BROOKE ADMITS GUILT IN SOVIET SPY CASE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100510041-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 1998
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: July 22, 1965
• Content Type: TRANS

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BROOKS ADMITS GUILT IN SOVIET SPY CASE
Moscow TASS International Service in English 0851 GMT 22 July 1965--L
(Text) Moscow, 22 July--The investigation into the case of the 27-year-old
British subject Gerald Brooke, who came to the USSR as a tourist, confirmed his. ^_)
guilt of engaging in anti-Soviet activities.
The indietmeht.cited at the trial'today quoted documentary and material evidence. 7,
of Brooke's guilt. He was caught attempting to spread leaflets and letters in thy;
USSR calling for the overthrow of Soviet power upon assignment of the foreign
anti-Soviet-organization, "Peoole's Labor Union"--NTS. He also brought with him
to the Soviet Union, with the aim of handing over. to citizen Konstantinov, printing
facilities for turning- out propaganda documents and other subversive materials.,,~,r,c
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During the investigation, Brooke fully admitted his guilt and stated that he ?; .~,
repents what he had done.
Gerald Brooke, a teacher of-Russian at Holborn College in London, headed a group;:-,A
of British students who came to the Soviet Union as tourists on 18 April l965:to_0
;.improve their knowledge, of Russian,, In reality, however,. the indictment stresseso,7P
Brooke was set to the USSR as an emissar of the NTS with'the aim of conduoting:r,.;
anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda..
As far back as'January 1964, Brooke madeeontact with one of the leaders of this
organization, known under the name of "Georgiy." In the course of secret meetings
Brooke was informed of the-aims and tasks of the.NTS and its activities agai
the USSR.
In March 1965, Brooke informed "Georgiy" of his consent to fulfill a subver$ive,,~1
assignment on the territory of the Soviet Union. He undertook to take.to.,the,USSR
anti-Soviet materials concealed in an album of postcards and a handbag, as,welll,,ap
to?collect some economie?and political information of interest to the NTS.
Brooke testified during the investigation that should he have failed to presen:
the NTS materials to the addresses, he was to hand them over,to the secretary, o41gt
the British embassy in Moscow, Antony Bishop, for forwarding to London by ,?;; u
diplomatic pouch.
1 '. ' f: SiIiJII The indictment expresses regret that the British authorities are encouraging :; the"IL,
activities of an organization hostile to the Soviet Union, and is permitting:,thei;f
employment of British subjects'in subversive activities against.the USSR...
On 25 April, Brooke was caught redhanded in the flat of Yuri Konstantinov,.:a
Muscovite. .
The preliminary investigation int
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e case of Gerald Brooke lasted about two
months and was concluded on 28 June. The crime committed by Brooke falls undexr.cO
part one of Article 70 of the criminal code of the Russian federation
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envisages a penalty of imprisonment for a term of from six months to'seven year$!7.
(Editorts note: Moscow in English to the United Kingdom at?1200 GMT on 22 July,;
reports that Brooke pleaded, guilty..to',;taking part-in:subversive activities against
the USSR,)
Sanitized Approved For. Release,: CIA-RDP.75-0..0149R0.00100510041-3