CAB DRIVER DRIVER TELLS STORY OF BID BY SOVIET TO PLANT HIM IN CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000300100002-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 29, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

PHILADELPHIA (Pa.) MAY 2 9 1960
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giver Tells Story of Bid
By Soviet to Plant Hi
Washington, May 28-(AP)--- before Chris as, he said, But ullyc' i of $200 Ga ikov gave him last
has told the Justice Department January;18 Gleason said.
that a Soviet diplomat promise "This cou d.have been a loan
him "big money" if he went t or a gift by an individual with
work for the U whom I had become friendly, an
telligence A gen com atte,;npt to get on my good side,
plDepa nt files Ras laris or payment for the trouble I
also discos had gone to in meeting them, or
that a former State Department payment for misinformation)
employe said he received $15 supplied.". -
from a Soviet official for ma Gleason first suggest that
terial dealing with the U. S he go to work for the CA, he
foreign service. said, and Gavrikov agreed?i t was
Both stories appear to leav a good idea.
much unexplained. Gavrikov said he would pay
Ste h sq,Tt. 2, th me a salary for working with
cab river, an#kaiiul F. Kul the CIA," said Gleason, The
berg, 29, the State Departmen Russians promise me big money
man, told ' their stories, the if I completed studies for them,
said, when advised by the Stat promised to have my books pub-,
Department to register with th lashed and to provide trips to
Justice Department as Russia Russia."
agents. Both denied they wer Gleason said he told the whole
p
d th
A
agents, but followed the advice
I mbassy Asked for Job
Besides driving a cab, Gleas011
said, he also is a free-lane
writer.
Gleason's statement to th
Justice Department said h
went to the Soviet Embassy Iasi
November and , inquired about
"employment opportunities.,'
Three weeks later, when he wa
asked to "prepare two studio
for the embassy," Gleason said
he refused.
"This was done in order t
stall and obtain informato
about the Soviet operations,'
Gleason explained in a stake
meat registering'as an agent fo
a foreign government.
Over the next few weeks, h
provided the embassy; "wit
"misinformation An order t
lead them on.".
He added that what he gay
-1- s
th " ;ni an
o
a on
a was
an
story to the CI
the end of it.
Other Man's Story
Kulberg, who gave his address,
as 126 Hoyt st., Stamford, Conn.,
said he became friendly with
Eugeni A. Zaostrovtsov, tyecondl
secretary of the Soviet Embas-
sy, in 1958.
"We discussed ,many topics,"
he Laid in his statement: of
registration, ,V'e both were
interested in :the' liack 'ound1
training ?of foreign sc~i4vice per-'
sonde) " `
Kulberg ' said he gave the
Russians some 'college cata-
logues and a congressional re-
port on the U. S. foreign service
that he had collected for . class
paper. He said Zaostrovtsov
wanted to write an article for a
Russian journal.
Zaostrovtsov later gave him!
$150, saying he had been paid
for the article and wanted to
p
C e
t' was
s
statements so absurd and so fa share the money, Kulberg said.
th 'd t
n
from reality as to be of no val
ue to the Soviet Embassy."
Bottle of Scotch
Gleason did get a bottle' o
scotch whiskey from the th r
secretary, Gennadi V. Gavrika
He said he reported a it7c e
to his employer. .
There was no Information in
the registration file on what
Kulberg's job with the State De-
partment was, when it ;ended,
or what he is doing now.
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