Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
Document date: 05/24/1983
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John Fo Kennedy Assassination Records Collection At of

DATE 1L 11 2017

198 114 US Hotel

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10184-10058

RECORD_SERIES: NY

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 89-75-854

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: NY

TO:

TITLE:

DATE: 05/24/1983

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 62-109060-2ND NR 8236X

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

REVIEW DATE:

05/12/1998

STATUS Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

• JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

JFK Act 6 (1)(C)

COMMENTS:

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Colleption Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14÷2017

SECRET

MAY 24 1983

SUBJECT: LEE HARVEY OSWALD

CHARACTER:

FCI - R

(3)

REDWOOD IS THE (CODE NAME ASSIGNED TO A RGB

LINE N OFFICER

• WHO DEFECTED TO THE

NEST IN JUNE, 1982.

HE WAS BORN 3/28/475 HE WAS A KGB MAJOR IN THE ILLEGALS

DIRECTORATE, HIS LAST POST BEING HEAD OF LINE N IN TEHRAN,

IRANS' HE WAS RECRUITED BY THE KGB WHILE STUDYING PERSIAN

WITH ENGLISH AS HIS SECOND LANGUAGE, AT THE MOSCOW SCHOO

F ORIENTAL LANGUAGESS) HIS ENTIRE KGB CAREER HAS BEE

DEVOTED TO IRANIAN MATTERS RELATED TO LINE N

BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE [S DIRECTORATE

DIE CRORE TO LOS AT THE E

AND HE HAD

AT THE "CENTER"s,

PREVIOUS TO BIS POSTING IN TEHRAN](S)

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NEW YORK

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Releasell under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE:| 11-14-2017

SECRET

MAY &A 1983

SUBJECT: YURIY I. NOSENKO

CHARACTER:

FCI - R

REDWOOD IS THE [CODE NAME A

ASSIGNED TO A KGB

WHO DETECTED TO THE WEST IN JUNE, 1982.

HE WAS BORN 3/28/47 HE WAS ACKGB MAJOR IN THE ILLEGALS

DIREETORATE, HIS LAST POST BEING HEAD OF LINE N IN TEHRAN,

HE WAS RECRUITED BY THE KGB WHILE STUDYING PERSIAN

(WITH ENGLISH AS HIS SECOND LANGUAGE) LAT THE MOSCOW SCHOOL

HIS ENTIRE KGB CAREER HAS BEEN

DEVOTED TO IRANIAN MATTERS RELATED TO LINE NAND HE HAD

BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE (S DIRECTORATE (ILLEGALS) AT THE "CENTER"»)

PREVIOUS TO HIS POSTING IN TEHRAN](S)

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 611-14-2017

SECRET

YURI I. NOSENKO

On 1/17/83, source was queried concerning any

knowledge he might have of the NOSENKO matter.

He advised

that "officially" the KGB never discusses defectors and

generally all one would hear would be rumor and gossip.

NOSENKO is considered a "traitor" in the eyes of

the KGB

as tar as source is awared

The source assumed that NOSENKO told western

pecial one one our the see une convento at o

following NOSENKO's defection to do a damage assessment.

is an aside, source noted that his defection would be

examined" by members of the k Directorate of the firet

Chief Directorate and by members of the 9th Department of the

S Directorate. g

Source has no knowledge concerning any connection

between the NOSENKO defection in 1964 and LEE HARVEY OSWALD's

assassination of President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963.

to give his opinion on the merits of some speculation that

NOSENKO defected under the direction of the KGB to convince

the US that the KGB had nothing to do with OSWALD's actions,

source did not believe that to be the case.

In source's

opinion, NOSENKO's defection and all the information he furnished

about the sco weuld have been too great a price to pay "to

save one man." At)

Source does not believe that the KGB would risk

attempt t

source has never heard that the KGB killed or attempted to kill

a defector.

COMMENT:

In 1969, [the ATLAST illegal was, in fact; ordered

astheten D.C. martment comes ATLAss net however,

Nashinaton,

given NOSENKO's name but only a physical description.

(JFK) +134456-3/1719s

CLASSIFIED BY: 5668 SLO/GL

REASON: 1.5 (ca.)

DECLASSIEY ON: X°016/

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