GOLENIEWSKI, MICHAEL

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02144978
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2022
• Case Number: F-2020-00942

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CHRILIOLOGY
SUWECT: OOLXflI, Michael
AKA : =EOMFranz Roman
ROMANOFFNicholas
11 May 1959
4 January 1961
12 January 1961
I March 1961
24 May 1961
1 July 1961
On 11 May 1959, an oral agreement in lieu o
contract was made with Subject. I
At this time, Subjects case wes
not officially known to this Office eince he was
being utilized "in place."
This case cgme to the official attention of the
Office of Securityyhen we were notified that a
"high-level" defection was expected and that
support and protection for this individual would
be necessary.
On this Oats, Subject and his 'wife" were first
admitted to the Malted States as Type X immigrants.
They were ilisued, respectively, Alien Registration
Cards, #A-12 727 350 and 0-12 727 331. Subject's
wife's card was listed under her maiden name.
Subject and his wife visited Germany. They returned
to the U.S. on 5 April 1961. In October of 19610
Subject's wife made a two-week trip to Germany.
The news of Subject's defection appeared in the
Washington Post although his name was not shown
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19 August 1961
WS was requested to approve the entry into the
U.S. for perManent residence of Subject and his
wife. Such entry as approved on 3 October 1961
under Section 7 of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949 (amended)
March 1962 Subject wee re-located to the New York City area.
1 July 1962
24 September 1962
March 1963
9 April 1963
Subject's citrsct was amended
Subject and his
Oexnrr for a two-
Preliminary inquiries were made regarding the
obtaining of a pistol permit for Subject.
Thetopermit was obtained
and a pistol given to Subject.
19 zjril 1963 MS was re3ueeted to issue new Alien Registration
Cards to Subject and his wife shoving an admIssion
to the U.S. date of 15 April 1961 rather than the
actual date of 12 January 1961. Subject's wife's
card was amended to show her name as "03denburg."
Nay 1963
July 3
26 August 1963
7 October 1963
The original Alien Registration cards were returned
to this Office for appropriate disposition.
Subject informed representatives of this Office
that he was being surveilled.
A private bill to allow the permanent residence
of Subject and his wife in the U.S. was Wprove
by the Congress. The date of admission was shown
as 12 January 1961.
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Subject informed representatives of this Office
that he was suffering from haemophilia and he
claimed to be a minber of the ROMANOFF family.
From about September of 1964 to the present,
Subject has sought and received extensive national
publicity in connection with his alleged claim to
the Russian throne.
15 January 1964 It was determined that Subject had failed to comply
with the provisions of his contract
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h 1964
1964
31 July 1964
Subject was requested to appear before the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee. In light of the
illness of bin wife, however, and at his request
the appearance was postponed,
Subject was subpoenaed to appear before the Sub-
committee oa 13 April 1964.
The subpoena
celled and Subject's obligation
to the Subcommittee was considered at an end.
10 August 1964 Subject was interviewed in the New York City area
on the Barry Farber radio program.
21 August 1964
8 December 1964
15 January 1965
Kimsey, at his
entatives of this Office concerning the
t's case.
usst was interviewed by
Herman Kimsey called the Acting Director of Securi
to inquire about Subject's case.
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28 March 1965
16 August 1965
5 October 1965
24 jarLuaj7 1966
May 1966
22 July 1966
22 October 1966
Subject requested that the alien registration cards
of both he and his wife be changed to show the
identities of the ROMANOFF's.
The above request MUG denied.
A letter WWI sent to Subject informing him that he
had failed to comply with any of the provisions in
bis contract, and therefore, the United States
Government considered the contract nullified.'
Subject and his wife again forwarded Alien Registration
cards to INS requesting that the names be changed
to show ROMANOFF.
Herman Kimae.y advi ed 4 representative of this Office
that Subject had requested that a new contact man be
Appointed.
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