RECOLLECTIONS OF A SOVIET DIPLOMAT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-01226R000100120041-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 41
• Content Type: REPORT

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li. !A? 8o~ri?tr ~d t~11 baited ~t~-tei
'mil datosi, of till be-e-rd et dislctozs ?t r~iedt
beoeware a nlsbes, it a pri?atl ormre~aercietl e+l~rellt'! 'rirla3l-~-
epere-tea in the 'Qnitld Ste-to+r aoc-ord.iAg to thee ~.eeieEl lams.
j!a attempt b+rd bll~ erdo to ebtai~t e~~r:t~etrisation In
tbo IIaitld states to lot rasp asoli-~ot~i+~ta1 ~o~et a~laoy~
after t aste~orioal retme~al,, oppsold bX IKrur!la1e~#ea~ seoowrsl
t'to meld to ~ ?ffibtest~t e- ,~oie-t otoot oc~salr with
~-t t io~Mil? et t3~o t~l~is~roriat # who booerto sltit~rl~o~.lEo~r +~;d
veste-ir- 4u~teeua aitiso~aur ~? ~e~tiiani >~e had 1~ig~eateA. long
bstere and ml establiihr~d to tb~e united ~#atlo~-rho ~rora~l~
~~ tmo latl=priAl t in!'liaiestl~- e-vol~-table aerpelt for tine
looal e~rlthoritier. Qhsareo nse issrsed whilb rase, ?t ~urle,
paiQ for by tbo OOrrtioriac'iat aIId the ~atarg ? tbl ~ea~ioear
lsadiag Qarpcs'ratio~n ~- b+~ora~rs a ~loa~-a-lfioal s~a~o~- of tb1-
ic-tiott is Derr =o=k. ,uresioaa ?ilal bliam~- wes~r~t~tte~lt
to abtsi?, tbl sajositX et the cttiotalr of tl~et A,wtes* rre:er
onrell~l~i on tbl rpet a-od onlT tAe obilts of dit-#rieeul rrese
lint trmn Yosoarr. 1>~rrert+m-se wear ~ bor-eass, a~+polrtt+~1 bT
mrdolo eri,~nld bf tbl l0~ireeuriat ?t eeesr~s~ce~r, t~lsoo
elx"~pel beixag st~lsd iie3et~ bait t~'i! iee-rt 11r~tMr'teralt ~urt-e!
of tke e~irle-siat k~- what to btlie~o.
t the slrt tsied seatbes? et tbl Pe~rt~ 'M~"l agpeintll4
4i'~r?litea at>rowa~tatiYes o!' the diYiaRioa~ o!
,ailiRary teahapaiaal oardeare.
baeti~-, I bad stmt iattea~rriew tith Tarilissrar, o~aie!
of the lsarei~a depax'trsrnt of tia~e {~.#.Q. 4t'ECa~Wt P`?litieai
L~ini*taratioaa4? - t~?p?i~?, be?anse vat 1aQt oaT s~asey,
oonld a~ot QeYelap am rti+esslrre aotios i>a the ~htit~d ;ttetee,
and it? role was hatted !n paartiaalas to rapeae~siaa~ of
the o!'iioialr o! the ~#oar#~. 4 meaetain ~oaltdes { I de amaeatt
t>rw rrbethss be rant to th`e Uasil~sd t~tates mw~Ulrae hie real
nue# tr at the hsad of ibis ar~aur-isat#,oa~,aE he rspaa~e~tr
hi>see~-t ar oleaart at the 4astoar~. ~'aar+~-s1T arhtet oa[ e~-e eat
the ?eetiaae m! the ooataal ~caa~wtttee of lcbo paarlc', ~rdoaa
eas~~r~r meat iar~.tla~raaae a~ 1lOe+ra~w, paartto~,aariy with xolate-t~l.
!bore s~se essta a mall aaeiear ai polltieal
espto>aage, the head of .rhlmh is the Latr-iaat lls~slie, ea
?t'aTiaial of the d.P.~., rrha a~rritred is th+s EJal.ted s~tatee
~-l,th a t~atriau passport, I as l.en~rar reweabear u~-der why
Hawse.
To guarsaattee the tr+a~rstesioa~ v! fay!?arsatiaa~ aoaiaar~
taros this Qar~ani>ratio~-, the*? is Harr endealr aamstdsratias
ebe +rwatter o! +Mendis?~yto tote united States a#other atlieial
a! t~ ~.~.~.~ parr ~eAeltel# 11~AC *~ be paresesti~ a~ a
~'eprewsestat~Te
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~rei~la#i~re ox the 8a~-let asld ds~-ss. Tb~ e~cpentes of
.he 4.P.g. im tbs 't~iited sJts~tes are said s~# ez~eed
64,~Q dmllars s year.
,#ttes s stay eat tr+~- weeks, i lett Yer the i'~tited
Ste#es. The rise ryas fie be given sae at the laesiow
Qoasulate at Riga. ~ was seeeived these !.a a lsiendiy
wtnees aad tns~red ores to gr. xsrtens, eo~elies ?~ the
ai~siara, who ~ R?nsslam wls~ well. ~s. gar#es~
sere#alir e~castined my PaP~-rs ate! the roil pa-tear of the
~toe#?sg au#bori~in~ me to per?hase 8fl fUK~t? lsao'~ss in
the IIai#ed $taieara. gben t-e raid are that, se~?e:ding #o
his intosmsti?n, X had been appointed the rreai-oPiiviai
sepseee~-tatite of #be II. S. 3. fit. in the ~i red Bta'tee,
wbieb made it i.possibl? fes biw to gire ae ? eiea, iOs
the lei red States rtes sot im need ai a dipleratia
s?preeentalive of the SoTlete.
>~ilf~ wd~ the eSd ?~ tbat enterrise. ?be ,I,ettosg
protes#e4 to ~'ashlxlgto~-, butt the 8e~.ar#a~sn# a! S#ste
oostls~ad toe deoisi?a of its. represen#atise si Rigs.
~e time aYtes this ineidas;tt the Depssisent of
State setused to visa the ~sssporte of ~istakolt and
s~otoinil~eti t aow aebassad+~r e.t tondon~ who terse als? to
arepresent the SoYlets eesi-~ottiaiall~ iu #h~t 0a!#ed
l~tale~s.
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