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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1958

Page

9

Soviet Fisherman Flees to Britain After Isle Escape

In Shetland, Estonian Soviet fisherman Erich Teayn fled a Soviet trawler by motorboat then hid in moors near Lerwick. He turned himself in and asked for asylum, while three Soviet captains sought talks and MPs pressed Moscow for a protest.

Lerwick Shetland Islands Erich Teayn Gilbert Leask Post Office Leask Teayn Britain

Incomplete quote fuels Home Office protest over asylum claim

The fragment discusses Teayn Butler promising access to Home Secretary R A Butler and a protest in the House as Russians allegedly land illegally seeking political asylum. The text is fragmented and reads like an oblique account of government response and public reaction.

Home Office Teayn Butler Home R.A. Butler

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