DEFECTION OF STEFAN KNIBBA FROM POLISH FISHING TRAWLER SWEDEN.
Originator: CIA
From: HAMBURG
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 12/04/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBJECT REF POSSIBLY IDENTICAL EITHER FOLLOWING TWO INDIVIDUALSE

A. XSTEFAN KNIBBA, 4 DEC 25, CHOJNICE, POLAND:

1. SUBJECT APPARENTLY DEFECTED FROM POLISH FISHING TRAWLER

SWEDEN MAY 53, SCREENED BY KUBARK SWEDEN AND FRANKFURT BUT NEVER

USED. HE DROPPED JAN 54 AS INEPT AND HANDLING AND CONTROL

IMPDET CL BY 0 22.08

PROBLEM. IN FEB 54 SHIPPED FROM FEDREP ON M/S DIAMANT FOR POLAND.

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SUBJECT SUBSEQUENILY WROTE NUMBER OF LETTERS TO KUBARK PA ATTEMPTING

CONDUCTED ON 4 MAY 1976

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RE-ESTABLISH CONTACT BUT NEVER APPEARED AI MEETING SITES. NO

RECORD SUBJECT FROM OCT 55 TO JUNE 60 WHEN TRACED BY KUENAST

(WEST GERMAN SECURITY SERVICE) WHO SUSPECTED SUBJECT OF EASTERN

INTEL ACTIVITY. SUBJECT PICKED UP '12 OCT 61 IN CUXHAVEN FOR

for FOLA Review on

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KUENAST INTERROGATION: DURING INTERROGATION SUBJECT RELATED THAT

IN 56 IN ORDER TO GET WIFE OUT OF, POLAND HE VISITED POLISH MISSION

BERLIN TELLING THEM DETAILS PREVIOUS U.S. INTEL CONTACTS.

SUBJECT STATES HE THEN MADE SHORT TRIP TO POLAND RETURNED WEST

GERMANY AND THEN AGAIN IO POLAND TO OBTAIN WIFE'S RELEASE. 251-289248

STAYED THREE YEARS POLAND WHERE HE ÄTTENDED SEAMEN'S SCHOOL AT

NO COST, RETURNED BREMEN IN 59 WITH FAMILY ON FISHING BOAT WHICH

HE ALLEDGEDLY OWNED. KUENAST APPARENTLY UNABLE PROVE IS ACTIVITY

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AND SUBJECT RELEASED.

2. SUBJECT TRACED BY A-2 JULY 59; TRACED BY 513TH JULY

60; 513TH DROPPED INTEREST AUGUST 60.

• 3. BEVISION USED SUBJECT NAME AND HIS WEST GERMAN PASSPORT

FÖR ILLEGAL PIS TRIPS TO WEST. BEVISION NOT AWARE SUBJECT HAD

RETURNED FED REP 59 WHEN HE INFOMRED EXPRESSED OPINION KNIBBA

PIS. FACT KNIBBA GIVEN STATE OWNED FISHING BOAT AFTER ADMITTING

HE IN CONTACT AMERICANS AND IN SPITE HIS PREVIOUS ESCAPE TO WEST

INCREASE LIKELIHOOD HE PIS.

4. AS OF NOV 61 SUBJECT RESIDING WITH FAMILY AT CARL

SEVERING STR.8, BREMEN.

5. THERE ARE MANY INCONSISTENCIES IN SUBJECT'S STORIES TO

KUENAST AND KUBARK: STRONGLY SUSPECT SUBJECT PROVACATEUR OR AT LEAST!

SWINDLER IF HE IDENTICAL YOUR SUBJECT. IF KNIBBA APPEARS

IDENTICAL YOUR SUBJECT WE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

B. RYSZARD KWIATOWSKI, DOB 1 JAN 29 KRAKWO, _ INTEL SWINDLER

WHO VISITS INTEL AGENCIES AND DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS

AND TELLS STORY OF PRISONERS IN RUSSIA. HAS APPEARED IN GFR,

FRANCE AND ITALY. DESCRIBED AS FIVE FEET FIVE INCHES, 130 POUNDS,

BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, SCARS ON HEAD AND LEGS. BLACKLISTED 14

FEB 61. DIR 05692 APRIL 62 SUGGESTS KWIATOWSKI MAY BE IDENTICAL

WITH ONE POTR KULINOWSKI WHO CALLED HAMBURG CONSULATE 5 APRIL

62 STATING HE SOVIET CITIZEN EMPLOYED ON POLISH SHIP AND WANTED

• DEFECT. APPOINTMENT WAS ARRANGED BUT KULINOWSKI NEVER SHOWED.

ABOVE INFORMATION MAY BE PASSED ODENVY.

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