Disposition Authorities for Individual Classification for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 105. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters.

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Disposition Authorities for Individual Classification for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 105. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters.

Disposition Authorities for Individual Classification for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 105. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters.

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In the mid 1950's 105 was used not only to investigate aliens, especially from Russia and Eastern Europe, but also to investigate the Klan, anti-Semitic and other hate groups. In 1959 these investigations were transferred to classification 157. In the late 1950s and early 1960s investigations focused increasingly on Puerto Rican groups and especially on pro-Castro and anti-Castro Cuban groups. In the 1960s classification 105 was also used to investigate Chinese communist activities. In 1971 the classification was renamed Internal Security-Nationalistic Tendency (Foreign Intelligence), but investigations went beyond the activities of foreign intelligence services to include groups working for foreign political movements, such as IRA supporters, Arab terrorists, the Jewish Defense League, Yugoslav emigre groups, and Cuban groups. In Septermber 1977, classification 105 was limited to foreign counterintelligence investigations directed only at russia, as other new classifications were established for other operations that previously had been included. There new classifications are: 199 - Foreign Counterintelligence-Terrorism; 200-Foreign Counterintelligence-China; 210-Foreign Counterintelligence-Satellite; 202-Foreign Counterintelligence-Cuba; 203-Foreign Counterintelligence-All Other Countries.

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