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[9]18 July 1963
[11]MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch
[13]FROM Mr. Ramon R. Hart
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[17]SUBJECT : Manvel F. ARTIME Buesa
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[20]l. The first phase of the audio surveillance of the
[21]Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed.
[22]The Subject left Washington, D. ¢., on 13 July 1963. The
[23]owner of the listening post, Mr./Fred C. THOMAS, Jr}Q7=5
[24]moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on
[25]12 July 1963 enrouts to an overseas PCS assignment.
[27]2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has :
[28]advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr. ;
[29]Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to |
[30]Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on |
[31]Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio rn
[32]coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor : .
[33]living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's
[34]conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case
[36]officers. : 2
[37]3. The case was assigned to the District Field Office,
[39]and Special Agent (Harold G. s designated as responsible
[40]agent. It is Agent (TITTSLER's to place microphones in the
[41]downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the
[42]telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the
[43]garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will
[44]set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by
[45]the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Un-
[46]beknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will
[47]have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presenta
[48]itself.
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[73]hk. The cover story to be used by Agent (TITTSLER Jduring
[74]the installation is that he is working on the house at the Ted of
[75]request of the leasor, Was on xeal estate agent, Mr./R. Ve. O
[76]Cortlandt weRESI (D Bf gees) J Mre T]supposedly maintains
[77]the house for a New York lawyer in order to billet the latter's
[78]transient clients, Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to
[79]clean up the house Mondays gnd redays; however, she can be
[80]told to stay away if Agen Rfneeds to do work there on
[81]those days. It was also discreetly requested by the undersigned
[82]of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too mich while the techni-
[83]clans are making the installation.
[85]5. It is expected that the audio results of this type
[86]of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous
[87]“radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the
[88]recorders on a timely basis.
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