(foa-t0103-10154 OL ACTON: REQUIRED - REFERENCES "DISPATCH spent? MARKED FOR INDEXING Chief, European Division NO INDEXING REQUIRED INFO, ONLY QUAUIFIED DESK - CAN JUDGE INDEXING _ FROM oe ee oo Chief of Station,| ; Liv MICROFILM | MOET RYBAT/SYMPATHIZER/MHCOLOR) ©. =~ References: AL. DIRECTOR 224537 oo Be 20798. iC. 0797 1. Attached ‘for European Division are English language Bo translations of the press clippings concerning Willem OLTMA N 8 mentioned in the references together with copies of the orginal Dutch _language press articles. . 2. Also attached is compilation of OLTMANS’ sonteacte ‘with the Soviets which was prepared by ‘SYMPATHIZER.-~The latter. requests this material be treated as very sensitive as it is based almost exclusively upon” technical coverage. of. SYWEBSS 7 ha KO} fle Kenneth D. PIKELNY Attachments As stated. above herewith “Distribution: . . 7 Orig. & 2 ~- Chief, EUR wfatts h/w pe GROUP I ; Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification. 77 ag pany CROSS REFERENCE TO. DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER | DATE ONHA>38577 1 February 1972 CLASSIFICATION, =. HOS: FIRE NUMBER SECRET — -¥201-155221° o Rp. Pao me PROCESSING ACTION
14-00000 . . e aoe . , : : —— . ne, a a . . : % e Subject: W.L.OLTHMANS (10 June 1925) _- On 29 December 1971 OLTHANG invited the Cultural Attache of the- ' Russian: ‘Embassy KUZNETSOV for an evening in his house. The invit- ation was also for some other members of the Russian Representation. _At the same time OLTMANS was to invite some six important journalists . KUZNETSOV should ask OPALEV and IZWEKOV to come along with hin. - - The date agreed’ on originally was 11 January 1972. It then was changed twice. When 1% January also wasn't suitable, it was. agreed ‘on 7 January’ to make the date for 18 January 1972 at 20.00 hrs. From the invitation it.could only be infered that OLTMANS wanted te offer. his guests ‘an opportunity for an informal discussion. "About. the background. of the present good relations of OLTMANS with .- the Soviet Representation in The Netherlands, section Ris able to * report the following: |. ; ; (This: information’ comes from vulnerable source ~ OPPERBAAS. ) a In September. 1970 OLTMANS says with some surprise that he sudden- , ly received an. invitation to a party at the Russian Embassy. ‘He thinks it crazy; he doesn't belong to that club at all. But ‘his. thinking | is along the lines of those people. . In October 1970 OLTMANS appears to be interested in an interview with KOSYGIN's son-in~law GVISHTANI who allegedly was connected , with American-Russian ‘discussions about forming a mutual "think- - ing factory". - Presumably this: chad’ ‘some connection with the so called. Club of “Rome in which GVISHIANI plays a role. : Remark: GVISHIANI is chairman of the state committee for science. and technology and is suspected to be a highly placed Intelligence Officer. ~ i Begining March 1970 OLTMANS contacted -the Press Attache OPALEV from the Russian Embassy; OLTMANS would still like to have an interview with GVISHTANI. ; it would be.a filmed interview in which OLTMANS would cooperate with the NOS. (TV). In this period OPALEV's cooperation does not yet seem very . extensive. the in get- Thanks to the cooperation of Aurelio PECCEI, chairman of Club of Rome, OLTMANS at the end of April 1971 succeeded: ting in contact with GVISHIANI in Paris. Also present at this discussion was the former member of the Russ: Embassy FEDEROVSKY, now chief of protocol of the state committee for science and technology.
14-00000 3 2. At this opportunity GVISHIANT immediately invited OLTMANS for a visit to Moscow. . FEDEROVSKY .was instructed to inform the Russian Bubassy in ‘The }ague about ait. GVISHIANI who at the same time is. chairman of the commission. for environment “administration in the. Soviet Union, asked OLTMANS ‘to make a film at the same time about the environment administration -in the Soviet Union to support. the international environment _ conference to be held this year. | . Begining. May it ‘becomes clear that ‘since OLTNANS* ‘discussion. with GVISHIANI, .OPALEV's attitude towards OLTMANS has greatly changed. OPALEV is: now all. willingness. In May OLTMANS makes his film with GVISHIANT and receives: an inv- itatiom to come to the Soviet Union for the second half of August and the whole: of September, where he could film ten scientific " institutes... GVISHIANI | told OLTMANS that he’ had, ‘complete trust in. him, mo In June 1071 OLTMANS | again contacted GVISHIANI, this time ain’ Vienna, where there . was a meeting of the Ciub of Rome. ; "Begining October 1971 OLTMANS again saw GVISHIANT in Paris, where, among other things he’ spoke to him about his visit to The Netherlai "an the second week of October. OLTMANS did his begt.to oblige’ GVISHIANI while visiting The Neth- erlands by trying to. establish business relations for him (for instance with Philips). ece.wect In November 1971. OLTMANS, from the Russian state. television an - ‘offer for a five year contract to make. exclusive films in ‘the ' Soviet. Union.” 10. -This offer was made to OLTMANS during his visit to the Soviet Union, It™ is concretization of the earlier offer by GVISHTANI to film a number of scientific institutes in the Soviet Union. On 17 November OLTMANS allegedly discussed this business further ‘with GVISHIANIT in Geneva. On 23 January 1972 OLTMANS will make another visit to Moscow to discuss making the above mentioned films without the participation of the NOS. At this opportunity OLTMANS will leave behind a memo about LUNS in connection with OLTMANS!' present agitation against the Secretary~-General of NATO. OLTMANS wants to prevent LUNS getting any future opportunity to visit Moscow. Referring to the meeting in OLTMANS' house on 18 January 1972 it can be. reported that on 17 January 1972 OLTMANS stated that he is again seeking reaction from the Russians who will visit him on 18 January; their reaction in connection with OLTMANS' request to the general prosecutor of the High Council to bring action against LUNS. 3
14-00000 ee ee sce thereca mins oo? . lS a tere ome the laeea ct gone adhoc * a a ) “oN « my In the morning on 18 January OLTMANS also stated that KUZNETSOV said that. OLTMANS ¢ - -action against LUNS will not succeed because the "bosses" stand behind LUNS. It is not clear. when KUZNETSOV said this to OLTMANS, but “it is '. known that OLTMANS recently attended a meeting where a ‘number '. of Russians were. present.. V1. (Possibly, the meeting of the Association "Nederland-USSR" with the. delegation from "USSR-Nederland" on 14 January 1972.) On 19. Jamiary' 1972 “it was reported that HOFLAND ‘(one of the guest invited to: the evening in OLTMANS! house) called before his arrival and ‘asked whether he could bring a friend. Afterwards. this. friend appeared to be Peter ZONNEVELD from De Telegraaf... _. , OLTMANS said - that ‘at: ‘the press conference which he (ovTMaNs) will givée.on 20 ‘January 1972 several guests, Milo ANSTADT, Rob «:  KOPUILT: and Jaap JANSEN will defend OLTMANS against. the attack on him iin. "De Telegraaf" of this morning. = . 7 at 49 January 1972.