The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-27

(Continued from Page l0 Navy Yard said the Yellowstone was scheduled to remain there until Tuesday for general repairs. Offi- cers at the 18th Naval District Headquarters in Seattle said the ship had no connection With pros posed atomic bomb tests In the Pae. fife.
 The complaint did not identify the person who allegedly gave Redin the information.
 Tossing back his shock of heavy black hair, Redin listened as Leedy read the charges and then called for "the Russian consul.
 T object to this business" he said.
 Daniel Kladov, representative of the Russian Purchasing ComInis- sion here, said the nearest Soviet consul was at San Francisco.
 We assume they will be notified there" he said.
 Leedy said the consul at San Francisco would arrive here today for another preliminary hearing.
 Redin was attached to the Soviet Purchasing Commission in Seattle and had an apartment in the swank First Hill district. He was influen- tial in White Russian circles and was known to newspapermen for his reticence.
 Leedy read the charges to the Russian with solemnity:
 You are charged with violating the United States code for the purpose of obtaining inforIna- tion respecting the national defense of the United States and with the intent or reason to believe that the information to be obained was to be used to the advantage of a for- eign nation: To wit:
 ''The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
 Redin tapped his foot and drew his hands into the sleeves of his dark blue, gold-braided uniform.
 T object to this business" he said. T want the Soviet consul"
 "(You) did induce another to ob- tain plans, documents and writings relating to the US.S Yellowstone, a destroyer tender of the United States of America" Leedy contin- ued.
 The complaint charged that the documents were obtained Dec. 22, l945.
 Changes to Blues
 Redin wore gray slacks and a sweat shirt when he vas arrested near the dock area. For the hearing he changed into a blue navy uni- form with two gold stripes and a star on the coat sleeve.
 Reached by telephone in Seattle, Mrs. Redin said she know nothing Of her husbands arrest.
 T know nothing of the matter" she insisted. "Call the FBI. They will tell you all about it."
 Then she slammed down the re- ceiver.
 Redin, a graduate of the Soviet Military Academy, was attached to the Alma Ata as an oflcer. The vessel recently refitted and re- paired. is a floating cannery.
 Tn Washington. Soviet embassy sources said they never heard" of Redin.
 He came to the United States in l9l2 and lived in Seattle most of the time. He had been under sur- veillanee for several months. The Alma Ata was scheduled for "early sailing.
 The taciturn Russian oficer was aboard the S. S. Puente Hills when 1t arrived at Seattle on March i6 towing the after-half of the wreck ed Russian tanker Donhass.
 When newspaperInen boarded the Puente Hills. Redin shouted in Rus san. Get them out of here as soon as possible"
 The circumstances of Realms are rest indicated that he was not a member of a ring of Soviet agents, authorities said. The F.BI custom- arily plays a waiting game and cracks down only when 1t is ready to arrest all members of a suspected ring. they added.
 The arrest recalled Secretary of State James P. Byrnes' recent de- nial of q charge that the State De- pertinent had asked the FBI not to arrest Soviet agents for the time being.