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Russell August Sangelle
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Genzman
5-4-78
Robert Genzman and Harold
Sexp interviewed Russell August.
C/A Readquarters
Langelle at
on May 4, 1978.
The interview.
yielded the following information:
Langelle joined the CIA in
September 1950, and worked
mainly in SR9 of the Soviet
Russia Division. In November
1955 he resigned from the agency
[on the pretext that he was.
disgruntled with his assign-
ments. His CIA files would
have reflected this termination
of employment. The only document
to the contrary would have been
memorandum from the Director
of Central Intelligence
Intelligence 
allan
Dulles, stating that fangelle.
would retain all rights and benefits
when he returned to the CIA.
( at present this document would
probably be in his personnel.
file. L
a
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approximately fifteen people
knew that Langelle
was still
with the c/A after his resigna-
tion in 1955. These included 3
John Maury (SE); Joe Bulik
(SR 9), Quentin Johnson ( Chief
of Operations), George Risevalper,
Frank Levy, Ted Polling,
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Genzman
32
... +
SECRET
5-4-78
03
Dack Kindschi, June Sworbuck)
Ed Galloway), Leonard Mc Coy
(Reports and Requirements), Pierze
de Silva (COS), and someone at
the State Department's Office of
[Security]
At the time of his resignation,
Langelle applied for employment
with the State Department. In
the interim he worked at the
Hecht Company. In March 1956
he started to work at the
State Department as a Security
Officer. In September 1956 he
was sent to Vienna, where he
earned a reputation for being
strict Security Officer at the
Embassy. He was deliberately tough
a
C.A personnel who breached
security, in order to build his
cover as a non-CIA foreign.
service officer. His salary was
I paid by the State Departments
27. The CIA Chief of station in Vienna
and the Ambassador knew he
was with the CIA
4/10
Langelle served
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served as the Security
Officer at the Moscow Embassy
from December 1957 to September
1959. In addition, he was the
senior CIA officer there. The
C/A contingent in Moscow
consisted of five or six officers.
77
Genzman
5-4-78
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[working inside the Embassy and
approximately four outside. Inside,
with deep cover, were George
P. Winters (Econ 230fficer), FNu
03 (Mahoney), FNU (Venables) and Steveos
Washenko (Econ? or Agric. Officer)).
Outside were Jean Leterman (teacher 24
at the American school)) and
three or four students, who handled
orientation projects rather than.
operations projects
Langelle handled CIA
يمه
communications in Moscow. The
CIA used State Department
I channels of communication, but.
could code messages by means of
one-pad encrypting
so that
the message was secret until
it was forwarded to CIA head-
quarters, where it was decoded.
In 1959 the Soviets declared
Langelle persona non grata as.
a result of his involvement with
P.S. Popov. Fangelle was the
case officer of Popov, who worked
for the GRU Soviet military
intelligence. While making
contact with Popov] Langelle
was detained by the KGB
and was questioned for two
half hours.
attempted to recruit him, and
then released him. The State
and a
The KGB
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4
Genzman
5-4-78
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Department filed a formal protest,
but Langelle was told to leave
the Soviet Union within three
days. He left the Soviet Union.
in early October 1959.
Langelle first became aware
of Lee Harvey when he
Oswald
heard in a conversation that
a Marine had contacted the
american consular office in
Moscow to renounce his citizenship.
He later heard that this individual
had changed his mind and was
returning to the United States.
He does not recall the details
of these conversations, but he
believes they took place in the
United States.
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Langelle characterized swald's
defection
يه يمه
an
a consular case to
be handled by consular officers,
rather than
intelligence case
involving intelligence officers,
who 
were shorthanded in Moscow
at that time. He stated that.
the few intelligence officers in
Moscow at that time were
involved in specific operations,
and did not perform general
intelligence functions. He also
stated that intelligence officers
at the Embassy did not use
the consular officers for intelligence
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5
Genzman,
5-4-78
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[no CIA people in the consulor
section I
Langelle stated that the
military intelligence people at the
Embassy probably would have been
contacted about Oswald's defection.
The military intelligence personnel
included Leo Dulacki (Marines),
Paul Adams (Navy), John
Munson (Navy), and Ted Hoffman
(Army). He did not know
whether Alexis Davison (Navy)
was an intelligence officer or
whether Davison was involved
in the Penkousky case]
Langelle stated that when.
Oswald left the Soviet Union,
he was the responsibility of the
State Department, the Immigration
and Naturalization service, and
the FBI.
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When Langells left t
Moscow in 1959, Winters was.
the senior CIA officer there.
03 (Mahoney) and Leberman were still
there, and Washenk of may still
have been there fangelle's
replacement as Embassy Security
:Officer was John Abidian [who
was not with the CIA. abidian.
was later replaced by Hugh
Montgomery, who was Winter
successor as senior CIA officer
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Genzman
5-4-78
03.
31PJ
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Montgomery
was later replaced by
Paul Garbler, who became the
first officially designated Chief
of Station in Moscow. Other
S/A officers in Moscow circa
1962 included (Rodney Carlson),
Bill Horvaly, and possibly John
Hemenway
of
at headquarters the chief
the Soviet Russia Division
was John Mawry, followed by
Howard Osborne and then.
David E. Murphy.
03
With regard to american
journalists in Moscow, Langelle
had no contacts with R. G.
Norengold
or Aline Mosby,
did not know a.d. Goldberg,
and was contacted by Priscilla
Johnson for an interview after
he was declared persona non.
grata.
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When Langelle returned to the
United States, he continued working
for the State Department. He resumed
This] C/A duties on a part-time basis
in 1961. He dealt with communications
between Washington and Moscow-]
In September 1961 he resumed [his] CIA duties
on a full-time basis at headquarters. He.
worked mainly in the Soviet Russia
Division, External Operations, Africa and
Europe. At present he is still with the
C/A and still paid by the state 32
Department, but he plans to retire soon.
eser
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would
probably
be in his
Langelle
Langeli was born on
October 71922.
atis social security number is 1495-18-8800)
9He is married, with three children. 30
Langelle
Laget
He joined the C/A in
SR9f
September, 1950,
the Soviet
and worked mainly in
Russias Division on November 1955 he
resigned from the agency
that he
on the pretext
Zangolle
have
this docuaw
was disgruntled with his
assignments. His CIA files would
have reflected this termination of employment.
The only document to the contrary would.
have been a memorandum from the
Director of Central Intelligence Allan
Dulles, stating that age would
retain all rights and benefits when he
returned to the CIA. 1 approximately.
at
ersonnel fifteen people knew that he was
still with the CIA after his resignation
I in 1955. These included John Maury
- (SE), (Joe Bulik) (SR9), Quentin
Johnson (Chief of Operations), George
Risevalper (sp), Frank Levy,
Polling, fack Windschi, June 03
Swor buck 2. Ed. Falloway), Leonard
Mc Coy (Reports and Requirements);
© Pierre de Silva (COS), and
file.)
someon
03
Ted
at the State Department's
Office of Security: SECRET 11112500
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Lang 
apt at the
at the 
time of his.
resignation applied for
gal:
1542x employment with the State Department.
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Langelle handled CIA communications
in Moscow. The CIA used State
Department channels
- of communication,
but coder could code messages by means
of one-pad encrypting
so that the
message was secret until it was
forwarded to CIA Headquarters for
decoding.
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as a
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on C/A personnel for
deliberately tough
security breaches in order to bolder build
his cover
non-CIA foreign service officer.
His salary was paid by the state Deportment DECRED
In the interim he worked at the Hecht
Company. In March 1956 he began
started to work at the State Department
onlary paid by
Security Officer. He was 
part 
of t
sent
Station in September 1956, on September
he was sent to Vienna, where he
damed the reputation for y
for 
being
a strict Security Officer CIAZ
Chief of Station] and the (in Vienna) and
the ambassador knew he wat with
the CIP He served as the Security.
Para angeble
1956
earned
W the Embassy. He was
nget served as the security
officer at the Moscow Embassy from
December 1957 to September 1959.
[on addition, he was
the senior C/A
officer there, with five or six
and
Inside ware
03 (Mahoney).
CIA officers working inside the Embassy
Inside, with deep corpse, ovimately four outside.
werGeorge P. 
Winters (Econ. 
Officer),
(Venables), and 03.32.
(Steve Washenko (Econ, or Agric. Office)].
Outside were Jean Liberman de teacher 24
at the American school]) and three or
four students, who handled orientation
projects rather than operations projects
[insert]
In 1959...
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the Soviets declared
result
S'angeli persona non grata.
at a
Red his involvement with P.S. Popov.
ange li was the case
officer for Popov,
who worked for the GRU,
Soviet military intelligence. Langeti
While
angelle had been contacting for
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plak [making.
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a contact with Popov
angelle was detained by the KGB
and was questioned for two and
half hours. The KGB attempted
to recruit him, then released
and
t
him The State Department
filed a formal protest, but Langelle
was forced to leave the Soviet Union
within three days.
of
Langalle first became aware
Lee Harvey Oswald when he heard
in conversation that a former Marine
had contacted the American consular
office in Moscow to renounce his
citizenship. He later heard that
this individual had changed his
mind and was
returning to the
United States. He does not recall.
the details of these conversations)
but he believes they took place
in the United States.
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Langelle characterized Oswald's
defection as a
consular case to be
handled by consular officers rather
than an intelligence case with
involving intelligence officers, who
were shorthanded in Moscow at that
time. He stated that the few.
intelligence officers in Moscow at that
SECRET time were involved in specific.
operations, and did not handle perform
general intelligence functions. He
stated that Cowald, when he returned
He also stated that the intelligence officers at the
Embasay did not use the consular officers for intelligence purposes

as
+
I that there were no CIA people in
the consular section.
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left the Soviet Union, was the
responsibility of the State Department,
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, and the FBI.
Winters
was
When Langelle left Moscow in 1959,
was the senior CIA officer there.
(Mahoney) and Leberman were still there,
and (Washenko) may still have been there
Langelle's 03 replacement as Embassy Security
Officer was John Abidian [who w
not with the CIA. Abidian was
latered replaced by Wughter the successor
Montgomery, who became the senior
senior CIA officer. Montgomery was later.
replaced by Paul Farbler, who became
the first officially designated Chief
of Station
Explaced Winter's as
in Moscow. Other CIA
officers in Moscow circa 1962 included
63 (Rodney Carlson) Bill Harley, and
possibly John D. Hemingway.
де
Military intelligence personnel
in Moscow included Real Adams
and
Naoul) attack (Navy)).
The (Navy)). 
Fed Wiffmon.
at headquarters, the chief of the
Soviet 
Russia 
Division was John
Maury, followed by Howard Osborne
and then David E. Murphy.
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6.
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When Longelle returned to the
United States, he continued working for the
State Department. He resumed [his] CIA
duties on a part-time basis in 1961 [He dealt
with communications between Washington and Moscow.
On September 1961 he resumed [his] CIA duties
full-time bases at Headquarters.
He worked mainly in the Soviet Russia
Division, External Operations, Africa
and Europe. He present at present
he is still with the CIA and is still 32
paid by the State Department] but he
plans to retire soon
on a
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Sangelle
Russell August engeli
10-7-22
30
SECRET
Genzman
5-4-78
(+95-18-8808)
m
3 ch.
C/A Sept 50
language, mil.
stabil.
SR Div. (SR.9) experience peretimal time
I "
- Sex Off-
-word-disgruntled
Nov. 55 resigned from agency -
intern
fot at
Hecht Co
started
State
Mar, 856
Vienna
Sept. 56
memo from director
all rights & benefits
-when returns
(Dulles)
15 knew
24
[Ten building,
Vienna Letatus & amo¬
Condo (Proofed
orally
Moscow - Dec.57
Sept.59
(SR 9 internal ops people all buried]
ges.component
I couple of
officers in
Division
SE John Maury
SR9 (Joe Bulick) 03
Ch. of Ops Quentin Johnson
not a station
COS Paul Garblex
Besorge Header (sp.) Resehalter
Jack Kinety
Frank Levy
Ted Polling
Jack &indseni-
June orbuck) 03
Ed Galloway) 03
-Reports & Requirements
Leonard Mc Coy.
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L
DOS.
Moscow
COS Pierre de fili ]]
Office of Security.
stepha not aware
aware]
5 to 6o officers inside
4
outside I
5/P
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Jangelle
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Genzman
5-4-78
finside.
-
George P.
03
03
I Winters, Mahoney Venables]
[Steve Washenko (Con Offices) 03, 32
outside - Plan Leberman fiteacher] 24
left in 59
abidan
Preplaced
by Hugh
Montgomery
(integrated)) 32
Senior
officer
3 or 4 students - orientation.
rather than operations]
-Johne Abidian (State Sec. Officer
took over State
responsibilities Junior
of seni
EIA George P. Winters - Co. Off
Econ.
agric. Off
Washenko] - maybe till there
Mahoney Jo3 + Seberman
PNG [agency operation
penetration on Rt-mil. intill.
Pyto popov agent
16
was
case off.
case compromised
got approval from thrush.
-to kidnap
DO
stepped
off
a brus
tried to recruit
released after 2½ hrs.
said they would get in touch.
State protested
PNG
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Back to us - worked for State Jan 60
handled state Dept distres
(+ agency function]
Communications to Mos]
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8/N
[Resumed] CIA parttime 161
ext. 61 HQ at geall time basis.
حن
sangelle
findergeli
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Genzman
5-4-78
(Penkousky)
cut-out-Brit. wife
62
5R9 Sept. 61-
[moved back to CA
on pull-time basis fast. 6)
(Del 58 - Sept. 59).
[mahong) GSA officer]
[Communicat
-
HQ]
- Mos, to HQ
SR9 Jack Maury
✓ Winters remained:
сно
conversations
a consular officer said Marinc
renounced citypenship
walk-ins
consular off. would bring it to your attention
George Vieswalper Fin Berlin, handled Poror]while
You
in En & Vienna.
handled Tenkosky.
I maybe Rosenho,
Used State communications
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[one paid encrypting.
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4
Sangelle
L'angele
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Genzman
5-4-28
En
CiA
people in consular section.
mil intell.
Paul Adams Nv.
Ted Hoffman arm
Munson
mundsen Nov.
Dulacki Mar. J
would have been contacted.
Korngeld
- no contacts
Johnson - asked for interview after his PNG
Mosby
-
no contacts
· Goldberg - didn't know.
[Davison
-
docan't know if agency
not involved in Park to his knowledy
dip. personnel could not be used for intel. without
prior approval from State.
Provocations
[starmotor]
Naval aviater
atsugi -53-55
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Langelle
:Langeli
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Penzman
5-4-78
62
Hugh Montgomery (senior).
(John Do Hemingway) (7)
Раме
Garbler (cos; replaced Montgomery)
(ody Can) 03.
Bill alan bby
: No common source register with mel. + Moscow
63 - SR, Chief of External. Ops.
africa & Eur.
[(still paid by state) ]
32
[FSR 4 in Moscow
6513 - Moscow,
David E. Murphy Chief of SR Div. 64-65
the My
Costin Barlin during
Popov operation while
L'Q in Moscow
folbold by Howard Osborne
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"
Murphy
3/10
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He believed that the military intelligence.
people at the Embassy would have been
contacted about Cowald's defection.
The military intelligence personnel.
included [Part Hoffman (Navy),
Duck (Marines), Paul
adams (Navy),
whether
Munson
~(Navy) and Ted Hot Iman (Army).
Lanelle did not know alexis Davisor. (Navy)
intelligence officers of the Pinkousky case, whether
was an
whether he was
with regard to American
journalists in Moscow, Langell
had no contacts with R. G. Korengold
or alive Mosby, did not know
a. I Goldberg, and was contacted
by Priscilla Johnson after his
expulsion for an
interview after
he was declared persona non
grata.
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SECRET
Winters/
14.61 Eugene 03 (Mahoney)- Rt.
30-61 - 11.44
08
Birkelun
Spring thing
Wil
Garbles. Vien Hill it. 22180
Osborne-Mc Lean
17 Feb:62 - 20 ap. 63 Montgomery =
356-4650
[first COS
03
June 62-1423c. Rodney Carlson]
03
1iful 63, 31 aug 65 Edward Gotchal Ha
annual leave til may
1 Jan 63, 18 Jan. 64 Jerzy Prehn) HQ 2p.m
KIFJ
May 12
C/SR
John Maury
א.
Dec 54-29 Jul.62
3704 Farr Ave,
Fairfax
Howard J. Osborne.
30 Jul 62 15 Sept 63 arty John Debalus
948-6727
David C. Murphy.
1537 Forest
16 Sept 63 -10- Villa Fane, McLean
68"
SECR
356-9523
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