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ORI: UNIT FE/CIOP EXT 5602 DATE: 12 OCTOBER 1963

TO: MEXICO CEY

FROM: DIRECTOR CONF: C/FL 6

INFO: ASP-CICT, CTFT 2, C/WH 5, D/OS 2, RF, IVR

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IMMEDIATE MEXI INFO CITE DIR 75338 TO KAPOK LOHARVEST REF MEXI 6483 (IN 38148)

  1. LIANG SZU CH'ENG 2733 1835 2052, 201-736701 TY

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH. MEMBER CCP. BACKGROUND: 1923 BA TSINGHUA UNIV 28 BA, MA UNIV PAIN 29 MA HARVARD 28-31 PROF AT NATIONAL NORTHEASTERN UNIV, ORELIA RESEARCH 30-41 UNVERSIEN ARCHITEC UE 32-33 PROF NATIONAL PEKING UNIV; PROF NATIONAL TSINGHUA UNIV, PEKING RESEARCH 41-43 RESEARCH FELLOW, ACADEMIA SINICA 10 PROF NATIONAL TSINGHUA UNIV, PEKING 47 HONORARY FED YALE: VISITING PROF YALE MEMBER OF TSINGHUA UNIV 53-61 HEAD OF DEPT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTUR TSINGHUA; VICE PRESIDENT ARCHITECTURE SOC! COORDINATING OFFICERS

SECRET AUTHENTICATING OFFICER

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56 ASSOC, DEPT DEPTIVER CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURAL NOV 58 CHINA DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE SEP 50 NATIONAL COMMITTEE APR 52 CHINA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASSOC DEPUTY SECOND NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS FROM THIRD NATIONAL COMMITTEE CPPCC OCT 62 VICE CHAIRMAN CHINA ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY SEP 63 DEPUTY LEADER OF CPR DELEGATION TO SEVENTH INTER- NATIONAL CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS, HAVANA 2. RE SELF CRITICISM FOLLOWING EXTRACTS FROM LIANG'S SPEECH TO THE RPC, JULY 13, 1957 ENTITLED "WHY I LOVE OUR PARTY." DEPUTY LIANG, AFTER DESCRIBING "THE BRILLIANT INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR NATION," TOLD OF HIS PAST ANXIETY AND PERPLEXITY IN HIS OWN WORK. HE SAID THAT AT THE TIME HE HAD USED OUT-DATED ARCHITECTURAL THEORIES TO TEACH THE YOUNG INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS OF THE TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY BECAUSE HE WAS BOTHERED

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MEXICO CELTY

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INFO: DOEDIATE BY FOR REPUTATION I WAS DOWNER WITH THE PARTY I WAS SURE I WAS BEI DID NOT FIT INTO THE THAT OF A CHILD BEING PARTY AS MUCH AS I HAD WITH ME. AFTER I CALI SAID: "I WAS A PRODIGAL SON. PARTYUT EVEN A JEEP AUTHENTICATING OFFICER

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ORIGIN FRANK UNIT:FE/CIOP EXT 5661 DATE: 12 OCTOBER 1963

TO: FROM: DIRECTOR

CON! INFO CLASSIFIED MESSAGE INDEX NO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO.

ROUTING

TO: INFO CITE DIR 75338

  1. BEFLATE 1 (INFO) WAS

OPINION THAT LIANG WOULD IN PLACE BUT THERE IS CHANCE HE WOULD ERFACE IF OFFERED CHANCE. FOR FURTHER LIANG, CANDIDATE FOR

COULD MAKE GOOD IN PLACE MORE. 4. SEEKING BEFLATE 1

BRIDGE TO LIANG. SEFLAER 1

OFFICER. HAS FOR HUMARK COMPACT BUT

FURTHER BACKGROUND. 5. 3TPLATE 1 WILL USB TOURERY COVER AND WILL REMAIN ONLY THO DAYS DUE HEAVY PERSONAL COMSIONS FUNCTION WILL ATTEMPT ESTABLISH CONTACT LIANG AND DETERMINE IF SO STATION SHOULD BE PREPARED SAFEHOUSE UNTIL FURTHER STEPS CAN BE TAKEN.

  1. STPLATE 1 ARRIVING MEXI 12 OCTOBER 2145 HOURS VIA EASTER AIR LINES FLITE 305. HAVE BRIEFED HIM

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12-62 ROUTING PAGE FIVE CITE CUR DEFERRED ROUTINE INFO DOORDIATE MEXI WILL WEAR RED WITH BLUE TIE. IT CONTACT KISSED STPLATE 1 TO PROCEED CITY AND CONTACT MARINE GUARD AT EMBASSY ASKING FOR (SAMSEED). AUTHORIZE STATION ADVANCE OPERATIONAL FUNDS AND PER DIEM AS HECESSARY TO STPLATE i SINCE NO OPPORTCHITY DO 80 HERE CHARGE LCHARVEST COA. END OF MESSAGE RAPOED .HERRER PI Staff Lloyd George (by phone)

DC/PED/08 Steve Kuhn (by phone)

CI Staff . Mertz (by phone)

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C/WH/3 J. Whitten (by phone)

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