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ward and the Russian followed
in his car.
Both men drove to a park
ing area near a food store. at
which point Pavlov got into
Butenko's car and began talk
ing with him. After this brief
conversation. according to the
complaint, Pavlov got out Of
Butenko's car carrying a light
tan attache case that he did
not have when he got in the
Americans car.
The complaint says Pavlov
then rejoined the other two
Russians at the restaurant.
Later, Butenko was seen carry
ing the same tan attache case
that Pavlov had in his possess
sion when he rejoined the two
Russians.
On Sunday, May 26, 1868,
the complaint charges, the
three Russians again drove to
the vicinity Of Closter where
Olenev and Ivanov again left
the car and were seen by FBI
agents standing in front of a
restaurant.
This time, the complaint
continued, Butenko drove to
Closter with his tan attache
case and again met Pavlov.
After this meeting, Pavlov
went back to the restaurant
and his two companions got
back in the car. When Butenko
got home that night, the FBI
said, he did not have the brief
case he had been seen with
earlier.
The next day, May 81, Bu-
tenko drove from the parking
lot of the electric corporation
ct ParamuS to North Bergen,
N. j., and then toward Fort Lee,
N. j. Later, Pavlov was seen
by FBI agents with a reddish
brown briefcase as he drove
toward Fort Lee and stood be-
side Butenko's car parked near
a restaurant. Shortly after
ward, the complaint declares,
Butenko was seen by FBI men
entering his home at Orange
carrying a similar briefcase.
The FBI said that on Sep
TENDER 4. Butenko left work
and drove by a circuitous route
to the rear Of a Paramus ham
burger stand. There FBI agents
saw Pavlov and Romashin fall
in behind Butenko's car and
follow him away. Later that
evening. Butenko and Pavlov
were seen riding in the front
seat of Butenko's car near
ParamuS.
At the same time, Roman
shin, driving Pavlov's automo-
bile at a slow rate of speed,
drove back and forth between
Paramus and Teaneck, N. ].
Subsequently, Pavlov was seen
standing alone in front of a
ParamuS inn where he was
picked up by Romashin.
The complain charges that
Butenko, Pavlov, Olenev, Ivan
ov and Romashin had engaged
in this particular conspiracy
since April, 1868, and alleges
the earlier secret meetings seen
by the FBI were in furtherance
Of the plot.
Mr.. Hoover emphasized that
the International Electrical
Corp. cooperated fully with the
FBI in its investigation Of the
spy ring.
Hired in 1860
Butenko is the son Of Will
liam Butenko, a naturalized
American citizen of Russian
birth with whom he has been
living. The defendants mother.
Pearl, also a native of Russia,
died in 1857. Butenko had been
employed by the electric cor
poration since March 8, 1860.
Previously, the suspect had
worked as a manufacturing de-
sign engineer for the Radio
Corp. of America at Harrison,
N. j.; as a production engineer
for the Western Electric Corp.
in Jersey City; as an electrical
engineer for the Civil Aero
nautics Administration at
Jamaica, N. Y; as an electrical
engineer for the Armed Serv-
ices Electrostandards Agency
at Fort Monmouth, N. j.; as a
machinist for the Raritan
Arsenal at Metuchen, N. j.,
and for several others firms.
The FBI gave this rundown
on the four Russians named
in the conspiracy:
Ivanov is a native of Moscow