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Document date: 02/22/1964
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02/22/1964

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FEDORA

NOSENKO, OSWALD AND JFK

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FEDORA

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Re New York Investigative airtel, 2/13/64.

IN VIEW OF THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE POSITION OF

NY 3653-S*

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ANY INFORMATION ATTRIBUMID 10 THIS SOURCE AND NO ACTION

TAKEN WHICH COULD CONCEIVABLY JEOPARDIZE THE SECURITY OF

INFORMANT OR REUBAL HIS IDENTITY.

On 2/20/64, NY 3653-g* was anterviewed by SAS

INGENt d. CAHILL and HARRY E. MORRIS, JR.

During the

course of

this interview the Informant furnished the

following information relating to YURI I. NOSENKO, the

Soviet national, who was recently publicized in the

American press as a defector to United States Intelligence

services.

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Informant advised that on 2/18 and 2/19/64,

Colonel BORIS S. IVANOV, the Chief of the KGB, New York

Residency, held meetings with personnel of the KGB Residency

concerning the YURI NOSENKO affair. Elaborating on this,

the intormant stated that these meetings were held in

Colonel IVANOV'S

office in the KGB space on the eighth

floor at the Soviet Mission, 136 East 67th Street, NYC.

The informant said IVANOV met with the Security Branch

on 2/18/64, at 6:00 P.M..

He met with the Scientific

and Technical Branch at

12:00 noon on 2/19/64,

and with

the personnel of the Political Branch on 2/19/64 at 6:00t.M

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During these meetings, according to the informant,

Colonel IVANOV informed KGB personnel in NY that he had received

two telegrams from KGB Headquarters in Moscow concerning YURI

NOSENKO S IVANOV stated that KGB has assigned the code name

of Ido]" to NOSENKO. IVANOV did not read either of the

telegrams in full but generally related to KGB personnel

the contents of the telegrams.

Informant stated that one of the first things

mentioned by Colonel IVANOV was the fact that when the

chiefs of the KGB New York Residencies In NY

and Washington,

became aware of the fact that NOSENKO wass in the

united states, and that someone from the soviet Embassy would

be permitted to confront him, the chiefs of the two residencies,

namely IVANOV Of the New York Residency and ALEKSANDR FOMIN

of the Washington, D.C. Residency, had a conference about this

matter. Also present at this conference was PAVEL LUKIANOV, -

the man who was to replace FOMIN as KGB Chief in Washington,

D.C.

Note Informant advised during the interview

of 2/20/64, that on that date, ALEKSANDR FOMIN

was in NY, at which time, he had a conference

with Colonel IVANOV "formsome minutes"

Informant stated he personally saw FOMIN

at approximately 3:30 P.M. on 2/20 and that

shortly thereafter FOMIN left the KGB Resid ency

to go to the airport so that he could board a

plane to return to the Soviet Union.

IVANOV stated that during his conference with

FOMIN and LUKIANOV they decided that when a man from the

Soviet Embassy had a chance to confront NOSENKO,

that this

man should be a KGB employee and that he should

be assigned

the task of killing NOSENKO. In reply to a direct question,

informant stated it was his understanding that this KGB

employee would kill NOSENKO by shooting him.

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According to BORIS IVANOV, ALEKSANDR FOMIN

suggested that the man to carry out this assignment was

ALEKSEI

• P. KOSIKOV.

Informant described KOSIKOV as a member of the

Consular Group ou theSoviet Embassy in Washington, D.C.

He stated that KOSIKOV is a KGB employee.

Informant

said that he did not know whether KOSIKOV is an employee

of the 13th Department, Ist Directorate KGB.

Colonel BORIS IVANOV explained to KGB personnel

that he felt that KOSIKOV would not be arrested and detained

by US authorities for killing NOSENKO inasmuch as NOSENKO

Is a Soviet citizen, and that KOSIKOV, in killing NOSENKO

would not be committing a crime against the us or any

eitizen of the US.

IVANOV stated that after it had been decided by

FOMIN and himself that the above was the best course of

action to follow in this matter, he and FOMIN collaborated

on a telegram which they sent to KGB Headquarters in Moscow

outlining their plan.

IVANOV related, however,

that one day

later they received a reply from Moscow which was signed

"VLADIMIROV the KGB code name for SEMICHASTNY, the head

of the KGB)S)IVANOV said that in this telegram, Moscow

replied that theCentral Committee of the CP did not agree

with the recommendation of IVANOV and FOMIN "for now'

IVANOV

said it was written that "We will do this later, this 1s not

the proper moment"

According to the informant, IVANOV said that the

above telegram was the first of two telegrams to which

IVANOV telered during his conference with KGB personnel.

IVANOV said that when it was determined that KBB Headquarters

in Moscow would not allow NOSENKO to be killed, then It was

decided that another man from the Consulör Group at the

Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C. would be sent to

confront

NOSENKO. This man was not a

KGB employee, but was "clean"

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Informant said that Colonel IVANOV stated he

is convinced that NOSENKO defected because of a lack of

morality.

IVANOV said it is his opinion that NOSENKO

planned this whole thing for a long time.

IVANOV further

commented that it is especially difficult for him to

understand NOSENKO's actions inasmuch as NOSENKO's father

was a close personal friend of Premier KHRUSHCHEV.

Informant was then asked if it was unusual

that

NOSENKO, an employee of the Second Directorate of

KGB in Moscow, should be selected to accompany the

Soviet

Disarmament Delgation to Geneva, Switzerland, it being

noted that the specific function of the Second Directorate

is to perform counter-intelligence duties against

foreigners in the Soviet Union.

Informant replied that

it is not unusual for employees of the Second Directorate

to be selected for such missions. He said that on the

contrary, it is

considered quite

an honor among personnel.

of the Second Directorate to get

such assignments. He

said these assignments are eagerly sought and jealously

guaded by those fortunate enough

to get them.

example of another employee of

the. Second Directorate

who travelled abroad with a Soviet Delegation, informant

cited NIKOLAY

RAINIKOV, a chief of a department of the,

Second Directorate, who several months ago accompanied

toe Soviet Scientific Delegation to the United States.

Information concerning RATNIKOV's visit to the United States

• the united states

with this delegation

has been previously furnished to the

Bureau.

IVANOV told KGB employees during the meeting

on the NOSENKO matter that the second telegram fron

Moscow which was signed by the code name "VLADIMIROV"S)

(previously identified as the code name for SEMICHASTNY;

the head of the KGB conceded that perhaps KGB Headquarters

had made

which had triggered the defection of

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