NEW SEX-SPY SCANDAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000300140084-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: February 19, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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NEW YORK FEB 19 1964 CPYRGHT
JOURNAL AMERICAN
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CPYRGHT
By GUY RICHARDS
* 11M Spy Sualiddit 1.3 brewing in. V1.0 SMIT Dulit.
which involves "several Americans" in our embassy in
'Warsaw.
The latest defector from the
S&Iet Secret Police,' Ynri I.
?iossenko, already has cleared
.etp some matters about the
splonase breakthrough.acored
by the Ru~slans through 'a
number of our diplomatic rep-
resentatives in Poland's capi-
tal.
Their downfall, it was rell-
' YURI NOSSENKO
bly determined, was the work
all but one instance of women
gents of the KGB, the Soviet
ecret Police.
The women managed to make
tooges out of three to five
mericans by maneuvering
hem into compromising sit-
ations where they were pho-
graphed.
I The number of Americans
volved and the damage 'to
r defense, diplomatic and
u
mmunlcations secrets is now
e s u b j e c t of secret testi-
ony before the Senate Inter-
ai Security Subcommittee.
Similar Investigations are a]-
under way In the State Dept.
id the Central Intelligence
gency. CIA Is holding Nos-
uko in protective custody as a
ize package of Information in
nger of becoming a clay
geon for KGB assassins:
Spokesmen for both State
d CIA said they would not
mment on the matter at the
'esent time.
A spokesman for the Senate
s bcommittee confirmed that
t e Warsaw scandal was an
sue on which testimony was
rcow being taken. He would
ake no further comment.
This much has been learned,
wever:
The State Dept. employes In-
v ived in the case are still in
service.
The case has roots. to -- and
s milarities with-that of Irving
Scarbeck, the '. Brooklyn-
rn former aide In our War-
1:
e w embassy. He was con-
Acted three fears ago of turn.
-
I g U.S. secrets over to
mmunist agents. He is now
s rving a 10-year prison sen-
nce.
Quiet, industrious, married
d the father of three chil-
en, Scarbeek fell under the
s ell of a blackmailing Polish
onde who was an agent of
e secret police.
He was 401 at the-time.'
THREAT YIELDS DATA
Untlt;L 011M of expu"Iff
heir affair', his Polish mistress
assified documents, to Com-
unist agents. Through Scar-
ck, the Reds gained the
ulvalent of a looking-glass.
camera and a sounding-
ard for all Important busi-
ss transacted Inside the em-
sy.
Unfortunately for the State
ept., Its own security program
as relaxed about the time of
e Scarbeek affair. Otherwise
e department, might have
rough the highlife - baited]
sated for Americans in War-
w.
It now appears that our
arsaw post, instead of being
migated following Scarbeck's
rest, has been the same old
ss house for the KGB almost
er since.
The Senate Internal Security
bcommittee got wind of the
k testimony from a State
e presented some evidence,
lingly enough, it was
rued, but when the question-
Id the Senators he couldn't]
til he consulted his seniors.!
IT'S CONFIRMED
investigators got word of
ed In Washington last week:i
confirmed that the Warsaw
bassy had been an open book?
his organization, this re
rter has been Informed.
tion of the contentions of
pE'a top ranking loyalty-
security deficiencies" a t
te. .
r. Otepka was fire d (he
to for making such remarks
the Senate Internal Security
bcommittee
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