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a Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECR ET German Democratic R epublic (GDR ) As of June, 1985, there were 107 East German officials stationed in the United States. Approximately one-half are considered to be K & § intelligence officers of the East German intelligence services (EGIS). As noted in the past few issues of the Review, the East Germans have developed an increasingly diversified approach to intelligence collection. It has become apparent that East German diplomatic establishments are being utilized for S & T collection and other intelligence-related activities. GDR officials stationed in the United States have been making increased contacts with U. S. Government employees, U.S. congressional staff members, businessmen, and students. In such contacts, economic and political intelligence relative to the United States, generally available in In particular, the EGIS have shown an interest in any economic information relating to the lowering of import duties placed on East German products shipped to the United States. The East Germans have recently stepped up the collection of military-related and other sensitive information. In recent cases, the EGIS targeted such items as antisubmarine warfare (ASW) technology, cruise missile technology, and U. S. Army antiaircraft missiles. And, two ongoing cases demonstrate EGIS interest in penetrating sensitive installations. In one case, a GDR agent has been targeted against a nuclear laboratory, and in another case an agent has been tasked to furnish information on a classified center for aerospace research. SECR ET -1l- _. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2 —.-~--- -—-. 25X1