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 noted that Laird is presently employed by CVS. Another individual who has been identified with reasonable certainty is Mikhail Chaliagin, who was, in 1944, attached to the Soviet Consulate in New York City, and we had previously conducted investigation concerning him in connection with the Altschuler network during 1943 and 1944. Another individual who was heading a particular network was an individual designated by the cover name of Shtok. This individual may be identical with Semyon Markovich Semenov, who was attached to the Amtorg Trading Corporation in 1943 and 1944. Semenov was the subject of an extensive investigation prior to his departure for the Soviet Union in September, 1944/

The Legal Resident Agent at the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D. C., following his arrival in the United States in September, 1944, was Anatoli Gromov who, you will recall, we identified in connection with the Silvermaster case. According to, Gromov, who was designated under the cover name of Vadim. was to take over the activities of the Government network following his arrival. In addition to the individuals mentioned heretofore who were MGB agents attached to official establishments, there is a considerable number that we have not identified to date and there are others who occupied relatively minor positions who have been identified. All of these individuals identified by us have departed from the United States. We are attempting to develop to the fullest possible extent the activities of these individuals even though they have returned to the Soviet Union because their information gives us a fuller insight into MGB activities in this country.

A brief motion is being made of certain other identifications which have been made from the information supplied by

Charles Davila, an individual active in Roumainian circles in the United States, was designated by the MGB under the cover name of Doker. He apparently was cooperating with the MGB in connection with their interest in Roumainian affairs in 1944. He is being actively investigated.

Roman Moczulski, in 1944, was employed by the Polish Telegraphic Agency, and was being recruited, according to by the MGB. He is the subject of a pending investigation.