JFK Assassination System Date: 5/26/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI y RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10211-10460 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: SEE TITLE Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: TEETER, FRANKLIN B. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: [Restricted] DATE: 02/29/1960 PAGES: 14 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 | NW 45808 DociId: 32293684 Page 1
Report Porta aan a SECRET | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Investigative ‘Period Reporting Office Office of Origin ; “| Date OT NEW YORK NEW YORK - 2/29/60 | Te/10/59 - 2/20/60 TITLE OF CASE . ~ Report mad Report made by 29-9] ame 3 , FRANKLIN B. TEETER — CHARACTER OF CASE [ueonzp snanasrevzou fovarsv ('S) CLASSIFIED BY Sloe sb 20g : | , ope ob ON: TA) = CIA HAS NO OBJE /N CATION AND/OR, . RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION Foren J) IN THIS DOCUMENT. K 2730-47 ip LE, go “R@port of SA FRANKLIN B. “TEETER, aatéa 2 193/59, Albuquerque. dpmmursmewnve 10 (1) | E Je{u) Deciossily } In connection with the subject's association with ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN (NY T-5), attention is called to Report (u) ROBERT J. WIRTH, dated - ‘2/12/60, GEE Uu \ the fact that NY has opened a 134 case on this individual. a :  j By means of NY letter to Director, 2/17/60, captioned, : "ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN, aka; IS-R", the results of the val initial interviews with Miss EPSTEIN were submitted, and | fil) fe because of her coopera’ ve attitude, authority was request ' {to develop her as an in oe double agent? Approved ‘ : Copies madé We - ‘Buregu LGgeasnit RM) 1e ab New york [(295- pees COPIES DESTROYED 5 0CT 30 1972 AGENCY .> Vid REQ. RECD — = DATE FOI MN, £50 by SAL. , Wu. ‘8. GOVERNMENT PRINTIN’ toss oe NW 45808 DociId:32293684 Page 2
: on’ home leav * * 0§ [SECRED frances fry 105-27651 S) authority is granted and upon{KOVALEV's return to this country,{efforts will be made to place Miss EPSTEIN in €) contact with the subject, even though she has stated that he is a "wolf" and she does not like him personally. ) ction with,the subject's contact with attention is called to the fact that OTHER 1B,1C,4 NY has opened a 134 case on Bureau permission | has been received to conduct a Ollow up" interview of (For the purpose of attempting to develop him as a PSI. Co _Jis currently working temporarily in Miami, Florida, but will be interviewed immediately upon his returnto the NYC area. If he proves be cooperative andfupon KOV ! turn to the US,f¥ttempts willbe made to place in contact with the subject .¥S ) Concerning the party at which first met - the subject, it is believed that LIBBY HOLMAN REYNOLDS is identical with the subject of New Haven file 100- Sp Bufile 100-363343 and NY file 100-103066, who. is an SIs: subject of the New Haven Office. OTHER 1B,1C,4 Further in regard to this matter, [[_bdvised OTHER 1B,1Cc,4 that he was unable to further identify the "producer" or —s the four "beatniks" who attended the party at LIBBY yi HOLMAN REYNOLDS! apartment. He added that he was not familiar with the circumstances of how LIBBY HOLMAN REYNOLDS originally[met KOVALEV andkKIR UK or the extent of her association with these Soviets, owever, he advised that should he obtain additional information concerning these matters, he would immediately notify the NYO. (SL) In uch as subject is currently/ out of the US. fas all outstanding leads haVe been covered, this case is being placedin a closed status. [ return to this country, this case will be re will continue its investigation of KOVALEV as a "Known Soviet Intelligence Agent" pursuant to Section 105K of the Manual of Instructions /%) Upon KOVALEV's ened and NY | { COVER. PAGE 7 | NW 45808 Docid:32293684 Page 3
[seonen J(u) for or-si]y [womans au) Identity Location Aw te T-1 105-27651-252 CSNY 2328-S Page 2 105-27651-221 and 254 fortoks 105-27649- 346 ay sao Pages 5 and 6 NY T-4($ 105-27651-197 and 219 | 789FS CN (9 NY T-5 ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN 3871 Sedgwick: Avenue Bronx, New York ya request ) 1975 Country Road OTHER 4 Westbury, Long Island New York (By request) 105-27651-261 105-27651-253 NY T-7 . NICK CINALLI Gos-276s1-252[ 5) Auditing Department age 17 and Chemical Bank Instant Report i New York Trust Company Page 8 & 9 NYC (Furnished to SA (By request) ROBERT S. BARNHART) : Ny T-8 | PETER J. CELIBERTI Instant Report | Assistant Manager Page 9 Socony Mobil Oil Company (Furnished to SA j 50 West 44th Street JOHN G. DALTON) i NYC (By request) | SECRET come PAGE = bow {u) - . NW 45808 DociId:32293684 Page 4
¥ * a t- wh yy fry, 105- 27651 fo) | Careful consideration has been given to the sources concealed and T symbols were utilized only in those instances _ where the identities of the sources must be concealed. JB NC) [csnssunrcanzon a), This Pegort is classified "Secret" because it contains information pertaining tofa double .agent operation. S) The accompanying letterhead memorandum is classified . "Confidential" because it reflects investigation being conducted by the Bureau[concerning an official of a foreign government, which because of its delicate nature, requires State Department. clearance {/S ps pase. (UY) NW 45808 DociId:32293684 Page 5
Eb anaes 9-0-0 4 , ™ oS | Salata) rr 23-68) . - . . oa UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE © ) 6 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | Foor Ti {U) WY G or: U * ee fe f: 3/09/60. | OK Kin) oxeren (GM) [Otice: New York, New York %) , File Number New York Poco jfeoreau Go5-64470) fs» | fine: fGeonzp AFANASIEVICH KOVALEV JIé ») ficverocter Fivrsrwat SECURITY - r ]pk gu ) | Synopsis: KOVALEV arrived in US with family}on 11/20/57; CS z eparted|on 12/2/59 (on home leavéJand is expected ko CS) return-jon approximate 3/20/60.— At time of ged Got c from » KOVALEVs resided at(40o w. 84th jstreet, but Ls plan to. obtain an East Side apartment fupon return to LS) this countr Prior tofdeparture from US, Koy ALEV gs signed new “year contract at Secretariatjand received promotion to/grade P-3.) On 2 occasions in€ CS past, 2 (KovALEQ observe in vicinity of meeting places¢SJ betwe Goviet VADIM A. KIRILYUKJand NY T-4. Information J KOVALEV's Jeontacts and asgociates and data re hisZ SJ ban ing activities reported Ce Fa) - : 10-29-47 CLASSIFIED BY 4068S peste ran a VON: 2X AB . SHbSY) a eine) (SPY Fsaryly) BMWNA: This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, and is a loan to your agency it and/or its contents are not to be distributed outside your our onener fl You) oo Pa a | NW 45808 DociId:32293684 Page 6
— [Brower] fx) | [ive: 105-27651 | ) [DETAILS 1 Vv) a Vv E. moxandon 9) A.f{ Arrival And Departure data KG » Records, Immigration and Naturalization Service 7 (INS), 20 West Broadway, New York City, reflect/that Soviet Cs . national LEONID KOVALEV arrived inthe United States Jon November 20, ccompanied by |his wife, RIMMA KOVALEVA, and their son pinta QL ai On December 3, 1959, NY Tel reported that the cs] KOVALEVs departed the United Statesjon December 2, 1959, from ew York International Airport aboard Sgbena Belgian world Airlines flight number 546 en route tofthe USSR on home leave JG On January 5, 19 O, NY T-2 neportea %hat he had not heard from (the KOVALEVs|since their (departure from theL 5 3 United States on home leave However, i rmant pointed an that he had recently been in contact with [Soviet ‘Ehei A seu MISHUKOV, Jui th whom the/ KOVALEVs ded prior to ‘Eneirc leaving e United States. (wisiucov\ con the informant t Lh J) e had recently heard from (EEONID. K VALE) and that both. LEONID's and RIMMA's\mothers were recovering from theirC S_) | respective tlinesse> neo Attention is called to the fact that NY T-2 had 3 reviously reported _that it was due to the fact that both LS LEONID's and RIMMA's\mothers were ill that resulted in &he OVALEVs taking home} leave} in December, 1959 rather than in May, 1960 as regularly scheduled Informant: further ' previously reported_that th KOVALEVS) were Panes veturn5] to the United States jon approximately March. 20; 1960 .G) (Soviet YURIY A. MISHUKOV} is currently emgloyed as C$ 3 a (Translator at the United Nations (ON) Scovetariae] ) NW 45808 Docid:32293684 Page 7
Sy 4 hy * wf” - [iww. 105-27651 (S) NY T-3 has reported that(MISHUKOV has engaged in CSI intelligence activities jin the past. 7K ) (B. Residence ata fig yy On December 2, 1959, NY T-2 reported that when a} Gazonrp KOVALEY and his fami return to the United states)in CS arch, 1960, /from home leav they do not, intend to return to.their former residence ato west 84th] Street, Apartment C4 (9oc.y. Rather, according to the informant, they plan to get CSI an apartment some place on the East Side of Manhattan. KR) | (e _ EMPLOYMENT para fay u/ On December 2, 1959, NY T-2 advised that Govaray Gs) had recently signed new/3 year contract as a Translator at the UN Secretariat. S$) Subsequently on January 5,.1960, this informant reported that (KOVALEV had been promoted to (grade p-3}in cs.) the (translation Section of the UN Secretariat|(S I. POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH THE CYSOVIET: INTELLIGENCE] MOVEMENT (CX) On August 21,1959 and again on September 18, ack Goviet LEONID A. KOVALEV)was observed by Special Agents of 3 J thé Federal Bureau of Ifvestigation (FBI) in the company of Soviet national VADIM A, KIRILYUK in Springfield, Massachusetts. }6) ey were observed at the times and in places which a - previously been set up for scheduled meetings betweerf KIRILNUK) EST and NY T-4.(R) 7 | . : Previously on August 10, 1959, NY T-4 had reported that, during a/meetin BORE) himself and g)occurs national C5) g known only to Him as["GEORGE"] whichf{meeting})occurred on ugust 9, 1959, (the Soviet ifistructed]Jthe informant that their next meetin he (20 take place‘at 4:00 pm on August 21,C$ . ( 959, in front ofthe (Poli Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts. J "GEORGE" further instructed )NY T-4 to prepare a notebook CS, containing descriptions and diagrams of those cryptographic '€S5/ “lachines and systemg]familiar to the informant and to bring - this notebook to’ their August 21, 1959 meeting (x) | NW 45808 DociId:32293684 Page 8
Se c [SecRER evi. J fo 105-27651 3) Subsequently on August 13, 1959 NY T-4 pgsitively identified a phetograph offSoviet VADIM A. KIRILYUK Jas being CSI identical with "gnonae"} (6 -. * On September 2, 1959, NY T-4 reported that during (his meeting with KIRILYUK] on ugust 28, 1959, the Goviet CS) esignated(their next meeting [Place as the /Paramou Theatre, C33 Springfield, Massachusetts 4:00 pm on September 18, 1959. Also during (their August 2 eeting KIRILYUK instructed) £5 NY T-4 to complete the notebook fbertaining to cryptographiq” $ machines and systems jand to bring this notebook(to eir September 18, 1959 eeting.) Still further,/{KIRILYUK \told the informant that({the Soviets wanted him (NY T-4) 0 visit CS) Washington, D.C. in the near future in an effort to obtain employment (with the. National Security Agency 5) (Soviet national VADIM A. KIRILYYK] was employed as C3.) afPolitical Affairs Officer at the UN Secrétariat jup until S_) (ats departure from the United States|on January » 1960/8) Records, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C., reflect that on December 17, 1959, a representative’ of the United States Mission to the UN,) at Cod e request of the State Department, discussed(KJRILYUK's CS. intelligence activities jin connection with T-4 with the (Secretary General of the UN, DAG HAMMARSKJOLD.) Followin CSS this discussion, the(Secretary General)stated that. it appeared obvious that{ Soviet KIRIL ad (abused his LS privilege of, residencéjJin the United’ States, MMARSKJ OL ae advised thefUnited States Mission to the UN [that he would C5) take immedia action to assure that(this Soviet departed from the United States S) . Records, INS, New York City, reflect that (KIRILYUK, accompanied by his wife, departed the United States )C6J on January 10, 1960, from New York International Airport | aboard Scandinavian Airlines S;:ystem.flight number 914. CY) . per sn fC NW 45808 Docid:32293684 Page 9 —
fSecret 0 fe 105-27651 ¥S) (222. CONTACTS AND sons }gf i) (2: With NY 7-5 QQ) CF On January 21, 1960, and January 28, 1960, NY T-5 ' furnished the New York Office of the FBI with the details surrounding his eting and subsequent contacts with several}. [Soviet nationals hom he met while an Instructor at the rlitz School.of Languages, Rockefeller Center, New York City. One of these SovietgBhas identified by NY T-5 as ° (wn Translator LEONID KOVALEV, and informant furnished the . Ollowing information about this Soviet ACS) imet t a party given in OTHER 1B,1C,4 » another Instructor , t the Berlitz School of Langtlages. According to NY, T-5 (96 ee at the party in place of[Soviet BORIS S. IVANOV eho was unable to attend. oncersene this June, 1958 party, informant Oey that he did not associate to any great extent with (5 Govan but noticed that /K VALE fs quite friendly with DENNISAHARBER, still another Berlitz teacher. cries contact ath (ovaries + when he invited[Ethe Soviet attend a party given in either August or September, 195 by the informant., When NY T-5 ntacted KOVALEV] to invite him to the party, he suggested_to(the Soviet}Shat he bring some of his friends. When [KOVALEV{S) . arrivéd at the party he was accompanied by 2 other [Povie S, YURIY A. MISHUKOV and BORIS (LN) [@)again informan advised that he spent little time with[KOVA me this party Informant's next contact with ovareub Dine in OTHER 1B,1c,4 Bose 1959. .He and attended the (9& ussian] Festival of Music and Dance a son Square Garden. | While there they ran into (KOVALEV and Soviet national IVAN Y. FEDORCHENKOY(S) Also in July, 1959, informant anal___ while OTHER 1B,1C,4 saul Soviet] Trade Fair being held at the Coliseum(NYC), encountered and spoke briefly tof[KOVALEV and YURIY A. ean [ secren oe Sette | NW 45808 DocId:32293684 Page i0
roe r . ‘ . ‘ 5 . ‘ _ sy . . fing 105-246 51} ») | | ' NY T-5's last conta OVALEV. $) ered in OTHER 1B,1C,4 October, 9. Informant and contacted (KOVALEV at the r the purpose of solic ng his aid in setting up a business whereby they would teach. English [Eo various UN Delegates and employees According to the informant Boovansyysrates that he was unable to help in this matter. ) ~ Prior to his departure from the United States on September 28, 1959, Soviet BORIS S. IVANOV was employed as a Counselor. with the Soviet Delegation to the UNS } According to YURI A, RASTVOROV, former Soviet Intelligence Officer, IVANOV has engaged in intelligence activities in the past.(S) Soviet IVAN. Y. FEDORCHENKO, prior to his departure from the United States on January 27, 1960, was employed as First Secretary with the Soviet Delegation to the UNS) (B_with wy 2-6 1GQ( uy) | : On December 21, 1959, NY T-6 furnished the following ; information about his initial meeting in June, 1959 with(e Soviet nationals 35 the New York City areatee Informant had returned to City in June, 1959 from an out of town na ROSSER a Pianist. Being interested in contacting a friend, ROSSE VANS, and knowning that EVANS often used the apartment of f er entertainer, LIBBY HOLMAN REYNOLDS as his headquarters when in. New York City, NY. T- 6 proceeded ‘to Mrs. REYNOLDS' apartment at 121 East 61st Street(Q( u) Upon ‘arriving at the REYNOLDS! apartment, informant | learned that ROSSER EVANS was not there, but was invited by ! LIBBY HOLMAN REYNOLDS to goin a dinner party which was in progress. Besides. himself and Mrs. REYNOLDS, informant advised that the ,party guests consisted off[2 Soviet nationals] 6) an unidentified "producer" and 4 "beatniks ‘ The 4 peatniks", whose names informant never learned, were introduced to him as the authors of the book entitled, "The Beat Generation. “ ; Nw 45808 DocId:32293684 Page ii
o +8 ‘o” a. ° a, foo. Be we mo S | [Seoren [3)(u) . [ry 105-27651 % ) | | NY T-6 described (the 2 Sovietsas being in theirCs } early 30's. Both indicated that they were attached to either the (Soviet Embassy or the Saviet Delegatjon to the UNL) One of C3) then’ introduced himself se f{anv) KOVALEV) while the other C5) did not divulge his name. a Subsequently during the December 21, 1959, interview NY T-6 positively identified a photograph of [Soviet LEONID C$ AFANASIEVICH KOVALEV as (FNU) KOVALEV, whom he had met at the party. Informant.further positively Identified a photograph of (VaDIM ALEXANDROVICH KIRILYUK] as fhe other (Soviet national |(S J he et at the REYNOLDS' apartment. Ge. | - ote ae Concerning his association with [the 2 soviets]} at chels J party, informant advised that the affair lasted from 7:30 pm until approximately 10:30 pm. Most of the evening w taken up by an argumentive discussion between({the 2 Soviets)jand - the 4 “beatniks". According to NY T-6,{the Soviets Bnd the ; "beatniks" gid not get along very well together andl KOVALEV - and KIRILY were very critical of the attitude. expressed by the "beatniks" concerning their obligations to the society .in which. they tive. G® However, informant pointed out that during the evening he. spent quite some time talking to (the 2 Soviets.) Cs3 Most of this time was spent discussing the responsibilities of citizens to their governments in this and other countries. Also they spent some time discussing the situation in (Red cnina (3) NY T-6 pointed out that during the discussions which he had with(KOVALEV and KIRILYUK] at the party, he let Cs.) _ (the Soviet know that he was a Roman Catholic by religion and was’ i7ot:s sympathetic withfthe Communist ]Movement .C $2 However, neither of (the SovietsyJappeared to be in any way CS] offended by the informant's declarations along this line (3 - | At the conclusion ¢f the party ,{KIRILYUK offered CS J | to drive the informant to the International Restuarant in | New York City, where NY T-6 was working as a pianist. Informant accepted the invitation, but pointed out that during the drive they discussed purely social topics .($ ) sec HO) ; ee . | NW 45808 DocId:32293684 Page i2
a he fe an) > [SECRET] (,) _ “(re 105-2765 ]6) | NY T-6 concluded by advising that during the party given by LIBBY HOLMAN REYNOLDS, [Soviet KOVALEV] gave 6) him a telephone number and suggested that they get’ together in the near future. However, informant pointed out that he had not had the occasion to call [KOVALE Since the party and($) advised that neither (of the Soviets] d contacted him, [zu BANKING ACCOUNT pata Py (¥) (a. Foner ](X yu) On December 1, 1959, NY T-7 reported that a check - for $38.25, which had been issued on November 18} 1959 to the Banner Van and Storage Company, was drawn ainst the checkin account maintained by/Soviet LEONID KOVALEV) at the Branch C$] of the Chemical Bank,]New York Trust Company. %) - On February 11, 1960, Mr. FRANK KURRAT, one of the owners of the Banner Van and Storage Company, 335 East. 46th Street, New York City, reviewed his records and advised SA FRANKLIN B. TEETER that the $38.25 check issued to his company on November 18, 1959 by Goviet LEONID KOVALEV,| was for crating C$ J and otherwise preparing a~carton of personal “effects for ship- ment{ to Moscow, U.8.S.He) KURRAT further. advised that he re- CSA call he transaction and pointed out that OVALEV] delivers): ed the carton to Banner Van and Storage personally. He added that the carton was already packed and as a result, all that Banner Van and Storage had to do was to pack the carton in a wooden crate, seal it with metal bands and deliver it to the Swedish American Steamship Line for shipment/to the Soviet Union. (6 ) b , current |(f)/\L) December 31, 1959, NY T-7 reported tha he be- low described checks, which were ued onf KOVALEV's}checking account, had cleared the({UN Branch the Chemical Bank, New York Trust Company during the month of December, 1959: ~ ) ; Nw 45808 DocId:32293684 Page 13