REISSUE - 1. ARTUR TO CONTACT KARLOS AND LOCATE CHIZH 2. ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTACTING ARTUR REQUIRED BEFORE GRISHA'S DEPARTURE (1944)

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• Sequence Number: 139
• Publication Date: May 25, 1944
• Content Type: CABLE

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Ref. No.: 3/NBF/2137 (of 6/12/1952)
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Issued /10/1972
Copy No.: 301
REISSUE
1. ARTUR TO CONTACT KARLOS AND LOCATE ChIZh
2. ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTACTING ARTUR REQUIRED
BEFORE GRIShA'S DEPARTURE
(1944)
To: MOSCOW
No.: 747
V1KTOR[i].
Your No. 2224[a].
In connection with the fact that [2 groups
unrecovered] DI pass on to him] instructions:-
1. To establish contact with KARLOS[iii] and
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unrecoverable] ARTUR[ii]
establish the whereabouts
[2 groups
of ChIZh[iv].
3/NBF/T157
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2. To repeat those parts of his last two letters which could not be deciphered,
where the password[b] for contacting him in RENE's[v] town and RIOEvi] is given[b].
We do not understand in what way ARTUR can attempt to establish contact with
us on his own initiative. You have given neither the place nor the arrangements for
contact. Please clarify. Reply immediately since GRIShA[vii] is leaving shortly
by air.
No. 404
25th May 1944
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Notes:
[a] Not available.
[b] Or possibly "the passwords are given".
Comments: Ci] VIKTOR: Lt. Gen. P.M. FITIN.
CU] ARTUR:
Unidentified covername. Also occurs in messages between
15th May 1942 and 26th December 1944 on the NEW YORK-MOSCOW
link and between 23rd June 1944 and 10th July 1945 on the
MONTEVIDEO-MOSCOW link.
[iii] KARLOS: i.e. "CARLOS" Christian CASANOVA SUBERCASEAUX.
[iv] ChIZh: i.e. "SISKIN"; unidentified covername. Also occurs in
MOSCOW to MEXICO CITY No. 500 of 12th August 1944 (3/NBF/
T848),, MOSCOW to MONTEVIDEO No. 234 of 2nd November 1944
(34BF/T952), NEW YORK's Nos, 1142, 1621 of 10th August
and 20th November 1944 (3/NBF/T399) and 1691 of 1st December
1944 (3/NBF/T37).
[v] PEN: i.e. "RENE";. Valentin Vasil'evich RYaBOV, 2nd Secretary
at the Soviet Legation in MONTEVIDEO.
Cvi] RIO: Probably BUENOS AIRES or ARGENTINA; may however be RIO DE
JANEIRO.
[vii] GRIShA: Carlos ROBLES GALDAMES. He was due to leave for CHILE (cf.
NEW YORK's No. 722 of 19th May 1944 (3/NBF/T131)).
[viii] MAJ: i.e. "MAY"; Stepan Zakharovich APRESYaN.
3/NBFA137
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