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4. Subject is aware that the story of his "immigration" to the USA is also weak. He tried to explain this away by stating that he "got out by mistake," that he was permitted to go "to hide the Soviet error surrounding the Cuban crisis," that "someone had committed an error," etc. He admitted that there exists no other explanation as to why the Soviet government would have permitted him to leave the USSR as, in the eyes of the Soviet government, he was a full-fledged and responsible Soviet citizen who had no grounds or legitimate claim to American citizenship. As a result, Subject is unusually sensitive to this topic.

5. CONCLUSION:

a. In the opinion of the undersigned, Subject should not be considered for either ASPECT or AEACRETE despite the fact both his English and Russian are native.

b. On the basis of the interview, the undersigned feels that Subject is less than frank and that he is prevaricating. Moreover, there exist innumerable items in Subject's tale which are indicative both that he worked as a recruited agent of the KGB (and its predecessor organizations) in the USSR and that he left the USSR only through and with the intercession of the KGB.

c. It should be understood that because of the unique and sensitive cover used by the undersigned, no attempt was made to resolve the various contradictions, to challenge Subject on any of his statements, or to pursue certain points of their logical conclusions. The foregoing was obtained in the form of an interview and no real attempt could be made, given the cover, to delve more deeply into the suspicious aspects of Subject's background.

[Signed]
PETER P. KUSYMA
Chief, SB/O/MC

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