The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-11


initiator."
'In the spring of 1898 Ramzin introduced
mo to the second French agent, Mr.. X. The
meeting took place in Ramzins office att
about III O'Clock at night. AT Ramzin's sug-
gestiOn Was to maintain connections with
Mr.. x in order to receive documents and
money from the Trade and Industrial Com
mittee. and TO send on our part the reports
and answers of the Industrial Party to in
diyiaual questions -. The money and the let
ters came from Mr.. x. to me or to Ram
Gin at our rooms, usually at about IL o'clock
at night In order to increase the circle OF
people through whom news could be sent and
In order to prevent attracting attention by
frequent visits Of the same persons mentioned
in the evidence of Ramzin. Otchkin also
makes statement:
Professor Ranlzin told me himself that on
one of his journeys to Paris he had received
Instructions from French government circles
to make the acquaintance of Mr.. z. I'M
Moscow with a view Of establishing eonnec-
lions between the Industrial Party and
France.
AT the end OF 1899 Ranl4in then intro
duced me to Mr.. K. in the office of Ramzin
in the Thermal Technical Institute. He
called me Through his secretary iSporova. III
believe, and introduced me to q stranger who'd
he said was Mr. X. a collaberater of the 80.
In the presence OF MIR. X. who spoke Russian
fairly we'll, Ranlzin informed me that would
have to give Mr. * written reports from
him, Ranazir. He did not inform me that
the character of these reports would be that
OF espionage in the interests of France but
understood from the tone of cur short con-
yersation with Mr. K. that Ramzin had given
me task of purely espionage character.
II must add that he made his proposal that
] should maintain connections with Mr.. K
very definitely in the tone of superior in
tone which brooked of no contradiction. |
At this interview learned nothing concern
ing the practical side of his relations with
Mr.. K. 4
About a month later Ramzin called mel
into hts office and handed me a large closed
packet without any inscription Ranzin de-
clared that was to hand this packet over
to Mr. &, Ranizin answered that MIR. K
would ring me up."
And In fact ON the same day. about half
an hour later, was called to the telephone
by Ramzins secretary Sporova A person
whose voice did not recognize informed me
that the speaker was the person whom ] had
been introduced month ago in Ramzin's
office, and that had a packet to hand over
to him. the speaker. that had Just received
from Ramzin. The speaker proposed that II
should be at the General Post Office at 81
O'Clock sharp where he would be waiting for
me. 4
Il was at the Post Office in the Miaznitz-
kaya Street punctualy at o'clock and I met
Mr.. X. there who demanded the packet Ram
gin had given me- gave him the packet 1
and then we parted. going in different dir
ections"
1.-TWO months later Ranazin handed me O.
second packet in his office for Mr. & Mr. 4
K. again called me to the telephone through
Ran1iT.s secretary Sporoya We discussed
an appointment and he proposed that I'll
Should meet him at S o'clock sharp on the 1
corner Of the Hotel Metropele on the Sxerd- 4
lovsk Square. I met him as arranged and i
gave him the second packet from Ramxin. \
After these tive meetings did not see Mr. 4
K. again."
II became acquainted with Mr.. r. the col |
laborater Of. in the second half of No.
vember 1923 under the following circum-
stances: Ranfzin called me to him in his A
rooms enc evening. found a stranger there
and Ranazin introduced me to him as MIR. r. \
'.Ram1in instructed me to organize q visit 4
10 the Thermal Technical Institute fer al
party Of French engineers. Two or threea
days after 4 met MIR. r.. organized this
visit together with the engineer on duty at
the institute. I canot remember whether er3