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CONTINUATION OFDISPATCHSECRETOSMA - 264177. While still at the park SAMKO said he hoped AMAUTO-1 would get an assignment to the United Nations so that AMAUTO-1 would have an opportunity to visit SAMKO in Florida. AMAUTO-1 was thrilled with this idea and SAMKO's offer. SAMKO said his eyes glowed while AMAUTO-1 pondered this possibility. SAMKO talked about his home and the beach nearby, the climate, his new car, etc. SAMKO's comment on AMAUTO-1's reaction was interesting. He said that beneath AMAUTO-1's communist exterior lies the capitalist. Before leaving the park (AMAUTO-1 had to leave for the airport where he had an appointment to see AMECRU-1), SAMKO said, "Bill", if you ever need me, I'll never let you down. You have a good friend who loves you a lot." SAMKO said he noted some emotional change on Bill's face after this comment.8. SAMKO was met 48 hours after the contact with AMAUTO-1 in the event AMAUTO-1 decided to put a surveillance on SAMKO. No surveillance was noted when SAMKO was picked up, but on entering the car SAMKO suggested that SACODER keep an eye out for a tail. We drove around town for fifteen minutes. Certain that no one was tailing us, we drove to a Station safehouse which has an underground garage. SAMKO was visibly excited and was enjoying the "cloak and dagger" role, but he was nervous. He was highly impressed with the garage entrance to the safe- house and commended us for being so shrewd and security conscious. He wanted to know whose apartment it was and SACODER said that it was his private "pad". His comment was:"you sure live it up well." As PACHANKIS aptly explained in one of his reports, SAMKO's temper does rise. He was highly excited during the meeting because he was asked to leave the hotel room. Since the reservation was made for four days, he was asked to leave. He pleaded with SACODER to do something to keep him in the hotel room or risk losing the opportunity to lunch with AMAUTO-1 because AMAUTO-1 was to call him at the hotel on Saturday, 6 June. SACODER admitted the error but added that there was a simple solution if he could not convince the hotel manage- ment to allow him to stay a few more days. SACODER suggested that he should explain to the manager that 1) his laundry had not yet returned and 2) he was expecting an important phone call on Saturday and that there was no way of getting in touch with the caller. Failing this, SACODER offered another simple solution. Since SAMKO and AMAUTO-1 had not yet exchanged addresses, SAMKO could return to the AMAUTO-1 home and give the maid a note advising AMAUTO-1 that he had to change hotels. (SAMKO admitted that he told AMAUTO-1 about the possibility of having to leave the hotel because his reservation ended soon.) SAMKO did not at first accept this logic, but SACODER explained that he (SACODER) could not plead with the hotel management on SAMKO's behalf. This was poor security. SAMKO accepted this and after a glass of scotch and water admitted that the solution was indeed simple, but he was terribly excited at first.9. Throughout the debriefing SAMKO revealed the following: He was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on 2 November 1907 to Polish parents. At the age of 14-15 he worked as a construction hand on a bridge being built in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Later, he worked on the construction of the Anhauser Yeast Factory in Oldbridge, New Jersey. He married in 1930. During the hard years, his wife worked in a factory while he roamed the streets looking for employment. In the early 40's he worked for Dupont reportedly on the atomic bomb project, but specifically with U-235. After the war he applied for work with NBC which he thought would be the National Broadcasting Company, but after he filled out his application and was accepted