SOVIET INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002500050003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 8, 1949
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
SUBJECT Soviet Intelligence Activities
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1.0 Since the return of Daniel Solod, Soviet Minister to Lebanon, from
Lies cow in December 1948, bb-weekl staff meetings in Beirut are attended
by 'mask. Issagulov and Nikolai Vinogradov of the Soviet Legation at
Damascus.
20 During the second-veek of January Feodor Pissarenko of the Soviet Legation
in Beirut (who is, according to sources in the Legation's Press Section)
was seeking inforraation on the following subjects:
Text of a letter recently sent by Hurl Said, Iraqi Prime Minister,
to the Syrian Government concerning proposed action on the
Palestine problem.
The effect in political circles of Egypt's agreeing to discuss
armistice tonna withthe Israelis, and the reception given the
Rhodes diacussions among local Political circles and among
opposition leaders and students.
ee Reactions of Lebanon and Syria to the dispatch of British troops
to Akabae
do 'Mother there was any suggestion that the British intend to re-
occupy the Arab districts of Palestine,
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3, Aleksandr Sergeyev, the Tess agent at Beirut, has instructed one of his
agents to notify him of the arrival of any Iranians owning from Iran.
He stated that valuable information on American Military Aid to Iran and
on the constru.ation and equipnerrb of airfields can often be obtained from
these visitors.
Ito rusuf Iliarabien, described as an Iranian from Isfahan, Iran, called at
the Soviet Legatibn in Beirut on 33 January, where he was interviened by
Arshak Sarkissian.*
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5. Dimitri Ilikhael Grankov, an engineers, arrived in Beirut Aviii Tehran
during January* lie was accompanied by his wife, louise, and a v10111811
named Tamar Vassili Sharianovo After several visits to the Soviet
Legation, the three left for Turkey?
Comment,. Sarkissian is an employee of the Soviet Legation
an charge of Armenian affairs* He has the rank of
Itcellaborateur??a rank just below that of officarME
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