RADIO TELETYPE PROJECT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200050089-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 89
• Publication Date: March 8, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, West Cast Bnr+sau
Chief, FBIB
Rad1o Teletype Pro3eat
B ltarah 1949
3. At the present tS.ms, the expar~ion of radio teletype ?oani-
toring facilities must b? go~v~srned by the talus of foreign press
material intsroeptsd. American press, although of limited useful-
ness, does not afford sufficient juatifiaation for expanding facil-
ities. Dither is it desired to incur additional expense for
~testarn Pacific Research purposes.
2. Although project report sub~d.tted 7 Febriury 1949 doss ru+t
distinguish between American and foreign press, interceepte filed
to washieaton indicate tlw-t foreign preps aYailable is l3mitsd in
quantity and not indispensable in content. It is of interest
primarily as indiaating a trend in n~srlia of press cur~ications
irhioh may witlxin a few years sake necessary an expansion of radio
teletype intereeept facilities,
9. For the present 1t is desired that you continue to utilise
ezistiag +~gnipwe~ to saPF1Y Pr~~ly such foaeign prase as is
awa3.lable and with secondary priority Aaroarioan press copy and
material contributing to 1~estern Pacific Research.
!,. Efforts are being Heads to obtain a Baasiir~-keyboard printer
to permit sampling of Russ'Ean-language circuits.
L. K. M11~ITE
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