completion of project

In that approximatoly 12,500 pages of ran text vera produced in the

period July 1961 through April 1963. WIFAT has been in dally opera-

tion during the revies period with the average number of lines covered

per month being 18, and a high in letober 1962 of 25 Ilnes covered.

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III. Planning for the Future

As was indieated at the time of the last project renenal, LIFEAT hopes

to remain uncommitted to coverages that require the expenditures of

a great portion of LIFEAT resources but provide coverage of but one

target...such as Soviet Embassy coverage.

It 1s added emphatically,

however, that should the need arise for LIkkAT to again assume such

responslbilities, 1t 1s fully able to do s0. Untll such time INFEAT

w1ll conttmue to enjoy greater flexibility in the employment of 1ts

assets, especially in the areas in winich the station does not wish

to reveal 1ts interest or operations to the 11a1so1 farces Involved

in the lilitivox operation.

V. Expenditures

Approval for renewal of Project LIFFAT was granted 8 August 1962 POr

FY 1963 in the amount of $99,000.00. The proposed budget for FX 1964

1s broken down In the attached Fleld Projoct Outllne Renenal Request,

Part II, and tote18$83,408.

VI. Status of Commitments

There are no commitments other than those noted in the project outline

submitted herewith and in the individual contrasts and oral agreements

(memoranda of oral agreements were forwarded as nesessary) of the

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Even with the operational emphasis of the LIFEAT Project being

on Station operational support, it 1s thought significant to

Include a list of HMM's produced through May 1963 (approximately

10 months of the project year) as a by-product in the LIESAT

operation.

HMM 6421

HMM 6452

HMM 6479

HMM

: 6499

1 6565

HIAT

. 6605

HMM

6626

HMM

6663

6667

EMM

6670

HMM

6780

HIM

6914

6919

HMM

6935

EMA

6936

HNA

6957

HNM

HMA

6993

7011

7005

НИЛА

7048

HIMA

БОТУ

7206

7145

HMM

7160

17214

72

T310

7330

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FROJECT LIFEAT

PROJECI OUTLINE, PART I

1. Area of Operations

This operation 1s run from Nerdoo City Station and 1s concerned with targets

located within Mexico City.

2. Purpose

The purpose of this project 1s to provide, unilaterally, dally Information

an the aotivities of offlotal foreign Installations In Mexico and the personnel

thereof, as vell as coverage of the aotivities of soleoted individuals and

groups In response to both station needs and Hoadquarters raquests. Presently,.

LIFEAT stresses flexlbillty of coverage with support of Station operations and

CI/CE coverage receiving the greatest emphasis.

3.

Background

Project ITFRAT was originated

1 on 3 October 1950 as a unilatoral telephone tap

operation.

Actual Initiation of operations under this authority acouried

on 18 Janary 1951, and the operation has run contimuously front that date.

The project nas opened with the Installation of a single tap and has groun

In the past aleven years to coverage of as many as thirty lines in a elven

month.

The LIFEAT Project 1s a untlateral operation completaly Independent frou any

118180n atrangement.

It 18 staffed by KUBARK contract employees with the

majorIty of personnel boing indigenous controlled agenta.

During the past twelve years, Projoot ITTIAT has produced moro than 97,000

(estimato) pagos of operational and intolligenos Information 1n direst support

of Herdeo City Station's speciflo objectives, and contributed materially to

the Intelligence gathexing astivities conneoted with the soviet-üatelllte

B100 and more recently with the Cuban ropresentatives in Mexdeo. In addition,

INFIAT has been of considerable value in monitoring the astivitles of the

American Conminist Group in Mexio (ACIl), as vall as the antivitles of the

adle groups and looal Communists.

With the LlENVOY's aBsumption of coverage of the Soviet and Czechoslovaktan

official Installations In JUly 1960, LIPEAT AssetS MErA roleased Iron contimoas

coverage of these tho targets. These assets were then employed in direst

support of Station operations i role ideally sulted for & untlateral operation.

such as LIFIAT, and extremaly important to the security and susceas of Station

operations.

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4. References

a.

EMMA-19129, 1 June 1962 (LIFEAT Renewal Request for FY 1963)

b.

HUMW-10803, 31 July 1962 (LIFEAT Projoot Renenal)

HNMA-19641, 21 August 1962 (LIFEAT Progress Report, July 1962)

d.

EMMA -19843.

20 September 1962 (LIFEAT Progress Report, August 1962)

ENCIA-20156, 8 November 1962 (LTHRAT Progress Report, Septenber 1962)

HNNA-21080, 12 Apr1] 1963 (IJFEAT PrOgress Report, February and

March 1963)

5. Objectives

To identify Soviet and satellite intelligence personnel in Mexieo

and to provide information on the nature and extent of their clandestine intell1-

gence and propaganda:a

Iottles in Maxdoo...

To colloot Information of the satellits officials both as to their

notlvities as nell as information of biographlo nature.

To support specific Station operations, especially in the recrultment,

defection, Communist Party penetration and counter-intelligence fields.

d. To colleat information on proment Merdcan Comnists and pro-

Commists and their activities.

". to collect information on prontent Commists, other then dextens,

active in hextea, and to identity them and their assonlates and aotivities.

1. To dollect Information on extlo groups and Individuals active 1n

Mexico.

To provide coverage of targets of opportunity in Mexieo City In

support of Station objootives and Headquarters'a requests.

6. Targeta

¡os objentives a and ba

3. solest sorlet intelligance officers home phones.

b. selected Satellite offlelals office and home phones.

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9. Selected private phones being used by known and suspected Satellite

Intelligence personnel.

For objeetive e:

Selected telephones as requested by Station Case Officers in

support of their going and/or projected operations.

For objestive di

•. Telephone conversations fron residences of senior Coummists and pro-

Conmuntsts.

For objective e:

Telephone conversations from residences of known American Comnists

residing in Merleo CIty.

For objectivo fa.:

ext role or deterato In to reads or offloa of proteat

For objective 8s

Telephone conversations which on be monitored from targots of

opportunity.

To Tasks

Case Officer - Jeremy In. INTARCOS

LIAY preo the operational and admintstrativo antlusties at ais

to the eating on pete all matters portateing

parsi at undo users and day-to-das euperias os spootal operationa

d. Coordinate information received fron the IFFAT coverage with other

Station operations, and coordinate as necessary with the Stattoppersonnel

responsible for the parallel I ENVOY operation.

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1.8, Maintain IPEAT Capabilities for mounting operations against

targets of opportunity.

I. Maintain supervision over basehouses, equipment, and training of

personnel assigned to the LIFEAT operations.

8. Coordination

8. Information produoed by LLPEAT, prIMATIIy & Station operational

support asset, 1s closely coordinated with other operations of the Mexico

City Station. No operational coordination 1s required with any other

geographleal ares, but they are advised of any Information produced by LIFRAT

which may be of interest to them.

Project LINOd which supports the prindipal "outside" Cage Officer,

DAVId M. WIiStiD, 1s effeated in coordination with Projeat IntrEAT.

Do: coordination nith the parallal, but l1a1son projegt - klinvol, 18.

alosely coordinated between the responsible Case Offloers of both projeots,

partioularly relating to the division of coverage between the tho operations,

thereby assuring that the unilateral IlitAT operation will not be andangered

by the indigenous perennel of the LIENVOY operation.

d. Although there is no direct somection tith the recently activated

WHICK operation of the Merida Base, LIFEAT experience in unilateral telephone

tap procedures and especially security and processing of Information, alded

Cas worlds in settingip the IllUlk operation.

9.. personnel

2. Carser and Contract Agents

(1) David M. WILSTED (201-009195), prinalpal "outside Case OffIcer.

(2) Wayno C. DRABAND (201-255095), outside assiatant to David M.

WISTED. ERABAND vas Introduced into the IVEAT operation in November

1961. His DA was amended 14 Movenber 1961 to provide for his use

In this operation. His tour 11 Mexico has recently been extended to

Hovember 1964.

(3) LIESERACE-8 (201-111616) was Introduded Into the LIFTAT operation

as backup technioian to WISHID. He was aotively employed In the

toahnioal phase of the operation during the hole leave period of

WILSTED In December 1962 and January 1963. Since ITEMBRACE-& contimes

with his sormal funotions under MICHARITY, he nill not be funded under

IIIEAT except in the event of WIlSID's prolonged absence or Incapaalty.

LTEMERACR-8's DA was amended 7 April 1962 to allow his use in INFEAT.

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(4) Carol X. ZINSMEISIER (201-117968).: LIFEAT procesBOr/

translator and former basehousekeeper who can be recalled

for temporary reassignent to basehousekeeping duties.

" EAT agent dad 28 pAT roger/translator.

b.

Field Agents

BEET

granted 14 December 1953 (201-117977)

granted I OstOber 1953 (201-117743)

DA

granted 16 Decenber 1953 (202-117744)

See Olga PARKINIK - Contraet Agent sestion above

LIFRUD-

granted 21 Ootober 1954 (201-117980)

granted 31 Marah 1955 (201-119522)

(10

LIFEUD-

granted 21 Apr1l 1956 (201-117984)

granted 13 September 1956 (201-114085)

pranted 21 Auguet 1950 (20)-114095)

LTNSJD-12,

granted 6 August 1956 (201-113569)

RECE

13.

granted 13 September 1956 (201-115833)

INTFBUD-15,

granted 19 January 1957 (201-126315)

IJPEUD-16

granted 2 July 1958 (201-222786)

LIFEUD-18,

granted 2 Oataber 1957 (201-185370)

LIFEUD-

-19,

granted 18 May 1960 (201-262488)

(18)

LIPEUD-22, (Pormerly LILIIIY-1), amendment of AA requested

24 Aрг11 1962 (201-288248)

(29)

LIFBUD-23, (Pormerly LILILIY-2), amendment of OA requested

24 AprIl 1962, (202-305604)

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OA granted 24 September 1962 (201-119525)

(21)

LIPEUD-25, Of granted 3 January 1963 (201-332555)

(22) IJFRID-26, PDA granted; Ol requested 31 Ootaber 1962 (201-532535)

During the past project year the fallowing personnel were dropped

IrOn PrOJeSt LIFEAT, fOr reasOns noted belon.

(1) IJFTUD-14 (201-117972) and IlESUD-17 (201-185370). This couple,

having experienced a namber of apparently insoluble marital problems, mutually

decided upon separation and eventual divoroe. Since thair use In IMPRAT (as

basehousokeepers) mould not be possible with the breakup of their home, they

Mere terminated as 01.30 September 1962, Termination mas ellental on a

mutually agreeablo baste and no sesurity problem has arisen to dato, nor 1a

any expected in the future.

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(2) LIPSUD-22 (201-288248) and LIFEUD-23 (201-305604), son and

mother, presently occupy the INFRODE photo basehouse and were never

directly envolved In LIFTAT type work. It had been orignallly planned

to use LTERODE basehouse as the terminus for the LFEAT/MKTRAP

technical operation targeted against the official LIBRODE mission in

Mextoo City.

for this operation. When it was found that the MKIRAP operation could

not be routed to this basehouse because of teahnioal considerations,

the base was employed as a photosurvelllance base targeted against

the LIKRODE mission. Since this operation 1s not connected sith

ITFEAT operations or personnel, these tro agents will no longer

be oariled under the LIfEAT projeet.

(3) IIPSUD'27 (201-332331) was granted a POA on 20 September 1962

for use as an alternate IlPiAT basehousekeeper.

lonever, due to a

change of plans envolving agents's avallability for LVIAT work,

she vas never reoruited and this clearance vas cancelled on 25

January 1963.

10. Operational Clearazoes

see seosion 9 above.

11. Cover

There are no changes in the cover of personnel who have been previcusly

employed in the HiTAT operation. With the new agents employed since the

last projest renonal, cover 15 as follows:

3: LIFBUD-27 has natural sover of manager of & small profitable

nodicine distributorship in Mexioo City. Subjeat's office

hours and aotlulties are therefore not sorutinized by a superior

and subjost can devote the necessary time to his IFlAT dutias and cover

hIS ITPEAT salary nlthout diffloulty.

b. LlFEUD-25 has natural cover of housenife (wlfo of IIFEUD-24) and

mother.

She performs her LiRAT duttes only in her home (ITHEAT

ANNEX V]).

0.

LTFiUD-25 has natural cover of the wife of a ratired bustnessman

(TATESUD-4). A TOVION Of LLESAT persomel flles during the past

year revealed she had been inoluded on hor husband's clearance

request in 1953 but had never been granted elearance in "har

ona right". This was correated when on 3 January 1963 LLFBUD-25

was granted a full al.

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12. Contact and Communicatione

Dally contaot is maintained between the Case Offloer and the agents employed

In the project.

These contacts are made in & clandestine manner with varying

patterns established for ear plokups, foot contacts, and emergency meetings.

iro-arranged signals are employed in setting and accomplishing the meetings,

When heavy of bulky material 1s to be passed, meetings are held at night.

Entrance to the basehouses by other than the basehousekeepers 1s made only

on the basts of strict necessity, such as need for equipment rogali installation

for nen line coverages, or lina coverage cut off..

As to agent recontact arrangements, there 1s i1ttlo possibility that projeat

LEBAT could continue to operate in 1ts present form In the event Mexioo vould

bedone a "denied area" police stato. It Is posalble, borever, that certain

of the presently employed agents could be convezted to straight II funitions

of support agont roles. Recontast on be effected by mentioning that the

person recontating the egant 1s a frlend of "Ingeniero Stanley" (title used

by David N. WIISTED wIth ITFEAT indiganous agents) and mentioning the IlFRAT

war's the agent previously engagod In with "Ingenioro Stanley". (This reochtaot

method has been laid in with the LIRAP Indigorous agante:"* Emergeney.

commmication procsdures have been developed which apply to the present

operational enviornment, and are reviered pertodically by both WITSTID and

the responsibile Case Offleer and aro updated as necessary.

Telephone contast concerning the projeat and with the agents 1s kept to a

minimum. Pre-arranged open code 1s used for phone sonversations between

Case Officers and agents.

dearease the posalbility of arousing the suspiolons of the rasidents of areas

111 which neetings are hold.

13. Control and Motivation

Control and motivation are primarily based on tho faotoral ideology and

finanolal gain. A secondary factor 1s the fear of reprisal fran the looal

polloe should discovery adeur.

14. 3002r14y

During the past projoct year there were no ineidents which were beyond the

capabillty of the personnel immediately Involved to isolato and remedy

Immediately. In centrast to previous years, there vas no instanoe of

telephone work crews approaching a baschouse to sheck of ranove the tap

Iines ruming to that basehouse. Sare of the "crosses" mado In the telephone

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centrals have been removed by the central's workmen, but these are of no

danger to the operation unless a full Investigation 1s made of one of

these unusual somations. During the past project year no such investigation

has been undertaken, and no suspicion of the IlliAT Iinemen has been revealed

to dato.

The greatest dangers faced by LIFEAT in the past year centarad on tho

developments: 1)

the continued afforts of the telephone company toward moderni-

zation of the Mexted City telephone system and 2) the Investigation launched by

the Secretaria de Conuunloadiones y Obras Publieas (SCOP) to deterino 11 the

telephone company has not been providing nadmm possible service to Mexico

City Fenidents by holding frou use cortain "spare pairs" of every cable and,

distribation box.

In the first development (which has been in process for the past pen years

and was so noted in past project renewals) the most noteable inoidents which

effeot IliRAT seourity are the installation of new underground cables re-

placing the old overhead telephone wires (thereby reduoing access to target

lines and tap routing lines) and the institution of a more offlolent system

to keep track of datly assignments of the telephone company personnel (thereby

reduedag the nobility of the tro LIlIAT linemen and one centralmen) ""CrOBBes"

has managed to somewhat negate the first of these by making 1ts tap

in the telephone centrals. However, there is no way that the tap routing

line can be completely concealed when 1t 1s run fron the terminal of the

telephone sable to the basehouse 1tsolf. With fewer legitimate overhead

wires to mask the presence of the tap lead-in lines, there lead-in lines

become more readily noted in casual inspection by telephone company crens.

The liniting of the nobility of thairthAT linemen has not jet interferred

sertously with LIPRAT security or efficiency. Forever, in evant of a "flap"

situation, the dolay in gatting one of these Ilneman andy fron his nortal

"assignment in order to out back the afreeted hilli tap could cause serious

consequences. A number of ideas have been tried to bypass this problem but

as yet no satisfastory solution has been found. LIlIAT persomel are sontiming

their attempts to negate this problem, too.

As to the scoP investigstion, which 18 presently being pursued with more

vigor than 1s usually found in Mexlean burezuoracy, the problem here 1s also

two-fold. First is the problem that the SCOP orens have authority to enter

any (and eventually all) telephone distribution bax and check back on each

corneation in these baxes to see if they are aotually In Usa. On one oscaster

they have rung back on a "spare pal-" which was in use by IJlEAT to route a

tap to a basehouse.

Although no security problen ensued it '1s an axample

of the dally danger faced by LIlkAT in this sase.

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Another problen, and in the long run a greater danger to IIFEAT, 18

the distinot possibility that scoP will force the telephone company to

This

would elminate IIFEAT use of these pairs to route tap lines to 1ts

basehouses, in effest leaving ITFEAT with no way to get the tap from

the "cross" in the telephone central to the basehouse.

Even the possibility

of SCOP insistance on only a reduction in the number of "spare pairs" held

from use by the telephone company could affect LIFEAT adversely, since this

would reduce the options IT'AT has in routing its tap lines. However, until t

the Investigation 1s completed, and no firm estimato of a target date 18

presently knom, the real danger of IlFEAT can only be speculated upon.

LIPLUD-1 18 alerted to obtain the recommendations of SCOP when given to

the telephone company and all efforts will be mado by IlEAT personnel to

esther negate or tako advantage of any recomendations shish are placed

or paro and also sta

into practice.

It should be noted at this point that the INFlAT operation could "blow"

facos in 1ts dally operation as a unilateral effort.

trained and experienced in taking thatever action is necessary to negate

or lessen the damage annecessary, but 1t 1s tive that there can ocour a

situation which will "blow" the operation despite the best efforts.

15. Tralning

Inttial training of nen persomel and continuing refresher training for

the experienced personnel are handled primarily by the "outsido" case officer,

DavId M. WIIST:). Minor repair and maintenance of eguipment as nell as

energenoy seourity proceduras are streated and contimally reviered with

the agents.

16. Equipment and Support

With the funds requested for this purpose in last approved project reneral,

LIFEAT audio and dial tape rocorders were replaced during the past year.

Except for the usual problams discovered in equipment which has been

shipped for any distance, this new equipment has worked well since initial

use in the operation. It is balleved that there will be no need to purchase

additional largo anounts of special equipment for some years in the future,

provided that there 1s no radical shift necessary in the tap techniques:

presently employed in the operation.

17. Timetable

LaPEAT has been in continious operation since its Inception in January 1951,

and as a vital Station operational support asset, 1t 1s planned to continue

it indefinitely.

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PROJECT LIFEAT

PROJECT OUTLINE, PART II

18. Estimated Costs

The following are the estimated costs for Fiscal Year 1964. All figures

are U.S, dollars per Jear (US $1.00 equals 12.50 Mexioan pesos). Changes

in estimated costs for particular items will be noted. These refleat not

only the continued inflationary trend in the Mexican economy, but also

the MIFBAT operational emphasis of support to Station operations. In this

latter case partioular line coverage 1s of shorter duration, causing

greater expense in installation and removal of tap lines and crosses and

frequent shifting of basehouse sites.

In the agent salary category total expense in contract agent salaries vas

increased somewhat (due to raises granted DRABAND and ZINSMEISTER during

the past joar) and redueed considerably in the fleld agent estegory faue

primarily to termination of three well paid agents.) Overall funde

requested for FY 1964 total $83,808 compared to $99,000 granted for use

1n FY 1963 - a reduction of $15,192. A great part of this reduction vas

possible by prograning norned equipment purchases for the coming year

(see paragraph 16 above).

a. salaries

(1) Career and contraot agents

David A. WIISTED (0B-13 equivalent)

no expenses ineluded In Project

MisAt as ho 18 supported entirely

by Projeat InNoo.

Wayne C. DRABAND

LTEMERACE-& (sinCe this agent 1s used

In ITFEAT. only in emergency situa-

t10n In the event of WILSTED's absenco

and 1s actively employed by MiCHARITY,

he will contime to be funded under

that project

Carol K. ZINSHEISIER

Olga A. PARFINIK

Additional translator/processor to

be recruited.

6,000

6,700

4,500

3,600

$20,500

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(2) Fiold Agents

LTFEUD-1.

LIFEUD-2

ITFBUD-3

LIFEUD-4

LTFBUD-5

LIFEUD-6 (see Olga A. PARFINIK In

contract agent section above)

IIFEUD-7

ITFEUD-8

LFSUD-9

IATPEUD-10 (No salary)

LTFEUD-11 (No salary)

LIFEUD-12 (No salary)

LTREUD-13 (No salary)

LIPBUD- 13

IIFEUD-16

IJFEUD-18 (No salary)

LFPJD-19

IJFEUD-24

IWINEUD-25 (No salary)

ITFEUD-26

two basshouse keepers to be recruited

6,500

2,800

2,000

2,200

3,650

2,700

2,800

2,200

845

1,585

1,500

1,500

1,000

2,500

Christmas bonus (In aocordance with

local ouston, which amounts to one month's

pay) and gifts where necessary.

4,100

b. Basehouse rentals

Annex II

AHMOX ITI

Annex IN

Ames VI

Annex VII

Annes VIII

Annex IX

c. Basehouse utilities and expenses

d. Allowance for usual rental Increases

when lease renewed

$5.2111

2,000

2,688

2,760

3,000

1,728

3,012

2,880

2,000

1,200

37,880

21,328

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•.

Local purchase replacement parts,

wire, expendable supplies (as paper

produots, typewriter ribbons, and

emergenoy-spectal equipment).

800

800

I. Transportation

MV 2455 used by DRABAND

ITFEUD-2,

car rent

LIPEUD-7, car rent

LIFEUD-8, car rent

LTPEUD-5, car rent

ZINSHEISTER mileage

500

400

400

400

300

300

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2.300

&. Miscellaneous ops expenses

(1nojudes l08s of rental deposits,

bribes, expenses in moving and

setting up basehouses, and expenses

Involved in special coverago of

targots of opportunity)

1,000

GRAND TOTAL.

83,808

(NOTE:

For the coming projost year Station has not Inoluded, as nas done

In past, a fund for extraordinary expenses involved in agent terminations.

The ordinary costs will be absorbed by the project. If unusual expenses

occur, Headquarters will be requested to amend Projoct I PRAT for the

necessary anount.

All terminations of Indigenous persamel will be in accordance with Mextean

Lan and will include lump sun separation settlement, transportation and

moving expense payments, and any salary due at the time of the termination.

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