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NY 100-86896 Later in interview with AUSA CHRISTY and AUSA HERBERT C. KANTOR, while NYO agents were present, SOBIE related the same story and advised that in 1949-1950, - when SOBLE was contacted in Paris by the Soviet superior he refers to as JACQUES or the Professor, this Soviet told him that after World War IL the Soviets had taken some of the German scientists to Russia to work on Soviet _ oe ; projects. SOBLE related thet he recalls this Soviet =~. sonnel - - mentioned the name of: DR. .PAUL LESTER, a German scientist: a as one of the group that the Soviets had taken to Rugsia, |. SOBLE. stated that JACQUES told him that he was personally in touch with LESTER and that LESTER was working at that time on Russian missile projects. SOBIZ was questioned in relation to further information he might recall. An relation to statements made to him by JACQUES about:: these scientists or about LESTER and related he ‘gould not recall any further details at this time;: , DOBLE.” stated that he ere OUP know af sioutEs sat” ee knoe iy: Se ie was Ln Coieeenee bikes Seeneiats ‘Other tHan* Tera nerocestoste SOBLE was again questioned as to JACQUES' true name end claimed he could not recall ever having heard’ it. SOBLE . stated he had written the letter to the warden at Lewisburg while he was in an emotionally disturbed state - end that LESTER's name came back to him after having read in the "New York Times" that LESTER and other German - scientists were released to the West Zone of Gemnany..- SOBLE claimed he could not recall further details :in: relation to the contents of the letter he wrote to the _ warden at Lewisburg. The “New York Times" Index for Januery,. 1958, reflects on 1/21/58, the “New York.Times“ printed a dispatch stating that the Soviet Union had scevetexiitg agreed to... repatriate 21 German scientists and technicians working = at the Sukhumi Laboratories in the Soviet Union. An effort ce ee ee