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[52]CIA
[53]EDWARDS, SHEFFIELD
[54]DIRECTOR, FBI
[56]04/09/1963
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[59]PPJM, RECRUITMENT, AMERICAN CODE CLERK A/O
[60]DIPLOMAT IN MOSCOW, KGB
[62]PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[63]Secret
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[67]Redact
[69]09/22/1998
[71]APPROVAL OF CIA
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[85]; . Nina anc evens. do a lot of entertaining
[86]fbut he had never attended-any of their parties. . Subject stated that he
[88][wens not trust Nina Stevens as far as he could-throw an elephant. . Subject
[89]stated that he had no. proof but believed Nina to: bea Soviet informant.
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[93]Subject advised that Aline (Ssby was a newspdperwoman in:
[95]. Schapiro's office. Mosby, during the past year, had been.in.the hospital
[96]on several occasions .and.one didn! t_ see too ‘much’ of her. - Subject also
[98]_ advised that: Mosby stuck, mostly to the, foreign circuit rather than. the
[99]Embassy circuit. . Subject stated.that one of the reasons Mosby was in
[100]the hospital on. one. occasion. was the fact, that she had an abortion, accord=
[102]ing to gossip.
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[108]i oe get stated that ancther. newspaperwoman in Moscow was |
[109]; | riscilé fohnson. . Subject advised that Johnson had the reputation.of |
[111]being a. fairly. good. reporter and one whom the Soviets’ kept on a month
[112]te month: visa basis. Subject indicated that it was. highly possible the \
[113]Soviets had attempted to recruit. Johnson. as she spent a lot. of time with
[115]Soviet nationals.
[119]- Subject was queried. as to whether he had ever made an unauthorized
[121]dis: closure of classified information. in. the. Soviet. Union, to which he replied
[122]' that he had not disclosed classified information as, such. .He ‘stated that his
[124]cover, which he. had used for the period in. ‘betwedn[State. Department {S)
[126]assignments, was that he. was a/consultant. of the AEC, particularly to:
[128]the Joint Atomic ‘Energy: Intelligéfice: Gommitteé, ¢ posed of AEG, CIA,
[129]State, NSA, Joint Chiefs, and the Armed Services, Subject stated that
[131]he had indicated to individuals,. when. que stioned, that he had done economic
[133]research and, analysis: in the Soviet field. and t he had done this. ever
[135]since he had first bécome a(State Department mployee. Subject stated
[137]that among others he. had discussed this with/ Ray: Hutchins, hi's counter-
[139]part. in the British Embassy.]6) ‘
[141]. Subject was asked. for his itinerary on his return. trip to the United
[142]States... ‘Subject stated that he had long planned to come home via. the Far
[143]East.and it was a well publicized plan. He stated that when he left Moscow
[144]he. stayed ever in. ‘Delhi. for a-week to: see if there were any objections: from
[145]Headquarters as to his itinerary. ‘He: stated .that when hé. received no in-
[146]structions to the contrary, he returned to the United States via his ‘previously
[148]. announced plans and the differences. in fares. being borne by him.
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