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# 13-00000SECRETspirit of Dimitroff's people in the compa. George told Dimitroffthat Allen too was a Communist and cooperating with Erving. Allenput pressure on Dimitroff for the location of the secret posts inBulgaria but Dimitroff refused to give the information. Georgechased Washington to see who had sent Allen to Greece and learnedthat it was a Mr. White, a Truman adviser who later committed suicidefor being a Communist. George took this information to the US viaFrankfurt and never returned to Greece.12. Dimitroff continued to resist Allen's demands for details    of his movement. Allen said there was no use fighting the Communists;    that they could not beat the Soviets; that Communism was not too bad,    and that it would be best to break up the movement. Allen denied    being a Communist but said he would withdraw his financial support,    to which Dimitroff replied that he could turn to other nations which    had approached him. Allen told him to go ahead on his own. That night    Dimitroff was called to a building near the Soviet Embassy where he was    arrested by Greek police at Allen's request based on cable authority    from Washington. After about a week Allen arranged for him to be taken    to a Greek island to identify Bulgarians sent to kill him. At the    island there were no Bulgarians but only a few Greek prisoners under    guard. It was kept there four months. After a five-day hunger strike,    arrangements were made by the Greek authorities with Allen to have him    sent to another island where there were more Bulgarians. A month later    Allen sent a letter to Dimitroff that he was leaving Greece but had    arranged for Dimitroff to go to Washington. The two met in Athens and    Allen gave Dimitroff a passport in the name of Christo Botaff, presumably    because Dimitroff's life was in danger. Allen took him on a military    plane from Athens to Italy to Frankfurt where they had to remain for    four weeks because of the secrecy of their movements. At this time    Allen ran down a German woman with his car and was held    for trial.13. Another individual named George then took Dimitroff from    Frankfurt to the airport during which they changed cars six times.    They boarded a four-engine plane secretly and Dimitroff was told he    was hiding from the German police although only MPs were in sight.    After landing at the Azores they remained aboard until no one was    around before getting off for food. At Bermuda they changed to    another military plane which flew him to Panama (1953). In Panama City    he remained hidden in the tail of the plane, despite his protests, until    a frightened US colonel in uniform took him by car to his house. Dimitroff's    baggage and papers were taken from him and he was told that he had to go    checked at a hospital before entering the US. At the hospital he was    put in a room, which was actually a cell, and was checked by a Dr. Stetheed.    He was told he was too weak to go to the US for a few days, and should    rest. A man named Ivan Stanley came from Washington, told him not to    worry about his safety any longer, that he would be well cared for by a    US doctor and nurse and a US sergeant. He asked for books on English    in order to be able to communicate. He had not been permitted to speak    to anyone throughout the trip. Finally he was able to talk to Sargeant Barry    (sic) who warned him that the group were a Communist ring and that Dimitroff's    life was in danger. The Sergeant offered to help and asked Dimitroff not    to betray him.SECRET