B Caaatl Tolgon, Nichols nerabon Clegg, =A Glavin Harbo. \ reports “"“'olatoy, tae Tolstoy Foundation and Mark. Weinbatitrs,, These references have not. 2) sources and have main files concerning them. | i (2) = been an informant singe August, 1950. “jeponorandus. | Ladd +! > io oe SD HR. BELMONT | March 21, 1952 ra . . . MR. BAUMGARDNER GONE)RENTIAL ALS INFORMA TT OM COM PATNED a ER! “URIS ONCE ASSIFTED ~ , . " oe eid d BLUSE oe ‘“GRORGE WOVITSKY, SECURTTY INFORMANT (100-372%27,) ALEXANDRA POLSTOY, CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE (61-1048) MARK WEIEBADH, CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ( 100-3808) / PURPOSE é : i 2 ve ; fo recommend that the atteched blank memoranda and | be furnished to CIs concerning the above individuals. Set t, & Wy nn aed BACKGROUND oo Reference is made to “ta menoranduni of Mr. 2. P. “Dougherty, te Me V. FP. Keay concerning the above gubjects, dated March 7, 1952, wherein the Security Section was requested to prepare memoranda for! transml, ttal to era): ey concerning the above subjects. - “fhe main files on these Gndividuals have been reviewed and the folloving observations and recommendations are made, It ia te be noted that there ere many references in the Bureau's files to Alexandre been reviewed in view of the fact that these. individuals are informants or CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 74 DECLASSIFIGAT!ON AND/OR, ; seccan eine aH AS BORGER NOVITSEY } _ RELEASE OF CIA INF MATION RY N f DOCUMENT, | CURITE ‘INFORMANT NT ety) ys a, ee Hoviteky is an active ’ unpaid informant: of the Bew York Offide, Ss BOGS i furnishing iaformation regarding White Russian activities in Nev York. He ba ye ys Preier to that time, the Bureau hed not ’ conducted any lavestigetion of Novitaky ang no derogatory inf ormation wag jiocated in the Bureau's files concerning him. KG sea ' | ta view of this, it is recomnended that 1a’ bé advised that no Jinvestigation has been conducted concerning Hovitsky. "hg ‘It is further recommended es that previous, background data: ‘concerning him be. submitted in the plenk ae / CIA ie not beings advised of nig identity ag an informant: “Ne so <“eEo ; i Stops (™ « me, Mh, ih ORIGINAL COPY Fil an ry’ pe : = dee ( (3 memoranda ’ 2 reports) t ween -GEM: de rp (NDE - 3 mews - A cue a conrXe NTIAL ‘Nop encow Das oe “ seuss 100+ a | S “STAT 72.2 rr? 18, PRI Li 2 19 219 62 Gandy, rorens 61- LO4AE (Lonm— ' ees" “002 3810h4 HW 5 Page 2? 31300 Bocld: 32299006
a ALEXANDRA soisToY ‘CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE | ( ofa } ' This individual ‘hee 3 been an tiformant ae and confidential source . of the. New York Office since March, 1989, She furnieses valuable information eoncerning Russien activities in New ‘Yerk, end was the individual who first. 4nformed the New York Office ot several Soviet defectess a including pseane Restenkien. cay ae a a 4 Courttess: Tolstoy. ‘is the Director of tre Tolstey Poundetion, 4 established in 1936 in memory of her | father, Leo Tolstoy. oh An investigation. was conductad in 198 . concerning Counteas ‘Roletoy under a Security Matter ~G character, This investigation vas closed in . Oetoter, 1984, in view of, ‘the fact that there waa ad evidence of any gubversive tendencies onfhex| Sart. £ Je 4s. recommended that reports: of this ‘investigation ve furnished to CIA ‘ena “CIA. be advised that no investigation bas been ‘eonducted concerning foletoy or the Téletoy Foundation eiace ighh, but that ; woth Countess Tolstey and the, Foundetion have been reliebly reported to ba anti-  , Cormanist and anti-Soviet. pe should not be advised that Countess Tolstoy isa _ soafidential source of the: u York. Office. f py. ie ) ; 4 Bish ie oT | ‘om SOURCE i ie fu pe ‘fhe CIA name’ Cheek request desired: informetion concerning i. be oS Weiabaun,- President ef the ‘Literary: Foundation, - ‘who is possibly identic “Bh with Mark Weinbaum, confidential gource, coneerning | whom CIA vas furnished. a blank memorandum dated October 1, 199}. It is recommeniied that this be Podated out. to OIA. Wes - BRLORRENDATION ee i If. you 1 approve ». tha attached. blank  menorenda, and reports » Should be routed to the Correlation-liaison Section, attention Mr. P. B.. Pougherty > ‘for subsequent transaittal to aces fn a ae’ ‘6 ga wen - a . 4 HW 53130 DBocld:32299006 Page 3
I ecopysap Mr. V. P. Keay March 7, 1952 . : : contjeENTIAL CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ! Pe Pe Dougherty . . DECLASSIFICATION A oPHATO, | Norm NEE att AN SE REASE CF CLA INFORMA GEORGE NOMSTSKY, SECURITY INFORMANT: . ALEXANDR OLS TOY, CONFIDENTIAL, SOURCE iN THIS OOLUMENT. KP FB 3-4) OF INFORMATION: i 4 Ge } | ‘MARK WEINBAUMS cONEE. aN TT AL SOURCE OF INFORMATION / /#% 1/ | Leer ELLITE “ i ! “PURPOSES | | a Ku ) | Bo recommend referral to the Security Section name check pequests received from the Central Intelligence Agency on _. , the captioned three individuals .(@=py€s Sf Lo ee ST BACKGROUMD: eros Ess pees eS) cose ee - By your memorandum to Mr?“Belmant. dated January 3, 1952, _guagtils, Byelorussian, sifreiucs and Relevant Minority 5 . Emigre Groups in.the United States equest from Central Intebligence...! “Agency, " ‘there was recorded the regeSt of the Office of Policy Coordination, CIA, for name checks on 99 items including 99 organizations, variations in’ their title ang important officials, making a total of 220 name jcheck requests: ee the exception of two organizations on. which. there are pen i ngs (Bb os being supervised in the Expionage: Unitvand the name checks on-which sre being handled: ah) by the Esvionage: Unit, ali the name checks on the organizations and} aie individuals are being. handled by the Correlation-Liaison Vesteee™ =. So. Ztn connection with the request, CIA stated that, they” I wanted to ee beet come of the organizations eir representatives. to use in their psychlolgical warfare program IA desires .copies of any reports or information concerning the Seeani zations and wants to be oay i Seg whe her or not the Bureau is conducting an sy investigation ue gd: ne | organizations, CIA desires to be, ans Re fazni shed Nin Bone ed in the future by the Bureau concerning «3 Lhose captioned above /g=Py SS) 1 { ; i OECLASSIFIED By SRO he 156 i Ay a © Pritam yess! 1 a ~i A " —6 wf BORNE a TEL) a dlovitsky ig’ an. active security informant, assigned as: mbol nonber? see an Weinbaum are. active donfidential sources of information, also assigned symbol numbers, Each of me ali - ast Clusszpr unesaaes "ESQ SHOW DS WoT WoT RECORD {40 IAPR 24 1952 _ OTBRRE TCONFIBENTIAGRITTALS ON ORIGINAL, Ge Kav 2 1952 Seger ae HW 53130 DBoclId:32299006 Page 4