AMERICAN DEFECTORS TO THE USSR.
Originator: CIA
From: CI/R&A
To: MFR
Document date: 12/05/1966
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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5 December 1966

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: "'American Defectors to the USSR'

1. The attached material was part of a soft file entitled

"American Defectors to the USSR", which was set up by SR/6

(Support) around 1960 and maintained by various SR componenta

until ca. 1963.

The compilations were derived from a variety

of sources, and contain both classified and overt data.

2. In the fall of 1966, the files were turned over to CI

Staff. In most instances, basic information was then abstracted

for the US Defector Machine Program. In all instances in which

the material was unique, or represented a valuable collation effort

it has been incorporated into the appropriate 201 file, along with

a copy of this memorandum.

3. It is suggested that any dissemination of this data should

be coordinated with SB Division and with CI Staff (CI/MRO), in

view of the frequently inadequate sourcing and of the fact that

disseminations have already been made through the US Defector

m.

LB ende

sende /03

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CLOSOSA Fladinir, ci1-237527

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to 51th : Du at Carp tor, rest bernary

All itone through 19 circh 1if3 cone iron cili:û files.

sot a ver immorta. o

nife retorted thot ient before defection i had been ver: depressed air had.

lost a lot of none: carolin.

laschs were pres' sably

emotion state am fact of iry courter ensures faced by arrest of 15h

M arents recently.

He also he parents in 15c..

ie reccived joviet cit-

izenshin

some tinc that sale month, accordin to a jily 1961 press article.

27 aurust 1960.

Reuters reported interview ith him on loscor TV: usual

expose of lo so activities in rest Geriany, Us-is a armonger line, etc.

Ease type thim was also sut out in press relisec at this saie period.

his past history an deiriefim on intell sout duties in lest vermany.

19 ovenber 1960. His british vife silliin and their three children, o

had returnod to theland after his celection, sailed fron lonon for venin-

Erad on the Litili to join him.

Late lovenber I0f0. Their arrival t'wer hin into coosternation, because

he was aireacy havin second thornto about his cecision to defect.

Circa Lecenher 10*0. ife cororted by letter to tie iritish libassy

: 000o:, inicntim nor presence in L'vov, where he had been resettled.

The alr issue of listi & lirainy had an article in the sane

Indicated he had been

that the authorities has provided a ture-roon flat; salary over 300 mibles

per month "which was pite cod by local stanuntds;" reered quite content

His parenes lived with the in sue sirtert: seven peaple !

sarly 1962. Still no action on her exit request, but she afraid appea

to brit hib in fear oi reprisals. she called at trumb r. her exit and filled

them in on events to date.

Tote is alta chare from her ler arts at de ashame andreie

Into tires s2. Er:,

Le see he set a do to at meer lee elen et or t

•ife had been issued voiit internal pasaport lur forci nars, on basis her

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Irit assuert and no citizens. lo regrest. lie oldert and your est

chiliren were on nor sov decurent lechise en ter trition riscort, but the

micule on had been borin tia la,

ias a lo, citizen, an had an exvired

!.S. passport.

ho receied jovict exit-rentry gisa valid for 90 dais

and did not tell then that she planned not to return.

1 nunst 1o6ê. a British anbassy representative called on tie in L'voy

i was iivin tith oldest child.

"here was niccle child? in jourest

if aidn't accompary mother to üngland?) He had reer siejected to fairly fre-

quent questionings bi tie iCE in i'vor since ic risiter. the babassy in roscow

An Anerican acquaintance sno is in a similar position

to his our. Futkaniez?)

and had visited the ngerican Libass;, had been taken

off for questioning by the KGB Imediately on leavin; the building."

19 Narch 1963. wlfe was intervieved by dictilet alliax, England, when

living with sower. vomewhat an agonistic

o interviewer and told jin sh

had not deciced ratarakarsz it her duty to return to the liSSR and felt that

they would let her.

isband had wired saying be sending oldest chilo out t

her, but she had wired back sajing not to.

It was at this interview that she

said he had seened content with his lot, aspcared like job as trxrxzstar,

translator/librarian at L'vov Polytechnic Institzte, and seemed like Livin

with his parents.

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