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Russell August Längelle.

Genzman

5-4-78

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Robert Genzman and Harold

Lexp interviewed Russell August

Langelle at C/A headquarters

on May 4, 1928. The intervieco

yielded the following information:

Fangelle joined the CIA in

September 1950, and worked

mainly in SR9 of the soviet

Russia

Division....

In... Rovember

- the pee the a agay

ments. His CIA files would

have reflected this termination

E employment. The only document

to the contrary would

Rave been

a memorandum

from the Director

when he returned to the C/A."

Cat present this document would

probably be in his personnel

file.o

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Approximatel

enew that fanges fifteen people

e was still

with the erA after his resigna-

7 perations, e George Risevalir

rank Lery, Ted Polling

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Genzman

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Jack Kindschi, Dune Sworbuck)

the State

Departments Office of

At the time of his resignation,

angelle applied for employment

epartmen

the interim he worked. at the

secht Company or march

on March 1956

State Department. as a security

Officer..

on september 1956 he

was sent to Vienna, where he

carned a reputation for being

a strict security Officer at the

on On personnel ta ton

security, in order to build his

cover as a non-CIA. foreign

paid by the state Department

27 The ClA Chief of station in Urenna

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officer ne the so Ember

enor CIA officer there. The

C/A contingen

Jin Yoscow.

consisted. of five or six officers

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Genzman

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working inside the Embassy and

approximately four outside. Inside,

with deep cover, were George

P. Winters (EconsO fficer.), FNU

FNU denables) and Steveos

Washenko (Econ3 or Agric/Officer)

Outside were dear Leterman (Leacher 24

at the American i school)) and

three or four students, who handled

orientation projects rather than

operations projects)

Langelle handled CIA

communications in Moscow: The

CIA used State Department

channels of communication, but

could code messages by meant of

me-pad encrypting. so that

he message was

secret until

it was forwarded to CIA Readi

quarters, where it was decoded.

on 1959 the Soviets declared,

fangelle persona son grata as

a result of his involvement with

P. 5. Popor. Fangelle was the

ar their it oper, who worke

or the

- Soviet meltary

intelligence. While making a

contact with Popor! Langelle

was detained by the KGE

and was questioned for two

and a half hours.

The KGB

attempted to recruit him, and

then released him. The State

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Genzman

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Department filed a formal protest,

but Langelle was told to leave

the Soviet Inion within three

days. He left the soviet Inion

in early October 1959.

Langelle first became avare

f See Harvey Oswald when he

heard in a conversation that

a Marine had contacted the

American consular office in

Moscow to renounce his citizenship.

He later heard that this individual

had changed his mind and was

returning to the United states.

He does not recall the details

United sta

Feline sent pale in tre

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Langelle characterized Oswald's

defection as a consular case to

be handled by consular officers,

rather than an intelligence case

involving intelligence officers.

who were shorthanded in Moscows

It that time. the stated that

the few intelligence: officers in

Moscow at that time were

involved in specific operations,

and did not perform general

intelligence functions. We also.

stated that intelligence officers

at the embassy did not use

che consular officers for intelligence

StRipurposes, and that there were

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Genzman.

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no ClA people in the consular

section.

Langelle stated that the

meletary intelligence pegale at the

Embassy probably would have been

contacted about Oswald's defection.

The military intelligence personnel

included Leo Sulacki (Marines),

Paul Adame (Nady), John

was an intelligence officer or

whether Davison was involved

in the Penkorsky case

Langelle stated that when

Oswald left the foret Inion,

he was the responsibility of the

State Department, the denmigration

and Naturalization Service, and

the FBI.

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When Langels left

Moscow en 195% Wenters was

the senor CIA officer there

03 (Mahoney) and Feberman were still

there,...

are been the a angel erity

Officer was John Abidiant coRe

was not with the CIA. abidian

was later replaced by Hugh

Montgomery, who was Winter s

successor as senor C'A officer

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Gerzman

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Montgomery was later replacea by

Paul Garbler.

First officially lo became thie

of station in Moscow. Other

C)A officers in Moscow circa 03

1962 included Rodney Cartons

Bill Forbaly, and possibly dohn

03 D. Remenway

It headquarters the chief

of the Soviet Russia Division

was fohn Maury, followed by

Howard Osborne and then

David C. Murphy.

With regard to American

journalists in Mosçow, Langelle

had no contacts with. R. 5.

or aune Mosby,

and was contacted by Priscilla

Johnson for an interview after

he was declared persona. non

grata.

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When Langelle returned to the

United states, he continued working

for the State Department, He resumed

- 1961. Led tart murication

between Washington and Moscow.

In Saptember 176/ he resumed [hia) C/A duties

on a full-time basis at headquarters. He.

worked mainly in the foret Russia

Nursion, External Operations, Africa and

Europer

It present he is still with the

CIA Cnd still paid by the state 32

Department, but he plans to retire soon.

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Langelle

Langelt was born on.

October 71922.

His social security number is E95-18-8800}

It is married, with three children: 30

Sangel

a ponie the Cere.

seplender, 195°

and worked mainly unn

Soviet

Pisiao Division.

In November! 955 che

have

assigne termination of employment.

the only document to the contrary would

have been a memorandum fron the

Director of Central Intelligen

Dulless stating that s' gell would

virori

говат

ersonnel

file.)

relain all rights and benefit

fifteen people knew that he was

Johnson (Chieft of Operations), George

Riscalper (sp), Frank Ferry, Ted

Polling, Jack findsche, fine o

forbuck; e Ed Gallouay, Seonar

se coy (Reports and Regurements);

Pierre da silva (COS), and

someone at the

State Depastment:

plice of Security? SICRET 11112601

Hang a

be at

the time of his

reapintent 1 sapplied trent.

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Langelle handled CIA communications

in Moscow. The C/A used Slate

Department channels of communication,

but see could code messages by means

of one pad encrypting so that the

message was secret until it was

forwarded to CIA Headquarters for

decoding.

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deliberately tough on CHA personnel bor

security breaches in arder to ste

In the interim he worked at the techt

Company. In March 1956 he legion

started to work at the State Nepartment

ary as par

state pant a decurity Officer, "He a span a the

tenna in Seplember 1906,s on Segliter

1956 le was sent to Vienna, where he

adapest tee reputation

Jungwas

a strict security opficer; the

Chief of Station] not the (in; Vienna) and

ambassados knew

= he wat with

parth fate deed as the banity

officer at the Moscow Smoosey prom

Dacember/951 to deptem 62 1959.

hadditions he was the senior CHA

fficer there, with five or six

CiA affeciss working inside the Simlasty

side, it primately in outer de

p. Winters?

(Econ. Officer),

03 (mahoney)s

Venables) "and 03,22

Iteve Vashenko (Econ, or (egric. Pfic)

Outside were Jean Liberman @teacher 24

O the American serool and three or

four students, who handled prientation

'insert]

projecte rathes thap operations greets)

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on 1959 Sno the Soviets declared.

l'Angeli persona non grata. as a result

Do hio involvement with P.J. Popor.

Lang. li was the case officer for Poper,

Who worked for the Susat GRU,

Soviet military intelligence

Kanget;

had been

Heater

While

forgelle

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making a contact with Popor

Langelle was detained by the KGB

and was questioned for;

half Rours. The KES attempled

to recruit him, than released

ding ends

- The state Department

filed a formal protest, but Langelle

was forced to bave the soviet Unis

within three days...

Langelle, first became aware

I See Harvey swald when he heard

i conversation that a former Mariac

had contacted the american consular

office in Moscow to renounce his

citizenship: He later heard that

this individual dad changed his

mind and was returning. to the

United Stater. He does not recall

the details of these conversations.

site bless taly took plane

Langelle characterized Orwald s

secton Qs a consular case to be

landled by consular officers rather

Ran an intelligence caseust

volving entelligens officers. who

were shorthanded in thoscow at that

time.

He otated that the few

intelligence officers in Moscour at that

SECRET time were involved in specific

peration euge did pretions perform

peneral intelle

Embasase.

Ste potan balen he malan

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and that where were no Cit into people in

the consular section

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left the soviet Union, was the

regonsifility of the State Department,

the Immigration and Naturalization

dervice, and the FBI.

When Langelle left Moscow in 1959,

Winters was the senior CIA offices there

Mahoney and Lebernan were stell there,

and Washenks, may still have been there

Langelle: "replacement as Embassy Security

officer was John abidian Tanko was

not with the CHA. Abidian was

entered replaced 2 ate can

Montgomery, who

replaced by faul Farter, who becane

of station in Moscow.

...Other C)A

ficers in Mosco circa 1962 included

Military telligence

in Moscow incladed

personnel

al Adama

(exol) attache (Nags

Ot headquarters, the l chist of the

ferret Russia Quision was John

Mawry, followed by Howard Osborne

and ther

David E.

Murphy.

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When Largelle returned to the

United states, he continued working for the

State Department. Heresumed FRisCIA

duties on a partitime basis in 1951 te dealt

with communications betweer Washington and Moscow.

on september 196| he resumed ThigC/A duties

on a full-time bascs at Headquarters.

He worked mainly in the sovietkussia

Division, External Operations, africa

and Europe. Hers present at present

he is still with the C)A land is stell 32

paid by the state Department out he

plans to retire soon...

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Genzman

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lan Leterman fleacher] 24

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rather than operatione

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took over flate..

responsitiliticasios

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Washenko y. till there

Mahoney 103 + Seberian

PNG

Lagency oposation

penetration or @Rt-mil intel.

Pytor se

popor. agent

1'6 was case off:

case compromised

got approval from Thrush.

to hidnap - as steppers

tried to recruit

peleased ofter 21 hrs.

said they would get in touch

state protested

PNG

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handled State Dpt dities

(agenty functiond

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ingelle.

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Genzman

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(Penkousky)

cut out-Brit. wife

SR9 sapt. ' =

62

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on pull-time basis dget. 6)

(004158 - beft.59)

[maRong: ESA officer.)

[communicit. = Mos. to HOT

5R9 Jack Maury

EWinters remained I

<HO.

is conversation a consular officer said Marine

- renounced stipenship.

walke-ina

consular off. would bring it to your attention

George Wieswalper Fin Berlin, handles Peror Joble

in EBekhit Vienna:

handled Penkoskay

maybe Rosento

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Usad state commuricolion...

Gone pad encrypting]

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sangelle

L'Oepgeti

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Genzman

5-4-28

[no a dA peoplein consular section

mil. intell.

Pail Adams: Naw:

Ted Hoffman. arm

undes Noo:

Dulacki Mar.

would have been contacted

Korengo- no contrels

Sohnson- asked for intervie after his PNG

Mosby - no contacts

Gredberg-didn't know.

Davison - desant know if ageney

not involved in Pant to his krooled a

dip. personnel could not be used for intel. without

prior approvel from ftete."

provocations

Itarmatone ]

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atsugi - 53-55

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rangele

i Langeli

5.

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Gonzmar

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(John Do Weingway) (P)

Paul Garbler (COS; replaced Matgone )

(Body Carlion 03

But MarChy

No commo souves register wite mel. + Moscow

63 - 5R , Chief of External: Opa.

africa + Eur.

Till paid by State]

FSR + in Moscow

6513 - Moscow

David E. Murply

- Chief of SR Dis: 83% 64-65

Cos ten Bastin during

Popor operation while

L'a in Moscow

ther~ Maury

follensed by Neard Orborne

murphy

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5.

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pe feel that the military intelie

contacted about Cowald's defection.

included that 9t

Dulacki (Marines), Paul

adams (Navy)s.

munson

whether he

With regard to American

journalists in Moscow, Langelle

had no contacts with X. G. Torengold

or alive Morty, did not know

a. I Goldoing, and was contacted

he was declared persond non

grata.

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