TRANSMISSION AND DISSEMINATION OF SOVIET REGIONAL MATERIAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200050159-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 159
• Publication Date: February 14, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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,tctir g Assistant Director for Cpst AIMS 24 Febr ary 190
Ctalef, FSIB
Trasmissian and Dis tiod of Soviet ke, Lo al Material
REPS . : a. Minutes of Seo nd lXeetiog of the FSIg-BBC )4cnitoriag SSea d ar
Co-wdinatiai Co ittaw, 10 govsbur 190, W"hi"t=,
(Paragraph 3)
p. Mewrat,daia to BCI fr~ ~lss~sd SovIA 1Rsdio Bsoadoas~Sesutity-
in FM t rooessirag MMUS
C.
Eitte Didated 9 srsUWIB L~ Securi DepAy Dire~ P~rooasioi
Selected Soviet Radio BroadOW b
d. R~ dated 26 Nov-? 19 to D*pAy Director r Eros
EXsetittive for I rpsstioa MA Security, WAJOOU TBIB Processing of SNlsotmd So tst Radio Brosrisarts
?? ecurity in Ply of oleetrod Soviet D R+d o
S
Broadeasts
2.. On 24 iloveaber 1948 Chief, PER, reseiusd trio. Yaleoin Frost,
Read, BBC ltoLtorriag Serves, a cable sd leis abeenes
from Loodan soma con list of oPinirrn an tug Sulkle" had artNn, that
the solution had not been sassbM, and that he desired to earn the
Chief, FEB, to amid aq ' of fide to iNIASIOnt oa r
agmscant.
2. At a later date Chief, FBig, ressired a latter dated
23 Novo sr 191,8 from Mr- frost, parts of which are gaoled belies
On ry return I found that the ubo]a question of the classi-
ficatica of Rae mit orsd ecteria1, iuclw1ia g Rursiaa- rsgio sl
aaaterial, is now reader further saris at a higp le 1. No
final decision has yet been taken but` think I is at leant its
this opp~t7 of warning you
we my withdraw our request to you on this after. I an
sending you a cable etaich WU1 prevent your eUb rkth$ on MAY
expenditure over tssmesd ssion until the natter has been
clarified.
'M DENTIAL
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01t, as result of our disoassioira in 'i`ta*li ton the Agency
irrespective of any request frog me, wishes to plow a
alassitioation on this mmatmrial, I shoul be glad it you
would let r know as soon as possible, since I feel that as
the bulk of the steriai will cow from you there would be
an obligation on our part to respect your wishes in spite of
any views which m exist hers.'
3. In reply to the above mentioned letter, the Chet, Pi1Z8e
advised Ur. Rost that it was his considered opinion that CIA woad
not Lisist upon this secure transatssicn unless NC desired it, sines
the aoaplications oontrcnting PBtd in this rsspset with its several
stations were oonsiderat greater than those aantronting MC with
a single station.
4. no tamer rsastion !roam the BBC an this subject has been
received.
5. In order to be able to ixples~nt this project without undue
delay it the British do raise the question again, YWH has earploeed
to a limited extent the prob ms invlned in providing a secure means
of tranwaLasion Iron Cypress While the probisi has net been pursued
far enough to cowls to a definite oonclusic4, it is certain that the
technical probleue involved would not be siwrple end that the Bost to
CIA would be considerrbla. While fIB Will ccnt#nw to explore this
probleem, it is believed advisable to 0ontLrwe the present method of
transmitting this material unless this point is again raised b the
BBC.
L. 35. unite
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Addressee - Orig and 1
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TO: .. Chief, FBIB
1st Endorsement
16 February 1949
FROM: Acting Assistant Director for Operations
Continuance of4re
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upu.
d'-by the B is annroved.
John M Sterling
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JpColonel, tTSAF
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