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281. A reply was received almost at once: "Yes. This is the sameLUNT who was in Moscow. Homosexual." NOSENKO told CIA thatthe KGB had never done anything with its knowledge of LUNT'shomosexual proclivities and that the Bulgarian MVR had not pre-viously known of them.NOSENKO's description of what happened next is as follows:"KOZLCV and the Chief of the American Department were very in-terested. KOZIOV said: 'George (NOSENKO), you must help them.They never recruited an American.' I said that I would do whatI could. The three of us went to see General DUMKOV, theChief of the Second Directorate, Bulgarian MVR. I asked themif they had a homosexual agent. They checked and said theyhad one who is an operational contact. O.K., I said, acquaintthem, prepare a flat, make the pictures. This is the firststage. I also told them, of course, to find out how long hehad been there, why, who his acquaintances were, etc. Then wewent to YEGCROV, the senior Soviet advisor, and KOZLOV calledGRIBANOV. GRIBANOV, I later found out, was in a meeting withthe department chiefs of the Second Chief Directorate and wasnot in a good mood. Why, I don't know. He didn't understandwhat KOZLOV was saying. GRIBANOV thought that I, myself, wantedto make the approach to LUNT. KOZLOV got confused on the phone.GRIBANOV asked to speak to me. I took the phone. 'What areyou doing?' he said. 'You are not at home, you are abroad.You were sent only for consultations, but you are living as ifyou were at home.' I said: 'Ο.Κ., Ο.Κ. I wasn't going to doanything.' He hung up. I told KOZLOV that even if the Bulgar-ians were to ask me, I could not do it myself. YEGOROV becameupset. He thought our position was bad because the Bulgarianswere asking. 'What they ask, I will tell,' I said, 'but I amnot leaving the office to go any place or do anything. I canonly advise them on how to make the record entries after he iscaught. I can dictate the questions to be asked. But theapproach and recruitment I cannot do myself.'"The Bulgarians never said anything to me about activeparticipation, but they didn't know what to do. I told themto get two agents. Maybe LUNT wouldn't like the first one.The Bulgarians reported that LUNT wouldn't be there long. Itold them that if they wanted to take pictures and make a pitchlater, that's one thing. But if they wanted to do it all inone step, that is another. I told them they should consider thetime element... The Chief of the American Department, KOVACHEV,and the chief of the section dealing with tourists and Americandelegations were to make the recruitment. The approach wasmade at the end of April, I think."NOSENKO went on to say: "I was in the office during theapproach. I told them I would not leave. 'If you need myadvice,' I said, 'come to me.' KOZLOV and I were sitting inhis office. It was the end of April, I think, and the nextday I went on holiday. I don't know where or how they approachedLUNT. I only advised them that after the first conversation withhim they would know if he would be willing to cooperate. I saidthey should have an apartment ready... not far from Sofia. Itold them that if he agreed, they should change the place rightaway. Take him some place nice to finish the conversation.That's what I suggested."TOP SECRET