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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECRET South Africa The Government of South Africa has directed its intelligence services to conduct intelligence activities throughout the world. The South African intelligence services that operate in the United States include the South African National Intelligence Service (SANIS) and the South African Department of Military Intelligence (SADMI). These services are operative within the South African Mission to the United Nations in New York, the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., and all five South African consulates in the United States. The South African Security Police (SASP) is also known to operate clandestinely in the United States. Additionally, some South African media representatives in the United States have been identified as intelligence personnel. The SANIS continues to target U.S. Government organizations and those organizations which support black nationalism within South Africa and/or actively oppose South Africa's policy of apartheid. SADMI targeting is directed toward military information of benefit to South Africa's armed forces. During 1984, SADMI increased its efforts to obtain information on high technology weaponry and nuclear-related technology. SADMI is also involved in the legal and illegal purchase and export of military equipment. Current statistics indicate a presence of 198 South African officials in the United States, among whom roughly [5 percent are considered to be K & S IOs. SECRET - 2} - _ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2