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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.
“Siberia”2 pages
SECRET Ukrainian debacle there, but the applications were re4ected with unreasonable excuses, such as lack of fUnds and so forth. The flow of Ukrainian-language press and publications to these areas from the Ukraine is also hewn, restricted. At the same Use, In Siberia a German group of sixty thousaml —end even some smiler Korean groups-- has its Gun schools, radio statiome, and so forth. B. Under the influence of Soviet PvaPegemda there has been some criticism among Ukrainians in recent years consernins the methedi used by the underground.. An attempt wee made by some former immates Soviet prisons and camps 'She had been retooled to °remise the under- ground again, but it did not emceed, se that the Ukrainian underground is now in a steam of inactivity. The Commentate have said it does not mist, but content among former members doss mist. Mere ars, however, no visible signs of dlosesioaticor or underground literature& Sousse knew much about CSUPKYSKA, but be did not have s py bowled. of KOVAL. Be also did not know about the plit of the OUS in 1953. Bereadily accepted my imformation in this field. F. demos asked questions about the emiaration and About political groups end how strong ther ere. I gave him this information. BB know Sabout BADERA's death and said that Asa the Vecyovta Chorus was in Germany lest Goteborg two outsiders we included., indicating that he thought they might have been responsible. 1 did not try to implore this further. Be mentioned that he knaves keew about BRISIOCK, STAKKIV, MKT, and SO vas pessimistie abeut the possibilities of the emigretion for long range operat.lans, as be believed it was doomed to assimilation. Bar the time being, Source thought the emigration should do the following thing*: (1) Publish as much Ukrainian literature as possible in order to stimulate pObtiem ng activity in Kiev. He gave am en exempla the Ukrainian Encyclopedia and said its pidilication abroad had st;imulated. Kiev to start publishing the Ukreinien Eacyciopedia le the Ukraine. The solgration should sedlish predondasto4 volts which stand no chose of being published in the Ukraine. (2) Persona contacts =Mg Ukrainians should be aminteined and increased in coder to have an 1406040 of views and intormation end to know shot is going on on both sides. He said that the opportmity 'which 1 had during tour wee ry necessary and very precious. He stressed that Owe is a great lack of laftwastion en the holds about the outside. I mentioned to him the Bulletin, which is being sent into the Ukraine to Ova such 1.31forlsotton and to discuss problems on the inside. Source accepted this, but he Said that he had not had. a chance to see it. (3) Organising and participating in internetiaml congresses is necessary. A 1044 SECRET
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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.