MEMO:'AMERICAN DEFECTORS TO THE USSR'
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: THE RECORD
Document date: 12/05/1966
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1104.10063-10449 • - 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

SEURLI.

EX - 786

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 components

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 GI

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 shouki

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

Machine Program.

sende

JLBender

Orig - CI/MRO

1 - RD/FI

1 - SB/RMO

1 - CI/R&A/JLBender

1 - CI/R&A/chrono

SECRET

Input :: C Difector

Mccha: 1008242

56.20, 1967 K.TS

201 - 108700

8624

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M.

PITIMAN

Att

27751

John

Mangeret

PITTMAN

Both are in Moscow, Conmunists, working as correspondents for

"The Worker".

DBF-55731

19 Aug 60

Input to US Defector

Machine Esogzam

20 Feb. 1467 KT.l

20 - 08700

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PITTMAN, John

COM

USA

Paris correspondent

of American "Dally Worker'.

JUL 11. 1952

201-608700

WEE -3540, May 47)

FRANCE

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John arein Pettoman

Face T/S (NSA) documente (trauel)

dated

(1) I4april 1990

(2) 11 march 1970

(3) 2 may 1920

(> 25 gun 1969

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