WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT NO. 27 8 - 21 JULY 1960

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: July 21, 1960
• Content Type: MEMO

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~~ce Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Director of Training EYLS ONLY,
FROM Chief, Sohool of International Communism
svsJ$c~r: Weekly Activities Report No. 27
8 - 21 July 1960
DATE: ,'~j JUly 1960
I. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None to report.
II. 4~ ACTIVITIES
1. On 8 July accompanied by conferred with 25X1
Joseph White -the individual at USIA who is apparently responsible
for maintaining the U. S.. Archive of Communist antiAmerioan propaganda.
There was an initial reluctance on Whites part to cooperate - 25X1
stemming from a feeling that the Agency was holding out on passing
along to him material which the Agenoy had collected and ultimately
destroyed. Apparently there is an inter Agenoy agreement that this
should go to him - an agreement which is not being honored. However,
having explained our purposes in requesting this materiel for the 25X1
J T program, White agreed to let us use whatever he had available.
He suggested, however, that we might be limiting ourselves too much
by attempting only to point up the theme of the Communist image of
the U.S. We are going to reconsider this point and meanwhile he will
send us material. covering a whole series of themes which the Communist
parties have been pushing in local areas.
2. ICG, has suggested a project to which
might be e a e for a brief period. There is in ICG~s possession e
series of about 25 tepee in German recorded by a sensitive and high-
level asset who attended the Higher Party School in Moscow. Ae recounts
the subjects covered, the interpretations, the amount of time devoted
to each, etc.Dattempted to get it transcribed through FDD, but
leak of knowledge of Communist terminology and organization apparently
resulted in a poor effort. I believe that it would be useful for
to listen through these tapes and to, at least, outline the basic
coverage.( (feels that his Gercaan is sufficiently mood to do the
Sob, and ~~as agreed to release the tapes for use
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3. land I were apparently guilty of being overly 25X1
presumptuous in assuming that he would be accepted at Columbia without
arty difficulty. He has been turned down - on the basis of the con-
sideration that he could not complete his doctorate in one year and
that Columbia is accepting only bona fide full-time, doctoral candi-
dates. This - even thoug had completed his MA at Columbia. ~ I 25X1
discussed the problem with ld Hinton at FSI who suggested Harvard
but this possibility seems remote at this late hour.. However, 25X1
had registered for course work at American IInivearsity some three or
four years ago and has found that his oandidacy there is still con-
sidered active and that he would be accepted into Lord Lindsay's
7 man seminar. Actually, in discussing the specifics of a program at
A. II. with the Assistant Dean he found that it has more to offer in
the fields of SIC's immdediate interes~Columbia can currently
provide. It appears, therefore, that 11 be in attendance at 25X1
A. U. and that this may turn out for the best in two ways - a better
rounded program for him - and his availability to SIC far an occasional
presentation.
L,.. I'm still puzzled about acceptance of 25X1
proposal for a 90-day puzzled and not a 25X1
little suspicious - since I don't quite understand what I can contribute
in that period of time. However, since important and 25X1
since the ea intensely interesting problem I'm pleased 25X1
at the opportunity. I think it will benefit SIC.
My health situation should be clarified certainly by that
time. It appears now that I will go for surgery dust as soon as SIC's
part of the JOT program 1s completed an+d I should be in good condition
by late fall.
5. Non Agency Presentations:
FSI - 11 ~ia~:y-
"Theoretical Background"
F5I-11 July
"Political System"
FSI - 12 July
"Economic Potential"
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6. Tutorial Trains ~:
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