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PPTSC SI SEC CO APR 04 FROM: PARIS ROME FRANKFURT

FROM: DIRECTOR CONF: C/WE 2 DEFERRED ROUTINE

INFO: DDP, ADOP, C/CI, C/FI 2, C/TSD 3, C/EE 3, DC/WH/SA 5, VR

/ PARI INFO ROME FRAN CITE DIR 17976

DESENSITIZED KEYWAY PERUMEN REF: PARI 3867 (IN 72764)

  1. RISK TO (LIAISON) EQUITY BY UNRETRIEVABLE EQUIPMENT PROPOSED REF OP CONSIDERED OVERRIDING FACTOR. LIMITED LIFE BATTERY INSTALLATION PLUS WHICH MILITATE SECURITY AND LIAISON HISTORY (UNEOX ALSO FACTORS AGAINST QUICKIE OP WITH NUMEROUS RISKS. ADDITIONALLY, UNION ALMOST CERTAINLY RETAINS CON- TACT (UNBOX 8 AND VIEW LATTER'S POSITION HE WANTS AVOID ALL TROUBLE WITH HEFAIRY, HIS APARTMENT NOT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR LP.

  2. SUGGEST STATION CONSIDER INDUCTIVE TAP ON PRESENT UNSOX WIRES LEAD- ING TO SECURE LP AS ALTERNATE POSSIBILITY.

  3. AMWEIF ONE WILL RETURN PARIS APPROXIMATELY 15 MAY FROM ROME POSSIBILITY THEREFORE EXISTS MOUNT SIMILAR OP AFTER ADEQUATE PLANNING ACCOM- PLISHED AND WITH NON-ATTRIBUTABLE EQUIPMENT.

  4. FOR ROME: DO YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT SIMILAR TO ERT 24 AND BATTERIES TO OPERATE OF ITALIAN MANUFACTURE? IF YES PLEASE DESCRIBE EQUIPMENT AND BATTERY CIZES TO PARI.

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  1. ALSO SUGGEST STATION CONSIDER USING NON-ATTRIBUTABLE BATTERIES MADE FRAN IF ROME CANNOT PROVIDE.

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