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104-10182-10065 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (4/16/1963)

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                                                                                    16 April 1963



                               N   F      FORs  Chief, SR/6

                               SBECT         I  Debriefing of Robert Edward WESSTER (201 * 265472)



                                    1j__ Subjet, who. renounced hia'US citisonship in 1959 when he defected
                                to the MAR and who retUrned -to the US as an alien inder the Soviet quota
                                -A May 1962, was debrafed by the undersigned together with 00/Contact
                                DiviAIo= andtir Force representatives in Pitteburgh, Penna3, duing  2 - 3
                                -July 1962  (See Attachmant A for biographic data on Subject) The undersigned
                                used the pseudbnya, Rudyvalentino, while the following used their ture
                                namess kesars.  Keller Stewart, Robert Starling and Jack Tague, of te  00
                                office, Pittsburgh; Major E. J. Zetina and Mr. F. G. Jaycocks, of the
                                Air Force Foreign Technology Division, right-Patterson AYB, Ohio.  The
                                undereignedls aim was to determine if Subject was imowledgeable regarding
                                detailed operational intelligence and Soviet Realities, while 80 processed
                                its normal requirements-, including those of TSD, and the Air Force interrogated
                                Subject along technical lines.
                                    2.  Because time was short, it was decided that the undersigned would
                               conduct a chronological questioning and the 00 and Air Force officials would
                               enter the debriefing as appropriate.  Therefore, the undersigned had about
                               eight hours of debriefing opportunity and on this basis recommended that
                               Subject be brought to Washington, D. C. for detailed debriefing.

                                    3.  Arrangements for Subject's quarters to be used also for debriefing were
                               made through the Office of Security and Subject stayed at the Marriott Hotel,
                               Key Bridge, during 15-28 July 1962.  See Enclosure A for a listing of staff
                               personnel who participated in the debriefing of Subject; this listing includes
                               the Aliases staff personnel used and dates on which they had contact with
                               Subject.  Enclosure  8* contains the undersigned notations made during
                               various phases of debriefing and are attached for whatever value they may have
                               in the future.  Enclosure NCO is a Secrecy Agreement, dated 16 July 1962,
                               signed by Subject and witnessed by the undersigned and Miss Eleanor Reed
                               in pseudo,  Enclosure *DO, dated 27 July 1962, is a combination Secrecy
                               Agreement and statement of truthfulness signed by Subject and witnessed by the
                               undersigned and Miss Eleanor Reed (in pseudo)9  Enclosure OFO is a short
                               biography on Subject prepared by Miss Eleanor Reed which can be used in the
                               event of necessity.

                                                                               Rudo    Ba aban
                                                                               DC/SR/6/Support
                               Attachmentas  A thru E as listed
                               For 201 - 265472               --

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