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ATE OF DATE 8:30 AM,20 Dec. - 8:30 AM, 21 Dec. .
)CUMENT RECEIVED FROM TO SUBJECT ACTION
OSO/Japan has reported that a safe which was transferred OSO/Japan has undertaken
from Korea to Yokosuka during the US military evacuation a full investigation of
of Pyongyand and Seoul in late 1950 was stored unopened the matter, including
without record or clearance through the $ecur ty Officer security examination of
and sent'in April 1951 to the Tokyo offi'ce,4of Remington- all Remington-Rand per-
Rand. for repair. Employees of. Remington ,andi forced sonnel who may have had
the safe without notice to 030 officers and held its access to the material,
contents, classified materials relatirg ±o the operations and will forward a com-
of the OSO mission in Korea; in the office of the U.S. plete report.
supervisor until 3 Dec. 1951..-
DADSO conferred at State with Mr. Robert Joyce and Mir. OSO and OPC are now
Fisher Howe, at the latter's request, on the reasons developing the desired
for Ambassador Butterworth!s reluctance to have Mzt data which will be sub-
George Bond, joint OSO/OPC-representative, assigned . mitted to DD/P shortly.
to Stockholm under Naval Attache cover. At this
meeting DADS0 informed the State officials that
Ambassador Butterworth had now agreed to accept Mr. Bond
under ordinary Foreign Service cover but, that he was
requesting agreement from CIA to a limit of 5 officers
and 5 clerical personnel with official status in
Stockholm. This led Mr.. Joyce and Mr. Howe to request
a consolidated OSO/OPC staffing pattern fcr Sweden
inan effort to establish whether or not ,Amassador
Butterworth's conditions could be accepted -
The Chief of the Intelligence Sectionsof the Finnish 'OSO/Helsinki will reply
Social Democratic. Party has asked OSO/Helsinki to that. equipment can be
furnish recording devices to assist counter;-intelligence provided in proper cases
coverage of Communist activities in Finlandi and will request detailed
- - -- information on the types
of equipment needed and
-its proposed use.
(CONTB-UED)
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