SOVIET HUNTING CLUBS
Originator: CIA
Document date: 07/29/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

29 July 1964

MOMO

1.

phone

Per conversation this AM with Martin, he has no information

on Soviet hunting clubs.

He never belonged to one, and had been

hunting ondy once in his life. His opinion was that it was not worth

my trouble to come see him in person and that anything else he might

say on the subject would be a "poor guess."

2. Bob Steele called about :1445 to say that KAZNACHEYEV had been

hit on the subject of hunting clubs, and could contribute nothing.

At the age of ll he had known a hunter, but that was the extent of his

knowledge of the sport. According to Bob, he added nothing further

except to express the opinion that a hunting.

club would not be connected

directly to a factory.

3.

The manual of library acquisitions was reviewed and the only NoTEs

periodical relating to hunting observed was "Okhota i Okhotnich'ye

Khozyaystvo" which is published monthly.

The July 1964 copy was acquired

from the Library Periodicals section.

periodicals was checked and no publications were observed under the

sections which included "sport" and "hunting."

Cy of article in "Surv of Sov

Press# relating to Turkmen squeeze on weapon illegalities obtained.

4. DERYABIN reports index for DR-2 and SR CE-2 series reviewed,

but no reports found relating to Soviet hunting clubs or related

subjects. DERyABiN is OM LEAVE A MOT AVAiLABLE,

Peter Bapusta reported that he received a four page repott

in Russian from his other contacts, and will give it to Serge Savitskiy

for translation (:1530). He will also write up what he learned from

ARTAMONOV and have the lot in to me by: 0830 tomorrow.

6. ₩***#*#$# After calling Dan Bowanko of ISD, went to see him

at :1540 and collected several Xerox copies of pertinent materials.

One original to be teturned. One detailod ran for obtaining hunting

ca ;1530

7. Called Libaary Intellofax for info on run on hunting society.

They said no liklihood, but would check. No call back as of :1710,

and I was at ISD most ofthat time.

8. Al Valpey called in AM on this. Huntley on leave, and Valpey

had no idea who else might have info.

Puggested Intellofax.

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