UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL: MOSCOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400100046-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: May 4, 1965
• Content Type: PREL

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927. ABEL WAS IlI1PRISONED BY A', NEW YQ.RK COURT FOR, 30 YEARS IN 1957.
TO THE RUSSIANS AND DISCLOSED:HE SERVED WITH THE SECURITY FORCES SINCE
FIRST TIME
A MQSCGGI TELEVISION PROGRAM TOLD ABEL'S STORY FOR THE
MMOSCOW--RUSSIA ?t1ADF?'A RARE PUBLIC AD"4ISSION TODAY THAT COL.. .
(SPY)
RUDOLPH ABEL SERVED AS A SOVIET MASTERSFY AND WAS DECORATED AFTER BEING
EXCHANGED IN 1962 FOR U2 PILOT FRA?dCIS G. POWERS.:
INCLUDEQ SE41DING INTELLIGENCE. TO.-THE SOVIET- U.NI.ON .OF NAZI.GERMANY'S
PLAN - TO ATTACK IN 194 1. i r
PROGRAM. :.
AN UNIrn TIFIED GENERAL RECOUNTED. ABEL''S HISTORY.WXICH HE SAID
JOURNAL IST' SERGEI St1IRNOV INDICATED' ABEL--WHICH IS AN ASSUI'.ED .NAME-
WAS' NOW LIVING IN MQSCOW AND .PRO;3ABLY'.:'WASWATCHING THE TELEVISION
THE OFFICER, DESCRIBED HOW ABEL FINALLY,,.WAS -ARR.EZTED DURING , ANOTHER'
ASSIGNMENT AND DEFENDED IN COURT BY AMERICAN LAWY .fi `-JAMES JAMES. DON OVA N:
AGAINST A ."POSSIJ3L ' DEATH , SEN?T'E. 3CE+?`
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