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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400130067-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: February 12, 1962
• Content Type: MFR

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STATOTHR In answer t qusat+cees, In wars inrarmd in substa
reatea officials to S. oX thmd or this Letter stand to ao out
mar re t+e4 in Donovan (Abel's 3. r) Irttia in t O%"
A totter aigwd a M o. Abel hurt year a sting tS i*si`
lf1,t$o 'Ws$ present.
1 . s c m U n u ng a wins t o w " * d t h e * a d of a Cor Uta-ti
Abel'* see xtt rrith the Bo ris% A m"1=0 cQamtiag ,roreer$' sentience.
rise was t r z a O erarnrert to ih nt sr'tair but as
;ate tiatiwg r a private iawryer. W am error saw Mrs. Abel Until
b Mrs. Abel in asst Merlin. 1IWther
mad .last tail the id** or an sue, wihich
s oac, was rawame4. ixwAwma evoutualLy a&& Viper
a with Yapl, am mot, harems im er w was
ntif ,itrs. Abel and whw incident y ws the lawyer appolated to reprw ftur,
can arau ent we* we tried la Moot Gorsaaiy. A raeak a xt
the Soviet Ambee.7 aed taiXe:d to Mr. { i,il l n,
OMO-MU air UMUSh tbs Musri.sas eantsd A WI bade and DOWN" trl"
tamers out aim lia" n a , but be
Abel ram not be returned until Fov rs bad been rurned over . o
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. a+ ra t with the Attorney tieneeral's office on this a n4 the
C; t&L1on of A e1 $ sent ae vas approved by the President on condition
rs in rele"ed. .Teel. vaa 1 rieea to New York r+ to be flown to
cu 1"ryam warn -t Powers would be rstasrmd.
end to o=mt* u sentence of Pryor and zbe Russians bold
or Mmakinnou's relaeaae. st week. tht arras enta
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were extbommmed on the Olieenicke i ridg
and Berlin on Saturday, 10 14ebrt+ary 1 , with a +ibtlay -t"
A been released in a different location. anmd
so" sure -t k or waa in their Bust r betom
cvu up Abel for Pars.
M WS Intarmed that 1 agars is in good health m n
eom bealt can the Sam pl"n, vi th lm, and the-t
now with his. Mr. KcCoz* advi that he v uld nabs a Dowd
investig*te all the circ steams Incident to tee eoctrae al
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It *ompleto his aission sail, other questions,
if any would be
*to.
left, Mr. McOme told Mr. Moustau to e t busy
his,
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W" amore discussion of its ?oNVosit1o . dlr. McC
ardviamble not to eaphaaiae that an
teen Place eked, if possible, eat to bring madumaas into the
nigbt r or de]* cosnKttstion of his teeatencs.
did not want the tESIN
idea stressed but rather
emoreiare of clemency by them to Pow rs . - amid
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to .tom mra bad been shot down at t ,,C feet
his engine had 41*4 out and t .re had been a near hit around
not aenvemed becaaxas Mr. a said we vV"iuld kz o the
F exksustive d& I*fing that Mr. Powers voulA r.c ive. A.
twrthsr or not it was believed that m r. Pbuiers tree a
no, but there we nothing so for that vau14 dive credeam to
,1' said of coume a small ae, ent of people in U.S.
the
to the Director
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