REDS CALL 2 U.S. ENVOYS SPIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700530030-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: May 30, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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Moscow, May 29 (UPI)-Soviet newspapers accused two U.S. diplomats today=of
:running _a "spy kitchen," and charged Canadian secret police with domplicity In the.j
highway accident death of a Soviet scientist.
cans could foreshadow their ex- accident-happened as a result oi.
pulsion. The U.S. embassy called a puncture in the front wheel
the charge a complete fabrication. tire, it said. It has been estab-
fished that the puncture was no
The accusations were consid- . accident but was clearly the re-
ered retaliation for an American suit of.. a malicious act.- The fact
magazine article charging Soviet- that Royal Canadian Mounted
diplomatic espionage activity in Police agents immediately ap-
the United States, and for Can-- geared on the scene 'also looks
-
ada's recent expulsion of two, suspicious."
Soviet diplomats for "impei?mis-, It charged that Canadian au
sible activities." thoritiec searched the apartments
The American diplomats were I of Soviet citizens in Canada, in-
identified as Malcolm Toon, em- stalled listening devices at the
-bassy political officer, and Allan Soviet embassy in Ottawa. And.
1Logan, his deputy, a second see-tried to recruit Soviet -citizens as`
ietary of the embassy. - spies.
One Scheduled-to Leave Indos -Accuse 'Film Manj
Toon is going home anyway at j Of Being CIA Agent the end of his regular tour of g - 11
.duty next month. But Logan has !i Jakarta, Indonesia, May 2Q'
another year to serve here. - (UPI) - President Sukarno has:
An article which appeared in ! accused an American. friend, Wil;
Izvestia's weekend supplement. liam Palmer, of serving as a CIA
The Weew, said: agent, the official Antara -news
"In the past half-year, the U.S. agency reported today.
embassy in Moscow has..been in- I Palmer had lived here more than.
volved in so-called secret opera- 10 years as American Motion
Ftions. American diplomats, from picture Association representa-
the rank of. attache to counselor - tive in Indonesia. Ind are engaged in these secret op- .afterlro r left st p~ esia in Aped;.'
erations.
"Several of these diplomats en !l'the shbwin ? of American films
:gage in espionage. While others here. Etc is now in'Thailand.
mange their spy kitchen through '. Sukarno said that when Palin-
subordinates and don't'dirty their ! er's home was stormed by youths:.
own hands. "They are only the during an anti-American demons
leaders.'.' stration, they found CIA docu
Suspicious of Accident ments.,w _- -~
In a related attack, the news
paper, Soviet Russia charged-
Soviet scientist V. P. Cheremis - -
inov was killed in Canada undet:_`
rircri'stances involving "gross
r arbitrary actions by the: secret,
rpoliice?~bo}d@.gi on a crime.".
Approved For Release 2005/01/05 : CIA-RDP75-00149R0.00700530030-7.