14-00000 tes, - te - * * . - . . ™ ‘ ~ as . 7 ay . ne, P 1, It 4s vequested that Project L LEFEAT be amended, effective 15 August 1957, to permit Daniel K. BR@ wD (ps) to replace Lewis .- D. KICKLAS ( (pe). a 2, BROMUND will ‘nonitor ‘LIPEAaT coverage and ii process ; ; the resultant reels. _ Hé will be employed in translation and the aan : preperation of reports based on this translation. He will also be . , J 4 explcyed in. analysis of LIFEAT production. and the preparation of 1 - to special reports written on ‘his analysis. . . % ae me Je C. KING : . top Chief; F1/OPS “ Attachments ; ote . io, 1 Envelope containing true names : ; , a te ennery CS ~ . ChUALS mo
approval ote renewal. we _ -_ ir \ . 2. . Itwll’ be noted that the , attached plan ‘eal ls ‘tor’ an expansion in coverage. and additions 1 personel. i: " y June 1957 eyplorgras — Awl ame earn Aces n00/efo Leak (Big opt ee Attacimentss.  ~ - 2 Tes : + 1, cHerewith left portion odd-nuxtered: pages 2. ‘UNDca SEPANATE COVES left portion even-nuxtered pages — 36 UNDER SEFARATS COVEN right portion odd-nuntered pages | ke UNDER SEPAUAL. OOVER right portion even-nunbered pacds’ Distributions . Jf 3 = HES(wf> sete atts) Pomava from Project Korang3 o3 Tiassifieatioa: o¢ &-32 el a 73 Mess Ad Box: oF Feld: ~ J RECORD Copy areisea OI-28A
of : den a oa us %s mo ra a 3 or a a “ : “Le Tie atiscied ‘Fiela’ ‘Project crithine is ‘gut tted for approval. forthe: 9 f+: ‘Fiscal -Year.195d, In accordance with “ield instruction. No. T3O=15.7(d) 5. ae {dated 23 Uetober 1953), the Tollowing iiornat ion is sutmitteds he ‘Product of the basic projéct. Soa § . oe . " ge eo ; Durin: the currer.t {seal year production fror. LIPEiT has” been aa ‘quite volumiious. Tne Soviet phase alcne has accounted for sare 5,000 Pages of sumcry téxt ahd constitutes ‘sowewhat less t:en nalf the coverage ‘yielded © by the total project. The following general categories of information have” ‘been developed through LISLAT and are citeu-below itn a few exansles of — Doe - production(see references ‘to specific ‘reports and dispateies in the following wo peragrazi: iS) e i 2, ‘The Soviet Enbassy. ~ Information onthe soviet Embassy derived fron LIFJAT-has teu voluminous ne, and éxtensive reports have been: fursished on the FoLlowing matters: . . ot & Soviet Cox erclal Activities. “Reports such as is 92198, 3 vars. 1957; we Bost, 6 iwerker 1556; : and 1ii.-1975, 19 Octoter 1956 have’ cofveved a subsia.tial amount of monthe : toementa deteil ocoscerming Soviet econe..ic. and cor> ercial policy ami actions ° ~ °. "in Lexice and to a lesser extent in adja cer.t arcas, Tis inforration reflects the tyves of products the Soviets are sellin or parcasine in the ares, the names of their intermediaries, details « on prices, maner of arrar.; deals, and manner of effeeting shipments. Tais .infor-nmtion was serecned out and triefed from extensive and prolenged covera 3 6 of Soviet Bmcass- comercial traffic and appears to be fully authentic as well as teh ix detail. Hefor- ae ence is also ride to iJi:-2176, l karch 1957(ientetive veal for Ecvaderian | Coffee): +12.~1973, 18 Octebex "1g56(rextean sxports to the USSA)s ard io hel760, |. . ot 18 Cetober 19:6(Sale of Soviet ferrous :etal in the U3) as exples of . ol Specilic spot reports based on information derived fron the sahe source, During the past year traffic concerning the voviet cormercial ofsice in hexico has increased a great deal and remiins this Staticn's primcr, source on all such natters,
oo ‘ Ep onata, The reactiona of. both “the: Testeans ‘ana the-Létin areriecos “to tiése adsa: £e8 are often sown — Do in the corresponding traffic. The Soviets, in céneral, do not seen to get. ee .@ very ood reception froh the Latin Anericans, tut cn the other hand, LIFEAT’= . ce shows that they are ‘ell received by the diplomatic: representatives of ee . india and indoresias ‘The diplomatic-reports have also sown an improvement of relations with the Yucoslava(whicn were noneexistent for several years here), The trafSic-ard seports further show that. tie doviets, roles and Czecus nave frequent inté=ciange and. other joir. in-days of spore. or other er.tertainment.- Ce Cultural and — sands ig tivities tivities _ . #23.-2329, 12. <2377-and anh 2460 are , cited as exanples of the monthly Lone suvaries of Soviet culsiral activities based on-LIv:AT materials. They : . reflect in detail Soviet activitieb in connéetion with putlication, cultural 2. © 0 0 og institutes, travel of Mexicans to the USSR for cultural surposea, visits ao ‘ of soviet cultural figures to Mexico and data concerninz now their locah = 0. - oe arrangenerits are mde, i22.-232§ 18 cited as an exanple of a separate report a on the visit of some Sovict musicians to l.exico. "de Contacts of ‘the Soviet Blasy -° 2 12-2376 and 222159 are exanples of. inonthl; gur: aries af contacts of the Soviet wtass;. ‘Siese are eo. value in plannin;s asert operations azairst the Joviets s:nee they Msé var ous cortacts know to te maintained by them. Tis tyje of report also lists the local cnc foreizn Communists with whon the Soviets are in contaet each nonth, - tocetier with a description ef the nature of the contect when mown. @e iiscellareous activities of the Sovict imbass, — ; . wo LIFEAT material relating to the Soviet incasg, which does not fit into any general. catezor,, is set forth each month in e series of reports on piscella.caus activities, These reports include such randon informatio to “At waennent to il. ~i=7063 : 986 > June 1957 r ws wa 7 | of ¢: devo 8