Disclosures by Embassy Employee

Chronicle (Levin), 25 March 1946, Page 5

Disclosures by Embassy Employee

Press Assn.

ESPIONAGE TRIAL 0PENS IN CAMBA 4

. By Telegraph

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Received Sunday 8.20 p.m. MOITTREAL, March 24. At the opening of /the t'rial' of the' first of those accused of espionage, Gozenko, formerly an employee at the Soviet Embassy, said he was born near Moscow and iearned eipher work a,t tne ' Inteiligence Academy. Later he took up special secret coding;, but ! prior to that the Ogpu investigat-ed His qualifications for five months. Gozenko explained that it was essential that a candMate for this training shouid be a niember of the Communist Party. The Ogpu was now known as the "N.K.V.D", or Soviet Intelligence Department. These security police were now operating in Canada, and their activities served as a sereen which believed in preparat'ion for war. Gozenko said that judging from documents he had read, he was , sure that Russia's professed friendiy policy was only a blind to cover the Soviet's real policy, which had ncthing to do with creating ; friendiy relations. He declared that he poss^ssed documents proving that the Communist Party in Canada served as a base for Russian operations. The Russian people had no knowledge of llfe in Canada, as ' they had no means of fmding out b3cause of there bemg no free Press and no exchange of free opinions.

His voice rising, Gozenko exclaimed: "In Russia you aren't master of yoiu' own life; you are subject to regula tions, but in Canada people can say wbat they thinn and even criticise the Governinent, whereas if that is done rn ; Russia, the critics would be shot. ' ' Gozenko testiiied that Rose (one oi | the accused) and Sam Carr, the national organiser of the Labour Frogressive Farty, were recruiting agents in the Soviet organisation of agents in Can ada.

A high Canadian oflicial later said Gozenko had ristced his life by giving evidence. He snowed great courage and nad done high public service by stepping inbo the witness-box. Gozenko nnew that uy dmng so he wrote his own death wariant. It was up to Canada to 3'3e that his family had protect'ion to me end oi" their days. It is understood that the Govern- i ment has arranged an aliowance for ! Gozenko. j