Cryptonym: JMTUBA
Definition:
JMTUBA was CIA's proprietary company, the Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
Status:
Documented
Discussion:
It was set up in the early 1960's by CIA Western Hemisphere Division. A CIA document in December 1973 by David McLean stated that "from 1962 to 1966 the institute conducted 20 polls in nine Latin American countries. Their cost cannot be computed because many of the expenses were charged to other projects."
Sources:
104-10301-10001: EXCERPTS FROM HISTORY: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION, 1946-1965
12/00/73: Excerpts from History Western Hemisphere Division, 1946-1965 by David McLean: Page 294: ..."In the early 1960's WH Division built an extensive political polling mechanism around the Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems, a proprietary whose project cryptonym was JMTUBA. From 1962 to 1966 the institute conducted 20 polls in nine Latin American countries. Their cost cannot be computed because many of the expenses were charged to other projects..." - - - 03/18/2025 release, page 294: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/104-10301-10001.pdf
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Contributors:
Gavin McDonald