861.20211/4–1046
The Secretary of State to
the Chargé of the Soviet Union (Novikov)
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to the Chargé d’Affaires
ad interim of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and refers to the
Aide-Mémoire of April 9, 1946 regarding the
case of Lieutenant Nikolai Grigorievitch Redin, stating that a copy of
any indictment returned by the Grand Jury would be made available to the
Embassy.
There is quoted below a statement by the Department of Justice to this
Department describing the five counts contained in the true bill of
indictment returned by the Federal Grand Jury, Western District of
Washington, Seattle, Washington, on April 9, 1946:
- “Count 1 charged that on December 22, 1945, Redin obtained
a document containing classified general specifications of
machinery and armament of the destroyer tender USS Yellowstone.
- “Count 2 charged that on February 2, 1946, Redin obtained
a document containing classified information pertaining to
engine room and auxiliary machinery of the destroyer tender
USS Yellowstone.
- “Count 3 charged that on February 11, 1946, Redin obtained
a document containing information on dock and sea trials of
the main propulsion unit of the destroyer tender USS Yellowstone.
- “Count 4 charged that on January 5, 1946, Redin attempted
to obtain documents relating to the steering system of the
destroyer tender USS Yellowstone and
documents relating to the auxiliary
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machinery and to the radar and gun
fire control mechanism of the destroyer tender USS Yellowstone.
- “Count 5 charges conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act
as follows: Nicolai Gregorovich Redin and person or persons
unknown to the Grand Jury, beginning on or about the first
day of April, 1944, and continuing until the twenty-sixth
day of March, 1946, with intent and reason to believe that
the information was to be used to the injury of the United
States and to the advantage of a foreign nation; to wit, the
USSR, conspired among themselves in the Northern Division of
the Western District of Washington and other places to
communicate, deliver and transmit to a foreign government;
to wit, the USSR, and to representatives, officers,
legations, employees, subjects and citizens thereof,
classified documents, writings, sketches, blue prints,
plans, notes and information relating to the national
defense and, pursuant to this conspiracy, Nicolai
Gregorovich Redin committed the following overt acts;
thereafter listing the four overt acts enumerated in Counts
1 through 4.”82
Washington, April 11,
1946.
