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Document date: 4/7/61
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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

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RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-85082-32

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

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DATE :

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04/07/1961

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MARVIN KANTOR

REMBERT CAVEN AALLEY JR.

DOCUMENT TYPE :

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CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

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Report Form

FD-263 (5-12-55.)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Office

TITLE OF CASE

Office of Origin

CHICAGO

CHICACO SECRETAPR 7 1961

Investigative Period

3/28 - 4/3/61

Report made by

REMBERT CAVEN

FALLEY, JR.

LOREN G. ADAMS

CHARACTER OF CASE

Typed By:

hjz

IS - R - DENMARK

REFERENCES:

Chicago letter 3/9/61. plk.

Bureau letter 3/21/61.242

CLASSIFIED BY 5668-Strike 7

Class

LEADS

DECLASSIFY ON:

1(01 3110198 354)

NEW YORK

INFORMATION. An information copy of this

report is being designated for New York in view of the information

regarding MARVIN KANTOR which is set forth therein.

PITTSBURGH - INFORMATION.

An information copy is

4th Naval District.

CHICAGO

Approved

Copies made

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Will reinterview subject to

obtain more detailed

information regarding his association with

VLADYSLAV MIKHAILOVICH ABARCHALINE (S)

Special Agent

in Charge

Do not write in spaces below

105-

85000

Bureau

• (105-85082) (RM)

Pittsburgh (105-2683)

(Info) (RM)

1 - New York (105-40288

MARVIN KANTOR)

(Info) (RM)

APR 101961

3 - Chicago (105-7568)

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WHERE GHOWN OTHERWISE.

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ADMINISTRATIVE

Extra

copies of this report are being furnished to

the Bureau in view of the possibility of more extensive

dissemination.

ALLEY was interviewed at the Chicago Office on

March 28, 1961, along the authorized line of approach.

He

impressed

interviewing agents as being a shy and rather nervous

individual. This appearance is generally consistent with the

description of subject previously furnished by JOHN KENNETH

TURLEY and, therefore, it was not felt to have been brought

about entirely by the

interview.

ALLey in volunteering information regarding his

contacts with ABARCHALINE Said he "guessed" the FBI would be

interested in these meetings.

He definitely made light of

have been for more then purely social reasons. To further

illustrate this attitude on the part of ALLEY, when interviewing

agent attempted to have ALLEY be more specific regarding a

particular meeting and the line of discussion, he stated he

felt the matter had been fully discussed

and

toomuch was being

made of what were merely social meetings

fors

ALLEY seemed to be sincere in his statement that

vould be honored to receive correspondence from the soviet.

laken in context however, this statement was believed only

further illustrate his overall attitude toward the purpose of

the interview.

It was also noted that ALLEY's memoryywith regard to

'places and

approximate dates of travel seemed most exceptional

in comparison with his recollection of details of the meetings

with ABARCHALINE.

Chicago feels that this interview was as intensive

as was warranted under the general line of approach and the

obvious attitude of ALLEY towaro

I the interview. It is believed

that with more time to think,

ALLEY may be able

at steward as ne meet nE ne be able better rocall

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For the above reasons and since it is felt that

allegations in this matter are not adequately resolved, Chicago

contemplates a re-interv. eW OfaayLEY to fully explore details of

the various meetings. At that

me it is believed that it may De

pointed out to ALLEY thate thenidentity of "LADISLAV" Kas been

stablished, without jeopardizing the source, and that he may be

nore impressed with the importance of the details of the circumstance:

surrounding each meeting and the matters discussed.

This report is classified confidential sincefit reveals

the Bureau's investigative interest in an employee offa foreign

diplomatic establishment.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT Or JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of: SA LOREN Go ADAMS:

Date:

4-7-61

Field Office File #: 105-7568

Title:

REMBERT CAVEN ALLEY, JR.

SECRET

Office: CHICAGO

Bureau File #:

105-85082

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Classifies by SPe MACKeN

Declassity on: OADR JFK

Characier: INTERNAL SECURITY • R - DENMARK

Synopsis: REMBERT CAVEN ALLEY, JR.

interviewed 3/28/61, advised he

had travelled extensively in Europe 7/59 to 7/60 and

was

employed

as architect, Copenhagen, Denmark, fall of 1959

to 2/60.

phonetic (LNU,

xac sletails not recalled

ILLEY stated he may have met LADISLAVithrough MARVIN KANTOR

American student of Russian Ancestry

ALLEY believes purpose

of LADISLAV 's contacts with himself and other Americans was

to practice English language.

ALLEY met with LADISLAVebetween six and ten times usually

on one occasion accompanied LADI SLAY CS S

to movie.

Allel denied political discussion or any request

for information by LADISLAV stating discussions in general.

four bOOKS Irom INDISLAY ALLEY is vague as to dates of

various meetings

of discussion at

these meetings;

DETAILS:

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2/17/98-1512

EFR

AIL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

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It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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For one and a half months he travelled in Switzerland,

Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, France and Italy.

on about Aprid 1, 1960, he entered Italy, spending

considerable time in Rome and Florence viewing architectural

sights. On about May I, 1960, he entered Greece and proceeded

from there to Turkey.

He explained that when he

was preparing

to leave Turkey, that country was in the midst of a small

revolution and experiencing difficulty in recrossing the border

into Greece he crossed into Bulgaria instead. ALLEY spent about

one and a half days in Bulgaria and about 3 days in crossing

Yugoslavia. On about June 6 or 7, 1960, he returned to Venice,

Italy.

He thereafter visited Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin in

West Germany.

He said he spent approximately one day sightseeing

in East Germany.

• From Berlin he went to Hamburg, Germany and from

there to Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden, where he arrived

on about June 21, 1960.

On July 3, 1960, he arrived back in

Copenhagen, Denmark, where he spent five

days before travelling

to Rotterdam where he boarded ship to return to the United States.

He arrived back at New York on July 19, 1960.

ALLEY stated that he had no permanent travel companion

during this period of travel although occasionally he would be

with someone for a day or a few hours at a time. He stopped

whenever possible at youth hostels and accomplished this travel

at an expenditure of approximately $2,000 plus whatever he had

earned while employed at Copenhagen.

ALLEY advised that while in Copenhagen, Denmark in

in Copenhagen at the time of this first meeting

nearing later that LaDIsha had been e

translator. SALLEY described

follows

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8. APPROX. 1926-1931

Age

Height

Weigh

Build

Hair

Characteristics

Marital status

30

tO

5°10%

190 to

200

Stocky

light brown,

balding and combed

straight back

Hears glasses

Married

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the position of

(BUSSIA

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ALLEY Said that each Thursday night in Copenhagen

there was a social gathering at the pavilion on the canal and

the main street of Copenhagen.

He was not aware of the sponsors

of these functions but described them as the place where

American and foreign students and others came to meet Danish

girls.

one of these functions

he circumstances surrounding his first meeting and felt tha

de might have been sitting with some of his acquaintances

when

LADISLAY approached them with the introduction following.

prior to the first meeting and had also heard thatl

a very friendly individual who associated frequently with

The Dê Nó đi tA

ALLEY said that he had also met MARVIM kantor

American studentyof Russian Ancestry andiwho was acquainted

LADISLAV and felt that he may have heard about LADISLAV TrON

KANTOR.

e said it was possible also that MARTIN KANTOR ha

Introduced him to LADISLAV.Od the occasion of their first meeting

ALLEY added that he felt KANTOR associated with LADISLAV

as to practice@speaking Russians He did not feel that KANTOR

was sympathetic to the Communist form of government but only

he felt

a strong tie to Russia because of his ancestry

ALLEY said that he met LADISLAy between six and ten

times following the first meeting and between

September and

October, 1959 and January, 1960.

He believed most of these

meetings were in either September or October, 1959 and November,

Thursday nights. HeCk

recalled that there were usually others present on the occasions.

of these meetings but

stated that on one occasion he and LADISLAV (S

had attended a movie.

(S)

ALLEY stated that in his opinion LADISLAV's primary LS

interest was in pronoting himselflin the Russian diplomatic servicel

and his association with Americans and American students was to

practice English conversation.

He said he had never engaged in

any discussion of political matters or political theory with

LADISLAV S

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ALLEY recalled that they had discussed their respective

at that time dying of cancer and living on the farm of the

Russian author ToLsToye

*St. Petersburg, Russia, another with Yugoslavian architecture

and two were novels by

author DOSTOYEVSKY,

Gambler" and "My Father's Dream'>

ALLEY said that LADISLAy

Was a very friendly individual, C

a good conversationalist and excellent company.

He said he

certainly didiot suspect that LADISLAV Had any other purpose

to converse in English and to seek companionship

ALLEY said that LADISlAV had stated that he was married

but he was never accompanied by his wife and only infrequently

referred to her as something that he had around the house

ALLEY said that he say very little of LAD sLAy 4 8)

after November, 1959,dand attributed this to the possibility

that he was busier in his new position at the Embassy PHe

said he had hoped to see him prior to departing for the United

States when he returned to Copenhagen in July,

1960, but was

unsuccessiul.

ALLEY recalled that his last meeting with

(SALADISIAN must have been ta January, 1980.

5) ALLEY said that he had never gone to the Soviet

mbassy nor had he attempted to reach LADISIAY at the Embassy

e recalled meeting a friend of LADISLAV siwhom he believe

also to be an Embassy employee

the pavilion on one occasion.

ALLEY could not recall this person's name and could describe him

only as being about 6° tall.

ALLEY sald that to the best of his recollection LADISLAV

had never asked him any questions concerning his work in Copenhager

He reiterated that he feit LADISLAV Interest, 1f it could be

described. as such, in him was merely for

ship.

United. States but said he would feel honored if he should hear

from LADISLAV

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Ally could not recal meeting any other persons

whom he knew to

be

employees of the USSR or satellite countries

during his trip

ALLEY denied

that he had at any time become involved

his background.

Alky said that he could not recall what was

discussed at any particular meeting with LaDISLAVS

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