The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 11, 1930, Page 16

“ness matter. Page Twelve DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930 SS ver of war undertakings. As far as J am rarter ‘ i r i fe wade and In-/ quarter or half an hour later Ramzin arrived , dustrial Party provided Tv Te gia dat Meee aenae ter Malo 199. ‘Through Mr. R. Kalinnikoy received in his motor car with Mr. R. dustrial Committee at Mr. K's. xequest with, reperts and instructions concering ‘the pre- ivi - i ichailoy formerly gave such intor- paration of an economic blockade against the} “In order not to disturb them I went into ——. concerning eet oe : Re ae ay oly a P co hie Sovtet re als : and left them ches of the economic sy: . These of Gaion. Here also, France was the} the next room left t together. tanda, the method of their elaboration and French General Sta‘f. initiator: "In the spring of 1998 Ramain introduced me to tthe second French agent, Mr. K. ‘The meeting took place in Ramazin’s office at about 11 o'clock at night. At Ramain’s sug-, gestion I was to maintain connections with! Mr. K. in order to receive documents and Money from the Trade and Industrial Com- mittee, and to send on our part the reports and answers of the Industrial Party to in- dividual questians....The money and the let- ters came from Mr. K. to me or to Ram-! zin at our reoms, usually at about 11 o'clock! at might. In order to increase the circle of people through whom news could be sent and in order to prevent attracting attention by frequent visits of the same persons mentioned | in the evidence of Ramzin. Otchkin. also makes a statement: “Professor Ramzin told me himself that on one of his journeys to Paris he had received instructions from French government circles to make the acquaintance of a Mr. K. in Moscow with a view of establishing connec- tions ‘between the Industrial Party and “At the end of 1929 Ramzin then intro-} duced me to Mr. K. in the office of Ramzin| in the Thermal-Technical Institute. He called me through his secretary Sporova, I. believe, and introduced me to a stranger whe he said was Mr. K. a collaberater of the.... | In the presence of Mr. K. who spoke ‘Russian | fairly well, Ramzin informed me that IJ would have to give Mr. K. written reperts from him, Ramzin. He did not inform me that the character of these reports would ‘be that: of espionage in the interests of Prance, ‘but I understood from the tene of eur.shert con- versation with Mr. K. that Ramzin jhad given) me a task of a purely espionage character. “I must add that he made his proposal ithat I should maintain conections with ‘Mr. K. very definitely in the tone of a superior, in a@ tone which brooked of no contradiction. | At this interview I learned nothing concern- ing the practical side of his relations with Mr. K. 4 “About a month later Ramzin called me} into this office and handed mea large closed packet without any inscription. Ramszin de- clared that I was to ‘hand this packet over to Mr. K., Ramzin answered that Mr. K. would xing me up.” j “And in fact on the same day, about ‘half an hour tater, I was called to the telephone by Ramzin’s secretary Sporova. A person whose voice I did not recognize informed me that ‘the speaker was the person whom I had been introduced a month ago in Ramazin's office, and that I had a packet to hand over to him, the speaker, that I had just received’ from Ramzin. ‘The speaker proposed that 1) should be at the General Post Office at 6. o'clock sharp where he would be waiting for. “I was at the Post Office in the Miagnitz-| kaya Street punctually at 6 o'clock and I met. Mr. K. there who demanded the packet Ram- zin ‘had given me. I gave him ‘the packet. and then we parted. going in different dir- ections:” “Two months later Ramzin handed me a. “Ramazin's talk with Mr. R. lasted about half an hour, afer which hey both left in tatements of the Ramazin’'s moter car. I must add that dur- to.me, are put down in my sta ing tthe second meeting ‘between Ramzin and | 18th to the arth, nape png scr By oe a Mr, R. the latter recieved a packet from | *SP!onace sotivity 2 “se Remzin whilst I.was present. I do uot know’ (Statement of the 31st @ctober 1930.) what was in this packet. The information given to the French “Ramzin requested me to say nothing to] agents and forwarded by them, however, did anyone obut his meeting with Mr. BR. I never] not limit itself ‘by any means to “economic saw Mr. R. again.” reports.” In ‘his statement of the 1st October. “ “The French General Staff made sev- (Statement of the 31st of Gctober 1930.) Ramzin declares: }eral requests through Mr. K. to Kalinnkov The other members of the C. C. of the In- | “tm the spring of 1929 Mr. A*) approached} and Laritchey, and through Mr. A. to me ~ that we should organize the collection of material of a purely military character, General Lukomsky and Colonel Joinville ap- proached me with the same request in ‘Paris, Mr. Patrick and Colonel Lawrence ap- proached Laritchev in London with the same request in the name of the Sritish General Staff. In order to make possible the sending of such information to the French .General Staff the Trade and Industrial Committee passed for the formation of a military com- mission.” their contents, as far as they were known| « at the end. of 1929 Mr. A. requesied me at a meeting with him ‘to work out the question of the ‘building of aeroplane ibases in the Leningrad district. J handed over the jearrying out of this task to Professor Stach- kin® who dealt with the question and handed the material to Kalinnikovy who fore warded it to the French General Staff. (Statement on the 3lst October 1930.) This espionage activity which is completely eentirmed by the other accused falis under Article 58, paragraph 6 of the Penal Code of the R.S. F.S.R. At the same time the Indus- trial Party received tasks of a -militarye organizational character through the same persons from the Prench General Staff. ‘The Industrial Party received instructions es ‘to hew it should build up its orgenization in order ‘to be of service to the intervention and to amake the neeessary preparations for ‘the intervention cerrectly, During the last two years of its existence the Industrial Party therefore lost completely the character it had in the beginning of a counter-revolutionary (sabotage) organiza. tion composed exclusively of Russian citizens, and became not only a typical espionage or- ganization, but a typical military agency of the ruling circles o: a foreign power. Still further, even the Trade and Industrial Com- 4 mittee has receded into the background. Tne foreign leaders of intervention now detere mine. the activity .of the Industrial Party. They give instructions and demand that thye be carried out. ‘The Russian -counter-revolutionaries have degenerated ifite spies and agents of a fore eign power. At the direct instructions of the French General Staff ‘the Industrial Party formed ‘through ithe persons mentioned 1. a military organization, and 2. an organe ization for the carrying out of diversions. The Activity of the Central Commit tee of the Industrial Party for the Creation of Diversions. dustrial Party, Fyedotov and ‘Tcharnovsky me with the request to provide him with a confirmed the existence of this conection ‘be-'| memorandum on the state of the Seviet air} On the 31st October 1930, Ramzin declared: tween Ramzin and the French agents men-/ service, even if the material referred only “The task of forming an crganization for tioned. to the technical jevel of the air service. At tive wurrmane at auealied Giucsdions. amps wiven my request Professor B.S. Stechkin drew up eo Rael The Espionage Activity of the Cen- | such a memorandum which 1 handed to Mr.| t® the Industrial Party as early as the end tral Committee of the industrial | A. towards the end of 1929. This memo-| of 1998 by ‘the ‘Trade and Industrial Come Party. ; i we pe eee ‘ a concise form a re-| mittee. The instructions concerning the nes i ae view of the various types of aeroplane used’! cessity for the formation of such an organi- second packet in ‘his office for Mr. K. Mr. —_ ee oe re ae the an {in the Soviet Union together with informa-| zation became particularly urgent towards K. again called me to the tdepbave thugs! dus’ cmd i borer sat a aad tion concerning their carrying capacity,| the middle of 4929 after it had transpired Ramgin's secretary Sporova. We discussed | = venerng information about such. *le} speed, rising capacity moter strength, ete | that an intervention in 1980 would not be an appointment and he propesed that rz declares: | Further the sucesses achieved with the con-)) possible. nal ‘hi oh |) “Informational tasks. 1, In accordance with | struction of all-metal aeroplanes and a num- coi : ‘ Should meet thim at 5 o'clock sharp on the] .. i th d In- : eh ; “.2..Im accordance with hese insiructions corner of the ‘Hotel ‘Metropole on the Sverd-' the instructions given by the Trade and In-| ber of special questions concerning flying : lovsk re song | dustrial Committee in October 1928 ip Paris, theory and technics deatth with.” the Industrial Party took-up ‘the ywrablem of ane Seen Saat as -exrenged and: the Industrial Party sent quarterly reports’ creating such an .organigation in athe power gave thim ‘the second packet from Ramain. fram ‘bout the end of 2988 to this com-| supply industry .about the middle .of 1929 pe these twe meetings I did not see ae. mittee concerning ‘the economic situation of | Kalinnikot and Teharnovsky were given the - again: task of forming a similar organization in v. ithe Soviet Union. These reports were put’ { “I became acquainted with Mr. R. the col-' . = industry whilst Laritchev and Kogan-Bern- Still earlier: “...-In the midle of 1928 during a meet- ing at the home of Mr. K.,, Kalinnikov ap- proached me with a request for information concering ‘the ‘situation and ‘the prospects .of ‘the war industries in the Soviet Union. As a result of eur promise and a decision of the: Central Committee of the Industrial Party, “ | Was the creation of a w«hilitary organizaliou to the ‘Thermal-Technical Institute for @| chemicals, food, forestry, ‘building, electrifi-] 5d at my instance, such material was col- | of tne Industrial Party. As far as I remem- Party of French engineers. Two or three/ cation, the general situation of transport, ag- | lected and collated wnder the instructions ot | per, this task was put to us for the Lis! ef mares pee eect R., lhe sayy et iculture, ssi “They ee ae, Kalinnikoy and Tcharnovsky. According ‘to’! time afterwards the end of 1923 by Genera! eset bon Se an “wae” c Milan, “Ate t : ikov! 4 i erence I ith hot-Mr, i was amongst ‘the engineers who economic ‘reports camsisted chiefly-of tables |BAMAed such material on three er Zour, Pet" Colonel Lawrence during a conierence i and visited tthe Institute. ("A geith short ‘explanatory “text; ‘céhthisions and'| Ons to ‘Mr. KK. Kalinnikov..and: Tehamovsky' Laritehey had with hit A Taandoh in Oc- “I met. Mr, R. again about a year later, ie.| prospects. Apart ‘from-these reports, pubi-| Will be able to give details concerning the | tober 199¢ Toweiida‘idnd anita of 1929 toe bt the end of 1929. Hither in November or| cations concerning *statisties and economic | Material. ‘Apart from general infurmation| prade and Tudvateial “Commiitee and (he Deceniber :(I-cariot romsmber-oxnctly whieh it} trends “in theeoshontic’aystein of ‘the Soviet /"Soncerning ‘the: war industries. CE. Th. Xev ancy: general’ sati-bedahYo press for ti.” Was) amazin “‘cavledine -to ‘hin in His! rooms | Unidty Were ‘sent. “Ad a’ fule; Professor Osadt-}'Telnov"» Gave: Kalinnikov at my request: spe--scostaration iol the wok’ tartae forma’ 0” one evening and asked ane if he could come} chy edited these economic reports whilst ‘W.. cial reperts on the power supply of a num-. of a aillitary ovganisaiion and an wrepnts- with Mr, R. to amy teoms to discuss @ -busi-] A. Laritchey. forwarded them to ‘the ‘Trade |- : ‘ f a together chiefly ‘by the specialists in the} laborater of....in ‘the second ‘half of No-} ‘State Boonomic pe Albsscott. under the in-| stein were to do the same for transport. The vember 2928 under the following cireum- | structions of Professor’ P. S. Osadtchy, Larit- details of the organizational side of this d:- stances: ‘Ramzin called me to ‘him jn his i j version activity of ‘the Industrial Party are rooms ene evening. I found a stranger there’ sensei a ws 7: rn ae) tained 4 ial st f a eral survey of economic trends and the most coatained in my special statements and Ramzin introduced me to him as ‘Mr. R.7 " é ’ important features for the most important | : ; | ...‘Dhe third .great oxganizationa! task *“Ramzin instructed me to organize a visit] industries: fuel supply, metals, ° textiles,’ : : % . aA ation for carrying out divarsions. in the ) Acording to Ramzin, Mr. A. is a pseu- spring of" 1920 the Endusinia’ Prcir vee? Gonym for Mr. RB. ? Yevveinov is indicted in another affair. *) Cteivnkin is invoived in aaocuer tr!