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Leonov, Nikolay Sergeyevich, 201-132139

Central Intelligence Agency · 1963-06-08 · 165 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This Central Intelligence Agency personality file on Soviet official Nikolay Sergeyevich Leonov (201-132139), with material dated 1953 to 1963, compiles cables, FBI documents, surveillance reports, press photos and passport copies. It records his Soviet Embassy service in Mexico City, the finding of his calling card in Fidel Castro's address book in 1956, and his role as Castro's interpreter in the USSR in 1963. A source identified him as a KGB officer, and a DIA item alleged he was planning Latin American insurgency.

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3. Office of the Indonesian Republic On 1 October the Soviet Embassy was informed that the Indonesian Charge d'affaires would not be able to attend (the reception for CILINCOV) that day because of illness. The following days the secretary of the Indonesian Charge contacted the Soviet Embassy concerning the premiere of some Indonesian dancers on 21 October, indicating that she would send invitations to the Ambassador, LALA TSEV, HOLLYAKOV, and First Secretary Victor K. WOODV. She also expressed an interest in learning Russian and was directed to contact the IGIR. On 26 October the Indonesian Charge and Ees Effendi were invited to lunch by the Soviet Ambassador.

4. French Embassy, the Guillure, MICOT, wife of the French Ambassador in Mexico, attended a dinner and showing of two films at the Soviet Embassy on 29 October, while with the Soviets one contacted the French Embassy and asked someone there to inform Mrs. ROSSEWIG Diaz of a charge of a meeting time at the hotel after the following morning.

5. Yutoslav Embarger The Soviet Ambassador invited Nirkovsk, First Secretary of the Yutoslav embassy, and (Emu) S. Lii (rn), new Qurgo d'affaires, and their wives to dinner on 29 October at 1:30 p.m.

6. Israeli location On 31 October the Minister of the Israeli Legation received the Soviet Ambassador at the Chancellory, Alejandro Dumas 231, Mexico, U.F. Vladimir H. F. KOV of the Soviet Ambassador attempted to make an appointment for KULAZHE'KOV with the Minister earlier in the month, cut the latter had been on a trip to Panama, Al Salvador, and Guatemala.

## III. ACTIVITIES OF THE NURTURE.

Nikolay I. ROSCHEN, employee in the office of the Soviet Naval Attache, contacted Enrique SALVADZ Holt, acting G-2 of the Mexican Navy, on 3 October and said he had received a letter stating that the Secretary of the Navy could not attend a reception by the Ambassador to be held sometime between 5 and 10 October. ROSCHEN wanted to know if the other officers could attend, or whether they should wait until the Secretary could come also. ROSCHEN suggested that perhaps the Secretary could come sometime after 10 October, but ROSCHEN indicated that he was not sure, because the Secretary was often out of town on inspection tours. ROSCHEN consulted with Corandante C. CESCO and said they would let ROSCHEN know later about the date and whether the officers would attend. ROSCHEN said they would be paid to give a reception to the Secretary on any date he chose. (Correct: As usual, ROSCHEN did not seem particularly enthusiastic in his dealings with ROSCHEN.)

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 165 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.