(404-10255-10208 ace so. “eS EGRET TO : Chief, Investigative Division SUBJECT: RAIKIN, Spas T. #134669 GV-IB/5 1, LIdsted below are the results of the RI checks scheduled in connection with the above-mentioned case: A. SERVICES ~ No Record NPII See Attached x B, ARCHIVES - No Record NPII See Attached 2. The result of the K check is attached hereto, Headquarters Field Office Date: 25 November 1957 a | . . y’ (i? npn WILLIAM P. CURTIN Special Agent in Charge DDSHES A. te Chief A t» Dep Ad & Teng Ch Sup Se SECRET-
i) (communism in the nen of the Bulgarian’ Orthod x Church, Unen fount At -would-be~inpossibld to*do s6 “ihisiae Bulgésie. he Z & z 20 November 1957 SUBJECT: RAIKIN, Spas T. x “Tt RI document 12—7~10-575 is an intelligence repert on an ai in Bulgaria, source of which was Spes Todorov RA KIN, Zdravko Kostadinoy DAMYANOY and Stefan Fetroy PELETEXOV, three Trudovaxs who on 6 Lay 1951 deserted their unit and made their way to Flovdiv and then to Greece, rf ry I+ ( fu the reason for their desertion was to join an alleged illegal group working in the mountains south of Plovdiv. Unable to rake contact with the group they wandered around the mourteins obteining provisions from relatives and friends. Unable to hola ous any longer they entered Greece on 19 June 1951, Through interrogation it was learned that Spes Yodoeroy PATKIN was born 26 October 1922 in Zelenikovo, He is single and hes iwo brothers, Petur and Stoyu, who ere farmers in Zelenixevo, His father, Todor Petkov RAIKIN, is living and ts also a farmer, Subject finished the Theological Seminary in Plovdiv and the Theological Faculty in Sofia. He then taught for one year on the Sofia Faculty. On 5 April 1950 he was called up for military service end assimmed to Beamer airfield until 22 December 1950 when his unit wes trensferred to Balchik airfield, As Subject's desire to desert wes to join in the.fisht asains ceca escape to Greece and join such a chruch roup there, if such ex If none existed, he desired to form such a militant Bilegai church group to fight communism inside Bulgeria,. RI document 32-2-0-56 is a dispatch fom Chief of Stetion,( Athers} dated 3 August 1951, which encloses a report fron soGrce. The report states that ‘has questionsd thres Bulgerian refugees who were orought from Salonika on 19 July 1951, They are: Spas Todorov RAIKIN, Straiko DAMIANCY, and Stefen Fetroy ; _PELTEKOV. They will be housed at Lavrion :
pV . . eof a * 20 Novenber 1957 (5-6 RT document 12-7-5-147 is a dispatch from Chie? of Station (Athens, dated 6 August 1951, enclosing an essay by Subject on = udovak Service in Bulgaria. The Trudovak Service is a milite organization formed to procure manpower for construction cent; the covering dispatch states that it was reported that Swotacs was one of three Bulgarians who were brought dewn from Athens fren Salonika on 19 July on the request of - RI document #2011294, 55 (DF2-~73 958) is a 21 Hovember 1956 at Chicago entitled "¥ i £ internal Security—BU." The report was forwarded to CIA on 3 Lecember 1956, MEPCHKARSKT is identified es a Pulgarian political exile who became disgruntled in the U.S. and sought to return to Turkey nene Spas RAYE) wa A Mr. RaKIN (Marginal note spells n ehes in New York te essis Chicago by the World Council of Chur .METCHKARSKT, ‘ RI document 12~7-6-27 (SOD3-4225/) dated 12 8 nde is an intelligence report concerning the Sulgerien Orthodox Church prepared from information furnishsé by Subject who consi himself.an ordained priest in the Euigarien Church. In prepvarin information Subject used the nom.de plume Preaviter ROSMA. The field station comments that Subject was brought to Athens fron Salonika on 19 July 1951 to work for RI document 201~91430 (DFB-81628) is an FBI report dated 19 April 1957 at New York entitled "Ilia Yangelof Georgief OURDCI; T2ternal Security-BU." The report was sent to the CIA on 12 april 1957. Reference to Subject in the re as Secretary of the Bulgarian Hscares Service, 215 Fourth Avenue, New York C OURDOF was in an official capacity. Y Special Agent Headauarters Field Office f 4 ( te & —_ d