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

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

SECRET

EX. 786

5 December 1966

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: "American Defectors to the USSR"

• The attached material was part of a soft file entitl

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

(Support) around 1960 and maintained by various SRi 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

In most instances, basic information was then abstracted

for the US Defector Machine Program. In all instances in which

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

it has been incorporated into the appropriate 201 file, along with

a copy of this memorandum.

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.

JLBender

Orig - CI/MRO

1 - RID/FI

1 - SB/RMO

1 - CI/R&A/JLBender:

1 - GI/R&A/chrono

mr, sire site fer

disg 17/116399s

SECRET

REVIEWED BY FBUJFK TASK. FORGE

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RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

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noet meal verser, carpenir, aid con de. is residence dalier strea, Lo Isi.

World war IL. Three years service in airforce, inclucia serrice in India

erfieled ground cre: carpenter. lints rosco despatch lll, 11 sept 59,

attarind)

Cctober 1945. Medical discharge, for knich he rranted and still receiving

305, disamility pension.

Accordin: to his oin staterints, he azy have been dis-

harred on mental trounds and may nare had later psichiatric treatent Iro

le Th. (Desp. 1l1)

1n 22215-082: deto a per after one to do as seple seed

In DEA -68069 of 21.1.64, 1n SRS files)

19 Vec 1954. 'arried Helen SCHOLAR, born 1910 in sissia. (63069)

19 Dec 57. Divorce.

She residing; Los ingeles; with forr-year-old daughter;

runnine cany business. (68069)

ht this tinelard mobably in the shole post-mar seriod so far)

sergonaliti clashes with sumeriors made lt insessible for nia to hod jobs.

In addition to carpenter and sheet metal worker (anarchtly his specialties)

he horked as acrobat, draftsian, ¿rocery clerk, etc. (6ü0v9)

Early Airust. 1959. He departed leir York on an orgarized tour to bestern

Eurone and the iSER. (Desp 11l).

He said that lie paid $955 (6506%).

have ad deln fros the brother with unen he lived, because except sor lis

Irreg:lar corkire income, he had onl his sension: old to his, i0 to wife

for support of child. (Desp 1ll)

10 krust 1259. Entered Joviet I nion at vyuore, on reular serenaday tourist

viga incier in washington 20 Juls 1959. On to ieningrad and roscoir tie next

day. (beso 111)

1D digust 1959. lay his tour prora to entrair for venirerad, tere to

board enc thillik for london.

He suddenlr decided to stay in jescoir,

sho:! up at the station, arri

canceled shin reservations througn Inturist qico.

le had no contunist sympathies or leclorieal leanings torard tie Lirag ard

irad no Erlevances against the is.

Thout he could get a rood job in the st

though adultsed had no friends there and knew nothirg, of country, pecole, or

language. (68059)

10 fugust 1959 and the following ten days.

• Spoke about his decision to

other auericars in the hotel restaurant

and elsewhere but did not mite home

about it. (Lesp 11l), dile: i

a rest ent so esport, as rent he dare a here t)

29 Auruat 1059.

ac viaited the bassy an ins interciaren fro tio bora

with the corresporient also pierer.

no angers and nad tonen tuitiatin bastars aside notel manaces and

interist: ide on hecould sta'; no one had indicer or intinenced.

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SEGRI

1 fals

sain as alatt'iciis but

care exricted tarriate toret testore to tis

10 9C÷

The nitialls an

exaloitation posribilities cor enlairo to nin bit ie dis:issed as c103k-37a.-

darrer,

s-id hac heard tires chairin Ir is32.

He ans liven same and

-inder of sierica. Gatolic criest in icor, do rbsegently taliod siti him.

Do sas rational, lorical, serious, rosauressive, but irsisted on senserairg

citizenshio and delectine. (des?.

22 most 195g. "e vent ahead ais seat the leter to the unree soviet.

le did not keep a coug but told Aneru it included five saccifle points as spe-

cified by Inturist cuide: 1) DPOB, 2) nases and addresses of relatives, 3) his

property and bank accounts (sone); l) his sillls, education, and wuri record;

and 5) his noral, lueulo: lean, no (illegiole) reasors for santing coriot cit-

anythirg.agairgt the

Wouldn't sas, (Despo. LLl)

what ie had written under 5) or wither he load sald

2 september 135%e de care to the diassi, turned in his passoort, told of

sendirs, the letter to the sorene soviet,

asd indicated he ind not, chared his

mird. spider acain explaimo the irrerccaillity of recurciation and tea tot-

wheh Snyder reli ve

5 sentenher 175% He told

several rosin that he falt "orally and econ-

onically at lone in the ›oriot l'nion"

•.. kan! Jobe in rccent yoars in is ard

not hapy there. isekalised, dot bitter aainst US, but just liked Ili better:

ceople not in a hurry and not nervous ¿recis; he thoht thei were tryin. to do

things right in the Su. (61069)

8 Senteriver 1959.

le care to the inbassy to remost a iritten staterent

of his citizenshin status for ie sortet a'trorities.

iren told agassy would

Iniora him as soon as state informed ther, ho snitched to questions re visa

regirchents for enterin" is.

àe felt sors civin hin riraround because no

acknewledgement-of his letter or repeated job requecus.

¿'entioned he without

noney or friends, no sneal dyssian, etc. mich nad all beer pointed ot io bia

a fei days before.

Exaritatals still no soviet cros einloitation inown to

nbassy and no aparcich to the umbassy about his.

He still at Hotel Liraina,

at soviet expense but left to his own ¿erices.

Inb o=1ned tils right indicate

Sors undecided wat do viti, nin or do at thin hin goo emloltation eterial.

lo evidence of scrocation or entrannert, bit sois hare deliberately facilitates

his actions: namitted hin o'ersta; visa, encoursed ala tiroigh inturist crice

to seek citizenshio fron Suprere Soviet, ari allored his renain at lizaina on

credit. Petrulli reained sent and rational throgh all tiree neetines at

Eat wanted to gene sees toes ren cores dent

ashington Post on 9' sept:-said he, bad"com stupid thing to renounce lS cit-

izensnip in sopes o1 soviet ... wanted to hose ... had renounced lt citizenstio

because of "too mary contradictions" in tie sierican wai of life ... would

decline sith tharis even li they nos offered -in Sovie Liticenshio ... charre

o1 mind nut die to disillusionant tith st at secause no friands or relatives

to 100's me for hin 2s at none. (68069)

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On the cote an micentifiei coviet cificial told

hin lin restose in his lester regestiniorio: citicensin) that to should

hare applied at the sovEnd rasheir ton;

manager of lidaina dotel told hir ho

Houli hava to vicrio the prenises by la saplester; a both told his to re-

triere his rassport fron the imph or get some kin of trivel cochant fros

then, because he had to leave. His brother and seat his 3300. (69069)

15. Sentenber 1959. He arpeared at Anis and told abore ultimatun. (69069)

19 Septenter 1959. Accordin. to DBA-68069 he applied for an energancy

passport of this dale, but it seens likely that he mat have applied for 1t

on the 15th or sore date in jetucen, recmose a leshin ton Post artiale-of 19

Se-teaber (cited in 63069) reported that his is citicership had already been

retired to his, since State had declared him legally Incoretent; sama

arpeared in It Times of 19 sept.

He declared hirself "lucklest guy in the

world".

His serious mental condition further confirned by excuife, uno said

he a very sick man alternatelj vo:'erful and terrisle.

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861-76/354

The Department of State has no objection to the

release or declassification of this document in full

under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (PL 102-526)

1156

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FETRUZLI, NIGDOLAS

Dato of 81re48. 13 Fobruary 1921 at Brooklya, N.I.

Eduartlons Highesboal

SlitAr Sorvices USAT duriag World Har II, disobargod Il4s astor

undersolas irontuant la a nontal bospital.

Marital Statuss Divorood.

Docombor 1954 sarriod a Substar-bora 8151,

1n Doodabar 1957 divoroad hors ono abdia, a 81r1.

Profassions shost natal vorker

Dato of Defootloss August 1959

Patrulls loft his faully in the U.S., travelod abroad on a trovest trip.

¡a astered tha sorist Unlon on a rogular noven-lay touriat ties on 11 August.

On 29 duguat ha not1ílad the Us tabasay that ho ulahod to gluo up hia Amorican

6141802021p.

Wass guestlanad by a strangor, ho did sot know uby ho trarelad

to the sorlot Unton, viat he planned to do thoro, hou ho planned to support

bizsalf, and us, spocifloally, hu dostrod to resounco bis baerloan c1i1senahip.

A shootental vortor, Potrulll bad a history of mental ilinose. Ho abangod

h1s alad about dafuottag juaz before the Sovlot Undon rofuaad bia citIzonsbip.

(Wash, Sraning Star 20 Nor 59)

He had turned in blo passport to the U.S. Embasay, Monoon. Tho Stato Daparto

ment melod that his attaaptod raranolation vas not a logally cospotent aot.

Subsequently, tho Jabanay Issued bins pessport valla only for saturn to tho

Unlied Siator. Ho recolved a sorfat axlt via 1989 than 2 hours bafore blo

plaso lost Moscos on 21 Septsaber.

He bas dinos boon living with a brother

1a Vallay Strean, Long Laland.

(Naw Iork Tiras 20 Oct 59)

Sanda, india nil in sincerity.

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The Department of State has no objection to the

release or declassification of this document in full

under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526)

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PSMULLI, ISObOLAs

Dato of Births ca 1922

PLaCs Of EIrUAs USA

Dato of Dafeations gussor 1959

Potrulls. Lost ala camily la too los, trarolad to tao soviot unlas and

atarod that ho ularod to giro up hla doorican altssenship.

seen groatlanad,

so did sot boou voy ho travalod to irsals, uhat he plansod to do charo,

apacifically, ho desirad to

rosounce 118 Anarican altizenship.

A shooteotal vorkar, Potrulli had a bistory of nostal 1llpe8s.

changod hla nird about doleating just boforo the sorist Unlon rofusod

bla 0111801811P.

(Wash, sorlng Star 26 d07 591

lio bad turuad in his pasoport to tbo U:S, Inbag35, Masoo.

The state

Duparinest sulad that hla attarpted reaiciation vas not a logally

pampetent act.

subsequently, thu sabasar lasued hin & pasaport talli

only for rotura to tan unitod States.

Ho recolved a Soviut sodlt visa

Loas than 2 hours befora llo plano loft Mucou on 21 Suatanver. Ho bas

sanas bsen 11ving vich a brothar la vallog Stran, Long 131900

(Haw fork Flaas 20 Oct 591

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Y PATRULLI, NIcholas

ENICOLIna PETAÚLIA

Defected August 1959

Te sOllOwn! 11105107 15 SECHET

•Whilo traveling in the USSP. as a tourlat

In the surmer of 1959, NIcholas PETRUILI

appeared at the United States Embassy, 1n

Moscow on 28 August 1959 and Informed

Embassy officlals that he wisted to remain

In the USSR. On 3 September 1959 no executed

an oath of renunciation of his American

citizenship and stated that he had applled

for Sovict citizenship. On & September 1959

PEPTULLI returned to the U. S. Embassy and

stated that the soviets vere "giving him a

run around" and that he wished to retaln hls

Ancrican Sitizenship. He was given a one-way

Passport to the United States and returned to

his home In New York on 22 September 1959. A

born in Brooklyn, New York on 13 February 19992e0 or deriescination ol this document in full

of Italian-born parents. He had been divounder the provisions of the jFK Assassination Records

seet malal torker dy profession, PETelL Me department oil State has no objection to tha

of Italian-born parents. He had been divoreder the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526)

In December 1957 from his Russian-born wife.

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whom he married In Decenber 1954 and by whom

he has a daughter. wring world War Il PETRULLI

served in the Unfted States Air Force and

recelved a dacharge lies arter undergalag

treatment in a mentäl hospital. He subséquently

had psychiatric care while living in California.

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, The Departinent of State has no objection to the

release or declassification of this document in full

under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Recordsa.

Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526)

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SONICES PETHUL: i,-

Alcholas

aka Pats la, Nicolina

CARES

suojeot, a tourist lo iusola, appearad at usa lastican, limbassy in Moscon

on 25 August 1959, Iodlostlng that he ulchod to nasain in the sortot valon.

respite baing caulloned by an imbassy offsclil, subjoot insisted that he uistod

to renounce his insticar, citizenship. la saiu so lliod noat the Usili starde

for and thought ha would bo able to kain a better Ilving in that country. Ho

exacertod an oath of reminalation of his knarices allisenship on 3 Soptombor

-. Subfcot was born In Erooklyn, New Yori, on I3 Fobruary 1921,

lie ras a sheet-natal norker in Valloy Si,reart, liew Xork, sho had

bear dirorier, In Lecouber 1957, fron his liussiar-born uito, Whom he sad married

In Docealer 195%s and ty uhca ho bas a daughtor.

Subgeot reportedly gerrod In

Un inited statos Air force, durine world liar 1I; and vas dischargod in vorober

1945, attor undergola: tmatoent In a contal bospital. lia subraquantly lad

peychiatrio caro, nilo living In calitorala.

1959.

After ronouncing hie sacrican iltioonship en 3 sopranbor. 1959, Subgeat re-

appared at the inerican arnasy on 8 Septerbor j95y, stating tat he felt tha

Sovlots nore sivine bin tho un aroud and that to had chan od his sirs! and

ashed to rotein his Unirai statos cit1zenghip an return hon. lho soviets

had ronortedly advised surfect thit to obtair. sorlot cilizenchip, ha vould have

oy bowingly persitting run to ovorstay his vica,

courtst guide to sond ho citizensbip application to the stiprene aviat, and

allouing his to reanin on oredit at a daluro hotel.

The stato lipartoont ruled that subjoot's atterptod renunciation of his

Unitod Staros eltizanatio nas no! a legrily compotant act, asd bo vas given a

one eray passport for tia United states. la saturped to his hora in lion Yor',

an 22 Soptember 1959.

Ebe above intorntion 18 lasgoly takon trini a sorolen coitico

dispelch, of 9/11/59. Inforsation royarding subjoct's ob

tainin" a passport to saturn to the United States, and 1s

formatior: reçanting his return bozo, 1= ISON iGN Jork Irac

newspaper articlas

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