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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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(3) Pandora's wife purposely c_cmpramised his every move. She ti.23:C 'Leit! '" Le 4
appear .without any character, a despot, a sadist, a liar,. ano;iL and nealreas...
There were tines when Benders brought Severe/ friends "his guards" along with
him whom Hrs. Bandera didn't ,personally know. During such times she would
treat them so, rudely that he would . try to get than to leave as soon as possible
( here the author gives specific examples of scam of the things she used to do.)
Pandora, who considered himself a hero, and perhaps he was one, and an individual
who enjoyed the respect of the organised asees and to whom he VAS a "god", had
to bear the slander and accusations made by his wife who saw him only as A human
being, her husband and thejather Of her children. .This was more than he could
stand. The people who were acquainted with this situation felt that these tor-
tures (for which be often was personally to biome) were so horrible that any
.normal individual would hive committed suicide long ago.
Handera faced the problem of either ea:matting his wife to an insane esylum
or getting a divorce.' Be felt that in either case his wife would seek revenge
by telling more tale* about him. This unhappy, not normal situation turned.
Bendera into a bindle of nerve*: Be suffered several headaches which effected
his heart. Be was also tronbled.by rheumatism. He lay awake every night. Be-
cause of his nagging wife, be couldn't go out with his friends and he found no
neaae at home. In short, Benders toltad.hinself in a hopeless situation.

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