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Trading Corporation in New York City. During the major portion of the time that Schevchenko was attached to the Bell Aircraft Corporation we were investigating hia and we operated three double Agents in this case. In early December, 1945, the New York Journal American published an article setting forth details of our investigation of Schevchenko, and on January 3, 1946, Schevchenko left the United State for the Soviet Union. We know know, from the   information, that Schevchenko was just as important in the Soviet espionage operations the United States as we believed him to be during our investigation of him while he was in the United States. details of some of his contacts will be set forth hereinafter.

Nikolci Pavlovich Ostrovsky

The Information from   reflects that one of the individuals who was assisting Schevchenko in his network was Ostrovsky. Ostrovsky, a Russian National, entered the United States at Great Falls, Montana, on July 23, 1943. On June 17, 1944, Ostrovsky was transferred to the Bell Aircraft Company, Niagara Falls, New York, where he became an assistant to Schevchenko. On April 5, 1945, he was transferred to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. He subsequently left the United States, (illegible text) information from   wee furnished   the details of Ostrovsky's espionage activities in connects on with the Schevchenko case.

Vladimir Nikolaevich Mazurin

In November 1944, according to information which has been received from   the MGB headquarters in Moscow was requested to authorize wing the services of Mazurin, a Soviet engineer who was working at the Bell Aircraft plant with Schevchenko. Marurin, a Russian National, had entered the Uni ed States on May 22, 1944, as an engineer in the Division of Aviation of the Soviet Government Purchasing Commission. He was stationed at the Bell Aircraft Corporation, Buffalo, New York from September 8, 1944, until about July 1, 1945. He left the United States for the Soviet Union on August 26, 1945. Our investigation of Mazurin indicated that he was an assistant or (illegible text) man" for Schevchenko in Schevchenko's espionage activities at Bell Aircraft Corporation.

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