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People
7
Organizations
4
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
5
Quotes

Document Information

Type: Book page / evidence file
File Size: 1.45 MB
Summary

This document appears to be page 261 from a book about espionage, included in House Oversight files related to an investigation (likely Epstein given the filename prefix). The text features an interview with KGB officer Cherkashin discussing the handling of spy Robert Hanssen, comparing his 'uncontrolled' status to fictional moles, and referencing Edward Snowden's 2013 leaks. The page bears a timestamp of September 30, 2016, and the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019749.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Cherkashin KGB Officer/Handler
Interviewee discussing spycraft and Robert Hanssen
Robert Hanssen Spy/Mole
FBI agent who spied for the KGB; subject of the discussion
Edward Snowden Whistleblower/Source
Mentioned in comparison to Hanssen regarding volume of documents taken
Author/Interviewer Interviewer
The narrator asking Cherkashin questions (referenced as 'I')

Organizations (7)

Name Type Context
KGB
Soviet intelligence agency receiving the secrets
NSA
National Security Agency, source of documents
Department of Defense
Source of documents taken by Snowden
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency, source of documents
FBI
Arresting agency of Hanssen
SVR
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service
House Oversight Committee
Investigative body (inferred from Bates stamp)

Timeline (2 events)

2001-02
Arrest of Robert Hanssen by the FBI
USA
2013
Edward Snowden takes top secret documents
USA

Locations (4)

Location Context
Refers to the Soviet/Russian government paying for secrets
Location of a tunnel compromised by leaked intelligence
Destination for secrets in Snowden hypothetical
Source of the secrets

Relationships (2)

Cherkashin Handler/Asset Robert Hanssen
Cherkashin discusses recruiting him and the value of his secrets.
Cherkashin Interviewee/Interviewer Author
Direct dialogue in the text.

Key Quotes (5)

"Control is not necessary in espionage as long as we manage to obtain the documents."
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"We didn’t control him; he controlled us."
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Quote #2
"Hanssen was by far our most valuable penetration in the Cold War."
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Quote #3
"A ‘mole’ is a term used in spy fiction... We prefer the more general term ‘espionage source.’"
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Quote #4
"If some unknown person simply delivered a trove of top secret communications secrets to the doorstep of Russia, would it be accepted?"
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Quote #5

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