1. REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE UNSIGNED MEMORANDUM (HEREWITH) SUBMITTED BY YOU UNDER DATE OF 15 OCTOBER 1948 AND PERTAINING TO A PROPOSED METHOD FOR HANDLING SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL REFUGEES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00036R001000120065-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: November 12, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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WRONANDUM FOR: Assistant Director for Policy Coordination.
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I. Reference is made to:the unsigned Memorandum (herewith) sub-
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posed method for handling sigrd,f14:44:14,11jea1izotugests.
2...';'' The wing follo fact' i4i Connection mittel_ie?ns of interest
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'(a) The aliens Of intoreit'io the Office of Operations are
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those ho are of interest fro:: the standpoint of potential foreign
intelligence obtainable through interrogatio:i. In this respect, the
-'_:::?Office of Operations performs; ip., service to all interested government
' -depeii2nents and agencies.' Upon;oompletion of the necessary interrogation,. . .
; Mae interests of the Office of 'Operations are *co:plated, although another,',7,' -
?i'... ency .or another office of CIA' mefr *vie- e continuing interest. ,
to this Agency are pertinent to thb sOjeot Prob am:
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lb) The alien:: of ,1:xterest to the') offloo of special Operations, ' . ,7',, ,, ?
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subsequent to their arrival in the United States, are individuals involved,-
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in the ccepletion of a real or implied contract in connection with services
completed or :Mao are being considered or further activity in a foreign . i''''' .;,!',.,`?,..?
area. In the first instanoe,.; there Air. be a requirement for further . , '-', - ?,.
interrogation by the Office of Operitions, ?.During such further interro-
4 'I', `ge.tion,??the individual must be pletced under the oontrol of the Office of
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-Operations. However, upon completion of the interrogation process, the
li 'individual must again became the responsibility of the Office of Special 1.4A si-c?
,Operations. The case may ocoasiona1,17 arise where the individual in i..
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-, ,,another agency or another office ii! CIA,.. .When atioh'is the oase, there .,
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?:.toward an alien,- orioiv that .intereethaPs.heeti'eatablished, has only an..
, Andiract7'bearing on the interests rof either'. the ? Office of Operations , .:.,. ..1..,..
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1,ritityri,duais or groups will habittuilltzadvertilie'.their intelligence-
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S. In view of the factors indicated in paragraph 2, above, it
appears necessary that responsibildty for the handling of significarrt
aliens in this country be placed entirely in the hands of the office
' having the current interest in the alien. The over.all interests of
' this Agency must be protected by close cooperation and coordination
.between the various Offices ooncerhed::
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Rear
Director of Central 'intelligence
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