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[82]MEMORANDUM FOR THS RECORD
[83]SUBJECT: Irving AMRON
[85]1. Subject responded to the AZZXPLORS ad for a position as a
[86]Russien lenguage linguist. As was requested of hin, he provided the
[87]Porna 444, &9, autooiography, and photograph.
[89]2. “he undersigned estadiisned contact with Subject by phone on
[90]2 Septercber and arrangements vere made to interview bir on the following
[91]day. Ee vas interviewed in the Undersigned's Philacelphia hotel rocm
[92]on 3 Septerber 1964, ‘The undersigned used the Paul Peters alias and
[93]DOD cover.
[95]3. The following was obtained from AMRON durirg the interview:
[97]gs. Subject, of Jewish descent, was born in 1917 in the USA. .
[98]Gubdect's father, vhose original name had been :
[100]Philip AMROMIM
[102]cere to the USA in 1905/05 at the age of approximately 15, Philip
[103]AVROMIM's parents stemmed from the GONEL area, At the tine of his
[104]exigration to the USA, he was accompanied by his rother (bis father
[105]died sometime prior thereto), and by the following brothers and sisters:
[106]Levis, Willy, Abe (who has since died), Moris, Mixnie (now married
[108]to LAIKEN), Pearl, and Max. All of Sudject's father's brothers
[110]except for Max, are butchers by occupation, including Subject's
[112]fether., Max graduated from CCHY and tecame a structural engineer;
[114]he hss an office on 43rd Street and his firm is called the Amron
[115]Associates.
[117]b. | Subsect's mother, also of Jevish descent, cane to the USA
[118]4n 191. (cr 1913). Her older sister, Fannie, is married to (fnu)
[119]COHEN who is presently retired and living in Florida. Ser sister,
[120]Ruth, married Max AMRON. Her brother, Hyman HORLIK, who arrived : ‘
[121]jn the USA only in 19¢2, owns a liquor store in Baycene, New Jersey. .
[122]Subject's mother has another sister (nu) who is presently living in
[123]Florida. Subject's mother has one brother vho is still living in
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[140]c. At the time of Subject's birth, Subject's father vas
[141]employed in the Brooklyn shipyards. However, he changed jobs
[142]frequently and was subsequently emploved on a farm near Kew
[143]Brunswick, then in a shoe factory as a cutter, then as a butcher,
[144]end finally became active in a Jewish cocperative organization.
[145]As Subject's father became convinced that the future of the Jews
[146]vas in Russia uwer Soviet Commmism, in 1931 Subject's fantly
[147]left the USA for the USSR for Birobidzhen where Subject's father
[148]worked as an agroncmist (he had sanetime prior thereto eraduated
[149]from the Rational Farm School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania).
[151]ad, According to Subsect, his family returned to the USA
[152]in 1933; the motivating reascn therefor was the 111 health--
[153]actually only seven hondschos~-cf Qutdcet's Dicties, Sugsuee
[154]Subject alleges that, beceuse they had retained their US citizen-
[155]ship, they experienced no probleus either in leaving the USSR or -
[156]in obtaining perxission to retumm to the USA. Moreover, Subject's
[157]father allegedly did not like life in the USSR; hovever, Subject!s
[158]mother and sister insisted that they return to the USSR after
[159]only a brief stay in the (SA. ‘ :
[161]e. As a result, later in 1933 the entire AMRON fanily once
[162]again returned to the USSR. Again, Subjec. states that they kad no
[163]proviems in obtaining autnorization from the Soviet government
[164]for tais trip to the USSR. Upon their xeturn to the iSSR, they
[165]esteblished therselves in Moscow where one Noah LONDGN, a friend
[166]of the family and a construction engineer, took Subject's father
[167]“into his employ". Subject's father worked in this capacity, in
[168]the construction industry, from 1933 to 1936. Sonetine atter the
[169]1936 purges bezen, Subjects father worked for Kensonolsk, a Moscow
[171]mel dDoard construction” outfit. In 1936 Subsect's father also
[172]worked for the Paris Cammme as a shoeraker. Subject's mother
[174]in the school of foreign languages in Moscow.
[176]_ Worked during this entire veriod as chief of a dining establishment
[178]f. Subject bezan his elementary education at the Dewitt Clinten
[179]School in the USA where he studied umti2.1931; he thea studied in
[180]the Soviet secondary school in Khabarovsk, Birobidzhan, mtil 1933.
[181]In 1933 he again returned for one semester to the Devitt Clinton
[182]School. Later in 1933 and 1934 he attended the Anglo-American School
[183]in Moscow where he completed his 8th grade of school. He then :
[184]continued his studies from 1533 to 1936 in Public School £327 in the 2uth
[185]Bauman Rayon. In 1936 he entered the Moscov Avtodorozhniy Institut
[186]vhere he studied on the civil engineering faculty, to be a highway
[187]enginea. He graduated in 1941 at vhich time he was sent to assist
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[223]& In 1937 Subject's mother was dismissed froa her positioa
[224]and toth she an2 Subject's father begen to feel the pressure of the
[225]purges. Subject's father, allegedly by appealing to
[226]KALIWIN, succeeced in again ecquiring exit visas for them to the
[227]US&. Subject, vio admits that he had become a “good Commmist" ty
[228]then had gotten “thoroughly steeped” in the Cammmist philosopay,
[229]elected to rezain behind in the USSR. An important consideretica,
[230]he states, vas bis desire to camplete his education which he vas
[231]certain he would not be able to @o in the USA for economic ressoms.
[233]h. According to Subject, his feather never lost his American
[234]citizenship. Sudject's mother, however, in 1936 sppiied for and
[236]obtained Soviet citizensGipe necerding be Sukysct, <= attenbir
[237]ined Soviet citizenship “by default” although be vever applied
[238]his in person; he alleges that although he was 16 years of age
[239]ne time, he wes “granted” Soviet citizenship by virtue of his
[241]war's application for her om citizensh!ve
[243]4. Subject remained in Moscow pricr to World War Il. In April
[244]19:0 he married .
[245]Bina WISSYIVA
[246]a bookkeeper by profession,
[248]whe ves the step-daughter of the well-known Major SSOGOLEV of the
[249]"soviet Proleteriat Regiment”. A son was born to them in Cume il.
[250]Although at this time Subject was assigzed to the constructica of
[251]gerodromes to support front line troops, he succeeted in pulling
[252]strings and in arran
[253]the Geodetic Institute. Znrcute back from Moscow
[254]Subject's train ect bombed in Brest Litovsk on 22
[255]a result he vas returned to Moscow on
[256]Recomiing to Subject, be wus then assigned to the Moscow Military
[257]District, to the Ctdel herccromoi Sluzhby, where ne was placed ia
[258]charge of a brigace of engiseers, technicians and lsborers who were
[259]engaged in building dumy air sites for csmouflage purposes.
[261]Sone 1941 and as
[263]j. In August 1941 Subject states that he vas permitted to return
[265]receive his diplaca which was granted him in
[266]ben assigned to the 22nd Voreano-Dororhaly
[268]which vas formed in Taitrov but which was tren ass i)
[269]Gurdal'. Subject states that he was not inducted into the Soviet
[271]military service allegedly because “engineers were ceeded” and
[273]to school in order to
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[305]Decause, as a member of the Mil, this was considered as equivalent
[306]to military service. Nonetheless, in restonse to my’ query, Subject
[308]admitted that this was unusual as his activities were «f a kind vhich - _
[310]were performed by cld vonen particularly cince during tits period,
[311]from October 1941 to September 1942, all able-bodied Soriet males
[312]were drafted into the Soviet exay. During this period Subject lived
[313]in comparstive ease, being assigned to Suzdal and Klin, aad other
[314]towns, According t> Subject, te wore an M:D uniform but vore no
[315]insignia. He admitted that “favored treatrent™ was bestoved upon
[317]him and his fanily when the MD asaisted him in evacuating his first
[318]wife and son fron Moscow in Augist 1941 to teyond the Urals. (His
[319]son by his first wife reportedly died on 11 October 1953 of diabetes. }
[321]k. In September 1942, Subject received an appcintzent to the
[322]Moscow 2nd Militery Irfentry Institute from which he graduated in June
[324]WORD wed cenne chink he cen ate 4 a
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[328]Infentry. In response to my cvery, Subject again acmitted that this
[329]appointment was highly unusual as his backsround did not lend itsel?
[330]to this, as appointrents were rade out of tre various military
[331]branches, and as this implied that, as a foreimer (American), he was
[332]fully and cormpletel; trusted by the Soviet pimitive orgzas who had
[333]cleared him both for this training and the institute end for promotion
[334]to officer status in the Soviet Army. !
[336]-, 1. Initially he ves sent to Alatev on the Volga, then to Orel
[337]Wisre Le was assigned to the front lines in August 19:3. He was given a
[338]Platoon of. infantry troops in the 415th Infantry Divisien of the
[339]Sovzet Central Front. HSovever, in October 1943 he was wounded; he was
[341]- bit in the left forehead by e Cerman bullet. Ee was operated on in
[343]a field hospital ana then transferred to a Moscow hospital after he
[344]hed recovered sufficiently. Ee was reclessified after bis recovery
[345]ang found suitable to continue in military service wita the limitation
[346]thet ke should not serve on the front lines (goden vtoroi stepeni ).
[348]m™ Because the wound faite? to heal coopletely (he bas a very
[349]obvious scar, with approximately a 1" depression, on his forehead), - .
[350]he "asked" to be assigned to a warmer clirate. The Soviet authorities,
[351]he states, complied and in January 1944 dispatched him to Tbilisi
[352]where he vas placed in a special officer's camp; he ves hospitalized
[353]again, Lad osteomyelitis complications, and ultimately discharged from
[354]the Soviet military forces. Eovever, Subject provided several
[355]contradictory stories as to the date of discharge which at various
[357] t4meg he indicated occurred in Nay 1944, then in July 19¢h, and even
[359]fin Augest lou. (NOTE: This aspect of Subject's story cothered hie:
[360]as it was obvious to the undersimed that Subject had somewhere become .
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[383]nm. Upon his discharge, be was returned to the Moscow area vhere
[384]he vas placed in a rest hon (altkough Subject admitted thet there
[385]really existed no need for this as he bad recovered alreagy prior
[386]to his discharge). In continuing his narration, Subject imitcated
[387]that the rest of his story “sowiis very strange and wbelievable™
[388]but then averred that ‘t was true. te states that, strange as it
[389]appears and despite tre shortage of Soviet men at the time (1944)
[390]he could not "find™ hicsel? a job. Ee went to the MVD which did
[391]offer Lin a job in Veliki Leki on the higkvays with the ScjuzDo:
[392]ekt ; however, he was not civen the job by the officiais
[393]Fespons asi ble for this. As a result, he appealed directly to the
[394]Minister of the HVD who “tried to intercede” in Subi‘ect's behalf.
[395]Allegedly after he was given a full physical examination, he vas told
[396]that he could not te essigmed to the highvey units for reasons
[397]which were not spel sd out w Suaject.
[399]0. Subject then “sought out" work with the Nauchniy Sovet with
[400]no luck, Ee ultimately chteine’i a job with the Moscow Sovet in the
[401]Moscow Soviet Senicr Library (sic). In Novenber 19-4, at 8 salary
[402]of $00 rubles, Subject began working in the field of “information
[403]on municipal works—-higiway construction, architecture, saritation,
[404]etc. Fis inmediate supervisor vas (fnu) LIZ=ZDSV, the bead of
[405]infermation departzent of the Pydro-knergy Project. Subject admitted,
[406]in reply to the undersiged's uuery, that his work Was‘ “unusual” :
[407]for several reasons. First, he was paid a salary which was unusually ©
[408]high end out of lire vith his qualifications. Secondly, though
[409]paid a salary for a full-time job and position, ne actuzily worked @
[410]& part-time basis and was eble to come and so almost as he vished.
[411]His work also included working on abstracts and translatiocs from
[412]English to Russian, primarily in the field of dams, dan coustruction,
[413]and hydraulics.
[415]pe In June 19:9 Subject states that be was dismissed from the
[416]foregoing position after he was given the explanation that the flow of
[417]literature from the USA, which Subject was translating, hsd decressed.
[418]In actual fact, Subject states, he was being “purged” becamse he vas
[419]@ Jew. Ee then found a job as a laboratory assistant in a concrete
[420]plant where he worked from July 19:9 to 23 February 1950. Because
[421]be did not like that job, Subject states he wrote to Stalin personally
[422]as a result of vhich, within less than 4 weeks, he was offered 4-5 _
[423]different jobs. The positicns vere offered to him by the Moscow
[424]Comittee of the CP to vhas “Stalin had Zorvarded the letter". In -
[425]reply to my query, Subject acmitted that he was not concerned that, .
[426]by vriting to Stalin, he vould come to the attention of the Soviet
[427]punitive organs, MVD/MGB, which vould undertake to investigate his
[428]case. Accordingly, on 1 April 1950 Subject waa given a job as an
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[449]q. After he lost bis jod in 1959 with the Moscow Sov=t, he ststes
[450]that bis relations vith his wife went fron bad to vorse ena ultinetely
[451]cultinated first in a separation and latter in a divorce in 1950. In
[452]the meantize, he was already living with
[454]Eugenia. YOLSOVA
[456]en expolyee and a teacher of Zorsenic medicine of the Moscow Medical
[457]Institute where she was studying for her 25D and where she was
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[464]Subject divorced ber as he found out that she vas a "tad person” and
[465]because he "had falie> blindly in love” with her. (NOTE: This aspect
[466]of Subject's story ¢isturbed t'n very much. He was uswe of binsel*,
[467]wes vegue on dates, cetails, specifics, names, etce It was again
[468]obvious that Subject was less than frank enc open aboct this aspect |
[469]of his beckgrouné. is narratica did not sound convincing to Subject
[470]hinso’? yhen he began talking about "falling blindly in Love", etc.}
[472]Bose MINKINA,
[474]whos he married only in late 195% when their soa was elready vell om
[475]the way. MIWEINA's parents exd faxily were very etrongly opposed t>
[476]the marriage because the parents held responsicie party positions and
[477]because MINZINA’s brother held a sensitive position with the Soviet
[478]electronics and aviation industries. A sei ves born to Subject and
[479]MIDIKINA on 5 April 1555-
[481]re In ca 1954 {dates vacuz) Subject entered the Institute of
[482]Marxism-Leninism an? continosd his studies for three or more yearte
[483]Though be registered for the evening sessions, he deveted a good
[484]portion of his days to study. As & result, Subject sgain admitted
[485]to the undersigned that be actually was in a unique position of being
[486]able to do alrost as be "wished and desired” although ostensibly be
[487]was a full-time exployee of the Bawman District Road Derartzent. Wnile
[488]a student at the Institute of Marxisr-Leninisa, Sudject and his wite
[489]began subzitting spplications for a visa Ww visit Suoject's parents
[490]in the USA. In actual fact, Subject states, bis real purpose in
[491]applying for the viss vas to *defect” upoa his arrival in the USA.
[492]In February 1955 Subject states that be ves "fired" from his job
[493]with the Bauman District because of “political unreliability”. Hevever,
[494]Subject admitted to the undersigned that the real reason for dismisse:
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[508]“political unreliability”, ke would not have been able to continue
[509]his studies at the Institute cf Mercisn-Leninisn.
[511]8. Because Subject had commmicated to his father, usin«
[512]“hidden rhrases" in their letters ts each other, about his wish to
[513]leave the USSR, Subject's father arrived in toe USSR in 1YHT in
[514]order, Subject states, "to estebliss at first hand for hirsel’"
[515]vhether Subject really wisned to “cefect to the 5A". Sudfect's
[516]father revained in tae USSR for e total of 10 days. As a result
[517]of his father's visit, Subject chanzed his testics and bezan to
[518]suteit easplicaticns for “immigration” to the TEA. As eariter, these .
[520]weet fo anh law ons wn Cm mate i. Ar eh te
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[523]contimied resubmitting then several tines each year.
[525]t. After he left the Bauman District place of eczlorment in
[526]Pebruary 1555, Subject foune work as a "free Lance translater for
[527]the Mosccw Torgovaya Paiata. Ze carced ca “Sito rubles ver uonth
[528]translating Engliso lacsuase material related to the iron and steel
[530]Pplent witch was being designed ty the 1552 for erection in India. |
[532]In January 1956 Subject fou work as chie? cf the trensletions
[533]Dureau o2 the Heuchno-Isslecov_velriv institut Ministerstra Mashinoe
[534]Stroyeniya; bis functions ccnsisted primarily of supervising the
[535]translation of Enslish lenmuace manmuels on technical equirment.
[536]Again, S:bject admitted that his work was “urusual™ as, in actual
[537]fact, he spent 1-2 days at work, spent the rest of his tine at hom,
[538]and cevoted most of his time and energy to the studies at the
[539]Institute of Marxism-Leninism. Sis salary continued et 1200 rubles
[540]per mouth.
[542]uw. In-August 1958 his work came to en end. Generally he
[543]provided a contardictory accowit in this respect. Initially he :
[544]stated that the position had been eliminated but then chanced this
[545]story to state that he resiged in August 1956 as he voul: have had
[546]to begin devoting his full tine to the work. In any case, his
[547]resigzation generally ccinc’ded with his completion of stud‘tes at
[548]the Institute of Marvisn-leniniss. ‘Thereafter, and wil his
[549]immigration to the USA in. 1%2, Subject held no full tire job,
[550]Ronetheless, he states that be succeeded in earning no less than
[551]about 1100 rubles rer rauth by working as a free lance trenslator
[552]for the Torgovaya Palats of Mosccw. Ee turned cver to the undersigned
[553]a sample of bis translation efforts--see the attached tock, In
[554]response to.my query, Subject acritted that his vork again was of
[555]such e nsture that he was a free egent, came and went as he pleased,
[557]and generally was responsible to no one. Apparently in crder to
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[567]Stated that "yr OU are thinkics that I coxtd have werked for the
[569]KGB et this time, then you ane right because 7 ha2 the tire to
[571]do enything Including engecing in intelligence activities?
[573]Eovevrer, Subject then proceeied to @eny that be had they or at any
[574]» ted any relationship with tke KGB (or its Predecessor
[576]Orgentzations ).
[578]ve In July 1962 subject's nother and father came % Moscow,
[579]this Specifically fo- the purssse of Setting Subject to retorn to
[580]the Usa. They stayed in Moscew fan ote oct ~ Sal2t time the
[581]Pathan certs dctisrs to KEPISICzy, to Nina Fes SEVA, to ADZELTSI,
[582]to the Scprene Soviet, to the XG3, and to other Soviet estatyysy.
[583]ments in order to Bet Subsect a-g his son Permission for emt eration
[584]to the UGA, (Subdfe-t's wife, MITIIWA, had atcz tn 1963.) I9 August
[585]1962, wile vacationing in Soch:. Subject was Sought out by the
[586]local Inturist office ang fpprised ty the toce\y militia crrice that,
[587]"in view of your father te strerg Peale", the issn had grented
[588]Subject and his son Permission tc leave the TEER. Ubon kis retiom to
[589]Moscow, Subject proceeded to the fnerican Exbessy vhers ps was
[590]advis-d that he hea Sct Usen granted an exit visa by the Seriets.
[591]45 & result, Subject erplica for irteretion to the USA twice, once
[592]in the tspacity of a Soviet citizen using his Soviet PSssport, and
[594]the second tine in the Capecity of an “Aeerican eitises”,
[596]v. In September 1942 the Srplicetion to trave) to the tha
[597]&8 an “lot grant” was approved for him ang bis son. Therefore,
[598]witbout waiting to receive approval to travel -mdey bis clatz of
[599]being an "American citizen", S32 jest left the 3552 ena entered the
[600]USA cn hia Soviet Passport together vith his soa on 2k September
[601]1962 via rdlewild. Upon nig arrival tr the USA, Subdecs immediately
[602]undertook setion to heave his "American Citizenshin" restored. This
[603]Was initially dented as be had ateistey that he tad voteg in the
[604]Soviet national elections. Fowever, he then retained an a
[605]who appealed the case; +he origizal ‘decision vas then reversed and
[606]both Sub tect ami his gon hag their is citizenship restore4 +o then
[608]- in the surmer of 1963, the reversal wag based on Subject's claim
[610]that ke had had no choice and vas, cherefore, ccmpelle2 to vote tn
[611]the USSR national elections,
[613]Xe Upom his arrival in the “Sa, Subject imediately spalied
[615]= for a position with the UN, hovever, he was rejected as he vas “etate..
[617]legs"at the Sime. He then accented = position with Stelling, Lord.
[618]Wood, and van Suetendals, 26th Street, working oa Site-planning,
[619]Eis supervisor, one Frank MeCovan, then recommented Subject to the
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[636]Blaurelt ergineering firm for vhow be vorked from January 1963
[638]through culy 1964. In 1904 Subject foumd work with Farold J.
[640]SLDEM, 60 Erosd Street, Red Zank, Yew Jersey, as an eng-neer -
[641]working on the planning and designing of sub-divisians, srac
[643]construction developments, etc. His immediate superviser is the
[645]township erzineer of Marlboro Township, New Jersey. xls preseat
[647]salary is ¢/00.00 per month.
[649]y- In April 1963 Subject married
[650]Belle XINCEERG nee MILSTSIN
[652]a Polish Jew who had come to the US4 from Polend in 1545. She has
[653]fey cone ter her mrerioess serrtace(g). Gubiect and his goa nov live .
[655].in the Loze of his present wife,
[657]&. ‘Comments and Assessment:
[659]a. Subject speaks native English and passes for e middle class
[660]American. His Russian is likewise native.
[662]bd. According to Subject, his objective in life cow is to work
[663]for the US Goverment. He states tiat he bas submitted forms 57 to
[664]a number of the US Goverment agencies (he cid not elaborate). in
[665]applying for the position under ASETFICHR, Subject asked for £19,000,00
[666]yer annum vhich is his asking price for a positica with the US Gcvermmest.
[668]c. According to Subject, iis present position is excellent with
[669]great potential for going into partaership as s00n as he tecomes &
[670]licensed ecgineer. Eovever, he stztes that be is not interested ia
[672]Sneed
[674]making money (despite bis request for a $10,000.00 salary) tut in “Sigkt-
[675]ing Commmisu" as an exployee of the US Covernsent.
[677]a. Subject sdritted thet he was a firm ami strong believer of
[678]Com=mism vhich, incidentaliy, ves the reason why be remained behind
[680]"Im the USSR vhen his parents returned to the IEA in 1937. He states
[681]‘that he continued to be a firm believer of Commmise until approxinately
[683]1958/59 when he became “disenchanted vith Commmism". Subject
[685]denies that he vas a mevber of the Xousomol or that he tad to jrin the
[686]Cammmist Party, this despite the fact that be pecame en officer of
[687]the Soviet Army and despite the fact that be was accepted to stuly
[689]at the Institute of Marxism-Leninis=. Despite his alleged “disenchent-
[690]ment” vith Commmisn, Subject spoke in flattering terzs about lize
[692]1m the USSR, about the "democracy", about equal opportimities, absut
[694]the excellent “educetional system”, et cetera. Subject ainitted thst
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[707]14-0000
[709]be bed led almost a "crerming existence” in the (EcR ant that
[710]peitner life in ti: USSR nor the Soviet authorities mistreated hin.
[712]e. According to Subject, he was never errested in the Soviet
[713]Union. ‘ .
[715]f. In reply to ry gery, Subject Indicated that in 1956 the
[716]KGB tried to co-opt bin into reporting’ 4” felicw sextent at the
[717]Institute of Marxism-Leninism. Sovever, SubSect states that he
[718]Tejectd the pitch. In reply to various queries which vere posed
[719]to him about the fellov-stutent (nome ellegetiy new forgotten),
[720]Subject states that he dié render an mmfaroratlie report on the person.
[721]Despite this, the particuwler Soriet wes ultinetely essigmed ebrosd
[722]es en interpreter. Subject later heard that toe Soviet worked and
[725]g. In reply to a general query about life ic the USSR, Subject
[726]indicated that life in the USER has made him into “en accomplished pre-
[727]varicator".
[729]h. Subject was less than fluent in relating toe story of bis
[730]Ufe to the undersigned. He made mistakes freyoeatiy, te contra-
[731]dicted hirsel?, he eltered dates to accamotete ocner aspects of
[732]his activities te correspond with vist he bed mentiomed earlier, ete.
[733]Also, Sunject repeatedly tried to cimress from celatics his story
[734]isto presenting hie views of life; it wes a chore to keep kim on
[735]substantive matters relating to his ov backgroud.
[737]4. Subject'’s brother, Eugene, is now emicyed es an engineer
[738]of the Freehell Township, lev Jersey. Aicitiasliy, he has a
[739]private office in Rockland, Hew Jersey, calles he Civil Engineer
[740]Associates. | ,
[742]j- Sabject's account of how he acquired Soviet citizenship--
[743]gee ebove-- is & very weak item in Subfect’sscory. Fe will heve
[744]ws believe that be got Soviet citizenship “by ieTeult™ ss a result
[745]of his nother's application for Scviet citizrensatp for herself.
[746]fe Hinself? admitted to the undersigned that this ‘s ilicgical as
[747]his brother, Bugene, stose status vas no differes> from Suvject’s,
[748]never acquired Soviet citizenship “by defauit” thouga Subject cid -
[749]allegedly vithout eny action whatever on his ow ;art. Moreover,
[750]Subsect admitted that be was legally of ese (22) by this tine and .
[751]mo longer a dependent as a result of vhich be vould have had to apply
[752]for a Soviet passport and for Soviet citizenship cf his owa free
[754]ition rather than through his mother. :
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[758]ts a lee
[760]ote Eide atae Soak yee
[762]ee,
[766]14-0000
[768]kK. Srdect te evare that the story of his “irmigration” to :
[770]Pee USA is also veak. Ze tried to explain this avay by stating that
[772]ke "got cut by mistake”, that he was permitted to 2 “tn hide the
[773]Soviet shame swrroméing the Cuban crisis", that "someone had
[774]comdttec ex error’, etc. He admitted that there exists no other
[775]explanation as to why the Soviet goverment vould heve permitted
[776]him to leeve the 0553 as, in the eyes of the Soviet ecversment, he
[777]wes a full flecze? and responsible Soviet citizen who had no
[778]genuine or legitizate clain to American citizenship. 43 a result,
[779]Subject is miusuaily sensitive to this topic.
[781]5. COSCLISICN:
[783]a In the opinion of the undersigzed, Subject shoul’ act be
[784]consideres for either AESCRE2N cr AZ=XFLORS despite tke fect both
[785]tis English and Russie ere native.
[787]be Cm the basis of the interview, the mdereigned feels that,
[788]Subject is lees then frenk and that be is prevaricating. Moreover,
[789]there exist imnurerable iters in Subfect's tale which are indicative
[790]both that he worked as e recruited ecent cf the Koa (acd its
[791]predecessor organizations’ fn the USSR ard that he left the mogP only
[792]through end with the intercession of tae FCB
[794]6. It ebould be unterscom! that because of the unique exd sensitive
[795]cover used by the umersicned, po attempt was made to resolve the various
[796]ccatradictions, to challense Subject on any of his statenents, or to
[797]pursse certain points of their logical conclusicn. The foregoing was
[798]Odteined in the fcra cf en interview and mo real attempt could be made,
[799]given the cover, to delve nore deeply into the suspicious aspects of
[800]Subject's backercund.
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[823](SESE BY
[825]TMig SATE (Pill bey
[828]| PERSONAL HISTORY STATEMERT i rete EF, 196h'
[830]INSTRUCTIONS rm
[832]1. Answer al! qoestioas completely or check appropriate box. Hf question is pet arplicuble write “NA*. Write “Us-
[833]kmown® onty :f you do sot know the answer azd 1t cannot be obtained from persoaal records. Use blank space ac
[834]. ead of fcen fre exura details oa exy question for nich you have insufficiext space.
[836]2. Type. prize oo write carefully; illegible or moonmplete forms will cot receive recsideratam.
[838]3
[839]3. Coasiser sou answers carefuliy. Your s:zzatire at the end of this form will cerufy to their conectness. Carefz! .
[840]corpictio: cf all applicable questioes wi permit review of your qualifications to te best advantage.
[841]@ [sec GENEFAL PERSONAL ASD PHYSICAL DATA id
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[851]j Hew Jersey. Tels2)1-222-5592
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[860]@ |SECTOON 11 POSITION DATA e
[861]: * SSTOC RTE THz ers TE SOAK OR OGHTEC we FCS ween VOU ARE AFPLYING
[862]Russian lanznage linztuist
[864].
[866]F EZ PMSICATE TlE LT EST ANWUGL ENT@AUCE BALAQY TOU @ILL | TR DATE AVAILASLE FOO EWSLSYMENT
[867]fe AZLEPt Fae ek acd be caneadreed ies ere poecnn oth o kewer i —
[868]REC! EK. $10,099 annuati . STREET -
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[871]S. PMDNCATE © PUA WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT ASHIGRUERT IN TRE FCLLOMING LOCATIimS (C
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[879]Possibility of schooling for children
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[900]1. CATE OF BATA i PLACE OF BOTH (Cap, Beate, Coumtrys | 2. PRESENT CATEZE WS (Commery)
[901]Dee.s,1517 : Erosklyn, New Lor ‘ Ue Se An t \
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[908]7, COVG@T GSUING RAT VRALIZAT OM CEMTIOICATE
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[911]B. MAVE VOD MELD PREWISUS MATOONALITY
[913]0. SSUED aT (Casy, Stose, Courtry)
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[921]Tt, Givd PARTICULARS CONCERNING PREWOUS MATICHALITY. thlin a s oo
[924]Russian g2overmient considered =e6.3s a Russian citizen, even though I
[925]had never nanded in an appileation for Soviet citizenship. Due to this,
[926]and beezuse 1 was in a rush to leave the country, I at-ived amar on 2
[927]Soviet foreign passport. In the 0. S. Exbdassy in Ezoseew I filled in si-
[928]cultaneously two applications for entr7 into the U. S. Ae = one 2S an
[929]docigriat ané the other as an Acerican citize:. I received a Nonquota
[930]Fe2(1) visa dated Sstenter 10, 1952. After arrival the Soard of Appeais
[931]of the Dept. of State reinstated -y native-born citizenship.
[933]1 © Paar
[934]1B. MAVE YSU TAKER STEPS TO CHANGE 1 ives |! ove eucans
[935]PRESENT CITIZENS UO t uO
[938]1k. IF NOU HAVE APPLIED FOR U.S. CITIZENSeiP, SHAT 1S PRESENT STATUS OF TOUR APPLICATION (F eset Papers, Etc)”
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[942]as. DATE CP ADRieal HU ie FCAT Ge ENT AE "77 Tu SR EEPC OT OF WHAT COUNTRY
[944]Sest. 26, 1952 | He Ye Ue Se Se Re
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[946]A Last US. tisk CMe Tepe Place of lama, 1 19. CATE VISA ISSUED
[948]-linsecw, Use Se Ge He
[950]1, CHECK (KX) HIGHEST LEVEL OF ECUCATION ATTAINED
[952]LESS THON tiGH BCHOOL CMADUATE - | i Oven Teo TEARS OF TOLLEGE - MO DECREE
[954]1 wastes SESCEE
[956]2. ELEWENTARY SCHOOL
[958]1 NAME OF HIGH SCrSoe
[959]ho. 327
[961]a. eevee eH TO 1036
[963]1. AME OF eG STHSOL
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[990]$. 1F A GRAQUATE OFGREE MAS BEEN wored im ITEM 4 UHICH REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN THESES, INDICATE THE TITLE
[992]GE IME UMESS AND GRIEFLY DESCRIBE ITS CONTENT.
[994]7. MILITARY TRAIMING (FULL Tia DUTY IM SPECIALIZED SCHOOLS SUCH AS ORDRAMCE, INTELLIGENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC)
[995]MAME AND ACORESS OF SCHOOL
[997]STUDY CR SPECIALIZATION
[1000]id wcstcw infantry anfantry officer
[1003]& OTHER ENUCATIONAL TRAINING NOT INDICATED ABOWE.
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[1009]COMPETENCE - IN ORDER LISTED
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[1012]HOS ACQUIRED
[1014]‘Liet talow each Lentuete in
[1015]wtdch you poseesa any degree ent | PUVENT Javeauate ADESUATE
[1016]af competence. Sndicate your TO opeioutLy 32 foal
[1017]Frofictency to Reed. Write or NATIVE | FoREion jaeseancn TRAVEL
[1018]Speak by plocing a chack (X} FEYERCY B
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[1030]INDICATE LENGTH AND INTENSIVENESS OF STUOYW.
[1032]2 1F YOU HAVE CHECKED
[1034]ACADEME STUDY’? UNDER “HOW ACQUIRED”.
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[1037]OR A LANGUASE HAVING SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES I SPOKEN QNO SRITTEN FORM, ER-
[1039]3. UF TOU MAVE INDICATED FLUENCY F
[1040]PLAIN TOUR COMPETENCE THEREIN.
[1044]a > vOue@ ABILITT TO DO SPECIALIZED LAnGuas@ BORK INVOLVING VOCABULARIES AND TERWNOLOOY tte THE SCIE
[1045]“ Ree MEE RING: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MILITARY, AND OTHER SPECIALIZES FIELOS. TY have deep know-
[1047]ledge in the field of information (technical) e=bracing CB, [5 on the
[1048]basis of twenty years of exner:ence in iiussia. oo , : .
[1050]re A RS
[1051]TF YOU MANE NOTED A PROFICIENT HY IM LANGUAGE. SOVLD TOU BE SIL LING TOUTE THIS ABILITY Im ANT POSITION FOU Hrce
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[1112]in the basis of my twenty years of exzerience
[1114]I gould manage, edit ard translate infvrcation in tie field sf Cs and MZ,
[1115]publisied in iussten, or vice versa.
[1117]B. BACLUOING- BUSINESS EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES BRCM YOU Wat HAVE LISTED It ITEMS, SECTION Vil. LIST ANY SPECIAL
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