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[23]25 JAN 1968 a fae a
[25]MEHORAHDUM FOR: Director
[26]Mational Security Agency
[28]SUBJECT 8 Villiem 8. MARTIN
[30]1. On 15 January 1968 this Agency received the
[31]following toformation from our liaison contact in the
[32]Canadian Departneat of State for External Affairs:
[34]a. The Canadiun Prees Correspondent to Moscoas,
[35]Willian DUCKLEY, approacheé our Eubasey inforaslly in the
[36]micdle of veceaber on behali of @illias MARTIN, the
[37]ex-employee of HSA vho defected to the Soviet Gnion in 1960,
[39]b, Acceraing to BUCKLEY, HARTIH wishea to see: his
[40]pareats for compassionate reasons and wants to know if he
[41]would be adaitted to Cansua without fear of extradition to
[42]the United States if he vere to arrange a reniez-vous Feith”
[43]hie parents in Varcouver, fe do not now thother HAXTIN
[44]6till has a United States paseport or whether he has becose
[45]3 Soviet citizen, Ina any eveat HARTIN considers bimsels
[46]finadaisaible to the United States,
[48]c. BUCKLEY met MARTIN at the apartmert of
[50]Hovard RAUSCH, the Hoscow corresponcent for Hc Grat-Hill
[51]Publicationag. Ia addition HARTIN later telephoacd BUCKLEY
[53]to indicate his interest in finding out whether or not be
[54]could cose to Canada, BUCKLEY assumes, quite rightly I
[56]would think, that the paancr ia ehicn BARTIN hac made his
[57]request indicates that his 2uesian hosts are asare of bis
[58]ftaterest in gettiag out of the Soviet Union to see ais parente,
[60]6, We Rave informed our knbasay that tt should
[61]take Bo action to encourage BUCKLEY or HARTIN to believe that
[62]8 visa would be granted if KARTIN were to make formal
[63]application. Since, however, MARTIN's iaterest in coming to
[64]Canada is already in a newspaperman's hands, ge cannot rule
[65]out tho possibility that BUCKLEY might erite about MARTIN's
[66]intereet. Such a story vould probably lead to the need for
[67]am expreasion of the Canadian Government's attituce, Ia
[68]making recoanencations on the kins of response that might be
[69]eade in the event that a question ts put to ay Hinister, it
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[89]wouls Sc Guess twefud to Kaus vhaet dégTin's status ia lew is
[91]60 far ag tho Unites States is concerned, If, for exauplo,
[92]your Government could not take legal action, the Cenaciag
[93]authoritses sould be in a position if this matter case to
[94]public attention to say that they cere not avare of any
[95]barrier preventing MARTIN from seeing his parente in the United
[96]States. If should be aoet grateful 1f throuzh your channela
[98]ve could be provided taforsally with an ladication of
[100]MARTIN‘s status in law in the United States.
[102]@,. BUCKLEY's oaly other coament on HARTIN tas that
[103]be dida't really know that to sake of MARTIN, HARTIN
[104]eeened outspoken in dealing with the shortcomings of life
[105]in the Soviet Union. On the otber band he spore vith a
[106]elight stamner and seemed nervous. BUCELEY's view far enst
[107]4t ie worth io that MARTIN ia not interested in getting tiato
[108]trouble with the Russians or doing anything shich they might
[109]consider underhanded, I should emphasize that no member of
[110]the Canadian Embassy has Kad any direct contact vith MARTIN,
[112]2. On 18 January 1968 the Fedoral Bureau of Investigations
[113]was advised of the foregoing informally, in order to explore
[114]the possibility of providing an indication of Bubject's
[115]etatus in law, ag requested in paragraph 1. d. above.
[117]3. This Agency was advised by the Departsent of State
[118]oa 19 January that Evbject's parenta had vrittesa to the
[119]Departseant adviging that Subject would lize to visit bis
[120]parents, that he was planning a visit te Canada, end
[121]inquiring whet Subject's legal position would be if he cid
[122]tadeed visit. The Department indicated that it planned to
[123]inquire what the 0. 5. Embassy in Moscow knew of Subjoct'a
[124]travel plans, including a check with the Canadian Eabacsy to
[125]secertain if Subject had applied for a viga. The Departseat
[126]was apprised of the informal Canadien inquiry as to Subject’s
[127]Status, but indicated that it vould refrain froma making any
[128]reference to this inquiry in seoxing information from tae
[129]BU. 8. Eabassy in Moscow.
[131]4. Gur representative tn Ottawa was apprised of the
[132]developments cited in paragraph 2 sbove, and recuested te
[133]pass them oa te the liaison contact, on 19 January 1968.
[135]YOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS:
[136]Sceped: Jomes R. Hunt
[137]JAHES ANGLETON
[139]CSCI 316/00926-68
[140]cc: Department of State
[141]Federal Bureau of Investigation
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