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1, As mentioned in an earlier ae cor an dun. wo believe that to base the story of Pcnkovskiy's. life on tho fiction that heGB Agent throughout aost of hit career ii In addition to the reasons aentioned previously. In the opinion of those tost fsetlliar ettth the ate here, the allegation would net he accepted as true by thoae whoc we aost want to impress with the docunents--the officers of the Soviet intelligence services and other Soviet officials. The Introduction -of thia decent in the story mightIt more complicated and difficult te understand in the tfest.journalists seemed to have had considerable difficulties understanding Penkovskiy the nan and in analyzing the case based on thew overtlyo throw in this further twist.eight confuse then totally.
. 'o think that.not.only would the story be more valid, but also sore' dramatic if it sticks closer to the main facts and to Penkovskiy's ownht contact report in which hc jives the history of bis-life In soce detail, for example, could be nsed alnost veTbaWJji) toonsiderable part of his life. Although details arc important to establish the authenticity of the document, tho version of his autobiography which we have reviewed seems to.Include sere material concernleg the war period that is .irrelevant not only to the story, but even to Pcnkovskiy's life. .In general the document does not stress as much as it could those forces which alienated Penkovskiy. There are also sone-passages which depict Ponkovskiy as more grasping and #orcareerist than perhaps ln feet he was and certainly ncre than hc need be for tho purposes -of his story. For example, on Hi' top ifive he seams to rejoice thathoof the offleer corps opened up rode at the top for bright up-and-cocing officers. It'seems to'us that Penkovskiy's Motives could be effectively explained by proper stress on the role -his-father's fats played in his.ova life; in addition, such 'Instances of socret police brutality os that which caused theof Marshal Varentsov's daughter.Klna snd the insight hc gained into the true attitudes and characters of leading Soviet peraonallties could suffice to fill In the,picture.
Specifically, we would recoenend revisions along the
following lines :
a. Uxclsion of all references to his purported rccruitoent by the lJ.fi ft and his work for then as an agent. There nrp^lcven such references of varying lengths on paces
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VJHavInSn? kgbource of stress anu conflict which caused his disillusionment end defection, wc should play-up other sources of stress t
art of his life fron earliest childhoodhe result of uncertainty about his father's disappearance. Evenhild he could feel the uneasiness which gripped his mother and his other relatives whenever he asked about his father. This would have been especially evident on each of the many occasions when forms, such as applications fpr school, Komsomol membership,ad to bo filled out.
The injusticeysten which wouldoy responsible for his father's transgressions was apparent to hie- from his earliest days.
.This fear was the cause of the youne Pcnkovskiv's
desire to excel in overythInE. Uc felt he had tc prove hisloyalty to the state and to the Party. It accounts forzeal, which resulted in hisowwissor, behind his repeated volunteorinr, for cosbat duty in World (rsherh. t0 escape thend explains"ndsymbols of loyal
personal tragedies which he witnessed or heard
of such asthe suicide of Varentsov's daughter, served to reinforce Ms fear. When he be cane awarelear esse ef injustice he at first tended to regard it as an act cf fete.
thoelvietsfystem
vas ea*CT- t0 enter the GRU whent the chor.ee as this was another seal of approval placed upon hiw by ;thc state and. Party and lessened his vulnerability. -
tou55cne Wroved of the post-Stalin slackening
of .controls of the USSR, the execution of Beriya -and the curbing of .the power of the KfJG, he was sickened by the hypocrisv of the Soviet loaders who had licked-Stalin's boots when he'wa* alive and who now attack Mr, in speeches and in print, vet who
?orst asPects of his repressive
policies. He interpreted the denigrationsimply as
a political maneuver by Khrushchev in order to consolidate his
power.
. . ir was sic*ened by the brutal and unjust treatment of Marshal Zhukov and other loyal, capable officers
thelong and well by Khrushchev and
k "ttvlnj reached the upper frinpos of Soviet
there wasby what he saw and .experiencedhtr,JUf anJinfluence peddllnr,;haracter assassination are ureal everyday tools of the trade for younfi Soviet officials tryJnftto
sickened by tt] t aj1 thc vhilc
aa- liccand his contacts with foreigners
the Reds, he thought that his years of loyal end valuable service would prevent this fact froased ajainst hin He soon learned thnt this was not the case. yet no row'
ShEw^i* rcn or tu"cJf"Portions which could hove led to further advancement of his career. The
injustice ofon for tho sins of his father in this
tfrt^ownt^eiiLB:alrie the other
soref
inderance rather than an aid to the Russian people into achieve their
^ am jC shouId incorporate whenever possible renfcrvsfciv's
n^eS:ife?Bd Ph"SCSthc tapes- Wclso include5 personalities, nanes, anecdotes and experiences, all -cnuiae frnw
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that it would be better top tc tho chapterFiro Kith Khrushchev" by loading off with the chapters on"SovietPolitical Control of the ArcedThe Sovietnd "Opposition to Khrushchev in the Army and the Fall of Zhukov.** The renninln; chapters wight be then arranged as follows: "SoviethuciearSoviet IntelligenceSinc-SovletSoviet Policy towards Underdevelopednc finally "Soviet Dissatisfaction." Considerable editing andf material within each chapter will no doubt be required. In aany passages, for instance, it is obvious that Penkovskiy is talkie; directly to individuals who are representatives of the U. S. and. British governments. Such passar.es must be changed, and Penkovskiy must seen -to be addressing whatever audience Is suitable with the cover story for the docunent's surfacing. Also, in editing this veterial, we cust give careful attention to the (question of tine. The statements were madeeriod of severalome statements refer to historical events which had not yet happened, and other stotenents refer to the sane event after it had happened. All these statements must appear to have been written at the tine when, occording to the cover story, Penkovskiy says he wrote them.
S, Ke would like to consider adding to the volume sone of the documentaryuestion ve plan to Taise with your representative who is scheduled to visit here in July.
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