</s>204-10413-10053 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 BORLIVICH. BECRET MEMORANTUM FOR THE RECORD 6 June 1960 SUBJECT: NSSRIEFING OF DAVID M. WILSTED (PB) PROJECT LINOS COVES.HIM SUBJECTS: NISRIEFINFING OF DAVID M. WILLISTED (PBS) -PROJECT LINDOS Mr. Robert Brom of O/V/O/S, Mr. (John G. Hoyn) and Mr. John Kennedy of WHID, 3 Mr. (Robert Brom of OfV/OS, Mr ., Robert Bryant/Of FL/OPS and Mr ./Charles 03 Bray/F/D/O with David F. WILDSTED(PBS). (Pbs.) 2. WISTED emphasized that the whole telephone system in Mexico City is underrepresented a reformation. The company Teléfonos of Mexico S.A ., has sub-contracted work of cleaning and reorganizing the telephone has subcontracted a work of clearing and reorganising the phone old lines, putting in cables, and spare lines, redefining exchange areas, laying underground cables, etc. Eventually we should be better off be- cause there should be more surplus lines, redoing exchange areas. cause thereshould be more surplus lines, the renovation work has now are underground and we cannot get access to them before they enter the central. This is particularly tran with respect to the Czech Em- basgy, we have telephone lines we cannot obtain access from the vantage point to now occupy. 3. WISLSTED said that we try to keep track of the activities of "inbound" in the telephone lines to attack "colonadas" at random, we hav no prior warning their presence in a certain area. he in the recent past, "Wicklow" has been using using using these activities of posts for security reasons, "I have more control over the access of phone company inspectors or repinjointing more than houses. However, under now regulations all no new apartment buildings must have over the telephone line in- installed in the building by the telephone company having the construction stalled in the phone company during the construction WISTED proposed that this will mean we can again use telephone lines since we can siphon a line destined for use by another tenant in such a way building part and we can install the destination without the bearing ing and hook up the subscriber line to this line which, if checkered, will ing to hook up to the subscriber box. belong to a legitimate subscriber. 5. One system which has been used effectively is to take one-half <loc_795><loc_830>of two separate paths which have no faulty line each. "These two hull pairs from one good pair we can use. 6 WILISTEN explained that it cost about 3000 pasos to got a

Summary: The document details telephone system operations in Mexico City under Project LINOS, focusing on infrastructure improvements and surveillance activities. It outlines efforts by David M. WILSTED to enhance telephone line capacity through sub-contracted work involving cleaning, reorganizing lines, laying underground cables, and redefining exchange areas. Challenges include restricted access to certain lines, particularly those related to the Czech Embassy, due to their location within central infrastructure. The text describes methods for tapping telephone lines, including using surplus lines from new apartment buildings and combining multiple paths to bypass faulty lines. It references personnel involved in line tapping, such as individuals with access to central systems and exchange connections. Operations include material collection from Raffaeli's residence, meetings between WILSTED, SEGHEN, and Raffaeli, and the use of basehouses for monitoring activities. A list of basehouses and covered lines is provided, including locations associated with Soviet and Cuban entities, as well as other diplomatic residences.  

Key People: David M. WILSTED, Robert Brom, John G. Hoyn, John Kennedy, Raffaeli, SEGHEN, personnel involved in line tapping (designated as [0], [0o], [0e]).  

Key Locations: Mexico City, Czech Embassy, Soviet Embassy, Cuban military office, Cuban ambassador's office, Cuautla 13, Juanacatlan 179, Aristoteles 80, Suderman & Horacio.  

Key Events: Sub-contracted telephone system upgrades in Mexico City, line tapping operations, material collection from Raffaeli’s residence, meetings between operatives, monitoring activities at diplomatic residences, and the management of basehouses for surveillance.  

Key Organizations: Project LINOS, entities associated with telephone infrastructure (Teléfonos de México S.A.), intelligence or surveillance groups linked to basehouse operations.

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