DEFECTOR TELLS OF SPYING IN LATIN AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000200130052-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: March 5, 1970
• Content Type: NSPR

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RAYA KISELNIKOVA
Defector Tells
Of Spying in
Latin America
MEXICO CITY (UPI) -- A
Russian Embassy employe who
defected last month said Soviet
spying in this capital is aimed at
"total domination" - of Latin
America.
A dual role is played by Soviet
Embassy staff members in Mex-
ico, Raya Kiselnikova told a
news conference.
She cited the example of four
consular workers who she said
spend eight hours a week issuing
visas and the rest of their time
on "clandestine operations."
The few Russians in Mexico'
City truly interested in strength-
ening trade and diplomatic rela-
tions "are subverted for a more
sinister purpose, the total domi-
nation of this hemisphere," she
said.
The Soviets are keenly inter-
ested in information on Mexico's
political situation, student move-
ments and military matters, she
said.
Miss Kiselnikova, 30, said she
quit her job in the embassy com-
mercial section because she
feared reassignment to Russia
and a possible "purge." She
asked for asylum in Mexico.
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DEFECTOR TALKS - Raya Kis-11
eluikova, who defected from tl
Soviet Embassy to Mexico City,
tells reporters that the Embassy is
an espionage c e n t e r. After the
news conference, the 30-year-old
former diplomat went Into hiding. g
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