American Defector
Originator: USA
Document date: 12/09/1957
Document type: Paper

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AGENCY

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RECORDS SERIES

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

INSCOM/CSF

194-10012-10007

DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : USA

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TITLE : AMERICAN DEFECTORS IN BAUTZEN (ROZ)

DATE : 12/09/57

PAGES : 2

SUBJECTS : SLOVODA, VLADIMIR

HUTTO, RAYMOND H.

BOYD, ARTHUR

MURPHY, CLIFFORD

DEROCHE, ARTHUR

COMMUNIST

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DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : CONFIDENTIAL

RESTRICTIONS : 1B, 2

CURRENT STATUS : POSTPONED IN FULL

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/20/95

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS : THE REVIEW BOARD VOTED THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT

RATED RETUNT TO TUR SEASE WON DO PRETEN

KENNEDY.

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

64954 Date: 09-22-2022

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Annexure II to

BRIP/0/11/354

dated > Deo 57.

AMERICAN DEFECTORS IN BAUTZEN (ROZ).

1.

RA 53717942 Raymond E. HUTTO, AWOL wef 28 Jun 54.

Source could give no new information about the a/n defector.

2.

US 57113516 Arthur BOYD, AWOL wef 9 Nov 53.

Source confirmed that the an lives outside BAUTZEN

in SINGWITZ

and wishes to move back into the town.

He is married with 4 or 5

Source also confirmed that his wife visits WEST BERLIN.

Sourge aculd give no new information.concerning the a/n defector.

3.

RA 14479240 CLifFOrd MURPHY, AVOI Wef 14 NOr 53.

Source could give no new information about the a/n defector.

She claimed, that he wishes to return to the WEST, but is afraid of

a heavy sentence if he does so.

If he did return his wife would

join him.

His wife often visits' WEST BERLIN (para 3 cf Annexare I

rofers).

4.

RA 20116324 Arthur DE ROCHE, AWOL wef 29 Oct 54.

Source confirmed that the an is married and working in KARI-

MARX-STADT (formerly CHEMNITZ) and could give no new information

concerning this defector.

5.

George SMITH.

Source could give no new information about the a/n.

6.

RA 3363089 William D. CLAYION, AWOL wef 26 Mar 52.

Source could give no new information about the a/n defector.

RA 13479071 James W. PULLEY, AWOL wef 16 Jul 55.

Source could give no new information about the a/n defector.

John SYKES.

The a/n finished his schooling at the

same time as McLANE

(15 Nov 57) and is now employed in LEIPZIG as a coal-heaver.

is not politically minded and wishes to return.

He is not a heavy

drinker and does not go out much with women.

No. further details.

9.

RA 53164551 Willie AVENT, AWOL wef 8 Mar 56.

Spurca could five no nem infermation about the am defeuter,

but stated that he does

wish to return to the WEST, however, he is

afraid of punishment in the DDR if he attempts to escape and fails

and of punishment by the US military authorities if he succeeds.

10.

John DELION-COEX.

Source confirmed previous information and could provide

nothing new about the a/n.

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/to sheet I1 (Annexure II, para il).

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Annexure II to

BRIP/0/11/354

dated 9 Dec 57.

11.

Victor GROSSMAN.

Source

could give little information about the a/n, other than

he is at present in LEIPZIG and is politically active.

No further

details.

12.

. Source could give no information concerning other AMERICAN

defectors in the communist bloc.

Upon the completion of our

interrogation, source was placed at the disposal of the OSI/USAF

and CIC/US Army in BERLIN..

...../to sheet 18 (Annexure III).

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