HW 53199 LESNIK, George M. (A) f262 622 ¢ BD/L . - , was in his room, the clerk nodded affirmatively, and the travel agent proceeded to OSWALD's room. He tried the door, but the door was lo cd. | He knocked, got no response, and then with the assistance of the cle k they broke into the room and found OSWALD lying across the bed with both of his wrists slashed. The travel agent and the clork responded immediately by taking OSWALD to the near-by medical facility where he was given blood tronsfusions and after a period of time regained his strength. During the investigation the following day the SUINECT stated ;that the doctor indicated that had OSWALD not been found for approximately tan more minutes, he vould have been dead. It is here that the SUBJECT again pounded the table and said if the travel agent had not broken into the room, but had inrtcad contacted the KGB office like they are instructed to when they do not cot any response from people with whon they have appointments, that he SUBJECT) would have most likely directed the travel agent to forget about him, and on the following dey or later that crooning he vould have sent one of the KGB agents to check on OSWALD, at which time he would have been found dead. This, he went on to state, is what hurts him when he realizes that he could have been instrumental in disposing of “OSWALD without dny special inquiry or serious investigation, OSWALD being nothing, and at the same time today the President of the United States, President KENUEDY, would be alive. The SUBJECT then wont cn’. °* to state that after OSWALD was sent to Minck it was there that he met . FMorie. Like himself (OSWALD), Marie was a girl fron a peacant family with no special background and somevhat illiterate. It was because of her poor background that she was given ‘perminsion to marry OSWALD and return to the United States as his wife. The SUBJECT then went on to deseribe what took place on the day that President IANNEDY was assassinated. He caid that this was actually on Saturday in Moscow, the 22nd of Novuriber. He was hone at the time and happened to have the radio on, vhen he heard that the Tresidcut of the United States had been assassinated. Approximately one hour later, the radio informed him’ that the assesein we Lee OSWALD. This announcement, he said, really stumed hin. We grabbed his coat ani dacied to hin office. Immediately upon his arrival he vearched for the OSWALD file. When ha « found the file he revieved 4t and found that OSWALD had not been uscd or even approached for use by the Rucsian Intelligence. He put ina — long distance call to the Chief of the KOD Section In Minsk and inquircd whether they had used, trained or prepared OSWALD in any way for intclii- gence activity. The Chief informed him that according to what he could recall, they had not mode any uce of OSWALD. Just about this time, he (SUBJECT) stated that his superior walked into the office and directed ~=* DoclId: 32343209 Page 13
LESNIK, George M. (A) fe62 622 ¢ SD/1 the SUBJECT to get all the information available on OSWALD and prepare “a surmary to be furniched the top officials of the ‘Commnist Farty. The SUBJECT then directed the KGB Agent in Minsk to likewise prepare a summary of his file on OSWALD ond informed him that within twenty ninutes a KGB agent would arrive by special military plane to pick up the summary for return to Ioscow. He said this tas accomplished, and within one hour they were preparing a detailed yeport on OSWALD's activity in Russia. This, concluded the SUBJECT, ib the story of OSUVALD in Tusela. ; j C. P. AFFILIATION : (¢) The SUBJEC? also indicuted that he did not join the Communist Party until he was 27 years old, end he did this out of respect to his father, who at the time was on his death bed and asked hin SUBJECT) whether he would do him one more favor before he died. That is how the SUBJECT stated he joined tha Communist Party. Otherwise, he probably _jrovld not have been a meniber to this day. . - DIPLOMATS AND INIRLLIGENCE TYPES -  (g) The SUBJECT stated that the KGB are able to differentiate * between Ancricans vho are assigned to Moscow and are actually the Stute Department type, from those who have,on intelligence background, by the fact that the intelligence type of people do not associate with the Russian girls, that is they will not go out with them alone, whereas the State Department type will. Also, over a perlod of a month or two, they invariably are able to find evidence that the intelligence types have been macturbating. This is usually detected through close cxan- ination of the individual's towels and bed sheets. * RUSSIAN U-1 AIRCRAFT (h) On 25 Febsuary 1964 during the evening meal, a discussion wes had regarding the recent airplane crashes noted in the newspapers and on™ TV in the United States. The SUBJECT] commented that he has a lot of friends who are test pilots and vho are now engaged in testing what he | referred to 96 a U+l type of aircraft that is faster than any other atreraft in the world. We added that these friends are highly paid but thoy have very dengerous jobr. HW 53199 Docld:32343209 Page 14
Ce -- — HW 53199 Lizsua, George M. (A}} p62 622 «6CCséSD/2 SUBJECT’S FATHER (4) The SUBJECT also nade reference to his father during this meal, describing him as a very tall and extremely well-built individual, and one who was extremely intelligent and a self-maje, self-cducated man. He learned the shipbuilding trade mostly throvgh his own research and study, and also from the SUBJECT's grandfather, who was one of the first shipbuilders in Russia. The SUBJECT added that his grandfather died at the age of 94. He also stated that after the death of his . father, a.memorial was built in hic memory since he was considered a very capable director of the goveroment shipping Industry. That yas about the-last time he saw his mother and brother and sister, as they alll went to this ceremony in honor of his father. He also indicated that there wos a periodical vhich gave a couplete run-down on hic family background, including thut of his grandfather and his father, and it was well publicized; and this he believes had a lot to do with his being able to get some special preference and move along as fast as he did in tho KGB organization. _KGB_PRESSURE ON FAMILY (3) On 27 February 19Gh during lunch, the SUBJECT stated that he has been informed that the KGB is putting pressure on his inmeadiate family, particularly hie mother. However, he said he was not overly worried about her because she is well-off financielly, and being up in age there is not mich they can.do to here Hovever, what concerns him most is the fact that they have already started to play on the sympathies of his two children and his wife. The SUBJECT stated that he was anticipating this; however, he did not think that they would start so soon to pressure the family. owever, he docs have come hope that in due time he moy be able to get his family out of Russia, This , hope he said was given to him by the Chief -of SR Division. LIBRARY OF COUGRESS PMNIRCRATION* (k) On 25 February 1964 during a sighteecing tour of Washington by vehicle, as wo passed the Library pf Congress, the SUBJECT pointed to the building add stated that “we have people working in there". Special Agent Stanley C. LACH sald, “who is twe'?" and the SUBJECT answered, "KGB". He continued by stating that this was a good place to place people because they could rondily learn by just vatching what research wos being done in the Library of Congress by the military —_ a DoclIda: 32343209 Page 15 2
HW 53199 LESNIK, George M. (A) 262 622 C SD/1 and thereby get an idea as to what the military was planning in the wy of armaments and things of that nature. The SUBJECT aleo advised that the responsibility for getting information euireptitiously from American Enbassics in foreign countries who employ. indigenous personnel, falls within the confines of the KGB. He stated that the way they go about this 1s to work through the indigenous personnel and arrange to enter the embassy at special times during the night. They would first make a close survey and a photograph of the area in which the embassy keeps ite classified material, then they would subsequently enter this area and open up the safes. “hen he was asked how:this was done he atated, -"oh, coubinations to safes are not hard to acquire". He said that the important ond difficult part of this activity is taking the materfal out and photographing it and then placing it exactly as it _ was before they touched it. , , - ee meee DoclId: 32343209 Page 16 ee ne eS