POLITICAL INFORMATION: ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS SOVIET BUSINESSMEN - SHANGHAI , NANKING, TAIWAN

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800070006-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 18, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Political Information: Activities of Various
Soviet Businessmen - Shanghai, Nanking, Taiwan
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i, The Daltotat Company (see - paragraph 20), 83 Peiping Road,
Shanghai, delivered a large consignment of wooden boxes to the StIOLNY'
shortly before its departure in late June 1948. These boxes were
ordered, packed, and delivered by Mr. Qstcukhov, the bookkeeper of
Da ltotat.
2, S. Barsmidze, a Soviet citizen in Shanghai, is the present owner of the
"Rubicon Ian", Hungjeo District, Shanghai, Formerly he was the pro..
prietor of the "Jockey Bar" and the "Arcadia" Night Club.
3. The "King Kong" Restaurant, 80 Yentang Voyron Roads, Shanghais. is a
suspected meeting place of Chinese and Soviet Communists. The owners, a
Chinese, speaks Russian fluently. He was formerly employed by Sovtorgflot
(Soviet binistry of the Merchant Marine), He claims that his brother is
the mayor of a city (unstated) in a Chinese Communist-controlled area of
Shantung Province,,
4, P, Abryukin (Abrukin), a Soviet citizen of Jewish origin (Siberian),
resides at 31.0 Avenue du Roi Albert, Shanghai, telephone 72585. He-is
the proprietor of the "Nesta" Bakery at 310 Avenue du Rai Albert, Shanghai.,
and the "Neata" Bakery, 312 Chung Shan Pei Lus. Nanking.. His close aesor?
ciates are S.. I rakhmelevich (i raohmelevitch) and George Popov (Chinese
name KIT 'an--ire)
5. In lx46, Abryukin went with Popov to ranking, where they developed
connections with "Rosem.a rice", a Chinese fl -m owned by friends of Popoir,:
During their stay in Nanking, Abryukin and Popov were received on three
or four occasions by Soviet Ambassador Potaov,
6, In 3947, Abryukin was arrested by the Chinese authorities and imprisoned
for abot t eight months at the bard Road Jail, Shanghai, after he was
charged by a certain Ivanchenko (full name unknown) and his friends with
Japanese collaboration. At the Ward Road Jail Abryukia established close
contact with other prisoners,; especially those charged with Japanese
collaboration, end tried to convert them iu.to Soviet sympathizers.
7. In January 1948, Abryukin received a sun of US ,#2.,500 for the purpose
of establishing the "Nesta" Bakery branch in Nankin,. _ This b ranch was
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opened in partnership with Popov. who enjoys a large airole of acquaint-
ances among high Chinese officials to Nanking, Popov helped Abryukin in
securing a store and obtaining a bakery license Later, Abryukin and
Popov "quarreled" and supposedly broke up their partnership; however,,
this was done to detract suspicion from the store, This same pretended
hostility has also been observed between Abryukin and lraktzmelevich,-
8. At 10 o'clock in the morning of 2 ...ay 1948, a man from. the Soviet Embassy
came to the "Mesta" Bakery In. 'Nanking Later he was identified as a
messenger from V,. Galitsin (Golitsyn), Assistant l'.ilitary Attache., The
messenger brought a large sum of CNC dollars., estimated to be equivalent
to US 110,000, which he hande:L over to Abryukin and asked him to deposit
in the Los cow N a rodny Sa ntc , Me Shanghai i branch of this bank is the only
branch in China.) After reoeLpt of these CHIC bills? Abryukin secured air
transportation from CNAC in Nanking and left for Shanghai,
9, On 20 February 1948, Abryukin pulled out o~' his pocket by mistake a
biography of MAO Tse-tung. Ivan Ivanovich Vasiliev;, a Soviet citizen
who printed this biography in Shanghai, was arrested by the Chinese
authorities and later released after V. N, Rogov, Shanghai TASS Chief,
posted bend.
10. Popov is on very friendly terms witt, Chief CHIE:J of the Foreign Affairs
Office of the ketropolitan Police Bureau in 4anking., When P. Golik, an
employee of the "Mesta" Ba;cery in Naming made certain charges against
Abryukin at the police station, Abryuxin was informed about these charges
the next day by kr; Cli t ,, On the ba;;is of information from L:r, CHIEN
Abryukin made a complaint against Gollk at the Soviet Consulate (?F.mnbassy)
and discharged Golik. Golik claims t,1 have seen Chief CB?ENIS calling
card on Abryukin?s desk prior to his discharge:
11, S. Trakhmelevich (Irac meIevitch; also known as Aleksandrov),, a Soviet
citizen of Jewish origin who speaks fluent Chinesef, Japanese,, English
and German, resides at 64 Hon Tsai Hsiang, Nanking., telephone 32351:.
He is engaged i i the transport busin.e;rs mainly in the delivery to various
foreign emba$siac and legations of v-rine, butter and other commodities,
124 In. addition to Popov and Abryulcin, i ,,-ttkhmelevioh? a acquaintances include,
Ur. CliU of the Foreign Affairs Bures,;.i :.f the ketropolitan Nanking Police,
who occasionally receives money frost: 'a rakhmelevich,, the manager of the
Metropole Restaurant in Nanking, whc speaks fluent Russian; and Lr? TSZO
(TSOU) who is the Chief of the North:'r.tl Police Station in Nanking and who
also receives money from I rakhaselevich . TSZO was introduced to I rakl'mielevich
by Popov,,
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