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Document date: 12/18/1956
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18 DEC 1956

SOURCE:

Frofessor of Matsesaties at a Large U.S. Univaralty too vas

In Helsinks un a nutright Grant. In Higher Matbezatles.

1. In late surch or carly April 1955, Source vas vosting as article

on higher mtheasties sol

bal occasion to quote an ald article viitten by

FOr. IlIiDY is a Finniss matbenatician 1u Helsinki,

vianer of a Stalin Feare Frise, and according to Source vas a good satbe-

antician at one tis tut ser interested only in "Comunist peace" sattoro.

source called on Illisit, vita uhom be says be has quite good relations,

and, so courtesy vouli dental, asked permission to quote IVERSIT's articlo.

IVERSEN vas delighted at surce's interest in the article, gave peralasion

for bin to quote 1t, ant inquired 11 Source would consider going to the UssR

for a speaking invitatios. Source sald that he would de interested.

2. A few weeks after his talk with IVERSEN, be received an lovitation

ta gave several lectunes In the USSR..

The Invitation vas bon dos USSR

Academy of Sciences and sigand by Prof, SOBOLEV, Who bad also vritten

PrOf. IVERSEN about this satter.

soon after receiring tbe Invitation Subject and his wife vore in

the bar of a restaurant in Eelsinki, the Kalastaftorppa, translated as

"Floberman'& Cottaga", wben Gregored GOLOB, whou Source thiaks 18 eitber

a Consul or Vice Consul at the Soviet Babassy there, and Mu RASts, a

Finnish Coumunist, both case up to his table and intruduced thesselves..

COLOS mentioned Source's iminent trip to the USSR. COLOB and RASKI sat

down and COLOB began to discuss the trip further.

source feels tast

COLOB's Interest may bare bees prompted by the fact that prof. SOROLSV bad

Iagued the invitation on beball of the USSR Academy of Sciences. COLOB

bad about 5 drinks befare ba and RASKE finally left. Source retarted to

COLOB earlier that de vas not sure that be vould be able to manage tbo

trip to the USSR financially. COLOB Bald be didn't think this would be

any special problem and asted him to come to the soviet Bubassy tbe

sallowing day to seet the cultural Attache, who could arrange to set bim to

the USSR add back vithout cast... At one point in the conversation after they

bad bad several drinos, Source shoved GALOB a picture of his childres.

GOLOB

became quite enotional aal alsost vept.

He remarked that be and his vile have

wanted to have children for tbe past six years, but have bad no success. ou

parting Source invited COLOS add RASKE to come with tbeis vives to his home

for dinner the fallowing suolay. Both accepted..

COLOB asked If Sounce

vould be shot invitios a soriet official to his bome, and be replied that he

would not.

COLO8 said tbat be dida't think he would be either. COLOB insisted

on paying the entire ebect and they departed.

4. The followins soralag source vent to the Soviet imbessy as arranged

the night before to racet furl MORONIN, the Sordet Cultural Attacbe and VOKs

representative.

Indicently, neither VORONIN nOr COLOB are listed In tbe

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Relainki telephose directory and 1t 19 alvaja necessary to bavo an

appolorment to see tbea.

When Source arrilta COLDS bad just completed a

soucubet ruthless Intervier with some finnish nothers, Who bad been bestong

of bin to allou the retura at their sore iron the loss. culos appeared

quito stern as opposed to tse pleasant alde of his personality displajod

tbe prerious evening.

COLOB Introduced Source to VORONIN, who vas particularly cardial

and agreed to finance thefour or five day trip to tae USUR in May. rasoNia

asked 1I Source 's Invitation to COLOB for Sunday was still good and asted 11

he and his wife could come too. . In effect, VORONIN larsted himself, tbough

Source said be vas glad to bare hia.

Source met fou SARGEYEV briefly later

1n the Interrlev. Source believed SERGEYEY to be COLOs's chief.

6. COLOB and VORONIH appeared on sunday with their vires bearing a

great many presents, nore than the custos vould reguire.

bottles of Stolichagya champagne, costing 25 rubles for a ball liter, which

source thougat to be RusBla's finest, also a bottle os vodka, chocolates sor

the childres, and several otber saall gifts. RASKE and his wife did sot

appear. Actually Source vas disappointed that RASKE did not come as be bad

enjoyed very much tallang vith bin at the kalasta jatorppa the veex before.

RASKE had said that he vas a travel agent and showed source his passport,

which indicated that be bad travelled virtually the vorld-over and even to

Kenya and other parts of central Africa. Source inquired of COLOB Why RASKE

bad not come and GOLOB gave hin a son-commital anaver.

7.

Later in the evening COLOB called Source aside while in Source's

study and sald

to his, "this RASXS 1s a svide."

He sald that he bad to deal

constantly with such people but resents the fact that his vife must mingle

with them socially.

He felt that It 1s necessary to use these Finnish

Communists politically but that they cannot be trusted.

8. The conversation became quite free as the three sen drank a l1ter

of champagne and a firth of Stotch.

The vives conversed very little during

the evening.

VORONIN kept asking Source questions about life 1n the United

States--how much professors are paid, bor many cars Asericans own, etc. At

first be asked the questions for the purpose of pointing out tbat conditions

vere better In the USSR, but later said that be bad bad a number of alscon-

ceptions about the United States and warmed up someubat. He said that be

bad never set an Aserican faully and Source felt that his curtosity vas

genuine.

The three discussed their general backgrounds freely. In all tbelr

conversations they used finalsh, which both of the soriets nev ratber vell.

They did not appear to know other languages.

Both had apparently been in

Belsinkl for a number of years, and source doubted 11 they had been assigned

awbers else outside of the lish before ihis. Source sald that tibey sa

soth told him that they had attended secondary sebool and the "Languag

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Instituto", uhich I presusa 18 estber the Institute of International.

Rolations or tbe Higber Diplomatle Sebool, Source thought that both

vero bard Communisto, Minough they admired ¿he material accompliamenta

of the united States.

Re our earlier report that COLOD profeases sjijatby

for the unfted Status, source reels that this statement probably means colo

that ClOB expressed to him that the United States and the soviet Unlon meat

try earnestly to understand the polit of vlev of the otber and bargain 1n

good faith.

He, as well as VORONIN, 1o vory much a soret communiot, and

not defectable.

10. VORONIN called Source on 7 April saying that 1t vould be best not

to plan his trip to the USSR for lay day as had been originally planned siece

tbere vould be a great many dignitaried in Moscow then and 1t would be disticult

to arrango adequato accoumodations.

VORONIN asked 1f be could go the falloving

week.. source roplied. that he could not as he vas scbeduled to leave, for England

on 4 say to gave a sories of five lectures there lasting til the end or lar.

11. The trip vas postponed until late june.. Source left Helsinki for

Moscow on 22 June and returned 8 ruly.

Both: COLOB and VORONIN saw him oft

at the trais station. This vas his last contact with tbem. In sundary,.

Source reels that thay did not have any undue interast in him. They may bare

been asked through channels to be particularly cordial to bin because

Prof. IVERSEN and PrOf. SOBOLEV bad Instigated his invitation to tbe UssR.

Also tbey had a normal curlosity to neet an American lamily.

12. Il Subject can obtain grante for the trip, be hopes to retura

to the Untveralty of Helsink1 next sumer. After a veek's visit to Baglas!,

be hopes to attend the Scandianavian Congress on Mathenatics Iollowing ubica

be 18 to speak at tbe World Conserence on Complex Vartables In Belainki. Le

VLLl Bee Prof. IVERSEN, with whom be saye be bas guite good relations, aid

will loak up cOLOs and possibly voroNiN.

13. Gregurel COLOB was described as about 5'6", about 185 1bo., so

glasses, long black vary hair vith lou hair-lise, dark eyes, vell dressed

with vestern ault, save his age to source as either 31 or 32 and born estber

Odessa or Mberkor,

very pleasant and jovial with good sense of humor. Has

very attractive wife, same unknova.

14. YurI VORONTH was described as 5'9", about 170 lb8, slim, Do

18 A professional ballet dancer and is consequently not vith him mich of

15. Fou SERGEYEV, encountered for only a few minutes at the Soviet

Enbassy, abolit 5'6", 180 108., pleasant, age about 45, dark bair and eyes,

DO glAsseS.

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