Event Details

December 25, 1962

Description

Defection of Anatoli Golitsyn.

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
CIA person 2 View Entity
Anatoli Golitsyn person 15 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020278.jpg

Narrative Report / Book Excerpt (House Oversight Production)
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This document appears to be a page from a narrative book or report (marked as a House Oversight exhibit) detailing Cold War espionage tradecraft. It specifically discusses the case of Robert Hanssen, a 'walk-in' spy who provided the KGB with massive amounts of US intelligence while refusing direct control or face-to-face meetings, and contrasts this with the defection of KGB Major Anatoli Golitsyn in 1962. The text analyzes the intelligence value of 'defectors-in-place' versus those who physically defect to the United States.

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-19 18:14

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020278.jpg
Date String
December 25, 1962

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