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This CIA file, whose date is not given, contains a secret debriefing report on a 1960 tourist trip to the Soviet Union. The traveler, a Library of Congress employee, went to Moscow, Kiev and Lviv in September 1960. The report includes an operational diary, biographical information on contacts, material on intelligence requirements, and transcripts of Ukrainian Radio interviews. The briefer's comments call the operation successful and say the traveler detected Soviet surveillance. The document does not discuss UFOs.
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S-E-C- R-E-T 22 August 1960 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, SR/3 ATTENTION: EL .:=3 SUBJECT: Requirements for AECASSOWA1tY/33 General Requirements 1. Guided Missiles Subject should be given a thorough indoctrination on guided missile indicators such as is contained in the SR Field Requirements Notice No, 3 and 21. 2. Airfields Subject should be thoroughly briefed on airfields to include: dimensions, layout ,and orientation and construction of the runways; buildings and other support facilities such as hangars, control towers, fuel storage, electronic facilities; number and types of aircraft with description of engines, wings and tail sections; note all markings on aircraft to include unit designations (two to four digits, large numbers on wing or tail sections) and factory markings (seven or eight digits, smaller numbers). 3. Construction Activity Note new construction projects or evidence of large scale construction plans; particularly rail spurs, tunnels, storage areas and warehouse facilities. Specific Requirements 1. What is the relationship between the local administrations of the militia and the KGB on the one hand, and the Ctlispolkom (Oblast Executive Committee) on the other? 4 2, To what extent does the local government exercise real influence in local affairs? Was its role increased during the past few years? If so, how? 3. In the electoral process, mho really decides which individual shall be chosen to run? 4. Has the campaign to "strengthen socialist legality" resulted in some real improvemelOs in the administration of justice? Are the rights of the accused better respected? 5. Details of any specific incidents of friction between Great Russians and members of minority groups. Maximum biographic data is required on any individuals involved. S-E-C-R-E-T -37-
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 88 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.