WASHINGTON, WED. -- I ASKED THE HARD OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TODAY WHETHER MISSING DOUBLE AGENT NICHOLAS GEORGE SHADRIN WAS ALIVE IN AUSTRALIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000300680008-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2004
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• Publication Date: October 26, 1978
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lions. 3 - , lager, Ric.ard Cop-
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whereabouts of . S: adrin Turner and ask him
and if reports publzah d about reports that Soad-
in Al:?tiali,?1. that S_1:..::rt Ii -,in rrss alive v.nd in f us-
could be Ming I n u Lea- tra:!a.
lia under CL and A us- !?.r:nirel 'Nurner, who
trepan Security ;r_telli- had+ s~ol;.? to the press
gencc Organi atio:i pro- club on ."protecting sec-
tection were true. rats'-In a.:--free society, "?
Mrs Shaer'?n elec- asked also gave ,_,e "full, as=
if her hucbanu r.as in stironce" the the CIA
CIA "custody." was not - "in any way"
Admiral Turner, 54, re- trying .to influence .?us-
plied: traiIan poi tics' or .,union
' No. He is not in CIA activities. ?
custody. I do not know if
r~ 19i7 the* iT.S. Son-' is still alive. ~ do not
,:now if he is I" Bust+.rJlia: ate Select Committee on
Irteliraeace gs~ccd" the
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"I have put a good Asked if that report
amount a! time into the would ever be ,;lade pub-
Shadrin case in my ten- ]ie. Admiral . Turner
ure in this job and I can said:
Find no evidence of foul ''I hope that the ? CIA
play. on the part of any report.' to the ? senate
American authority nor committee will not be
do I have any conclusive made public, because I
evidence or just good think there is classified
clues as to where Shadrin information in it.
is. "it Is un to the Con-
"I wish I did." he said. gress to decide w -ether
Admiral ;Liner, IA Ville report should be ra-
became 3=end of the CIA leased;' he said.
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