LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

KGB agent Yurchenko defection

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

5 Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Report on the denial by top KGB agent Vitaly Yurchenko at a press conference at the Soviet Embassy in Washington that he had defected to the USA. Includes excerpts, with Yurchenko (through interpreter) claiming he was forcibly abducted in Rome, kept in captivity, drugged and tortured by the CIA. Senator Patrick Leahy denies the claims; former CIA Deputy Director George Carver casts doubt on Yurchenko being a double agent. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Patrick Leahy; Vitaly Yurchenko; George Carver

Keywords

USA; USSR; Espionage; Spies; CIA; Torture; Intelligence service; KGB; Abduction; Rome; Vitaly Yurchenko

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