Evening star., 1960-05-29
Cobbie Says Russians
Offered Big Money

that a Soviet diplomat prom
ised him big money" if he
went to work for the United
States Central Intelligence
Agency and completed studies"
for the Russians.
Department files also dis
close that a former State De-
partment employe received $3.50
from a Soviet official for ma
terial dealing with the United
States foreign service.
They are Raoul F. Kulberg,
80, listed as living in the 1900
block of Seventeenth street
NV. and Stephen B. Gleason,
AZ, the cab driver, of BIB
Fourteenth avenue, Hyattsville.
Md.
Both denied any wrong doing.
However, both were requested
by the Justice Department to
register as foreign agents and
both did so on March 80.
Mr.. Gleason, who drives a
limousine at Washington Ma
tional Airport, said he also had
been offered free trips TO Russia
and assistance in getting his
writings published.
Mr.. Gleason, who said that
he had kept the Justice Depart
ment informed of his contacts
with the Soviet officials. said
that he had received 5000 on
January l8 from Gennady V.
Gavrikov, then third secretary
at the Soviet Embassy.
Mr.. Gleason said in his regis
tration statement that he first
met Mr.. Gavrikov on November
II. 1859, when he went to the
Soviet Embassy to ask about
employment opportunities.
He said that on December 8,
Mr.. Gayrikov had introduced
him to a man named "Giorghi"
who asked him to prepare two
studies for the Embassy"
Mr.. Gleason said he refused,
but left the door open for
further bargaining to OBJ
tain information about Soviet
operations"
In his registration statement,
Mr.. Gleason said he had pro-
vided the Soviets only with
transformation"
Later, he said, "Giorghi"
asked him to seek employment
with CIA."
Il had already told Gavrikov
I was going to do So" said Mr..
Gleason in his registration
statement. "Gavrikov said he
would pay me a salary for
working for the CIA. I went
to CIA and told them the whole
story about the Russians. l
was not employed. The Rus
slams promised me big money
. promised to have my book
published, provide trips to the
| USSR."
Mr.. Gleason said he had
worked as a civilian employe
for the United States Army for
IL years. He added that he had
spent seven of these years as
a military intelligence research
specialist.
He added that he also had
worked as a hiJtorian for the
Air Force.
Mr.. Gleason said he had not
been asked by the Army OF
the Air Force to contact the
Soviet Embassy.
NulDCEB OlVeS "Details
Mr.. Kulberg said in his
statement filed with the Justice
Department that he had given
some materials I had collected
for a class paper (e.g., college
catalogues, a Congressional re-
port)" to Eugeni A. Zaostrovt-
sew, then second secretary of
the Soviet Embassy.
He explained in the statement
that Mr.. ZaoStrovtsev had said
that he would like the ma
terialS because he was going
to write an article for a Soviet
journal on foreign service
personnel.
Mr.. Kulberg said Mr.. Zaos-
trovtSev later told him he had
received payment for the
article and wanted to share it
with him.
Over my protests" said Mr..
Kulberg in the statement" he
gave me $3.50" Mr.. Kulberg
said he had reported this to
his superiors.
Mr.. Kulberg said in the
statement that he did not feel
he had to register as a foreign