(04-10165-10251 7 i : i. er 6 SEGRE en | . EX - 786 ae t 5 December 1966 j an Seatbelts i MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 4 ; ;. . i SUBJECT: “American Defectors to the USSR" 7 1, The attached material-was part of a soft file entitled , American Defectors to the USSR", which was set up by SR/6 (Support) around 1960 and maintained by various SR components until ca, 1963, The compilations were derived from a variety ef sources, and contain both classified and overt data. -- — “i 2. In the fall of 1966, the files were turned over to CT ee ‘Staff, In most instances, basic information was then abstracted ‘ for the US Defecter Machine Program, In all instances in which the material was unique, or represented a valuable collation effort, it has been incorporated inte the appropriate 201 file, along with : ' a copy of this memorandum, : ° a 3, Itis suggested that any dissemination of this data should 3 be coordinated with SB Division and with Cl Staff (CI/MRO), in view of the frequently inadequate sourcing and of the fact that 3 disseminations have already been made through the US Defector : Machine Program. * 4 ‘ 3 ee _ a oo ortg-CUMRO O oe , ww L- RD/FI Ss cepese pes eee ee . 1-SB/RMO ce . 1- CI/R&A . - 1 - GI/R&A/chrono  Wsle7 ep "SECRET 2el- AIT YF | a remem ee ee en wb ere me cenot Hg e o8
14-00000 ca Gees AOE) Dy 9D HE SEED VERON RAO OAT SAAS AESRADNERND PSI tens» enna cies «1-20 : rrr () 10 arch 1923, .¥.c. make hin dislike the USSR. (SIG) , . - Copenhagen, havinr finally received exit visas after months of adcressing a en eee ees amen ee oa ce ne ed ne en » CITRINELL, Farold, 201-275118 Fy ? & i Draftsman and designer ry 1912-45. UZ& service; honorable discharge. (SIC file) 1949. Graduated from City College N.Y. as mechanical engineer (SIG : 1950-58. Various jobs as draftsman and cesigner. “ever any corainist or cosmunist-front affiliations. (SIG file) 1957. Unable to obtain steacy exployment in desired line (wridentified), he decided to go to the USSR. (S2G) cont February 1958. Ze left the T.5. with wife ax daughter, on rocmt trip), tickets. (SIG)J sife Sevlan, cacgater sarilyn. {00 file). “ife only went along to preserve family unity. , ; 27 February 1958. =ntered the USER from Czechoslovakia as tocrists in- tending to estadlisn resicence acd become citizens. (00) Early March 1958. after severai days in “escow he applied to OVIR for permanent residence ard Soviet citizenship. At their request he arote a ome statement of thirteen reasons wny he wished to tecom a Soviet citizen. = -- Within a few days he was notified tht he had been accepted am that the ?ov~ : . feb Red Cross would tale care of then. They hed been staying at the Hotel : ' Hetropol and had run out of noney by this time; couldn't speak fussian. (SIG) April 1958. ‘They were taken south to Ehar'kov and given a one-bedroom. : apartment. Job was found for aim in a factory. making nine safety. equip- : ‘ / ment. He did som work on the improvement of a carnon dioxide testing de- - vice and on a coal dust device, sct.bazxz what he wanted was to work on auto- ; matic and computing devices, (Maybe that's what ne wanted in U.S. too.) | : ; ‘ His salary was above averace for the job. (SiG) . Autunn 1958. Ee decided to return to the U.S. ami requested an exit visa. Sewas disiliusioned ax felt that despite tie officiel heip given then, there had teen a plenned effort by his co-workers and neichbors to ee eens 28 Uctober 1958. He later claimed that his detention after this date was involuntary. (ihis may therefore have been the date be actrally applied for exit.) (201) ; - ‘ a ol 74 A ee eee 268 Sune 1959. Thay departed Xhar'kov by air for 5.Y. via Moscow and Jatters to goverrrent offices. ac inflvential people. At some tine before : departing the USER the Soviet Zed Cross (sic) requested (sic) that he sign, ‘a statement arreeing never to say anything deroratory about the C552 or : anyone in it. (SIG) 29 June 1959. They departed Moscow by air for Copenharen and U.Y., arre a j - fying Copenhagen the same day. He told Rninb there that detention had been : SEGREF ; 364-275 416 | 4 AA teat GMM abadibadeig ener ° .