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DECLASSIFICATION AUTHCRITY DERIVED ERO: FBI AUTOMATIC CECLASSIFICATION HIDE DATE 11-02-2015 BY: b7C UNITDD STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU ICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CONF DSENTIAL SECRET U} WASHINGTON 25, D.C. In Reply, Please Refer to File No. January 5., 1965 PHILIP J. KLASS INTERNAL SECURITY - R On January 29, 1963, Philip J. Klass, who identified himself as being employed by the McGraw Hill Publishing Company as an Associate Editor, Aviation Week Magazine and who resided at Apartment 7079 W, Berkshire Apartments, 4201 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W., Washington, D.C., telephonically contacted the Washington Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On this occasion he advised he was having lunch that date with Lev A. Vtorygin,. Assistant Naval Attache, Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (ussr). Klass advised he had not heard from Vtorygin in over a year, but during a meeting some. weeks previously/with a Soviet Press Attache at the USSR was stiil in Washington, D.c. When told that he was, he requested this unrecalled Press Attache to extend to. Vtorygin his, Klass', regards. On January 28, 1963, Vtorygin called at his office and invited Klass to lunch the following day. Klass accepted. the invitation. Klass indicated he would advise wFo of any information he felt would be of interest to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Fbi) which might arise from his conversation. with Vtorygin, but no.additional calls were forthcoming fron Klass in this regard. On May 4, 1963, a confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that. on that date Vtorygin had been in contact with Philip. Klass regarding the showing of a Soviet movie to Klass. Klass indicated that he had a friend named John Rubel, an CONFIBENTIAL SECRET (U) ALL INFCRMATION CCNTAI R03P Excluded from autoaatic HEREIN IS CCLASSIFZED EXCEP NHERE SHONN OTNEENCSE b3 b6 DATE: 11-30- b7C CLASSIFIED BY b7E DECLASSZFY ON: 25X 3.3 (6)