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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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Later FUCHS asked.BENTSAL whether KORZHAN was head of the com-
mission investigating the circumstances of BANDERA's death, and
whether DEYCHAKIVSKIY and KUSETEA were , members of the commission.
BENTSAL replied that he was not .a member of Zch/OUN, and he didn't
know Whether or not I was a member of this commission.
At . another time, FUCHS plainl y told me that the German Cr1minp1
Police Commission had become convinced that BANDER& committed suicide.
The commission had not established the motive, but they were on the
right track. He 'stated that it appears, in spite of the denials of
meabers of the SS and other members of the Zch/OUN leaderahip, that
S. BANDERA had a difficult home life andthat he spent ' much time in •
the company of other women. •Although I didn't give him any definite
details, I assured FUCHS that in my humble opinion the police were on
the right track and that it was necessary to investigate further.
I reassured him that BANDERA's home life VUS unpleasant,: especially .
as a result of his association with other women .. FUCHS promised to,
visit me after compIetion ,of the investigation of all the details, but
to date I have not • heard.from him.

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