</s>104-102-10-10009-2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 HATENTIAL REVILED AT C1: BEARQUILERS BY SELECT COFFITIEE ON ASSASSASSINATIONS STAFF DEBESS CH. STUDY "CONLLISIONS Y- COMMENTS IN THE CASE L.F. YURY MANNCH, NSEAKO (COPY 40) ATES: IICT. 18 RIT/LOCATION: IF NY: JAFE SEARING IN SECURITY OF CIVING CAA CFS TATE ENTITIETED BY: STYGATURT OF NTERTURED CREDIT NAHED) REVIEWING OFFICIAL! L. SHAPER 3X3X3EXPY L.SHAPER 4X3x2X1 TIMENT SHATL S.M.A.K.S.L.E. S.H.ROBERT BAKERY S. M.A ., K.S ., S.L ., L.O.E ., M.O ., B.S .., L,S.D ., E.S, E, S, S ., H, S .., E ., T.S

Summary  
The document details Yuri Ivanovich Nosenko’s defection from the KGB to the United States in 1962, his subsequent interactions with U.S. intelligence agencies (CIA), and assessments of his credibility as a defector. It outlines discrepancies between Nosenko’s claims about his KGB career and available records, including inconsistencies in dates of service, departmental transfers, and operational responsibilities. The CIA evaluated whether Nosenko was dispatched by the KGB, concluding he was a "bona fide" defector without evidence of deception. His defection is linked to broader KGB operations against U.S. embassy personnel, including surveillance, recruitment efforts, and microfilm activities. The text also references internal KGB restructuring, interactions with other defectors like GOLITSYN, and conflicts over operational responsibilities within the KGB’s First Section (American Embassy Section) and Seventh Department.  

Key People  
- **Yuri Ivanovich Nosenko**: Defected to the U.S. in 1962; claimed roles in KGB departments but faced scrutiny over career claims.  
- **GOLTSYN**: KGB official who confirmed Nosenko’s service in the First Department and Seventh Department.  
- **KOBOLOV**: MGB general who facilitated Nosenko’s transfer to KGB.  
- **SHUBNAKOV, FEDOTOV, KOVSHUKU, PIATROVSKI**: KGB officials involved in Nosenko’s career.  
- **Boris Beltsky**: Alleged CIA-KGB informant; linked to U.S. embassy surveillance operations.  
- **Natalya Shulgina**: Identified as a KGB agent who allegedly double-crossed the Soviets.  
- **Petr S. Popov**: CIA source exposed by KGB in 1959 via intercepted correspondence.  
- **George Payne Winters Jr.**: CIA employee under State Department cover whose letter led to Popov’s exposure.  
- **Aleksandr N. Cherzepanov**: Individual whose papers were analyzed for KGB activities against U.S. personnel.  

Key Locations  
- **Moscow, USSR**: Site of Nosenko’s alleged KGB activities and interactions with Soviet officials; location of KGB headquarters.  
- **Geneva, Switzerland**: Base for Nosenko during 1962 interactions with CIA.  
- **United States Embassy in Moscow**: Focus of KGB surveillance and recruitment efforts.  
- **Leningrad, Chelabinsk, Baku, Kaliningrad**: Sites of Nosenko’s education and military service.  
- **Helsinki, Finland**: Location of meetings between KGB officials and U.S. embassy personnel.  
- **East Germany**: Popov’s last posting before recall to Moscow in 1958.  

Key Events  
- **1962 Defection**: Nosenko defected to the U.S., providing information about KGB operations against U.S. embassy personnel.  
- **Interactions with CIA (1962–1964)**: Extensive questioning of Nosenko, including polygraph testing and review of his claims.  
- **KGB Surveillance Operations**: Monitoring of U.S. embassy staff, including microfilm activities and recruitment efforts against American tourists and diplomats.  
- **Exposure of Petr S. Popov (1959)**: KGB intercepted a letter from George Payne Winters Jr., leading to Popov’s exposure as a CIA source.  
- **Internal KGB Conflicts**: Disputes over operational responsibilities, including the role of the First Section and Seventh Department in counterintelligence activities.  
- **Analysis of Cherzepanov Papers (1958–1960)**: Examination of documents suggesting KGB awareness of U.S. intelligence operations, though no direct evidence of recruitment of embassy staff was found.  

Key Organizations  
- **KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti)**: Central to discussions about Nosenko’s alleged dispatch, operational methods, and internal restructuring.  
- **CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)**: Engaged in counterintelligence efforts against KGB operations, including recruitment of sources like Popov.  
- **First Section/Department (KGB)**: Responsible for surveillance of U.S. embassy personnel and case officer responsibilities.  
- **Seventh Department (KGB)**: Involved in direct surveillance of foreign visitors and expatriates.  
- **Second Section (KGB)**: Handled cooperative activities against U.S. intelligence, including microfilm operations.  
- **FCD (Foreign Intelligence Service)**: Soviet counterpart to CIA; referenced as a potential source of information about Popov’s activities.  
- **State Department**: Covered George Payne Winters Jr.’s employment as a CIA employee under diplomatic cover.

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