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_-3 January 1962 4 t i : . t oo ot SR/CT 12 Report #12 ; MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD . SUBJECT: Statement Prepared by AELADLE The following statement was dictated by AELADLE on 27 December 1961. Due to technical difficulties, the transcription of his statement ie incomplete. . ; ‘ ' ; "Ag it {8 known to you, my decision to go over to the West was made by me practically since back in 1955. - There- - fore, aince that time I have studied the entire activity -: Of @il the Soviet (intelligence) organs, life in the Soviet + Uaton from this standpoint or from this angle. I try to . think of hov, in the future, when I would 80 over to the West, “bow I eculd help the West in the organizing of the cold war ‘@gpinst the Soviet Union, against the regime that exists in - the Soviet Union and the other countries behind the Iron ‘Curtain. Therefore all these queetions vere thought out by me “Wery carefully in a histerical plane, a political plane, an intelligence plane, and a counterintelligence plane. Row that this step has already been taken by me, I have been ex- pecting thet your important people, people of authority in your authoritative organizations, the most authoritative in _the country, will give duz consideration to my proposals and ‘myself. { have been expecting that rignt from the beginning “thie whole thing will. be considered political haste. The leaders of your country, efter they become convinced that I _tade thie step on the basis of most sincere convictions and . this T have proven by, for example, by giving all the information concerning Finland,--I thovght that after that it will be Do . Of great interest to leaders of your country to hear me out poe on the basic queations concerning things that are taking . Place in the Soviet Union, on questions which represent the _ threat to the Western countries from the Soviet Union sad | Other countries behind the Iiun Curtain. On these aubjecte ‘which I personally may be of help in the future, I thought that this case would be of wreat Lnterest to the President. salle chet.
= , times itma 8b 98 o ome Nati, LZ Report 711 Continued Page 2 ‘ thought that the gost serious attention will be given to thie whole affair. 1 thought that right after the step that I took, ; they would hold a meeting of the National Security Couneil, i during which I would be able to report to the members of this i ; * Council on @ll the political and other activities. I expected io that I would be given the possibility of appearing before :be ni Eational Security Council, and to report to the organ which is concerned with the security of the U. 5. A., what ia being done along the line of intelligence, at least of intelligence against the United States and other democraéie -countrice, in order that the people responsible for the security of the United States would at last understand what @ great danger the Soviet Union represents; the great danger that the Soviet Union represents . : -. to the United States and to the Weat as a whole because I am cork d - gertain, that vha. I kmov, what T could report is of great 7 - ¢mterest as far aa the organization, the measures that have to us ‘tbe teken end the struggle agginst this danger are concerned. .(° Seeondly, I thought that ay defection to the West, ny plans ".’ eoneerning my help to the West in organizing a struggle agains’ the Soviet syates, against Soviet Intelligence, against the '. Soviet Police, would be of great interest tu other democratic _eountries such as England, France, West Germany and Othere. T “thought that the President would find it possible to invite : for a short counsel, the heads of governments -of other dexo-.  @watie countries, go tiat I- would also be able to report to ell. . of them on what is being done by the Soviet Union against thase eountries, ag vell as against the West as @ whole, becavse I _. know that on the basis of my report, it would be pogaible to oe : take more effective and important counter-messure e/sR/cl bution 3 2 \P riginal (Record Copy j-21D File #74-6-496/% (LZ Reyort Chrono) a, “oo. 2 « Chief, SR ; i “ZL Chief, CZ SS ded sbden tL ive. ] « Chief, WE So Pe TAN a 2 - Ka B 08. "Zo » Chief, SR/CT 1 » Chis SRyCK -4 © RID Pile ¢74-6-496/3 (AELADLE Operations) — aw ? Dg 2» 201-294, 855 (ARLADLE) por Bee fee ES, “4 Le wien nee a a oo agRRET -ANRAT. Pore agt tr tie orrtie} tech e FTE g ait a aie edd & PDS WEL ALS