POLISH AIDE'S DEFECTION IS CONFIRMED BY U.S.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500270003-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: NSPR

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Polish Aide
Is Confi rift
artoAwaclfSirus
Col. Pawel Monet, !~ of
Commt~let Poland's top In-
t.elhgenoe omolala, hunaked
for asylum in the United O Wes.
The State Department, re-
ported today that Col. Montt
.has arrived In this countt77rtth
his family.
Their application for per-
mission to stay is "being proe-
?assed in-the usual manner," a
State Department spokesman
said.
Press Omcer I4nooln White.
at a news conference, refused
to elabotate except to say Col.
Monet defected "some mpnths"
ago.
Col. Monat is reported to
have been the Intelligence boas
of Polish military attaches. to
diplomatic missions around the
world. As such, he could be
?.,_,.iexpected to know Much about
the Poles' military intelligence
work,. Including po*lble links
with the Soviet Unlom.
Cot. Monet is, believed to be
In protective custody of Amin.
can authorities. The Central
Intelligence Aarnoy, gleaned
earlier. refused to eontfivt or
deny that Col. Monet had'Fed
Poland.
Mr. ?Whtte told newsmen he
did not know whether the Polish
government has protested. as
countries usually do In such
cases.
Responsible a
Defection
Vi a dispatch by A. M. RRos-
en at, said Col. Monet was
reported to line turned himself
ovaj to U**1 States authori.
In Vienna.
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