104-10181-10236 Gace 187s ‘across nothing in ry intorview with her to sugsest Why, ane indicated her nerked rcluctance to take part in cuch iBn KX. Uro. SLOSIDA oaid that cho travalled from Ucacor to London with tho wifo oF un snerican citizen but sho claimed to te unabdle to seca]? the name of this sorsen, oven though at the time che cid acroo to write to the wenan concorned and took cotails of her address in Amcrica. This woman also caso frez Lvov. | Sho had to wait seven cenths for‘an exit visa and did not propose to return to the U.S.S.R. Yor husband wus dn electrical . engineer cna possibly ef exigre stock. Ursa. SLOSCDA said she understood bo was a U.S. citizen in much tho same boat-as hor* husband. Seie4 2 before Le How ws eeemaiention’ established oth her eistior he vas she went to .U.S.5.R. and nersons in Picland whilo 5 in U.S.S.%.? Tid sho notico ary tyme of censorshiv. ? ee —— ——— . In tho first. place hdr husband wrote +o hoy fros fron tho ‘U.S.S.R. and sho had experienced no difficulty in sending letters from ‘Lvov to her family in the U.X. or indecd subsequently réecoiving letters fron her Lusband, ovon though tho coil: was senetines subject to dolays woich night imply that censorship was taking place. Li. Has. she contacted aow USS. milita tho U.5.5.%.? HOCK re5% full ce Sho kas made no contact with: any U.S. military personnel since TEVENG the U.S.S.R.*. Her last contact with tho American Military was in Gercany in 1960 and she recalled in particular the many kindnessées she . recoived at tke hands of the U.S. Red Cross who were of at assistance to her in . _her hour of nec cd, and who in pa aol etic raised sufficient funds to clear all cutstanding SLOBOD sanily liabilitics in Germany. 4. COLCLUSTOM On the basis of ry intorview saNsaectiay, which lasted of two hours, I found it impossible to make up my mind about LORODA. She is difficult to talk to and the conditions urder which we met in Halifax police station:vere by mo means ideal. ‘hilst he has withheid inforn nwhich nicht incriminate it io pos sible that . hor as an accessory before the fact of her issband's cefestion I cano thas st han . thst she hoa been recruited by the R.I.S. or that her husband was at 21]: forthconing with her when they were peenaed in the Sovies Union as to the roasons and the rethod of defection. upwards Kro, When it wac sugiested to b r that it Richt de Sound, ‘ecsivable - to see her again, and that it might be core conveniont fer steel én interview to be conducted in London, her reaction was tnexpectualy sharp and adverse. wash a Tluskec face, she said that sho cid not see Macaig exercise without, however » ‘being adle to adéuco any vartiouleriy 70d reason for being 60 ialeGtts ant. Ske also seereé to be taken absex when he was aeked what sho would be saying to the Russiens shculd they question her on her return to the U.S.S.R. cbout possidle aprrese from U.%. or U.S. intelligence agencies. ha question secned da, her completely by surprise as though such a possibility hae not occurred to her up to that moment. Eventually she munbled that sho é kmow. Ske was therefore briefed to deny having had Gy such contacts, Ep ny 1 t ; frasaas
104-10181-10236 fos d 7 eo bd . a and to lisit herself to statozents that of course she had been. interviered in tha normal way Sy tha local solice, as well as by the Press. Sho was asked to aivise us ~ through the Ealifax Polfée =: if ashe 2i2 decide to procecd with her vlan to Go back to Russia, and ske reluctantly azroed to de so. Satoro sno left, I offered her 5/- to moet the taxi fare to her bene, and this she gladly accepted. G-