TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF LETTER AND ENVELOPE FROM ALLEGED CHINESE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN STOCKHOLM
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, TSD/DB
To: CHIEF, WE/2
Document date: 01/03/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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4104-10210-10143 ki 2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

DE MASO 46585

3 January 1964

HESSORARDUA FOR:

Chief, V8/2

ATTEITIONS

Nr. Charles P. KIteley

SUBJECT:

schnical Analyaid of Letter and kavelope

B CASE $436

REFERENCE:

W8/2 Mano dated 13 December 1963

nationality of the vritar.

2. The folloring conclusions vere drawn concerning the letter

Bad envelope:

ine typevriter 1n question 18 equippod vith an obsoloto

style of GeranD-nade type which, according to our references, was

sitted on a number of typevritera made in Germany during the 1920s

aDd early 19308.

Gron, Trlmph, Morz and joesibly sons others.. Of these-makes,

the Torpedo, Mercedes, Rhelmetall

and irluph vera probaily the

moBi Hidely distrtbuted.

haracters are adjacent on the standard Swedlah keyboard, but not

The unlaut-s was not used In the street address

"Strandvagen" (where the dots should have been placed over the

second "a"). This might be either a simple oversight or an attempt

to conceal the writer's familiarity with the correct spelling.

C.

ne paper of the letter is of the international standari

DIN) Bizo "A4" which 18 almost universally used in Swuden.

The

Inen-textured stationery seems to be rather comon in Sweden.

The two smaller pleces of blank raper match the letter paper wIth

or sent to ar

respect to vidth, thickness, color, texture and loak-through, and

Here probably cut from another abeet of the sane type.

The envelope

Intelligence files.

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DB Heno $6585 • Page 2

d. The letter was-posted fros the Stockhols Fan post office....

which is located in the

central railury senainal is Stockholk.

All mall deposired 1n etreet sall taxes in thia ares or 10 the post

offico vould be procesaed tarosgh this station.

e. The cancellation cachet on the erialajo 1s identical 1n

all resjecte (surat, postrarts, number style and lengin of filler

tara) to exemplara avallable in our office.

Bo A possible irregulerity 1s the time las letreen the Internal

date of the letter, the date of the lostuart and the date of receipt

In the Amarican inbassy.

Tos total tina from the intercal date of

the letter to too ting of recelyt 1a elgat days, li time betroes

the date of pasting and the date of recelit 1s nore than taree days.

This trenalt thas of sore then thres days for intra-city mall sojeare

Irreguler then compared with the average tranalt isse of only tro-:

three days for arrival between stockholn and the United states.

The text of the letter varranta sous commenta because a number

of peculiarities vere noted - aside from jaure orelling or syring errors -

which seen to indicate a Swedish vriter.

Tue following vorla rupresent

eithor swdich spelling or modification: "reserv",

"etabilaned",

"Krustjer".

Other examiles of Stodish gramar and syntax voiuld be:

'In Soviet" (Sedish form but not spellinz),

"FBI, USA" (vithout dotinito

"should" (ruther than "vould"),

participle for); and "thole the vurla" (pure Stedish Isra).

Asother a1fa1flcaut detell 18 the name gives, Byo llang Yuaa".

"Ryo" Is not a standard spelling in any known Romaization system used

for chinese.

"R" 18 Been 1n the nov Chinese Consumist sational syster,

but sever in cosbination with "jo".

"Ryo" 1s a Japanese spelling.

the name given it 18 not inown whether the Chinese or vestern presen-

tation 1s used, in other sords, whether 'Ryo" or "Yuan" is neant to be

the surname.

Among Chiness syllables nich could be re,resented by the

JapanaDe "Ayo" are Lizo, Llang and Lung.

01 these lunE (IC: 7893) and

Ilang (IC: 2733) ere used as burrames.

In either case, "Ryo" 18 hardly

& naDa by which a real Chinese vould 1dentify himsell.

In fumary, and based on the above informatios, 1t 18 concluded

that the letter vas transuitted vla normal Suedish jostal channels. Doe

Letter 18 probably a "crank letter", most Likely Ur1ttes by a Suedo,

aslag & Suadiah-keyboard typewriter and Swediah stationety.

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DB Meto $6585, - Page 3

6. For furtber intoretion concerning the typerriter and paper

anelyaaa, and the stodisa style of languago unage, contact Mr. is

Back on x203g. For further information on the spelliog of the

ostensiblo soiter's name, you may contact Mr. Cerald Vorin on x2608.

For further Information regarding the lostal aspecta of this case,

please contact it. Robert d. Bante on x2303.

7. Ino original letter and envelope are being returned herewith.

ALBIN R. TRACICKAS

Chief, ISD/D8

Attachaent: (1)

As stated

Distribution:

0r1g & 1 - Addresses

- TSD/GARB/A&R

1 - ISD/DB/3

1 - DB

files

1 - PI chrono

1 - Case 4361

TSD/DB/5-PI/R-Banks/ x2303/ery

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14-00000

* SECRET

13 DEC 1963

ME ORANDUM FOR: TSD/DB/5

ATIENTION: Mr. Tom Campbell

SUBJECT: Technical Analysis of Letter and Envelope

• Attached 15 & letter nailed to the Anerican Enbassy il

tockholm purportedly from an officer in the Chinese Comunist

Embassy in Stockholm.

Also Incluäed is the envelope and a plain

folded sheet of paper which precurably was used to enjoid the

letter within the envelope.. Please perform a technical aralysis

of these attachments to determine whatever can be deterined

concerning the origin of the pazer, envelope, typevriter, ard

If you have any capavility for comparing this letter

Embassy in

2. Because of the sensational nature of the contents of

the letter and the necessity for our checking out such allega-

tions as quickly and thoroughly as possible, it is requested

that this technical analysis de undertaken on a priority basis

and that the undersigned by notifles by phone as soon as any.

conclusions are reached..

3. Please acknowledge the receipt of the attached letter

and ensure that its whereabouts, when in your custody, is a

matter of record.

We prefer. that the letter and envelope je

kept as intact as possible while undergoing tecnnical analysis.

Charles P. Kiteley

WE/2

x7659

436

SECRET

ScEngrating and

SoCIES 1IA16A

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RITS IS VERY INPORTANT AID ION A BAD JORE!

25/11-53.

The Fresident of the United States of imerica, Jonn f jennedy was

assassinated by lee i Oswald by direct order of the governuent of

the Peoples Republic of Ching. Lee H Oswald executed the act alone

but there was helpers and reserv. "Now all is over" was password

to his customers: Oswald was a fully convinced Coumunist but he

must assassinate Kennedy. Ve etablised contact with Oswald already

when he was in Sowiet but then to try to get him as a spy for China.

Later he was spy for us. When lee il Oswald had returned fo USA we

couliabled hiu aner dod Ireshened up his minú "you have beed a spy

for us" and told him what could happen to him if FBI got informed.

Now we had him. He got his last information in lexico. /It was not

good to assassinate kennedy in lexico/ "Fair Play for Cuba" was

started only to confuse and throw the blame on Castro for the as-

ssassinated. Our government thought that USA should attack Cuba

when Xennedy-was murded as the orginaztion was behind the assassin-

ation. Then Cuba was attacked by USA Sowiet must help Castro defend

himself. It that was so it would burden Sowiet that Oswald: had.visi-

ted. He should be allieted with sowiet then we mould ast them for a-

bombs and they should not be able to refuse us. He and Sowiet should

win this war and whole the norld should be Communistic. Then we should

assassinate Krustjer and other Sowiet leaders and we would be leader

of the NEW WORD. When this letter will reach you they have maked

away with me and all that knowed the planes. This letter is outsmuggled

Ixon our Embassy in Stockholm where the Embassy is a chinese spy-shool.

"My name i's Ryo Liang Yüan. Officer in the department for State-secret.

II you do not belive this letter explain our hate to usa.

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E: SIRSY CO TE

CHITCO STATES OF MARCA

WAIL ROOM

S100/004M

AHO: 11

193 4.

11-12

2941.83

i1-iL

American Embassy

Strandvagen 101

SLOCKHOLL NO

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