Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency dispatch from the Chief of Base, Munich, dated 2 May 1960, forwards reports by a source called AEDOGMA-1 on the October 1959 cyanide death of Ukrainian nationalist leader Stefan Bandera. The attachments review five theories: poisoning by German intelligence, by Soviet agents, by Myron Matviyeyko, by Mykola Lebed, or suicide. They also describe interviews with Munich criminal police officer Adrian Fuchs, who said the police were convinced Bandera committed suicide. The document has no UFO content.
- 13.- There is nothing to justify this version. It probably stems fran members of the ON in the USA. It is pure speculation by the Zch/OUN op- ponents. This version cannot stand up to criticism nor can the story that Tandem was liquidated by the people of Nyithailo Lebed, his old political opponent. Stefan Bandera was liquidated by Myldosillte Lebed with the help of his people in Munich: It is difficult to determine who spread this vertion. At any rate, General Gehlen i s group of the German intolligence investigated this possibility. About a meek after Benders died, the informants of this group who are closely connected with Ukrainian political affairs receiVed letters which contained the foLlowing message: "In connection with the death of Benders there are being circulated in MUnich mote or lees plausible stories. One of them is that Benders was liquidated by his one tiMe colleague and present. vigorous political opponent 2,6timilb Lebed. In accordance with our information, ',abed beade s group of people in Munich who . could accomplish a task of this nature. It is requested that with the exception of his biographic data, you make available to 1111 any information you may have regarding Nykkaikto Lebed, especially regarding Lebed i e last visit to Germany, 4hom he met with while here : and any other information which would help you to clarify the above-nentioned stitement."'l There was a p.s. added an the"bottom which stated; "how could such a story have Originated and who, in your Opinion, is behind it?" It as not possible to determine the : exact source of this version. It is necessary hoVever to be- lieve that it came fran Zch/OUN in revenge for the various stories regarding the
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 28 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.