MEMORANDUM: ANATOLE RE NOSENKO
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: THE RECORD
To: MILLER. DC/CI/SIG
Document date: 4/7/69
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FROM :

MILER. DC/CI/SIG

TO : THE RECORD

TITLE

: MEMORANDUM: ANATOLE RE NOSENKO

DATE

04/07/69

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7 April 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT:

Anatole Re NOSENKO

1. On 31 March and 1 and 2 April 1969,

Anatole was

consulted about the NOSENKO case as a follow-up to the late

January 1969 meetings. He gave recommendations concerning

the procedures and topics to be covered during the begin-

ning phases of additional elicitation from NOSENKO which is

to begin soon.

.?. To provide a basis for discussion certain papers

had been prepared for Anatole's review. (See Attachment A

for list.) These papers were basically questionnaires about

some of the unresolved or questionable aspects of the

NOSENKO Case based largely on the central themes Anatole

had highlighted on 1Y January 1969 when he commented after

reviewing the October 1967-December 1968 interviews of

NOSENKO. (See transcripts KY 1, 2, 3 and 4.) Other papers

concerned topics related to the NOSENKO case, nemoranda

NOSENKO had written, summaries and questionnaires prepared

from both collateral information and NOSENKO's information

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and summaries and questionnaires prepared exclusively on

the basis of information obtained from NOSENKO during the

1967-68 interview period. Each of these papers was read by

Anatole. Anatole's comment, our discussion, or any comment

is detailed in Attachment B, which sets forth crucial ques-

tions in the NOSENKO case.

3. Anatole was told The Director had decided that the

question of NOSENKO's bona fides had not been resolved and

had directed that additional elicitation and questioning of

NOSENKO would be undertaken immediately and expeditiously..

pursued. It was understood, of course, as Anatole knew,

that he was to make a major contribution to the questioning

of NOSENKO and that information to this end would be made

available to him: there will be the closest coordination

with him, including a timely review of future transcripts

based on the new elicitation phase. It was understood his

views, comments and recommendations will be transmitted and

seriously considered if not explicitly implemented. Anatole

emphasized the need for him to review in advance all topics,

if not in all cases the specific questions, to be discussed

with NOSENKO after the new elicitation phase begins. He

understands the new elicitation phase will begin with Attach-

ment C and that there will be no additional topics discussed

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with NOSENKO until after Anatole has an opportunity to

review them and comment.

4. The following summary points emerged during the

course of our discussions as things which must be considered

in the NOSENKO case information and as papers or question-

naires are outlined and topics selected for further elicita-

tion from NOSENKO:

a. NOSENKO, as I understand the situation, has

had full access to newspapers, magazines, radio and TV since

approximately August 1968. Anatole was told I have no

knowledge of the periodicals or books he has read.

b. NOSENKO has recently been afforded a controlled

break from isolation and an opportunity to have feminine

companionship.

c. Since December 1968 the FBI has been inter-

viewing NOSENKO about topics previously discussed as well as

other matters of interest to the FBI which do not originate

with NOSENKO. Anatole noted that FBI access to NOSENKO must

be controlled according to the new elicitation procedures.

d. That it is my opinion only that NOSENKO may

think he is entering into or close to entering into a new

relationship with the Agency on the basis that he has

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satisfactorily answered all questions during the period

1967-68.

e. That it has not been possible and it may never

be possible to isolate or pinpoint either the exact informa-

tion or the point in time when NOSENKO was given new infor-

mation or additional information which might be relevant

upon analysis to the question of his bona fides or his mission.

f. To date there has been a concentration on pre-

paring elicitation questions on the basis of information

obtained during 1967-68 period because (a) this is the infor-

mation Anatole has reviewed, and (b) this information has been

considered to be the standard for assessing NOSENKO and his

information and arriving at conclusions, since these inter-

views were designed to elicit information which would help

resolve discrepancies apparent in his previous statements,

and (c) at this time this information is better organized

and in contrast to information from 1962, 1964, etc., is

retrievable as an accurate or literal NOSENKO statement.

g. That the summaries and questionnaires prepared

to date may not include every comment or statement NOSENKO

has made during the 1967-68 period because it has not yet

been possible to isolate, by indexing and extraction, every

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reference to a person or a topic. Anatole was told that

the sorting or isolation process has been completed only

through Memorandum N-188, from a total of approximately 260

memoranda. It was emphasized that most topics and persons

were discussed with NOSENKO several times at varying intervals,

and that the majority of topics were not covered to completion

in one or two interviews. NOSENKO also wrote memoranda on

topics which may not have been covered during interview or

which may relate to interview topics but which have not yet

been correlated with the interviews.

h. That research and analysis on most topics is

incomplete, both with respect to collateral information and

previous statements from NOSENKO.

i. That, as Anatole knows, there is certain collateral

or related information such as information from the FBI con-

cerning NOSENKO which has not been made available to him.

Anatole realizes this type of information may be vital to any

consideration of the NOSENKO case and he also points out the

possible if not probable relationship between FBI information

and sources and the problem of penetration of American intel-

ligence and Soviet disinformation. He hopes the FBI will

agree to release pertinent information to him and discuss

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sources in the near future. He realizes any analysis or

assessment of the NOSENKO case will suffer to the extent

information is withheld from him. Anatole understands the

problem even though he obviously does not accept it as

logical or helpful. He stresses the need for us to press

the FBI to make appropriate information available to him.

j. That information we are dealing with in the

transcripts of the 1967-68 NOSENKO interviews is not neces-

sarily information previously known to or discussed with

NOSENKO and that, for instance, the body of information re-

sulting from the 1967-68 information has been expanded con-

siderably by NOSENKO's review of hundreds of names

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photographs provided him. It was also noted that it has not

yet been possible to isolate topics new to NOSENKO about

which he was asked to comment during this period. Neither

have we been able to isolate or determine when in the past

new topics or questions of possible significance were intro-

duced to NOSENKO.

4. We discussed in detail Anatole's recommendations

and evolved an initial selection of Crucial Questions (Attach-

ment B) and from these the first topics and/or questions to

begin in the new elicitation phase with NOSENKO (Attachment C).

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Anatole expects to review and comment and to frame additional

questions after he reviews the transcripts of the first

elicitations. He has requested and expects, as this can be

accomplished, to review and comment about a summary of each

Crucial Question. The summary is to set forth both collateral

and NOSENKO information and detail, with attachments if neces-

sary, exactly what NOSENKO has said. Also, pertinent photo-

graphs and appropriate other documentation is to be attached

for comment or verification of identity by Anatole. Anatola

insists that he review and assist in the framing of all ques-

tions to be asked of NOSENKO and he states that he will

stipulate the order of questioning by both topic and specific

question where appropriate. He will specify or indicate areas

as set forth in Attachment C where questioning may proceed

without his detailed guidance but he expects to be consulted

about each topic. He plans to carefully tailor the elicitation

approach and, more importantly, to set down detailed guidelines

to follow when the elicitation or questioning becomes more

direct and concerned with those subjects considered, now or

later as revised, Crucial Questions. Anatole foresees a period

of relatively bland elicitation which will be followed by a

gradual sharpening of questions to the point where there will

be a confrontation or hostile interrogation. He also foresees

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another polygraph examination either before or after the

period of confrontation. The method or approach to the

elicitation from NOSENKO is elaborated in Attachment C.

Anatole's recomendations about confrontation tactics will

follow after the results of the elicitation phase have been

analyzed. During the period NOSENKO is being asked to com-

ment initially, work on additional elicitation topics will

continue.

5. Anatole continues to express his concern about the

problem of an Agency penetration and his absolute belief

that there is a continuing need to strictly compartment as

many aspects of our research as possible and to restrict

knowledge about our continuing efforts and particularly the

details to

get to the bottom of the NOSENKO case. He

emphasizes the need to severely limit dissemination of the

results

of the elicitation from NOSENKO although he under-

stands it will be necessary to provide the results to the

FBI. He is concerned about the dissemination of his KY tapes

and the possible implications since he now believes he may

have erred in outlining too many areas of concern in the

context of considering NOSENKO's bona fides. Anatole was

told the KY tapes have not yet been made available to the

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FBI but that, of course, he would be advised about any

proposal or decision to disseminate them.

6. In relation to the point about Anatole's concern

about knowledge of his information I told Anatole that it

would be necessary for him to comment in detail in the

future as he had recently on certain items. He was told

that, as he knew, we are at a stage in the NOSENKO case

where details such as the organizational assignments of

individuals and identifications and the number of leads

provided were tending to obscure the Crucial Questions

and divert our attention from the central problem of why

NOSENKO would have been dispatched. I told Anatole quite

frankly there was a feeling he had not been fully cooperative

on the NOSENKO case. There was a belief that he should

furnish the details of his knowledge about individuals,

operations, the KGB, etc., so that others can try to judge

the accuracy or inaccuracy of NOSENKO's information.

Anatole was told that it would come as no surprise to him to

learn that the fact he has not told everything he knows is

still a problem and that there may be some misunderstandings

since it is obvious his detailed knowledge has had and will

shave a direct bearing on the NOSENKO case. Anatole firnly

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but amicably reaffirmed his position concerning cooperation

on the NOSENKO case. He said (a) it was obvious that

research to date and collateral information supports his

position that NOSENKO is a dispatched agent; (b) that he

will continue to cooperate fully as he has when there has

been an exchange of information; (c) that he would not give

details now because to do so would result in a situation

where it is "Anatole against NOSENKO" and it is obvious that

more evidence than this is required for an objective conclusion

about NOSENKO; (d) that details will follow after research is

analyzed or during the process of analysis as we examine

information and the details are pertinent; (e) that it is

unnecessary for him at this time to give additional details

abcut personnel or the KGB organization except when these

details reflect on major items -- overall these details are

not crucial and there is nothing to gain by considering small

items and details. If, however, small details become a major

point such as in connection with KOVSHUK, CHURANOV, Cu and

GRYAZNOV' then during the review he will pinpoint the specific

and detailed contradictions. He reiterated his previous com-

ments pointed to the waste of time and diversion involved in

pursuing details and leads to recruitments or persons of

interest to the KGB when there is nothing crucial or significant

involved.

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7. It was agreed I would meet with Anatole when the

first elicitation results are ready or when additional

pertinent research has been completed and there are papers

or ideas to discuss.

N. SCOTT MILER

DC/CI/SIG

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