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Embassy of the United States of America Office of the LegaI Attache. United States Embassy Moscow, Russia File No. b3 b7E Your File No. 204 5 October 2001 Nikolay Platonovich Patrushev. Director Federal Security Service. Moscow, Russia RE: THEFT OF RUSSIAN ART BY KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKY Dear Director Patrushev, This Ietter is a continuing response to your request of August 23, 2000, concerning the possible theft of an oil-on-canvas painting by the artist KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKY. As detailed in our letter dated January 31, 2001, b6 M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, was unable to identify the painting based on the photograph b7C and description provided by your service. Jrequested a copy of the painting's identification sticker, so that she might be able to better determine if the painting was ever held by the museum. A review of our records indicates we have not received the sticker requested by. b6 Accordingly, the following request is made of the FSB: b7C REQUEST OF THE FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE The FSB is requested to provide this office with a copy of the identification sticker affixed to the reverse of the captioned painting. If your service no longer requires our assistance in this matter, please advise our office so that we may place it in a closed status. Thank you for your continued assistance in this matter. Sincerely, b3 b6 b7C b7E Legal Attache By: Acting Assistant Legal Attache 27