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in the construction of an airframe in Minsk, later to the Polish station of Janow.

5. In 1937 Subject's mother was dismissed from her position and both she and Subject's father began to feel the pressure of the purges. Subject's father, allegedly by appealing for them to the NKVD, succeeded in again acquiring exit visas for them to the USA. Subject, who admits that he had become a "good Communist" by then and gotten "thoroughly steeped" in the Communist philosophy, elected to remain behind in the USSR. An important consideration, he states, was his desire to complete his education which he was certain he would not be able to do in the USA for economic reasons.

b. According to Subject, his father never lost his American citizenship. Subject's mother, however, in 1936 applied for and obtained Soviet citizenship. Accordingly, Subject, who never applied acquired Soviet citizenship "by default" although he never applied for this in person; he alleges that although he was 16 years of age at the time, he was "granted" Soviet citizenship by virtue of his mother's application for her own citizenship.

4. Subject remained in Moscow prior to World War II. In April 1940 he married

Nina MOISEYVA

a bookkeeper by profession,

who was the step-daughter of the well-known Major SHOKOV of the "Soviet Proletariat Regiment". A son was born to them in June 1941. At this time the Subject was assigned to the construction of airframes. Although at this time Subject was assigned to the construction of airframes to support front line troops, he succeeded in pulling strings and in arranging a "joy trip" to Moscow, ostensibly to visit relatives. While en route Subject's train was one of the last trains to leave Brest Litovsk as the Germans advanced. Subject's train got bombed in Brest Litovsk and he was then transferred to another train via Baranovichi. Subject's train was bombed again en route to Moscow and he finally arrived in Moscow where he was assigned to the Moscow Military District. Subject was assigned to technical work and those who were charged at the time of any air strikes for manual labor were exempted from military service.

5. In August 1941 Subject states that he was permitted to return to school in order to receive his diploma which was awarded him in October 1941. He was then permitted to return to the Moscow Military District. Subject states that he was not inducted into the military. Out of this class formed in late but was not inducted into the military. Subject states that he was not inducted into the military and military service allegedly because "engineers were needed" and

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