VISIT OF THE CHIEF, FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE TO THE FAR EAST COMMAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200010219-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 219
• Publication Date: February 26, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. in aso rrdsmes with verbal request of Colasol 8. $ ? Bratton
submitted herein brief report of q visit to the Tar F*.t C400Md
during the period Pabx+iary 1-18, 194*.
8? my sissies ?eas
a. To inspect the FBA operatics In Japan-
b. To visit the Isla" at Okisp m, and Sassbe an
Kyushu, both of which are u -r oossidsratic*
for the possible establishmmut of a Tar 8astarra
Forsiga 3r $deast I orra*ttoe Service aonitori*g
post.
s. To visit Seoul, Korea. in order to disease vith
eaaaupatiafn su itt s at ?leautiou the
service being rendered
3. Itinerarys
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?. I visited adamm on i an. 4 FOMSry
nwspw-ted the sits previously tested by on nit
surrey tears, and disoussed with the c soma
the gersra1 aspects of establiabi*g a
station at that location. 'travel to f MA fron
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mizam was pe rforsred by Troop
I visited Sasebo on 6 and 7 Psbruary where I
inspected the site previously tested by ea
survey tams rind disouseed with the Cor...ang
officer 14t6u W- }sgt? sad Members of his staff
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the general aspects of establishing a saaiteerisraia said
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b. 8srvios bsisg provided the Par 3st CannwA
loaatly iaoludss the sending to 0-$, Mitred itates
Armed Farad in tlarsa, a selected daily file of
appresisateiely t,b00 words of isteroepts of
partioular Interest to that Cesar- d, famishing
to 04 Far lot Comes od two complete copies of
the output file of Phis radio intercepts, sad
sending tram flI$ stations is Portland, Oreg *,
and saaai, T. d. via airmail an average at 2,000
words per day of intercepts from Chia, S. 2. Asia,
and kassis which are at interest to the Far lost
Casm+eud. but ?biah axe not monitored is Tokyo.
6. Pending establishment of a major Par Vattern mrsaitorisg
station, meek at best will take several months, it is our desire to
exploit to the fullest possible extent the United capabilities of the
Tokyo bureau. To this end the Chief of the Tokyo Mreau has been
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is+strwsted to s:ylwo exhaustively tae possibilities of increasing
our interim. sovsrap of the critical Far Rasters amts whloh oswt
be saniton4 tree otter FBIS posts.
a. I wist- to "prose my sincere apprsoiatioo for tao away
oourtssiss extended to as duriat q visit by your Offices, a" other
members of the For Fast Cswsd. Tour SIMIAbls assistance opsblsd
- to sossspliah t 1w im= in a minims of time. I wsssri YOU that
your s sperat ioa is pnuiasly appreciated by the ?aI$ as well so sur
Poweat ady.
7. Finally I wisk to assure you that the FBI$ sin is to
tarnish the ar'iees+s sat of istoraatisa obtained from, forsidp radio
broadsssts to the maxima number of U. $. Govsrmrst iat sllipw
spool" is a aiaa a of tier, mad that awy sadpstioas Foos say have
at soy tier as to how we my is +rove our semi,** will be greatly
appreciated.
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