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Extraction Summary
3
People
6
Organizations
5
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / investigative exhibit
File Size:
1.68 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 159 from a book (likely by author Edward Jay Epstein, based on the filename code) included in a House Oversight investigation. It analyzes intelligence tradecraft regarding 'walk-ins' and defectors, discussing the strategic value of turning them into moles versus exfiltrating them. Specific cases discussed include the rejected asylum request of Chinese police chief Wang Lijun in 2012 and the flight of Edward Snowden to Russia.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Golitsyn | Defector / Walk-in |
A Russian walk-in who believed he was compromised and whose value was evaluated for exfiltration.
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| Wang Lijun | Police Chief (China) / Walk-in |
Well-connected police chief who sought asylum at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in 2012 but was rejected as a politica...
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| Edward Snowden | Rogue Employee / Defector |
Discussed in the context of fleeing to Moscow and the intelligence value of his stolen documents to Russian security ...
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| CIA | ||
| KGB | ||
| State Department | ||
| Russian security services | ||
| NSA | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
Timeline (2 events)
February 2012
Wang Lijun walks into U.S. consulate in Chengdu asking for asylum.
Chengdu, China
Post-February 2012
Wang Lijun arrested for corruption and sentenced to 15 years in prison after leaving U.S. protection.
China
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (2)
Wang walked into the U.S. consulate... The State Department decided against it.
it can be assumed that after he fled to Moscow... he would wind up in the hands of the Russian security services.
Key Quotes (3)
""While defectors can and do provide critical information... there are very few cases in which the same individual may not have been of greater value if he had returned to his post.""Source
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Quote #1
"Some walk-ins are deemed "dangles," or agents dispatched by the KGB to test and confuse the CIA."Source
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Quote #2
"Such decisions about walk-ins are not made without due consideration, often at the highest level of a government, because exfiltrating a defector can result in diplomatic ruptures and political embarrassments."Source
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Quote #3
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