(DELETED) OPERATIONS; (DELETED) ACTIVITIES OF 4 AND 5 JANUARY 1961 AND BOB COMMENTS

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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
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• Case Number: F-2018-01397
• Publication Date: February 15, 1961

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1. Introduction. We s 1 summarize below action taken by BOB staffers in
connection wit L defection, reception, evacuation from Berlin and
initial handlin Since, to all ractical purposes BOB's
re onsibility ended with turnover tc. 1andj(assisted
by on the afte �on o Janua this pouch will, thus cover key
even s of 4 and 5 January only. has prepared a separate pouch
recording his subsequent aotivities and fmpressioris which Is intended as
a supplement to this dispatch.
MBA
LIAMES
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RE: "43-3" (CHECK "X" ONE)
MARKED MR INDEXING
NO INDEXING REQUIRED
INDEXING CAN BE JUDGED
BY QUALIFIED HO. DESK ONLY
2. Chronological Account:
a. 1730 hours, 4 January: Subject c led the BOB switchboard and, in
a brief telephone conversation with Joonfirmed "delivery of the
package in about a half hour." Main aining the V-Mann fiction to the
bitter end, Subject added that KOWALSKI had once again specifically
asked him to request careful and considerate handling of Mrs. KOWALSKI.
assured caller that all was in readiness and that Mrs. KOWALSKI
would e afforded the most humane treatment possible.
b. 1714.5 hours: BOB'staffeis involved in this operation moved into
positions as follows:
the safe apartment especialy procured
for s purpose located in the American housing area approxi-
mately two minutes' drive from the U.S. Consulate.
(2) egan covering the operational telephone
in case d after 1.11111111111111ts departure with word of
a last,m nute change of cancellation.
too p predetermine positions in the'consulate: IMMOMONO, just
ide the main entrance; l T2. near a side entrance that
111111111r ight be using; an as roving security officer to
e sur hat, if necessary, an adequate explanation would be given
to Consulate employees and indigenous guards.
APPROVED:
(4) caliall1111111111/11 driving a U.S.-plated Chevr et, p ked
near he main entr ce of the Consulate to awai and
the reception party's subsequent departure from t Consulate and
drive to the safe apartment. 4111111111101 was chosen for this assignment
to ensure our aw renenzfdthe gist of possible conversation in
Polish betwee his wife on the way to the apartment.
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street
arked a U.S.-plated escort vehicle across the
am, the Con ulate .1. took up a post in i)ront of the main
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gate to the Berlin Command Military compound ak,acent to the
nsul This was done in order to cover the possibility of
[ 1111111111111111111103 appearance at the military gate rather than the main
7or to the Consu te. If thli occurred, OMMINftwas to introduce
hiMself tofi Ja.sSylvanus and offer to escort him to MOOOMMOt
as Peter. IT 1insisted on entering the military olpound rather
than risk the ort outside walk to the Consulate, Apiiiii,Jthrough
arrangements made with the officer in charge of th�iulitary guard,
would be able, on the strength of his phoney military ID card, to
take two unidentified persons into the military compound,and eA.o.ort
them to the side entrance of the Consulate covered by
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ceefrowillIMMOMIONSINNIIIIIIIIIMINEmelpro-
to Room 3025; an office in the U.S. Consulate especially
procured for this operation and equipped as a listening post.
c. 1806 hours: A West Berlin taxi pulled up in front of the Consulate;
a man and woman, each carrying a small piece of luggage, stepped out and
proceeded to the main entrance of the Consulate, me the couple
at the entrance and introduced himself as Dr. Peter. . in turn,
mumbled something to the effect that he had been sent by KOWALSHI.
INIPPMS escorted the couple up a flight of stairs, where VOMMOMONSwas
waiting. IMMONIA introduced lemONINIA0as "Sonderbeauftragter Mr. Drew"
and suggested that the party proceed to an office, where necessary dis-
cutision could be co ucted disturbed. nroute IMMOMMIlasked if Subject's
wife spoke German; 411111111161 surprising answer: "Of course she does; she is
German."
d. 1810 hours:
Consulate offioe
his "lady," 111111MIMand 111111111 arrived in..
-ou-tne'rparty.was sell' 6d
effice, opene the ness discussion by again welcoming
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wha was still thought to be his wife; by assuring them that
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hey wd e now under' the protection of the U.S. element West Berlin and
hence out of immediate danger; by explaining to them that, in recognition
of the somewhat uncomfortable status of West Berlin as an island in the
middle of East Germany, a U.S. military plane was standing by to fly them
out into even greater safety - hopefully that very evening; by informing
them that a doctor wa,l. also standing by in case immediate medical attention
was need by SOMMOCor his wife; and, finally, by again introducing
[2jW a rSeauftragi.! Drew" lown in from Wa ington especially
to reoeive and wife. ,Welcomedc and companion on
behalf of irec(or Herkules" and staied essentia y the following:
(1) All ofI demands would be met�i.e., he and his wife
would be granted ,.S. asylum and, eventually, U.S. citizenship;
they would receive the full protection of the U.S. government; and,
finally, they would be afforded all support and assistance necessary
to ensure a satisfactory resettlement'in the U.S.
(2) The above guarantees were contingent on Subjedtisidentifying himself
and furnishing full-background data; his requesting on behalf of himself
and his wife political asylum from the U.S. government; and his commit-
ting himself to making available to the U.S. government all information
in his possession deemed of. interest - -regardless of how long this might
take.
It was at this point that Subject, with obvious embarrassment, explained
that his companion, although to all practical purposes his wife, really.
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was not his wife and asked if, under these circumstanoes, his mistress
ould ill be granted asylum. When assured that this made no difference,
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AMR uggested that his mistress (hereafter referred to as Irmgard)
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eave thoffice sincehe had a tatter of.some sensitivity to discuss with
walked the corridor in front of
fon"f)and ) While offic the following bms 6f business were covered:
(1) Subject explained that not only did Jnot know that he was
an intelligence officer, she did not-a-yen know his true name. As
far a was oonoerned he was a Polish journalist named
whom she had met during one of his frequent business Mipir
to East Berlin, with whom she had fallen in love and whom she had
joined that day in an adventure destined to make it possible for
them at long last to live as man and wife in the free West. Subject
repeatedly emphasized that news of what was really involved would
have to be broken to slowl 1 she suffer irreparable
psychological damage, and greed to maintain the
journalist fiction vis-a-vis as lo as possible.
(2) In answer to�i00111111111f,03demand that Sub ect at long last identify
himself, he produ from s briefcase his ID card and
handed it to immillimmh It was only some m nutes er the latter had
begun to take notes, that Subject suggested that this was a waste of
time since this particular;poument only identified him under his cover
name and profession. With J' 'j andt4011111114gwatching anxiously,
Subject next cut open the faide lining of his briefcase and, after
considerable fumbling and pulling, produced the document identifying
him as I. Recovery of the document from t e briefcase
lining ook aoCew minutes and was interspersed with IMMUMORaffirma-
tions that, de/spite his presence in the U.S. Co ul he was still
in considerable danger--did we know about urder and did
in the U.S.?
we know that the Poles knew exactly where was
IMINSIOW copied key exitries from Subject s ID card and asked the
ecessa questions to obtain his current and previous job descriptions.
(3) With Wilima still pacing the corridor, c:: 11/11111-.eminded Subject
that he still had to write out an asylum req st, After some discussion
as to whether this should b done Polish or in German and in what
form it should be written, .diotated the statement, a copy of
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which is forwarded as atta ent A to this dispatch.
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(4) Although the minute Nalejlad opened his mouth when first entering
the Consulate, it had become obvious that he was both and
s V-Mann, Triokett asked Subject to confirm this supposition.
allMillel answer was a bored "aber sioher."
e. 1835 hours: ANNOMIliwas ushered back intolsielllioffice and Subject
e4plained to her that the worst was now over ana that they soon would begin
a life of peace in the West. In answer to immummilb question as to where
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in the West, Subject, apparently for the first titt,A.nformed her that they
were destined for eventual resettlement in the United States. 011111111ac-
cepted this disclosure with the same stoicism with which she went through
the rest of what, by any criterion, must have been the most surprising
evening of her life. Her sole comment at this juncture was something to
the effect that "Joh tue was immep Du fuer richtig haeltst." Subject
stroked her hair.and kissed her ..... gestures which were.to be repeated several
times during the evening.
f. 1840 hours: Explaining that we now had information suff ciently im-
portant to warrant immediate "Durohgabe ans Hauptquartier, TTIJ
excused himself, proceeded to.the LP offiii0 the. Corla and passed
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to 1111111.the information cabled in BRINE:: While 110/811/1/o4was out
of the office, Subject for the first time broached the problem of iiMMIMMIO
parents, awaitin word of their safe escape in the apartment of relatives
in West Berli Subject asked if. perhaps something might be done to help.
t se poor people--especially since this would have a salutary' effect
peaoe of mind.
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