104-f021940110 @ . PAP _ , Sah : iE ; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY , . Wasningron, D.C. 20505 Ry 25 JAN 1368 me tut a" ga BEZORANDUM FOR: Director al Hational Becurity Ageacy i SCBISCT 8 Willies & MARTIY 3. On 15 January 1968 thie Ageacy received the folloving taforastion free our lisisoa contact ia the ~ ay pre, as Co en Tots aah PRRIy ooo + me wa ye an Riper nee a. The Canadiun Press Corresposdent itn Moscer, Williag BUCKLEY, approacheé our Eabasey inforasily in the micdle of weceaber on behalZ of ¢illiam MARTIN, the ex-employee of NSA who defected to the Soviet Gnion in 1960. b&b According to BUCKLKY, BARTIN wishes te see. his pareats for compassionate reasons and wants to know if he wOuld be admitted te Canaua without fear of extradition to the United States 4¢ he were to arrange a roeniez-voud with” hig parents in Vagcouver., We do not tnew vhether HARTIN etill has a United States paseport or whethor he haa becene a Soviet citizes, Ia amy event MARTIN considers bimselg imadaiesible te the United States, e, BUCELEY met HAATIN at the aparé¢mert of Eovard RAUSCH, the Moscow corresponcent for HM Grae~Hill Publications, Ia addition EARTIN later telephoacd BUCKLEY to indicate his interest im finding out whether or not he could cose to Canada, BUCKLEY assuses, quite rigntly 2 would think, that the manner ia ehich MARTIN hae made hie request indicates ¢hat his augeian hoste are avare of Bis teterest in gettiag out ef tne Soviet Union to see ais parents. @. Ge Bave infersed our kmbageay that 1¢ should take B® action te encourage BOCKLEY or MARTIK to believe that @ vise would be granted if MARTIN were te make foraal application. Since, however, MARTIN’s faterest in coming te Canada is already in a newepaperman's hands, we cannot rule out the possibility ¢nat BUCKLEY might write about MARTIN's fatereet. Such a story sould probably lead to the need for a8 expression of the Canadian Government's attituce, Ja making recossondations on the kind of respense that might be gade im the event that a questicoa ig put to ay Minister, it or Cnet f SEGET SIR-356 7% aoe ne ee ee nr nes “+ xe Ate Fee MBE ne Fw ee rer So + eh tet ete cowatan seer oe - epg ret nee me = 2 <
14-00000 ty ‘ ot OARS EE Ae oe ROE ALE ES ke oe eee AE eR hon tise rent al sree Wh eee © eerie eet ete tees eARAERY Rene ene Seeger nd ee enna wouls S< Owes tewfud Co Enve whet GAeTix's status in law ia Go far ag the Vaited Btates ia concerned, If, fer example, your Government could net take legal actioma, the Canadiag a@uthoritse@ would bo im a position if this matter cage te public attention to assy that they vere sot avare of any barrier preventiag MARTIN from seeing hia pareate in the United States. [ should be most grateful if throuz;h yeur channels e@ could be provided inforzally with ag indication of BARTIE‘s etatus in law in the United States, near cere caret ane A @, 8UCKLET'’s caly other coament om HARTIN cas that be dida’t really keow that to make of MARTIN, HWARTIN eeened cutepoken ia dealing with the shortcosings of life im the Goviet Umies. Qn the other hand ho spore with a @light stameaer and seemed nervous. BOCELEY's wiew far what 4@ ie worth fe that MARTIN le not daterested ia gettisg tate trouble with the Russians or doing anything ehich they might coasider underheanded, = should emphasize that se aeaber of the Canadian Embassy bas Rad any direct contact vith HARTIAZ, a2. Om 16 January 1868 the Federal Bureau of Investigatios was advised of the foregoing informally, ita order toe explare ¢he possibility of providing an indication of Bubject's etatue in law, as requested in paragraph 1. d. above. 3. Thig Agency was advised by the Department of State om 19 Januery that Evbjec¢*s parents had writtes to the Departseat advising that Subject would lise te visit hia parents, that he wag plapming a vieit te Canada, and iequiring what Subject's legal position would be if he oid indeed vieit. The Department indicated that it planned te inquire that the 0, 5. Embassy in Hoscow knew of Subject'’s @ravel plans, iacluding a check with tne Canadiaa Eabaesy to ageertain if Subject had applied for a wiaa. The Deperteest wae apprised of the informal Canadian faguiry as to Subjects , etatua, but indicated that i¢ would refrain from making aay : reference te thie teculry im seexing information from the i G. & Eabassy in Moscow. 4 Our representative in ._—-«=_—[wamw apprised of the developaeates cited in paragraph 2 abeve, and recuesated te pese them on ¢@e the liaisem contact, o@ 129 January 1968. FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS: S:gned: Jomes RB. Hunt @4HES ANGLETON ec: Department of State Federal Bureau of Investigation i ; CSCL 316/00226-68 ed . pet arr pee ne le a owe eR
14-00000 oo ° . rane } 8 ae she B/BC/CANADA: JMMowley:es - 23 January 1968 Based on: OCO4-126G3 12 Jamuary 1968 Distr ibutioa: Sa CI, « ‘io Cl/Lisisod 1» CI/2bA 2 - FID/CSB a - E/EC/Canada 1 = State 1 - FBI SEGRE oe