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Ce a a ae Se ne ee Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECR ET The IO characterized the over-55 group as individuals who have reached the height of their careers and are ready to retire. They are willing to make contributions to the PRC. The IO mentioned as examples several very prominent individuals and then told the story of one Chinese-American in this age group whose father had been prosecuted and jailed during the early days of the PRC regime. Not long ago, the PRC reopened the investigation on the father and decided that he had been falsely accused. After the exoneration of his father, the Chinese-American was invited to give a guest lecture at a Chinese university and accepted the invitation. The IO also mentioned that several senior Chinese-American educators who, realizing that they cannot go any higher at their U.S. universities, have been working to establish and run new universities in China. Through these enterprises, The IO has urged the PRC Government to go along with them, noting that the PRC can change the rules later and ultimately take control of the universities. The IO observed that most of the members of the under- 55 age group are from Taiwan. Most are technically oriented and work for large U.S. companies. Some have their own businesses with ties to the PRC. Others are academics who wish to visit the PRC to lecture at universities. They all desire to establish good relations with the PRC, but do not want it known openly because of family or business ‘ties to Taiwan. They are, therefore, vulnerable and constitute a good source of individuals and companies of use in furthering PRC scientific development. The IO gave as an example of a member of this age group, a Chinese-American who belongs to a Chinese family association in his home city. This man works for a large U.S. corporation, which sends him to the PRC frequently. When in the PRC, the Chinese-American assists an organization near his ancestral home with its research work. SECR ET - 44h - _ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2