POLITICAL INFORMATION: ACTIVITIES OF P.P. SHEVCHENKO, SOVIET SHANGHAI LAWYER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000400005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 29, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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Political Information:
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graduated at the saner time from the Vostochni Institut in V divostok and that
Petrov later took post * uate courses in Petrograd (na~a Leningrad) Univer_
sity, where he finally became a professor.
Shevchenko was made an "adviser" to the Shanghai Soviet Consulate, and has
sometimes served. there as an interpreter, Unconfirmed rumors have always followed
him to the effect that his favorable financial situation is asred by a secret
source. He has a relatively small circle of Rue
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en sari of the Consular Section of the
Tokyo Embassy.) Upon receiving these papers, after VAT Day One of the'ost active members of the Shanghai Soviet Ci 'n g coci became
and the Soviet Citizens, Club. o atzon
Shevehenko is a personal
friend of Soviet AAbassador A. Petrov, at present
reported to be returning to China from the USSR. It is difficult to,determine
thn basis of this friendshtp. Shevchanko ha. t Id f
an~peakxng friends and never
25X1 X6 appears to be interested in political s
problems. He has Chinese friends in both
Kirin and Shanghai.
It is possible that he is interested, not in Soviet aspirations in the tar last,
but only in routine Chinese--Uoroiet matters. - -- - - - --
1. P. P. Shevchenko: prominent Soviet lawyer in Shangi , graduated from Vladi-
vostokle Vostoehni Institute (Eastern Institute a university established for
persona with a knowledge of law and the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Mon-
golian la uages. In 1922 he and his family migrated with other White Russian
emigres to Kirin. Re also spent several years in Ilarbin, where he made his
living by teach ng in various Russian schools. ii n Shcavchenico returned to
Kirin he became a teacher of Russian in the Chinese Kirin University. During
his twelve gears in Kirin he perfected his knowledge of the Chinese language
and received the legal right to practice lava.
20 In 1936 Shevchenko was compelled by the Japanese to leave Kirin,
this time
he had been accused by some white Russians of conspiring with the Soviets
however, he was even then a member of the Par Salt rn UkranianSeparatist;
Movement.
3, In Shanghai Shevchenkko became a member of the Chinese Lawyers' Association
and soon built up a lucrative practice. He retained his membership in the
Ukranian Separatist Movement.
4. During the war Shavchenko app' ied for Soviet citizenship papers through who was visiting' Shanghai. (I~ alin was th h Khalin,
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