A file of correspondence and reports covering communist activities in Japan, Korea, and Formosa, seized as part of the investigation into the "Noulens" Soviet intelligence bureau in Shanghai. Documents in this file include a report on communist activities in Japan, including the ideological state of the Japanese communists and proposals for correcting it, Japanese trade union activity and organisation, and arrangements for propaganda; a memorandum on Korea, Formosa, and other Asian countries, giving brief details on the activities of agents, funding arrangements, and the organisation of the local communist parties; a letter to Formosan communists correcting ideological deviations, demanding greater activity, and providing a list of propaganda slogans to be used; a report on the economic and political situation in Korea; and a report by a communist agent of his activities in Korea, including the agent's organisation of local communists, recruitment, and support for strike-action.