FOIA
VIKTOR LESIOVSKY, A DIPLOMAT REPORTEDLY LINKED TO SPIES
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CIA-RDP90-00806R000201110068-2
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RIPPUB
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K
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1
Document Creation Date:
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date:
January 13, 2011
Sequence Number:
68
Case Number:
Publication Date:
March 14, 1984
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OPEN SOURCE
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ARTICLE APPEARED NEW YORK TINES
ON PAGE -/D 14 March 1984
Viktor Lesiovsky, a Diplomat
Reportedly Linked to Spies
Viktor M. Lesiovaky, a Soviet diplo-
mat ??-who was `leartedly linked to
Soviet intelligence .while working for
the United Nations,-died Feb. 28 is
'Moscow.-8e was 83years old.
Mr. Lesiovaky, who had been associ-
ated with the United Nations in various
capacities since the-early 19e0's;,lig-
ured.in the saws titter a Soviet Ietsc
tor, ArkadyN.Shevcheoko; satdin:Sep=
tember 1979.in an iatervie~i wtth -tbw
British.Broadctiag Corpora that
Sovletiateliig~mce agents bad achiav~ed
.'very substantial"penetration Intotbe=
United Nations Secretariat: ? -
Mr. Shevcbeoko,'who was at U. ndw
Secretary General -of the, United'Na.
-lions before his defection in 1978; said :
in the BBC-:broadcast that one .SovI.t
agent was a?special.assistant to-Kurt-Waldheim,- who -was then Secretary
GeneraL Tbenarratorof the broadcast"
said the only Russian is that post was
Mr. Lesiovsky
The United Nations- never acted an
Mr. Shevsbento's charges: saying that
and had not been presented formally b7
any member, gvver~..3dr. i.edov:
sky remained on Mr:'3q-aWheiia's
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Gobi March2 in a des& Oot1Ca
by the Soviet: Foreign .Ministry inIW
Moscow:. newspaper :: Vecbea~+aya:
ldoekva.'Tbe bottoe3dentified Mr. La..
siovaky -as a "responsible staff mem-
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runk of 'Minister Plenfpo
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