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1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Rele ase 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECR ET On September 20, 1984, the asset made a phone call to Michelson using the telephone number he was given, and tentative plans were set to meet at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport on September 29, 1984, at 2 p.m. Before the plans could be finalized, Alice Michelson advised the asset she would have to check with her "people" and call the asset back on September 24, 1984. On the night of the 24th she called and confirmed the meeting plans. On September 29, 1984, the asset and Alice Michelson met at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, and the asset gave Michelson a pack of Marlboro cigarettes containing a hollowed section in which classified U. S. information was stored in tape form. Michelson voluntarily accepted the pack with the information. Michelson then attempted to leave the United States on October 1, 1984, aboard an aircraft of the Czechoslovak Airlines. As she prepared to board a flight destined for Prague and East Berlin, she was questioned by U.S. Customs officials, who were aware of the FBI's interest in Michelson. Having located the cigarette pack and two tapes, she was detained by Customs officials and subsequently transported to the offices of U.S. Customs where she was turned over to the FBI and placed under arrest. During interview, Michelson stated that she was born on November !2, 1916 in Berlin. Michelson described herself as a retired teacher who had concentrated on the English language. When questioned about intelligence-related activities, Michelson claimed innocence, stating that she had been asked as a favor to a person in East Germany, to contact a person in Maryland and bring back a package which he would give to her. Michelson was subsequently indicted for violation of the espionage statutes and held, awaiting trial. She eventually pleaded guilty, was sentenced to ten years in prison, and then returned to the Eastern Bloc ina prisoner exchange. SECRET - 28 - _ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2