Evening star., 1960-09-06
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TwoU.S. Code Clerks
Turn Up in Moscow /:
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country, families and friends.
Yet we felt that the United
States Government, in carrying
out policies dangerous to world
peace. should not be allowed to
rely on these emotional at
tachments to guarantee the
loyalty of its citizens"
Discussing United States
hostility to communism. their
statement said:
Perhaps United States hos
tility toward communism arises
out of a feeling Of insecurity
engendered by Communist
achievements in science, cul-
ture and industry. If this is
so, such feelings Of insecurity
are a poor excuse for endan-
gering world peace"
Representative John w. Nc
Cormack, Democrat of Massa-
chusettS. said recently that the
pair had taken with them
valuable cryptographic infor-
nation" concerning secret
codes. t.@ q
The top secret agency with
which they worked was a de-
fense unit engaged in. inter-
cepting radio signals and in
communications intelligence.
At today's news conference
they complained chiefly of spy
fights. "
U-2 Not q Factor
They said the U-2 did not
enter into the question because
they had made their plans to
defect more than a year ago.
Before television cameras they
offered what they called proof
that an United States Air Force
C-130 shot down over Soviet
Armenia in 1858 was on a spy
flight and said this was known
to top United States officials.
They said the United States
had planted a code-clerk spy in
the Turkish Embassy (presum-
ably in Washington and was
deciphering secret messages of
more than 40 countries at a
cost of half a billion dollars
a year.
They said Britain and Canada
co-operated in the program and
were closely involved.
Martin, a heavy-set blond,
appeared pale but confident
whereas the bespectaciled
Mitchell was somewhat nerv-
Gus. Both read their state
ments rapidly but sometimes
stumbled over a word or SEN
tence construction.
Enjoy Their Role
After Soviet journalists
laughed and applauded some
of their replies to American
journalists, both grew more at
ease and almost seemed to be |
enjoying their role in the hot !
Kleig-lighted room.
Their Sharpest tussle with |
American reporters came when
one asked them where they
were living now and what they
were doing.
why do you wish to know"
replied Martin to the applause
of Soviet journalists.
They declined to reveal their
place of residence and said that
if any one, especially relatives
or friends, wanted to visit them,
such a visit would have to be
arranged through the Soviet
government.
They parried questions as
to their feelings about alleged
Soviet spy operations. Nor
would they make direct reply
when asked whether secret So l.
Wet messages were among those
which the United States had (
been successfully deciphering. I
The pair also rejected at
tempts to determine how long
they had been in the Soviet
Union, saying that to tell this
might give away the route they
took to get here.
When an Italian corresponds
ent suggested that their desre
for secrecy on this point might /
have something to do with Sc
cret Soviet activities, Martin
bristled and replied. I'VE have
said all that we will say about
our arrival in the Soviet Union"
Martin had a crew cut. His
green eyes were red-rimmed
and his normally reddish COM
pleXion was pale. He wore a
black and yellow tie with a
brown suit.
Mitchell, with nut brown
curly hair thinning in front.
wore black-rimmed glasses and
his small mouth was pursed.
He smoked Russian papirosi, a
form of cigarette with a long
cardboard tube. and wore a
gray suit with a pale gray tie
striped in red and black.
Tell Of Breaking Codes
Although they declined to
say whether the United States
had broken Soviet ciphers and
codes, they were more Coop
erative when a correspondent
for the Soviet government pa
per IZvestia asked them to
specify other countries whose I
secret messages have been de-
ciphered by the NSA.
ITALY. Turkey, France. the
United Arab Republic, Yugo-
LOST