CHANGES IN SOVIET PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100240011-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 19, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFO.. 20 January - 7 February 1951 REPORT NO.
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1. Source states that Andrei Kilochko, " who had been assisting Aleksandr
Berezin, the Soviet Commercial Attache in Beirut, was transferred to
the Soviet Legation proper as a First Secretary on 20 January 1051,
Source adds that he has been told by a qualified informant that
Kilochko will be ti orking on "political matters."
2. Source states that the new TABS correspondent in Beirut, replacing
Aleksandr Sergeyev8" is J. Stovbuna*** who has already joined the Foreign
Press Association in Beirut.
S. A well-placed informant states that Stovbun has just arrived in Beirut
from Moscow. He states that Stovbun is married and that his wife is very
young. According to the informant, she has just completed her university
studies, and intends to perfect her French while in Lebanon. The informant
states that Stovbun and his wife intend to establish many contacts with
the Lebanese and will do a large amount of entertaining,, The Stovbuns
will live in Sergeyev?s former apartment, in which the TABS office
itself is also located.
4. The same informant has observed that Stovbun speaks French well, but
does not seem to be able to speak Arabic.**** According to this informant?
Stovbun is ethnically a "Russian type" and is "almost as likeable as
Sergeyev."
25X1 A * Comment. In- it was reported that Kiloohko had left 25X1 A
Beirut for Rome, Italy. His subsequent return had not previously
been reported.
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