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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200430001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 2, 1957
• Content Type: NSPR

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111'cNAMIARA MOVES UP his estimate of
Red China's missile-launching capabilities. The
defense chief's statement that China might
shoot off a long-range missile this year brings
the projected (late two years nearer. But-offi-
cials still doubt Peking will have any menac-
ing missile arsenal before the mid-1970s.
JITTERS PERSIST in Hong Kong. Many
wealthy Chinese plain to emigrate to Taiwan,
Canada, the U.S. A continued outflow of capital
looms. But authorities doubt the local Com-
munists will renew violence. The Reds con-
tent themselves for now with a pf-opaganda war
against the British.
REGULATORS PONDER whether it's prop-
er for banks to serve as agents for the New
1 York State lottery. The Home Loan Bank
board rules "no" for savings and loan associa-
tions, but three other agencies fail to follow
suit. Biggest question: Can House Banking
Chairman Patman make good on his threat to
uar banks from selling lottery tickets?
HUMPHREY STRAYS from an Administra-
tion line: Don't talk up slum-riot dangers,
stress positive progress instead. The VP finds
the gentle approach fails to catch public atten-
tion. For, maximum impact, he returns to the
old scary stand: The nation must act to pre-
vent riots -or else.
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS plus super-chemi-
cals become a growing arms-race worry.
The CIA, Pentagon develop clandestine
methods of detecting buildups, especially in
the Soviet. Detection is tricky "but not hope-
'?less." Spy photos can reveal telltale char-'
acteristics of facilities making lethal chemi-
cals. Weapons tests yield traces "potentially
identifiable" by remote, secret U.S. stations.
The disarmament agency boosts research
on biological-chemical weapons. Officials fear
big and little nations may turn to them if
there's agreement to bar spread of nuclear
arms. The agency's conclusion: Treaties, veri-
fication systems will be needed to curb the
biological-chemical arms race.
An ex-CIA man, Herbert Scoville, heads jo'
the disarmament agency effort. Study con-
tracts have gone to Midwest Research In-
stitute and Melpar Inc.
MINOR MEMOS: U.S. Information Agency
chief Leonard Marks fears the geodesic dome
housing the, U.S. exhibit at the Montreal fair
may become a hot spot this summer, despite
sunshades and air-conditioners.... Red Guards
broke into the Peking Foreign Ministry re-
cently and made copies of confidential docu-
ments, shouting "what's so terrific about
secrets, anyway?" . . . FBIO director Hoover
says more than half the 26 Soviet news re-
porters in the U.S. serve as intelligence
agents... U.S. trade officials report Japanese
restrictions on import of fresh grapefruit lift'
the retail price to $1 each in Nippon.
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