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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100040050-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: May 1, 1969
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 2000/05/24: CIA-RDF 5`-O068fFg0001000400
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Kurt London
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Institute for Sino-Soviet Studies
London, who taught at the City Co e e of New York, and was
wr th the State Dopartinent;, said the idea for the Institute, new in
to eighth year,. actually sterrmed from, a disco ::,ion he had Sri ;h
VAl lcn Dallas, former CIA chief, in 1-)58 about Covorrj1 ont and
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I'ro London staid that he decided that COvexnniont. -?- con=n-' d about
day-to-day events -- could.not,do historical research and
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those were alt:way gaps of i nowled3o, 'missing; 'links'. ?t (~''a. _~?. zi ton
1_;Cii X Ncci1r ; April, 28, 1969)
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.Soviet Studies was founded .
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in ovcrixaontal affairs who had close association with the more
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