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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.
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- 1 1f - cause of Bendera's death which were being circulated by members of the ZP/U00, or more specifioally, from Karlsplats, and which stories did not appeal to the members of the Zch/OUN. It is not improbable that this version originated with the Soviets Who would have liked to take advantage of the situation to. instigate political mis- trust and misunderstandin4n among the Ukrainian nationalist emigre' groups and prevent thesgroups froi unifying in their reactions to the' news that Bandera was liquidated by the "Memoir-Communist enemy." The majority of Gehlen's in- formants was of the opinion that the above .emitionee40sion was typical .provocation devoid of any sense whatsoever i They felt that it originated with Soviet groups of blind Ukrainian party followers. All of Lebed's people in Munich are well known. - There isn't one among them capeble of such an act. Sven the SB did not suspect them, and besides, Lebed hasn4 t been in Germany for more than a year. Lebed may have, considered Bandera his politicaLoppnnPht, but he never, considered him an enemy and nobody USW; cyanide in theft dealings with their political opponents. It is difficult to say whether or not Clehlen's group, was satisfied with f , these explanations. At any rata. lineen be tore that German intelligence and 1 counter:intelligencemen will not take their eyes off Lebodi when he 'hove up in, Germany. This will especially be true if the German criminal 'police are unable to establish definitely whether or 'not Benders died as a result of potasaiUm cyanide by another party or by citing suicide, =Uwe can expect it will be impossible to determine the true canes.
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