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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.
-17- Be was thus led to begin thinking 094 411#1-4.. BOWever, be gave this very careful thought, planning to counter this act in such a way that suicide would never be suspected but that, on the contrary, would lead to various inter- pretations and suspicions that he was liquidated by the communists, thus permit- ting him to remain a hero. Recent events presented an appertain.° time for hie to commit suicide, specifically: a; A former weber of the Kral leadership Pnrdyga-PUrdyg-ZbeChnskY's who two years 480 escaped to the west via Poland and Vienna, admitted to the SB that he was sent by the KUB to bring reshubato Beat Berlin. Another group of individuals were also sent to the west in order to penetrate Benders's groUP. At the request of the SB, While I was in Perla, I prepared a short analysis on:the subject of why the Soviets could start terrorist activities in the vest. Having analyzed all the recent happenings in the Ukraine (the court proceedings in Badybylov, Stanislav and other cities, etc) 1 came to the con- clusion that Soviets might start terrorist activities. I requested that everyone keep alert. Benders read my.anelysis. c. Veriovka's Ukrainian nationalist chorus Was. in Munich at that time and Soviet , diplcosats from Bonn were present, Therefore this was a, geed time to commit suicide and place the blame on the Soviets :Bandines knew that notpadrowld,asia- ., peat 'that he might take hie own Life, Benders began to avoid his ,bodyguerds, It appears that-Benders considered suicide several days•earlier bees.* he had been bidding farewell to his guards at the entrance to his home end entering the elevator alone: Here be would bide. behind the elevator and watch to see if the bodyguards did actimlly leave.
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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.