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Extraction Summary
5
People
6
Organizations
1
Locations
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Events
2
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / narrative account (evidence document)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a book or narrative report included in House Oversight Committee records. It details an interview with KGB officer Victor Cherkashin regarding the motivations and handling of famous American spies Aldrich Ames (CIA) and Robert Hanssen (FBI). The text contrasts Ames, who was managed by the KGB and motivated by resentment and debt, with Hanssen, who was a self-recruited 'mercenary' that controlled the terms of his own espionage.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Aldrich Ames | CIA Mole/Spy |
Described as a disgruntled employee who sold secrets to the KGB.
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| Victor Cherkashin | KGB Handler/Officer |
Interviewee discussing his handling of Ames and Hanssen.
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| Robert Hanssen | FBI Counterintelligence Officer/Mole |
Spy for the KGB/SVR for 22 years; described as 'uncontrolled' and self-recruited.
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| Michael Morell | Former Deputy Director of CIA |
Quoted regarding the psychological dynamics of recruiting spies.
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| Narrator (I) | Author/Interviewer |
The person asking Cherkashin questions.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| CIA |
Employer of Ames; target of espionage.
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| KGB |
Recruiter/handler of Ames and Hanssen.
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| FBI |
Employer of Hanssen.
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| Congress |
Allegedly misled by CIA regarding Soviet threat.
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| SVR |
Successor to KGB, received secrets from Hanssen.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (Footer: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020351).
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Timeline (1 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of KGB psychologists.
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Relationships (2)
Cherkashin paid Ames and managed him.
Cherkashin received intel from Hanssen but did not know his identity initially.
Key Quotes (5)
"Wasn’t he a mercenary?"Source
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Quote #1
"The money we gave, even if he could spend only a small portion of it, gave him a sense of worth."Source
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Quote #2
"I didn’t recruit Hanssen... He recruited himself."Source
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Quote #3
"We didn’t control him, he controlled us."Source
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Quote #4
"Hanssen was our most valuable penetration in the Cold War."Source
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Quote #5
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