14-00000 e @ Somme g e = a. sete a rn a - fa. dou ? ' ze... a , Ul olen te . 2 5- . During thass mOSt reesnt aectings NoSENXD anpounced his desirs to laave the U352 Peraanently and sack his. future in the west. file clained pais new work in the «G3 (Firse _ UCeputy Chtas of that departaen:e cnarged with the Survelllance ae aad recruituant of Agorican visitors to the USSH) was ox Ce paading and that he would not be asia to visi: the vese J doe, oa, wits any trsguency,.. Accordiagly, he atepared a request for i political asylum in tho United Statas, ig Was taken te Fraskfurt, Gersany where ke is currently undergoing interroe .°. gation. Plaas-arg Bow being nade to *eaove hiz to the Uy Se Shen '” 6e It should be noted that CIA-contact with Subject, _ has not been extensive and that we will require additional © ' thorough interrogation to ostablish Subjact*s bona fides, It should also ba noted that NOSENZO? s duties were. nok cone Csrned with substantive aspects of tha Disarnaaenr Conferorce, aad he therefore is not expected to bs able to Shed much, if any, Light on thae area of aur interest, | race "RT Ty, The possibility that sOSENKO's vefection was de- Signad to wrack the conference Was Bost carefully Considered, The decistan tO accape bla was taken on thd conviction thar ap . the Soviets would not: have chosen such 3 vulnerable agent ne | (staff ofzicer of the X63) for tals <ind of ovo, . Slee Thenas i.’ Karanessines “ L bee Soop, Tos a a , * Acting Ueputy Director... : * wt et ° oo eo ee for Plans... cee t CSR/DEM/Jif 0 11 Feb 64 a So ies Distribution: a ne: r Orig - Adse . Co 2 ¢c - 52/CI/K-Dowey Te -dec-cfer 2” ot i lice = CSR 2 8 p : ¢ - DD/oS 5 om am 2 PA wend i? Sede YR Aly 7 : ak Mealy ve ety Peer Boe ot beep erent. we de.
00000 ~ tional backzreound as woll as inforaaztion on hls current: a sur ogskips CONTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON 23,0. OFFICE OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR GF CINTRAL INTELUGENCE © 12 February 196% aaa Board Menbers ~~. NENORANDUM FOR: United Statas Tatollizenca Yuri Ivanovich NeSENKO SUBJSCT) te. This neworandua refers to the State Separtaent | Teloass of 16 February on subject Casa and providos addle . status, os, . 26 As a KGB stafe offlear, NOSENXO is-regularly assigned te the Counterintallizeacs Directorate of the ‘£63 in Noscaw but Was included in the Sovist delegation te thy Disaraanzone Confesranca ag pare of a cover arranges Sent which peraltted hia to Carry cut datellivenes and . security sunceions fa Conoya on eanall of the KGB... er ee "oR, * NOSENKO also attended various sessions of the” Disarnmazent Conforsnes held da Ganava in 1962, During the. “'sourse a2 these sessions, NOSEUx0 Sought contact with: orlicials of the y, 5S» Governzont, informed these officlats that ho was affiliated with the Soviet State Security ape . ' paratus and voluatesred to aid the U. 3, Governseart in detecting Soviet Subversive. activity directed aeaingse the Ue Sa Governnent. ‘During the coursa of his contact with Us Se authoritias, NOSENKO stated that his cooperation wieh a the U, S, Governsant Originated witht his distasts and hatred . for the Soviat Tregize. in Seneral, with his desire to obtain Foven3e for the unjust death of bis father, 2 Senior official ia the Soviet Shipbuilding industry, and with the general. adsiration of the Asericans’ with whea he had ccoae in con- tact within the Sovicst Lnion, ae, Se ta 4. Ina late January 1964, NCOSENXO arrived in Geneva, © again masquerading as a Reabsr of the Saviar delegation to the Oisarnasent Conference, Subject S6CTofly notified his CIA contacts in the United Ststes conceralaz his preg- éses in Ganeva and arranzed to seet with these contacts, Suving a serles OF sevtines NOSENTD Provided inforasution including dccusents concurnins Soviet Stsee Security actie vVitios within the ussa aad abroad and 2 detailed accoung , ‘caf ant ta oat Fis gly coe Te
14-00000 of the XKG3 operation asainst U. S. Professor Sarzhoorn which HOSEN<9 said he had personally supervised at the direction of SEMICHASTHIY, the Chairaan of the Comaittes for State Security: (563). ae eae Se During these. most Fracont neotings NOSEND ‘anacunced Soca ts his desird.-¢o leave the USS2 persanuntly and seek his future oo Ae, in the Nest, ‘He.clained his new work in the 2638 (Pirse ; ae - Deputy Chief of that depsrtacat. charged with tho surveillance - ‘gud recruitaent of Aaerican visitors to the U552) WAS axe _ ' Ganding-and that he would not be able to visit the Bast with any frequency. Accordingly, he preparod 3 request for political asylum in the United Stutes, He was taken to ; Frankfurt, Goerasny whores ne is currontly undergaiag interro- gationa Plans: aro now being nide to renova hia to the Ue Se a — 6. Ie should be ‘noted that CIA contact with Subjoct mt -has.not been extansive and that we will require additional ce thorough interrogation to establish Subject’s bona fides, ' [@ sheuld alse be noted that NOSENKO's duties were net cone . eorned with substantive aspects of the Digarnazent Conforoaca, and ho therefore is not expected to be abla to shed auch, if: . ORY, light on that area of our Intsrast. we 7. The ‘possibility that NOSENXO'S defection - was ‘aoe : . « Signed to wrock the conferonce was most cursfully considered. .- - . Tae decision te accept hia was taken on the conviction chat . ‘ the Soviets would not have chosen such a valneraple agent: (stake officer oF the G3) for this Riad OF B0Y@. "°° - ot * me. : . oo Marshall S. Carter | Lioutenant General, USA Deputy Director .