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TO ROUTINE DO I TELNO INDUS 19 OF 30 JANUARY
· INFO WASHINGTON
FOR GOODMAN R T S DIVISION.
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FURTHER TO WASHINGTON'S INDUS 10 OF 26 JANUARY, MR BERNARD LEONG
HAS DIVULGED THE FOLLOWING TO US IN CONFIDENCE:
(1) THE CHYARANS PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED BY A HONG KONG CHINESE SCIENTIST WHO SET UP TESTING FACILITIES IN TAIWAN, HENCE THE VENUE FOR THE DEMONSTRATION.
(2) RIGHTS TO THE PROCESS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY A NEW YORK-BASED SYNDICATE COMPRISING A GERMAN, AN AMERICAN AND A SWEDE.
(3) A U.N. SCIENTIST FROM HUNGARY (THE ROMANIAN HAS WITHDRAWN OUR INDUS 18 OF 27 JANUARY) WAS INVITED TO ATTEND DEMONSTRATION AS AN OBSERVER. HE HAS APPARENTLY OVERCOME VISA DIFFICULTIES AND
IS NOW IN TAIWAN WITH THE SYNDICATE.
(4) THE TAIWAN DEMONSTRATION IS SAID TO BE FINAL TEST OF THE PROCESS. IF SUCCESSFUL, FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS WILL BE HELD IN
LONDON AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES.
MARCH