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~-:,,--~----------~~------~------~---------------ll OPliON~i fO:: NO, 10 MAY 1962 fOIJION GSA GfN, lEG, NO, 27 .- . S0!0-106 Tplson-~= DeLoach =------ b6 Mohr -b7C Bishop __ _ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandu. Caspe1............ = Callahan~ Conrad Felt-~Gale~.....--Rosen~~Sulllvan~ Tavel-~Trotter=~= Tele_. Room ___ • Holmes-Gandy,..._~- 1 - Mr. Sullivan TO Mr. W. C. Sullivan DATE: FROM R. D. Cotter,~ 1 - Mr. Cotter 1 Mr. 'l'SChida 9/28/67 su~ECT~HINESE COMMUNIST CONTACTS WI'l'H SCIENTISTS IN THElr.S:IN'l'ERNAL SECURI'l'Y - ~ It is recommended that an index be maintained \ the Chinese Unit of Nationalities Intelligence Section ~ regarding et~nic 9hi:µe~.~.Jl~t.is.tsJJ!_t~~_v. S. in Recent significant strides by the Chinese communists (Chicoms) in scientific areas, particularly nuclear pr.oduction, have given rise to possibility of Chicom clandestine collection of information from the U.S .., A logical target area for Chicoms is the esj:imated 4000 q~~~~..e_s9Jentistsjl,.Qlding~anced d~g.!:'1_EtS ~ W2£!9-Eg __i~-~ar_~g__,~!§..!:tJ,es and industries \ tnroughou~ the U.S. · --.,;-,~;~ __,,_..---~ i We have determined there is no central repository of information regarding such scientists, their locations, employments or security clearances. We are currently conductin 1 investigations to determine further information about such ~ persons and which of them may be in a positionto furnish needed and sensitive information to the Chicoms. As such .: information is obtained, a ."·repository of index cards ~ontaini g pertinent information will give us an idea of the extent of the problem, our source coverage ~B~crP,ere further work is reauired. RECOMMENDA'J.'ION: ~ •-.Lt 7 That an index be maintf:ffie~ o~ three by five cards containing the following information on .individual Chinese scientists: (1) name and Chinese Telegraphic Cotje number; (2) Burea~ file number; (3) nature and location of employment; (4) type of security clearance; (5) profession and academic degree; (6) wheth~r person has tieen interviewe'aa'n'aaeg~of cooperation; and (7) source potential. b3 b7E OCT 4 1967 The index W-il·l b.e handfed entirely Within ~he . Chinese Special cases Unit and w1~1 be handledoy an Agent With the aid of one· ~~l~rk' ,Added work load Will be minimal With estimated addition of five catd~:per week, to be filed in i~dex box and maintaineq securely in locked file(\rawer. ~ 01 _L.,,:_~-- I I~ / _53ffifl10196,~ i.)\1 ~ ,; ~ ,. (tJ.· 'Nl J{ib-:~. f / 1A' ,,,_
~-:,,--~----------~~------~------~---------------ll OPliON~i fO:: NO, 10 MAY 1962 fOIJION GSA GfN, lEG, NO, 27 .- . S0!0-106 Tplson-~= DeLoach =------ b6 Mohr -b7C Bishop __ _ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandu. Caspe1............ = Callahan~ Conrad Felt-~Gale~.....--Rosen~~Sulllvan~ Tavel-~Trotter=~= Tele_. Room ___ • Holmes-Gandy,..._~- 1 - Mr. Sullivan TO Mr. W. C. Sullivan DATE: FROM R. D. Cotter,~ 1 - Mr. Cotter 1 Mr. 'l'SChida 9/28/67 su~ECT~HINESE COMMUNIST CONTACTS WI'l'H SCIENTISTS IN THElr.S:IN'l'ERNAL SECURI'l'Y - ~ It is recommended that an index be maintained \ the Chinese Unit of Nationalities Intelligence Section ~ regarding et~nic 9hi:µe~.~.Jl~t.is.tsJJ!_t~~_v. S. in Recent significant strides by the Chinese communists (Chicoms) in scientific areas, particularly nuclear pr.oduction, have given rise to possibility of Chicom clandestine collection of information from the U.S .., A logical target area for Chicoms is the esj:imated 4000 q~~~~..e_s9Jentistsjl,.Qlding~anced d~g.!:'1_EtS ~ W2£!9-Eg __i~-~ar_~g__,~!§..!:tJ,es and industries \ tnroughou~ the U.S. · --.,;-,~;~ __,,_..---~ i We have determined there is no central repository of information regarding such scientists, their locations, employments or security clearances. We are currently conductin 1 investigations to determine further information about such ~ persons and which of them may be in a positionto furnish needed and sensitive information to the Chicoms. As such .: information is obtained, a ."·repository of index cards ~ontaini g pertinent information will give us an idea of the extent of the problem, our source coverage ~B~crP,ere further work is reauired. RECOMMENDA'J.'ION: ~ •-.Lt 7 That an index be maintf:ffie~ o~ three by five cards containing the following information on .individual Chinese scientists: (1) name and Chinese Telegraphic Cotje number; (2) Burea~ file number; (3) nature and location of employment; (4) type of security clearance; (5) profession and academic degree; (6) wheth~r person has tieen interviewe'aa'n'aaeg~of cooperation; and (7) source potential. b3 b7E OCT 4 1967 The index W-il·l b.e handfed entirely Within ~he . Chinese Special cases Unit and w1~1 be handledoy an Agent With the aid of one· ~~l~rk' ,Added work load Will be minimal With estimated addition of five catd~:per week, to be filed in i~dex box and maintaineq securely in locked file(\rawer. ~ 01 _L.,,:_~-- I I~ / _53ffifl10196,~ i.)\1 ~ ,; ~ ,. (tJ.· 'Nl J{ib-:~. f / 1A' ,,,_