Smith, Edwin S.
The Foreign Agents Registration Act requires people and firms acting in certain capacities for a foreign principal to register with the Department of Justice and file regular reports. The records below are shown as the Department publishes them, each linked to the filed document.
Registration No. 723 — New York, NY. Registered 1952-05-05; terminated 1964-05-31.
Foreign principals listed
| Foreign principal as filed | Country or location | Principal registered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novosti Press Agency | USSR | 1962-05-11 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Agensia Telgrafika (ATA) | ALBANIA | 1961-06-15 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Fotokhronika Tass | USSR | 1958-03-10 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Bulgarska Photographis | BULGARIA | 1957-06-07 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Jugoslovenska Foto-Agencija (Jugofoto) (Yugofoto) | YUGOSLAVIA | 1957-02-27 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Centralna Agencja Fotograficzna | POLAND | 1957-02-27 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| U.S.S.R. Illustrated Monthly | USSR | 1957-01-29 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| MTI Photo (Interfoto MTI) | HUNGARY | 1956-05-05 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Artia | CZECHOSLOVAKIA | 1955-09-19 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Embassy of Indonesia | INDONESIA | 1954-10-13 Terminated 1954-12-17 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Embassy of India | INDIA | 1954-09-14 Terminated 1954-12-31 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Centrul de Librarii Si Difuzare a Cartii (Imex) | ROMANIA | 1954-04-20 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Czechoslovak Life | CZECHOSLOVAKIA | 1952-12-05 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Hungarian Bulletin | HUNGARY | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Legation of the Hungarian People's Republic | HUNGARY | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Legation of the Romanian People's Republic | ROMANIA | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Polish Embassy | POLAND | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| U.S.S.R. Information Bulletin | USSR | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1952-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Zentral Bild (Zentrale Bildstelle) | GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Czechoslovakian Embassy | CZECHOSLOVAKIA | 1952-11-17 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| China Photo Service | CHINA | 1952-05-05 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Czechopress | CZECHOSLOVAKIA | 1952-05-05 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Mezhdunarodjna Kniga | USSR | 1952-05-05 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
| Agerpress | ROMANIA | 1952-05-05 Terminated 1964-06-01 | DOJ foreign principal list |
Filed documents, newest first
No official record has been found at this time; we are watching for updates.
Source: Foreign Agents Registration Act records published by the U.S. Department of Justice, FARA eFile bulk data, retrieved 2026-09-26 (UTC). About the law: justice.gov/nsd-fara.
Sources
- FARA eFile, U.S. Department of Justice
- FARA bulk data (registrants, foreign principals, documents)
- The Foreign Agents Registration Act, National Security Division
Records appear here after the Department publishes them in its daily bulk files and Vote Files' daily check reads them. Documents stamped before Jan 1, 2016 are not loaded here; FARA eFile has the complete record.