LETTER TO MR. ALLEN W. DULLES FROM J. EDGAR HOOVER

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 10, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

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February 10, 1953
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
VIA LIAISON
Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Administration Building
Room 123
2430 E Street, Northwest
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Dulles:
I thought you would be interested in the
following information furnished by an informant who
has given this Bureau reliable information in the
past, and which is purported to represent statements
made by Soviet officials stationed in Europe. The
informant believes these persons are important
o f is ials of the Soviet Ministry of State Security
(GB).
Joseph Stalin is very ill and has designated
Malenkov (Georgi Malenkov) to act for him. Malenkov is
the strongest man in the Soviet Union and the army has
been subordinated to him. The Soviets will initiate-an
"offensive" through Yugoslavia and Turkey in the Spring
of 1953, or, at the latest, in the Spring of 1954, unless
Stalin is still alive. Stalin will not allow them to
start "any fights" while he is still alive. The Soviet
officials who are in favor of war believe that Communism
in Europe and Asia can only be protected through action
in Yugoslavia and Turkey. They will attack where the
West is the weakest and, while the United States is
worried about the Far East, the Soviets will cause
trouble in the Near East,
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Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Administration Building
Tito must be eliminated within three months
(after January, 1953) and the Croatians will do the job.
One hundred sixty Croatians are being trained now.
(Informant believes the training is being carried out in
or near Vienna, Austria,) The Soviets indicated they
have "Draguntchek" (phonetic) or "Kukolevitch " (phonetic)
available to replace Tito and stated that either one is
the "real man" of the people.
The Soviets have made "fantastic technical and
chemical"achievements in Siberia. They believe that since
the. United States has a "warrior" in the White House they
must be ready and must anticipate the actions of the United
States leaders and be just ahead of the United States.
They recognize a need for "terror" in the Soviet
Union. The leaders of the Ministry of State Security are
not too apprehensive about enemies outside of the Soviet
Union but are more concerned with enemies within that
country. They are particularly concerned with the "most
loyal,, older" Communists, including some at the very top.
These people were described as "tired aristocrats" of
Communism. Most of the trouble comes from those who have
brains (the intellectuals). They lack stability, their
minds, tastes and allegiance frequently change. The youth
are imitating these old men and the Ministry of State
Security must continue to "cleanse" the Party, bring up the
new, young element and, at the same time, retain the old
men who are not "tired." The informant believes that the
Soviet leaders presently in control of the Soviet Union
feel that some of the old Party members have grown away
from the masses and they must return to the old revolutionary
ways of terror to stamp out this tendency. It was stated
that Beria (Lavrenti Beria, a leading Soviet intelligence
officer) is already having trouble and may have more trouble
after Stalin dies.
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Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Administration Building
The Soviets believe that they must also
have "terror and sabotage" in the United States. The
informant understood this to mean that underground
Communists in the United States would engage in acts
of "terror and sabotage."
President Eisenhower and Secretary of
State Dulles are considered as the best two statesmen
the United States has ever had. The Soviets are still
seeking information with which to compromise President
Eisenhower but have not been successful to date and
have not found anyone to "cut Eisenhower's wings."
They had a "couple of setups" but nothing came of them.
The Soviets do not believe that either
General Ridgway or General Mark Clark is doing a good
job in his present position.
I am unable to furnish a complete and definite
evaluation of the above information. The informant has
furnished valuable and reliable information in the past
concerning domestic intelligence matters and in numerous
instances it has been possible to corroborate such in-
formation through other sources. It is possible, of
course, that the Soviets have "planted" the information
which is set forth above, for deceptive purposes; how-
ever, there is no indication that this has been done.
This informant is expected to furnish valuable
information in the future and for his protection it is
requested that these data be treated as top secret.
The above information has also been furnished
to the Attorney General; Honorable Robert Cutler,
Administrative Assistant to the President; Honorable
James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, National Security
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Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Administration Building
Council; Mr. W. Park Armstrong, Jr., Special Assistant
to the Secretary of State; Dr. Walter F. Colby, Director
of Intelligence, Atomic Energy Commission; Brigadier
General Edward H. Porter, USAF, Deputy Director for
Intelligence, The Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Major General Joseph F. Carroll, Director, Special
Investigations, The Inspector General, USAF; Major
General Richard C. Partridge, Assistant Chief of Staff,
G-2, Department of the Army; Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe,
Director of Naval Intelligence.
With assurances of my highest regards,
Sincerely yours,
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