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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2 SECRET It is clear that the news release was part of a preconceived plan on the part of the Soviets to immediately publicize material that would support their decision to boycott the Olympics and imply that the letters are in some way connected with President R eagan's foreign policy. People's R epublic of China Since the publication of the last issue of the Review, the PRC has again increased its manpower resources in the United States. The Chinese diplomatic and official complement has risen to some 1,252 individuals at the PRC's five diplomatic establishments and 40 offices, the latter group representing the interests of PRC trading corporations or government agencies. Of this number, 82 are considered known or suspected officers of the PRC Intelligence Services (PRCIS), some posted to the nondiplomatic offices. The Chinese student/scholar population in the United States now numbers more than 13,000; and delegation traffic, which has grown markedly each year in the recent past, rose sharply again in 1984, with more than 10,500 individuals arriving in more than 2,700 delegations. For some time it has been reported that the PRC will supplement its consulates in New York City, Houston, and San Francisco with the opening of consulates in Chicago and Honolulu; and reporting now is that the Chicago consulate will open in September, 1985, with a Honolulu consulate scheduled to open sometime in 1986. Although the opening of these new establishments is part of a reciprocity agreement also giving the United States two new consulates in China, the PRC has a history of cutting corners in this area. For example, until the opening of the New York City consulate, the PRC Mission to the United Nations openly provided consular services, although these activities were clearly beyond the SECRET ~5- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2