SOVIET AND SATELLITE OFFICIALS IN THE UNITED STATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000300130002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 11, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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lr Reference Is wee-e to the attached letter late 310 une 1949 a -
dressed to you from Senator Pat McCarran, Cbairaan of the 1nited,
Senate Co rittee on the ?udiciary, ahere in certain inf-srna.tio -x'rom the
files of the Central Intelligence A ?n was requested on the above-
after a careful review of the files of O SO canoe
- by jeretor cCarran for inclusion in the public record
ws in question, we submit t:he followin a:nz secs to the questions
- Since Senator MeCarran further defined' his use of the
of official cuty in the United Ctatea.....
Satellite Officials in the Unit'
Ro of the er?son.s chose names aearei on the
Ltion and Naturalization Subeoi iittee:
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00 names have be, ,:m engaged In subversive activity prior to their
vex as *act .ve rtleizaation in foreign intellig
or active CoTsunist organizational work), rather than
more avzber!ship in the Communist Party, Bye have attem fed
or anize our reply in accordance with his definition:
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On fif
t o,f Cit.
tion.
he names appeerin on the Iist,, -the files
ly reflect no pertinent identifiable infer
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Thirty-two of the individuals on the list h vvre r ienortedly
services of their resectiv countries.
'wenty-ono of the individuals have reported
allegedly born engaged in active work for the in:te.[.ilCelse
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working ar'entl;,, for the?. benefit of' their overn nt w, which
s+ ? nr rs 4 e. M
t scared' that by virtue of their positions, they
aversive or ;aiiizational act .cities have b,.- n receive(
Rarty? officials. Although no specific rs?tarts on the
Twenty-nine of the inr ividuals are high-renking
mound or subversive nature outside their homelands.
methods, rust be consi'ered to ^.- suoversive any
interests of the United 5tat" s.
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the indivviduals on the list reportedly show definite
erican syrmpathies and /or = isaffeetion. with Communist
U on 11 - "Describe a typi
such subversive activity, and a t~'
of such persons who have b, n
pattern or
background. or ty..iical backgrounds
n such subversive activity."
be surmised that the majority of ov Soviet ?n' Satellite di,lo-
fici.als rho enter a forei ;n country with the purpose of
conducti.n or controlling espionage and/or subversive activity con-
cern themselves primarily with the followin, task
ire on political, economic, industrial and military con-
Lions of the country concerned. This activity is carried
out both through the collection of overt information from
periodicals, or radio, and through agents pi
.tegic installations., as a corollary of this activity,
at is a e to recruit and place agents against the
en the diplomatic official is requi
gement of co: munications facilities through which agents
Can make their rep? its either to f,oviet or Satellite diplo--
i.nstall aations within tb: country, or directly to the
In this connection, reports havo been received of
of these officials to organize Com.winist Party cells
a=tgr seamen se ng= on - e l s rai.l.in to the ho eland.
seamen are then utilized a couriers.
o a 1 assigned to the country concerned
tie,-, of delegates from the homeland who on
;. conventins or re-tings, aasurinr; that such
or become politically unreliable through
luences.
party line propaganda %ittan the foreign country.
opa ?nc.a about conditions in the country back to
omelaaid in the form of articles designed to encourage un-
,roups who have settled in the countpi from.
parently regarded as pa.,ticularly Important.
h citizens rith former homelWA,
are. made to activate Com aniat groups within liwifrantt
Immigrant- are encouraged to s end the more stable
of the country back to the homeland where, when exchReng
able sentiment a :-a$ n.st the country.
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official rate, it re res^~nts a consiaerable income for the
are made to recruit tmmierr;,
bus
for
organized, wi
government a n: to we their established
shipping or e'-part-import firms,, aar. k a cover
e,ctivities of the hom?land,h N twor s are
n ? ~i rant -roups in or?de,: to ctack native
personnel abroad,
indoctrinate them in
break up snti.-v
l r r.nts nand, former nativee an,.
ty .ir>e. Strong. efforts are made
or anti-Satellite sentiments among
iri.;rant groukpbs. .tteipt arc: also made to establish financial
and commercial contacts with the it sigrc:.nt ;roue for the benefit
of the homeland..
Act as int rm diaries bet e~,7n the, Commmuniat P :rt of the f-
?r ed. an` the Communist Party, of the ho Oland.
ations ant'
f, often procuare funs for the homeland
Organize pre zura, groups within the foreign country- con.erned in
ors er to c o m b a t certain p litical or military measures being con-
sidered by that country which are deemed unfavorable toward the
S*viet--Satt? liit._ Wis.
It has also b .en no -_r that Sat 2 3 t e diplomatic officials operating
in a fordi.gn .gantry - tb a subv; rsive or espionage viz lion usually
1n aloe ; eonta.ct with and many be -ireete by Soviet reprssente
Lives in that country.
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` ca- c roa . - Soviet and satalite rip
who have been s .e ted. to carry out espionage or says-:?ersive activities in
foreign countries vary wide in their back ;rounds, c ltfic...tious, and
traini.n . A. stud, however. of available backgros;;.n. information has his
close certain. ch^raeterist1cs which it . be of interest to note.
t e official . hose n i,, an. individual in 'whom the Communist
regime of his h- Teland places the greatw s-t conl 'ence -as to politic ;: re--
liability, die is often an old line Comm-anist who has served, the Party
faithful, over a period. of ya aaars. Mar.; of these Satellite officials have
the Soviet Dion a?: some ha;Ye serve,. in the Soviet
gained their position in the Communist hierarchy thr ,uh
i 3an guerrillas during the war.
ve records of long ti 'e diplomatic car ez;rs in
These often are described as unscru ous:
and opportunistic i.ndivi.hul who find it to their advantage to s
faithfully the regime in power. That the serve well is unpile
confidence which the Comaaunists apparently place in them.
the
It is of interest to not 'a that many of these offici: .s have had, leg
training and have practiced as lawyers. Quit-f-4 a few also have journa
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backgrounds,
aithou. k it may be a. su r d
of this type.
of f?th r interest thp-t the ve:s of mare' of these men
heir own right and occs~,iona3ly ev on at as !gents
cued as exerting strong influences on Ujair
In conclusion, these officiaA 5 do not appear to be, in most cases, mein
of high sore-1. stax nrds or idealistic r o$ivation. Many of tbex-. ax c --
scribed as clever, unscrupulous, opportunistic, exibitions, and. given to
shady financial r.'ea i or occasional black marketing.
With regard to uestions III and IV concerning the intelligence
F iarstve activities of officials of forei :o t er e a t. s m .h in the
is respectfully suggested that Senator McCr rran be re-
erred to the Federal Bureau of I esti ration for this infor Rtion, s
the collection, of data of this nature does not fall within the jurisdic-
:Fsistnt Director
Office of spec 1al Opera
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