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1 QWhydi dyougot o theUSSR?I went as a mark of di scuss and prot est agai nst Amri can pol i t i cal pol i ci es i nforeni gncount r ys, mpersona si gn of di scontent and horror at themsgui ded l i n eof reasoni ng of the U S Governmnt _af A- peepl e QA Wat about those l et t ers?I mde serval l et t ers i n whi ch I expressed m above f eel i ng t o the Amri canEmassy when i n Oct 1959 I went there to l egal l y l i quat emamri can ci t i zenshi pandwas refusedt h i s l egal l e r i ght .Q2. B Ddyoumade statemnts agai nst theUS there? yesQ2 C

Wat about that type recordi ng?

I mde a recording f or Radi o Moscow

whi ch was broadcast the fol l owng Sunday i n whi ch a spoke about the beaui f ulcapi t al of theSoci al i s t workandal l i t s progress .3 Dd you break l aws by resi di ng or taki ng work i n the USSR? I di d i n thatI t ook anothe of al l i gnce t o theUSSR4 I s n ' t al l work i n theUSSRconsi deredStatework?Yes of course and i n t hat r espect I a l l s o brokeUSLawn accepti ngworkunder

a f or i gn st at e .5 Wat about statemntsyoumade t o UPI agentMssMosby?I was approched by Mss Mosby and other reporters j ust af ter I had form l yrequested the Amri can Emassy t o l egal l y l i quat e mU S ci t i zenshi p, f or astory, they were not i f i ed by theU S Emassy, not by m I answeredquest i onsandmde statemnts to Mss Mosby i n regard tomreasons f or comng to theUSSR, her story was warped by her l ater, but i n barest esscens i t i s possi bl e t osay she hadthe thruthpri nted6 Why di d you remain i n the USSR f or so l ong i t you onl y wanted a l ookI resi ded i n theUSSRfromOct 161959 to spr i g of 1961 a peri od of 21/2 yearsI di d so because I was l i vi ng qui t e comortably I had pl enty of mney, anapartmnt rent- f ree l o t s of g i r l s ect . whyshoul dI l eave a l l that?

_7A Are you a commniss?

Yes l f ~ve- basi cal l y, al l though I hate the USSRand

soci al i st system s t i l l thankmarxi smcanworkunder di f f erent ci rcumtances .7BQhave you ever knowa commni st? not i n t he USA

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None, excepti n theUSthe l i v i n g standard i s a l i t t l e hi gher , freedom ar e about the sam, mdi caai dand the educati onal systemn theUSSR s bet t er than i n theUSA

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1 QWhydi d yougo thetheUSSR?I went as aci t i zen of theUS . ( as a t our i st ) resi di ng i n a f orei ng country whi chI have a per f ect r i ght t o do I went there to see the l and, the peopl e andhowt hei r systemworksQAWat about those l et t ers?

I madeno l et t ers deri di ngtheUS. ! !In correspondence wth the US . Emassy I made no anti -amri can st at ement s,

anycr i t i zem I mght havehadwasof pol i ci es not our govermnt2 QQDdyoumkestatemnts agai nst theUS . there?

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Wat about t hat type recordi ng? I madea recordi ngf or Fadi e t he MoscowTouri stRadi o travel l og, i n whi ch I spoke about si ght - seei ng and what I had seen i nMoscowt ouri st ci rc l es . I expressed del i ght i n al l the i nt erest i ng pl aces, I menti oned i n th is r espect t he Uni ver si t y, msuemof art , Red Square, the Kremi nI remer I cl osed th is 2 mnute recordi ng by saying I hoped our peopl es woul dl i ve i n peaceand f r .

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Ddyoubreakl awsby resi di ng our taki ngwork i n theUS . S . R. ?Under US l awa personmay l ose t he pr otecti on of theUS . , by voti ng or servi ngi n the armed f orces of a for ingn state or taki ng an othe of al l i gence t o thats ta te

I di dnoneof these

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I s n ' t a l l work i n theUS . S . R . consi dereds ta tework?No Techni ca l y onl y pl ant s working di rect l y f or the State, usual l y def ense, a l lother pl antsareownedbytheworkerswhoworki nthem5

Wat about statemntsyoumake, toUP. I . agent MssMosby i n 1950?1 was approcaed eA theti m of f f i - y arpi v I i o t l +e U98-P j ust af ter I had form l ynot i f ied the U S Emassy i n Moscow of m future r esi dence i n theUSSRf f l - Yby the newspaper agenti es i n Moscow i ncl udi ng UP. I . API and t i me i nc . whowere no t i f ied by the Emassy I di d not cal l them I answered quest i ons andand gave statemnts t o Mss Mosby of UP I . I requested her t o l et me OKShe senther story before she rel eased i t , whi ch i s the pol i t e and usual thi ng I eawherversi on of what I sai d j ust af ter she sent i t . I imma l y cal l ed her to coml antabout t hi s, at whi ch ti me she apol i zi ed but sai d her edi t or andnot her hadaddedserval thi ngs . She sai d London was very exci t ed about the story (there i show deducedthat shehad al l ready

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pri nted story was f ar i cat ed sensenl i oni l i z i sm6 Whydi dyouremaine i n theUSSR or so l ong i t youonl ywanteda l ook?1961I resi ded i n theUSSR

~y unt i l February/when I wrote the Emassy st at i ngthat I woul d l i k e to go back

(My passport was at t he Emassy f or saf ekeep-

i ng) they tee i nvi t ed m t o Moscow f or th is purpose however i t took mamst1/ 2 year t o get a permt t o l eave the ci t y of Mnsk f or Moscow I n th is connec-t i o n I had to use a l et t er fromthe head consul ar, t o the Russi an aut hr i t i es i nMnsk (the Russi ans are very beaurocrati c and sl ow about l et t i ng f orei ngrstravel about the country hence the vi sa) when I di d get t o Moscow t he Emassyimmatel y gavem backm passport and advisedme as t o howt o get a exi tvi sa fromthe Russi ans f or msel f andm Russi an w f e, th is l ong and ardousprocess took mnths fromJ ul y 1962 unt i l l - - - - - _____ 1962, t heref ore you see a l -mst 1 year was spent i n t ryi ng t o l eave the country thats why I was thereso l ongnot out of desi r e!7

are youacommni st?

Haveyouever knowa commni st?

Noof course not, I havenever evenknowa commni st, outsi de of the ones i n theUSSRbut you can' t hel p that .8

Wat are t he outstandingdi f f erences betweentheUSAandUSSR?freedomof speech t r avel outspoken opposi t i on to unpopul ar pol i ci es freedomt o bel i ve i n god

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