Evening star., 1963-05-13
Reds Accuse
Diplomats Of
Aiding Spies


ended last Saturday.
The note to the British
named the wives of two Of the
British diplomats in the spy
charges.
One Lives in Arlington
, Only one of the five Ameri-
cans named is still assigned to
the United States Embassy
: here. He is Hugh Montgom-
cry, an embassy attache who is
now on home leave. A native
Of Springfield, Mass, he now
makes his home at 3444 North
Abingdon street, Arlington, Va.
He was scheduled to return
in about six weeks for two years
E more in Moscow. The Soviet
: note, however, barred him and
the embassy said his personal
belongings still in Moscow
would be shipped home.
The others declared persona
non grata are:
william c. Jones Of Lub-
book. Tex. former embassy ad-
ministrative officer. now as
signed to the United States
mission in Berlin.
Alexis H. Dawson Of Atlanta,
Ga, former embassy doctor,
who left last week after COM
pleting his two-year assign
ment.
Rodney Carlson Of 1898
North Twenty-sixth street, Ar
lington, Va, former assistant
agricultural attache, who left
last December.
One Was Expelled
The fifth United States dip
lomat mentioned was Secre-
tary-archvist Richard Jacob,
who was expelled November s.
after being formally accused of
espionage. He was accused of
picking up packages of secret
information gathered by Pen
kovsky. Mr.. Jacob now works
at the State Department in
Washington. D. c.
A United States Embassy
spokesman said the embassy
had no choice but to submit
to the Soviet declaration
against the personnel. He said,
however:
I'VE do not accept any alle-
cation that our officers have
been involved in any activities
incompatible with their official
functions"
A British Embassy spokes-
man said it would have no i'm
mediate comment.
TaSS Reports Charge
Tass said the Foreign Minis
try charged the diplomats en-
gagged in activities incompatible
with the status of diplomatic
officials.
Using their official status,
they rendered assistance in
conducting espionage to Pen
kovsky and Wynne." Tass said.
1t added that the Foreign
Ministry expects the United
States and British Embassies to
take strict measures to prevent
such impermiSsible activities by
its officials in the future"
The charges against the
British named the Embassy
Second Secretary. G. Cowell,
and his wife, both of whom are
now in Moscow; r. Chisholm
and his wife: J. Warley. F.
Stewart and I. Rausell. There
was no immediate explanation
Of what roles the wives al
legedly played.
In London. the British For
eign office said 1t would have
no immediate comment.
Earlier a United States En-
bassy spokesman reported that
four wives Of Embassy officials
were ordered out of Yerevan
by Soviet security officers last
week, although they had COM
piled with travel regulations.
Gave Advance Notice
Just as in the case Of Soviet
, journalists who went to New
Orleans and were told to re-
, turn, the four American wom-
en- had given notice well m
advance of their travel plans
but on arrival in Yerevan, Ar
menia. they we're told their trip
was Cancelled.
They were given an alterna-
tive city to visit, but all de-
cided not to accept It.
The Embassy planned to pro-
test the ban on the trip. But
; the circumstances indicated
the incident resulted from a
bureaucratic slipup.
The women we're Mrs. Rich
, ard Davies. wife Of the En-
: bassy counselor: Mrs. William
! Horbaly, wife OF the Agricul-
tural attache; Mrs. Adolph
Dubs, wife OF the first secre-
/, tary, and Mrs. Herbert s. Okun.
wife Of the second secretary.
Planned 10 Visit 3 Towns
> They had planned to visit
! Yerevan. Tbilidi and Baku, In
! the area between the Black
and Caspian Seas. All are con-
|. sidered recreation towns. For
all but Mrs. Horbaly 1t was
: their last opportunity TO visit
! the area because their hus-
bands tour OF duty here is
ending.
, Mrs. Horbaly's husband was
: mentioned in the Penkovsky-
Wynne indictment but this was
believed TO have had no con-
nection with the restriction on
the wives.