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re —- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECRET Poland The Polish Intelligence and Security Service (SB) and the Military Service (Z-II) continue to operate aggressively in the United States. The primary targets of the Polish services are the collection of S & T information and economic intelligence. The former is a traditional target of the Poles; the latter has received increased emphasis in the last two years due to Poland's ongoing financial crisis. The James Durward Harper, Jr., espionage case clearly Ulustrated the PIS emphasis on the acquisition of S & T information. Harper, a U. S. citizen, passed highly sensitive U. S. defense secrets to the Poles at various locations in Europe and Mexico from !979 to 1981. Included in the compromised material were documents relating to the ballistic missile research and development programs of the United States. For his services, Harper was paid approximately $250,000 by the Poles. On May 14, 1984, Harper was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of espionage. Polish intelligence also tasks Polish students studying in the United States to collect S & T information relative to their fields of study. Another frequently used collection tool of the PIS is Polish emigres who represent one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States. Economic intelligence has been sought by the Poles in regard to the lowering of import/export controls and the full reinstitution of Polish Airlines (LOT) air travel to the United States. In recent months, the Poles have increased their activities to gather information concerning the possibility of Poland's membership in the International Monetary Fund. SECRET -9. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2 _