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lal iit A EP HAROLD ADRIAN RUSSELL PHII ple = Smet Te ie tet St SS Soviet Union. The Directive emphasized collecting information concerning installations closed to diplomatic circles, especially in the forbidden areas of the Baltic States, Western Ukraine, and in the Urals. BIS was especially interested in the Siberian cities ciose to Siberian railway Systems and in the connecting railroad stations of the northern district Leningrad and Odessa, The operation to use tourists was coded by BIS under the name 'Polygon.' The most valued espionage activities were incorporated into the tasks of the tourists. Very special attention was paid by BIS to the handling of Soviet citizens with whom the tourists could develop good relations, a. "A special Directive concerning these objectives was sent to many English residents in various countries where the Soviet. Intourist representatives then became the objects of SIS activities." Intourist is the official Soviet Government travel agency with headquarters in Moscow, U.S.5.R. and with branch offices in major cities around the world. The editors commented, “It is known that several circles in England are very concerned about the 'New Eastern Politics' of West Germany. Ahfy comments on that? What part do BIS Special Services play in connection with this?" PHILBY replied, "During the post war period England had a fairly good agency in the Bonn Govern- ment. Not only did BIS Agents provide information to London concerning the Gehlen Espionage (BND), West German Foreign Ministry, and other Departments of State, it also influenced some of the Bonn leading representatives among the Christian Democrats to a certain extent. The victory of the Social Democratic Regime curtailed these operations. One > can see that the BIS still maintains connections with a ad 8 ,