NODULE X7 OSWALD IN MINSK AND THE U2 DUMP: JANUARY ...

indicated some anxiety as to whether, should he return to the United
States, he would face possible lengthy imprisonment for his act of
remaining in the Soviet Union. OSWALD was told informally that the
Embassy did not perceive, on the basis of the information in its
possession, on what grounds he might be subject to conviction leading to
punishment of such severity as he apparently had in mind. It was clearly
stated to him, however, that the Embassy could give him no assurance as
to whether upon his desire to return to the United States he might be liable
to prosecution for offenses committed in violation of laws of the United
States or any of its States. OSWALD said he understood this. He had
simply felt that in his own interest he could not go back to the United
States if it meant returning to a number of years in prison, and had
delayed approaching Soviet authorities concerning departing from the
Soviet Union until he "had this end of the thing straightened out. [WR p75;
DOS 5.26.61 Ex. 19 294j; ltr. Lee to Robert 5.31.61, 6.26.61; For. Service
Dispatch 7.11.61 - Klosson]
In 1943 the name and address of Boris Hansen Klosson appeared in the address book
of Louise Morley, a suspected Soviet intelligence agent. During this time, Boris Klosson
was attending a Russian language course "at a school being handled by the Office of
Naval Intelligence." Boris Klosson survived the McCarthy era and in 1954 was State
Department, Deputy Chief, Division of Research for USSR and Eastern Europe. In 1956
Boris Klosson became a Political Officer at the American Embassy, Moscow. He was
not listed in Who's Who in the CIA. On September 8, 1964, Yuri Nosenko reviewed the
entire Moscow Diplomatic List for 1959: "Klosson, Boris H. Source has reported earlier
concerning Klosson; that he was considered to have been the CIA resident. The case
officer working against him was Valentin Mikraylov."
OSWALD was afraid he was going to be prosecuted for giving the Soviets the
information they needed to shoot down the U-2. OSWALD had been given a little
speech by ANGLETON that the CIA would not come to his aid if his deed were
exposed. It would deny any connection with him. OSWALD thought Justice Department
might go after OSWALD because it was unaware of his connection to ANGLETON and
the Central Intelligence Agency.
EVIDENCE: APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF PASSPORT
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
THE HAVES and HAVE-NOTS
On July 10, 1961, while he was at the American Embassy, Moscow, OSWALD signed
an Application for Renewal of Passport which contained a printed statement whereby,
by crossing out either the word 'have' or the words 'have not,' the applicant could
indicate whether he had committed one or more or the disloyal or possibly expatriating
acts listed. The printed statement also provided that if the applicant indicates that he