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

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• Publication Date: November 13, 1958
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Administration Building, Room 123
2430 E Street, N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
WASHINGTON 25. D. C.
November 13, 1958
BY COURIER SERVICE
I thought that you would be interested in the
following information relative to discussions which
took place in the Summer of 1958 between leaders of the
Soviet Union and Red China and an official representative
of the Communist Party, USA. This information was
received from sources which have furnished reliable data
in the past.
Leaders of both the Communist Party of the Sovie;
Union and the Communist Party of China stated that tl.ey
consider the Communist Party, USA, to be the most importani-
communist party in the Western World because it is wcrkin,
inside the largest enemy, namely, United States imperialian.
The Soviets said they would send a total of $200,000 to the
Communist Party, USA, by the end of 1958 while the Ccmmun f a-,
Party of China offered any financial assistance desired bit
the Communist Party, USA.
The Soviet officials stated that they apprcue
the current line of the Communist Party, USA, and feel
that the American Party is now a functioning one.
They also stated that upon the completion of the
draft program of the Communist Party, USA., which is
presently being prepared, they want to obtain a copy
since they may be able to give some help to the
Communist Party, USA, with regard to this program.
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The Soviets further stated that they were no.,
too concerned about the size of the Communist Party, LISA,
as long as it accepts 11Marxism-Leninism and is 100 per ^ent
loyal to the Soviet Union. They indicated that if
these conditions exist, the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union will do everything possible to give the
Communist Party, USA, all necessary support.
The Soviets expressed a desire of having additional
representatives of the Communist Party, USA, come to
Russia. In addition, they said they wanted young
members of the Communist Party, USA, to come to the
Soviet Union for training.
With regard to "The Worker.," east coast
weekly communist newspaper, the Soviet officials stated
that in August, 1958, the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union would start getting 3, 000 copies. They
continued that "The Worker" is doing the best and most
militant job of presenting the activities in the Western
World from the communist viewpoint in the English
language. They also stated that copies of "The Worker"
would be used in Russia to assist in the teaching of
the reading and understanding of the English language.
The Soviets stated that when Nikita Khrushchev
spoke at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union in February, 1956, and mentioned the post.ibil i-W
of different roads to socialism including peaceful
transition, he had in mind various communist parties n
capitalist countries. He was speaking from a tactics'
point of view and in this same speech, he stated in
essence that in some strong imperialist countries, the
working class may have to fight and resort to force and
violence. They continued that this applies specifically
and concretely to the United States and stated that tae
establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat will
require force and violence and no communist party in any
capitalist country, particularly the United States, can
hope to go through the transition to socialism without
the dictatorship of the proletariat. The Soviets in general
pointed out that this dictatorship of the proletariat
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will be necessary to establish communism in all countries
and that it is impossible to depart from this cardinal
Marxist-Leninist principle. They stated that the
Communist Party, USA, is a revolutionary Party and it is
necessary to get rid of anyone wno says anything to the
contrary. They continued that the Communist Party, (h A,
has to have as its final aim the overthrow of the bourgeois-.n
and the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletarla .
They also stated that it is important that the Communist
Party, USA, accept this principle even though it may be
disguised when it is incorporated in the Party progran.
The Soviet leaders stated that they have no
doubt that communism will be ultimately victorious bu>
that United States imperialism is standing in the way.
They further stated they do not want to overestimate
United States imperialism since they feel it is not
as strong as it appears and they have no doubt that
Russia will surpass the United States industrially and
agriculturally. They continued that they feel the
United States is decaying economically but they wish
they had the answer as to whether the United States
will pursue a peaceful or an aggressive solution to its
economic problems since armaments are a part of American
economy.
The Soviets stated they felt the United States
was backtracking on a summit meeting and it might be
necessary for Russia to combine pressure for such a meeting,
with a show of a united front among the socialist countries;
and the willingness to use force.
These officials continued that the Soviets
are trying to reach the American people with the idea
that they want peace and that Americans can get jobs throus h
increased trade. They continued, however, that if there
are any illusions that Russia wants peaceful coexistence
because it is weak, these should be forgotten and that
the launching of Sputnik III was to remind the United Statea
that Russia has missiles and armaments.
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The Soviet leaders feel that Tito has to be
isolated and destroyed to prevent him from opening up
a gate through which imperialism might break into the
socialist camp. They stated that Tito has sold out ;o
American imperialism, thus opening up the "under belly"
of the socialist states and they believe that he has
reached some agreement with the United States.
These officials stated that Russia wants to
unite all of the socialist countries into one camp and
to mesh their economies, so that no socialist countries
will be wasting energy and will be less dependent on
the Western World. Thus, while Czechoslovakia might
place emphasis on the production of machinery, other
socialist countries will provide Czechoslovakia with
the necessary food.
One of the Soviet officials stated that Mikhail
Susl ov was "very sick" and that his role in the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union is now being played
by Peter Pospelov, a member of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The Soviets indicated they are placing stress on
Latin America and feel that communism can make strides
there. Sometime in December, 1958, according to the Soviet
officials, there will be a meeting, possibly in Argentina,
of all communist parties in the Western Hemisphere and the
Soviets want a representative of the Communist Party, USA,
to attend.
They also stated that Argentina is becoming
f more important than Mexico as a center for communist
activities in Central and South America since
both the Communist Party, USA, and the Communist Partin
of Cuba have indicated that they feel the leadership of
the Communist Party of Mexico cannot be trusted. They
further stated that Argentina is a good place to make trove.!
arrangements to Russia. They continued that while 1le.:iico
is being used by certain semilegal and illegal communist
parties in the Western Hemisphere, Argentina is being
used to a greater extent in this regard.
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In discussing the new international communist
magazine, "For Peace and Democracy," which was to be
published in the near future in Prague, Czechoslovakia,
one of the Soviet officials stated that this publication
is nothing more than an international communist organizat; ii
and is actually a communist information bureau in
disguise. According to this official, most of the
communist parties throughout the world will send
representatives to Prague from time to time for internatior;aZ
conferences and these representatives will have autncritu
to act in behalf of their respective communist parties.
In connection with his discussions with the
Soviet officials, the representative of the Communist Part7.
USA, had occasion to travel tnrough various parts of
Russia and visited several cities including Leningrad,
Stalingrad and Kiev. Following are his observations as
obtained from our above-mentioned sources.
Many Soviet commercial jet airplanes were
observed not only in the airports but in actual flight
between cities. Most airports and factories in the
outlying districts of Russia are ringed witn Mig airplanes
and hard clay runways are used for many of the fignter-
type planes.
In Leningrad during the night of either
June 8 or June 9, 1958, tanks and military vehicles
with antiaircraft equipment, missiles and rockets were
observed in movement for at least three or four hours.
The American representative was taken to a
shipbuilding yard in Leningrad and was shown the first
atomic icebreaker called "The Lenin" which was due to
be launched in the near future.
The subway in Leningrad is being expanded and
is even deeper than the one in Moscow which was deep
enough to act as a shelter during World War II. In
both Russia and China, it was noted that military forges
are used to build roads and railroads., rebuild telephone
lines and work on reservoirs and similar projects.
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Mao Tse-tung, leader of Red China, stated that
the main enemy of communism is the United States and tnze
workers in this country need a stronger communist part.-/.
He also stated that the United States seems afraid of a
big war and will not even fight little wars. He continued
that after the launching of the Soviet satellites, the
United States realized that it was lagging benind Russia and
he expressed the doubt that the United States could
successfully carry on even small wars. He also stated.,
"We stopped the American military in Korea." According7 to
Mao, China is not worried about getting into the United
Nations and he said that the other countries will come
begging China to join. He also stated that Japan is in a
vise and if it does not knuckle down to Russia and China,
it will lose what it has left. Mao continued that China
is prepared to break diplomatic relations with Great Britain
if not given full diplomatic recognition by Great Britain.
In connection with American imperialism, Mao
stated that it should not be overestimated but that it is
necessary to pay attention to it. He continued that while
it looks tough on the surface, it is not that powerful. He
also stated that there "may be many Koreas t0 and that China
intends to fight if the United States starts something.
According to Mao, China has achieved a steel production
which surpasses that of England but will not announce
this for three years. Mao also stated that if American
imperialists think that the son of Chiang Kai-shek can
be trusted, they are wrong.
In discussing the Korean conflict, Mao stater
that if General MacArthur had gone another mile, one-half
of the Soviet Air Force and several Soviet divisions
would have gone into action. He also stated that right now
he thinks that American imperialism has been sty7zied.
Mao stated that he has requested to be relieved
of his position as chairman of the government while
retaining his position as chairman of the Chinese
Communist Party. He stated that he hopes that he can be
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relieved as chairman of the government no later than
1960 in order to spend his time in writing about
communist theory and philosophy. Mao continued that
this information should be conveyed to one or two
leading members of the Communist Party, USA, so that when
any announcement is made, the Communist Party, USA, will
recognize as lies any distortions by the capitalist
press as to the actual reason for Mao's relinquishing
of the chairmanship of the Chinese Government. Mao did
not mention any individual as a possible successor to the
position of chairman of the Chinese Government.
While discussing the international situatior,
Mao stated that Red China had the Formosan Army in
its pocket.
Other leading officials of Red China indicated
that they were not worried about Formosa. They boasted
that the imperialists are crazy if they trust the Chinese
in Formosa. They said that not only the son of
Chiang Kai-shek but all the Chinese people on Formosa are
antagonistic toward the Americans. They also bragged that
they generally know in advance when agents or spies are
coming into Red China but they only publicize the capture
of one of these agents or spies when it serves taem
politically.
The Chinese officials continued that American
military personnel mistreat the people on Formosa and go
crazy in regard to security regulations. They stated that
people from Formosa have come to them and told them about
incidents which took place on Formosa. As an example of the
mistreatment of people on Formosa by the Americans, they
stated that there are separate swimming places for the
Americans and for the Chinese. They continued that the
Americans killed some Chinese for swimming in a restricted
area. They stated that all of these things are creating
a feeling in Formosa which will rise like a storm at an
opportune moment.
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In view of the extremely sensitive nature of
the sources of our information, it is requested that the
contents of tnis communication be afforded the most
careful security and its use restricted to a need-to-snow
basis.
Sincerely yours,
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