Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, PA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/23/1948
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10224-10266

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/10/201

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10224-10266

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

61-10448-19

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: LEG, PA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 08/23/1948

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

TOLSTOY FOUNDATION, ASSOC, REL, BKG, FINANCES,

VISA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS:

v9.1

HH 50953

DocId: 32298986

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DECLASSETT

QUICE DA TSE KEGA ATTACHE

PARIS, FRANCE

august 23, 1948

TIAL

SECRET

ATI INFORMATISN CONTAINED

Director, FBI

FUKIN IS UNCLAS

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DATE 52694BSR&ME

DECLASSIFICATION AND/ORD:

COUNT IVAN (JEAN) TOLSTOY (TOLSTOI);

RELEASE OF GIM INFORIMATION

NICHOLAS GALITZIN

IN THIS DOCUMENT. EXCEPT

LYDIA GALITZIN

CLASS & EXT. BYSA-LESK-DIC

КР 11-17-97 BAcKETSURITY NAMER - 8

REASOTT -

DAT A SEVIST 7-20-89

MAY 109970

Please refer to ladrid letter to the Bureau dated July 10, 1948,

entitled COUNT TOLSTOL; PRINCESS GALITZINg SECURITY MATTER - R, in which

this office nas requested to furnish the bureau the identity, and supple

mentary information regarding the above subjects.(&(u)

Embassy files roflect that these people Here cooperating with

C.IoAos

3ng memorandum:

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"NICHOLAS GALITZIN, his wife IYDIA, and IVAN TOLSTOY were

implicated in the kidnapping by the Soviets of the Polish student,

LAPCHINSKY .

They have

several times beer approached or photographed

the streets, and they not unnaturally have become apprehensive about

their continued residence in Paris.

These people headed a group of

egre Russians uho cultivated the Soviate for the purpose of obtaining the

Information for the american services. This intornation has been

extremely valuable.

The plight in which they now find themselves unques

tionably contains an element of danger.

For this reason te would only

be repaying the excellent services of these people by facilitating the

granting of their visas

i to; the extent of allowing them to make applica

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

tion immediately rather than await their turn, which would nomally

require several months.

I feel that these people are deserving of what

ever assistance can be given them in this respost."

TOistor's visa file reflects the follgrior additional information:

Count IVAl (JEAN) TOLSTOY (POLSTOr).

61-10448-19

Address:: 35 rue Erlanger, Paris 16.

Nationasty: hussian relugee:

Born: Begitchevo, (Moscow), USSE, Decamber 25, 19015P 16 1940

Profession:

Poultry farmer.

Reasons for trip:

Innigration.

Marital status:

Divorced,

INITIALS ON ORIGIONL

194 teference in U. S. i

Countes ALEXANDRA Li, TOLSTOY, aunt, Tolstor

Foundationg Inc.;

289 Fourth

• Ave • g

Reference, in France:

New Tork.

ELSE SOPHIE CERNORE, 395 rue de Vaugirard,

Noone

Paris 15.

CONFSENTIAL

COPY FILED IN

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