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331. own agents to GRIBANOV. GRIBANOV knew about agentsand 'ARTUR' (FRIPPEL), but I never specificallydiscussed them with GRIBANOV. I did discuss with GRIBANOV theagent 'PROKHOR' (PREISFREUND). On three occasions I have beenwith GRIBANOV in social circumstances. On all three occasionsTARABRIN was also present. After two of these occasions, wehad parties with girls. I don't remember when the first timewas, but the last time was in September or October 1963. Onthis occasion they called me at home late at night and asked meto join them at the Prague Restaurant. I arranged for femalecompanionship and this party lasted until early morning: [^1] Itwas at this party that I gave GRIBANOV some pills I had forhangovers. I had brought a supply of these back from Geneva in1962. A few days after this party (CRIBANOV's secretary Ye.S.).KIRPICHNIKOV came to my office with a note from GRIBANOV askingme for some more of these pills. This is the note I gave to myCIA case officers in 1964. [^2] I have ridden in GRIBANOV's carsperhaps four or five times, once when I went with him to anIndian Embassy reception in 1958, perhaps two or three times tomeetings with SUSLOV and two or three times in connection withthe drinking parties with GRIBANOV and TARABRIN. GRIBANOV playedabsolutely no part in my entry into the KGB. I think he could nothave played any personal part in my assignment to the FirstSection, First Department, Second Chief Directorate in 1953 sinceat that time GRIBANOV was Deputy Chief of the Second Chief Direc-torate supervising the Second Department and not the First De-partment. I do not know who made the decision to transfer mefrom the First Department to the Seventh Department in 1955, butI did not have any personal contact or conversation with GRIBANOVconcerning this decision. I do not know if GRIBANOV played anypersonal part in my appointment as Deputy Chief of Section inthe Seventh Department in 1958. I do not remember just who wasresponsible for my appointment to this position. I did not per-sonally discuss this appointment with GRIBANOV. GRIBANOV decidedat the end of 1959 that I would be appointed Deputy Chief of theFirst Section, First Department, Second Chief Directorate, andthis appointment took place sometime in January 1960. DUBAS,the Chief of the Seventh Department in 1959, told me that GRIBANOVplanned to appoint me to this position and that he had spoken toGRIBANOV two or three times about it, but had been unable to getGRIBANOV to change his plans. I spoke to GRIBANOV myself abcutthis matter once or twice. GRIBANOV did not tell me who hadrecommended me for this new position and did not tell me anyreason for my having been selected. GRIBANOV did tell me that myappointment was a part of his personal plan to raise to moresenior positions a number of younger officers, including myselfand Aleksey SUNTSOV. The decision for me to return to the SeventhDepartment in January 1962 was actually made in about September orOctober 1961. GRIBANOV planned to appoint me Deputy Chief of theFirst Department, but the new Chief of the First Department,FEDOSEYEV, wanted KOVSHUK to take this position. Since I did not[^1]: See below for a more detailed version of this affair.[^2]: When NOSENKO arrived in Geneva in 1964 he was carrying a noteaddressed: "Personal to NOSENKO, Yu.I." In translation thenote read in full: "Yu.I., get me please some more tabletslike the one you gave me once. [signed) GRIBANOV."