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104-10431-10062 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/17/1964)

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       1. AT INVITATIO  OF FELIX DMITREYEVICH  KARASEV (201-736991),

    CLASTONBURY AND NEW AMERICAN VICE  CONSUL HARRISON SHERW.00D HAD

    LUNCH WITH KARASEV AND VIKTOR  VLADIMIROVICH TARATUNKIN (201-330231)

    ON 14 SEPT.. DATE OBVIOUSLY  SET UP TO FEEL OUT SHERWOOD, WHO SPOKE
    FINNISH WITH TARATUNKIN, THEIR  ONLY COMMON LANGUAGE.

       2. KARASEV PROPOSED  HE AND CLASTONBURY GO ON A DU (INFORMAL YOU)
    BASIS.  WE ACCEPTED AND FOLLOWED  THROUGH WITH TARATUNKIN.  SHERWOOD
    PROPOSED SIMILAR TREATMENT  AND WAS NOT REFUSED THIS HONOR, ALTHOUGH

    IT APPEARED SOVTS WERE NOT  PREPARED FOR THIS.

      t3. CLASTONBURY MADE TWO WAGERS.ON  THE .OLYMPIC GAMES WITH ABOVE 0
    SOVIETS WHICH WILL NECESSITATE  TWO DRINKING PARTIES.  A THIRD

    PARTY IS EXPECTED WITH.BIRTH  OF TARATUNKIN'S CHILD IN NOVEMBER.

       4. KARASEV SAID HE GOING ON  HOME LEAVE TO SOCHI FOR ONE ;M

    ON 19 SEPT THUS CORROBORATING  HIS WIFE'S REMARKS REPORTED IN REF.   E

    IN QUIET CONVERSATION, NOT OVERHEARD  BY TARATUNKIN, KARASEV STARTED

    TO TELL US ABOUT HIS FEELINGS  ON FRIENDLY RELATIONS.  REMARKED THAT

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