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William B. MARTIN
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2. On 15 January 1968 this Agency received the
following information from our liaison contact in the
Canadian Department of State for External Affairs:
&. The Canadian Press Correspondent in Moscow,
William BUCKLEY, approached our Embassy informally in the
middle of December on behalf of William MARTIN, the
ex-employee of NSA who defected to the Soviet Union in 1960.
b. According to BUCKLEY, MARTIN wishes to see: his
parents for compassionate reasons and wants to know if he
would be admitted to Canada without fear of extradition to
the United States if he were to arrange a rendez-vous with
his parents in Vancouver. We do not know whether MARTIN
still has a United States passport or whether he has become
3 Soviet citizen. In any event MARTIN considers himself
inadmissible to the United States.
C. BUCKLEY met MARTIN at the apartment of
Howard RAUSCH, the Moscow correspondent for McGraw-Hill
Publications. In addition MARTIN later telephoned BUCKLEY
to indicate his interest in finding out whether or not be
could come to Canada. BUCKLEY assumes, quite rightly I
would think, that the manner in ebich MARTIN has made his
request indicates that his Russian hosts are avare of his
interest in getting out of the Soviet Union to see his parents.
0. We have informed our kmbassy that it should
take no action to encourage BUCKLEY or MARTIN to believe that
a visa would be granted if MARTIN were to make formal
application. Since, however, MARTIN's interest in coming to
Canada is already in a newspaperman's hands, we cannot rule
out the possibility that BUCKLEY might write about MARTIN's
interest. Such a story would probably lead to the need for
an expression of the Canadian Government's attitude. In
making recommendations on the kind of response that might be
made in the event that a question is put to my Minister, it
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would be taas unuful to know what MARTIE's status in law is
so far as the United States is concerned. If, for example,
your Government could not take legal action, the Canadian
authorities would be in a position if this matter came to
public attention to say that they were not aware of any
barrier preventing MARTIN from seeing his parents in the United
States. I should be most grateful if through your channels
we could be provided informally with an indication of
MARTIN's status in law in the United States.
e. BUCKLEY's only other comment on MARTIN was that
he didn't really know what to make of MARTIN. MARTIN
seemed outspoken in dealing with the shortcomings of life
in the Soviet Union. On the other hand he spoke with a
slight stammer and seemed nervous. BUCKLEY's view for what
it is worth is that MARTIN is not interested in getting into
trouble with the Russians or doing anything shich they might
consider underhanded. I should emphasize that no member of
the Canadian Embassy has had any direct contact with MARTIN,
2. On 18 January 1968 the Fedoral Bureau of Investigation
was advised of the foregoing informally, in order to explore
the possibility of providing an indication of Subject's
status in law, as requested in paragraph 1. d. above.
3. This Agency was advised by the Department of State
on 19 January that Subject's parents had written to the
Department advising that Subject would like to visit his
parents, that he was planning a visit to Canada, and
inquiring what Subject's legal position would be if he did
indeed visit. The Department indicated that it planned to
inquire what the U. S. Embassy in Moscow knew of Subject's
travel plans, including a check with the Canadian Embassy to
ascertain if Subject had applied for a visa. The Department
vas apprised of the informal Canadian inquiry as to Subject's
status, but indicated that it would refrain from making any
reference to this inquiry in seeking information from the
U. 8. Embassy in Moscow.
4. Our representative in Ottawa was apprised of the
developmsats cited in paragraph above, and requested to
pass them on to the liaison contact, on 19 January 1968.
FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS:
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