(EST Pub Date) the Office of Scientific Intelligence, 1949-68- (Volume Three, Annexes Viii, Ix, and X)

TOP SECRET B. General Areas of Geographic and Substantive Coverage Since its establishment, OSI publications have heavily emphasized coverage of the USSR Intelligence coverage of the Soviet Eastern Satellites received next greatest coverage followed by China. The latter, because of its very poor scientific and technical capabilities at that time, ran a very poor fourth. As Communist China developed its resources, OSI's interest in China grew. More personnel were assigned to the study of China, particularly in the field of nuclear energy. - 11 - TOP SECRET