etree = an - ‘ Approved For Release 2001/03/26-: CIA-RDP96-00787R000200080015-8 __ Soviets Say U.S Was Sp _. Soviets Say U.S. Reporter Was py : af J From News Dispatches __ weérregt” in. their “behayior and rp. resurrecting the case, the embassy ticle on parapsychology from Soviet |. . ' MOSCOW; July 12—The'Soviet Up-* ‘turned thé’ amera’ and “film, ‘but he Spokesman “declared: + “Because he's 4 scientist. Valery -Petukhoy, who! also 4 jon today accused a former American. added that “thig is an indication of ‘safely out.of the country and they can _-was taken in by the police,’ newsman here, Robert C., Toth, of hav- the difficulties of doing television in afford to say anything they want to.” Dissident sources said today that: . ing worked for U.S. intelligence agen- _ the Soviet Union, even on aninnocu- [William Thomas, editor of the Los. Petukhoy was released after spending eles and ‘said that it was only due to ous subject.” aan Angeles Times, called the Tass \ four days in KGB custody. * =... the “good will and restraint” of Soviet Toth, who was: permitted to leave _ charges “ridiculous.”] _,_ The dissident sources said the diree- authorities that criminal, Proceedings the Soviet Union, on June 17, at the Tass hinted broadly that it could tor of the institute where’ Petukhov an ere not lodged against him. scheduled end of his assignment, was prove Toth’s connection with US in _ Workd was summoned to the Interior The accusation. came in. a lengthy . first accused of Collecting “secret in-  telligence agencies but did not state “Ministry and told’ to take no ‘action 2S comm entary ‘distributed: by: the of- , formation of a political and military 5 flatly. “Will not those who now 8ainst him because he had “helped nlicial Soviet news agency, Tass. It | Character.” Later, he was told'he was come out as Toth’s advocates feet the KGB expose an arch-intelligence ame a month after Toth, former Mos. being nuestioned as a “witness,” pre- quite il] at ease if evidence is submit- . 88ent from one of the imperialist ‘ow. bureau. chief of the Los Angeles . SUMably against Anatoly Scharansky, ted irrefutably Proving the connection Countries,” ; Times, was.seized by the KGB secu. 29, 2 computer expert and ee une: Of this so-to-say correspondent with In other developments: }-rity police on a downtown street and Soviet dissident whe had been under U.S, intelligence Services?” Tass asked —, ° Nobel Peace laureate Andrei Sak- THE WASHINGT 3 WORLD Fé BLA! CHAMP CH * SPARKL| “REG. 3.68 BU Sm wrt tema von Ast ANNIVERSAR . : t since March 16, re ortedly ona - . harov and four other dissident physi- hauled away for the first session of a tres » Tep rhetorically. a ; T dis ys inv.botal of 14 hours of questioning treason charge. . It mentioned specifically the CIA cists fe Peed to a remts arending ALL RATIONAL BRA) inufSpread over six days, Today’s Tass article broadened the a anternational conference near Mos- c das . . yee c and “other espionage agen ies, relat wo In another incident involving an attack ‘against Toth, saying that he fo, instance to > Pentagon” a eo i; Amp“ean journalist today, CBS corre. had “received '. assignments not so gaged ‘in “in cow to take up the case of human rights activist Yuri Orlov, who was ar- : the Pentagon” as en. ; rested last February and reportedly ; ehsive subvery cor « Spe - it Bernard C. Redment and his ach from the Los Angeles Times as - ties.” ‘gnsive, subversive activi faces charges of anti-Soviet slendes ewWes. German cameraman’ were - ma Mee eeeecial_agencies.. The Us. embassy spokesman here e ior mili iser to t %, Toushed up while filming a Moscow While fulfilling - these assisnments,. noted that the Soviets had Previously 5 ‘et ornlssion a nuiser to the simbeér: garden and then questioned by Toth tried to make the acquaintance  “hinteg darkly that | Ms st T y . ried to ma they had inform. # eRedmont. said he ‘and cameraman could possess information of interest Journalists accused of. being CIA side, according to a Soviet letter of .. Kurt Hoeffe had been filming’ for to U.S. special agencies.” agents, * complaint The Soviet note said the * {about an hour when two unidentified Toth has denied collecting any se- "Three American. journalists ac. “premeditated” attack caused “serious ; fermen suddenly tried to rip the camera‘ eret information during his three-year cysed 4-year ago if an article in the bodily injury” to Col. Vladimir Cher. |- R loaway, kicking Hoefle. ' “Moscow assignment and the U.S. em- government-controlled press of being ia : : wy, “Uniformed and plainclothed. police ~’ bassy said today, “We repeat what we CIA agents denied the charge and the ayeteving oa the oe St Tere we jbroke up the: melee and took the CBS * “said earlier — that Mr. Toth was a authorities have “ a ce ge he _ . ous A : 2 Oe We ; produced no “proof ; - ere ee stioned fae where they klar aenneed in legitimate jour- ~ o¢ their alleged intelligence ties. lowed them 10 Intenow ee ae hiwere questioned for a’ wut an Hour. —_ “nalistic activi jes.” , Toth was detained by the KBG on since the delivery of the rotest note SL coOM sald the Dolice were “auite | Asked why Soviet authorities are June 11 while he was receiving an ar- to U.S. officials yesterday. NATIONAL BRANDS : TABOUL |B RRENC EQTATE oes tout Approved For Release 2001/03/26 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200080015-8