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downing evidence against DZYUSA.)
f. YAREMIO had told A/2 at this time that he returned
from the Ukraine with eased impressiems. He said he neticed
great strides had bees y ea* in Ohs-4'12434110.0n in Lvov Aeries
the past two years, but that Ruseifieetioso ea the ethar hold,
was on the increase in Kiev. YARD= streeeed the
importance of -continued developmeat of tourist travel to the
Ukraine 'Ito strengthen the national consciousness of Soviet
Ukrainians and to exercise strong pressures ea Soviet
authorities." Se talked about the influence and genuine
Ukrainian patriotism of K. KOLOSOVA.
g. YAREMX0 called on an AECASSONARY contact in
November and December 1965, at which tie* he discussed
various aspects of cultural exchanges between Kiev and the
Ukrainian emigration. He said he considered it very
important to organize a group of Ukrainian emigre pro-
fessionals to visit Kiev the following summer. In late
January 1966 YAREMKO again called on the AECASSOWARY contact
and reiterated his ergueents shout the importance of en-
couraging cultural exchanges and tourist travel to the
Ukraine, and he went so far as to specify a nunker of
prominent Ukrainian emigres who should be Included in the
initial groups to be organized for such travel. He said he
preferred not to become involved in any of the political
negotiations members of these groups might conduct with
Soviet Ukrainians but to linitias role to the technical
organizational aspects. YAREMKO mentioned at this time
that he had heard the runors about arrests of young
Ukraitiaa writers in Lvev and Kiev but that he personally
did not believe the rumors to be true. He again repeated
his previous comments about the genuineness of KOLOSOVA's
Ukrainian patriotism and about how Moscow had become alarmed
about her efforts to strengthen ties with Ukrainian emigres.
It was during this visit with the AECASSOWARY contact that
YAREMKO talked *bout Ivan KOLASKA of Toronto. He told Al2
that when KOLASKA was returning to Toronto after two years
in the Ukraine, the KG11 confiscated documents he had on his
person just prior to his departure from Kiev.
h. YAREMKO visited the ARCASSOWARY contact again in
March 1966 and repeated his arguments in favor of organizing
a tourist group to the Ukraine. He said he was going to
discuss with Serge' SHEaCHENKO„ head of the Ukrainian
Permanent Mission to the United Nations, tho possibility of
obtaining special rates for members of such groups, During
this visit YAREMKO„ when questioned by the contact about his
political affiliation, said he would describe himself as a
national communist,
On 2 May 1966 YAREMKO again net with AECASSOWARY/20
at which time he made the followiag statenentst "Ivan
KOLASKA probably is a Soviet *gent." He was born in Canada.
His father who is deceased was a famous Progressive. He has
a mother living in Winnipeg., KOLASKA visited YAREMKO in his
hotel room when the latter was in Kiev in 1965. Hs told
YAREMKO that he was in contact with a number-lof Ukrainian
writers, amain them Ivan SVITLYCHNY,
j in ban April 1966, AECASSOWARY/29 personally talked
to a claim of Csothelilerskis who was visiting in Western
Europe. The Czech told A/29 that Vita fly KOROTYCH C::
visited is their country in the fall of 196$. (See 00011-5754,
9 March 1966 for information on KOROTYCH). KOROTYCH told the
Czech source thttt Soviet Ukrainian writers had sent material to
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