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# SubjectPreliminary Assessment of1. Brief BiographySubject is a 40-year-old Georgian emigro living in Gap, Hautes Alpes, France. Together with his parents, brother and sister he moved from the disintegrat.ng.Georgian Republic in 1921 to France where he has lived ever since, except for about three years during World War II when he worked voluntarily in Germany as a seal-skilled laborer. He joined the French Foreign Legion in 1940 and was demobilized in 1941, having served for the most part in North Africa. While in Germany he developed a skill at forging documents which he used to help French officers to escape to France. He was arrested, convicted and jailed for about a year and a half. After the war he returned to Paris. In 1946 and 1947 Subject committed two armed robberies. In 1949 he robbed a bank in Paris, subsequent to which he was caught, ocnvicted and sentenced to ten years, which was later reduced to five by the terms of a general amnesty. Since his release in 1955 Subject has lived in Gap where his boother lives and works as a moderatoly successful architect. Subject was married in 1947, divorced in 1950 while in prison. He has a daughter, born before his arrest, and a son, born while he was in prison.2. Comments on Contact and DebriefingSubject was contacted by Anthony H. Friganza in Gap on 15 October 1958, having been assessed and prepared for the contact by AEPADDLE, an old friend of Subject's, in February 1958. Shortly after the first meeting with Friganza, Subject met Patrick B. Newens and Peter K. Win-ship. In the course of mootings lasting a total of about 22 hours he was debriefed and a preliminary assessment, including a Wechsler-Bellevue psychological test, was made. There was no difficulty in authenticating ourselves with Subject and in the course of our con-versations, we got no indication that Subject did not answer the questions put to him in a frank and open manner. If anything, Subject perhaps tried to please for it is clear that Subject would like a job, almost any job, with us because his present situation in Gap is re-strictive and holds no promise of a futuro. But, Subject by nature la not easily debriefed or interrogated because he is glib and seems quite naturally to answer specific questions in a general way. Noteworthy and indicative is the fact that the only birth date subject knew наз his own; he did not know his parents', his wife's or even his brother's. This is not suspicious or unique, but it Indicates that it is difficult to pin him down to hird faste. when dealing with unpicasantnesces or touchy matters, Subject is apt to philosophize as he did when he waв asked questions about the current relationship of his brother and hia new wife. Rather then give opinions on facts about the girl, ho noted that marriage is sixty percent love and forty percent comedy, which is very Gallic and probably true, but only in a round-about way at best does it express Subject's personal views on the question under dis.. cussion. No attempt to ba tough with Subject was made and there was DO occasion when we conveniently could have challenged his sincerity or verselty, so we do not krow how Subjeet boves in each circumstances. We would guess that he would adopt a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. lie would not be easily bullied.3. Education, Languages and Cultural StandingSubject probably has a better-than-averege fomal education for a Prenciaan who did not and never planned to go cn to a university. He כל a fair lay knowledge of history but is all inferred in dcretles Jubject is umething of a scientific dillutarit, Internated in the alan, gadgets, electrical and mechanical, and probably the gamit of calcatifio and pseudo-solentific things and idees. His knowledge 18 brod but not dosp; in nude things it is about as deep as Fopular Restintos, but in others he knows vanaidembly are.