DEAR SIR:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400250010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 22, 1965
• Content Type: LETTER

I am working on two projects now; one, entitled IlCzeehoslovakia'g
P't o f ? IOSE/ . aL ,oda, rV34. Z.
ALCAL.A PARK
BAN DIEGO 1O. CALIMANIA
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Office of -the Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, ? D. C .
Dear Sir $
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On January 18, 1963, you have answered my letter to the Director
of the CIA concerning Castro, Cuba and Communism in Latin America.
Since I do not have the name of officer in charge of. information,
I turn to you'for information in the following matter, hoping that
you will either help me directly or turn this letter to the
appropriate person who is in the position to do so.
,Hole in Communist Strategy", and, second,,"Communist Strategy and
Tactics in Latin America.' I wonder whether it would be possible
.to obtain some informations or documentary materials related to
.the two topics from your archives.
cultural offensives conducted and uponsored by the international'
Czechs in the fields of espionage, and political, economic and
With respect to the study on the'.role of Czechoslovakia in communist
strategy, I would be especially interested, in material containing
information on training of Communist agents'for Latin America and
Africa at Prague, and the activities (overt and covert) of Communist
contained detailed instructions to Communist agents in Latin America.
diplomatic carrier and which were found after an airplane accident
in Latin America a few years ago. Reportedly, these documents
`.copies of the documents which were in possession of a Cuban
Concerning the second study on communist strategy and tactics in
Latin America, I wonder whether you might have in your archives
enclose a brief resume and a copy or a newspaper clip from The
Souk Coss.
Late in 1961 the CIA' was interested in me and negotiated with me
about my possible joining the organization in the capacity of a
senior researcher, t assume that you have a file on me; however,
I
mentioned studies, and informing me how and when would it be
possible to obtain some of the relevant data.
locating materials. related to either the one, or both, of the
I will sincerely appreciate any of your' information concerning
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience,.I am
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Jdsef Kalvoda
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Grant Given..
Professor
At College
Dr. Josef Kalvoda, profes
nor and chairman.of the De-;
partment of Political Science?
University of San Diego Col-
lege for Women, has been
awarded a research grant on
a study entitled "Czechoslo'
vakia's Role in Communist
Strategy" at the Hoover In-
stitution on Revolution, Peace,,
and War, centered at Stan-.'
ford University.
The Czechoslovakian - born
educator is a writbr, lecturer,
and scholar.. Among his pub-
licatlons Is a book, "Tito-
ism," (New York, 1958), and
numerous articles, mono-
graphs, and studies related
to current events, govern-
ment, politics, history, and
international relations. He
has been a contributor to
scholarly quarterlies such as
"The Yale Review, "The
Slavic Review," "The . Rus-
sian Review," - and "Journal
of Central European Affairs."'
A permanent resident In
the United States since 1951,
a U.S. citizen since 1957, Pro-
fessor Kalvoda has traveled.
widely in Europe and in the'
United States.
Dr. Kalvoda was a din
lcussant in the recent Far
Western Slavic Conference at
Claremont Colleges. The topic
of his panel was "Politics of
East Central Europe do the.
20th Century." r , ~?~.~-.
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