</s>104-10106-10300 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 RETURN TO CIA ORISINAL Backround Use Only Do Not Reproduced Do Not Reproducede Yurily Ivanovich NOSENKO IDENTIFICATION: NOSENKO, Yurily Ivivanovich, a Soviet KGB officer who defected in 1964 and was subsequently involuntary con- fined in the U.S. by the Agency for a period of approximately three years. BACKGROUND NOSEMKO first contacted Agency per- somnel in Switzerland in June 1962 somnell in Switzerland was brought to January 1964. NOSEMNO was brought in January and after a period of relative freedom and was involuntarily confined in And was involuntary confirmed in August 1965, he was confined at an Agency controlled site in Clinton, Maryland, from August 1965 to Olympia, from Augusta 1965 to at Camp Peary Virginia. In October 1967, he has returned to the Washington area, given increasing amounts of area, giving increasing amounts to free- dom in April 1969. NOSEKENKO became a U.S . citizen in April 1974. NOSEDKO consulted by the agency as a consulting Managers. The agency as under contract to date. His present salary is $25,500 per year. APPROVAL (1) The legal basis to continue NOSKENKO against his will was discussed by Mr. Richard Helms, D/D/P, and others with Mr. Richards Helms. On April 1, 1964, the 1964 (Tab 1). On April 3, 1964), the Agency General Counsel, Mr. Lawrence Houston, advised the Director of Security by Houston, that such confinement was proper (Tab 2). (2) There are a series of letters from the DDCI, DCI and others to various agencies, including the Department of Justice and the White House, covering the period 1964 to 1969, evidencing and the facilities to the agencies of the NOSKENKO affair (Tab 3). (3) The conditions of NOSenko's confine- ment were established by NOSENEKO's confin- <loc_867><loc_891><loc_867><loc_907><loc_402><loc_907>Security (Tabs 4 & 5).

Summary:  
The first document details Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko’s defection to the United States in 1964 and his subsequent confinement by U.S. intelligence agencies under legal authority negotiated between CIA officials and the Department of Justice. His detention was framed as operational necessity to secure his cooperation against Soviet interests, with periodic reviews of his status including debates over parole, deportation, and continued detention. Nosenko provided information on KGB operations in the USSR and interactions during disarmament conferences, notably in Geneva in 1962. He became a U.S. citizen in 1974 and remained under CIA contract until at least 1969. The document includes correspondence between CIA, FBI, and Department of Justice officials regarding his case, including discussions on the legality of his confinement under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.  

The second document contains fragmented text with procedural instructions for managing "the Subject," including dietary restrictions, hygiene routines, medical visits by Dr. Charles Bohrer, and contingency planning for emergencies. It references individuals such as Charles Kane, Jack Bauman, Dr. Charles Bohrer, Bagley, Karfovich, McMahon, and David Murphy but does not specify the identity of "the Subject" or its connection to John F. Kennedy or the assassination investigation.  

Key People:  
- Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko (defector, KGB officer)  
- Richard Helms (CIA Director of Security)  
- Lawrence Houston (CIA General Counsel)  
- Raymond F. Farrell (Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization)  
- Thomas H. Karamessinos (Acting Deputy-Director for Plans, CIA)  
- Charles Kane  
- Jack Bauman  
- Dr. Charles Bohrer  
- Bagley  
- Karfovich  
- McMahon  
- David Murphy  

Key Locations:  
- Clinton, Maryland (Agency-controlled confinement site)  
- Camp Peary, Virginia (confinement location)  
- Geneva, Switzerland (disarmament conferences, Nosenko’s interactions with U.S. officials)  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA and Department of Justice offices)  

Key Events:  
- Nosenko’s defection in 1964 and involuntary confinement by the CIA  
- Legal discussions regarding his detention under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949  
- Interviews with U.S. officials during disarmament conferences (e.g., Geneva, 1962)  
- Periodic reviews of Nosenko’s status, including requests for parole and deportation to the USSR  
- Nosenko’s eventual naturalization as a U.S. citizen in 1974  
- Meeting on May 12, 1964, involving operational procedures for managing "the Subject"  
- Discussion of security protocols, hygiene routines, and contingency planning  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Justice  
- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)  
- Soviet Union’s Committee for State Security (KGB)  
- Support Branch (Acting Chief)  
- Operational Support Division  
- SR Division (implied in references to procedures)

JFK Declassified Files

104-10106-10300.pdf

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