CIA IN CANADA: PEARSON DISMISSES SOVIET CHARGES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600220003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 1, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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January 1, 1966
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CIA In Canada:
Pearson Dismisses
Soviet Charges
OTTAWA, Dec. 31: Canadian
I remier, Lester Pearson has dis-
i issed as "quite untrue" So-
ict allegations that the U. S.
'ntral Intelligence Agency
IA) was partially directin
purity measures in Canada.
He was answering questions
1 J newsmen on Wednesday
host a report in the newspaper
ncstia', mouthpiece of the So-
wt Government, alleging that
e CIA had - installed listening
eviecs in the Soviet Embassy
ere.
Canadian security forces were
r of remotely controlled in any
ay from outside Canada. Pear-
n said.
The Canadian Government was
ystificd by complaints in
zvestia' that an "anti-Soviet
ampaign", had been launched in
anada by the United States,
e Premier said.
The Moscow report had men-
oned "gross arbitrariness' in
anadian surveillance of Soviet
itizens In Canada, complaining
hat homes of Soviet citizens had
cen n sea: ched -PPAIDPA. .
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