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SECRET 1919152 APR 73 STAFF CITE MEXICO CITY 23439

TOI DIRECTOR INFO DIRTECH, PANTECH, REDLEG KDALCOVE TECHS

REF: MEXICO CITY 22982 65550-6-74/3 (IN 550655) 50-6

  1. KDALCOVE PHOTO EXPERIMENTS. NOW CONCLUDED. TEST PHOTOS AND INSTALLATION DETAILS ARE BEING FORWARDED BY DISPATCH ALONG WITH REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO INSTALL CLOSED CIRCUIT TV TO MINIMIZE OPERATOR FATIGUE AND MAXIMIZE OP EFFICIENCY, ALTHOUGH STILL TROUBLED AT TIMES BY TRAFFIC AIR POLLUTIONS OVERALL PRODUCT IS GOOD QUALITY AND FUL FILLS OUR REQUIREMENTS.

  2. PER DISCUSSIONS WITH TOY MKSPICE TECHS. TV SYSTEM ENSTALLATION APPEARS FEASIBLE, ALSO GOOD POSSIBILITA THEY MAY HAVE NEEDED EQUIPEMENT WHICH COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ON EXTENDED LOAN BASIS. IF APPROVED, NKSPICE PHOTO TECH WOULD BE REQUESTED ASSIST IN INSTALLATION.

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SECRET 0600332 MAR 73 STAFF NEXI CITE MEXICO CITY 22502 (ROSTEDT ACTING)

TO: DIRECTOR INFC DIRTECH, PANTECH. 0 RYBAT REDLEG KDALCOVE TECHS :

REF: MEXICO CITY 22495820452) ) 1. KDALCOVE PHOTO BASEHOUSE OPERATIONAL 1 MAR 1973. KDALCOVE-1 AND 2 GIVEN ON SITE TRAINING AND BRIEFING 28 FEB BY OLIVER J. MANKUNAS AND STATION TECH CHARLES F. HIPPEN. KDALCOVE-1 TOOK FIRST OPERATIONAL FILMS FOLLOWING DAY AND PRODUCT WAS RETRIEVED USING KDALCOVE-2 AS CUTOUT. ALTHO EARLY MORNING PHOTOS WERE EXCELLENT QUALITY, HEAVY BUILDUP OF TRAFFIC AIR POLLUTION BY MID-MOARNING SERIOUSLY AFFECTED PHOTO DEFINITION. BEFORE DAYBREAK 5 MAR, MANKUNAS AND HIPPEN AGAIN RETURNED TO PHOTO SITE TO TEST VARIOUS FILTERS AND SPEED SETTINGSSIN EFFORT ) TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEM. TEST PHOTOS TAKEN WITH DARK ORANGE HAZE FILTER SHOWED IMPROVEMENT AND PRODUCED USABLE PRODUCT. WE INTEND TO CONTINUE EXPERIMENTING TO OBTAIN OPTIMUM RESULTS. TEST PHOTOS AND INSTALLATION DETAILS WILL BE FORWARDED BY POUCH.

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SECRET 3100362 JAN 73 STAFF CITE MEXICO CITY (22495 MEXI

TO: DIRECTOR. d RYBAT TYLOTE REDLEG KDAL COVE REF A. DIRECTOR 362309 B. MEXICO CITY 22429 ) 815792 بذا(

820452 M 1. IN RESPONSE REF A QUESTION, AVAILABILITY IS MAIN FEATURE, BUT EASE IN ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITY ARE ALSO FACTORS INFLUENCING OUR PROPOSAL TO COMBINE PHOTO OPERATION WITH KDVAULT TECHNICAL OPERATION. APARTMENT UNDER EARLIER CONSIDERATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL PROBABLY SOMETIME IN MAY, AND WE DO NOT NOW HAVE ANY SUITABLE CANDIDATES TO TAKE POSSESSION WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. COMBINING BOTH OPERATIONS WILL REDUCE NUMBER ASSETS INVOLVED, COSTS, AGENT MEET INGS AND PROJECT ADMIN. SECURITY WILL BE ENHANCED BECAUSE TWO ACTIVE SITES IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY CKPOLAR INSTALLATION WOULD DOUBLE COVER PROBLEMS AND DOUBLE NUMBER OF CLANDESTINE MEETINGS TO RETRIVE PRODUCT.

  1. IN SUM, BOTH APARTMENTS IN QUESTION HAVE ESSENTIALLY SAME DESIRABILITY FEATURES FOR KDVAULT OPERATION. HOWEVER, AN AB IN PS DES: NFD Fr UH

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SECRET 15150 JAN 73 STAFF MEXI CITE MEXICO CITY 22308 (ROSTEDT ACTING) TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR. 0 RYBAT REDLEG KDFACTOR

iP DOC. MICRO. SER. APR 1 01973 807463

MICROFILMED REFS: A. DIRECTOR 358750 B. MEXICO CITY 2230780642

  1. APPRECIATE YOUR RAPID RESPONSE PER REF A. SUBJ REFS HAS OTHER COMMITMENTS WHICH PRECLUDE HIS OCCUPANCY THIS APARTMENT. HE WILLING SIGN LEASE, BUT IN VIEW HIS POTENTIAL FOR OTHER OPS WE ARE RELUCTANT HAVE HIM DO THIS. THUS, WE HAVE INSTRUCTED KDADAGE-42, IN ALIAS, TO TRY AND TIE UP APARTMENT LONG ENOUGH TO ENABLE US FIND SUITABLE CANDIDATE TO LIVE IN APARTMENT AND PERFORM DESIRED OPERATIONAL TASKS. THIS NAY BE FEASIBLE SINCE PRESENT APARTMENT TENANTS DID NOT FOLLOW THRU ON ORIGINAL PLANS TO VACATE 14 JAN. WILL ADVISE DEVELOP- MENTS. VIEW ABOVE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO AMEND POA AS REQUESTED REF LA

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SECREI 1301392 JAN 73 STAFF MEN CITE MEXICO CITY 22307 (ROSTEDI ACTING)

TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR. RYBAT REDLEG KDFACTOR 0 REFS: A DIRECTOR 328305

B. MEXICO CITY 21273 (IN 727027)

C. MEXICO CITY 21713(IN 76/220)

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  1. REQUEST YOU AMEND POA ON SUBJECT REF A AND GRANT POA ON HIS WIFE TO PERMIT THIS COUPLE TO OCCUPY AND USE APARTMENT CITED BELOW FOR OBSERVATION AND PHOTO POINT AGAINST CKPOLAR MISSION.

SUBJECT REF A NO LONGER NEEDED FOR USE OUTLINED REF B SINCE ANOTHER MORE SUITABLE CANDIDATE AVAILABLE. NEED FOR URGENT APPROVAL EXPLAINED BELOW. 2. APARTMENT IS ON THIRD FLOOR OF MENTIONED REF C BUILDING WITH EXCELLENT VIEW CKPOLAR MAIN GATE. TEST PHOTOS TAKEN AND INDICATE SITE SUITABLE FOR USE. THIS SITE WILL REPLACE FORMER KDABSINTHE PHOTO BASEHOUSE. XDADAGE-42 BRIBED RENTAL SECRETARY TO HOLD APARTMENT FOR HIM UNTIL 15 JANUARY. SAID HE HAD OUT OF TOWN FRIENDS INTERESTED THIS LOCATION. WE DOUBT HE CAN PERSUADE SECRE- TARY TO KEEP APARTMENT OFF RENTAL MARKET BEYOND 15 JANUARY.

  1. MARRIED COUPLE ORIGINALLY VETTED BY US AND HELD IN RESERVE

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FOR THIS PHOTO OPERATION (SUBJECTS OF REF C) WERE, AS YOU KNOW, DIVERTED LAST WEEK TO OCCUPY LP FOR MPCHEEX AUDIO OPERATION.

  1. WE HAVE NOT YET ASKED SUBJECT REF A AND WIFE IF THEY ABLE AND WILLING RUN PHOTOPOINT FOR US, BUT OLIVER J. MANKUNAS WHO KNOWS THEIR PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL CONDITION BELIEVES THEY WOULD WELCOME OPPORTUNITY.

  2. REQUEST APPROVAL PROCEED BY PRIORITY CABLE. NEED APPROVAL PRIOR COB 13 JAN. SUGGEST ASSIGN NEW CRYPT TO THIS OPERATION. WILL FORWARD COMPLETE PRQ I AND II ASAP.

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DISPATCH

CLASSIFICATION SECRET PROCESSING ACTION MARKED FOR INDEXING

NO DIDEXING REQUIRED TO Chief, Western Hemisphere Division

Chief, Soviet Bloc Division ONLY QUALIFIED DESK INFO. CAN RIDGE INDEXING

Acting Chief of Station, Mexico City MICROFILM

KDFACTOR Operational Report, 1 March 1972 through 31 July 1972 FROM SUBJECT

ACTION REQUIRED-REFERENCES

ACTION REQUIRED: None; for your information and files.

: ΗΜΜΑ-41,734, 10 March 1972 (Previous Report) REFERENCES INTRODUCTION

  1. The KDFACTOR Project has been terminated because of develop- ments reported in other channels. This will be the last of the opera- tional reports forwarded to Headquarters and primarily a wrap-up of developments to date. OPERATIONS

  2. The KDFACTOR Project supported two visual and photographic surveillance points (KDLITERAL and NDABSINTHE) directed against the MHIHARSH installation. Operations from the KDLITERAL surveillance point were suspended on 4 July 1972, the equipment removed on 7 July, and the operator, KDFACTOR-2, terminated the same date. Operations from the KDABSINTHE surveillance point were suspended on 28 July, the equipment removed on 29 July, and termination of KDFACTOR-5 and his family accomplished the same date. ADMINISTRATION

  3. Oliver J. MANKUNAS continued to have responsibility for inside administrative chores and agent handling throughout the period. Processing of the photo product was accomplished inside the Station. PERSONNEL :

  4. The project included five salaried assets. KDFACTOR-2 operated the KDLITERAL basehouse. NDFACTOR-5 operated the KDABSINTHE basehouse with the assistance of his wife KDFACTOR-6 and his two sons KDFACTOR-8 and 9. Both KDFACTOR-2 and -5 have served BKTRUST in their photo specialty since 1957.

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EXEMPT FROM GERERAL DECLASSIFICATION OF. E. 0.-11652, EXENFEISS CATEGORY: § 58,1).(2), (3) ar (4) is ene or more) AUTOMATICALLY GEOLISCIFIED ON SPOTL DISPASMODERN #vent)

WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET DATE I August 1972 HOS FILE NUMBER 50-6-74/3 acti

CONTINUED

CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH CLASSIFICATION SECRET DISSHTON SYMBOL AND NUMBER ΗΜΜΑ-42,197 5. KDFACTOR-2 will continue to reside in the NDLITERAL building, as part of his termination agreement, until probably sometime in December when he will move to new quarters of his own. The KDLITERAL building (MEXI-03, Unit 15) is part of the KDVAULT complex of build- ings which will be disposed of as reported in other channels. If this occurs before December, KDFACTOR-2 will move at the time of disposal.

  1. KDFACTOR-5 and his family will vacate the KDABSINTHE apart- ment o/a 31 August. KDABSINTHE is located in a building owned by KDABBEY who plans to dispose of his equity in the property in the near future. PRODUCTION

  2. KDLITERAL: Before being closed down, KDLITERAL, through KDFACTOR-2, was the source of within-the-compound photographic cover- age of PCS and TDY MHHARSHers. He provided an average of three rolls of film a week and provided weekly written reports based on his visual observation of the target area.

  3. KDABSINTHE: Operated by KDFACTOR-5, KDABSINTHE produced an average of six rolls of film a week and was our principal source for information on visitors to the MHHARSH installation, especially "WOCORK-type" persons and political exiles. This segment of KDFACTOR was also our main source of information on MHHARSH license plates and automobiles.

  4. In addition, KDLITERAL and KDABSINTHE both provided detailed "attendance sheets" on all MHHARSH personnel. With the loss of this combined coverage, it will be difficult to identity personnel assigned to the MHHARSH installation or to monitor their daily movements in and out of the compound. The two surveillance points also provided periodic photo studies of the MHHARSH installation itself with empha- sis on coverage of the construction changes and modification or addi- tions made to the communications antenna system. SECURITY

  5. We were gratified to receive the very favorable Headquarters KDFACTOR security review which was forwarded as HMMW-19,061, 28 June

  6. There is no need for further comment.

PROBLEMS 11. Only the developments reported in other channels. FINANCES 12. KDFACTOR Project termination costs have been charged to FY 1972 with the exception of rent payments and utility costs which are being charged to FY 1973. The breakdown of agent termination costs is as follows:

| KFACTOR-2 | $102,000 | | KFACTOR-5 | 29,575 | | KDFACTOR-6 | 35,380 | | KFACTOR-8 | 8,112 | | KDFACTOR-9 | 19,592 | TOTAL $194,659 pesos ($15,572.72 USD) PLANS 13. Not applicable. EVALUATION/OBITUARY 14. We believe the KDFACTOR Project represented a professional

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CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH CLASSIFICATION SECRET DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER ΗΜΜΑ-42,197 collection effort being run securely and successfully against a sen- sitive target with a minimal expenditure of funds and case officer time.

Avir J. Martinma Oliver J. MANKUNAS

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MEXI SECRET 1023182 APR 72 CITE MEXICO CITY 19452 DIRECTOR KDFACTOR ID Are IN 582033 REF: DIRECTOR 252261

  1. BRUCE H. FERNALD MET MONTHLY WITH RAYMOND H. GERENDE FROM JULY 1970 TO MAY 1971 TO PAY TEN INSTALLMENTS OF TERMINA- TION BONUS. LAST MEET WAS A MAY 1971. ALL IMPORTANT INFO ON PROBLEMS OF GERENDE AND WIFE (FORMERLY LIEMPTY-19) WAS REPORTED BY CABLE DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT FOR NEWS THAT GERENDE VISITED HOLLAND DURING CHRISTMAS 1970 WHEN HAD AMICABLE VISIT WITH WIFE AND CHILDREN.

  2. GERENDE IS OWNER OF HOUSE RENTED AUGUST 1970 BY STATION STAFFER JESSE R. GARDALPHE. HE STILL TEACHING ENGLISH TO EMPLOYEES OF TWO LOCAL FIRMS AND APPEARS FINANCIALLY PRESSED SINCE CLASS SCHEDULE REDUCED RECENTLY FROM SIX TO TWO HOURS PER DAY. STILL DRINKS, BUT APPARENTLY IN MODERATION. HAS INDICATED HE MIGHT VISIT WIFE IN HOLLAND THIS SUMMER. WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO INDICATE GERENDE HAS VIOLATED HIS SECRECY AGREEMENT OR PROBED INTO LNLUTE STATUS OF GARDALPHE. ! i 1 SECRET 10 Apus 72 50-6-74/3 CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION PERSON LINT NOTIFIED CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET (When Filled In) TOTAL COPIES GROUP I

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MEXICO CITY

KDFACTOR (cato and time hied) то смесе number) 252261

2012 CITE DIRECTOR

٦ REF: A. HMMW-18, 773, 23 DECEMBER 71 Б. HMMA-41734, 10 MARCH 72

  1. IN ORDER COMPLETE REF A KDFACTOR SECURITY REVIEW RE KNOWLEDGEABILITY OF TERMINATED AGENTS AND FAMILIES, STATION REQUESTED FURNISH BRIEF SUMMARY OF RAYMOND H. GERENDE'S ACTIVITIES FROM TERMINATION IN JUNE 1970 TO PRESENT. ABOVE INFO ATAC

NEEDED PRIOR TO COB 11 APRIL, IN ORDER PROVIDE NEEDED DETAIL TO REF B.

  1. FILE: 50-6-74/3.

END OF MESSAGE ATAC FI WH COMMENT: Reference A requested an updated security review of KDEACTOR Operations and knowledgeability of terminated agents and families, Reference B is Sation answer to Reference A. Reference Blacks detail regarding GERENDE, who handled KDFACTOR up to inte 1970, present activities. THEODORE G. SHACKLEY LAWRENCE C. LASER: C/WHD AC WH/1 : COCREATING OFFICERS

RELEASING OFFICER

_SECRET 50-6-1713 AUTHENTICATING CFFにこ 7 Jeut fu

TO DISPATCH CLASSIFICATION PROCESSING ACTION SECRET MARKED FOR INDEXING

NO DIDEXING REQUIRED Chief, Western Hemisphere Division

Chief, Soviet Bloc Division

Acting Chief of Station, Mexico City g

KDFACTOR Operational Report, 1 September 1971 through 29 February 1972 FROM

SUBJECT

ACTION REQUIRED-REFERENCES ACTION REQUIRED: None; for your information and files. : Α. ΗΜΜΑ-41,028, 17 September 1971 (Previous Report) REFERENCES : В. HMMW-18,773, 23 December 1971 OPERATIONS

  1. The KDFACTOR Project continued throughout the past six months to support two visual and photographic surveillance points (KDLITERAL and KDABSINTHE) directed against the MHHARSH installation. ADMINISTRATION

  2. Oliver J. MANKUNAS continued to have responsibility for inside administrative chores and agent handling throughout the period. Bruce H. FERNALD, who previously handled the assets, is the alternate case officer and would be available to take over agent meeting respon- sibilities in the absence of MANKUNAS. Processing of the photo product is accomplished inside the Station. Agent meetings have now been cut to a minimum, and the processing of the product and delivery to the consumer has been speeded up. PERSONNEL

  3. The project includes five salaried assets. KDFACTOR-2 operates the KDLITERAL basehouse and has been employed in this capa- city since 1957. KDFACTOR-5 operates the KDABSINTHE basehouse with the assistance of his wife KDFACTOR-6 and his two sons, KDFACTOR-8 and -9. KDFACTOR-5 has also served BKTRUST in this capacity since 1957. PRODUCTION

  4. KDLITERAL: During this reporting period, KDLITERAL, through KDFACTOR-2, continued to be the source of within-the-compound photo- graphic coverage of PCS and TDY MHHARSHers. He produced 55 rolls of DISTRIBUTION: Orig & 1 C/WHD 1 C/SBD CROSS REFERENCE TO

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film and provided weekly written reports based on his daily visual observation of the target area.

  1. KDABSINTHE: Operated by KDFACTOR-5, KDABSINTHE produced 100 rolls of film and continued to be the principal source for infor- mation on visitors to the MHHARSH installation, with special atten- tion given to visits of "WOCORK-type" persons and political exiles. This segment of KDFACTOR also continued to be the main source of information on MHHARSH license plates and automobiles.

  2. KDLITERAL and KDABSINTHE both continue to provide detailed "attendance sheets" on all MHHARSH personnel. Without this combined coverage, it would be difficult to identify personnel assigned to the MHHARSH..installation or to monitor their daily movements and activities. In addition, the two surveillance points provide periodic photo studies of the MHHARSH installation itself with emphasis on coverage of any constructionchanges and any modification or additions made to the communications antenna system. Both sites are also available to service special support requests as required. During the period, KDLITERAL performed a number of special photo surveys and a three-week frequency sweep requested by WOACRE. SECURITY REVIEW

The assets 7. There were no known problems of security relating to the project. In response to Reference B. request, we have reviewed all phases of the operation and believe that project security is sound. The project assets have all been with us for many years and have established themselves as respectable long-time residents of the area. All five assets, four in one family and one in another, are extremely security conscious and have all been SGSWIRLed. derive a substantial portion of their livelihood from their EKTRUSTY employment and would thus lose a great deal if security factors ever necessitated a termination of their work for us. As an additional safeguard, the KDLITERAL and KDABSINTHE operations are compartmented from each other, and there has never been any indication that either segment of KDFACTOR knows of the other's existence.

  1. The only termination of a project asset in recent years was KDFACTOR-1, who formerly processed the photo product from both surveillance points. KDFACTOR-l was terminated amicably in March
  2. We still maintain periodic contact with him; and his brother, KDADAGE-14, continues to be one of our more valued MHHARSH access agents. KDFACTOR-1 is a reputable physician with a wide circle of friends, and on a number of recent occasions he has been very helpful when we have taxed his expertise in his field or requested background information on people in the medical profession.