SPY REPORT TERMED FALSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200600020-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: October 21, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

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Date: OCT 2 1 1980
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Bath Mari Makes Denial...
Spy Report Termed False
oung . tourists w no wer
eported from Russia after be
ng detained on spy charge
or seven weeks denied Thurs
ay they were agents of th
entral Intelligence Agency.
St, had written ;that the
vorked for the CIA,
hat I was riot a CIA age;;
barges of espionage, but wa
xpelled instead of serving hi
as a material witness befor
and during the trial.
The two insisted they fiver
simply tourists not doing any
Kaminsky said he was gather
ing material for a book whos
Talk About Peace and Prepay
For War."
and her mother. Bennett w
met by his wife, Rena, 26. Bo
have been requested to file
report on their detention wit
the State Department.
An air of mystery shroude
by Bennett and Kaminsky f
their Russian trip.
Bennett said they received
Educational F o Ui n d a tiori
Philadelphia. Kaminsky said
fund."
However in Philadelphia t
foundation's attorney said
Bath Couple's Happy Reunion
Harvey C. Bennett is embraced by is wife, former Rena L?gard of Bath, upon his arrival at Idle-
wild Airport after he was expelled from Russia. (AP)
tution. He said it maintains an tin and referred all queries to
office in Philadelphia, but has i the State Department.
headquarters "in the Midwest." i The department said North-
The attorney said the pair craft was a group of relatively
received a. grant before the
visit to Russia, but reports
about $2,000 were "erroneous."
He declined to comment fur-
ther.
The attorney also declined
to comment about the founda-
prosperous businessmen who
finance trips abroad for schol-
ars and students. It quoted the
foundation attorney as that
Northeraft was composed of
persons "who don't want pub-
licity."
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