</s>180-10131-10324 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 10/19/20 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA RECORD NUMBER: 180-0131-1034 Agency information RECORD SERIES: SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 014724 SECURTY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 014724 Document Information ORIGINATOR: HSCa FROM: HSCAA TO: NOSENKO, YURI Document Information TITLE: TESTIMONY OF YURI IVANOVICH NOSENKO TITLE : TESTIMONOY OF YURI IVANIOVICH NASENKO DATE: 06/20/1978 PAGES: 141 SUBJECTS: CIA, METHODOLOGY KGB, FILES KGB.METHODOLOGY MCCILLAN, PRISCILLA JOHNSON SOLLE, BRUCE NOSEMOKE, YURÍ, TESTIMORY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OSWALD, LEE, RUSSIAN PERIOD OSWALD, LESS, RUSSIAN PERIID OSWALLD, LEE, Russian PERIORD, DEFECTION TO RUSSIA OSMEXICO CITY DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: TRANSCRIPT Top Secret RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: Consulted CURRENT REVIEW: Consolidated DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/21/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: Folder 2 of 2. Box 4 1 v1 NW 50955 DocId: 322727209 Page 1

Summary  
The document contains testimony from Yuri Ivanovich Nosenko, a former KGB officer who defected to the United States in 1964, regarding his interactions with Lee Harvey Oswald during Oswald’s time in the Soviet Union (1959–1963). Nosenko describes Oswald’s application for defection to the USSR, which was rejected by the KGB due to lack of perceived value as an asset. He notes that Oswald was monitored through periodic workplace checks, mail surveillance, and technical methods such as phone tapping but was not actively pursued due to his mental instability and limited utility to Soviet intelligence. Nosenko disputes the authenticity of a hospital record from Botkin Hospital (October 1959) allegedly documenting Oswald’s admission for an incised wound. He also references KGB psychological evaluations concluding Oswald was “not normal” and mentions discrepancies in official records, including Oswald’s visa application process and his marriage to Marina Prusakova. Nosenko claims the KGB denied Oswald’s visa request but allowed him to remain in the USSR due to his expressed intent to commit suicide if repatriated. The testimony includes comparisons between Nosenko’s treatment as a defector and Oswald’s, with Nosenko alleging better conditions for Oswald, including employment, housing, and a pension.  

Key People  
- **Yuri Ivanovich Nosenko**: Former KGB officer who defected to the U.S., testified about KGB activities related to Oswald.  
- **Lee Harvey Oswald**: Subject of KGB surveillance, defector to the USSR, later associated with JFK’s assassination.  
- **Marina Prusakova**: Identified as Oswald’s wife; initial lack of KGB investigation due to unknown relationship with Oswald.  
- **KGB officials**: Fedroseeve, Matweev, Turalin, Krupnov (involved in handling Oswald’s file).  
- **U.S. intelligence agencies**: CIA interrogators, FBI agents, Warren Commission members.  

Key Locations  
- **Moscow, Soviet Union**: Headquarters of the KGB; site of decisions regarding Oswald’s status.  
- **Minsk, Soviet Union**: Location where Oswald resided and was monitored by KGB.  
- **Botkin Hospital (Soviet Union)**: Alleged site of Oswald’s hospitalization in October 1959.  
- **Geneva, Switzerland**: Site of Nosenko’s defection to the U.S. in February 1964.  
- **Washington, D.C., Virginia, Hawaii**: Locations associated with Nosenko’s detention and post-defection activities.  

Key Events  
- **Oswald’s application for defection (1959)**: Rejected by KGB due to lack of value as an asset.  
- **KGB surveillance of Oswald (1959–1963)**: Included workplace checks, mail monitoring, and technical surveillance; no active recruitment pursued.  
- **Psychological evaluation of Oswald**: Concluded he was “not normal” but not mentally unstable.  
- **Oswald’s visa application process**: Rapid approval via Finland (Helsinki) bypassing standard procedures.  
- **Marriage of Oswald and Prusakova**: KGB initially unaware of their relationship until they applied for marriage.  
- **Nosenko’s defection and detention (1964–1967)**: Harsh interrogation conditions, including drug use and psychological pressure.  
- **Testimony before U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations (1978)**: Focus on Oswald’s KGB interactions, defector treatment, and discrepancies in records.  

Key Organizations  
- **KGB (Soviet Union)**: Conducted surveillance, psychological evaluations, and decisions on Oswald’s status; handled defectors’ files.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Interrogated Nosenko post-defection; employed him as a consultant on KGB matters.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Involved in interrogations of Nosenko and Oswald prior to the Warren Commission.  
- **U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations**: Conducted hearings on Oswald’s ties to Soviet intelligence.  
- **Intourist (Soviet Union)**: Managed foreign tourist interactions, including Oswald’s stay in Minsk.  
- **Warren Commission**: Previously investigated JFK assassination; referenced in Nosenko’s testimony about Oswald’s case.

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