Cryptonym: LIONION-2
Besides providing photographic coverage, other duties were to coordinate physical surveillance teams against persons associated with the Cuban embassy, as well as using a listening post to monitor and record eventual penetration operations aimed at the embassy.
104-10188-10446: DISPATCH-PROJECT LIONION
LIONION-2...was recruited in 1961, as LILILY-2 (sic), as a basehouse occupant and operator in the LIFEAT/LIERODE technical operation aimed at the PBRUMEN (Cuban) embassy. At this same time LIONION-1 also phased into LIFEAT/LIERODE work and the two worked together as a team...in 1962 their cryptonyms changed." Cryptonyms changed to LIFEUD-22 and LIFEUD-23. Later they changed to LIONION-1 and LIONION-2. "In the latter part of 1962 the two agents began the present photographic surveillance operation...Both serve principally as observers and photographers."
104-10188-10451: DISPATCH: AQUATIC/PBRUMEN/LIONION - - DETAILS OF LIONION PULSE CAMERA OPERATION
LIONION-2 is the mother of LIONION-1.
104-10127-10024: CABLE REQUESTING STATION ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING FORMER ASSETS
07/29/78: Cable from Director to Madrid (Info: Mexico City): DIRECTOR 265425: WNINTEL RYBAT: REF: OSMA-28328, 24 Jan 1973: "1. In connection with a request by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) to interview selected former Mexico City station assets, HQs would appreciate the station's assistance in determining the current location and/or residence of KDAFGAHN-1 (K-1) (IDENTITY A). We request that liaison not be queried and the station should not recontact K-1 at this time. 2. According to HQs records KDAFGHAN-1...and his mother KDAFGHAN-2 (IDENTITY B), were terminated by the Mexico City station on 1 August 1972 and requested they be resettled in Spain - K-1 and we assume KDAFGHAN-2 arrived in Madrid circa 11 September 1972. The last known contact between K-1 and the station was on 23 January 1973 per ref..."
104-10127-10025: IDENTLY CABLE
07/29/78: Cable from Director to Madrid (Info: Mexico City): WNINTEL RYBAT: REF: DIR 265425: "1. Identities to reference are as follows: IDENTITY A - Alberto Cesar Rodriguez Gallego. DPOB: 6 November 1926, Havana, Cuba. CIT: Cuban (at birth). IDENTITY B - Victoria Gallego Hernandez. DPOB: 22 March 1900, Matanzas, Cuba. CIT: Cuban (at birth)..."