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14-00000 ee ee pe . a ae ..8ecurity) Service/ in Copenhagen, with Subject's visa application, he gave this officer a Jbvk SECRET TO: - United States Civil Service Commiasion ’ Attention: Mr, Joseph G. Campbell FROM: Deputy Director for Plans SUBJECT: KANTOR, Marvin 1. Reforence ia made to the request dated 7 April 1964 concerning Subject. The files contain the following inforeation. “Bs According to a report dated 21 April 1962 fros 8a ‘reliable source, reflecting Subject's own statements, Harvin KANTOR, born 9 May 1934 in New York City, wana gtudent of Russian and Russian litorature at the Univers @ity of Copenhagen from 1987 to 1961, During this period, - - Subject traveled from Denmark to the USSR twice on a vis= _ dtort 8 visa issued to. him to visit hia uncle in Minsk. - o first trip covered the period 31 May - 9 July 1988; hé second, 2 June - 8 September 1959. As a result of ae ‘proqessing of Subject's application for a visa to tha- USSR in 1958, he became friendly with a Seviet Intelligence — ‘(State Bocurity) officer at the Soviet Embassy /Tdentified in our files as belonging to the. Soviet intelligence (State Ostensibly in connection statement concerning his background and relatives” in the UBA and USSR. During Subject's stay in Minsk in 16958, ‘be. was visited approximately four times by an individual whe atated that he was frou a “ministry.” This individual never attempted to recruit £ubject for intelligence work; however, he did Suggest that Subject co-operate in ap active struggl6 for peace, Although Subject stated that he preforred not to sée hin, Subject felt that a refusal might Lead to trouble for hia relatives im the USSR, con- sequently, he passively agreed to this individual's general ideas. and in February 19539 began a clandestine meeting syaten with” him. At thia time Subject was again requested to submit written statemonts concerning his friends and student ace £3 copy - FILE IN 201 sie. SEGRET oc Upon his return to Copenhagen, howévér, Subject re- | sumed his association with the officer from the Soviet Babassy; ehlt~L79 F719
14-00000 . SECRET ~~ quaintances, all under the _protense of gaining another viea to the USSR, In June 1959 Subject again traveled to Minsk, and, during the registration process at the Soviet OVIR(Office of Visa and fugistration), he mot another individual who requested him to write yet anothor . gunmaary concerning his background. In addition, this Ly individual . aSked him numerous questions, spoke at great length about peace, and offered him money én the grounds that “he new it was rough for a student.” Subject ree -pertedly refused the offer, and, following this encounter, ‘waa visited regularly by the official from the “ministry” {see Above), who, toward the end of July, invited him to a hotel where they were met by the individual Subject had met at the OVIR. During thia meeting the individual from . OVIR. identified himself as’ a repreventative of an intel= ligence service, ‘and mado an obvious attumpt to recruit -Subjeat. The lattar was requested to uign'a leyalty pledge te the effect that he was. te collaborate wittingly with  Bowiet Intelligence. He refused, Bnd, . although an argument ensued, no physical presaure or threata were applicd, Sub- . Jeat did ad see the. A4ntelligence man again. At the Inter -mational Club, upon - Subjoct's return. to Copenhagen, ho ene countered another ‘employee of the Soviet Embassy co has. also been identified as a‘ Soviet Intelligenos. (ptate Se~ ‘curity) Officer/ with whom bo conversed usually in’ the présence. of other students. Towards the end of November 1959,. this Soviet esployve effected a reunion between Subject and the officer of the Soviet Embassy whom Subject - had met @arlier. The latter attempted to dismiss the  " previously-mentioned aborted recruituent effort in Minsk a8 @ misunderstanding. Between November 1989 and April 1960 ,: Subject held a few atreet-corner meetings with the Seviet Intelligence Officer, On different occasions the -\ latter requested bim to: a. rid himself of his passport ‘2S because of the many Soviet blec visaa which it contained; Be. accept. delivery of ‘ketters from England to be turned over unopened to someone else; and c. rent an upartment .  Syhiere Subject would invite his American frionds to meet EBoviets. - Subject reportedly refused these requests, In “April 1960 Subjoct. was introduced by the officer to another Soviet who was to be Subject's new contact, Subject mot his new contact approximately four additional times, but ‘refused requests. for written statements about his student “-S\ fedonds. 3. According to & report dated 8 May 1061 from the “same reliable source, and, again roflecting Subjuct’s Statements, the officer from tho Soviet Bebassy in Copen- _uhagen gave Subject a bottle of whiskey and two Fuglish SEGRET Que server ee Py Soe
14-00000 eMart meee mee eee eS ee em ne oat eye 2 fee ee et meee momma Ma ee nee _— 22 (08394410382 SECRET _ language books to be delivered to ono BHARIFF in Noscow during the course of Subject's trip to the USSR in 19358. Subject dolivered the gifts as directed and was asked by SHARIYY, a member of the staff of the Moscey Newa, if he . was interested in writing a short article for that publica- tion concerning his impressions of Minsk, Subject agreed and wrote two handwritten pages stating that he had been ____ favorably ‘ampressed by what appearod to be Minsk's rapid growth and reconstruction. He received 500 rubles for _bis efforts for which’ he signed a receipt, (it is. not known whether the article was ever published, ) i 4. .A report dated 1 September 1961 from a usually _ welfable source indicated that Subject had been frisndly ‘with one William STEINSNITU, an American citizen born about _ 1933, Living.-in Denmark without a residence permit, STEIN~ ' BMITH had sold pro-CASTNO and anti-vest articles to the - -lecal Danish preas and had been in contact with the local - Cuban, Charge a* Affaires,’ ‘Gabriel CALAFORRA Salas. The "Yattey was known for big rabid Cas troisn and strong anti~ American feelings. . . & For gurther- information concerning Subject; you ‘gre referred té the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to the Department of State e goc1-9/761,263 peas | 1 namo check Q se] ’S8 RID/CE: ‘JMA/MAW/dcl ‘Based on:2(ossA}10344 ..... . CSCI-3/775,757 to State” 17 April 63 Sub.as above, | 27[ODCA+9633 ve 201>279710) SECRET re ” oLf-27F7 7/0 + tt 0-00 anal eat seat sent E ' 3 OSOVESE. SERED 7
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