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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / report (house oversight committee exhibit)
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Summary
This document is a page from a book or report (Chapter 18: The Unheeded Warning) marked as House Oversight evidence. It details the history of Alexander Poteyev, a high-level SVR colonel recruited by the CIA in the 1990s who provided warnings in 2010 about Russian espionage. The text explains the SVR's strategy of using 'illegal' sleeper agents in the US to bypass FBI surveillance of diplomatic staff and service moles within US intelligence agencies.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Michael Morell | CIA Deputy Director |
Quoted at the beginning of the chapter regarding the NSA.
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| Alexander Poteyev | SVR Colonel / CIA Mole |
A 54-year-old colonel in the SVR serving as a mole for the CIA; deputy chief of the SVR's 'American' section.
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| Harold Nicholson | CIA Officer / Mole |
Identified as the SVR's last known/caught mole in US Intelligence in 1996.
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| Pavel Sudoplatov | KGB Defector |
Quoted describing the role of sleeper agents.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; recipient of Poteyev's information.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; mentioned in quote and as target for spies.
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| SVR |
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service; successor to KGB First Chief Directorate.
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| KGB |
Soviet intelligence agency; predecessor to SVR and FSB.
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| FSB |
Agency that took over KGB's domestic role.
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| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; conducted surveillance on Russian diplomats.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (4 events)
1990s
CIA recruits Alexander Poteyev while he is stationed in Washington DC.
Washington DC
April 2010
CIA receives a message from mole Alexander Poteyev regarding Russian espionage.
USA/Russia
Locations (4)
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Location of the SVR operation center.
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Location of the Russian Embassy where Poteyev was recruited.
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Target location for Russian sleeper agents.
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Capital of Russia; base of SVR operations.
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Relationships (3)
CIA had recruited Poteyev as its mole in the 1990s... still secretly on the CIA’s payroll
54-year old colonel in the SVR... deputy chief of the SVR’s “American” section
SVR’s last known (or caught) mole in US Intelligence was CIA officer Harold Nicholson
Key Quotes (4)
"The NSA—the world’s most capable signals intelligence organization, an agency immensely skilled in stealing digital data—had had its pockets thoroughly picked."Source
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Quote #1
"This surreptitious source was Alexander Poteyev, a 54-year old colonel in the SVR"Source
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Quote #2
"Their job was simply blend in with their community until they were called upon by the “American” department in Moscow to service a mole"Source
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Quote #3
"the sole job of such sleeper agents was to “live under cover in the West awaiting assignments for the Center.”"Source
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Quote #4
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