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eo NY 2100-94061 Tris was sometime in the fall of 1945, and at this time LATTINON® advised the informant that most of his friends had"leftist or pro-"ussian"s sympathies and trat if wis unpleasant rhen other persons of his acauaintame took a strong anti-Soviet star 3 in their presence. Infornnt stated that in an elaborate and ambiguous way LATfIMONE was apparently wotifying him that their personal relationship must cease. Infomant for many years was connected in an officiel way with the Institute cf Pacific telations. He stated that it wes “dondnate rd by a pro-Soviet clique and had doubtless core mach to giv the ameoionws. pull Poics navn ef tie Ver Fest situation and to slant policy in favor of Russian interests and to the detriment of American interests in the Fer Tast. He stated that he had no knewledze whitsoever that dt haa ever been used te cover intelligence operations for any branch of the Soviet Government but he weuld by no means rule out th: possibility that it w:s so used, He felt, however, that if it was deliberately used by the Russian Government, it had wt an tin Teta atlanns then an 4 alae am Cuts ghd WA head ok Bb Opera ted wore on a prope’ anda aiid pore y-Ma cng Lane Wiel pathe ring planeée Infoment cited the fect tht in 1975 and 1¢37, ren he knew LATICO Gis in China, LATiY cit had boasted of Fis clese friendship with a nus sit ‘nor bionel at hoscow whe knd becon desivneted by his voverment to head tpeNoscow Council of the Institute of Facific Reletions, LATTDOCRE seemed inordinately pleased with hig friendship with this officiel and considered him an importent. “ussian official. Informant elso recalled th t+ in the early Cave of their seausintercesnizc, Lib: BCHE related te him with sare emusement Gays Celt CQUAINEAntesniby, acd TeLaAced Wawes SOROS SMUSemeny that he had heard from "Comintern reople" in Moceew that inforucnt had fled from Genitny to Londen and theute to the United States and wes probably an spent of United States and Gritisn interests in the Far Best. When infomant questioned IAT accra, move closely -s io the source of his infor tion, TATINCNS stibed teat iho. GENool uy of the fistitute of Facirie seletions in i.cscon, had obteined it fro: “ottatern geople'. Inforiunt stated that during this period if his politics! develo ment, LATYEC ?. ancrently did not take this information gccoricus’, but cited it with soma “s¢ccooont as an instence of Soviet prepznsity | tu susp? cion ard conspiracy. ” Informant stated that he considered 1° TTC. intellectually brilliant and talented,rith an e cellent knovledge ef the Frr orcst but feels alse thet he is "intellectuslly dishonest" end elves arrives .t comelusicns favorable to ®ussian interests in the far Ezst no mat-er whet Line of reasoning he emb:rks upon.