RUSSIA FREES 2 U.S. TOURISTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200600060-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: October 15, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

`ARK OCT , 5 1960
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W shington, Oct.
n Russia since mid-August v
eported today to have beefl to
eased,by Soviet authorities" tte
Bing secretly detain9df or sev
el weeks.`
Thg two are Harvey C. n
ett?of Bath, Maine, and
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aminsky of Jeff ers`i
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ship, lrl
Aids of Rep. John J. ~4ZcFal
(D-Calif.) . said they had bee
told by the State Departnie
that Bennett and KammskY he
been detained by Soviefaiuthor_
ties for violation of photograph"
regulations. McFall had inquire
into the case because Bennett h
lived in Tracy, Calif.
The U. S. Embassy i Mosco
on Sept. 21 and 29 and aa;aif
Oct. 3 pressed the Soviet Forei
Ministry for information on t e
two men.
Authorities reported today th t
a reply had finally come throu i
from the Soviet Foreign Offi e
to the effect that the men ha e
been released and are drivi g
west to Prague.
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