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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== 14-00000 104-10218-10033] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 771 T3u TTTTrT 7T 1J romdQunn7nJ D7 IIOUSE SELECT CO:LMITTEE 'ON ASSASSINATIONS STAFF ME:IBZRS FILE TITLE/NUIBERO )OLUIE _ KgEncplLytPcbBtT IXCLUSIVE DATES: CUSTODIAL UNI T/LCATION ROOM= 'DELETIONS , IF ANY: DATE DATE RECEI KED RETURNED REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAXE) SIGNATURE OF REVIEHING_OFFICIAL Not REEED BY HSCA NO DOCOTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROJI THS FILE ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== 14- QoooQ s:cRET Sx -fros 7 AEHIGRAG/2 Septenber 1966 Debrlefing Sovfet Persona l ties A6 Y_ 636 SECRET 1 51SEP 1966 SYgls ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== 14-00ooo SZCRET Source: AEWIGKAG/2 Date,acquired: Septerbcr 1966 Viktor WARTYVOV Age about 39-35 . Not very tall. Rathcr French Jooking. Ilc is 2 photographcr for Novosti: Source net hin through visitors from Paris whon IARTYVOV makes a practice of guiding around town _ Ilc has never been stationed abroad but cones out to Paris once in a while_ The next tine he cores' he will look up Sourcc _ Hc speaks vety French , and has a pleasing person - ality He is rather outspokcn at tines . For instance when soneone. Said "bunch of stupid people" about he Soviets, WARTYNOV replied, "You' rc damn right." Ke appears to bc terpted by western living. [le concentrate;s on the French . Hle is #arried to. a nice girl wit: brom hair and eves _ They have children, but Source is not sure Khetker one Or two. SECBET 5-SEP 1961 Match' gooc ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== QoooQ SECaZZ Source: ACWIGMAG/2 Date acquired: Septcmber 1966 Vladinir ZAKIAROV About 40 years. old, ke is the administrator of the Conservatory , and Source will see him in Paris when hc next goes there . He spcaks very Spanish, having formerly been stationed in Buenos Aires as a cultural attachc Ot sonething. Ne is probably a KGB officer, but he wotks harc at his cover job. During a to Paris; he called Source' s father to arrange for the quick rent ing of two pianos {or thc orchcstra he was vith. Ile looks Jike a is rather bald, short, blond, Nith dark bue eyes . He is very fricndly and acconnodating, .lively , and nico_ He &oes out a ar.d sccs a lot of foreign" colony, particularly Argcntines and other Spanish spcaking_ people _ Ile is' narried and &as a iittle called Frilyen _ Ke _ once invited Source to go to his dacha, but she dida't have tine _ She intends to send hic a postcard with her ncw address . SECRET 5 'SEP 1966 good trip and {rog lot, hoy ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 14-Q000Q S283:n. Source AER IGIAG /2 Dte Acqutred : 13' "August 1966 701 -9 ? > Y92 Valerfy LEDNEL Horks for Sovietskaya Kul 'tura Speaks no forelgn languages _ Blond alost ba Id _ Blue eyes very nearsighted Bears glasses Roman profIle _ A Ittle, plump . Tall _ Pormerly Btatloned In Iran for TASS Or Izvestiya Source tbloks un~ doubtedly KGB _ A big flIrt. Chases wonen . Likes to have good time Knows tbe KORNGOLDS very well _ Expects to come to Pari8 for two weeks cIrca 15 September 1966 , where he Fill con- tact Source wbo expects to taker hlm to see some striptease acts _ CO Comment : Attacbed are Headquarters traces on Subject - 15 SEP SzCRET 62 1966 ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 14-00ooo SECRET Valerly VadIpovIch LEDRT' 68/* n~~"ord SubJoct , an IZVFSTIYA corrosnondont wa} IdontIfled 0} 0 source of Jntor-et}on for {vo Aaoticap ire.7{ % In Koscou bho ve70 susfocted 0{ havIog baen Eod 6y tho EGB. 2 , Although Vo neve n0 Tecotj of AJs beIng stetLoned abroad , SubJect hes made, severe] ~JsJts to mon-bJoc countrios, In June-July ho vsfeed Micv De1h] and Fengkok. In Decenset 1962 ho TIsited Iraa , Rhfle Lo Iran ne wes Introduced 02 IZVESTIYA ' & #pocIel corrasfondent . Ile correctcj tte IndTTduaT vho vas eeEine tho Introdvction by syIng bat ^e v88 on Jaterne€Ional obsorvor. 3, SobJect Mslted Turkoz In AprI] 1963, EnIlc Jn Ankara Ro Js renorted 48 havIog pertie pated In "propagande tactcs" end Aade an 'ettcppt to {00] ehe pulse of tho pub IJc" 08 Frte of eho sovlet 0 Fforts A€ that {Ine t0 estab)1s5 cloeet Te la€1on€ vIth Turkoy DurIng "s[ts xJeh various head9 0f Ras} media otran8 Ke conaented thet whi}e I0 Ire he had #TItten "{rlendly atticlos" wJcs Vcte ve 11 roceIved by ehe Iranlans . As 4 rusult hc #e3 tro flrst Soviet Journe)Ist {0 be @daItted {o the 01l region: of; Abaden end Ahves' . LBDNEV 1s doscribod 89 tRIl, baldIn? derk hafr, high cheek Sones, #naii Mouth veats clear alastfc-ricerd_Alasgcs , stokas Font. cIgarettes . Hle)sPoaks Englsh, but speeks bettot Goraan, 15 SEP 1966: good ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== 14-000QQ Sc2:t SY-a5522 15 3zyg5 srrlr 90~_ 8.4 AERIGHAG /2 Septenber 1966 Debrlef Ing Nee Third Nationa l PersonalItles Sx-&sso2 F5 sa '/5 phokv 66 Gbs SX 4fa2 [cre7 74-6-636 5 SEP 4966 ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== 14-000QQ 4 SECRET : Source : AERIGIAG / 2 Date acquircd: Septenbcr 1966 Onar "OUSSEDIX Algerian Ambassador He care to Moscow after the fall of Ben Bc 1 la _ He is intelligent , but rather pro-Soviet. He was very , active in the FLN . Ile and his wife are both Kabylcs , a non-Arab tribe. SECRET 5: SE? 1966' ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== 14-000QQ SEc;: Source: AERIGIAG/2 Date acc uired: Scptenber 1966 Frenk" BOURGIIOLTZER , Anerican VBC Correspondent , i962-2 {471 0#; After this tour In Woscor_ BOURCWIOLTZER returncd to Moscow without his wife, lived in a hotel, and went around with a lot of Sovict girls. SECRET 1 5 SEP 1966 174 ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Source: ACKIGRAG/ 2 Datc acquired: Septenber 1966 Jose_Antonio NENDIA _ Counscllor (Cultural and Pross) Argentine Eabassy He was chief correspondent of La_Prensa in Paris and married a Frenchwonan _ Sourcc thinks he is a likely target of the KGB because he necds a lot of moncy . This is because his wife is ve ry snobbish and ambitious and insists on buying quantities of ~expens ive clothcs_ MENDIA thinks he is shrewd , but hc is not , {1)" #"5 SECRET 15 SECIXEI 1965 SEP ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 14-000QQ '4k SELET Source: AEWIGHAG/ 2 Date acquired: September 1966 H J.A.L? MORGAN, Ist Secretary , British Embassy He had an affair with the ballcrina PLISETSKAYA eight Or nine years ag0 , while previously stationed in Mloscow_ and was kickcd out of Moscow for it However, he is now married, apparently happily , and has three children . Hlc is a very bright and charning man who speaks Mongolian aid Chicesc . He is a cultural officera but since thesc languages are rare anong cultural offi- cers, Source assumes that he is XI-6 . SECRET 5 SEP 1906 ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 14- QoooQ SECRET Sourcc: AENIGFAG/ ? Date acquired: Septenber 1966 Hux" KAXZUQUL, Canbodia Ambassador Very anti-Acerican regarding the war in Viet Kam but doesn ' t like tke Chinese. Hc hopcs the Sovicts will step Up aid to Canbodia . SECRET 1 5 SEP 4956 ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== Ooooo SEi;ET Source: AENIGMAG/2 Date acquircd: Septenbcr 1966 Catherine BARSACQ Secretary Archivist, French Enbassy She is young and speaks Russian well_ She is thel_ daughter of the well-known French theatrical producer (2) Andre 'BARSACQ. She works in the cultural office 0f the Erbassy. She goes out with Soviet one of thcm Andre VOLKONSLY the well-known pianist C.0. Cocrcnt: VOLKONSKY , a5 a teen-agc boy , care to the USSR aftcr Korld Nar II with his father, who re - patriated voluntarily fron France . Ke was thc target of an SR/1O recruitnent opcration , since hc groused openly about his father' s decision to leave France and go to the USSR. SECRET 5' SEP 1966 " ren , ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== QoQoo SECRET Source: AEFIGKAG / 2 Date acquircd: Septcnber 1966 Marina' LOPOUIHILAE Secretary Archivist, French Embassy_ This girl comcs from a proninent . family in imperial Pussia, now in the emigration in France . She resigned to marry a Soviet (NU) who , is a translator for the 'os CON Xews . She vill stay in the USSF , but vill retain her French passport . 5 SEP; 19661 SECRET ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECRE/ Sourcc: Ac:IGWAG/2 Date acquircd: Scptenber 1966 Danie1PRIOLLET Agence France Presse This is a very nice bachclor, who recently arrived in Yoscow . Source xarned hin against taking on Jean 7 RAFAELLI'$ Soviet girl-fricnd Lnu, which he has not done _ Ke has a girl' friend , Gerda Lnu, who works as a secretary at the Fest Gernan Embassy _ Sourcc has abs0- lutely nothing against this girl, but she refugccd out to Nest Gerrany fron East Gcrany and still has relatives there . She is unmarried, attractive and gocs out with lot of Anericans (unspecified) . SECRET 15 SEP 1966 Olga ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== 14- Ooooo T Otnta SECZE Sourcc: AERICKAG/2 Date acquircd: Septenbcr 1966 Georges"BORTOLL Reprcsentative of Radiodiffusion Te le - vision Francaise (ORTF) His wifc is an emigre Russian who thinks everything is wondcrful in the USSR and wrotc an article to this ef_ fect in Paris_ 'atch, praising the wondcrful Moscow markets. BORTOLI is under his wife' s influence , but Source does not know his politics . (Sourcc obviously was conccaling some; thing she knew about BORTOLI , as shc sometimcs does about; the French) . J-J'a SECRET. 5 SEP 1966' ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== 14- QoooQ SECHE , Sourcc: AEWIGMAG/2 Date acqnired: Scpterber 1966 71 -13 Igor GITSIYOS_ Correspondcnt for Der_Sniegel (West Germany) Hlis #ife is a Soviet citizen, Jewish _ He is a Geran citizen, but of Latvian or Russian origin. havc been in the USSR a tine _ Source thinks his wifc has been a1lowed out_ Shc doesn 't *nowv their political views. 15 SEP 1965,- SECRET s 36% "R Thcy long ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== QoooQ SECRIT : Source: AEWIGIAG/2 Date acquired: Septenber 1966 George D VARSAYY = Greck Anbassador Looks like a peanut vendor. His wifc is always covered with vulgar jewelry , and she looks like a mani- curist_ Ke endulges in a great deal of conmercial oper- ations (personal) buying and selling rugs , icons, etc. SECRET 15 SEP 1966, ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECREL: Source: AEWIGWAG /2 Date ` acquired: Septerber 1966 Dimitri s YAVOLATOS , First Secrctary , Greek Embessy 1963-? HANOLATOS conducted an extensive tradc in icocs and 44 rugs , far above the norw even for' Grecks in Hoscok: SECRET 1 5 SEP /966 ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== Ooooo SECRET Source: AEIIGHAG/2 Datc acquired: Septenber 1966 746 -766 Annan MIRFEVDERESKI Iranian Anbassador Hc is 8 very iatcrcsting charactcr. His grandfather was Ambassador to Russia before the revolution, 'and he Speaks extremcly Russian. Hc is a very sharp man who knows a lot of Sovicts, and has excellent Tapport Kith them bccause of his languaze and open nanner. In his diplonatic pose, Re doesn't seen to be ant $-Sovict, but Sourco does not kaov his true feelings on that score , Slc is' not anti-Anerican, altbough hc sonctines considcrs sone Anerican actions stupid. Hle is,married, but his wife is often out of Moscow_ He is able to stand a lot of liquor_ C.0. comncnt: AEPASSIVE stated that the Anbassador had soce of his prinary education in Russia and confirned his erpertise in' the' ianguage and knowledgeability, but stated definitely , that the anbassador is 1c0} anti-Sovict. SECRET 15 SEP:19864 698 R good ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECRE , Source: AEXIGKAG/2 Date acquired: Septenber 1966 701- 86$ 22y Giovanni NIGLIUOLO, Counselor, Italian Enbassy Married to a Czech . both spea* fluent English, Gerran, French, and Italian _ He narried his wife while stationed in Prague . He is a vety bright, in; telligent rian, whom Source regards as an intelligence of' ficcr. Ile is tremendously intcrested in politics, and is Kremlinologist. Source does not Know his attitude toward_ the Soviets_ J5 SEP: 1930 SECRET 28 Thcy Russiaf, ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECRZ: Source: AEFIGEAG/2 Datc acquired: Septenber 1966 Dino" CAPELLO, Italian Counscllor (Cormercial) He is fron Sicily and is a nenber of tsc Ma fia. SECRET 5, SEP: 0 11965 ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECFE 7 Source: AERICRAG/2 Datc acquired: Septcmber 1966 LUCCA Fnv correspondent for an Italian paper, age about 42 = who ' Yives in Source's building. (Not listed Informatien Moscow) _ Hle has been in Iloscow for at lcast ten years and is married to 2 Soviet woman , Thev havc two children: His Soviet ' wife has 2 miserable life and nevet leavcs thc apartnent . Ilc is always out, hanging around the Hlotel Natlonal Sar, trying to make fricnds xith businessmen and journalists. Fle is a crashing, insensitive, boor and borc He drinks a iot and probably ` goes out with girls_ Fle comes to a lot of cocktail parties vithout an invitation, always _ without his wife, shom Source has nevcr seen . Ilc has another wifc in which causcs him scrious financial problens but in spitc of this he has a cxrensive apartnent-| We speaks' Russian, French, and English, and occasionally Hakes 'anti-Soviet rerarks . Source is certain he is a KGB agent because of his Soviet wife, his neec for moncy , his eren- sivc apartrent , and thc way he opcrates in trying to dake 'contacts and crash parties _ SECRET: 1 51 SEP 960 Italy, very. ================================================== Page 24 ================================================== QoooQ SECAZT Source: AE#IGFAG/2 Date acquired: Septenber 1966 Kanare TAKAHASIII , business representative of Internat ional (Japanesc firn) This man is about 55 and livec in China for a tine. He married a Ihite Russian girl fron Harbin . left Shanghai in 1951 which Source considers strange, i.e. 'it would havc been norna ] for thed to lcave in 1949 shen the Conmunists took ovef. have a son in the United States who is narried , and possibly a dalzhter thcre as we1l- have anothcr daughter, unmarried, Svet lana TAKAHASHI , who lives in Jepan. Source met her by chance at Orly airport and also in 'loscow _ Shc is a beautiful girl, half Japanese and half Russian. Shc speaks Russian, as docs her father. Ker eother, TAKAIIASHI '$ vife, is in Japan _ TAKAHIA SHI also speaks Chinese and Poor English. He has a lot 0f Soriet contacts _ Source 'thinks he is probably sonebody' s agcnt, theirs Or outs probaSly ours ane/or tke Japanese. A curious and inter; esting ran . SECRET . 15 /SEP 1566 -2713"2 28w0 | Iong They Thcy Thcy good ================================================== Page 25 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ SZCET? Source: AERIGRAG/2 Date acquircd: September 1966 Edward GHORRA Lebanese Anbassador, 1960-63 GHORRA S wife was an Anerican #*o had an antique shop ` in Vew York The two of tkcn nade a grcat deal of coney in a three-way antique business _ Moscow- Lebanon-Xew York , using thcir diplonatic privileges . SECRET 05 SEP 1966 City. ================================================== Page 26 ================================================== 14- QoooQ OtmC SECaET Source; AEWIGRAG/ 2 Date red: Scptenbcr 1966 Ilassinc EL GHOUYEL Tunisian Counscllor Drinks a trenendous lot Source saw him deid drunk at the British Club . Hle staycd at thc Ukraina llotel with- out his family for a while. The police took his car keys away so hc couldn't drivc in a drunken' condition _ He is' a very weak Man_ SECRET W5.SEP {a86 acqui ================================================== Page 27 ================================================== 14- QoooQ SECRET Sourcc: ACRIGWAG/2 Datc acquircd: Scqtember 1966 7 Yusuf Abd-al-Aziz SILARARA, First` Secretary , UAR Embassy Ie has a very looking wife, for which rcason he is always invited out in ambassadorial circles , #hich hc norally would not be in . Sourcc instinctivcly thinks hc' is en' intelligcnce officer, without being abe to say why _ SECRET 5 SEP 1966 201 - 1400i 241 good ================================================== Page 28 ================================================== 14-00ooo CANADIAN Mr Robert A D'XFORD Posttfon (Jan 65) : Anbassador Capadian, Babassy , Hoscow , USSR Closest Engiish speaking frlend of SOURCE In Hoscow _ Ant1 Gaullist Io outlook but otherwlse quite "French-frlendly _ Ib crIpple but often tries to take a few steps on the dance floor Suffers' from Polio. Forwer unIversIty professor In Canada (@odleval hIstory ) before becoming diplonat. MIfe 1s the most cbarmLog ambassador 8 wife In Moscou She was Introduced to FORD by tbe former Braztllan anbassador to Moscow (currently the BrezIliad forefgn nInister) when the latter' served at the UN In; Nee York as a member of Braz1l '6 delegation. The Fords are very puch J0 love WIth each other and are 2 fine couple . Mrs . Ford 18 the best dressed; most cultured voman 1n towo, also hag the best Jevels _ Her name 18 Terese . Both speak good Russtan and he 18 probably one of the @ost competent ambassadors In the Sovlet Uolon_ Mrs _ Ford 1s a particularly close friend of tbe Israel anbassador Mr TEKOAH . DATE ACQUIRED Septenber_1966. He 1s very prO-American. 15.SEP 1966. ================================================== Page 29 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ ScRzT 78t 64f;o 97-u AEWIGWAG/2 August 1966 MUGBOOK Debrlef Ing 54-6-654 SECRET 15 Se? 1966 m ================================================== Page 30 ================================================== QoooQ SZ = Source : AER IGRAG/2 Date. Acqulred : 13 August 1966 MUGEOOK_Debr-efAng C 0 Connent : Tbe following Informa tion .1s tbe result Of a burried debriefing which lasted one .bour only_ Prevlously Identiffed by Source , not In new book _ #1 (SAMOYLOV Nikolal A.) Nothing to add Has not seen 1o 2 long tIpe #2 (ZARUBINA _ Zoya V.) Has some thing to do wth the press or Inturjst . Speaks French , '#3 (TOCHILIN , Sergei) Hes seen , but remembers nothIng . #4 (MEDVEDEV Vladimir A . ) Source renembers tbis because be 1s a dead rInger for KosygIn. The plcture Js a good l1ke- ness aItbougb be now bas somewhat less bair He 18 about 55 , is dark and of medjum beight _ LY 8a #5" (KHARLAYOV Mikhail 4.) This is 3 good IIkeness He Is of medium beigbt , KItb a "typical Soviet figure _ Nothing more renembered _ SeCeET 5 SEP' 1966_ 0} yet ma J , ================================================== Page 31 ================================================== 14-00ooo -2- #6 (SHIBAYEV Pyotr A.) Sourco does pot remepber see og thls Mad _ (KOBYSH _ Vitally) Sourco ha8 not seen tbis man _ #8 (XOSENKO Yurfy 4.) Source has Dever geen tbis man , dor #192 In regular Hugbook _ #9 (VLADYKIN_ Nikolal 4.) Source had diffIculty IdenttfsIng this PIcture . Said ahe hardly knows thls man . II New Mugbook : Prevlously Identified by Bource #13 and #60 (SUNTSOV Aleksel V.) Source bas Dever seed tbfs man . #25 (PETROV Vladinir I.) . Source bas Derer seen tbis man #27 (SBUBNYAKOV Fyodor G.) Tbe Pcture looks famllar to Source but sbe can state notbing about tbe pan _ #32 (SUMSKOY Mikhall M.) Source has pever seen this man #34 (SHCHERBAK Fyodor A.) Source defInitely bas seen this man, but can say pothing about .bim, otber than that be is about ffty, stout, ppper medium heigbt_ and sbe sav bim at tbe 14tb July French reception, 1966 _ SECRZT 15 Se?,1365] SCRet 78 ================================================== Page 32 ================================================== 14-000QQ 3- #37 (FEDYANIN Vladiwir P.) Source does recognIze thfs pan #40 , 93 138 , 172 (PANASENKO , Ivan A.} #40: Source tbinks tbis nan has sonething to do WItb tbe @lItary; she bas seen bim WIth @Ilitary attaches #93 ; No recognitlon _ #138 : Tbls man Is from tbe MInfstry of Forelgn Affafrs , speaks a lot of languages , Inc ludlng EnglIsb and French _ He Is a good-looking , cbarming man , about 38-40 years old 178 cm. tall, we1l bullt_ She saw bfm at the 14th July French recep- tion, 1966 _ #49 (SUNTSOV Aleksandr V.) Source dId not recognize thls PIcture _ #72 KURILENKO Ivan P.) At fIrst Source dId not recognIze this picture _ She later said she bad seen hin: durIng tbe de Gaulle VIst, and at various national parties #97 (DITYATYEV Dmitriy A.) Source did not recognize, tbis picture _ EC2t 45 SEP 1966 not day ================================================== Page 33 ================================================== QoooQ #10l (GLAZUNOV S.) gourcc recognized tbis picture by name GLAZUNOV 18 about 35; the picture Is' a good likeness but nakes hle look too bealthy _ He looks like an "uncookej spaghett1," pale complexion, tbio, short Be speaks Italian _ Source cons_ders GLAZUNOV not Intelligent _ and entsrely too eager to mlx.WItb forelgners _ Source sent the Canadian , Benolt de HargerIe , to GLAZUNOV when the Canad Ian was Interested Io bavIng b1s portralt palnted _ GLAZUXOV 9 WIfe :(NU) 1B about thfrty , bas long dark balr; 15 very Intelligent _ #106 (SBVARTS P. ) Source did not recognize this plcture _ #122 (PILIPROV Grlgoriy 4.) Source dId not recogmize this Pcture _ #163 (GUK , Yurty I.) Source stated she may Possibly bave seen this nan 2 long tfme ag0 at a diplomatic party _ #192 (NOSENKO , Yurfy 1.) Source did not recognize this picture nor #8 In Section I SECR:T 15 SEP Ilya Ilya 1960 ================================================== Page 34 ================================================== 14-00ooo :_c0 ~5- III Ner Mugbook : new Identifications #5 (FEDYANIN VladIwir P.) Source has seen this man but could not remenber anything about blm, #20 and #76 (ALYOSHIN , Yevgenfy N.) Source tbought these tvo pictures nIght be Of ber busband '8 "frfend" @eanIng the case offIcer Rbo keeps doggIng hm, turning uP at tbe next seat In tbe tbeatre etc_ Sbe saId sbe check BIth ber husband a5 to this @an pame and ask bim for detalls _ She sa1d she already dIscussed this "frlend" during tbe last debriefing _ He poses 2s a bistory professor #39 and #63 (ZHUKOV Georgiy 4.) Source Identified tbls picture_ 28 that of Yurly ZHUKOV ether TASS or JFA press department wan Sbe last saw bim at the farewell party for Source and her busband at tbelr ' embassy: Sbe could not remember anything else about bim, but promised to ask her husband , sbe knows bates him for some reason _ #61 (ZA ITSEV Lev N.) Source identified this picture as tbat of a Novosti pan, or at least a journalist_ He Is about 35, tallisb good looking _ Speaks Frencb , Has been abroad _ Deals with foreign journalists _ SECRZT 5, SEP 1966 would 'S who, 4N4 ================================================== Page 35 ================================================== 14- QoooQ 2.ET 6- #125 (LOUIS , VIktor) Source Identifled this PIcture a5 Viktor LOUIS Tbere was DO time to update ber prevIous Ipforna - tIon Sbe nade tbe remark tbat she was 8orry to see bim In such sorry company , meaning In tbe Mugbook . SEeret 15 SEP '4965 ================================================== Page 36 ================================================== 14-00ooo Seiut Source : AER IGWAG/2 Da te Acqulred 13 August 1966 Tatyana PHILIPOV or PHILIPOVA Has an AmerIcan passport _ She was employed by Waldenar ILTe VICHNEVSKY AFP correspondent In Joscow a8 0 governess for hfs cbfldren _ Source clafes Subject ea5 a bad chfldren 's purse very stupid . VICHNEVSKY wanted to ffre her _ She alvays goes around WItb Soviet men . She went off for a three geekend and Fas gowe for elght VICHNEVSKY reported tbis ds - appearance to the French Embassy _ Sicrzt 1 5 SEP 1966 and' day days _ ================================================== Page 37 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECR#T iha AEW IGRAG /2 1965 and 1966 Debrieffngs US. CItizens In Moscov 34-6-63875: SECRET tae4 6s6 5 SEP 1956 Yrh6(65) SX- ================================================== Page 38 ================================================== 14-000QQ SOURCE AERIGRAG-2 DATE ACQUIRED September 1966 Aner-can Intel)lgence_OffIcers _ In_Hoscor DurLng the 'debrlefing, Source was 'encouraged to state which dlplomats In Hoscow she thought were Intelllgence OffIcers, Includlog the AmerIcans _ Source sa1d she and her husband had wondered about whIch AmerIcans Rere Intelligence officers and bad come to the conclus_on tbat the following Americans were : Roger KIrk Alan Logan Abraban Katz Their reasons for pIcklng Iogan and Katz are contained 1o the IndivIdual reports on these two gentlenen 1 9 SE? i1965 ================================================== Page 39 ================================================== 14- QoooQ SecET NE) YORK TIMES Mr Peter GROSE PosttIon (Julv 1955) : Chlef , New York Tlees Bureau Jo Moscov; USSR Appears to be a very intelligeot chap: new on tbe scene 10 Ko3cow . Getting married to a 19 year Old girl_ He '18 Jewish . DATE ACQUIRED September_1966 He married an American who appears to be of good family . She 18 expectIng 2, chfld and has been very sick during her pregnancy SO they both stayed home Normally they ocCas-olai cocktail parties with a lot of Soviets present _ The only Soviet friend of theirs that Source knows about is (Fnu) Shnirson, a music critic are friendly Fith the Loorys (NY Herald_Trtbune) and Hughes Rudd (CBS) 15 SEP 1966 g1rl gIve They ================================================== Page 40 ================================================== 14-QQ0QQ LIYE IAGAZIXB Nr = Robert BRIGHAY PoBIt_op (Jap 65} Correopondent {or LIFE HAGAZINE Ip Koscor USSR No Connentb SOURCB knove hlm ellghtly . 15 SEP 1966 oply ================================================== Page 41 ================================================== QoooQ BALTIEORE SUN Hr . Aden CLYB' Paltlon (Jay 65) : Correapondent for BALTINORB SUN In Noscov USSR Callod "hoad of tho cele" (French exprebeIon) becauee ho eccLdent-prono . S f+ 1_ 1 5 SEP: 1966 _ ================================================== Page 42 ================================================== 14- QoooQ ExEET UNITED PRESS INTERATIOXAL Hr , NIcbolag DANILOFF PoBItIon (Jan 65) : Henbor , UNITED . PRESS IXTERYATIONAL Buroau Jp Bogcov USSR Very nice, Intelligept wan, Xot Jevleb , Overvorked by BBAPIRO pho tende dot to 1Ik0 hla. Very' BIck when he left Koacon (ca . Sarcb/AprIl 65) _ Saw 0 good @any Rugslans and tended to b0 Vell Inforwed , Hag good proaLso 49 a JourpalIsti J~t KvwOJ ~RcQ:: 15 SEP 1966 ================================================== Page 43 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECRET NE} YORK TIHES Hr . Hopry TAYNER PogltIod (Jan 65): Chlof , Hev: York TIne8 Buroau' Ip 'Kosco? , OSSR Poggy Tanper secrotary-archIvist Io tbo Danleh eabassy 18 TATNER' 8 FIfo _ Terribly Intelllgent aod €ood-heartcd. Id<vidual. Both SCURCE &nd SOURCE' g husband Ilke thcz 2 lot _ Renarkable thlog about TA TTER Ig that he never gets Dad aod Ig 0lvays BuLlLog , even Rhen thLoce arB Dob t trying _ Appeara to be 4 very good , bappy marrlage . Botb are Ifrst clase people: NeIthor Je Jemlsb , Trangferred to Parie Io thc lato sprIng Of 1965 . 5 SEP 1968' ================================================== Page 44 ================================================== 14-000QQ 3ld# NEW YoRK TINES Mr . Tlicodorc SAABAD Pos_tioo (Jan 65) : Menber , New York Tlaes Bureau In Hoscov , OSSR Hogt Jewlsh type of Jer Io tbe entIre Noscow press corps (exactly what SOURCE mea $ by thls bard to pind dwo but would appear she means he keeps to his 070 co-religionists , J and does not @tx Fith others. ) Lives Jn tbe sane entryway a5 SOURCE . Dd not IIke TANYER (Burcau Chfef) and TAVNER felt the same vay; about bIe, Has a stupld M1fe who talks too auch at parties DATE ACQUIRED Septenber 1966 . 8habad'8 ` VIfe had a nervous breakdovn and left Hoscob _ Hal T 0 5 e Jrwisn (os ke Y SECRET 4,5 S? 1966 ================================================== Page 45 ================================================== 14-000QQ ET OSITED STATES AderIca Hojse CJub SOURCE comments thfs Is IIttlo more than a brotbel where 00nf tbe Jower echelons 0f tbe forelge dLplomatic colojy arrange tryste . There 18 2 great deal of passinz wmiskey and cigarettsl bere, particularly amoog tbe forelgn servIce personnel (0a1ds etc) Of dembers 'of the diplonatic corps , At leas t OItbio the French eabassy the general feellng 1s that oje' should stay away [rom the Place , sIoce DO diplomate of sta:us g0 there, except OD rare Occasions (a0 especlally good fIle) . The enlIsted AwerIcan @llftary personnel are koowo to use tbe facilitles of tbe club to shack up MIth foreigoers , DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEPIBER 11966. The tonc of the Club has improved greatly owing to security neasures which have been introduced in controlling the people who may entcr. It has now becone chic and eyen ambassadors go there_ SECRET 1 5-SEP/1956 ================================================== Page 46 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ FeRt UNITED STATES Ur , Harshal1 BREIENT Poe[tJon (Jan 65) Second secretary US Babassy in Koscow _ USSR SOURCE speculates B , way be an Intelligence offIcer because of the penetrating questions he askS _ Also be appears to be far better Inforaed than the rud-of-the-at1l AmerIcan forelgo bervIce officer Has a good memory and speaks soae Chlnese. Rife Is Bocially cautlous DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEMBER 1966 drinks and flirts_ His wife is very jealous _ He Joves He does not think he around with Soviet girls;_ girls but Source SECRET 15 SEP.1966 goes ================================================== Page 47 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ &n UYITED STATES Mr Abrabao KATZ PosttIon (Jan 65) : FIrst secretary , US Eabassy Moscow , USSR SOURCE and her husband see more of KATZ a0d hfs MIfe at than alaost any other Americans of the US embassy _ He 18 qulte sharp and Intelligent and SOURCE' 8 busband has a high professional regard for, hfm . DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEVBER 1966 Source' s husband thinks he is an intelligence officer because of his position" in the Enbassy . SECRET 1$ Se? 1986' J82 ================================================== Page 48 ================================================== 14-000QQ NEWSREEK Mr _ Robert KORENCOLD PosttIon (Jan 66) : Correspondent Ior NERSWEEK Maganlne Jn Hoscov OSSR SOORCE ad SOURCE' s husband Ike the K's a lot they are clever people and both well informed , Has good Soviet contacts and out the devs through them Both speak good Russian He goes by the nane of "Bud" Both are Jewlsh . DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEVBER 1966 NIfe is French and would be a veTy source for infor- mation on the nefarious activities of third nationals in Moscoly She Is not Jewish as pteviously stated. ScsET 5 SEP 1966: dlgs good ================================================== Page 49 ================================================== 14-000QQ UVITED STATES Vr _ AJan LOGAN Pos_ton (Jan 05) : Second secrotary , US embassy , Soscon USSR too: serious type , EIfe never smiles . Very iopressed EItb bIs po3ition In the embassy 0 a "beavy" person . Both driok a good deal and oaly after they - ve bad a few drinks do tbey let thelr balr down . Hi8 wIfe 18 French _ SOURCE sees thed at a number Of Aqerican and Britleh partles _ Frequently present at AfrIcan parties, SInce he 16 embassy officer responsible for AfrIcan affairs _ NIfe Is a bbre . DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEMBER 1966 Source and her husband think LOGAN is an intelligence officer because the Soviets are very intcrested in him and publicized hin a5 a spy for his interests in Africans in Moscow . After this article , the Africans stopped seeing LOGAN _ He was very well liked however SECrET 5 SE? 1966 - 2; ================================================== Page 50 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Secret NEW_ YORK HERALD TRIBUNE Hr . Stuart H. LOORY PottIon' (Jan 68): Chlef New York Rerald TrIbune Bureau Io 1o Moscow _ USSR Both LOORY and his Wffe are JewIsh _ SOURCE consders thed `'pice but doeb not see a very great deal of them soclally. DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEMIBER 1966 Has problens with his job because of the closing down of the New York Herald . Tribune _ 45 SE? /1966 CrET ================================================== Page 51 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ {Ecret UNITEO STATES Mr Roger A, PROVENCHER Postttoo (Jan 65) ; Second secretary , US cabassy 1o YoscOw _ USSR They are the most soclally adept members of the US edbassy Trey entertafn well ang thelr parties are fun . They both dance well - Sbe serves wonderful buffets She 18 French . Has visited SOURCE' 8 father In Paris on one occasion SOURCE has bad the Provenchers to apartment about 15 times (sLnce Oct 62) SOURCE speculates Prozencher @ay be' a0 Intelligence offIcer based on the fact tbat he has "too good" a0 apartnent for his rank and wore care Js taken of bfm than of Mr _ Logan In the political bectIon , DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEMBER 1966 her ,husband has changed his mind about PROVENCHER " 5 Source seys officer. Possibly he_ is one , but not in beirg an' intelligence MOscON _ SECrET 5' sEp 1966 her ================================================== Page 52 ================================================== 14-00ooo NASHINGTON POST Vr _ Stephen ROSENFELD Po3-tion (Jan 65) : Correspondent RASHINGTON POST (USA) In Hoscow USSR Nded for fact that he has a very ,large apartment by Moscow, atandards _ WIfe knows what she weots and gets It from the UPDK by constant badgering of thbg office . Lves In sawe block with SOURCE but entryray three . RIfe was 1n Moscow before a5 a 8fogle gIrl correspoadeat _ Tbey both speak very good Russtan _ Botb are Jemlsh _ DATE ACQUIRED: SEPTEMRER 1966 Source heard no comnents fron the Sovicts about ROSENFELD 5 PXG for the Nashington Post publication of the 'Penkovskiy Papers Third National Colonies also had no comments but, were very soTr} for ROSENFELD . SECRET 1 5 SEP 1966: 7il y ================================================== Page 53 ================================================== 14-000QQ SEcret UNITED PRESS INTERYATIONAL (UPI) Ur . Henry SHAPIRO Postion (Jan '65) : Chlef , UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Bureau 40 Hoscow USSR SOURCE and_ SOURCE' s husband like S_ He 18 Jewlsb, sharp anJ guIck, speaks excellent Russfan _ Knows_ 2 tremendous amount about Russlan_ very vel1 Inforded _ SOURCE speculates SHAPIRO @ay have helped the Russlans In the past (she beads the RIS) but does not thok he _ has to dow that he has establIshed hIose1f _ SOURCE connents that SHAPIRO, Jike 222 Festern press people have to be ertrepely careful what they fIle, otheruise they 5112 be' thrown out of tbe SU _ This Js true Jo SHAPIRO'8 case , since he warried to Soviet oatlonal who mtght not be able to leave wItb ble 1 he gere throwd oit. Host noteable thfog about SHAPIRO 18 h18 very extenslve contacts 1p the cIrcuft G Henry Itcfally Kdows everybody worth knOwiog . On very good terms FItb past US ambassador (Thompsoo) . Probably because of religious bonds , he Js als0 on very good terms vitb current Israeli ambassador _ DATE_ACQUIRED September 1966 _ Shapiro hates to spend money _ Be Is very hard on bis assistants, and very quick-tempered _ He bates Edmund Stevens and bis Fife Be is close to the Austrian ambassador (Walter Wodak) tbe Italiap a@bassador (Federico Sensi) and tbe Norwegian ambassador (Frithjof- Jacobsen) Recertly Shapiro decided to do a story on the prostitutes wbo hang out at the Hotel National Re sent sOmeone to interview s03e of these girls. As a result he was attacked in Pravda Shapiro was terribly upset at this, alnost crying. He is normally a , very careful man. He knows 2ll Soviet journalists' well, andpossibly cooperates with tber .1 ET 15 SEP 1955 very dip fhe ================================================== Page 54 ================================================== 14-00ooo NEWSDAY Mr _ Edaund STEVES Posftlon (Jan 65) : Correspondent for NEYSDAY (USA) 1p Mogcow _ USSR Nelther SOURCE nor SOURCE ' 8 busband l1ke _ Drlnks 2 iot, especlally early In the @ornlng Often drunk, and when 80 tends to make Btupid redarks Hovever terribly vel] Inforeed about Phat 18 goIng op Jo the Sovfet UnLon , In fact one of tbe best Inforwed' Hestern correspondents In Noscow _ Ae has a fiod collectloo of @odern pafntIngs. SOURCE be lleves he probably works for tbe KGB_ 8face he openly Involved In black marketIng , sellIng of Ikons _ and , always seems to have more than epough money . Be 10 the type ' who would sell bs sould for .cash _ Daughter Dob In Roze tryIng ,to becone a povle actress _ She wa8 forderly a student at tbe Bolshoi Theater = studyiog ba]let _ She Ra5 sonethfcg of' a whore and Slept MIth a nuaber of Russfans 15 SEP 1966. ================================================== Page 55 ================================================== 14-00ooo Edmund; Stevens Date_Acquired Seetenber 1966 STEVENS WIfe told Peter GROSE of tbe New York TInes that Bb0 wasbuyIng up paIntings from Sovlet artsts and resellingl then for a profIt. Source cons Iders Hrs _ STEVENS a real bitcb _ STEVEXS argues FIth her a lot Source thinks he 18 Do longer capable of havIng a sex lif0 _ Source has do doubts tbat be workb Ior the KGB. STEVENS contactb In tbe foreign colony are extensive Be bees Dost of tbe Ieportant ambassadors ; Including KOHLER (US) HARRISOX (UK) and SENS I (Italy) _ Among tbe many ArerIcans he. s808 are GUTHRIE and ARMITAGE - Thbe only Sovfet contacts of the STEVENS 'wbom Source knows are {Igures from the artistic world : musicians HOISSEYEV and' KAGAN apd tbe ba Zlerina PLISETSKAYA _ SEcret 5 SEP,1966 ================================================== Page 56 ================================================== 14-00ooo SECRET" UNITCD STKTES 08' LiBASSY LOSCOR General Comonto: 48 7oYs X 460. 11} Eababby_OIEIcora 21l belJeve they are very Ipportant pcoplo: by VIrtue: 0t tho fact tbat tbe Departoent Bent tbed to Joscom to represoot tbo Statos They to Joprebe Ovorybody MIth tbelr poBItIon and WJ th tbolr knowledge 0f Sovfet effaIro' (whIcb J8 dot too good In the {Iret Place) . gend to JIvo 8 Eetto-IIke exletence, do pot aIs MItb other menber8 Of tbe dfP Bet, at bow0 or Ip the eabadby eod do pot get out aroudd Jo the Fron 4 BOclal pOlnt 0f Vlew tbey ar0 for tbe nobt part borlng Only VIsb to talk bueLdebe and OfIIce POlItIcs . Xo Iebtpebe Of bodge {or 0 tbIngo, gay . m Beavj _ Do pot ' have pany 01 tbe goclel grace8 , do Dot dance 50ll, do pot Play cardg 70ll, etc. WIveo a0 POQI dreggerB apd cad pot cook SECRET 15 Szp 1966 try Tbey Stey CIty; ================================================== Page 57 ================================================== 14-000QQ SAeRZT DNITED PRESS INTLIYATIOAL , (UPT) Lr _ Jordan AXZEBA PoeItLon (Jad' 65) : Vonber UXITE PRESS INTERNATIONAL Bureau_ 4o Kogcov , USSR "Jay" 18 gtupld, DoTO B0 tbap' everege Pro88_corteepondente _ Not' Intellectually quIck. SJLAPIEO rung TLpga aroudd bln. CRZT 5:SEP' 1966 ================================================== Page 58 ================================================== 14-Q0Q0Q SECRET Un!jBV DIAIDO Capt . Janee 8 . BIZZELL , LSAP PgttLon (Jan 65) : PsBlstant Air attache (modIcal) , OS Bobbsby ; Vogcon SOURCB WB]very fond 0r Dr = Bzzol] and conglderg bLo a0 exce)Icnt doctor , cspecIally for ch_Jdren. Vucb Qoro frlondly tbad ' thlb predoceesor . SOURCB gave Dr _ Bzzel) tbe naj0 O1 bor BIeter (UxsOX 10) and suzgeoted be Jook ber Beter up pbon be bont to Parle OD vacatIon , Tbe efbter Fould Bhov ble around ParJo SOURCB doao not knov vbetber Dr Bizzell codtected ber T BJeter0 { Nra _ Fobler JB pery fond of bJA, Bzzoll used to 8qutre youd8 Uieb _ Stoee80l aroudd toru _ Depcee 101l; playe good brIdge _ SECRET 5 SEP,1966 ================================================== Page 59 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) Ur < Benry 8,_ BRADSDER PosLtIon (Jan 65) : 'Chler of tbe ASSOCIATED PRESS Bureau, Aogcod OSSR BOURCB and SOURCB' 0 buebapd do pot IJko B: Conglder bld rude, barbarIan . De" Jo 2 Yerz dorvouB ead , Trle8 vOry berd (bue doeg dot nake tbe grado) to %eep Up EItb cblef AFP dad {DLIXAN) apd chlef DPI wan (SRAPIRO) 'SECRET 1'5 SEP 1966 ================================================== Page 60 ================================================== 14-000QQ ANERICAV . BROADCASTIXG' COHIPAYY Hr= Saa JAFFB PosItlop (Jan 65) : RepresentatIvo ANERICAYBROADCASTIAG CCl7 Id Eo8cov , USSR 8a5 and June are attractIve people add SOURCB would 14k0 to becono bore IrLendly PIth tbed . However . Delther SOURCE Dor ber hugbend trubtb tbe JAFFES completely Ip theLr Vled eomothIog about then does not add uPa JAFFE €ood - powepaper wa0 L kpowe | hov to ask ' quostIons that VIJl got boro _ SODRCE. feelo Bb0 hag to patch wbat Bbe Baye to JAFFB, leet be-uncover 8030 of her busbande "sources" for detb JAFFC doeb & good Job knowg the ropeb Of ble profe88ion add J8 a thoroughly compatent Jourpellst_ Knora 0 geat @ady Rus81ang and nov has very good contacto RItb- tho North NJetnanege thle rathor unubual for a0 AnerIcan correspon- dent Jn Kobcou _ Both are JewIsh , His Ss; nbws fahdks ! A p_t Sl 77 ? xnnk 5 SEP 1966 SECRET a { ================================================== Page 61 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Vr , Foy D. KOLLER Fltfon (Jan 65) : 0S Anbagsedor Ip Hoscov _ USSR SODRCE vopdera vby , Io gJed 0f ble pOBItbn, Hr _ Kobler 949 0 CbInese cook Bho tbLokb thle J8 0 poor securIty practIce. YURCE kpoma 01 d0 BPOCLfIc thIbgs about tbe anbagsador '8 ~ook wblch would Mako bla a becurIty rlbk otber than 64s ustLonalIty . The' Iact tbat tbe AmerIcan abasgador has 4 (@Lpebe cook 1g ofted tbe subJect Of; copversatIon On tbe Uoscov} JIp cIrcult. NIfe ha8 2Q taste Jp clotheb . SECRET 15 SEP 1966 C3? ================================================== Page 62 ================================================== Qooo UXITED STATES Ar , Walter J. STOESSEL , Jr , PostLop (Jan 65) :, US HLoleter-Counsellor Ip %oscod , USSR Tbo STOESSEB trlod: to entortaln Jp 4 grand pay but wero obIvougly apateute , would serve ent_roly too much IIquor before dIoner andget thelr gueato" potted, Ther food at dIonere Vaa Ind_fferont tbough Of Good quallty. Thoy dld Borve good Frepcb EInes _ One tbe JopregsLon Xre _ STOESSEL dld dot tako too Rany_Palns Jn PlanpLog and gervLng hor dlopere Sbe has terrIble cook, SOURCB entortalnod tbe STOESSELS Jo ber home O5 about 10 occastonb (frod Oot 62 to the tIwo tbe STOESSELS loft) . BLIe. dresses bedly , even Bor30 thed Uro. Kohler , SCRET 5 SEP 1966 Tboy got ================================================== Page 63 ================================================== 14- QoooQ UNITD STATES Ur , Helcolm TOON Pualtlon (Jad 65) : Coungellor Ior. polItIcal 'Affetro , Enbaoby Nobcov Boclally bottor tbad wo8t Of thbe US Ebassy_perbonnel _ BAIe dreesce badly . 5. SEP 1966 US SEcRET:

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