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SECRET ee mE aa MEY eee = a ew on Chiet/FIop oo 30 September 1965 J. F. Heredith / X stopena, Viedinir 2e1~ ~<B7527 #550565 1. ‘At the request of the Deputy Chief, SRS, a Summary bas been prepared concerning Visdinir SLOBODA, Polish-borm United States Arzy enlisted man who defected on 2 August 1960 and was cranted political 2. The following background information concerning SLOBODA was ° obtained from Army Chief of Staff Intelligence (acst). SLOBODA was born in Podkanien, Poland, on 7 January 1927 vhere he attended elementary and bigh school until 19:3. He was employed in the offiee of the mayor in Podkamien from January 1913 to September 1953. At this time the German Army occupied Poland and SLOBODA was sent to Germany as 5 forced laborer for the period September 19'3 to May 19.5. When the var in Europe ended in Fune 19/5 SLOBOPA returned to his home in Podkamien and ws apprehended by the Russians. SIOBODA stated he was interrogated ond forced to work for the EKVD in Brandenb » Germany, as o Russian and German interpreter/tronslator until May 19:6. He escaped in Mey 1946 and “ent to Western Germany where he vas placed in a DP camp in EKassell, Germany. SLOBODA remained in the DP cemp until February 19/5 -hen he enigrated to Englend under the sponsorship of the Agricultural Committee, Isle of Wight, England. He returned to Germany in July 2952 to obtain informstion relative to alien enlistment in the U.S, Regular Army and was accepted for enlistment under this program in April 1953. ‘SLOBODA entered the United States as an alien enlistees soldier in November 1953 and was assigned to Fort Dix, Ne. Jersey, for basic training. Upon completion of his basic training he ves assigned to the 525th MT Group at Fort Bragg, Horth Carolina. His | duties vith the unit was that of a lenguage inetructor ta Gereen and Russian plus being an interpreter/translator in the Same | languages. SZOBODA became a naturalized citizen on 1) August 1953 i t and the same month was assigned to the 513th MT Group with duty station at Frankfurt, Germany. This was his place of aseignment vben he defected, : . SE cr esr he eee POP
SEGREL, 3» Aceording to ACSI, CLOBODA me investi:mted in 1% 2, 1954, 1956, 1957 and 195) with ravorable results. A=: part of each investi- gation s polygraph exemmination was given. The only deception on SLOBODA's part revenled by investigation and polysraph was established in 1954 by his admission that he had married -in- England on 12 February 1953 prior to his enlistment in the U.&. Army unter the alien program, After pecoming a U.S. citizen on 14 Auzust 195" ZLOBODA vas granted a final type EECRET clearance on 21 August 1958. . 4. Inveetigation by the Arny revenled that: a. CIOBODA telephoned hie vife on 2 August 1950, stating he might not return home, and on & August he sent his vite 2000 Vest Germen Marke (about $500.00). On 9 August he cent his vife e post card poetearked Berlin stating "take cere of yourself and children--go home to mother, I'L try to help you in England.” An interview vith his wife revealed he was depressed over gambling losses estimated to be about $1060.00. e b. SLOBODA had purchased a round tri plane ticket to Berlin trom Cologne on 2 August, PAA Flight 6L2703. e. Members of SLOBODA's unit revealed that his geabling and indebtedness vere reportei to his superior in March or April 1960 ami that SLOBODA was counselled and directed to get bia personal a-reirs in orcer. He borrowed $300.00 from the American Express Company and appeared to be complying with the instructions of his superior. 4. SLOBODA performed clerical duties in the Publ ications Procurement Section of the Collection and Dissemination Battalion of the 513th MI Group. ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE RESUUTING FROM DEFECTION OF SLOBODA Se nee tea UE SUOBODA §. In August 1960 Col. Franz ROSS, Chief of the $12th MI Group, made the folloving summry concerning SLOBODA: a. Access to clascified information limited to priority ITZ collection of publications, . b. Duties confined to classifying, filing and listing of publications collected overtly. Did not contact sources for material. Did some translating of documents. Hig duty was least senaitive in unit. -2~ SECRET,
“een rier cee SEE Sater PEC CSS earnest ttre Prove so abaSoeneoeanetoeeeedohe REESE Ste SAS cSSeneeeheh kr NECA ISITE RD OPPO POCEOMLESEASS A gL we ae noe ees oe SECRET: ce. Can give nothing cf value to Soviets exceyt pergonality data re Camp King rersomnel, which data in Cal. Foce’s opinion they get anyway fran people they place in Camp King--Merienfelde Serean. a. Duties did sot bring him in eoutect with Ccliection and CE personnel. 6. Col. KOSS reported a discussion with a Capt. MELHIKOPF, 0-2, V Corps, «herein MELNIXO?? indicated that SLOBODA wes an ocficer in Polish Intelligence prior to defecting from Poland, adding that this “ms ccemon Imowledge at Fort Bragg where SLOBODA vas stationed from _ 1954 to 1955. (HOFE: This allegation appears to lack ony factual basis, judging by the results of five backcround investigations of SLORDA and five polysraph interviews by the Army between 1952 and 1952. Other sources inéieated no record of SWGBODA's being counected with Polish Irtel- 7. One Captein Jock MANNING, U.S. Army, stated in Frankfurt on 2 September 1960 thet he knew SLOBODA well as a member of his (MANNING's) Section 525 MI Group at Port Mende, Maryland, in 1053 end that SLOBODA then bad access to considerable personality information concerning Army Intelligence. SIOBOOA's KNOSLEDGE OF CIA PERSONNEL 8. CIA staff employee assigned to the German Station Krom 1056 to 1962, “stated in October_1960 bird as early sa? SLOBODA &s March 1950 SLOBODA knev bim by hia true nene. about three times in the latter's orfice concerning the acquisition of pasie intelligence. is Seis such as East German telerhone books, city plans, ete. Cs ioned other CIA employees concerning their knowledge of BODA. Hone hed any personal contact with felt that they had seen kim at the Camp King coffee bar. | he 5 thought it conceivable that SLOBODA could have learned the™true names of CIA employees et Camp King. . POSSIBLE RECRUITMENT ATPERCT BY SLOBODA 9. The folloving information was extracted from U.S. Army Counter- intelligence Summary, cated 15 February 1961, concerning tvo appraech ; operations against USARER personnel by Soviet Intelligence fervices (SIS). a= SECRET)
14-00000 Te re oe ete ay gp ‘SECRET _ “The tvo mou? recent SIS recruitment operntions were directed ogninst e warrent officer and a Department of the Arny Civilian assicmed to USAREUR intelligence fo West Berlin, Both cppesmches sere mace with letter: telivered outc ide normel postal chonne ls an” were preceded by telerhone calla Stating that the letters bad been delivered. The letters invited the USARFUR personnel ¢3 attend meetings in East Berlin ~ith Soviet representatives, Both vere promised sebctantial payments if they agreed to cooperate. IF the ocfers were refused, allezed operational errors ecomitted by both individuals ~owld be reported to USAREUR intelligenee cuthor’ttes. The method of authentication employe? in voth erses involved songs broadcast et a certain time over the Group of Soviet Forces, Germany (GSFC) radio fretlities. The phraseology and contents - indleated that the letter. had been prepared by the same egeney and possibly written by the same pergzon. The oimilarity to earlier approach letters, tentrtively identiried as having been written by the Cormittee for Stete Security (KGB), suggests that the KGB waa also involved in these operations. “Fhe lead on the civilion employee aypporently was provided by USAREUR intelligence 2elector Vlad intr SLOBODA, who deserted in August 1960 and sought rsylum in the USSR. The initial telephone Call advising thet the letter had been delivered is also believed to have been made by SLOBQDA, The lead on the warrant officer sag probably obtained by the SIS from Polish Intelligence which ste~ ceeded in neutralizing several Sources handled by the warrant officer. The information was presumably fcrvarded to the KIB by foviet intellipence advisors working «ith the Polish services.’ CONCLUET ON 10. It is not know whether SLOBODA is affilleted with the Soviet Intelligence Cervices at this time, Aecording to a Foreicn Service Dispatch. gated 19 Deeember 1962, “rom the Anerican Embassy, Morcov, Mrs Mary SCHULZ DUBCANICZ, «fe of Americen defector\Joseph DUTKARTCZ (reportedly now deceased ), stated during an interviev at the Embassy that she had frequent contact with "Walter" (vrobably Visdinir) SICRDA and his British vite who resided in Iwov. According to Mrs. DUTKANICZ, SLOBODA was disillusioned ani vas attempting to leave the Soviet Union but had been unable to obtain exit visas. SECRET oh.