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10/20/00

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Cover Support Desk

FROM

: Mr. Robert j. Leonard

SUBJECT

: TARASOFF,

Anna

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B-SB/2

GIST:

• special meeting was convened to consider the probler

of the prospective visit of subject's father to the Russiar

Embassy to obtain a visa.

not de briefed in advance and that an aman do had pahone

for Subject.

DETAILS:

of the Office of Security met with Mr.

CI Staff;

problem of

a prospective trip to the Russian Embassy by the

Subject's father for a trip to Russia.

2. Mr. O'Neal had Mrs. TARASOFF recount the details of

the situation.

DDS/135

She said that several months ago her father

ANTHONY ADAMOVIEZ had indicated an interest in attempting

ADDS/I&S

to locate his brother and sisters in Russia.

He sent

Chief/S3D

correspondence_to his home town and received a reply from

Dep Chiel

MINSKAYA, U.S.S.R..

A to Cirist

YULYANOVICHU ADOMOVICHU was also living.

This correspondence

Ch. CGR

inspired ADAMOVieL with the desire to visit his brother and

Ch. SED

sister in Russia or his retirement. ADOMOVICHU, age 66,

in good health, recently retired from his job as

a laborer

Ch.!:....

with American Steel and Wire Company and is now determined to

visit Russia. Subject's mother has no intention of returning

to Hussia.

Desk 1D-

Desk SB-

3.

MrS. TARASOFF, on her return from a short vacation

Ad & Tug

vIsit to ner husbana BORIS D. TARASOFF, an Agency employee

Consulton IDY in Mexico, visited her parents in Ohio and was informed'

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of her father's intention to come to Washington to make

inquiry at the hussian Embassy in regard to his visit to

Russia.

Subject's father wished Subject to accompany him

but she indicated that as a government employee she did

not want to go there.

O64.

COMELLA Knows shes the mero meet the necessity

not to divulge this information.

Subject stated that her

father and mother know only that she is a government employee.

They are not interested in the Agency or Department where

she or her husband is employed.

Subject_ also advised that

although her landlady and Sears Roebuck Department Store know

her as CIA she is not aware that anyone else knows.

5. Mr. O'Neal asked what could be done about this

situation.

Mr.. Means said that Subject's husband is in

Mexico under light state_ cover but had previously been ..

backstopped firmly as a contract employee of the Department S<

of State, Escort Branch, Division of Language Services. He

said he would firm up this backstop so that in the event of

inquiry at that Division of State it would be confirmed that?

he is in Mexico on an assignment.

Mr: Woodward stated that 3]

he would provide a U.S. Army Translation Unit cover for 52

Mrs: "Anasore retroactive to her entrance on duty. The.

ündersigned stated that he would conduct expedite credit

checks on the Subject and her husband to ascertain whether or

not they had been recorded as Agency employees.

6.

It was agreed among the conferees that since the

father of Subject was unwitting of Subject's CIA employment

he would not be specially briefed on what to answer in the

event that the question was asked in connection with his

It was agreed that not knowing the specific

Department of Government he would have to consult his daughter

could give the cover which had been prepared for

her.

The undersigned pointed out the possibility that subject's

father might know

of Subjects employment but it was agreed

that in view

of his age and background it was very improbable

and that it would be better not to brief him specifically

on subjects employment but to let the question be handled

naturally.

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Subsequent to the meeting expedite credit checks on

the Subject and her husband revealed no record at either the

Credit Bureau or stones.

It has subsequently been learned

that Subject's father had visited the Embassy and had beer

asked to give a short history and the names of his chiloren

Subject was listed by her father in her maiden name.

Consequently no further difficulty is expected in this matter.

The Office of Security is to be kept advised of

further

developments in this case by I. k. Chalmers, Subject's

supervisor.

ACTION:

None. Information only.

Rotest Lenard.

Robert

Leonard

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