1967 FBI IS CH1 OCR SM 67

t ...,. WFO_I __ _ ' , b3 b7E concentrate - it$ efforts . at this time on the scienttsts ., rather- than the students, . and its efforts in this regard will be ~oo~dinated with the Bureau program captioned, "CHINFSR COMMUNIST CONTACTS IN TYf U.S .• , IS - cit," (Bufile With regard to Chinese scientists, it i ·s believed tha~ there are mQre Chinese s~ientists • in the U~S. who are U. s. citizens, than there are who are aliens, _and therefore, they would not come to the Bureau's att~ntion under the •·captioned prograrn. It is also believed that there are many Chinese scientists and technicians employed by the va~ious U.S~ Government agencies, the majority of whom are beiieved to be u.s~ citizens. lt is therefore suggested tha~ the Bureau consider the desirability of cont9-Gting other, :Government agencies which employ scientists anci teclmicians i:nt' fields interest to the .Chinese Co1D,ffiunists(such ~s Atomic Energy Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Bureau of Standards, e_tc.) to determine the - identi t;y, background, security clearance, and scientific fields of all scientists and- technicians of Chinese descent empioyed by the$e agencies throughout the United States. lt is felt that due to the exploratory nature of such inquiries, and in order to prevent the other Government agencies from becoming unduly alarmed over ;he Bureau's• interest in their Chinese employees, that this inqui~y could best be handled on an agenC,y-or departmental level through Bureau liai~on. or - 2 -