AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI | RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10274-10044 RECORD _ SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-116464-212 ORIGINATOR: FROM: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: DOCUMENT TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: STATUS COMMENTS: DoclId: 327199809 Page 1 DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI BRANIGAN, W. A. SULLIVAN, W. C. 03/04/1964 8 LHO, RP, SUICIDE ATTEMPT, DEFECT TO RUSS, POST-RP, TRIP TO MX 9/26/63, MNO, BKG, PHOTO, HUNT, E. HOWARD, STURGIS, FRANK, VALLEE, THOMAS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT NEW Uncl d NEW nclassifie CLASSIFICATION: 05/01/1997 UPDATE DATE: (2/14/2001 Redact ~ RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (3). BULKY, INC MEMO, 1083 OF 1091 PAGES NAR
Released,. under . he John.— Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 Us c 2107 Ho Ite ye anes MNS “ bea Fa aneGAn. RED. NO 0? 7 \ ; Me ae Fon : _ a ct UNITED SYALES GU(SQNMENT | @ a , CIA Has Nn ings ~ Memorandum ae oe per co. Pa : arte Mee v ALC RAPS PATON COMET Evan ws Paty: 3/4/64 _ IN THiS DOCU nee \ mSS Sig SE | f ~- Belmont JB aan ERE SHOWER. r~ \ - DeLoach 4% rrom 3 MEAG W. A. Branigan - Sullivan ‘\ ar. i - Stirrk 3 - SUBJECT: YURI IVANOVICH NOSENKO 1 Cue _ ESPIONAGE - RUSSIA 5yq-G3 veoh gy SYNOPSIS: beclassity on; , fi oe 4. #3 LE This memorandum mmarizes the resul of interviews of Yuri Nosenko by Bureau Agents during the week of ”9/24-28/64. -Uu CAs Yuri Nosenko is the Soviet intelligence agent who defected to CIA in Geneva, Switzerland, 2/5/64. CIA furnished us with. information concerning its interviews of the subject. On 2/24/64 our ‘Agents began interviewing Nosenko, {He furnished considerable information concerning recruitments and recruitment attempts made against United States citizens and United States Government employees in the USSR. He stated that the Soviet_Intelligence Service_ ECE) hay not infil% trated “the FBI. . Most. “OF __ the information _which, Nosenko furnishec. “As subst tantiated_] |_by_ “facts. _already_: in our files: Concerning Lee Harvey Oswaic,” Nosenko said the KGB considered him to be mentall junstable.. When told that he could not stay in the Soviet Union, Oswald jattempted suicide by cutting his wrists and was rushed to a hospital, Through the Ned Cross or Ministry of Foreign Affairs CuPA), Oswald was permitted to stay in Minsk, Russia. Nosenko next heard of him wuen he visited tue Soviet Embassy, Mexico City, and MeA made inquiry of tne KGB and \.as told that he was of no value. Nosenko last he: of Oswald in connection with the assassination of President Kenncce , Jaccording to Nosenko, Marina Oswald was not a KGB agent. She was not considered sarticularly intelligent and had been dropped , from the Komsomol (young communist group) for nonpayment of dues 7 Nosen:: furnished information which indicates Anatole Kotloty, subject we a current investigation is identical with a KGB agent. He also ~urnisned information that a former governess of the children of t1e Unit: States Ambassador in Moscow and now a teacher in the American School was recruited by the KGB.9on ati basis -of/ her seduction &Y., two-trreat stucents in Moscow Wap a ory IAI Pe “PN Samp from } : Gare! eT erect SOT 5 RR 25°% Foca CIA has shatdd@edit Se Teves Nosenko: is a deception agers. os [ane a plant to cisrupt American intelligence work, We™&o"not ack ope. > gyithis analysis as necessarily correcy., We are interviewinz Nosen!xo . of 2 SP vith an open wind and are checking out tne information which ne lurnishe 1 “ .. iter this hu: been done, it is believed an intellig::t cvaluavion can w2 made of hi. worth. Details of the highlights of the _nformation Zurnished by “osenko during the week of, 2/24-28/64 are attached, : Shined an a if 65- 68530 _*& Cswe! & iter miro furnished 3} off Hoe , PL: pa (ay - Tote Presiaean is Commisston . lpr DEM fa DoclId: 327199809 Page 2?
“Relea mania under the John F. E ATE: 11-14-2017 nee, ss Were FSENCC OL 1992 (4d USC, 2107 Wotey- . ote}. emo W. As Branigan to yw. Cc. Sullim * | ce e: YURI LVANOVICH NOSENKO Oe a arudic: :5-68530 oO oe | | a SEMic: | a | a oe Ross is an American citizen the children or the American oniSscuous and Was seduced by the ¥GB. Our nited States passport ituted« Kg ; 3, Johanne Ross. sohanna 4 to Russia as & governess for Ambassadors Nosenko stated that she is pr by two African stucents and was ~hen compromised files show that Ross is the noider of @ current: U and snvestigation of her packground has peen inst Lew 7 Ae Ingormation concerning i ,¢3zens who [have peen compromised in the USSR and recruitment o i . peen given by Nosenko. He seferred to ¢ Barrett, American medics. scudent who was an interpreter a States plastics Exhibition in 3 -1 in 1999. No 9; however, when he returned to <he basis of the compromise effected ant of the Bureau. in hyecruitment attempt was mace in 195 yecruited on ean inzoxrm peravions against employees of Matthew jRussia gn 1961, ne was during his 1959 “rige Barrett is now addition, vosenko sola of recruitment ° an Embassy, such as Janes E. KeyZers » Joseph Marone, i der and Valter Mule, all | the Americ : {4 }Zugus, Rawin Smicn, dames storsber petey Bin | Lot which we had previously as S\N | rr (gptormation about attempts to recruit newspapemmen i tt stationed in Moscow has ben given by Nosenko. He said an associated . : | v3 1 been recruited. “at this time there ce) semot to a. who wen resentative in Moscow had 9 “t are three representatives and We have opened cases to aver’’s \ jdentigy tne one who has been wecruited,) Nosenko told of the ce doitment® Seeviewed jaite and he Save us Enis information prio yecent return to Moscow e. Hosenko a2iso claims chat Thomas Whitney had | gurnished nonessential jnrornation to the, KGB in Moscow pat refused to ;do so on } n to the Uni He also said that pdady Gilmore i> of the Associated press was & recruitment target and that Francis stevens i: of United states News and World Report Was compromised. ve knew of the compromise action against stevens since he nad told us about it and we itney and Gilmore, to soviet citizens, Wet? » 2iso knew that “Whi targets ( sw . . 7 mation concerning sndividual e files 6, Nosen«<o also gave jntor who had_be¢cn recruited and gndividauat cas : : 2 AY aoe Bs \ ve have in ted Svates- 5 poth married Spent cemrennaaarnannes travelers “o Russia, + / fave peen opened on then. CBs . , , . cep NN ; ky aypea Cer, aml & f . 7 é 4 ve = a aie CN “ | eo ( aN : NO? f ee eae Ce ars mL $ . so aAg™ . DoclId: 321996809 Page 3
Released,under, the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Ret = 107 Hote} DATE: ¥1i-14- 2017 1 10 ; St10-100 ; : . Ste ra Fond ° uM PEt 7 st Awhs GOCE MENT , tk KO | Ue o_ are. « . Calton - 27 M emorandum A x wees in a Ve c. Sullivan W)- oi fei: n AZo eer ) ae - eimon geal Bren DeLoach rin ho FROM: We. A. Branigan’ se ~ Sullivan et - os - D. E. soo Qn LAS re --~ Papich \ }L’ Saar Gr, EEN oeeree uy ~ Branigan ft i me 4 Ne This memorandum summarizes the veoultn’y a haeeant a 1) Bureau Agents during the week nse ean dn OS information con ce agents bevan inte rnins its everett of the. subject. aoe rvic —, furnished considerable ~~ Cy information concerning recruitments and recruitment. attempts made against United Staves citizens and United States Government: ‘emoloyees in the USSR. He stated that the Soviet_Intelligence, Service_ (XCR) hag not infiltrated the FBI.” Most of the information whict : gurnishe. is substantiated _by facts_alveady_; in our_ ao Concerning Lee Harvey Cswaic., ggg said the KGB considéred hin be mentally unstable, Win told that he could not stay in the Soviet Union, Oswald jattempted Suicide by cutting his wrists and was rushed to a hospital. Through the xea Cross or Ministry of Foreign Affairs (7A), Oswald Was permitted to stay in Minsk, | Russia. exgupaniten, next heard of him wuen he visited tue Soviet Embassy, Mexico City, and MFA made inquiry of the KGB and ..2s told that he was of no value. S@MRBRw last heard of Oswald in connection with the cssassination. of President Kennecr Soe armen en + g4hccording to , “arina Oswald was not a KGB ascent. She was not considered particularly intellicent and had peen dropped. Or tre - Kouwsonol (young comnenist group) for nonpayment of duces “ie furnished infozmation which indicates Anatole Kotloby, subject 2: a . . current investigation is identical with a KGB arent. He also “urnisned information that a former governess of the children of the Uni: - States Ambassador in Moscow and now a teacher in the American School w= recruited by the 4GB on the basis or ner seduction sy PRO SECA me. : ; ; as i mm, asc students in lioscow]. Carccory_2 ef TS er a Aa .. © UG re ee ee ae ooh 5 , “GRR 25°39¢4 . “ Sannmgmemmme Details o2 the highligats of the -nformation =< <urnished S>@aiey during the week o 7a are aesneny SEL i . sf oh id puseas chad bho. ~ Lae . \ 65-G8530 _—% Cowald apper a ON fuentes sae . 3}o]; ae ANY! fii SS )\\ spLipa (8)y PQto Presige.TS Gommission, een eg ee” aN Pxwiara SEQRET” °° ST , DoclId:327199809 Page 4
Released under th Dar e. John’ F. EY T- “14 201.7 aoe ’ Kennedy Rgsaee2 aaa : a FLOPS Collecti on Act of 199 2 (44-18 , ot Ne os ae ; ~ ot : re oe oo “py is em 7 ia gov : . ; b he ¥GB. Our “passacor. “tell stated the tucents and was * nised the hoider_ of a current sted States assport. . kground has been instituted. meee Ce two African Ss w that ROSS Ais tigation of her bac epnin’ various American Cc  qnfornation cone romise? in the USSR anc recruitment attempts mad anemia : He seferced to the attemp : merece m al Student i at the United gto Lastics " sxhibition jn russia in 1959. No reoruitmen® attempt yas mace in 19593 nowever, e yeturned to OB |Russia jn 1961; 4 S yeeruited on <he basis. of the compronise- ergected 2 during his: tr wg is new oF jnzoxmant e the Bureau. 12 Lod nadition , nana nt oper 2 t exp ly oo of the — mk ameneii « ji ae ‘41¢es sho nd inves itizens who | ari A. have been cone e against. them has. been who We Coe t newspapermen | a -_ en nz ormation about attempts | sestaoned in Mepcow has ban given by . He soid an pssociated | press representative in Moscow had. yeen recruited. At +his time there are three regresentatives, and we nave opencs temot to- au no has peen recruited) . ¢ the vecruitment prresponcent in MoscoWe ior y to his \3 identigs ¢ the one W smericant progacastine Tany_ See ys this “Zngormation ; had “to. yecrui or Sam_s gaits y owes) gewed jaite, and he» Gave 21Ss0 claims chat. \| ‘Ye have ihtecvi +o Moscowe 4o the KGB in Hoscow said shat  eaatgs 1 yecent yeturn | furnished & “ponessential ‘Enror rr} n to the United. states. He aiso + target and that = a. We knew of: the I | sation do so O72 his revur of the pssociated = press Was a yecruitnent of United st~ates. News and Wor rid Revort We s compromised. ise action against | since he nad toid us about it and Ww hat: . ond ee wm, Doth married to Soviet citizens, - were . compromise falso knew ugews . oa eoenation concernin. “pnaividual rized and Snaivicual case f giles” _ travelers <o Rus ssia, wno nad YEAe recru ' /have been opened on ‘eno. VW) Ls i 21s0 gave “int eb DoclId: 3219986809 veaue 5