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Cryptonym: AQUATIC

Definition:

AQUATIC was an Office of Technical Security program that deployed a variety of intrusive techniques. Documented usage against Cuban diplomatic facilities in Mexico City.

Status:

Documented

Sources:

Bill Simpich, State Secret, Chapter 4, http://maryferrell.org/pages/State_Secret_Chapter4.html

AQUATIC was an Office of Technical Security program that deployed a variety of intrusive techniques from the photo operations to opening mail to creating horrid smells that David Phillips referred to as “Who, Me?”

104-10051-10088: COMPUTER RUN - LISTING OF FILE CONTENTS

050-006-018 is a computer list of AQUATIC/KURIOT operations in Mexico City between 1962-1965

104-10246-10021: MONTHLY OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1-31 MAY 1964

May 1964: See how the Monthly Operational Report sent to Chief, KURIOT by Chief of Station, Mexico City is now entitled "AQUATIC".

104-10062-10226: DDO RESPONSE TO HSCA REQUEST DATED 6 JULY 1978, ITEM #13 14

A series of dispatches sent during the Sept-Nov 1963 between Mexico City and HQ are deemed to be "irretrievable". HMMA-22303, dated 10/23/63, was one of them, the slugline was AQUATIC.https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=5689&relPageId=8 (Note: The other irretrievable documents referred to Staff D, see State Secret, Chapter 4)

Contributors:

Bill Simpich