Evening star., 1954-05-02

p NUN NEAL, May i. - lc
trouble with f1ctional melodrama
is that it makes you skeptical
when the real thing comes along.
And so I smiled when the man
said, before we entered the hotel
room, you'd better call him
Stephen"
Stephen" rose from the couch
to be introduced. A pink checked
Nine years hove posed since Igor Gou-
zenko wolked out of the Soviet En-
bossy IN Ottowo and turned over to
Conodion officioIs vitoI secret infor-
motion which led to the breokup Of
q huge Communist otomie spy ring.
Today Mr.. Gouzenko lives under on
oIien nome-ond tokes no chonees.
man of 35. with nervous friend
illness, he pumped my hand Wig
prously. With one eye on the
waiter clearing away the lunch
dishes, he made pleasant con-
yersation about the weather and
my trip from New York. Then
the door closed behind the
waiter.
: And then stephen" relaxed
and became Igor Gouzenko.
: He stopped talking about the
weather at once and started
talking about Russian spies and
secret documents. He said that
more members of the Russian
secret police can be expected to
rlesert as it becomes known that
the two who recently broke in
Australia and East Germany re-
ceived a warm welcome and
protection from Western hands.
He spoke with the conviction of
personal experience.
Mr.. Gouzenko is the former
Russian cipher clerk who broke
a Soviet atomic spy ring in
Canada in 1945, mostly with
documents he took with him
from the Russian Embassy in
Ottawa. Today. nine years later,
he still can't take any chances.
AS long as he lives and prospers,
his case may tempt other Rus
slams to make the break. The
Soviet high command can be de-
pended on to try to eliminate
all temptation.
Must Lead Double Life
Thus, Mr.. Gouzenko continues
to play-and expects to play for
ever-a double life, man Of
mystery with two identities,
both of which are known only
to his wife and a handful of
people within the Royal Cana
dian Mounted Police, he hopes.
In the small town where he
lives. Mr.. Gouzenko is known by
another name by his children,
friends and neighbors. Let's say
the alias is Malok. Mr.. Malok
and Mr.. Gouzenko are different
In many ways.
{: Mr.. GouZenko is intensely in
terested in politics and world af-
fairs. Mr.. Malok can take them
Or leave them alone. A few
months ago, when United States
Senators sought to question Mr..
Gouzenko, Mr.. Malok was at a
dinner party with friends when
suddenly the conversation turned
to the Gouzenko case. Mr.. Ma
iok's heart tipped but he pre-
tended no more interest in Mr..
Gouzenko than in, say, King
F7ayouk.
. when that happens" Mr..
Gouzenko said, ct try to be cas-
ual about it. I hope the subject
will be changed but I try not
to change it myself-or at least
not change it too abruptly"
Several years ago Mrs. Malok
attended a literary discussion
when suddenly the conversation
turned to book titled 1.-THE Iron
Curtain" by a fellow named
Gouzenko. She took the atti-
tude that the book wasn't worth
much discussion.
Still Vigilant.
While he has learned to relax
somewhat under the protection
of the Canadian government,
Mr.. Gouzenko still distrusts any
car which stays behind his too
long. When this happens, he
pulls over to the curb and lets
the other fellow pass to make
sure he's not being followed.
When he drives to another
town, like Montreal, where he
Is known by some as Mr.. Gou-
kenko, but not Mr.. Malok. he
stops along the countryside to
change his license plates. In
Montreal, he doesn't want any
one to get a clue to where he
came from.
The Maloks seldom go out at
night. When they go to the
movies, for example. they never
go alone. Always. in seat be-
hind or in front of them. sits
a man their neighbors know as
the Malok chauffer. The neigh
bors have no way of knowing
that the chauffer carries a loaded
pistol in a shoulder holster and
Is a member of the Royal Ca
madam Mounted Police.
There are many other precau-
tionS, both obvious and subtle,
simple and complex, which Mr..
Gouzenko must take in his day.
to-day living. But he'd rather
talk about the widening chinks
in the MVD, the Russian secret
police.
Lists Inducements.
He thinks more Russians can
be encouraged to break away
from the MVD with valuable doc
umentS, as Vladimir Petrov did
In Australia and Nikolai Khokh-
Low did in East Germany. This