14-00000 a6 | DRAFT:3MM ~ 19 Juno. 1969 SUBJECT: Briefing of Xey Congressional Contacts on the Nosenko.Case ° The ‘following paragraphs are proposed : as | guidance for briefing } key. congressional contacts on the history and status of the Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko - ‘case, They aro based primarily en material provided by $3 8 Division, and have . been cleared by SB, cI Staff and the Office of Security, Iti is proposed that the (Chairmen and/or senior atalf of. cera of each ‘of the Agency” Subcommittees be briefed along the lines indicated. 5, Pe ve This. case goes back sometime into ‘history. and you may /Fecall ey “having heard of it several yeare ago. =e ror time to time it haa received ; press play, both when it first broke in early 1964 and occasionally since, | ae Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko, a Stati Officer of the Committea for 7 * State Security (KGB) of the USSR, and son of a former Minister of Ship- buiiding in the USSR, defected to the © Agency in Geneva, Switzerland, oa & February 1964, He Waa then brouzat to the United States where he has since been in the custedy of the Agency undergoing extensive debriedings oy otiicers of the Agency and the SI, : . e oo SE CZTPRET gyre any ‘ . . ca is Lv) i a kes & mee oles
at the time of hie defection. hostile penetration in Groat Britain, ‘ita techniques and methods. © 3. Nosenko had buea a KGB otticer for spptoximately ten years Nosenko has provided a large quantity of counter-intelligence data and a imited amount of positive intelligence. For example, ane of his reporte played a part in the. negation ofa major Where appropriate, ‘his information nas been shared with the FBI, other U.S, Government agencies and . fordign Kaiaon sorvicas, This has resulted in extensive and continuing investigative activity. In addition, Nesenke identified many hundreds of Soviet Intelligence Officers and provided a considerable quantity of useful information on the organization of the KGB, its operational doctrine and Ve tn debriefing him it became apparent that Nosenko, the privileged ‘and undisciplined son of a former ranking Minister of the Soviet Government, wae a particularly complex personality, one given to exaggeration of his own + importance. In this regard, certain aspects of his life history, when weighed against other information already in our possession, ‘raised some doubte concerning 8 hie veracity, To permit extensive and prolonged debriefing, arzangementa were made ‘to accommodate Nosenko under higinly secure conditions. These arrangements were dictated, during the initial phases at least, by the additional nued to provide Nogeako with continuing personal protection since there was tae distinct possibilisy that, as a KGB oifticer, « ° w . : ee Rg
14-00000 he would be fargotted for "exucutive action" if the Soviets should discover his whereaboula: Vikki the pascage of-time, thid lalier factor is considarad to be sufficiently diminisned to juatily a phased normalization of Nesenko's situation--this despite the fact that.somo points remaia unresolved concerning ‘his bona fides. _ — oo - , during ‘the full period ‘of vatay ‘in the United States Nosonko has cooperated with his interrogators and with the other. officera-responsible for hia safety and welfare, ane. our current efforts are being directed toward his gradual adjustment toa normal,. . wa we 2. independent ‘otatugs t ctiv surveillance 6. This action is being taken in full recognition of the normal problems of readjustment experienced by many defectora ae 3 well as: the ST Te tte tae a ee eet, io ar eee fact that Nosenko ie a potentially greater problem than moat. He ie. an "> individual whose actions during resettlement may not always be pradictable or wise from the point of view of hia own security. We are hopeful that Jt. wane Nosonko is sensible enough te realize that undue publicity caused by any rash action on his part could lead to unpleasant, pernaps even dangerous consequences, particularly for himself. We therefore believe it appropriate to take this 28 ene sendy tines = calculated ziak in an atienin: to steer him toward a reasonably normal lige, hen.