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[7]18 July 1963
[9]MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch
[11]FROM : Mr. Ramon R. Hart
[12]SUBJECT : Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa
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[15]1. The first phase of the audio surveillance of the
[16]Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed.
[17]The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963. The
[18]owner of the listening post, Mr .( Goi
[19]moved out of his house, bag, baggage > and furniture, » on
[20]12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas PCS assignment.
[22]2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has
[23]advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr.
[24]Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to
[25]Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on
[26]Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio
[27]coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor
[28]living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's
[29]conversations with QUINTERO curing * the absence of SAS case
[30]officers.
[32]3. The case was aoe eee to the District Field Office,
[33]and Special Agent. & j 2
[34]agent. It is Agent, :
[36]" garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will
[37]set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by
[38]e two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Un-
[39]#eknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will
[40]Khave to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents
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[57]h, ‘The. cover story to be used by Agent @#GREER: during
[58]the installation is that he is working on thé housé at the _
[59]Zequest of the _teesor “3. Washington real tate agent, Mr./ (wt
[61]a2 : C555). Mr. supposedly maintains
[62]the house’ for a y New York lawyer in‘ ordér to billet the latter's
[63]transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to
[64]clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be
[65]told to stay away if Agent,‘ SETTER needs to do work there on
[66]those days. It was also discreetly requested. by the undersigned
[67]of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too mich while the techni-
[68]cians are making the installation.
[70]5. It is expected that the audio results of this type
[71]of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous
[72]"radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the
[74]recorders on a timely basis. —,
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[77]Ramon R. Hart
[79]ec: #252 529
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