{tos-tot72-10334 » TRAE Rye ome epTurtigs o epaps spoee, porn pen “\ OS RETURN TO CIA | Backgra Use Cnly Do Not Reproduce SECRET Qo [oru213 am a3 rz, if-/e en Cpe) fts (28}6-2-165 aed Qisf, & me Onie? ef statica, STAPLUN/OPERATIONS = (yh REDCAP ~ Professor [David Heeht's Contact with Grigery Ye, COLLB . oO" Subsequent to reosipt of o brief sewr.adua (Enel 2) froa vr, Grant G. mi bsker, Chief of the Political Seetice, regarding Pulbright Pro fea an contact with Grigory Ye. GOLGB, Hillizer was asked by. the . fer Professor fT] to eal] at the OOACIO in- stcllati thet be sould be debriefed in detail, 2, refessor( RENT} afriend ef Hilliker, is a Russian peaking reesarch 9 April 1957 roholar wheee interest fe 19th century Russia, He 1s engaged in post-dectorate rovearch at the Slavia Studies Department of the University of Helsinki under a Palbright stipeed. In carly Pebruary he end his wife made a trip te the 4, “Soviet Union unter the auspiees of Intounist at thelr om_expese, (HECHT) 6 adiress in Holaiaki is[Hictalahdenkatu 18 ¢ 89 (tel: 3374%), an apartacnt building owned by Rr, Jehg MURMIWEN, husband of VAXBRACE/1* 9} Planish tutor, ani? a wealthy Aeleinki ehipping man. It wie MeSUEURMIND who reeosmended the KIL-VALA Travel Ageney through wnich Meciflarranged ‘is trip to the USSR. ‘(viet Consulate offielals have dlecouraged the ues of this agency te Ruegsia- hound Americans fer mstated reasons.) . ; ot 3. Om the afternoon of April 4, Professor (HECHT) at Hillixer's request, celled at the imter’s offices where he was introduced to Jame P, Kichline whom Hilliker geservaaly presented as OD.CID's Bussien expert, After thanking . OCHEGIM for giving us Ris tina, Kichline took him to her ow offiee and obtained the enelosed report. . ; ol h.O'fais ma not « [Loteator}-turation courtehip by the Seviete aainly because(HiGhT)ekese it that way. «t the end of the interview, be sald that he had eongulted several tines with Ale wife ead hat indeed debated whether or not earry on the gums. Then he pointedly asked Eiebhims, "Gould you tell as in just what way J could have beea of holp had J eountiaued?® Kighline offered tus reasomgi one, 1% wuld have aided O0.CID in kmowlag end compariag wodys oper of the Soviets in their eppresches to Westerners (imaricans, in particalar re in Heleiaki) asi two, if the eurtehip persisted until he RET &
14-00000 as SECRET ye 5) f eh a nad left Finlasd, it aight bsve led to the discovery of Soviets wo weald pler up the entast eleewere, should the Soviets have decided on & leag range period ef galtivation, RECHT) thougat over there tuo Peagona, adiiag, “i euorése the possibility ef defeet'on 1a always there, too -— way," but said that be 414 aot regret having brokea off his relations with Lui and VORITOE sises he waa bere to eoncentrate on his oun werk aad di4 not cars te bseass tawlved ia any otter type of agtivity, partieularly involving ¥-G type Soviets whees imterests were obviously professioml along another lise, Sof Rcrplwepestedly eamuented, “what aduld the Soviets pasibly wast froa mT ond“it was epparoat frou tho ecaverestion that he me unaware of approaches te other individuals in the edteational Meld with the axeeptien of *rofesror| Arthur ATS) whoa eps oringing up 1a hie esaversatians, He asked no questions regarding| LOHW. T°, lat readily offered the information welch he hed heard fron OLS in ss dads detail aa ho eould reeall, Be seened | eurprised that COLM9 kept referring te thie individual and appeared te esarch for a eoement fron £ awe eine ‘be meationed COLUB's astoniehment at reesiring a letter written by(LOuWT from the States. Sines Kiehline was unavare of the lett, abe merely asked whether COLUB had elaborated on it's eonmtenta, which se had got, 6. It wea otro SO") iapression that COLUB was mach wore iapertast than hia. diplonstie remk implied beesues of his air end bis Gaineceping behavier - toward VOROHIH end bie inferiers at the Consulate, He also gaid that TLS was am fadivasl of more than average cwning, botn in conversation and action, Purthermore, he ie a reasonably young maa (37), t0 Bave had 20 many importent iron Cartain postos as a uattor ef faot,(k deglared, te . had volecd thie impreesica te COUR folluwing a rundown on pagt peetat “Tou mast bo on iayortent mn f° to which OOLUS replied Jocularly, "lesh, yeah, very Lape daat i, At aay rate, fram his Uyber rank on the diplematie list end from/KSGHT!d deseription, he does apposr a Little higher level than BSXOY whe ascoglated uith John i, BODGEOR, 7. Since (OG appeared tohave held his ow in his verbal badgerings with “LOB aad VOROSIN and singe he loft little doubt ca the part of these two Soviets thet be ws intelligent ensagh to asticipste their motives, neither has attempted te get im touds with his elaso the owmlieg of Mardi 4 when they aeeused hie of subaittiag te en*ieeriem Iren Curtein® fey deelariag that under the elremmstanese be could not be thelr friends, 8, Professor ica) of fered to call Billiker iamdiately if the Soviets attempt to reaew thelr atest, . : og 9. ‘mother Pulbrighter, be, (ii tred LEVIN, also a resesreh setolar in Rus.lan histery, will leave for the US42 og April ke It will be luterectirg to learn whether or mot he, too, will be contested and by whom, sings hie fame lanlies an etimical bsctground for wileh YOROWI# hee openly and on many oecsniuns expressed Ale distaste, ~ SECRET Jase P,. Kiehlias Fnals 2 a JLateiimtion¢ 9 | Mz 2 FB: 2 emal 1 \ i \
4? a very high regard, had taken 6 similar trip ole congress in the » but hie firm wouldn't cough up the money for ; trip. Since f]did not know (LORHATER) he made no comment, and he and his ‘{LOBWATERG who, be said, had been chosen a8 & representative to a wathematician's : a . igjO& 2 boas | ga ore, ry Enel 2 tof crna}ze13 9 Apr 1957 ye y* Ob - Interview with Frofessor|[Paytd recite lon k April 1957 L. At the end of January after making proliminary arrangementa and filitng ciutyytza forme threucth the KALEVALA ‘Travel Agency in Bolsinzi, professor [MECH and his vife vere inatructed to cali at the Soviet Consulate to caeck on the progress of their visas. Mr. OOLUS was the first official to whom they vere referred; be seemed to knov in advance all the details of their proposed trip and what they really vanted. OOLUB said that the visa wasn't ; reedy but asked that they come back on the folloving Tuceday. GOLUB did not i : speak English and asked if it would bo all right vith [EacT} to speak through . a Yrench interpreter. When(BECHfloaid that he spoke Russian, OOLUB's interest , perked up and he began to chat quite freely. GOLUB then changed hia mind and told (HECHT) that he vould fix him up with a vies right then and he would not have to coma back the folloving Tuseday. After the procedure wag ¢om- pleted, and (HCI) and his wife got up to leave, GOLUB said: “Do come beck after you get back and let me know what you nk of your trip.". At this point he mentiosed that another Professor, (Arthur LOHWATER) @ person for whom he had to the Soviet Union not too long ago. He said that much to hie eurprice be had received a jetter from , . d ‘after his return to the States. He then related a sad story concerning wife left the Consulate. 2, On the sorning of February 3, (CECH and hia wife left by train for Moscoy where they spent 4 days. They then went Leningred for three days and finally came back via train to Iwlainki. (i mentioned only one incident of sote ~ in Leningrad ~ concerning telephone books. He said he had pronised a friend in the States that if he had a chance he would call the frieac& friend in Leningrad and pasa greetings. When ho asked for @ telephone bock in | Leningrad, he was tald that they had all been los Fo one appeared to be helpful in locating one for him, and, tine iy, (HBR decided to try to bribe the guide into gstting him one. The g@ilde went into @ closed cabinet in the hotel lobby and produced one...an old 1951 edition. “/igcHf) called the mmber appearing alongside the friend's name end a voice anovered onthe other end. He did not @ to be the gentleman vhon [RECHT vas calling but said he koew the man was trying to get in touch vith, thet be was well, otc, etc., but that he vasn't available. The call ended there erst (Hace) ata not & presa the matter further. ob . , 3. A week after(HECETs return (February 19), he and his wife decided to atop by the Soviet Consulate to give GolidiR their impressions of their trip. A nev doorman was there this tims. There was no previous call announcing that(Eitit]and his wife vere coming to the Consulate - they Just stopped in. OOLUE eppeared very pleased to gee then. (ac wecounted the pleasant espects ef his trip and said that he and bis wife enjoyed, 1t very much. After a bit ef chit-chat about the trip, COLUB asked to meet MECHilagain...How about that pane night et the Adlon Restaurant? Professor(HACHT)eaid politely that he oe ead oan alk t yh . Se
SECRET praoe 2 would like to see him again, but perhaps the Palace Restaurant vas more convenient, ani they erranent to met at 3 o'clock that night (February 19) at the Palace Hotel. OGLIS) stated that be would bring aleng the Cultural Attache becar: spoke Eoglish and thus vould be able to talk te [macur's} wife [(R'giwife dose not speak Russian.) Ow Ow . : h, The night of 19 February, a very snovy night, (Hjand his wife appeared ' at the Palace Hotel at eisht o'clock. G. was there alone. 6G excused the Cultural Attache VORQNIN (Turi H.) vho had another engagement and could not come, Gasked iffE]vould not prefer @ private dining roan. “fif}replied, "As you like” and they “took a private dining room. @ appeared in a good mood, - wha wery witty. He tallod about his vife who vag in the hospital and blamed -~. “the Finnish climate. He sali se did not like the climate, the country or “.°_ the Pinne and added, "My jod here ia to find a fev pearls among avino{" “Dinner went on till 1 a.m. - covering a discussion of politics, economics, Das Capital, Goviet-American foreign policy, American foreign policy and the fungsrian situation. COLUS*’s statement on Hungary? “Bungary is even a greater tragedy for us Russians than.the Hungarians. I've lest a great friend who was killed in an attack. The poor Bumgarians had to call in the Russians. As long as the Americans have bases all over the world, ve beve to come in lest anarchy eccur and the Americans come in.” He vas very down on the Amvrican Rabasay. ~ "Ye Russians have a beautiful Bobassy; wo have many gatherings; ve invite Americans, but they are always busy, You have an Iron Curtain here. Ee pb was also equally down on USKS: "They are always lying." GGWUB queried [Blas - to the amount of K's stipend. CE told hin eiuce it was open knovledge;[Hjlater i offered to pay the check (10,000 Finomarks), but GOLUB refused to let him touch i it. On Stalin, GOLUB's only comment was: “Stalin is tha timssdy of Russia.” i Ail through the dinner, GOLUB‘'s eyes continually, strayed to/ HECHT 's/ wife, and , be paid ber many courtly comlizents through /EECERY He spoke Finnish to the j : waiters. At about 0100, they left the hotel restaurant and GOW headed for the #5 trolley which he said would tabe him how. Before they parted, hovever, : he took tvo tickets to the opera Boris (udonov out of his pocket and presented then to the (HECHT'S) compliments of VORONIN. [EECHE) accepted the tickets. FR ee peer er arate a : 5. On February 21 at the presentation of Boris Gudonov, the (intend were mst by GOLUB who showed them to their seats right beside his own,,.,.A boy sitting on, the other side of then kept staring at GOLUB and the| HECHTs until finslly(E ffleaid, "Do you know who this boy is who keeps ataring at ust" G@ boasted that it was his business to know people, and that thia boy was a German kid in the employ of ABRO. During intermission, GOLUB called VOROMIN end in ingolent tone of voice directed him to join then .clIntroductions were made. VOROHIN spoke English. After the performance, (HECHT,) who hed deeided that this should perhaps be the last. meeting, hast thanked hia boste end started te leave. OOLUB igmored his aoa and quickly suggested a walk. VWORQHIE - joined in at thie moment. vhan[HECiff]besitated, GOLUS taunted, “What's the, matter, are you afraid of baing seen in public with ual* At this, /HECET gare in, and the four started on a short evening stroll. Before thay parted again, — | VORONIN said, "I would love to have you,come over to my place and meat my wife and little daughter," and asked for/H's jtalepbons maaber. [EBCHI was non-comittal OG