MEMO: 'AMERICAN DEFECTORS TO THE USSR'
Originator: CIA
From: CI/MRO
To: THE RECORD
Document date: 12/05/1966
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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5 December 1966

MEMORAND UM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: "American Defectors to the USSR"

1. The attached matcrial was part of a soft file entitled

"American Defectors to the USSR", which was set up by SR/6

(Support) around 1960 and maintained by various SR components

until ca. 1963.

The compilations were derived from a variety

of sources, and contain both classified and overt data.

2..

In the fall of 1966, the files were turned over to CI

Stafí, in most instances, basic information was then abstracted

for the US Defecter Machine Program.

In all instances in which

the material was unigue, or represented a valuable collation effort,

it has Scen

incorporated into the appropriate 201 file, along with

a copy of this memorardum.

3. It is suggested that any dissemination of this data should

be coordinated with SB Division and with CI Staff (CI/MRO), in

view of the frequently inadequate sourcing and of the fact that

disseminations have already been made through the US Defector

Machine Program.

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CITRINELL, Parold, 201-275418

10 starch 1923, :1.I.C.

Draftsnan and designer

A 27546

19L2-15. USA service; honorzole discharge. (SIC file)

1116) 919. Graduated froa Cit, College li.l, as nechanical eneineer (SIG

1950-53. Various jobs as draitsman and designer. "ever any communist

or corrunist-front affiliations. (SIC file)

be dessed to to to own demployment in desired Line (undentified),

on round trip

February 1958. left the Fate ith wife to felter pe poly sent aiong"

tickets. (SIG) Nife Eeulan, caugater iarilyn. (00 file).

to preserve fanily unity.

27 February 1958. Entered tse USER from Czechoslovaica as tocrists in-

tendire to establish residence ad becone citizens. (90)

Early March 1958.

After seteral days in roscow be applied to OVIR for

permanent residence and soriet citizenship. At their regest be trote a

statement of thirteen reasons vog be Hished to cecon a soriet citizen.

Within a few days he was notified that he had been accepted and tinat the Sov-

¿et red Cruss mould tal cara si then.

They ned been stagine at the botel

setropol and had run out of nosey by this time; couldn't speak irssian. (SIG)

Apr 11 195€.

They were tases south to khar'kor add giten a one-bedroo

apartwent.

i job was lound for jin in a lactory. making nine saiety equip-

ent. He did sure work on the isprovesent of a carpon cinxide testing de-

rice and on a coal dust derice, sut base viet he warted das to doris on auto-

matic ard computina devices.

C'aybe that's what he wanted in ta. too..

His salary was above average for tbe job. (51G)

Auturn 1958. Fe decided to return to the l'.S. and requested an exit

visa.

se was disillusioned and felt that despite the official beip given

then, there had teen a planned estort by his co-workers and neighbors to

male hin dislibe the ISSR. (SIG)

28 Uctober 1958. Ho later claired that his detention after tris date

was involuntary. (This nay thereiore have been the date ie actially applied

for exit. (201)

28 June 1959. They departed Thar kow by air for !.I. tia Koscow and

Copenhagen, havin finally received exit visas aïter months of acresgine

letters to goverment offices az influential people.. At sone tise belore

dopartin the I'S'R the jordet jed Gross (sic) requested (s1c) trat ho sten!

a statement agreeing never to sar anythine derogatory about the U55R or

anyone in 1t. (SIG)

29 June 1959. They departed Moscow by air for Copenhagen and M.Y., arr-

17ing Copenhagen the sane day.

ie told duirb there that debention had been

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Involuntary since 28 Cetober of 1958 and that the sorkets had attented to

se his and his farily against the ü.. an zight try zain to do so. (00)

3 July 1959. They were due to arrive in 5.%. (20) "

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