404-10113-10365 é 31 October, 1960 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Rasaarch Stai! te ey oy : = eee 2AM : M., G. Stevens . SUSIECT : American Cefectors isforence ts made to @ verhal reguest to you from the -DC/OS for ine . formation regarding any American citizens who have defected to the USSR, Red China, or other Sarellite-countries Curing the past siyhteen monthaa Other than Sernon F, MITCHELL 1. and Willlarn H.- MARTIN, ane five other defectors ragarding whom Mz, OTEPKA of the State Department Security Orfices already has information fice, Robert itdward- WEALTER, = £~13835 4, Lee Harvey OSVALD, MS5qi1 164; Livaro KICCIAHDELLY, M5=-3295: Viage imis SLOBODA, 3455-10565: and Joseph DUTHRANICZ, di S- LOT 24). tecurity files reflect that che sudijecte of the attached msmoranda ars dditional American citizens who have defected to the Soviess or thair 3 tf Satellites during the past elghteen montha, v8 Several of the above roferred te Cclectora have been of interest to GLA: Hervert Les NORTHRUP, $8923, was a staff employes of this Agancy a Alay Se) te hie Pee fram May 1551 to Bday 1953, A more detailed summary than that included in the attacked group has bsen prcpared on him, Robert Edward WEBSTER, EE-18952, and Nicholas PETRULLI, £2. 19439, were subjecvot CO/C requests on 29 May 1959 and 15 June 1935, respectively, with a view to their being dobrisfed upon their returns fram viaits te Russia, Nelther wap interviewod by CLA, either osiore er aftar their visits, an With reference to Nicholaa PETRULLI, it ie noted that bia cousia, Michas! Thomas SCHIZALLI, “SSD_84238, is a former CLA covert sme loyss, who was &selygned ta nd also took pazt in PRSUCCESS, Aa of Jaly 1934 ha »ast J de dadriefed a2 he chose to retarn to private employmant, SCHIRALLI ® Pot, Glea p \ af & SGtised during an IRD interview in blay 1933 SOMTAALLI oas bora and raised on Long Isiand; and cudraeqaeatiy was 3m pioged in varions places on Leng Ialand. From Fobruary to April 1359, he aa omoloysd by a TY firm ia Valley Strsam, Long latanas f Petry geen ING © - ae ee ell. Bt the time of hia inter. | view, PETRULLI wage employed aa a shast metal worker in Walley Sivearn, H Oo we me ey
74-90000 = + . ‘ mo * . r oF ay { . ot 4 . a “ * . fn 4 vse tinse he Left the U. 3. for Russia in 195% aad his five brethore live sa Loug Yiaglnmis BLOBODA le currently of faterest to Security in view of his aseigae ' casat (aster to his defestion te the Seviet Union, via fast Germany, on 3 August 19H9) te che 513th Military Intelligence Croup in Frankfurt, Gorwaay, £Gi3 Ceaisr). Beye be had contact with at least owe representative of CiA Sad was in S petition te have learned the identities of CIA personnal at the ZGIS Canter, “Tillie A. MOBGAN has een of interest to Secyrity 1a that oa 27 siaveh 1°49, Hewever, [__|eancelled ita reqaesl as ef $ ldmy 1959, 26 Eaward NIXON, on & September 1960, spproached a ClA agent in Freddy's Sar is ° Damasene and esgaged him in conversation, tellowing which our agent foend himacif ander surveillance, The surveiliaace coatiaued fer two days, after which oar agent cae aeproached in Fraddy’e Bar by as eoknsge Ge2 officer vke asked kim about NIXON; ang thereafter the eurvelilance ceased, (The owner of Freddy's Bar had reported MIXON te G-2, as he aaid he wae raining hie business. ) White defectors to Cuba.aad the UAR may not techaicaily >9 dafeciers te Seviet Satellite eeonstries, it seems a close thing, and the eames of auch kaown defectors tn the paat eightees meaths have been ind uded ia thi¢ memorandum. t4. D, Stevens GS/5S2 Sid DS: ase