Soviet Arrests Spark Espionage Charges at U N HQ
The Justice Department announced the arrest of Igor Yakovlevich Melekh, a Russian at United Nations headquarters, and Willie Hirsch, a New York illustrator, on espionage charges. Melekh allegedly sought U S intelligence data including a Chicago city map with military installations. Indictment from a Chicago grand jury followed FBI-led investigation. J Edgar Hoover reported to Attorney General William P. Rogers.
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Justice Department
United Nations
New York
Atty
William P. Rogers
Igor Yakovlevich Melekh
Willie Hirsch
Rogers
Melekh
U.S
New York City
Newark
N.J
Chicago
Federal
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Melekh and Hirsch Tied to Defense Data Conspiracy
FBI observed clandestine contacts in Newark Chicago and New York as Melekh and Hirsch allegedly sought to obtain information on U S national defense for the Soviet Union. Chicago indictment names Doronkin as a coconspirator. Doronkin left the United States in 1959 after serving at the United Nations Secretariat.
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Chicago
Hirsch
FBI
Newark
N.J
New York City
Rogers
U.S
Soviet Union
Kirill S. Doronkin
Doronkin
Radio and Visual Division of Public Information
United Nations Secretariat
United States
United Nations
Doronkin Fired After Termination in 1959 Context
General orders Doronkin dismissed for activities after his March 3 1959 contract termination and exit from the United States on March 11 1959. Indictments accuse Melekh and Hirsch of conspiracy to violate espionage law and failure to register as agents of a foreign government with the secretary of state. Makarios opposes nuclear stockpiling at Cyprus bases and using bases for H bomber patrols.
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Doronkin
United States
Melekh
Hirsch
Secretary of State
Nicosia
Cyprus
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