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The Solo.operation pertains to liaison actiuities of CG 58a4-s"- Red China and other Iron Curtain nations. Informant was in the Soviet Uni during January and' February, l9s9, in connection with the 2lst Congress. of the cpsu. Whtle in Russia he conferred with many top-ranking Souiet functionaries including members of the Presidium and the Central Committec of the cpsu and obtained such pertinent information as the Russian attitude toward Berlin. In connection with the most recent phase of this operation, the informant returned to the U.S. on ll-l1-59 following c seven-week stay in Russia and Red China. Upon his return, informant was exhaustibly This information has been carefully analyzed by the Bureau and disseminate. While the*infornation obtained during Solo missions l and 2 was :extremely ualuable, the information developed during the most recent operation was outstanding and of inestimable value to the Bureau and the U.S. Government not only from an intelligence standpoint but of a considerable aid to the President and the Secretary of State in our nation's dealings with other countries, particulariy the Soutet Union, Gxechosloyakia, Japan and Latin American countries. The tremendous succes! of Solo trip numter 3 ts due to a large measure to the Bureau's decision ..to prepare specific targets or missione for the informant to accomplish fo Apngs pannnaap y nunnn pau puo uogun hannog ayg on didg sgy bunanp this matter was made by appropriate, sections within the Dome3tic Intelligence Diuision under the coordination of the Internal Security roparmaof pup ogoaagd ayn hq panouddo auan sanggoarqo Iougf ayt *uogboy to Chicago by 1etter dated 7-a9-59 so.that the informant cculd be properly briefedrin aduance. The objecttues which included matters