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[17]ACTION: NR/ECC€-3 (620) INFO: CIC/NTTB, DONOVA, INTELMIL, MDSX, NRDORECORD,
[18]ODPB, ODPD, ODPK, ODPS, FILE, C/CRES,. CRES/CTG, CRES/EM, NPIC/CSRD,
[19]OSO/SPO, PCS/DPG (7/W)
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[29]CONFIDENTIAL WNINTEL NOFORN
[31]CITE CIA/NR 764166
[33]FROM: CIA WASH DC//DDO NR EMIGRE COORDINATION CENTER//
[34]CHAIRMAN, EMIGRE JOINT WORKING GROUP
[36]WARNING NOTICE - SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS
[37]INVOLVED/NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS.
[39]FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES THIS MESSAGE Is. JWG NOTICE
[40]NUMBER 92/2709.
[42]COMBINE: COMPLETE
[44]SUBJECT: KNOWLEDGEABILITY BRIEF.
[46]; SUMMARY: WASH-32615, A 52-YEAR-OLD ETHNIC JEW, AND
[47]FORMER RADIO BROADCASTING ENGINEER WHO WORKED 1966-91 .
[49]AS A TIMEKEEPER AND ASSEMBLER OF TELEVISIONS IN THE GORIZONT
[50]TELEVISION PLANT IN MINSK, BO. SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE INFORMATION.
[51]ONLY ON UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTION. AT GORIZONT. SHE HAD NO
[52]SECURITY CLEARANCE. BELARUS CITIZEN.
[54]TEXT:
[56]1. PERSONAL DATA:
[58]B. SRCNO: WASH32615
[59]_JWG NOTICE: 92/2709
[60]CITIZEN: BO
[61]BIRTCITY: VITEBSK
[62]BIRTCTRY: . BO
[64]PCO: CIA/NR
[69]‘CONFIDENTIAL
[71]EPROM BOAO
[73]13-00000
[75]; CONFIDENTIAL .
[76]MHFNO: 92-0800754 SENSIND: : PAGE: 2
[77]N. LASTCTRY: US
[78]O. LANGCOMP: RUS; EN1
[80]2. ‘EDUCATION:
[81]A. C; 59-66; RADIO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, ; MINSK;
[82]BO; RADIO BROADCASTING ENGINEER. 0
[84]3. EMPLOYMENT: .
[85]_ A. 91-92; PRAGMA COOPERATIVE; ; MINSK;
[86]BO; WORKER ; oO.
[87]_B. 66- 91; GORIZONT PLANT; ; MINSK; BO;
[88]TIMEKEEPER, T.V. SET PINAL TEST TECHNICIAN; 0.
[90]_4. MIL SERVICE: NONE.
[92]5. SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGEABILITY:
[94]A. WASH-32615 APPARENTLY HAS LIMITED
[95]KNOWLEDGEABILITY ABOUT THE GORIZONT PLANT, WHERE SHE WORKED
[96]FOR 25 YEARS, FROM 1966-1991, FIRST AS A TIMEKEEPER AND: LATER
[97]AS A TELEVISION SET FINAL-TEST TECHNICIAN. WHEN SOURCE FIRST
[99]- WENT TO WORK IN THE GORIZONT PLANT IN 1966, IT WAS STILL KNOWN
[100]*AS THE MINSK RADIO PLANT. REPORTEDLY, <LEE HARVEY OSWALD>
[101]WORKED AT THE PLANT WHEN HE LIVED IN MINSK DURING 1959-1960.
[102]THE PLANT. MADE MANY ELECTRICAL SPARE PARTS AND PRINTED CIRCUIT
[103]BOARDS FOR THE MILITARY. BY 1972 THE PLANT HAD EXPANDED ITS
[104]FACILITIES TO COVER TWO CITY BLOCKS, AND EMPLOYED ABOUT 10,000
[105]PEOPLE. IN 1972, SOON AFTER IT COMPLETED A NEW SHOP WHICH
[106]MADE WOODEN T.V. CABINETS, AN EXPLOSION AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE
[107]TOTALLY DESTROYED THE T.V. SHOP. ULTIMATELY, THE 51
[108]CENTIMETER (CM) T:V. SET THE PLANT MADE PROVED TO BE LIKE ONE
[109]OF THE BEST QUALITY T.V. SETS IN THE U.S. IN THE EARLY 1970S
[110]THE PLANT. MADE SOME TYPES OF SECRET MICROELECTRONIC PRINTED
[111]CIRCUITS WHICH REPORTEDLY WERE USED IN ROCKETS. WASH-32615
[112]KNEW NO ‘DETAILS OF THIS WORK.
[113]B. -WASH-32615 CLAIMS SHE TRIED NOT BE BECOME
[115]INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF SECRET WORK AT GORIZONT. INDEED, SHE
[116]NEVER HAD A SECRET CLEARANCE. . BY 1990 ORDERS FOR THE .SECRET
[117]MICROELECTRONIC ITEMS MADE IN ‘SHOP NO. 6 OF THE PLANT WERE
[118]CANCELLED, AND MANY COOPERATIVES WERE STARTED IN THE PLANT.
[120]SHE WORKED IN ONE OF THESE COOPERATIVES, IN THE T.V. SHOP,
[121]WHERE ABOUT 50 EMPLOYEES REMAINED. THESE 50 EMPLOYEES WORKED
[122]SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK, WHENEVER SPARE PARTS FOR THE T.V. SETS
[123]WERE AVAILABLE. BY 1991 T.V. SPARE PARTS WHICH NORMALLY CAME
[124]FROM MANY PLACES IN THE FSU WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE
[125]COOPERATIVE IN THE T.V. SHOP WAS CALLED "PRAGMA." IT WAS
[126]ORGANIZED BY IGOR ((PITKEVICH)), WHO EXPANDED PRAGMA’S WORK
[127]BEYOND T.V. SETS, TO DEALING IN COMMODITIES AND RAISING AND
[128]SELLING VEGETABLES AND LIVESTOCK. BY EARLY 1991, NO MORE SPARE
[129]PARTS WERE LEFT TO MAKE T.V. SETS, AND ALL MILITARY WORK AT THE
[130]GORIZONT HAD STOPPED. BY AUGUST 1991, WASH-32615 HAD BEEN
[131]FORCIBLY RETIRED. HER RETIREMENT PAY WAS A PALTRY 1,500
[132]RUBLES A MONTH. THE RAPIDLY INCREASING PRICE OF FOOD SOON ATE
[133]UP HER PENSION PAYMENTS. HER FAMILY SURVIVED ONLY BECAUSE SHE
[134]WAS ABLE TO RAISE SOME FOOD ON THE PLOT OF LAND SHE HAD BOUGHT
[136]; IN 1989.
[138]CONFIDENTIAL
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[142]; CONFIDENTIAL
[143]MHFNO: 92-0800754_ SENSIND: . : PAGE: . 3
[144]C. WASH-32165.WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
[145]INFORMATION ON PROLIFERATION, ON CONTACTS BETWEEN REPUBLICS OF
[146]THE FSU AND, COUNTRIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN, SOVIET WARTIME
[147]MOBILIZATION PLANS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, CLASSIFIED
[148]INSTALLATIONS, DEFENSE INDUSTRY CONVERSION, OR LEADERSHIP
[149]BIOGRAPHIC DATA.
[150]6. COLLECTOR'S COMMENTS:
[151]' -A,. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
[152]ASSESSING SOURCE’S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE KNOWLEDGEABILITY. ;
[153]B. SPOUSE DATA: WASH-32615 IS MARRIED AND RESIDES IN
[154]THE U.S. WITH HER SPOUSE, WASH-32615A, ON WHOM A SEPARATE KB
[155]HAS BEEN PREPARED.
[156]C. RECONTACT AVAILABILITY: SOURCE IS AMENABLE TO
[157]RECONTACT.
[158]D. OTHER:
[160]' 7. GUID: REQUIREMENTS THROUGH SECRET SHOULD BE
[161]PROCESSED AS FOLLOWS: : ;
[162]' A. HARD COPY REQUIREMENTS TO BE SENT TO NR FOR
[163]ACTION WITH INFORMATION COPIES TO CHAIRMAN, EJWG AND TO
[164]DIA/DOF-1C, DOF-4. CIA/NR‘S MAILING ADDRESS VIA COURIER SYSTEM:
[165]CIA/NR/ECC, KEY BUILDING, ROOM 814, ROSSLYN, VA. -OR VIA
[166]REGISTERED MAIL TO: THOMAS R. WINTERS (ATTN: ECC), POB
[167]1926, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013. DIA/DOF-1C, DOF-4’S MAILING
[168]ADDRESS IS: DIA, WASHINGTON, DC 20340,
[169]ATTENTION: DOF-1C, DOF-4.
[170]B. ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE
[171]; ADDRESSED TO NR:  RUEAIIA/CIA WASH DC//DDO NR EMIGRE
[172]COORDINATION CENTER AND INFORMATION COPY TO AIG 7020//. ;
[173]C. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR: REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN
[174]30 ‘DAYS .FROM DATE OF DISPATCH, OR 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF RECEIPT
[175]OF REPORTING, IF REPORTING IS REFERRED TO IN PARA 5 ABOVE AND |
[176]IF THAT REPORTING IS PRESUMED TO HAVE A BEARING ON THE
[177]PREPARATION OF REQUIREMENTS. (NR WILL DETERMINE RECONTACT
[178]DATE WITH SOURCE ON THE BASIS OF THE PRIORITY OF THE
[179]. REQUIREMENTS AND ‘OTHER FACTORS.)
[180]8. FILE: WA32615 . DECL OADR DRV HUM 4-82.
[181]END OF MESSAGE : : CONFIDENTIAL
[183]CONFIDENTIAL
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[187]CONFIDENTIAL .
[188]MHFNO:. 92-0797918 | SENSIND:. PAGE: 1
[190]CONF: NR/ECC-3__ INFO: .CIC/NTTB, DONOVA, MDSX, MILOUT, NCREPORT,.
[191]NRDORECORD, ODPD, ODPR, FILE, C/CRES, CIC/PRB, CRES/EM, PCS/DPG (5/P)
[192]92 0797918 MCR PAGE 001
[193]TOT: 232045Z DEC 92 CIA 764166
[195]CONFIDENTIAL WNINTEL NOFORN
[196]2320452 CIA/NR 764166
[197]TO: AIG 4511.
[199]FROM: CIA WASH DC//DDO NR EMIGRE COORDINATION CENTER//
[200]CHAIRMAN, EMIGRE JOINT WORKING GROUP
[202]WARNING NOTICE - SENSITIVE. INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS
[203]“INVOLVED/NOT. RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS.
[205]FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES THIS MESSAGE IS WG NOTICE
[206]NUMBER 92/2709. .
[208]SUBJECT: KNOWLEDGEABILITY ‘BRIEF.
[210]SUMMARY: WASH-32615, A 52-YEAR-OLD ETHNIC JEW, AND
[211]FORMER RADIO BROADCASTING ENGINEER WHO WORKED 1966-91
[212]AS’. A TIMEKEEPER AND ASSEMBLER OF TELEVISIONS IN THE GORIZONT
[213]TELEVISION PLANT IN MINSK, BO. SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE INFORMATION
[214]ONLY ON UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTION AT GORIZONT. SHE HAD NO
[215]SECURITY CLEARANCE. BELARUS CITIZEN.
[217]TEXT:
[219]1. PERSONAL DATA:
[220]B. SRCNO: .WASH32615
[221]C. JWG NOTICE: 92/2709
[222]‘FP, CITIZEN: BO
[223]G. BIRTCITY: VITEBSK |
[224]H. BIRTCTRY: BO
[225].I. BIRTHDT: 411209
[226]J. PCO: CIA/NR ~
[227]K. LEFTDT: 920405
[228]L. INITCTDT: 920919
[229]M. LASTCTDT: 920919
[231]O. LANGCOMP: RUS; EN1
[233]2. EDUCATION: .
[234]A. C; 59-66; RADIO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, ; MINSK;
[235]BO; RADIO BROADCASTING ENGINEER.’ :
[237]3. EMPLOYMENT: .
[238]A. 91-92; PRAGMA COOPERATIVE; ; MINSK;
[239]BO; WORKER; 0.
[240]; CONFIDENTIAL.
[242]13-00000
[244]__ CONFIDENTIAL
[245]MHFNO: 92-0797918 SENSIND: PAGE: - 2
[246]B. 66-91; GORIZONT PLANT; ; MINSK; BO;
[247]TIMEKEEPER, T.V. SET FINAL TEST TECHNICIAN; 0.
[249]4. MIL.SERVICE: NONE.
[251]5. SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGEABILITY: ;
[253]; A. WASH-32615 APPARENTLY HAS LIMITED
[254]KNOWLEDGEABILITY ABOUT THE GORIZONT PLANT, WHERE SHE WORKED
[255]FOR 25 YEARS, FROM 1966-1991, FIRST AS A TIMEKEEPER AND LATER
[256]AS A TELEVISION SET. FINAL TEST TECHNICIAN. WHEN SOURCE FIRST
[257]WENT TO WORK IN THE GORIZONT PLANT IN 1966, IT WAS STILL KNOWN
[259]*AS THE MINSK RADIO PLANT. REPORTEDLY,<LEE HARVEY OSWALD>
[260].WORKED AT THE PLANT WHEN HE LIVED IN MINSK DURING 1959-1960.
[261]THE PLANT MADE MANY ELECTRICAL SPARE PARTS AND PRINTED CIRCUIT
[262]BOARDS FOR THE MILITARY. BY 1972 THE PLANT HAD EXPANDED ITS
[263]FACILITIES TO COVER TWO CITY BLOCKS, AND EMPLOYED ABOUT 10,000
[264]PEOPLE. IN 1972, SOON AFTER IT COMPLETED A NEW SHOP WHICH
[265]MADE WOODEN T.V. CABINETS, AN EXPLOSION AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE
[266]TOTALLY DESTROYED THE T.V. SHOP. ULTIMATELY, THE 51 .
[267]CENTIMETER (CM) T.V. SET THE PLANT MADE PROVED TO BE LIKE ONE
[268]OF THE BEST QUALITY T.V. SETS IN THE U.S. IN THE EARLY 1970S -
[269]THE PLANT MADE SOME TYPES OF SECRET MICROELECTRONIC PRINTED
[270]CIRCUITS WHICH REPORTEDLY WERE USED IN ROCKETS. WASH-32615
[271]KNEW NO DETAILS OF THIS WORK. .
[273]B. WASH-32615 CLAIMS SHE TRIED NOT BE BECOME
[275]INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF SECRET WORK AT GORIZONT. INDEED, SHE.
[276]NEVER HAD A SECRET CLEARANCE. BY 1990 ORDERS FOR THE SECRET .
[277]MICROELECTRONIC ITEMS MADE IN SHOP NO. 6 OF THE PLANT WERE -
[278]CANCELLED, AND MANY COOPERATIVES WERE STARTED IN THE PLANT.
[279]SHE WORKED IN ONE OF THESE. COOPERATIVES, IN THE T.V. SHOP, -
[280]WHERE. ABOUT 50 EMPLOYEES REMAINED. ‘THESE 50 EMPLOYEES WORKED ©
[281]SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK, WHENEVER SPARE PARTS FOR THE T.V. SETS
[282]WERE AVAILABLE. BY 1991 T.V. SPARE PARTS WHICH NORMALLY CAME
[283]FROM MANY PLACES IN THE FSU WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE
[284]COOPERATIVE IN THE T.V. SHOP WAS CALLED "PRAGMA." IT WAS.
[285]ORGANIZED BY IGOR ((PITKEVICH)), WHO EXPANDED PRAGMA’S WORK
[287]' BEYOND T.V. SETS, TO DEALING IN COMMODITIES AND RAISING AND
[288]SELLING VEGETABLES AND LIVESTOCK. BY EARLY 1991, NO MORE SPARE
[289]PARTS WERE LEFT TO MAKE T.V. SETS, AND ALL MILITARY WORK AT THE
[290]GORIZONT HAD STOPPED. BY AUGUST 1991, WASH-32615 HAD BEEN
[291]FORCIBLY RETIRED. HER RETIREMENT PAY WAS A PALTRY 1,500
[292]RUBLES A MONTH. THE RAPIDLY INCREASING PRICE OF FOOD SOON ATE
[293]UP HER PENSION. PAYMENTS. HER FAMILY SURVIVED.ONLY BECAUSE SHE
[294]WAS ABLE TO RAISE SOME FOOD ON THE PLOT OF LAND SHE HAD BOUGHT
[295]IN 1989. .
[297]cc. 'WASH-32165 WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
[299]INFORMATION ON PROLIFERATION, ON CONTACTS BETWEEN REPUBLICS OF.
[300]THE FSU AND COUNTRIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN, SOVIET WARTIME
[301]MOBILIZATION PLANS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, CLASSIFIED
[302]INSTALLATIONS, DEFENSE INDUSTRY CONVERSION, OR LEADERSHIP
[303]BIOGRAPHIC DATA.
[305]6. COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS :
[306]A. THIS INFORMATION WAS. OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
[307]ASSESSING SOURCE’S. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE KNOWLEDGEABILITY.
[308]| CONFIDENTIAL
[310]13-00000 i
[312]CONFIDENTIAL
[313]MHFNO: 92-0797918 SENSiND: PAGE: 3
[314]- B. SPOUSE DATA: WASH-32615 IS MARRIED AND RESIDES IN
[316]THE U.S. WITH HER SPOUSE, WASH- 32615A, ON WHOM A SEPARATE KB
[318]HAS BEEN PREPARED.
[319]C. RECONTACT AVAILABILITY: SOURCE IS AMENABLE TO
[320]’ RECONTACT .
[322]D. OTHER:
[324]7. GUID: REQUIREMENTS THROUGH SECRET SHOULD BE
[325]PROCESSED AS FOLLOWS:
[327]; A. HARD COPY REQUIREMENTS TO BE-SENT TO NR. FOR
[328]ACTION WITH INFORMATION COPIES TO CHAIRMAN, EJWG AND TO
[329]DIA/DOF-1C; DOF-4. CIA/NR’S MAILING ADDRESS VIA COURIER SYSTEM:
[330]CIA/NR/ECC, KEY BUILDING, ROOM 814, ROSSLYN, VA.. OR VIA
[331]REGISTERED MAIL TO: THOMAS R. WINTERS (ATTN: ECC), POB
[332]1926,. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013.  DIA/DOF-1C, DOF-4'S MAILING
[333]ADDRESS IS: DIA, WASHINGTON, DC 20340,
[335]ATTENTION: DOF-1C, DOF-4.
[336]B. ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE
[338]ADDRESSED TO NR: -RUEAIIA/CIA WASH DC//DDO NR EMIGRE
[339]COORDINATION CENTER AND INFORMATION COPY TO AIG 7020//.
[341]; C. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN
[342]30 DAYS FROM'DATE OF DISPATCH, OR 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF: RECEIPT
[343]OF REPORTING, IF REPORTING IS REFERRED TO IN PARA 5 ABOVE AND
[344]IF. THAT REPORTING IS PRESUMED TO HAVE A BEARING ON THE
[345]PREPARATION OF REQUIREMENTS. (NR WILL DETERMINE RECONTACT
[346]DATE WITH SOURCE ON THE BASIS OF THE PRIORITY OF THE
[347]REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER FACTORS.-)
[349]8. PILE: WA32615 © DECL OADR DRV HUM 4-82.>
[351]: ORIG: NR/ECC (M. CASEY, 31879) ; AUTH: ; REL: C/NR/ECC/LRB (M.. LUC) ..
[352]CL BY 596796. . ; .
[354]END OF MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL
[356]CONFIDENTIAL
[358]13-00000
[360]; CONFIDENTIAL
[361]MHFNO:. 92-0694935° SENSIND: _PAGE: 1
[363]STAFF
[365]92 0694935 ACR PAGE 001. IN 0694935
[366]; : TOR: 1519552 DEC 92 NYNC 69284
[368]CONFIDENTIAL 151954z DEC 92 STAFF
[369]CITE NC NEW YORK 69284 .
[370]TO: DIRECTOR.
[371]FOR: NR/ECC
[372]SLUGS: WNINTEL NOFORN KNICKER
[373]SUBJECT: KNOWLEDGEABILITY BRIEF (U)
[374]REF: NONE.
[375]TEXT:
[377]SUMMARY: (C/NF) WASH-32615 IS A 52 YEAR OLD ETHNIC JEW AND
[378]FORMER SOVIET RADIO BROADCASTING ENGINEER WHO WORKED 1966-91 AS
[379]A TIMEKEEPER AND ASSEMBLER OF TELEVISIONS IN THE GORIZONT
[380]TELEVISION PLANT IN MINSK, BO. SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE INFORMATION
[382]’ ONLY ON UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTION AT GORIZONT. SHE HAD NO
[383]SECURITY CLEARANCE. BYELARUS CITIZEN.
[385]1. (C/NF) PERSONAL DATA:
[386]1A. NAME:
[388]1B.’ SRCNO: WASH32615
[389]1F. CITIZEN: BO.
[390]1G. BIRTCITY: VITEBSK
[391]1H. BIRTCTRY: UR
[393].1I.. BIRTHDT: 411209
[394]1d. PCO: CI
[396]1K. LEFTDT: 920405
[398]1L. INITCTDT: 920919
[399]1M. “LASTCTDT: 920919
[400]IN. LASTCTRY: US |
[401]10. LANGCOMP: RUS; EN1
[403]2. (C/NF) EDUCATION:
[405]2A. C; 59-66; RADIO ‘TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, XX; MINSK; UR; RADIO
[406]BROADCASTING ENGINEER. .
[408]3. (C/NF) EMPLOYMENT:
[409]3A. 91-92 (MARCH); PRAGMA COOPERATIVE; XX; MINSK; BO; WORKER; 0.
[411]CONFIDENTIAL
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[415]CONFIDENTIAL
[416]MHFNO: 92-0694935 — SENSIND: PAGE: 2
[417]3B. 66-91; GORIZONT PLANT; XX; _ MINSK; UR; TIMEKEEPER, T.V. SET
[418]FINAL TEST TECHNICIAN; Oo.
[420]4. (C/NF) MIL SERVICE: NONE.
[421]5. (C/NF) SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGEABILITY:
[423]5A. WASH-32165 -APPARENTLY HAS LIMITED KNOWLEDGEABILITY ABOUT
[424]THE GORIZONT PLANT, WHERE SHE WORKED FOR 25 YEARS, FROM
[425]1966-1991, FIRST AS A TIMEKEEPER AND LATER AS A TELEVISION SET
[426]FINAL TEST TECHNICIAN. WHEN SOURCE FIRST WENT TO WORK IN THE
[427]GORIZONT PLANT IN 1966 IT WAS STILL KNOWN AS THE MINSK’ RADIO
[428]*PLANT. REPORTEDLY, <LEE HARVEY OSWALD>WORKED AT THE PLANT WHEN
[429]HE LIVED IN MINSK DURING 1959-1960. THE PLANT MADE MANY
[430]ELECTRICAL SPARE PARTS AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR THE
[431]MILITARY. BY 1972 THE PLANT HAD EXPANDED. IT FACILITIES TO COVER
[432]TWO CITY BLOCKS AND EMPLOYED ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE. IN 1972, SOON
[433]AFTER IT COMPLETED A NEW SHOP WHICH MADE WOODEN T.V. CABINETS,
[434]AN EXPLOSION AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYED THE T.V.
[435]SHOP. ULTIMATELY THE 51 CENTIMETER (CM) T.V. SET THE PLANT MADE
[436]PROVED TO BE LIKE ONE OF THE BEST QUALITY T.V. SETS IN THE U.S.
[437]IN THE EARLY 1970S THE PLANT MADE SOME TYPES OF SECRET
[438].MICROELECTRONIC PRINTED. CIRCUITS WHICH REPORTEDLY WERE USED IN
[439]ROCKETS. WASH-32615 KNEW NO DETAILS OF THIS WORK.
[441]5B. WASH-32615 CLAIMS SHE TRIED NOT BE BECOME INVOLVED IN ANY
[442]TYPE OF SECRET WORK. AT GORIZONT. INDEED, SHE NEVER HAD A SECRET
[443]CLEARANCE. BY 1990 ORDERS FOR THE SECRET MICROELECTRONIC ITEMS
[444]MADE IN SHOP NO. 6 OF THE PLANT WERE CANCELLED AND MANY
[445]COOPERATIVES WERE STARTED IN THE PLANT. SHE WORKED IN ONE OF
[446]THESE COOPERATIVES, IN THE T.V. SHOP, WHERE ABOUT 50 EMPLOYEES
[447]REMAINED. THESE 50 EMPLOYEES WORKED SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK, .
[448]WHENEVER SPARE PARTS FOR THE T.V. SETS WERE AVAILABLE. BY 1991
[449]T.V. SPARE PARTS WHICH NORMALLY CAME FROM MANY PLACES IN THE FSU
[450]WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE COOPERATIVE IN THE T.V. SHOP WAS
[451]CALLED "PRAGMA." . IT WAS ORGANIZED BY IGOR ((PITKEVICH)), WHO
[452]EXPANDED. PRAGMA'’S WORK BEYOND T.V. SETS, TO DEALING IN ;
[453]COMMODITIES AND RAISING AND SELLING VEGETABLES AND LIVESTOCK.
[455]BY EARLY 1991, NO MORE SPARE PARTS WERE LEFT TO MAKE T.V. SETS
[456].AND ALL MILITARY WORK AT THE. GORIZONT HAD STOPPED. BY AUGUST
[457]1991, WASH-32615 HAD BEEN FORCIBLY RETIRED. HER RETIREMENT PAY
[458]WAS A PALTRY 1,500 RUBLES A MONTH. THE RAPIDLY INCREASING PRICE
[459]OF FOOD SOON ATE UP PER PENSION PAYMENTS. HER FAMILY SURVIVED
[460]ONLY BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO RAISE SOME FOOD ON THE PLOT OF’ LAND
[461]‘SHE HAD BOUGHT IN 1989.
[463]5C. WASH-32165 WAS NOT ABLE TO: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[464]ON PROLIFERATION, ON CONTACTS BETWEEN REPUBLICS OF THE FSU AND
[465]COUNTRIES OF PROLIFERATION .CONCERN, SOVIET WARTIME MOBILIZATION
[466]PLANS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS, DEFENSE
[467]INDUSTRY CONVERSION, OR LEADERSHIP BIOGRAPHIC DATA.
[469]6. (C/NF) COLLECTOR'S COMMENTS:
[471]6A. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING
[474]13-00000
[476]CONFIDENTIAL
[477]MHFNO: 92-0694935 SENSIND: PAGE: 3
[479]SOURCE’S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE KNOWLEDGEABILITY.
[481]6B. SPOUSE DATA: WASH-32615 LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE
[482]UNITED STATES. A SEPARATE KNOWLEDGEABILITY BRIEF WAS PREPARED
[483]ON HER SPOUSE.
[485]6C. RECONTACT AVAILABILITY: SOURCE IS. AMENABLE TO RECONTACT.
[486]. 6D. OTHER: SOURCE NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF SECURITY CLEARANCE.
[488]7. °(C/NF) GUID: REQUIREMENTS THROUGH SECRET SHOULD BE PROCESSED
[489]AS FOLLOWS:
[491]7A. HARD COPY REQUIREMENTS TO BE SENT TO NR FOR ACTION WITH
[492]INFORMATION COPIES TO CHAIRMAN, EJWG AND TO DIA/AT-10. CIA/NR‘S
[493]MAILING ADDRESS VIA COURIER SYSTEM: CIA/NR/ECC, KEY BUILDING,
[494]ROOM 200, ROSSLYN, VA. OR VIA REGISTERED MAIL TO: THOMAS R.
[495]WINTERS (ATTN: ECC), POB 1926, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013.
[496]DIA/AT-10'S MAILING ADDRESS IS: DIA, WASHINGTON, DC 20301,
[497]ATTENTION: AT-10.
[499]7B. ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED
[500]TO NR: RUEAIIA/CIA WASH DC//DDO' NR EMIGRE COORDINATION CENTER
[501]AND INFORMATION COPY TO AIG 7020//..
[503]7C. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM
[504]DATE OF DISPATCH, OR 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF RECEIPT OF REPORTING,
[505]IF REPORTING IS REFERRED TO IN PARA 5 ABOVE AND IF. THAT
[506]REPORTING IS PRESUMED TO HAVE A BEARING ON THE PREPARATION OF
[507]REQUIREMENTS. (NR WILL DETERMINE RECONTACT DATE WITH SOURCE ON
[508]THE BASIS OF THE PRIORITY OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER FACTORS. )-
[510]8. DECL-OADR. . . an
[511]END OF MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL
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