Writ Served On Soviet Consul-General

Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1948, Page 5

Writ Served On Soviet Consul-General

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Received Thurs4ay, 7 p.pa. WASHINGTON, Apgust 11. Further dramatic developments have oceurred in America's spy thriller, ■'The Case of the Soviet SchooF teachers." In New York today a writ of habeas corpus was served on , Jacob Lomakin, Soviet Consul-Gpneral, ordering him to produce a "kidnapped" woman, Mrs. Ivosenkina, in Gourt tomorrow but Lomakin announced later he wTould not produce her and as far as he was concerned, he had never been served with the writ. ' In Washington it w-as announced that a House un- American activities sub-committee will go to New York tomorrow to question another Russian sehoolteacher, Mikhail Samarin, and his wife, who sought the protection of the F.B.I. Samarin, according to the eommittee, is ready to tell what he knows about Soviet designs on America and other countries. Another sub-committee will go to Ottawa on an unspecified date to question Igor Gouzenko, a Russian cip'ner clerlc, whose testimony broke the Canadian Red spy ring' case. The writ vdiich was served Qti Lomakin was obtained from the State Supreme Gourt by Christopher "Emmett, chairman of the Board of Conimon Gause Ineorporated, an anti-Communisi organisation. A spokesman for the Gonuuon Gause, said: "We are aeting on Kosenkina's behalf although, of course, we have no .such word from her. All we are trying to do is to get her awav from the Consulate so that she can tell her storv. We are g'iving her a chance to be free if she really -vvants to be." Tlie attorney wTho served the writ on Lomakin on the Consulate steps, 'said he was acting in accordance with tho State Department 's . ruling yesterday that persons at the Consulate could be served witli legal papers outside the Consulate. He said that if Lomakinfailed to produce Jvosenkina to testify in Gourt tomorrow, "appropriate action would be taken.''' The Secretary of State, Mr. Marshal], today said Russian citizens who wish to remain in tlie United States in deliance of tlieir Government-, will be protected as long as they - eomply with United States laws. Mr. Marshall said it was obvious that the Russian Government 's demand that Samarin be released, was hased on incorreet information. 2»fr. Marshall said, however, that the United States Government would not i-ounteiiaiice any action which wduld interfere with the diplomatic immunity of Soviet persons and premises in 'the United States. He added that the State Deparnuent did not ha\ve all details yet on exactly whaf happeneid in the cases of Saniarin and Ivosenkina. Aleanwliile, t-lie spy' investigation hearjngs continue. Elizabeth Bentley, -self-confessed ejc-Gommunist and former Soviet spy, toki the House Un-American Activities Gqmmittee today that a high official of the Soviet Kmbassy-at Washington, gave her 2000 dollars in 1945 and told her his Government had awarded her the Red Star medal for wartime spying on the United States. She also said she previously accepted a fur coat, an air-conditioning niachim: iind expeuse money from the Gommunists. She testilied tliat an official, whofn slie identified as Anatol GromoV; i'ormerly second seeretary and later tirst seeretary at tlie Russian Embassy, pi'actically forced her to take th4 2000 dollars with a cryptie remark to tho effect that she would be- a trg.it.or lo Russia if she did not. "I'knew what iliat meant, " slie said. Miss Bentley said all personal'" allegations made against her were "false without a shadow of doubt." Several Federal employees aceused by her have sliorn she is a liar and have called her "neurotic, " " emotionally - trust rated" and said she has "unpleasnnt drinking habits."