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Le Lo. — Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECRET He said that the third group, Chinese-Americans who were either born in or grew up in the United States, typically speak no Chinese or at most, a few words of Cantonese and desire to visit the PRC only for tourism or to see a distant relative. The PRC used to pay little attention to this group, until a recent favorable impression of a young Chinese-American engineer sent to the PRC to work on a difficult problem changed Chinese perceptions. The IO said that all three of these age groups are worth winning over for the PRC. He advocates more effective use of communications media propaganda but thinks that the most effective tool would be a letter from relatives in the PRC encouraging a given individual to travel there. The IO also said that he forsees big changes in the PR C's overseas Chinese work in the United States in the next few years. ~ He pointed out the need for more money, citing the fact that Taiwan's Coordination Council for North American Affairs representatives have more money to operate than do PRC officials. For example, they receive $130 per diem operating expenses, and are allowed home leave each year, while PRC officials get $60, and are allowed home leave every second year, etc. In conclusion, remarks of the IO seemed to confirm previously published FBI assessments of the thrust of intelligence work being done by the PRC among Chinese-Americans. SECR ET ~ 45 - -~-- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2 ----—.-.- - ---